The Union Cabinet has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the following 10 key sectors for Enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports.

For the scheme details please keep listening to the podcast.

It is an unincorporated territory of the United States.

Puerto Ricans have been citizens of the United States since 1917, and can move freely between the island and the mainland.

As it is not a state, Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the U.S. Congress, which governs the unincorporated territory with jurisdiction under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950.

The resignation of the 15 remaining pro-democracy lawmakers has effectively removed political opposition from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, also known as the LegCo. They are resigning from the city’s legislature in protest against the forced removal of four of their colleagues. To find out more detailed news please keep listening to this podcast.

ndia has recently added two more Ramsar sites.

One is Lonar lake in Maharashtra which is the only crater lake of India.

The other is Sur Sarovar, also known as Keetham lake in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. To find more details about the convention please listen to this podcast.

China has begun work on a strategically significant railway line.

It will link Sichuan province with Nyingchi in Tibet, which lies close to Arunachal Pradesh

border. For the route deatils please listen to the podcast.

Peru’s fifth president in five years, Manuel Merino, was forced out of power, just five days

after taking office, as massive protests swept Peru over alleged bribery – charges on the

Presidet.

The ship named Jag Anand been awaiting anchorage at the Chinese port Jingtang near

Tangshan in China’s Hebei province since June this year. The ship got denial for its departure due to covid pandemic this year.

After Puducherry, Congress-ruled Rajasthan last week became the latest Opposition-ruled state to opt for a special borrowing window for meeting its compensation shortfall under Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Other dissenting states — Kerala, Punjab, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand — are yet to join any of the borrowing options floated by the central government.

According to the information Before GST, States had the power to levy some indirect taxes on economic activity. For more details please listen to the podcast.

The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance introduced “the Scheme for

Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure” (Viability Gap Funding Scheme) in 2006.

The revamped Scheme is mainly related to introduction of following two sub-schemes for

mainstreaming private participation in social infrastructure. More details are in the podcast.

The air quality in Delhi continues to remain in ‘severe’ category.

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, SAFAR has advised

people to avoid all physical activity outdoors.