Prologue Service sector Definition? FDI in Multibrand Retail Trading FIPB FDI is not permitted in Tourism UNWTO report Indian Tourism challenges: Medical Visa? Surrogacy and medical visa R&D Services Global Innovation index Legal Services Challenges: legal profession FDI in [...]
Index: IIP vs WPI vs CPI Survey: OBICUS vs ASI Industrial Licensing Nitrocellulose Hydrocyanic acid Phosgene Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) Industries reserved: IEM Boosting Industrial sector National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) 2011: Objectives E-Biz Project Invest India Circular 1 of 2013 [...]
India’s rank in Agro production FYP Achievement: Agro Crop Seasons National Monsoon Mission Sugar Ethanol Blending Program Edible Oil Agro input Fertilizers: NIP 2012 Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Irrigation ICAR: programs Procurement Missions National Food Security Mission (2007) National [...]
Baltic Dry Index (BDI) India’s Chief import exports Market Diversification Top three trading partners Trade surplus / deficit? WTO Negotiations and India Trade agreements PTA FTA Customs Union Common Market Economic union CEPA vs CECA India’s trade agreements Trade [...]
What is Balance of Payment? Why BoP = 0 in theory? Convertibility Rupee-Dollar Exchange rate Building up Foreign Exchange Reserves FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREX Reserve: India vs other Why volatility in rupee? How did rupee recover? Exchange Rate of [...]
Prologue Banks and interest rates Rural Banking: Background Government’s action Timeline: Banking in rural areas After independence Why RRB? How is RRB different from commercial banks? Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIFD) Financial Inclusion Swabhimaan scheme Ultra Small Branches SHG [...]
Financial market Primary market: importance? Reform: ECB What is ECB? Who can borrow? Reforms in ECB? Reform: IDR fungibility What is ADR? What is IDR? IDR: Two way fungibility? Reform: FDI vs FII definition FII inflow increased FII reform? [...]
Introduction Insurance: intro Insurance Penetration Insurance density FDI in insurance Insurance amendment bill 2008 What is Bancassurance? Example of Bankcassurance Bancassurance: pros and cons Chindu’s revival package for insurance sector Chindu’s Budget speech: Insurance Reforms New branches Banks as [...]
How to measure inflation? WPI CPI WPI vs CPI difference? GDP deflator Steps taken by Government to curb inflation Via import Via bans / coercive measures Via schemes Via Policy/Act Why Govt could not control inflation? Export bans = [...]
Overview What Is Fiscal Marksmanship? Why Poor Fiscal Marksmanship? Steps taken in Budget 2012-13 #3: GAAR (but delayed) #4: SERVICE TAX: negative approach Issues: Tax Buoyancy Issue: COLLECTION RATES Issue: Non-Tax Revenue Issue: SUBSIDIES Public debt 14th finance commission [...]
Demographic Dividend? Why jobs are not created? Problem#1: MSME Problem: Bureaucratic procedures Problem: Infra bottlenecks Problem: Getting finance Problems in Debt (borrow) method Problem in Equity (partnership, IPO, shares) finance Labour laws Case#1: downsizing Case #2: Shifting business Rigid [...]
Introduction Why Economic Survey = Boring? Timeframe Link between GDP FC/MC? Why India can’t bounce back easily? Crude oil prices Forex Reserve Mock questions Introduction Finally economic survey is released. For UPSC, economic survey is important, because just like [...]
INVESTMENT #1: Tight monetary policy #2: Exports declined #3: Policy bottlenecks #4: investment in Valuables DOMESTIC SAVINGS Decline in share-debentures GOLD RUSH Why do people invest in gold? Gold -Current Account Deficit (CAD) How to stop gold rush? Inflation [...]