The Public Provident Fund is a low risk, long term, fixed income investment. PPF was introduced in India in 1968 with the objective to mobilize small saving in the form of investment, coupled with a return on it. The invested money is locked-in for a minimum period of 15 years , which can be extended in blocks of 5 years, if required. However, the scheme permits partial withdrawals from year 7 i.e. on completing 6 years. An account holder can withdraw prematurely, up to a maximum of 50% of the amount that is in the account at the end of the 4th year.
What is the percentage increase in advance tax collections in the first half of 2023-24 compared to the previous year?
Which organization recently introduced the ‘New World Soil Health Index’ to standardize soil quality assessment globally?
For the success of Chandrayaan – 3 mission, who has been awarded with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) World Space Award?
What does the Goldman Environmental Prize recognize?
Who was the Indian peacekeeper posthumously awarded the UN's prestigious Dag Hammarskjold medal?
Who are the Indians featured on the '2023 TIME100 Next: the Emerging Leaders Shaping the World' list?
A famous book ‘We the People’ is being penned down by which of the following writers?
In which type of demonstration that was used in the Non-cooperation Movement, people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office?
Who is the author of ‘All the Lives We Never Lived’ (Novel) that won the Sahitya Academy Award 2022 for English language?
Consider the following:
1. Birds
2. Dust blowing
3. Rain
4. Wind blowing
Which of the above spread plant diseases?
