Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- What India can learn from China's dealing with the coronavirus outbreak?
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Tax Reforms
No gains for taxpayers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: DDT-What is dividend distribution tax?
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the steps taken in the budget in order to simplify the taxation in India.
Aadhaar Card Issues
Aadhaar, no standout performer in welfare delivery
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Aadhaar- how it has fared so far?
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Debating water quality
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Jal Jeevan Mission, ensuring quality drinking water.
Important Judgements In News
When a court pronounces a verdict, without giving reasons
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Supreme Court delivering its judgement without giving the reasons and its implications.
Electoral Reforms In India
More psychological than an empowering voter option
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- How NOTA has fared so far, what are the shortcomings and scope.
Citizenship and Related Issues
Rights, duties and the Constitution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Conflating duties and rights and its consequences.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
A U.S. strategy only meant to isolate China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Balancing India's interests in the light of US's strategy to contain China in the Pacific.
Right To Privacy
The issues around data localisation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Data localisation and issues involved.
Tax Reforms
Making the super-rich pay their fair share
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Ending the opacity in the financial system and making the multinationals pay their fair share of tax.
Skilling India – Skill India Mission,PMKVY, NSDC, etc.
Youth can be a clear advantage for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Policy framework needed to reap the benefits of demographic dividends.
Swachh Bharat Mission
The next mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Success of Swachh Bharat Mission and replicating it in Jal Jeevan Mission.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Forging a new India-U.S. modus vivendi
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-India-US, Importance for India, issues involved.
Issues related to Economic growth
Conquering the green frontier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Sustainable economic growth and focus areas to achieve it.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Putting neighbours first
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India's relation with its neighbours and progress on SAARC and BIMSTEC.
US policy wise :Â Visa, Free Trade and WTO
Trading with America
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Need for India to take a look at its current trade policy.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
The missing piece in India’s defence jigsaw puzzle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Understanding the implications of China's rise for the security of India.
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Powering the health-care engine with innovation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Adoption of innovation in improving the healthcare system in India.
US policy wise :Â Visa, Free Trade and WTO
USTR takes India off Developing Country List
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Designation of India as developed country by the US and its implications for India-Strategy to counter the impact.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
When Yankee goes home
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Changing India-US relation dynamics in the new global order.
