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Unemployment or joblessness occurs when people are without work and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment...

Disinvestment

14th Finance Commission

The Finance Commission of India came into existence in 1951. It was established under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution by the President of India. It was formed to define the...

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An Unemployment or Joblessness

Unemployment or joblessness occurs when people are without work and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment...

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An Unemployment or Joblessness

Unemployment or joblessness occurs when people are without work and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment...

Disinvestment

Disinvestment, which is the dilution of the government’s stake in public sector units, is a policy pursued by the government for bridging the fiscal...

14th Finance Commission

The Finance Commission of India came into existence in 1951. It was established under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution by the President of India. It was formed to define the...

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History of Banking in India

Bank of Hindustan (1770) was the first bank to be established in India (Alexander and Co.) at Calcutta under European management. Other banks set-up...

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)is an international development charity with a vision for a 'world without poverty' and a mission to 'bring people together to fight poverty'. Voluntary...

Nuclear Power in India

Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. India's first research nuclear reactor and its...

Basel II and Basel III Framework

Also read Basel Committee (before reading this) Basel II The Basel II Framework describes a more comprehensive measure and minimum standard for capital adequacy for national supervisory...

Repurchase Agreements (Repo)

Repo Repurchase Agreements (Repo) is a money market instrument, which enables co-lateralised short term borrowing and lending through sale/purchase operations in debt instruments. Under a repo...

Recommendations of Narasimham Committee on Banking Sector Reform – 1998

Recommendations of Narasimham Committee on Banking Sector Reform – 1998 For Banking System Pending the emergence of markets in India where market risk can be...

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA)

The objective of MGNREGA is to provide enhanced livelihood security to the households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed...

Rural Development in India

Poverty reduction has been one of the major goals of development planning since independence and the planning process has been sensitive to the needs of...

Economics: The Basics

Economics When wants exceed the resources available to satisfy them, there is scarcity. Faced with scarcity, people must make choices. Economics is the study of...

RBI tightened the Capital Adequacy Norms for all Non-banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

The Reserve Bank on 26 December 2011 tightened the prudential norms for the non-banking financial companies Non-banking Financial Companies under which the NBFCs will...

Government Promoting Energy Efficiency

The following are the main components of the Energy efficiency Mission. These programs have resulted in avoided generation capacity of over 7,500 MW during the...

Capital Account Convertibility (CAC)

A currency is said to be convertible when it can be freely exchanged for other currency at market rates. Current account transactions are those...

Disinvestment

14th Finance Commission

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