External Debt Management Unit (EDMU) in the Department of economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has released 28th edition of the Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22. India’s external debt, at US$ 620.7 billion as at end-March 2022, grew by 8.2 % over US$ 573.7 billon as at end-March 2021. External debt as a ratio to GDP fell marginally to 19.9 % as at end-March 2022 from 21.2 % a year ago. Foreign currency reserves as a ratio to external debt stood slightly lower at 97.8 % as at end-March 2022 than 100.6 % a year ago. The long-term debt estimated at US$ 499.1 billion, constituted the largest chunk of 80.4 %, while the short-term debt, at US$ 121.7 billion, accounted for 19.6 % of the total. As at end-March 2022, sovereign external debt (SED) amounted to US$ 130.7 billion, increasing by 17.1 % over the level a year ago, reflecting the additional allocation of SDRs by the IMF during 2021-22. The debt service ratio fell to 5.2 % during 2021-22 from 8.2 % during 2020-21 due to buoyancy in current receipts and a decline in debt service payments.
An operation in which continuous gas stream applied that flushes air out from the package prior to sealing is
Which of the following steps are not involved in glass container making?
A process uses gases like CO2 at high pressure to extract food components known as
a) Solvent extraction
b) Supercritical...
The source of enzyme alpha- amylase is:
Options:
1. Yeast
2. Bacteria
3. Mold
4. Virus
Butter or ghee is adulterated with the addition of……..
Which of the following microorganism is eliminated in canned foods?
For α- amylase production the micro-organism required is
The term IQF stands for
The macronutrient which is a structural component of the cell wall and activates the enzymes is
The phase where there is no growth or even a decline in number of organisms is called
