Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with bond market in India and its effect on cost of borrowing of the government
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
e-Commerce: The New Boom
E-commerce policy is needed for speedy, inclusive growth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Significance of e-commerce sector for India
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Should Petroleum be brought within the ambit of GST?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GST
Mains level: Paper 3- Inclusion of petrol and diesel in GST
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Time to undo the RTE bias against private non-minority institutions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 21A and Right to educations Act
Mains level: Paper 2- Time to remove the exemption granted to minority institutions from RTE
Land Reforms
Land record Modernisation in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Hurdles in the creation of updated land record system
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
Still no recognition of the third tier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Critique of the Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations with regard to local government
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
US foreign policy has changed, India can’t bank on being its ‘ally’ anymore
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Changes in U.S. foreign policy
A new architecture of economic growth is required
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for new architecture of growth
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
Ending ambiguity in Delhi government through amendment to NCT Act
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 239AA and 239AB
Mains level: Paper 2- Amendments to NCT Act
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Suez Shows Civilization Is More Vulnerable Than We Think
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Vulnerabilities in global trade
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Need for technological solutions to use water for agriculture more sustainably
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Using technology to use water sustainably in agriculture
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Declining importance of Parliament
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Election of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Mains level: Paper 2- Deterioration in functioning of the Parliament and way forward
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
What to consider before India takes ‘net-zero’ pledge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Whether or not India should consider net zero emission target by 2050?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
Enhancing the Indo-Bangladesh cooperation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Bangladesh relations in 50 years
Electoral Reforms In India
Here is why the electoral bonds scheme must go
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electoral bonds
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with electoral bond scheme
How fiscal stimulus in the U.S. will impact emerging economies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Uneven economic recovery at the global level and policy challenges it poses
Disinvestment in India
Why privatising public assets is poor economics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- How fiscal deficit financed government spending leads to wealth inequality
Trans Pacific Partnership: Latest updates and developments
Recalibrating India-Taiwan ties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Taiwan ties
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Why the MTP Bill is not progressive enough
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Provision of MTP Act
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with the MTP bill
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Applying the policy of self-reliance to health, infrastructure and green technologies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- How Atmanirbhar Bharat policies can help in post-covid recovery
