UPSC CSE Key – January 28, 2022: What you need to read today

Its handover complete, Air India returns to Tata home after 69 yrs

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• India’s Commercial Aviation Sector-Background, Issues and Challenges

• Air India-Background

• Air India Privatisation or Air India Disinvestment-Which one is correct?

• What is Disinvestment?

• Difference between Privatisation and Disinvestment?

• Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Role and under which Ministry?

• National Civil Aviation Policy 2016-Key Features

• UDAN Scheme (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Air India finds a new address: Chronology of Air India privatisation

📍 Explained: Asset sale targets and revenue generation

📍 What is Disinvestment?

📍 Privatisation plans lagging Budget target, Air India disinvestment a booster shot

📍 AIR INDIA UNDER TATA WING

PM summit with 5 Central Asian heads calls for joint group on Afghanistan, stronger ties

Syllabus:

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

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• India-Central Asia Summit-Significance

• Three main objectives of the India-Central Asia Summit?

• Map Work- Locate Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan (North-South and East west Alignment), Major rivers of the region, Important Lakes

• Know Important Key Words-Central Asia as India’s “extended neighbourhood”, “Integrated approach for regional connectivity and cooperation”

• Importance of Central Asian Region for India

• India’s Bilateral Relations with each Country- Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan

• India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy

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

• India’s strategic Interest in Afghanistan

• Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan- Geopolitical Importance

• The Delhi declaration and its challenges

• India-Central Asia dialogue 2021

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Continuity in India’s ties with Central Asia

📍 Afghanistan: To keep foot in diplomatic door, Delhi opens window

The Editorial Page

Growth after Covid

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is Gross domestic product (GDP)?

• GDP-How it is Calculated? (Indian Context)

• Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)-Key Differences

• ‘Nominal’ GDP and ‘Real’ GDP-What is the difference?

• Meaning of “Double Deflation” in the context of GDP Calculation?

• Three policy options available for macroeconomic management-What are they? (Hint: it is given in the Article)

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: What is GDP and why does it matter?

📍 India’s economic outlook in 2022

📍 Explained: How to read GDP data

📍 Two ways to look at GDP

THE IDEAS PAGE

Misreading jurisdiction

Syllabus:

Main Examination:

• General Studies II: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.

• General Studies IV: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration:

Key Points to Ponder:

• Alapan Bandyopadhyay case-Background

• Supreme Court of India on Calcutta High Court ruling in this case

• Article 226 of the Constitution and extraterritorial jurisdiction of High Courts

• High Court’s Jurisdiction on Central Administrative Tribunal

• Tribunals in India-Constitutional Provisions (42nd Amendment Act, 1976, Article 323-A and Article 323-B)

• Difference Between Tribunal and Court

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 What does the West Bengal chief secretary episode say about India federalism?

📍 Centre vs States: How IAS officers are put on central deputation

Sharing the cadre

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance

Main Examination: General Studies II: Role of civil services in a democracy and Important aspects of governance

Key Points to Ponder:

• IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954-Proposed Changes by Union Government

• Know About All India Service and All India Service Act 1951

• Amendments to the IAS (Cadre) Rules 1954-Key Proposals

• What is current rule on deputation?

• Why Some States are Objecting?

• Centre-State Relations and All India Services

• Know the Basics-Federalism, Cooperative Federalism and Competitive federalism

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Centre vs States: How IAS officers are put on central deputation

EXPLAINED

Fed move and Indian markets

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• US Federal Reserve’s aggressive stance towards its monetary policy- How it affects Indian Market?

• Why are the markets falling?

• How will the Fed action impact the economy?

• Why is US inflation a matter of concern for ‘Emerging Market Economy (EME)’ including India?

• Reason for the Inflation surge in the US and its Impact on India

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Emerging Market Economy (EME)

📍 Explained: US inflation and its impact on India

ECONOMY

Free power transmission for green hydrogen

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: General Studies III: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Hydrogen and its Types

• What is green hydrogen and why do we need it?

• How green hydrogen differs from traditional emissions-intensive ‘grey’ hydrogen and blue hydrogen?

• National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHM) -Key Highlights

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 What is green hydrogen and why do we need it? An expert explains

📍 Running cars on hydrogen: A look at India’s National Hydrogen Mission

SPORT

Why Winter Games are not green

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is artificial snow?

• How is artificial snow produced?

• Why is it problematic that Beijing is producing artificial snow?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Winter Olympics: Will the Beijing Games be ‘green and clean’?

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