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Study on RuPay and BHIM-UPI scheme shows 49% global dominance, 94% merchant adoption and rapid expansion to 8 countries After a decade of the launch of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the Department for Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, has released a comprehensive report titled: “Socio-Economic Impact Analysis of the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of RuPay Debit Card and low-value BHIM-UPI (Person-to-Merchant) Transactions.” The report was released during

Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Economy Quiz — covering Production Linked Incentive (PLI), central counterparties (CCPs), Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and more. If you missed Monthly Current Affairs Pointers (CAP) | Nov - Dec 2025, read it he re Previous UPSC Economy Quiz 26 Jan 2026 Click Here 19 Jan 2026 Click Here 12 Jan 2026 Click Here 05 Jan 2026 Click Here 29 Dec 2025 Click Here 22 Dec 2025 Click Here 15 Dec 2025 Click Here 08 Dec 2025 Click Here 01 Dec

BSNL and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) have joined hands to implement India’s first 5G Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN) in the refinery sector. This transformative partnership—announced at the “Industry 4.0 Workshop for CPSEs”—marks a pivotal step toward India’s digital industrial future, integrating technologies like IoT, AR/VR, and digital twins under the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.

Test your knowledge with this comprehensive set of 15 current affairs MCQs for UPSC and other competitive exams. Each question comes with detailed explanations covering defence, environment, international relations, health, economy, and more. Perfect for daily revision and conceptual clarity.

Welcome to today’s handpicked set of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) from the Economy — crafted specially for the UPSC Prelims! These...