UPSC CSE Key – March 17, 2022: What you need to read today

China proposes visits, events to revive India talks

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)?

• Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Economy-Key Features

• The recent proposal of ‘India-China Civilization Dialogue’, India-China Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum and an India-China Film Forum by China-Significance

• RIC (Russia-India-China) out of BRICS-Significance and Stature in World Politics?

• Why BRICS Matters?

• India and China trade relations

• India-China Border Dispute in recent time-Background

• Know about Line of Actual Control

• China’s aggressive attitude towards Indo-China Border and What impact can it have on India-China relations?

• Neo-colonialism and Debt Diplomacy-What do you understand by Neo-Colonialism and Debt Diplomacy?

• China’s predatory lending practices to developing nations-why it is seen as debt trap diplomacy?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)

📍 Why BRICS Still Matters

THE CITY

Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut commute in just 55 min

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor-Key Features

• ‘Rapid Transit’-Often seen in news, what do you understand by ‘Rapid Transit’?

• National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)-Background, Under which Ministry, Role and Mandate

• Regional Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)-Advantages, Disadvantages, Issues and Challenges

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 RRTS to replace over one lakh private vehicles, cut CO2 emissions

IN PARLIAMENT

Nod depends on techno-economic feasibility, says Railway Minister

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is the SilverLine project?

• SilverLine project-Key Highlights

• Need for the SilverLine project

• SilverLine project-Issues and Challenges ahead

• Where does the project stand now?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Kerala’s SilverLine: why it has been planned, why it is facing protests

EXPRESS NETWORK

Green, digital tourism to be govt’s focus areas

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it

Key Points to Ponder:

• Draft National Tourism Policy-Key Highlights

• Tourism Policy in India-Origin

• Tourism policy 1982-Key Features

• Tourism sector is in the Union List, State List or Concurrent list of the Constitution of India?

• Various initiatives and Schemes by Government of India to boost tourism in India-List out the important ones

• Importance of Tourism Sector in in the Indian Economy

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Working on new tourism policy to improve global ranking: Govt

EXPLAINED

The rank-pension case

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is “One rank, one pension (OROP)”?

• One rank, one pension-Rationality behind OROP?

• Demand for One rank, one pension (OROP)

• Challenge to One rank, one pension (OROP)

• The Supreme court’s ruling

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 ‘No constitutional infirmity’: SC clears Centre’s OROP principle

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

In the Light

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary

Key Points to Ponder:

• What do you understand by Sealed-Covered Jurisprudence?

• Why Supreme Court criticized government over Sealed-Covered Jurisprudence?

• What Supreme court judges said about say Sealed-Covered Jurisprudence?

• The basic principles of natural justice-What do you Understand by this?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Unseal the envelope

ECONOMY

Fed lifts rates to curb inflation, signals six more hikes in 2022

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 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

• RBI monetary policy rate hikes: What do You Understand by Monetary Policy?

• What is the definition of ‘Emerging Market Economy (EME)’?

• What is inflation rate?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Emerging Market Economy (EME)

📍 Explained: US inflation and its impact on India

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