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Be responsible, Venkaiah tells MPs
Addressing the valedictory session of the National Legislators’ Conference here, Mr. Naidu said there was no place for banners, placards or shouting in the House. “One week of Rajya Sabha was lost. Who is the loser? Someone in the Opposition may think the government is a loser, the government may think the Opposition is loser. But it is the country and the people who lose out. How much money they have spent, how much confidence they have put in us, in our system. These disruptions will not help us,” Mr. Naidu said.
Important part of the news given above. Statements given by President, PM or Vice-President are important. But no need to go through the complete article.
The agreement reached between armed groups in Eastern Ghouta and a UN delegation to evacuate some militants from the besieged enclave is the first major concession the rebels have made since Syrian government attacks began a month ago. Under the deal, the Jaish al-Islam, the main rebel group, will evacuate militants linked to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly an al-Qaeda front, from Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus.
The Op-Ed talks about Syrian crisis. As it does not directly related to India’s foreign policy, it is not important from the UPSC’s point of view.
Other initiatives @ CD
Mains Paper 2: IR | Bilateral, regional & global groupings & agreements involving India &/or affecting India’s interests
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: International Solar Alliance, NATO, blue economy
Mains level: India France strategic partnership
India’s strategic partnership with France
Breaking down the old stereotypes
Delhi’s quest for a larger role in the world
Indo-Pacific as the new arena for cooperation
Shared maritime vision
Way forward
Mains Paper 2: Polity | Parliament & State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges & issues arising out of these
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Companies Act, CBI, ED, DRI, CBDT, SFIO, Department of Financial Services, Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, SEBI
Mains level: Corporate frauds and measures to curb them
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance directives
Background of the directive
Real-time data sharing
Mains Paper 2: Governance | mechanisms, laws, institutions & Bodies constituted for the protection & betterment of these vulnerable sections
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: NCRB, IT Act, CCTNS, Cyber Crime Prevention Against Women and Children
Mains level: Rising threat of cybercrimes against children
Data on online child sexual abuse
Under-reporting of crimes
Separate mechanism for data collection
Other initiatives to control child abuse
Crime & Criminal Tracking Network & System (CCTNS)
Mains Paper 2: IR | Important International institutions, agencies & fora, their structure, mandate
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: World Health Organization, 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Mains level: Recent controversy related to tobacco products disclaimer and its effect on various stakeholders
Guidelines on tobacco product regulations
About new guidelines
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)
Mains Paper 2: IR | Bilateral, regional & global groupings & agreements involving India &/or affecting India’s interests
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: Quadrilateral discussion
Mains level: Security concerns in IOR
New logistical agreement
‘The Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region’
Mains Paper 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: LoUs
Mains level: These audits are important for curbing Bank frauds.
RBI is going for Special Audits
Steps taken by the government
Letter of Undertaking
Mains Paper 2: IR | Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: Particulars of the ISA
Mains level: Importance of the ISA and related issues discussed in the article.
Why is International Solar Alliance (ISA) important for India?
India’s commitment on solar energy
But what is the main issue?
Solar Energy: An opportunity
The way forward