Economy

A Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Project is typically used to develop a discrete asset rather than a whole network and is generally entirely new or greenfield in nature (although refurbishment may be involved). In a BOT Project the project company or operator generally obtains its revenues through a fee charged to the utility/ government rather … Read more DMPQ- What is Build Operate Transfer (BOT)? Explain in detail.

Global MPI is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries and was first developed in 2010 by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for UNDP’s Human Development Reports. The Global MPI is released at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development of the United … Read more DMPQ- Critically analyse the Indian performance in Global Multidimensional Poverty Index.

Differentiated banks are banking institutions licensed by the RBI to provide specific banking services and products.It is a system refers to the system of different licenses for different sub components of the banking sector such as Limited Banking License, Commercial Banking License etc. A differentiated license will allow a bank to offer products only in … Read more DMPQ- Write a short note on the differentiated banking.

Causes of Yes Bank crisis: Loan spree In the last five years, Yes Bank went on a loaning spree. Its total advances rose by 334% between FY14 and FY19, the highest rise among comparable banks in the period. Bad loans multiply Many borrowers started defaulting. The bank’s Gross NPA% (loans overdue for >90 days) zoomed … Read more DMPQ- What are the causes of the YES bank crisis?

NABH NIRMAN: The government is augmenting the airport capacity of various airports as part of NABH (NextGen Airports for BHarat) Nirman initiative.The government in February announced a new initiative — NABH Nirman— under which it proposes to expand airport capacity in the country by more than five times to handle a billion trips a year.The … Read more DMPQ- Explain the following: a) NABH b) UDAN

Recently a moratorium was put on withdrawal limit upto 50,000 by RBI circular. This lead to panic among the YES bank consumers which led to fall in the share price. RBi came up with restructuring scheme. SBI will invest in 49% stake and other private investors have also invested in the bank. Even though the … Read more DMPQ- Why there is a reluctance on the part of Indian authorities to let the Yes Bank fail even though it is a Private Bank ?

National gas grid intends to create network of pipeline infrastructure to connect gas sources to major demand centres, develop city gas distribution network and remove regional imbalance in access to natural gas. The objective is to create interconnected network of pipelines to make supply of natural gas to domestic, industrial or commercial premises and CNG … Read more DMPQ- National Gas Grid Project.

Oil prices plummeted to $35/barrel and it saw the biggest fall in single day. The fall in oil prices are due to various reasons which are as follows: Failure of OPEC-plus cooperation. Russia rejected the request of Saudi request to effect more cuts in output given the fall in demand owing to the economic impact … Read more DMPQ- What are the reasons for sudden fall in the crude oil prices ?

Subsidies are a major component of expenditure they are a form of transfer payment given by government to the People. Subsidies can be classified as food, petroleum and agriculture subsidies. Why rationalisation: Government expenditure power is limited and they cannot go beyond a point further the fiscal deficit should be solely utilised for the purpose … Read more DMPQ- Subsidies is a major expenditure component. Indian government has taken several measures to rationalise subsidies and explain the importance of rationalisation of subsidies.

Always keep in mind the following equation for writing answer: Overall GDP= C+I+G+X-M Measure to improve investment: Lowering of corporate tax rate to increase investment. Lowering of the repo rate by 135bpsc. To increase the access to finance. Easier of FDI norms. Most of the FDI is allowed by automatic route and others via government … Read more DMPQ- Owing to low growth rate, the government has taken some steps to improve the investment and consumption climate. Enumerate the steps.