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Cabinet Approves Proposal for Review of FDI Policy

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, adopted a proposal to review the Foreign Direct Investment policy on August 28th, 2019. The sectors in which review of FDI policy is proposed, changes will ease FDI regulations for various industries, including coal mining, single-brand retail retailing, and media, among others. Furthermore, the reforms […]

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Atma Nirbhar Bharat 3.0

Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme (Self-dependent India Mission) is a mission launched by the Central Government of India, which included a Rs 20 lakh crore financial upgrade bundle and various change proposals. As a feature of the alleviation measures in the result of COVID-19, the Government reported an extraordinary financial bundle and gave a clarion call for

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Atal Pension Yojana

The central government started the Atal Pension Yojana in May 2015. Earlier, there was no scheme like Atal Pension Yojana for the people working in the unorganised sector. Atal Pension Yojana is a very beneficial social security scheme for people working in the unorganised sector. Investing in Atal Pension Yojana gives you a regular income

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An overview on NITI Aayog Vernacular Innovation Program

Niti Aayog launched the vernacular innovation program in India under the Atal innovation mission( which is a flagship program of the NITI Aayog). It was launched on 22 December 2021. The program enables innovators and entrepreneurs access to the innovative ecosystem in 22 scheduled languages. The program is meant to tackle the problem of language

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Amendments to FDI Policy

The existing FDI policy allows foreign investment in ‘Insurance Companies and Intermediaries/Insurance Intermediaries’. However, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (‘LIC’) is governed by a different Act, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (‘LIC Act’). The LIC Act also does not allow foreign investment in LIC.  To facilitate the Government of India’s goal to list

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Amendment to Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules 2011

Money and its transactions form a very crucial part of our lives nowadays. Everyone here is a consumer and conducts business in various forms with commercial entities. Therefore, to encourage the public’s belief and assure them that the money gets its value as per the established standards, the legal metrology law was brought into action.

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Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission

Before discussing the Ambedkar Social Innovation And Incubation Mission, let us learn about what is the aim of the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation mission? The Ambedkar Social Innovation And Incubation Mission was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in 2014-15. It Was launched under Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes (SCs).

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Accessible India Campaign

The reason for the implementation of the Accessible India Campaign is for a truly inclusive community where everyone may live an independent, self-sufficient, and dignified life while contributing to the country’s general growth. However, inaccessible physical locations, a lack of accessibility and transportation, assistive equipment and technology, and inaccessible sites and programs prevent people with disabilities (divyangjan)

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