Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Carbon Dioxide concentration in atmosphere
Mains level: Paper 3- Climate change
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Pay attention to their objectives in dealing with China and Pakistan
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 370
Mains level: Paper 2- China-Pakistans overlapping interests in Kashmir and diverging objectives.
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Taking care of finances of local governments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Local bodies.
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with fiscal independence of the local bodies.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Who is afraid of monetisation of deficit?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary fiscal policy, automatic stabiliser
Mains level: Paper 3- Monetisation of debt
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
Cooperative security in Persian Gulf littoral and Implications for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gulf countries
Mains level: Paper 2- Stability and security in the Persian gulf and impact on India
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Getting closer to doubling income of Farmers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PM-KISAN
Mains level: Paper 3- Agri-marketing reforms
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
The China conundrum
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BPTA 1993
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Defence reforms must ensure the alignment of its various domains
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CDS
Mains level: Paper 3- Defence reforms.
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
Setting agenda for G-12
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G-7 Members, their combined gdp in the world
Mains level: Paper 2- Expansion of G-7 membership
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Dilemma for Delhi in Ladakh standoff
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-China trade
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China border issue
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Power Subsidies in Agriculture and Related issues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ATC losses.
Mains level: Paper 3- Subsidy on electricity and problem with it
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
Multilateralism in the new cold war
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G7 countries
Mains level: Paper 2- Challenges the current form of multilateralism faces and opportunity for India to shape the new multilateralism.
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Seizing the moment at the WHO
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WHA
Mains level: Paper 2- Policy that India should follow at WHA executive board
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Problem of interest rate differential in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Policy rates
Mains level: Paper 3- Why interest differential could be a problem?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
Time to revisit the special relationship with Nepal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Treaty of Peace and Friendship between India and Nepal
Mains level: Paper 2-India-Nepal border issue
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Is India prepared for crude oil eventualities?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Import of crude oil and its proportion in total consumption.
Mains level: Paper 3- Energy security.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Using COVID crisis to reorient India towards reforms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Provision for various sectors in stimulus package
Mains level: Paper 3-Comparison of of stimulus package of India with other economies.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China and the Rhineland moment in Hong Kong
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G-7 countries, TPP
Mains level: Paper 2- US-China relations and implications for India
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Three thresholds in Industrial Disputes Act that need revision
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Industrial Disputes Act 1947
Mains level: Paper 2- Threshold limits in IDA and issues with it.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Deepening India’s engagement with Africa amid pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Africa Forum summit
Mains level: Paper 3- Scope to increase the ties between India and Africa amid covid pandemic.
