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Indian Derivatives Market

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value is derived from an underlying asset, such as stocks, commodities, currencies, or interest rates.​

CREDIT RATING AGENCIES

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

A Credit Rating Agency (CRA) is an organization that provides an independent evaluation of the creditworthiness of an issuer of debt instruments (such as bonds, loans, etc.). 

NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE)

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

Incorporated in 1992; commenced operations in 1994.

UNIFIED PAYMENTS INTERFACE (UPI)

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a revolutionary payment system launched in 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SEBI)

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

Constitution as a Non-Statutory Body: SEBI was constituted in 1988 through a Government of India resolution.​

PROJECT NEXUS

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

Project Nexus is a multilateral initiative conceptualized by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to facilitate instant cross-border retail payments by interlinking domestic Instant Payment Systems (IPS). 

European Space Agency's Biomass Mission

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch its ambitious Biomass mission later this month, on April 29, 2025.

Carbon Rights: Importance, Conservation and Relevance

Current Affairs 15-Apr-2025

The Rights and Resources Initiative has presented an overview of carbon rights in a report titled ‘Carbon Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Peoples of African Descent and Local Communities in Tropical and Subtropical Lands and Forests’.