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Overview of the Textile Industry: Trends, Challenges | UPSC

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Introduction India’s textile sector, valued at approximately $60 billion, is currently grappling with significant challenges. Key textile hubs, including Ludhiana, Surat, and Erode, are facing severe impacts due to increasing imports of man-made fiber (MMF) fabrics.  These imports are perceived as large-scale dumping, which adversely affects the domestic textile industry.  The influx of MMF fabrics […]

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Understanding Overview of Economic Survey | UPSC

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Introduction Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey in Parliament, offering a detailed analysis of India’s economic performance and providing recommendations for future policies. The Economic Survey is an annual document presented by the Government of India’s Ministry of Finance.  It is typically released a day before the Union Budget.  It provides a comprehensive

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Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Vs Consumer Price Index (CPI): Composition, Methodology, and Uses

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Introduction: The government is considering changing the base year for key economic indices to FY23 and revamping several datasets to better reflect structural changes in the economy. Currently, measures such as the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and National Income are benchmarked to FY12, with the previous base year being FY05.

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