Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RCEP countries
Mains level: Paper 3- India's decision to not join RCEP
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Closing the communication gap with the farmers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Farmers protest against farm laws
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Need to address farmers’ apprehensions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APMC Act
Mains level: Paper 3- Addressing the farmers apprehension about MSP
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
Geopolitical turbulence in the Middle East and consequences for Indian subcontinent
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Countries of the Middle East
Mains level: Paper 3- Trends from the Middle East and implications for the Indian subcontinent
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
The perils of deregulated imperfect agrimarkets
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FPTC Act 2020
Mains level: Paper 3- Agri marketing and related issues.
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
The Paris agreement is no panacea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kyoto Protocol, Rio Declaration, Copenhagen Accord etc
Mains level: Paper 3- Paris Agreement and issues with it
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Stepping out of the shadow of India’s malnutrition
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Food Security Act 2013
Mains level: Paper 3- Food Security
Direct Benefits Transfers
Linking Aadhaar to residence for targeted aid
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PM-Kisan
Mains level: Paper 2- Geo-targeted aid during disasters
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Putting India-U.S. trade ties on new footing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trade Policy Forum
Mains level: Paper 3- India-U.S. trade ties
Banking Sector Reforms
Mistake in allowing industrial houses to own banks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Challenges in allowing industrial houses to own an operate banks
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Steps needed to achieve Comparative advantage in Manufacturing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Policy approach for industrial development
Cashless Society – Digital Payments, Demonetization, etc.
NPCI caps UPI transactions on third-party apps at 30%
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UPI
Mains level: Paper 3- Cap on UPI transactions by TPAPs and issues with it
Banking Sector Reforms
Allowing corporate houses in banking
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NBFCs
Mains level: Paper 3- Banking regulation and allowing corporate houses to own banks
Judicial Reforms
Protecting Article 32
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 32
Mains level: Paper 2- Recourse to Article 32 and related issues
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
Time for an Asian Century
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Challenges in securing RCEP
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
India &Gulf regions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gulf countries
Mains level: Paper 2- New possibilities in cooperation with the Gulf countries
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Chinese dam projects on Brahmaputra and impact on downstream countries
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Construction of dams Brahmaputra river by China
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Understanding the interplay between subsidies and agri-pollution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ground level pollution and its impact on agriculture
Mains level: Paper 3- Interplay between agri-subsidies and pollution
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Analysing India’s economic growth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key trends in India's economic history
Mains level: Paper 3- Analysing India's economic progress
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India’s no to RCEP could still be a no
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RCEP countries
Mains level: Paper 3- RCEP and India's concerns about it
