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Demand up, govt procurement of Punjab wheat hits 15-yr low
Syllabus:
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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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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
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: The limits of anti-defection
THE EDITORIAL PAGE
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)
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 India’s electric vehicle push will lead to brighter, greener future
📍 Why has Ola Electric recalled 1,441 scooters?
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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