‭Master of Business Administration (MBA)‬

‭Semester-II/IV‬
‭Current Business and Economic Affairs‬
‭MBA 208/429‬
‭(for May 2024 examination; news topics from Jan 2024 to April 2024)‬

‭Maximum Marks: 100‬

‭External Marks: 80‬
‭Internal Assessment: 20‬
‭Time: 3 Hrs‬
‭ ote:‬ ‭There‬ ‭shall‬ ‭be‬ ‭eight‬ ‭questions‬ ‭in‬ ‭all.‬ ‭Two‬ ‭questions‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭asked‬ ‭from‬ ‭each‬ ‭unit.‬
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‭Students‬‭will‬‭have‬‭to‬‭attempt‬‭one‬‭question‬‭from‬‭each‬‭unit.‬‭Each‬‭question‬‭shall‬‭carry‬‭equal‬
‭marks (20 marks).‬

‭Unit-I: Current Affairs in Finance‬

‭●‬ ‭Vibrant Gujarat: India Inc. loosens the purse strings‬
‭●‬ ‭More global brands to make India entry‬
‭●‬ ‭Mumbai to bridge the gulf tomorrow‬
‭●‬ ‭National Logistics Policy‬
‭●‬ ‭India e-Rupi: Digital Currency‬
‭●‬ ‭Union Budget 2024‬
‭●‬ ‭FPI Inflows in India‬
‭●‬ ‭RBI MPC‬

‭●‬ ‭CPI inflation may hit 4 months high of 5.9%‬

‭●‬ ‭RIL stock soars to lifetime high‬

‭●‬ ‭No concern on CD ratio: Das‬

‭●‬ ‭FPIs pull out $2.4 bn from equities in two sessions‬

‭●‬ ‭Where’s the V-shaped recovery?‬

‭●‬ ‭The big banks rush for deposits‬

‭●‬ ‭Record mop-up of rs.1.5 trn likely in the ongoing fiscal‬

‭●‬ ‭RBI bans fresh gold loans by IIFL Finance‬

‭●‬ ‭Adani Group's EBITDA in FY24 may top $9.5 bn‬

 ‭●‬ ‭Bloomberg EM index to add India G-secs‬

‭●‬ ‭Hidden’$533 mn: Byju’s hedge fund ally may face jail‬

‭●‬ ‭Tata Sons may be valued at Rs. 7-8 trn in IPO‬

‭●‬ ‭Paytm founder says firm can clear hurdles to lead in Asia‬

‭●‬ ‭Demate account additions record a new high of 35.71 mn in Feb‬

‭●‬ ‭SBI submits poll bond details to election panel‬

‭●‬ ‭Adani Cements expects sales to more than double by FY27‬

‭●‬ ‭NPCI may grant Paytm 3‬‭rd‬ ‭– party app licence soon‬

‭●‬ G‭ rowth‬ ‭of‬ ‭key‬ ‭infra‬ ‭sector‬ ‭rise‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬‭3-month‬‭high‬‭in‬‭February-‬‭Find‬‭out‬‭why‬‭it‬‭is‬‭good‬

‭news for the economy.‬

‭●‬ ‭IREDA Board approves Rs. 24,200 cr borrowing for FY25‬

‭●‬ F‭ PIs‬ ‭infuse‬ ‭over‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭38,000‬ ‭cr‬ ‭in‬ ‭equities‬ ‭in‬ ‭March‬ ‭so‬ ‭far‬ ‭amid‬ ‭a‬ ‭strong‬ ‭domestic‬
‭economic outlook‬

‭●‬ ‭Decoding finance: What are bonds and bond yields?‬

‭●‬ ‭World Bank Arises India Forecast, sees Indian GDP growing at 7.5%‬

‭●‬ R‭ ecord‬ ‭GST‬ ‭collection‬ ‭led‬ ‭by‬ ‭resilient‬ ‭economy;‬ ‭Elections‬ ‭to‬ ‭boost‬ ‭momentum,‬ ‭say‬
‭experts‬

