Migration and Development Brief Report of World Bank: Key Facts

On October 30, 2020, the World Bank released the migration and development brief report. According to the report the remittances of India will fall by 9% by the end of 2020. India’s remittances will drop down to 76 billion USD due to covid-19 crisis and the Global economic recession .  Key findings The report says ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Economic Slowdown • india-world bank • international remittances • Remittance • Remittances to India • World Bank

World Economic Outlook: Key Facts

The International Monetary Fund has recently launched the World Economic Outlook 2020. The report has been titled “A Long and Difficult Ascent”. It is launched twice a year. Once in June and then in October. The one recently launched is the October version. Key findings of the report The report has projected that India’s economy ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Below Poverty Line • Economic Slowdown • Extreme poverty • International Monetary Fund (IMF) • World Bank • World Economic Outlook

Supreme Court: Overtime Wages should not be denied to labourers during COVID-19

On October 1, 2020, the Supreme Court quashed the notification of Gujarat Government to exempt factories from paying overtime wages to workers. The apex court said that the burden of economic slowdown shall not be put on workers who are the backbone of the economic activity. Lately, the country has been facing severe economic losses ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: Chandrachud • COVID-19 • Economic Slowdown • Factories Act • Indian labour law • lock down • Supreme court

ADB: Asian Economy to shrink for First Time since 1960s

The Asian Development Bank have predicted that the Asian economy will shrink for the first time since the early 1960s amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report states that downfall in the level of growth will continue until the next year. Background The Development bank had earlier in June 2020 predicted that the Gross Domestic Product ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Asian Development Bank • Economic Slowdown • Gross domestic product

Moody’s revises estimate of India’s Growth

Global rating agency Moody’s has revised its forecast of India’s growth. It has estimated a double-digit contraction to be at 11.5% during the current fiscal year. Key Facts It has raised its expectations of economy’s performance in the upcoming fiscal to 10.6% from 8.7% earlier. Moody’s cited that the lock-down has impacted the economy severely. ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Economic Slowdown • Moody's • Moody's Analytics