UPSC CSE Key – December 13, 2021: What you need to read today

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: World Geography and Current events of national and international importance.

Main Examination: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s Interest

Key Points to Ponder:

•  Central Asia Region-Location (Please refer Map and have a look at the central Asian Countries, their Capitals, nearby important Lakes etc.)

•  Importance of Central Asian Region for India

•  India’s Bilateral Relation with each Countries like Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan etc.

•  India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy

•  Ashgabat Agreement and International North South Transit Corridor (INSTC)

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

• Continuity in India’s ties with Central Asia

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Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance

Key Points to Ponder:

•  National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization- Role and Functions

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Code of Practice

📍 Explained: How will the world decide when the Covid-19 pandemic is over?

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

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Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Main Examination: General Studies‐ II: India and its neighborhood- relations.

Key Points to Ponder:

•  India-Afghanistan Relationship-Background

•  Changing Scenario in India-Afghanistan Relationship

•  India’s Strategic Interest in Afghanistan

•  Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 India’s developmental partnership in Afghanistan: Here to stay or to go?

📍 The Myth and Lure of Crypto

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: General Studies‐III: Indian Economy, and Awareness in the fields of IT

Key Points to Ponder:

•  Cryptocurrency or Virtual Currency-what do you understand by this term?

•  What is Bitcoin?

•  What is Blockchain Technology and why it is associated with Bitcoin?

•  The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021-Highlights

•  Supreme Court on Cryptocurrency in 2018

•  What is RBI Sandbox

•  What are the issues involving Cryptocurrency in mainstream financial Markets or simply market?

•  Initial coin offering (ICO)

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Despite risks, there’s great potential in cryptocurrencies

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Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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

Key Points to Ponder:

•  Delhi’s Electric Vehicle Policy

•  FAME-1 Scheme and FAME-2 Scheme: Key Difference

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: Delhi’s ambitious plan to switch to electric vehicles and the infrastructure needed

EXPLAINED

 How deposits are insured when a bank fails

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.

Key Points to Ponder:

•  Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)-Role and Functions

•  Under which Nodal Ministry DICGC comes?

•  Role of RBI over DICGC

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Safety of depositor’s money vital for growth of banks: PM

📍 Kerala row and beyond: Governor’s role in state, central universities

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance

Main Examination: General Studies‐ II: Parliament and State legislatures

Key Points to Ponder:

•  Appointment of Governor- Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India

•  Powers and Functions of Governor

•  Constitutional Position of Governor

•  Role of Governor in state universities and Central Universities

•  What is the recent controversy regarding re-appointment of VC in Kannur University?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: Why Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan says he wants to quit as Chancellor

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