‭●‬ ‭GST collection in March at a high at Rs. 1.78 lakh crore, led by Domestic transactions‬

‭●‬ ‭India’s venture debt growth hinges on uptick in VC round: Stride Ventures.‬

‭Unit-II: Current Affairs in Human Resources‬

‭●‬ P
‭ M Modi lays the foundation stone of India's first commercial semiconductor fabrication‬
‭facility.‬
‭●‬ ‭Byjuys Crises‬
‭●‬ ‭Adani to invest ₹1 trillion over 7 years‬
‭●‬ ‭National Education Policy-2020‬

‭●‬ ‭In Ayodhya, it’s homecoming as well‬

‭●‬ ‭Expect more job cuts this year: Pichai‬

 ‭●‬ ‭OpenAI coup less stressful than superintelligent AI says Altman‬

‭●‬ ‭Joblessness down to 5% in 2023, show CMIE data‬

‭●‬ ‭B’luru firm develops India’s fastest router‬

‭●‬ ‭Fintech startup led secondary deals in 2023‬

‭●‬ ‭India’s progressive initiative to achieve net-zero carbon buildings‬

‭●‬ I‭ ndia‬ ‭needs‬ ‭to‬ ‭double‬ ‭down‬ ‭on‬ ‭electronics‬ ‭manufacturing;‬ ‭govt,‬ ‭India‬‭Inc‬‭should‬‭make‬
‭most of opportunity, says Tata Electronics Chairman‬

‭●‬ ‭Adani Ports Acquires 95% stake in Gopalpur Port in Odisha for Rs. 3,080 crore‬

‭●‬ ‭Ex- Paytm employees run 22startups worth over Rs. 10,000 cr‬

‭●‬ ‭India services PMI rises to 61.2 in March on healthy demand conditions‬

‭●‬ ‭Expands for 33 months in a row: Factory growth at a 16-year high‬

‭●‬ ‭Manufacturing PMI touching new highs: Barclays forecasts FY24 growth of 7.8%‬

‭●‬ ‭India’s March manufacturing PMI jumps to a 16-year high of 59.1‬

‭●‬ ‭Ram Mandir in Ayodhya‬

‭Unit-III: Current Affairs in International Business‬

‭●‬ ‭FPIs Now, IMF cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 6.8%‬

‭●‬ ‭Exports fear business loss from protracted tension in the Red Sea‬

‭●‬ ‭India toughens its stance on farm support at WTO‬

‭●‬ ‭Pak strikes back at Iran; China offers to mediate‬

‭●‬ ‭Switzerland & India reach a deal on FTA after 16 years‬

‭●‬ ‭Why the outcome WTO meet could work in India’s favour‬

‭●‬ ‭China sets robust economic growth goal‬

‭●‬ ‭Services trade, migration to ease under EFTA agreement‬

‭●‬ ‭Govt allows UAE’s Adnoc to export oil from Indian strategic storage‬

‭●‬ ‭India eyes Rs 1 trillion marine exports in 2 years‬

 ‭●‬ ‭India, Eurasian Union kick-start FTA talks‬

‭●‬ ‭Chip Shortage again? 70% production resumes after Taiwan earthquake‬

‭●‬ I‭ AF’s‬‭Apache‬‭Helocopter’s‬‭Precautionary‬‭Landing‬‭Raises‬‭Safety‬‭Concerns‬‭Amid‬‭Global‬
‭Attention‬

‭●‬ A‭ pparel‬ ‭exports‬ ‭to‬ ‭go‬ ‭up‬‭by‬‭8-9%‬‭in‬‭FY2025,‬‭led‬‭by‬‭replenishment‬‭of‬‭stock‬‭in‬‭US‬‭and‬

‭EU regions, says ICRA‬

‭●‬ ‭Genpact elevates CHRO Piyush Mehta as country manager of India‬

‭●‬ ‭Adani Ports on a high: Handles 420 MMT cargo in FY24, domestic share over 90%‬

