by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 10, 2020 | News in Brief
The 41st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council and representatives of all states via video conferencing on ways to make up for the shortfall in states’ revenues concluded on August 27, 2020. Background The Centre says that it has calculated states’ GST...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 10, 2020 | News in Brief
As per the RBI annual report 2020, released in August 2020, currency circulation increased in the past few months, touching the pre-demonetisation level with the protracted lockdowns prompting residents to stock up on cash for stockpiling groceries and other...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 10, 2020 | News in Brief
It was reported in August 2020 that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prescribed a set of reforms to get the economy back on track after it announced various measures to counter the disruptions due to lockdowns, including targeted sops for employment generation,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 10, 2020 | News in Brief
On August 29, 2020, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs reported 10 members of a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), known as the ‘Great Andamanese’ have been tested positive for the coronavirus, setting off alarm bells in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
As per media reports, dated August 27, 2020, some provisions in the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for drugs have caused worries for the Indian pharmaceutical industry. PIL is for the promotion of medical device parks, for which a provision of...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 7, 2020 | News in Brief
As per media reports, dated August 28, 2020, a study by management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and impact investor Omidyar Network India (ONI) states that platformisation and National Open Digital Ecosystems (NODEs) can unlock economic opportunities...
