Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Operation Flood
Mains level: India's dairy sector
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
FDI in Indian economy
Failure to comply with international judicial rulings hurts India’s image as an investment destination
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BITs
Mains level: Paper 3- Honouring the adverse international judicial ruling in dispute with investors
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Middle income trap
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- How India can avoid the middle income trap
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
How the GNCTD (Amendment) Act affects functioning of Delhi Assembly
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 239AA and 239AB
Mains level: Paper 2- Effect of GNCTD (Amendment) Act on functioning of Delhi Assembly
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Investors should not be tempted to ignore macroeconomic factors
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Stock market and risks involved for individual investors
Rule of Law vs Rule by Law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is rule of law?
Mains level: Paper 2- Rule of law and role of judiciary
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Can India avoid a telecom duopoly?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Threat of duopoly in telecom sector
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
How police can serve citizens better
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CCTNS
Mains level: Paper 2- Technology driven service delivery mechanism by
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Ed-tech in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ShaGun platform
Mains level: Paper 2- Technology based learning in India
Important Judgements In News
Taking note of the Delhi High Court’s judgment on ‘defining terrorism’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UAPA
Mains level: Paper 2- Misuse of anti-terror laws
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Testing the constitutionality of section 124A of IPC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Testing the constitutionality of section 124A
Disinvestment in India
Privatisation of public sector enterprises in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Privatisation of PSUs
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Fighting hunger needs fighting climate change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SDGs
Mains level: Paper 3- Climate change and its implications for hunger
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
India-Africa relations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Africa Forum Summit
Mains level: Paper 2- India's policy for African countries
LGBT Rights – Transgender Bill, Sec. 377, etc.
Issues faced by India’s sexual minorities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 15
Mains level: Paper 2- Rights of sexual minority
Where is the Indian rupee headed?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Factors affecting currency's value
Mains level: Paper 3- Factors affecting rupee's value
Microfinance Story of India
Microfinance institutions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MFIs
Mains level: Paper 3- Freeing up microfinance institutions
NPA Crisis
Bad bank
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bad bank
Mains level: Paper 3- Lessons from China as India operationalise its new bad bank
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Blended mode of teaching
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Blended learning
Mains level: Paper 2- Blended learning and related issues
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
It’s time for RBI to turn its attention to inflation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GDP Deflator
Mains level: Paper 3- Impact of inflation on various stakeholders
