Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NMP
Mains level: Paper 3- National Monetisation Pipeline
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Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FOSS
Mains level: Paper 3- Potential of FOSS
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Biofortified food can lead India from food security to nutrition security
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Food fortification
Mains level: Paper 3- Nutrition security through food fortification
Land Reforms
Agrarian reforms should go beyond meeting demands of the agitating farmers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Land reforms
Disinvestment in India
Asset monetisation — execution is the key
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cost of capital
Mains level: Paper 3- Asset monetisation and challenges in it
Understanding the importance of vultures in our ecosystem
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Diclofenac
Mains level: Paper 3- Declining vulture population and steps taken
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
India must leverage its unique strengths in remaining engaged with Kabul
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Way forward for India on Afghanistan issue
How to read the state of the economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trailing indicators
Mains level: Paper 3- Indicators to look at to get the state of economy
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Mandatory rice fortification policy should be re-examined
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Food fortification
Mains level: Paper 3- food fortification to deal with anaemia
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
The dangers of India’s palm oil push
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
Mains level: Paper 3- Oil palm cultivation in India
Right To Privacy
The National Automated Facial Recognition System
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with automated facial recognition system
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Why India needs an NHS-like healthcare model
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India's expenditure on health
Mains level: Paper 2- India needs NHS like healthcare model
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
India must bet on patience in Afghanistan
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cities in Afghanistan
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications of Taliban control over Afghanistan
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What Indian lawmaking needs: More scrutiny, less speed
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Parliamentary Committees
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with legislative process
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Supreme Court Collegium shows the way in judicial appointments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 142 (1)
Mains level: Paper 2- Issue of judicial appointments
Judicial Reforms
It is time to end judicial feudalism in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 235
Mains level: Paper 2- Independence of judiciary
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
The fall of Kabul, the future of regional geopolitics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Afghanistan issue and its implications for India
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
How are Rajya Sabha members punished for misconduct in the House?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 20
Mains level: Paper 2- Provision for punishing the Members of Rajya Sabha for misconduct inside House
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
The Abraham Accords as India’s West Asia bridge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications of Abrahams Accord for India
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
What India’s informal sector needs right now
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MGNREGA
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues of informal sector
