Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AUKUS
Mains level: Paper 2- Indo-Pacific challenge
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
China does not have it all its way in the South China Sea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Countries involve in South China sea dispute
Mains level: Paper 2- South China sea issue
A new form of socialism powered by cooperative economic enterprises is required
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Need for democratic socialism based on cooperative economic enterprises
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
How to deal with hate speech
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Dealing with hate speech
How the Seventh Schedule affects delivery of public goods
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 246
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for review of the Seventh Schedule
Electoral Reforms In India
Need to recast the selection process of the ECs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 324
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to change the selection process of Election Commissioners
Reaping India’s demographic dividend
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 1- Demographic dividend
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Tax buoyancy
Mains level: Paper 3- GST and issues
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Hate speech in the time of free speech
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Free speech vs hate speech
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Issues with India’s GDP data
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with India's GDP data
FDI in Indian economy
The Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) to review
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Model BIT
Mains level: Paper 3- Reviev of BITs
Foreign Policy Watch- India-Central Asia
New prominence of the Central Asian region
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Centrality of Central Asian region for India
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
The Chinese challenge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- China challenge
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism – NCA, Lok Adalats, etc.
The Mediation Bill, 2021
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Section 498A
Mains level: Paper 2-Mediation Bill 2021
President’s Rule
Confrontation between the Governors and the State governments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary power of Governor
Mains level: Paper 2- Governor-Government conflict
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China’s new land boundary law fits in with its expansionism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chumbi Valley
Mains level: Paper 2- What China's new boundary law mean for India?
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
For carbon sequestration, India must revisit its policy framework
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: REDD+
Mains level: Paper 3- Ensuring participation of people to achieve desired target of carbon sequestration
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Price and tax measures to reduce demand of tobacco
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Dealing with the nutrition gap
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
How to control cyber crime against women
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CERT-IN
Mains level: Paper 2- Cybercrimes against women
