Urban Services Current Affairs, GK & News
Periodic Labour Force Survey: Decline in Self-Employed households
The National Statistical Office recently released the Periodic Labour force Survey. According to the survey, the percentage of self-employed households in rural India declined from 52.2% to 51.7% in the year 2019. Highlights The Survey says that in Urban India the self-employed households declined from 32.4% to 31.8%. The decline in rural India is mainly ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Digitization • Employment • employment generation • Formalisation of employment • Periodic Labour Force Survey • rural areas • Unemployment • Urban Services
World Gold Council Report: 37% of Indian Women never bought gold
On May 27, 2020, the World Gold Council released its report on Retail Gold Insights: India Jewellery Report. According to the report, around 37% of Indian women never bought jewellery. Highlights The report says that gold jewellery was the second most popular item among “Fashion and Lifestyle” shoppers next to clothes and silk sarees. Around ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Gold • Gold Reserves • rural areas • Urban Services • world gold council • World Gold Council Report
Government inks $75 million loan with ADB to improve Urban Services in 4 Karnataka Towns
Union Government has inked $75 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program. Under it 24 x7 water supply will be provided in Karnataka’s four coastal towns of Kundapura, Mangalore Puttur and Udupi and improve sanitation infrastructure for Mangalore town. It will be tranche 2 loan agreement ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Topics: ADB • Asian Development Bank • Drinking water • Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program • Karnataka • National • sanitation • Urban Services • Water supply and sanitation in India • Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan