Decode Civils Current Affairs | Mudit Jain | Economy | Part 1

Описание: What you will learn in this lecture:
• Comprehensive analysis of why the Indian Rupee is facing sharp depreciation, making it the worst-performing currency in Asia, driven by US tariffs and surging gold imports.
• Detailed conceptual breakdown of Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) and Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), and how they measure India's trade competitiveness.
• Understanding the Reserve Bank of India's managed-float exchange rate regime, currency swaps, and how Open Market Operations (OMO) inject liquidity into the economy.
• The impact of RBI's expansionary monetary policy, including consecutive Repo Rate cuts and CRR reductions, on inflation, credit growth, and GDP targets.
• Examination of the record 2.69 lakh crore surplus transferred by the RBI to the Central Government under the Economic Capital Framework guided by the Bimal Jalan Committee.
• Crucial insights into the global regulation of virtual assets, including the US GENIUS Act for Stablecoins, and India's taxation policy imposing a 1 percent TDS on crypto transactions.
• Evaluation of investment risks associated with unregulated Digital Gold compared to the safety and transparency of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) and Gold ETFs.
• The latest eligibility criteria and regulatory guidelines for Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to successfully transition into Universal Banks.
• RBI's newly drafted regulatory rules for gold loans across commercial banks and NBFCs, focusing on the Loan-to-Value ratio and borrower protection.
• The phenomenal global expansion of India's UPI payment system across eight countries and its rising per capita volume intensity.
• Core structural differences between commercial banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), including deposit rules and DICGC insurance applicability.
• Decoding macroeconomic realities including India's Debt-to-GDP ratio, rising corporate profits versus stagnant wages, and the state of R&D funding compared to global peers.
• Major infrastructure and regulatory changes such as the PM GatiShakti expansion, the Indian Ports Act 2025, and the Oilfields Amendment Act 2025.
• Core economic concepts explained simply, including the Goldilocks Economy, Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and its upcoming base year update.
• Deep dive into foreign investment trends, explaining the gap between gross and net FDI, outward FDI flows to tax havens, the impact of 100% FDI in the insurance sector, and reasons behind recent FPI withdrawals.
• Analysis of India overtaking Japan as the 4th largest economy by nominal GDP, the reality of per capita income, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) comparisons, and World Bank income classifications.
• Thorough breakdown of inflation metrics, covering the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Core vs Headline inflation, food inflation weights, and the ongoing review of the RBI Flexible Inflation Targeting framework.
• Insights into National Accounts Statistics, the recent IMF C rating for India's data methodology, the transition to a new base year of 2022-23 for GDP, and essential terms like GDP Deflator, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), and Incremental Capital Output Ratio (ICOR).
• Upcoming socio-economic surveys including the new household income survey, the All-India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS), and the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of agricultural households.
• MSME sector updates highlighting the MUDRA Yojana loan limit enhancement, the impact of Quality Control Orders (QCOs), and the registration of informal micro-enterprises.
• International trade dynamics featuring India's export concentration, issues with silver imports under FTAs, the extension of the RoDTEP scheme, and the comprehensive Export Promotion Mission.
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