UPSC CSE Key – February 23, 2022: What you need to read today

Putin puts Russia on war footing, backs separatist claims in east Ukraine

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.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Map Work-Donetsk and Luhansk

• Luhansk and Donetsk-Commercial Importance

• Ukraine Crisis-Know about the roots of the current crisis

• 2014 protest in Ukraine and removal of Viktor Yanukovych -why?

• Minsk Agreements in 2015-key Highlights

• Where are Russian troops being sent and why?

• Why is recognition of rebel areas dangerous?

• What happens if Russia invades?

• Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty (Collective Security)

• India’s stand in Current Ukraine Crisis

• India, Ukraine and Russia

• How India can help US and Russia to maintain ‘Peace’ in this Conflict?

• What do you understand by Sanctions and embargoes?

• Economic sanctions on Russia-Impact

• Know about Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: Why economic sanctions are likely to be even less effective against Russia in 2022

📍 Explained: Ukraine’s breakaway areas

📍 Explained: How separatist-held regions of eastern Ukraine have grown closer to Russia

📍 West hits back with sanctions as Russia pushes into Ukraine

DECISION 2022

How big is insurgency threat in Manipur?

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Rise of insurgency in Manipur

• Ceasefire agreement

• Map Work-North East India

• What do you understand by the term ‘insurgency’?

• Insurgency, belligerency, Militancy and terrorism-Know the difference

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Insurgencies of the Northeast explained

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

Trust and Loan

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Government Budgeting.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What are important Features under the ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment’?

• Budget 2022-23-Key provisions for States

• 15th Finance Commission Report-Key Highlights

• Know the terms- ‘Fiscal Rectitude’, ‘Capital Expenditure’, ‘Grants in Aid’, Capital Investments, Capital Assets,
‘Revenue Buoyancy’, Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

• Article 293 (3) of Indian Constitution

• Centre-state relations: legislative, executive and financial powers between the centre and the states

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Centre’s loans for capex push ties our hands, say Opp states

WTO TRIPS

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate

Key Points to Ponder:

• Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right (TRIPS) Agreement-Background

• What is Intellectual Property?

• Intellectual Property Rights-Classification

• Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right (TRIPS)-Significance

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Overview: the TRIPS Agreement

THE IDEAS PAGE

The fiscal rethink

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Government Budgeting.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What are the challenges facing the Indian Economy?

• Standout feature of Budget 2022-23-what are they?

• How is this strategy different from what has been done by countries such as the US, UK and EU?

• Will the capex push in the Budget succeed?

• Is there a pattern emerging in Union Budget 2022-2023?

• Know the terms- ‘Fiscal Rectitude’, ‘Capital Expenditure’, ‘Grants in Aid’, Capital Investments, Capital Assets,
‘Revenue Buoyancy’, Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

• What do you understand by term ‘Fiscal Consolidation’ and Fiscal Deficit?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: Why are states worried about high capex in Budget 2022?

Indignity made invisible

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources

Key Points to Ponder:

• International Labour Organization (ILO) distinguishes three forms of manual scavenging-What are they?

• Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011 data on Manual Scavengers-Know the data

• Manual Scavenging and Discrimination-Need to Eliminate Manual Scavenging

• Constitution of India on Discrimination-Article 15, Article 17 and Article 21

• Human Dignity-Components of Dignified Life?

• Laws Related to Manual Scavenging- The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines
(Prohibition) Act 1993, The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013

• Supreme Court in Safai Karamchari Andolan Vs Union of India 2014

• Government Initiatives for removal and rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers

• Failure to Eliminate Manual Scavenging-Why?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Invisible and unheard: India’s women manual scavengers

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