About Ways and Means Advances (WMA): The WMA are short-term loan facilities which allow the Centre and states to borrow funds from the RBI at repo rate and bridge the mismatch between expenditure and receipts. These loans have a three-month tenure, and states are allowed an overdraft of 21 days. ThRead more
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on April 26 every year. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life".
About Cess: Cess can be simply defined as the tax on tax. It is charged in excess of a taxpayer's tax obligation. When the state or the central government wants to collect funds for particular reasons, a cess is typically levied additionally. If the accumulated cess goes unspent in a given year, itRead more
The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) lab, has come up with an app called Kisan Sabha to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation management system. Aim of kisan sabha app: To provide the most economical and timely logistRead more
The World Economic Forum released the Energy Transition Index (ETI) which takes into account 115 economies of the world. It benchmarks the current performance of their energy systems across three indicators: Economic development and growth Environmental sustainability Energy security and accessRead more
The Government e Marketplace (GeM), the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and Department of Rural Development, launched a special initiative and named it Saras Collection. The Saras collection highlights everyday utility items created by self-help groups in ruRead more
What is Ways and Means Advances (WMA)?
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About Ways and Means Advances (WMA): The WMA are short-term loan facilities which allow the Centre and states to borrow funds from the RBI at repo rate and bridge the mismatch between expenditure and receipts. These loans have a three-month tenure, and states are allowed an overdraft of 21 days. ThRead more
When World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated?
Ishu
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on April 26 every year. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life".
What is the meaning of cess?
Ishu
About Cess: Cess can be simply defined as the tax on tax. It is charged in excess of a taxpayer's tax obligation. When the state or the central government wants to collect funds for particular reasons, a cess is typically levied additionally. If the accumulated cess goes unspent in a given year, itRead more
Kisan Sabha App
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The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) lab, has come up with an app called Kisan Sabha to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation management system. Aim of kisan sabha app: To provide the most economical and timely logistRead more
Global Energy Transition Index of 2020
Ishu
The World Economic Forum released the Energy Transition Index (ETI) which takes into account 115 economies of the world. It benchmarks the current performance of their energy systems across three indicators: Economic development and growth Environmental sustainability Energy security and accessRead more
What is Saras Collection?
Ishu
The Government e Marketplace (GeM), the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and Department of Rural Development, launched a special initiative and named it Saras Collection. The Saras collection highlights everyday utility items created by self-help groups in ruRead more