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MSMEs and Startup India explained - the MSMED Act 2006, the composite definition of 2020 and new limits of 2025, Udyam registration, CGTMSE and TReDS, Startup India 2016, DPIIT recognition, benefits for startups and MSME vs startup, with 15 previous year questions.
Make in India and PLI explained - launch in 2014, the lion logo, DPIIT, four pillars and the 25% manufacturing goal, related schemes, how PLI incentives work, the 14 PLI sectors, results and criticism, with 15 previous year questions.
SEZs explained - what an SEZ is, the Kandla EPZ of 1965, the SEZ policy of 2000 and the SEZ Act 2005, the Board of Approval and Development Commissioner, benefits, criticism and the Baba Kalyani Committee, with 15 previous year questions.
WPI and CPI explained - what a price index is, who compiles WPI and the CPIs, base years, weights, why the RBI targets CPI inflation, the 4% target and the MPC, with a comparison table, related terms and 15 previous year questions.
MSP, PDS and NFSA explained - the CACP and 22 MSP crops, FRP for sugarcane, procurement and the FCI, the history of the PDS, the NFSA 2013 coverage and entitlements, and One Nation One Ration Card, with 15 previous year questions.
Priority sector lending explained - the eight categories, the 40% and 75% targets, agriculture and micro enterprise sub-targets, the shortfall rule and RIDF, and Priority Sector Lending Certificates traded on e-Kuber, with 15 previous year questions.
Payments banks and small finance banks explained - the Nachiket Mor Committee, RBI guidelines of 2014, the ₹2 lakh deposit limit, no-loan rule, priority sector targets, India Post Payments Bank and the first banks, with a comparison table and 15 previous year questions.
Disinvestment explained - minority and strategic sales, reasons and criticism, the history from 1991 to DIPAM in 2016, the Air India sale, and the Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna statuses with their criteria, plus 15 previous year questions.
The WTO explained - from GATT 1947 to the Marrakesh Agreement and 1 January 1995, structure, MFN and national treatment, GATS, TRIPS, Agreement on Agriculture, Doha, Bali and Geneva conferences, the Appellate Body crisis and India's issues, with 15 previous year questions.