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IFSCA brings GPU leasing within its framework
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GPUs now count as financial products at GIFT City: the IFSCA leasing framework GS3 Economy tests
GPU and data-centre equipment leasing brought under IFSCA.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The International Financial Services Centres Authority has included GPUs and related data-centre equipment under its framework.
An earlier consultation had proposed notifying operating and hybrid leases of such equipment as financial products at GIFT City.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- IFSCA is the unified regulator for International Financial Services Centres in India
- IFSCA is headquartered at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- GPUs and related data-centre equipment now come under the IFSCA framework
- An earlier consultation proposed notifying operating and hybrid leases of such equipment as financial products
- IFSCA was set up under the IFSCA Act, 2019
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- IFSCA is the single unified authority regulating financial products, services and institutions in International Financial Services Centres in India.
- Operating and hybrid leases of GPUs and data-centre equipment were proposed to be notified as financial products at GIFT City.
- IFSCA's headquarters is located at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, not in Mumbai where RBI and SEBI sit.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 Economy: financial regulation and infrastructure. Issue: high-cost AI compute hardware is hard to finance, and GIFT City wants to be a global leasing and financing hub. Policy: IFSCA's framework treats GPU and data-centre equipment leasing as a regulated financial activity, building on the earlier consultation on operating and hybrid leases. Implication: cheaper access to compute and more business for GIFT City; way forward: clear tax treatment, strong risk norms and alignment with domestic regulators.
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ಜಿಪಿಯು ಮತ್ತು ಡೇಟಾ ಸೆಂಟರ್ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳ ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ತಂದಿರುವ ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸೇವಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (IFSCA)ದ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?
- ಮುಂಬೈ
- ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
- ಗಿಫ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ, ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರ
- ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿ: ಗಿಫ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ, ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರ — IFSCA ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸೇವಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳ ಏಕೀಕೃತ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಕ; ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿ ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರದ ಗಿಫ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ. • ಮುಂಬೈ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಮುಂಬೈನಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್‌ಬಿಐ ಮತ್ತು ಸೆಬಿ ಇವೆ, ಆದರೆ IFSCA ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ. • ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು — ತಪ್ಪು: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕೇಂದ್ರ; ಇಲ್ಲಿ IFSCA ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿಯಿಲ್ಲ. • ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇತರ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಕರ ಕಚೇರಿಗಳಿವೆ, IFSCA ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲ.
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