Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Third schedule of Constitution
Mains level: Paper 2- Oath of an elected representative
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Learning from China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Lessons from China's economic progress
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Analysing decline of the role of Parliament in present context
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Constituent assembly
Mains level: Paper 2- Decline in the functioning of legislature
Direct Benefits Transfers
How e-RUPI can transform government’s welfare schemes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: e-RUPI
Mains level: Paper 3- e-RUPI and its advantages
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Understanding the anxieties behind Chinese aggression towards India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Quad
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations
UDAY Scheme for Discoms
Why central government schemes for discoms have not worked
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UDAY
Mains level: Paper 3- Schemes for discoms and issues with them
Judicial Reforms
Issues related to Judicial appointment in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 124(2) and Article 217
Mains level: Issues with collegium system
WTO and India
Unpacking the resiliency of global trade
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Global trade in the post-COVID-19 world
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
The shaky foundation of the labour law reforms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: One Nation One Ration Card
Mains level: Paper 2- Labour law reforms in issues in implementation
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
No fossil fuels as usual
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Oil recovery rate
Mains level: Paper 3- Balancing the energy needs dependent on fossil fuel and environmental concerns
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Issues related to people with disabilities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CRPD
Mains level: Paper 2- Ensuring the dignity of persons with disability
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
A circular economy for plastic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Plastics Pact
Mains level: Paper 3- Plastic waste challenge
Tax Reforms
The sovereign right to tax is not absolute
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ISDS
Mains level: Paper 3- Issue of retrospective taxation
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
Retiring Old Coal Power Plants
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CERC
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with aging out old power plants based on age
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Advocating for sustained focus on the maritime domain
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SAGAR
Mains level: Paper 3- Security and growth for all in maritime domain
Digital India Initiatives
South Asia’s emerging digital transformation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ASEAN
Mains level: Paper 3- Adoption of digital transformation
Resolving the Assam-Mizoram issue
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Inner Line Permit
Mains level: Paper 2- Assam-Mizoram border dispute
State of food insecurity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SOFI report
Mains level: Paper 2- Rising food insecurity
What changed for Indian industry after 1991 economic reforms?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 1991 reforms
Mains level: Paper 3- Changes brought about by 1991 reforms
J&K – The issues around the state
2 years of Repeal of Article 370
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 370
Mains level: Paper 2- J and K after 2 years of repeal of Article 370
