UPSC CSE Key – April 25, 2022: What you need to read today

Demand up, govt procurement of Punjab wheat hits 15-yr low

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilisation of resources, growth, development and employment, Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country

Key Points to Ponder:

• Wheat Production in India-Rabi or Kharif Crop?

• How does the government procure wheat?

• What is the procurement scale against the total production of wheat in India?

• From how many states is wheat procured for the central pool?

• How much wheat is procured for the central pool by the FCI every year?

• What is the procurement scale against the total production of wheat in India?

• What is the share of wheat contribution of various states to the central pool?

• Wheat production in India-Know the statistics

• India’s Wheat Exports-What are the Issues and Challenges?

• India’s wheat exports in terms of volume-Know the Statistics

• Why there is rise in India’s wheat exports?

• Wheat Production in India-Know all the facts like Highest producing States, Geography and Environment associated with Wheat Production like Soil, temperature, Rainfall and Humidity etc.

• MSP (minimum support price) and effectiveness of MSP implementation

• How MSP is calculated (paid out costs, labour etc.) and Crops covered under the MSP

• Food Corporation of India (FCI)-About, Role, Functions

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EXPRESS NETWORK

Need to amend anti-defection law: Venkaiah

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Key Points to Ponder:

• The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution and Anti defection law-Provisions of the Act

• Who is the deciding authority regarding disqualification arising out of defection?

• Can the courts intervene?

• Anti defection law-Advantages

• Anti defection law-Criticism

• Anti defection law, 91st Amendment Act (2003)-Key Changes

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📍 Explained: The limits of anti-defection

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

A cost to pay

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Inflation and Various Types of Inflation

• Causes of Inflation

• Long term, Medium Term and Short-term impact of Inflation

• How Inflation is Measured in India?

• What do you understand by Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index?

• What is CPI-based Inflation or Retail Inflation

• New Standard for Measuring Inflation in India and Old Standard for Measuring Inflation-Key Differences

• What do you understand by Labour Force and Labour Force participation rate (LFPR)?

• Employment Rate (ER) and Unemployment Rate (UER)

• Impact of Money Supply on an Economy-Inflation or Deflation?

• Steps or Measures Taken by GOI to Control Inflation

• National Statistical Office (NSO)-About, Vision, Mandate and Role

• Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)-Role and Functions

• What do you understand by “Informal economy” and “Unorganised Sector”?

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📍 What is the significance of wholesale and retail inflation rates diverging

THE IDEAS PAGE

Poverty and politics of freebies

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination:

• General Studies II: Issues relating to poverty and hunger

• General Studies III: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it

Key Points to Ponder:

• How poverty is Defined by World Bank?

• Extreme poverty definition by World Bank?

• Classifications of poverty-Know in Detail

• Poverty estimation in India-How Poverty is defined in India?

• What do you understand by the term ‘head-count ratio’?

• Alagh Committee (1979) Lakdawala Committee (1993), Tendulkar Committee (2009), Rangarajan committee (2012) and their poverty estimation.

• What do understand by Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) and Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE)?

• Poverty Alleviation Programs in India by Government of India

• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)-Key Features

• Decline in Extreme poverty in India-What are the possible reasons for this decline?

• Multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI)-Key Highlights

• Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)-Key Features and Current Status

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📍 Freebies are a passport to fiscal disaster

EXPLAINED

Why are EV makers recalling some of their electric scooters?

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies‐III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What do you understand by ‘Electric Vehicle’? How it is different?

• Electric Vehicles Scope in India

• Electric Vehicles in daily use-will be successful in Long run?

• Why Government of India is Pushing for adaptation of Electric Vehicles?

• Electric Vehicles-What are the issues and Challenges especially in India’s Scenario?

• Hybrid Technology-What do you understand by this term in the context of Electric Vehicles?

• Know these terms-Battery Electric Vehicle, Hybrid Vehicle, Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle and Fuel Cell Vehicle

• India’s Commitment to reduce Carbon Emission like recent advocacy of five elements for climate change- “Panchamrit” at the COP26 in Glasgow

• Transition to electric mobility- pros and cons

• Various Government measures such as remodelled Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME II) scheme for the consumer side to production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC)

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📍 India’s electric vehicle push will lead to brighter, greener future

📍 Why has Ola Electric recalled 1,441 scooters?

EU ground rules for Web

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance

Mains Examination:

General Studies II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora

General Studies III: Awareness in the fields of IT

Key Points to Ponder:

• Know about European Union (EU)

• European Union (EU)-Members (Locate on Map)

• European Union and ‘Copenhagen criteria’

• Digital Services Act (DSA) and EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)-Key Features

• What do the new rules state?

• Does this mean that social media platforms will now be liable for any unlawful content?

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📍 European Union

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