Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Paper 2- India's agenda at the UNSC in its 2 year stint
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Leveraging government-private thought partnerships
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Thought partnership for informed policymaking
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
Shipping sector in india
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sagarmala
Mains level: Paper 3- India's shipping industry and challenges
RBI Notifications
The formidable challenge of reversing a liquidity glut
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Monetary policy measures
Mains level: Paper 3- Dealing with the excess liquidity
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Agriculture credit
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agriculture Census
Mains level: Paper 3- Exclusion of small and marginal farmers from agri-credit
Right To Privacy
New WhatsApp Privacy Policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The principle of purpose limitation
Mains level: Paper 2- WhatsApp privacy policy update and issue of privacy
A new framework around caste and the census
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Difference between SECC and Census
Mains level: Paper 2- SECC and Census data
Important Judgements In News
Defending liberty against selective prosecution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 14 and selection of prosecution
Mains level: Paper 2- Selective prosecution and its impact on personal liberty
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
Getting it wrong on India’s level of agricultural support
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OECD
Mains level: Paper 3- Issue of negative support given to farmers as per OECD methodoloy
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
True empowerment of the electricity consumer
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SERC
Mains level: Paper 3- The Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020
Tax Reforms
Digital Service Tax could be an interim solution to cyber tax conundrum
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Equalisation levy
Mains level: Paper 3- Digital Service Tax as an interim solution to the challenge of taxing digital companies doing business internationally
Real Estate Industry
Impact of RERA on real estate sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 254 of Indian Constitution
Mains level: Paper 2- RERA and its benefits to the consumers
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
India-Nepal relations in a new transition
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
