14th August
Indian Ocean Power Competition
India’s leadership in the debate on maritime security
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Growth needs steps beyond reforms
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Analysing decline of the role of Parliament in present context
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
Vehicle Scrappage Policy, 2021
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021
Wetland Conservation
Four new Wetlands added to Ramsar list
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
Places in news: Ningbo Port
13th August
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Parliament is abdicating its oversight role
Direct Benefits Transfers
How e-RUPI can transform government’s welfare schemes
Disinvestment in India
General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Bill, 2021
Anti Defection Law
Who is a Whip?
Tax Reforms
What is the Sovereign Right to Taxation?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Common survey to count India’s elephant and tiger populations
Indian Navy Updates
Exercise Al–Mohed Al–Hindi
12th August
Railway Reforms
Privatizing Indian Railways
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Understanding the anxieties behind Chinese aggression towards India
UDAY Scheme for Discoms
Why central government schemes for discoms have not worked
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Bringing Minority Schools under RTE
Prime Minister’s Office : Important Updates
Quality of Life for Elderly Index
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
[pib] Income Limit of OBCs and Creamy Layer
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
[pib] Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA)
11th August
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Net-zero emission targets do little to retard carbon grab
Judicial Reforms
Issues related to Judicial appointment in India
WTO and India
Unpacking the resiliency of global trade
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
What is India Plastics Pact?
Electoral Reforms In India
Parties get 48 hours to publish candidates’ criminal records
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Ujjwala 2.0 Scheme
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
[pib] Operation Greens Scheme
