GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices. Context: Farmers are demanding a law for guaranteed minimum support price (MSP). What is MSP? MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers. Currently, it fixes MSPs for 23 crops grown in both …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: China has announced USD 1.5 billion development assistance for the ASEAN besides the elevation of the ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership to strengthen security cooperation with the 10-nation bloc, amid the US push into the resource rich Indo-Pacific. Xi …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed a Bill to repeal the A.P. Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act (aimed at setting up three capitals), and the Capital Region Development …
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GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Context: The first All-India Survey on Domestic Workers was recently flagged off. About the Survey: …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Role of Civil Services. Context: The Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 was recently released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. The reports refer to three main regime types: democracies, hybrid and authoritarian regimes. Hybrid and authoritarian regimes are both classified as non-democratic. Highlights of the …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and issues related. Context: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 has submitted its report. It has retained the controversial exemption clause that allows the Government to keep any of its agencies outside the purview of the law with minor changes. …
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