Page-42 of Current Affairs - March, 2019

Cabinet approves setting up of SPV for disinvestment of Air India

March 2, 2019

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for the creation of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and associated activities for the disinvestment of Air India and its subsidiaries/JV. Air India Assets Holding Ltd. ..

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CSO Data on Q3 GDP

March 2, 2019

The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has released the data about the GDP for the third quarter. The important facts from the data are: Indian economy decelerated at a faster pace than anticipated in the third quarter of 2018-19 to 6.6%. ..

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IRCTC launches payment aggregator IRCTC iPay

March 2, 2019

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system, IRCTC iPay. This a step towards promoting the government’s Digital India initiative. IRCTC iPay IRCTC iPay is a prepaid card cum wallet. With IRCTC iPay IRCTC ..

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EASE Index Report

March 2, 2019

The BCG-IBA report EASE Reforms for Public Sector Banks measures the performance of each PSB on 140 objective metrics across 6 themes. The 6 themes are: Customer Responsiveness: EASE for customer comfort Responsible Banking: Financial stability, governance for ensuring outcomes, ..

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CCEA approves Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana

March 2, 2019

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to provide financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using lignocellulosic biomass and ..

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CCEA Approves Phase 2 of FAME Scheme

March 2, 2019

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Rs 10,000 crore package over three years till 2022 for the second phase of Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric (and hybrid) vehicles (FAME) scheme. FAME II Scheme The FAME scheme ..

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