by Team Spectrum Books | May 30, 2022 | Economy
The report of the National Family Health Survey 2019–21 (NFHS–5) was released in May 2022. Before 2015–16, the District Level Health Survey (DLHS) and Annual Health Survey (AHS) were conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). Since then, the...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 27, 2022 | Economy
In the Union Budget 2022–23, the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that will boost the digital economy. She proposed to introduce the digital rupee, using blockchain and other technologies, to be...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 9, 2022 | Economy
In March 2022, Surat became India’s first city to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road, an innovation of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), NITI Aayog, and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 26, 2022 | Economy
In order to boost the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and more India self-reliant in semiconductor manufacturing the government of India has approved a comprehensive programme for the development of sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in the country....
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 8, 2021 | Economy
Goods and Services Tax (GST): A Brief Background The 101st Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced a nationwide GST, the biggest indirect tax reform in the country, on July 1, 2017. It is a destination-based consumption tax, i.e., it would accrue to the...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 22, 2021 | Economy
During her keynote address at the 74th annual general meeting of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), Nirmala Sitharaman, the union finance and corporate affairs minister, said that India needed four or five more banks of the size of the State Bank of India...
