Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Floods in Uttarakhand and its mitigation
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Contours of Twitter-government faceoff
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IT Act
Mains level: Paper 2- Section 69A of IT Act and issues with it
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
A resilient future for Uttarakhand
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Glacial burst
Mains level: Paper 3- Floods in Uttarakhand and steps need to be taken to deal with such disasters
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Taking the long view with China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Foreign policy challenges India faces
Railway Reforms
National Rail Plan for 2030
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Rail Plan in the Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- National Rail Plan
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Need for rigorous scrutiny of constitutionality of the bills
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Judicial scrutiny of the laws
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for strict scrutiny of the laws by the Parliament
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Role of dams in Uttarakhand floods
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: How dams exacerbate disasters
Mains level: Paper 3- Role of dams in exacerbating disasters
India’s challenge in dealing with international criticism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- International scrutiny of India's domestic policies and dealing with them
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
India’s Myanmar dilemma
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Countries bordering Myanmar
Mains level: Paper 2- Coup in Myanmar and India's dilemma in dealing with the situation
Government Budgets
Making Budget work
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Types of fiscal deficits
Mains level: Paper 3- Paradigm shift in the budget and challenges in realising them
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
IBC as an enabler
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IBC 2016
Mains level: Paper 3- Analysing the working of IBC
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Dairy Industry in India : An analysis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NAIP
Mains level: Paper 3- Use of technology to increase milk production in India
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Laws that have distorted agriculture and labour markets need to go
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Essential Commodities Act
Mains level: Paper 3- Ensuring growth while protecting the farmers
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
The unmet health challenge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PMANSY
Mains level: Paper 2- Allocation in Budget for health
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
The way forward in Myanmar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rohingya crisis
Mains level: Paper 2- Factors to consider while dealing with the situation in Myanmar
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
No to vaccine nationalism, yes to global cooperation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: COVAX project
Mains level: Paper 2- Vaccine nationalism
Government Budgets
Government set for fiscal push, RBI needs to do more
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Incremental Capital output ratio
Mains level: Paper 3- Highlights of the Budget 2021-22
Government Budgets
The Budget bids goodbye to fiscal orthodoxy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Interest Rate-Growth Differential
Mains level: Paper 3- Departure from fiscal conservatism
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Bringing transparency in Budget in agri-food sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Union Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Transparency in the Budget, bias towards subsidies and neglect of RD in allocation to agriculture sector
Government Budgets
Budget is constructive, but lack of income support continues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Lack of income support in the Budget
