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Government Budgets
Good economics must also make good politics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Reforms for economic growth
Coal and Mining Sector
Issues with treating mineral sale proceeds as revenue or income
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Mineral Policy
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with our mining policies and changes needed to make them sustainable
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
New ideas needed for online privacy policies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data Protection Bill provisions
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues of informed consent to the online privacy policies
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Changes needed in India’s agri-food policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FCI and MSP
Mains level: Paper 3- Making India's agri-food policies optimal
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Problem of control and governance of knowledge in a globalised world
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UGC
Mains level: Paper 2- Impact of UGC's criteria in evaluation of research on social sciences and humanities
Banking Sector Reforms
Recapitalization of state-owned banks: Privatization should do it
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CRAR
Mains level: Paper 3- Recapitalisation of PSBs
PPP Investment Models: HAM, Swiss Challenge, Kelkar Committee
Hybrid Annuity Model(HAM) for the benefit of the road sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Working of HAM
Mains level: Paper 3- Hybrid Annuity Model and risks involved
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Covid-19 vaccine policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vaccines for Covid-19
Mains level: Paper 2- Challenges in vaccination for Covid-19
Government Budgets
Improving fiscal situation through budget
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kisan Credit Cards
Mains level: Paper 3- Enhancing credit flow to small and marginal farmers
Important Judgements In News
Issues with suspension of the Farm laws
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Functions of the the judiciary
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with the Supreme Court order suspending the implementation of the Farm acts
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Reclaiming SAARC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SAARC, USMCA, MERCOSUR, AfCFTA
Mains level: Paper 2- Revival of SAARC
Domestic politics and its influence on foreign policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India's relations with neighbouring countries
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
India’s New Deal moment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Marginal propensity to consume
Mains level: Paper 3- Economic recovery and India's New Deal Moment
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
Challenges ahead for the RBI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Taper tantrum
Mains level: Paper 3- Challenges ahead for the RBI in withdrawing expansionary policy measures
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Social sector: the post-Covid priority
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Social sector expenditure as percentage of GDP
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to invest more in the social sector in the post pandemic world
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Salary to women for domestic work
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Idea of universal basic income
Mains level: Paper 2- Remuneration to women for domestic work and issues with it
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Misunderstanding the MSP
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSP, Public Procurement System
Mains level: Paper 3- Reasons for farmers concerns with MSP
Right To Privacy
Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data Protection Authority
Mains level: Paper 2- Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 and issues with it
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Need to focus on the well-being of the child from womb to first five years
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trends in the various data of NFHS
Mains level: Paper 2- Analysis of NFHS-5 data
