Asset Monetization

Claudia Goldin U Curve (Nobel Prize 2023)

women participation in labour market influenced by social norms, legislative gaps, tech innovation, parenthood
FLFPR drops during early industrialization
- women leave agriculture but lack factory ready skills / social permission
FLFPR later rises when edu level cross a threshold and service sector jobs expand

by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, under Ministry of Commerce & Industry
to measure changes in unit values (price) & quantity of india’s exports & imports over time
from FY2012-13 to FY2022-23

Eco Educational Hub
open air eco educational facility
living repository of India’s rich botanical wealth, heritage trees, environmental research
in Lucknow, UP

UPI MDR: added by amending Payments & Settlement Systems Act 2007 (see for mains: Financial Regulations > UPI MDR)
- by removing statutory prohibition against levying MDR on UPI/Rupay Debit Card
Cess (Art270): targeted tax, discontinued after earmarked objective fulfilled
FAST-DS: Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers - Disclosure Scheme
- effective 60% tax; no further penalty/prosecution
Greenium: green bonds trade at higher price, lower interest yield than conventional bond
- shows higher demand for them, despite low returns
Global Business Climate Survey 2026: by Swedish Chamber of Commerce in India
- India got really good ranking in this specific survey, so might be relevant for Pre
Udyog Mitra Portal: for traders, investors, for Ease of Doing Business - access to govt services, approvals