Economy Basics for Mains

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a consultation paper on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending and proposed to bring such platforms under […]

Participatory Notes are offshore/overseas derivative instruments (ODIs) issued by registered foreign institutional investors (FII) to overseas investors. They are commonly

Changes: Base changed from 2004-05 to 2011-12 Calculated at market prices i.e. includes indirect taxes and excludes subsidies. Controversy: GDP

What are the instruments of monetary policy of RBI? How does RBI stabilize money supply against exogenous shocks? Examine. (200

  Basis Point: It is one hundredth of one percent. 1 basis point means 0.01%. Used for measuring change in

Disinflation refers to a period where the rate of inflation has been slowing on a sustained basis. WPI: WPI measures

Background Divestment in India is a by-product of the economic reforms initiated in 1991. Divestment Commission was set up in

Expenditures are in % of GDP Sector India China USA World Average Education 3.3% 4.15% 5.5% 4.9% Health  ~1%  2.5%