Budgetary Allocation to MEA Context: The Budget has allocated funds for projects related to Afghanistan. The Ministry of External Affairs will have ₹200 crore to spend on Afghanistan. The MEA will also dedicate ₹600 crore for Myanmar which is currently reeling from a civil war […]
GIFT City Context: Taking forward its efforts to further promote the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat, the government has proposed Income Tax incentives to promote various business activities such as ship leasing and financing, offshore fund management and offshore banking activities […]
PM GATISHAKTI NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Context: PM GatiShakti is a transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways, and Logistics Infrastructure. While presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament […]
Spot Billed Pelicans Context: Andhra Pradesh State Forest Department has approached experts from Wildlife Institute of India (WII-Deharadun), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI-Kolkata), for preventing mass mortality of spot-billed pelicans in Naupada swamp at Telineelapuram, Srikakulam district. […]