‭●‬ P‭ LI‬ ‭schemes‬ ‭attract‬ ‭over‬ ‭Rs.‬ ‭1.06‬ ‭lakh‬ ‭investment‬ ‭till‬ ‭Dec;‬ ‭pharma‬ ‭sector‬ ‭gets‬ ‭major‬
‭chunk‬

‭Unit-IV: Current Affairs in Marketing‬

‭●‬ ‭Netflix India’s FY23 revenue grow 24%‬
‭●‬ ‭Bing’s market share barely budged with the Chat GPT push‬
‭●‬ ‭Samsung’s new flagships talk the language of AI‬
‭●‬ ‭Tatas want to spice up the menu‬
‭●‬ ‭AI is only as effective as the data quality‬
‭●‬ ‭AI tools help bring builders up to speed‬
‭●‬ ‭Tata Motors to split CV, PV units into 2 listed entities‬
‭●‬ ‭AI order for social media firms only‬
‭●‬ ‭Maruti to double down on Jimny’s off-road prowess‬
‭●‬ ‭Spotify case: Apple fined $bn by EU‬
‭●‬ ‭BigBasket set to deliver profit in 6-8 months‬
‭●‬ ‭Tata Motors demerger may boost focus on Truck, buses‬
‭●‬ ‭Digital to overtake TV by year-end‬
‭●‬ ‭Bajaj Auto to now roll out CNG bike in 2024‬
‭●‬ ‭Jio, Voda idea opposes key 5G band allocation to railways‬
 ‭●‬ ‭RIL –Disney deal may need tweaks for CCI Approval‬
‭●‬ ‭That elusive local app store‬
‭●‬ ‭Campaign transformed a product into an experience‬
‭●‬ P‭ aytm’s‬ ‭FY25E‬ ‭revenue‬ ‭is‬ ‭likely‬ ‭to‬ ‭decline‬ ‭by‬ ‭24%;‬ ‭the‬ ‭company‬ ‭to‬ ‭lose‬ ‭customers,‬
‭15-20% of merchants to competitors.‬
‭●‬ ‭Google case: CCI’s latest order seen as a balancing act‬
‭●‬ ‭Agri trade on e-NAM crosses Rs. 78,400-cr in FY24‬
‭●‬ ‭Sony eyes revenue growth, strategic partnerships in FY25‬
‭●‬ U‭ PI‬‭dominance:‬‭UPI‬‭transactions‬‭post‬‭56%‬‭YOY‬‭volume‬‭growth‬‭in‬‭H2‬‭2023,‬‭buoyed‬‭in‬
‭mobile transactions‬
‭●‬ A‭ dani‬ ‭Green‬ ‭Energy‬ ‭becomes‬ ‭India’s‬ ‭first‬ ‭to‬ ‭surpass‬ ‭10,000‬ ‭MW‬ ‭renewable‬ ‭energy;‬
‭Gautam Adani says proud to be India’s first ‘‬‭das hazari‬‭’‬
‭●‬ ‭Vodafone Idea EGM seeks nod for Rs. 20K-cr fundraise‬

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‭1.‬‭This paper will be based on the leading business newspapers: ‘The Economic Times’, ‘The‬
‭Financial Express’ and ‘Business Standard’ and the leading business magazine ‘Business‬
‭Today’.‬

‭2.‬‭The duration for the course content (Newspapers and magazines) is January 2024 to April‬
‭2024.‬

‭3.‬‭The examiner is required to set two questions from each unit with equal marks i.e. 20 marks.‬
‭A question may carry ‘n’ number of sub-parts, depending on Examiner’s discretion.‬

‭4.‬‭The student shall attempt one question from each unit.‬

‭Suggested Readings:‬
‭1.‬‭The Economic Times‬
‭2.‬‭The Financial Express‬
‭3.‬‭Business Standard‬
‭4.‬‭Business Today‬