Economy Current Affairs — All time
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Tue, 07 Jan 2025
NSO's First Advance Estimates put 2024-25 real GDP growth at 6.4%
Growth is down from 8.2% in 2023-24; nominal GDP is estimated to grow 9.7%.
European Council President António Costa calls PM Modi; leaders seek early India–EU FTA
The next India–EU Summit is to be held in India at a mutually convenient time.
Mon, 06 Jan 2025
H.D. Kumaraswamy launches PLI Scheme 1.1 for specialty steel
The second round covers five product categories within the original ₹6,322 crore outlay.
FIU-IND and IRDAI sign MoU on anti-money laundering coordination in insurance
The two bodies will share intelligence and identify red-flag indicators for suspicious transactions in insurance.
Bureau of Indian Standards marks 78th Foundation Day; Pralhad Joshi suggests hallmarking of silver
More than 23,500 Indian standards are in force, and 94% are harmonised with ISO and IEC standards.
Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Sat, 04 Jan 2025
PM Modi inaugurates Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 at Bharat Mandapam
The 4–9 January festival, organised with NABARD, carries the theme 'Building a Resilient Rural India for a Viksit Bharat 2047'.
Coal production hits record 1,039.59 million tonnes in calendar year 2024
Production grew 7.28% and dispatch 6.56% over 2023, both all-time highs.
Fri, 03 Jan 2025
LEADS 2024 report released; Sustainable Logistics added as a fourth pillar
Piyush Goyal released the sixth edition of the Logistics Ease Across Different States report and felicitated LEAPS 2024 winners.
EPFO's Centralized Pension Payments System fully rolled out in all regional offices
About ₹1,570 crore was paid to more than 68 lakh EPS pensioners for December 2024 through all 122 pension-disbursing regional offices.
DFS launches revamped 'Baanknet' e-auction portal for PSB properties
The one-stop portal consolidates e-auction listings of all public sector banks; over 1,22,500 properties have been migrated.
Thu, 02 Jan 2025
NSO begins NSS 80th Round, PLFS and ASUSE from January 2025 with district-level sample design
The district now forms the basic stratum for sample selection so that district-level estimates can be generated.
Working Group set up to revise WPI base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23
The 18-member group, chaired by NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand, will also recommend a roadmap to switch from WPI to a Producer Price Index.
Captive and commercial coal mines record highest-ever monthly output of 18.40 MT in December 2024
April–December 2024 production from these mines rose 34.20% to 131.05 MT.
Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Tue, 31 Dec 2024
NPCI lifts WhatsApp Pay's UPI user limit and extends the 30% UPI volume-cap deadline to 31 December 2026
Both decisions were announced by the National Payments Corporation of India on 31 December 2024.
Eight core industries grow 4.3% in November 2024; cement leads with 13%
The Index of Eight Core Industries was released by the Commerce Ministry on 31 December 2024.
Union government accounts to November 2024: receipts at 59.1% of Budget Estimates
Monthly accounts released on 31 December 2024 show ₹27,41,002 crore spent in April–November 2024.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024
RBI Financial Stability Report, December 2024: banks' GNPA ratio at 12-year low of 2.6%
The Reserve Bank of India released the December 2024 issue of its Financial Stability Report on 30 December 2024.
Rabi sowing crosses 614 lakh hectares; wheat at 319.74 lakh ha, oilseeds trail last year
The Agriculture Ministry released rabi area coverage as on 30 December 2024, showing 614.94 lakh hectares sown.
Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Fri, 27 Dec 2024
HCES 2023-24 factsheet: urban MPCE ₹6,996, rural ₹4,122; Sikkim highest, Meghalaya has widest rural-urban gap
MoSPI released the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 factsheet on 27 December 2024, putting average urban MPCE at ₹6,996 and rural MPCE at ₹4,122.
Coal Ministry issues vesting order for Meenakshi coal mine in Odisha to Hindalco
The Nominated Authority of the Ministry of Coal issued the vesting order for the Meenakshi coal mine in Odisha's Sundargarh district to Hindalco Industries on 27 December 2024.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024
ASUSE 2023-24: unincorporated establishments rise to 7.34 crore; GVA per worker ₹1,49,742
MoSPI released the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2023-24 results on 24 December 2024, showing 7.34 crore establishments.
Nayakkarpatti tungsten block: Centre asks GSI to re-examine boundary, Tamil Nadu to hold Letter of Intent
The Ministry of Mines on 24 December 2024 asked the Geological Survey of India to explore redefining the Nayakkarpatti tungsten block to exclude a biodiversity heritage site.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024
TRAI data: India's telephone subscribers at 1,188.20 million at end of October 2024, tele-density 84.46%
Total telephone subscribers fell by 2.45 million in October 2024, while broadband subscribers declined to 941.47 million.
India and ADB sign $500 million loan to IIFCL for green and sustainable infrastructure
The Asian Development Bank loan, with a sovereign guarantee, will help India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited fund projects aligned with India's climate commitments.
Odisha Solar Investor Conclave: IREDA says it has sanctioned over ₹3,000 crore for green projects in Odisha
IREDA CMD Pradip Kumar Das backed Odisha's target of 10 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 at the GRIDCO-organised conclave in Bhubaneswar.
Karnataka clears 9 projects worth ₹9,823 crore; state's first semiconductor project to come up near Mysuru
The 64th State High-Level Clearance Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved projects expected to create about 5,605 jobs.
CPI-AL inflation eases to 5.35% and CPI-RL to 5.47% in November 2024
The All-India CPI for Agricultural Labourers rose 5 points to 1320 and the CPI for Rural Labourers rose 5 points to 1331 in November 2024.