- Government Bodies related to environment conservation in India
- Government Schemes/projects related to environment conservation in India
- NGOs, Institutions, and Summits related to environment conservation in India
- Laws related to environment conservation in India
- International organizations related to environment conservation
- Conventions, Protocols, declarations related to environment conservation
- International NGOs, regional organizations and their initiatives related to environment conservation
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Environment Conservation: Government bodies, International organizations, laws, NGOs, projects, protocols related to it
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Liberalisation of the Indian Economy
India’s Balance of Payments
- India’s Balance of Payments: Current Account, Capital Account, Goods and Services Account
- India’s BOP Performance: Balance of Payment versus Balance of Trade, Current Account versus Capital Account
- FDI and FPI in India, External Commercial Borrowings, Foreign Exchange Reserves in India
- Foreign Exchange Rate Determination in India and Types of Exchange Rate
- Capital and Current Account Convertibility in India
International Economic Institutions and India- World Bank, IMF, ADB, BRICS Bank, AIIB, WTO
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Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
Poverty in India
- Poverty in India: Types of Poverty, Causes of Poverty, Vicious Circle of Poverty
- Poverty Lines in India: Estimations and Committees
- Poverty in India: Trickle Down Approach, Inclusive Growth and Multi- Dimensional Poverty Index
- Addressing Poverty in India/Poverty Eradication Schemes
Inequality in India
- Inequality in India: Definition and Measures; Lorenz Curve, Gini Coefficient, Income held by Top 10%
- Income Inequality in India: Causes, Remedies and Consequences
Women Empowerment and Child Development
- Women Empowerment in India: Gender Equality, linkage between Women empowerment and economic development, Indicators of Women Empowerment
- Government Policies towards Women Empowerment: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, SSA, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Saakshar Bharat, SABLA, STEP
Education in India
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Indian Economy and issues Related to Planning
Monetary Policy in India
- Monetary Economics: Barter System, Definition, Function and Evolution of Money
- Central Banking in India: Functions of RBI
- Monetary Policy in India: Inflation, deflation, Recessionary and Inflationary Scenarios
- Monetary Policy tools and Money Supply in India
- Monetary Policy Agreement in India
Inflation
- Inflation in India: CPI, WPI, GDP Deflator, Inflation Rate
- Types of Inflation: Demand Pull, Cost Push, Stagflation, Structural Inflation, Deflation and Disinflation
- The Cost of Inflation
Banking in India
- Banking in India: Definition, Functions and Types of Banks
- Development Finance Institutions: IFCI, ICICI, SIDBI, IDBI, UTI, LIC, GIC
- Nationalisation of Banks
- Banking Sector Reforms in India: Narasimhan Committee 1&2, Nachiket Mor Committee, P J Nayak Committee
- Problem of Non Performing Assets in India
- Non-Banking Financial Companies in India
- Financial Inclusion in India: Need and future; PMJDY; Payment Banks and Small Banks
Issues related to planning
- Issues related to Planning in India
- Planning in India: Bombay Plan; People’s Plan; Mahalanobis Plan; Wage-Good Model; Gandhian Plan
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Banking in India
- Banking in India: Definition, Functions and Types of Banks
- Development Finance Institutions: IFCI, ICICI, SIDBI, IDBI, UTI, LIC, GIC
- Nationalisation of Banks
- Banking Sector Reforms in India: Narasimhan Committee 1&2, Nachiket Mor Committee, P J Nayak Committee
- Problem of Non Performing Assets in India
- Non-Banking Financial Companies in India
- Financial Inclusion in India: Need and future; PMJDY; Payment Banks and Small Banks
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Growth and Development
- Economic Growth in India: National Income Determination, GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, Personal Income
- Economic Growth versus Economic Development
- Measures of Economic Development: Human Development Index, Green GDP, Gross National Happiness Index
- Economic and Social Development in India: Millennium Development Goals
- Sustainable Development Goals and India