Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Role of informal sector in Indian economy, How expansionary fiscal policy can help more than represented in the official data.
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
[op-ed of the day]Â Electricity 4.0: The future of power in the age of climate change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Climate change and adoption of clean and sustainable energy to tackle with it.
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
 [op-ed snap] Global warming puts forests, plantations in the country at risk
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Need to define the natural forests and effects of climate change on forests.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[op-ed snap] Same country, different script
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Foreign relations with Pakistan, Issues and need to resume the talks.
WTO and India
[op-ed of the day] Delhi-Davos disconnect-India must find ways to take advantage of new opportunities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Trade war, Globalization and effects on Indian economy.
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
[op-ed snap] Acting in concert
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- India-EU relations and scope and areas of cooperation.
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[op-ed snap] Redesigning India’s ailing data system
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- National accounting and problems in associated with the data collection and methods.
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[op-ed of the day] Equity’s weak pulse and commodified medicine
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Lack of coverage of the public health system, Role of private sector and regulation.
Make in India: Challenges & Prospects
[op-ed snap] Why ‘Make in India’ has failed
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- 'Make in India' , its performance, and reasons for not delivering on the set goals.
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[op-ed snap] A farm wish list for the budget
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Rationalization of subsidies on food in PDS and Fertilizers and need to reform them.
Digital India Initiatives
[op-ed of the day] Business possibilities in a world of digital payments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Potentials of UPI in increasing digital payments.
Banking Sector Reforms
[op-ed snap] When the FRDI Bill Returns
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Reforms in banking sector and financial stability, Deposit Insurance and its significance.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[op-ed snap] Seize the summit
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Relations with Pakistan and need to resume the talks to resolve the issues.
Human Rights Issues
[op-ed of the day] Preventing mob lynching
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Protection of vulnerable section and mob lynching.
Internal Security Trends and Incidents
[op-ed snap] Maoist rebellion: policy fade-out, policy fade-in
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Threat of Left Wing Extremism and ways to deal with it.
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[op-ed snap] The perils of RBI’s fixation on inflation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Inflation targeting by RBI, and other mandates of RBI.
Coal and Mining Sector
[op-ed of the day] Let’s not muddle along on how we share natural endowments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Adoption of policy of auctioning of resources and periodic review of the policy.
UDAY Scheme for Discoms
[op-ed snap] Power replay
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Indian power sector-Problems faced by the Discoms and their solutions.
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[op-ed snap] Reset and reform
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Socio-economic upheaval in Indian economy and its consequences for the Indian economy.
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
[op-ed of the day] GST may not have been revenue-neutral
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- GST-below expected collection, and problems associated with it.
