CURRENT AFFAIRS 8th MARCH

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March 8, 2021

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# RBI

 

 

  • Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das has said central banks across the globe did not appear to be in a hurry to tighten monetary policy or withdraw support to growth.
  • He also suggested that interest rates may not go up for now despite some price pressure in the economy.
  • RBI is on the same page over commitment to support economic revival and avoid any premature withdrawal of liquidity.

 

 

 

# Work from home

 

 

  • About 86% of married woman has sought a job post covid-19.
  • This is over 40% higher as compared to pre covid levels.
  • A majority of these woman are in the age bracket of 25-36 years.

 

 

 

# Sex ratio

 

 

  • According to national family health survey that analyst over 5.5 lakh births between 2006-16.
  • The survey indicated that sex ratio at birth getting worse with the second, third and higher order child.
  • A research paper in the international journal ” studies in family planning” showed that SRB generally increased ranging from 107.5 boys per 100 girls for birth order 1 to 112.5 boys per 100 girls for third borns and beyond.

 

 

 

# Women investors

 

 

  • More women are actively engaging with cryptocurrencies as an asset class than ever before.
  • On India’s cryptocurrencies exchange zebpay, the average ticket size of woman investors increased to 5.7 lakh rupees.

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