Economy Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Thu, 05 Dec 2024
- On 5 December 2024, in New Delhi, Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions with 27 coal blocks on offer.
- On 5 December 2024, in India, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $50 million loan for a climate-adaptive community-based water-harvesting project in Meghalaya.
Wed, 04 Dec 2024
- On 4 December 2024, in New Delhi, NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman Bery released 'Trade Watch Quarterly', a new publication analysing India's trade statistics.
- On 4 December 2024, in New Delhi, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra inaugurated the 67th Foundation Day of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, where the Smuggling in India Report 2023-24 was released.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024
Mon, 02 Dec 2024
Sun, 01 Dec 2024
Sat, 30 Nov 2024
- On 30 November 2024 in New Delhi, the 236th meeting of EPFO's Central Board of Trustees, chaired by Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, approved paying interest up to the date of claim settlement.
- On 30 November 2024 in Madhubani, Bihar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a Credit Outreach Programme and distributed loans worth ₹1,121 crore to 50,294 beneficiaries.
- On 30 November 2024, CBDT extended the due date for filing income tax returns for AY 2024-25 by assessees required to furnish a Section 92E report from 30 November to 15 December 2024.
Fri, 29 Nov 2024
- On 29 November 2024 in New Delhi, the National Statistics Office estimated India's real GDP growth for July–September 2024 (Q2 of 2024-25) at 5.4%, down from 8.1% a year earlier.
- On 29 November 2024, the Ministry of Mines said the Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block in Tamil Nadu, auctioned with Hindustan Zinc Ltd as preferred bidder, will follow all environmental and heritage safeguards.
- On 29 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $98 million loan for 'Building India's Clean Plant Programme' to give horticulture farmers certified disease-free planting material.
- On 29 November 2024, the Commerce and Industry Ministry reported that the Index of Eight Core Industries rose 3.1% (provisional) in October 2024 over October 2023.
Thu, 28 Nov 2024
- On 28 November 2024 in New Delhi, Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy launched the first-ever tranche of e-auction of offshore mineral blocks — 13 blocks in the Arabian Sea and the Andaman Sea.
- On 28 November 2024, the Centre decided that the Food Corporation of India will offload 25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat through e-auction under the Open Market Sales Scheme (Domestic) 2024 to moderate open-market prices.
- On 28 November 2024 at its corporate office in Faridabad, Haryana, NHPC signed an MoU with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) on agrivoltaics, green hydrogen and sustainable financing.
Wed, 27 Nov 2024
- On 27 November 2024, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 12th International Tourism Mart in Kaziranga, Assam, with Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu.
- On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Coal said nine coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 10th round of commercial coal mine auctions, at an average revenue share of 17.44%.
- On 27 November 2024 in New Delhi, the 43rd India International Trade Fair concluded, with Puducherry winning the gold medal in the States and Union Territories category.
- On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Mines said it had completed Tranche IV of critical and strategic mineral block auctions with two more blocks in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
Tue, 26 Nov 2024
- On 26 November 2024 (National Milk Day) in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, putting 2023-24 milk production at 239.30 million tonnes.
- On 26 November 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of NAFSCOB and a national meeting of Rural Cooperative Banks.
- On 26 November 2024, the Commerce Ministry said India had signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, adopted by WIPO member states after nearly two decades of talks.
- On 26 November 2024, the Ministry of Coal invited public comments on the draft Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024, by 27 December 2024.
- On 26 November 2024, DPIIT signed a two-year MoU with social gaming platform WinZO to support over 2,000 interactive entertainment startups, innovators and students.
Mon, 25 Nov 2024
- On 25 November 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024 — the first held in India in the International Cooperative Alliance's 130-year history.
- On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the Income Tax Department's PAN 2.0 Project at a cost of ₹1,435 crore.
- On 25 November 2024, the National Financial Reporting Authority at its 19th meeting decided to recommend 40 Standards on Auditing and related quality management standards to the Centre for notification under Section 34A of the LLP (Amendment) Act, 2021.