UPSC Key-June 16, 2022: Why ‘Militarisation of Society’ to ‘Section 295A of IPC’ relevant for UPSC CSE?

Soldiers exiting after 4 years will get priority in paramilitary: Centre

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:

• Agnipath Scheme-Know the key Highlights of the scheme

• What are the eligibility criteria?

• What happens after selection?

• When will the recruitment actually begin?

• How will the scheme benefit the armed forces and the recruits?

• Who are ‘Agniveer’ under the Agnipath Scheme?

• The Agnipath scheme is a major structural reform for the armed forces and society at large-What are the structural and fundamental changes proposed in this scheme?

• ‘OROP reform was a huge fiscal burden on the state, therefore idea of Agnipath came into the picture’-Analyse this statement

• ‘The Indian Army’s success as an institution embedded in democracy has in part come from its ability to maintain some regional balance, and become the army of all of India’-How Indian defence forces reflect Indian Society at large?

• What do you understand by the term ‘Militarisation of society’?

• ‘Agnipath scheme is classic example of Political logic overriding institutional sanity’-Critically analyse this statement

• What do you understand by the term ‘Casualisation of government employment’?

• Why ‘Agneepath’ is said to be a “major defence policy reform”?

• The expenditure on defence constitutes what percentage of the central government’s budget?

• The expenditure on defence is what percentage of India’s estimated GDP for previous years?

• What exactly does the term “tour of duty” entail when used in the context of the military?

• Aim of New Tour of Duty system-Know in Detail

• How would the Indian Army benefit from the Tour of Duty?

• What will be advantages esp. for the Government with this new move?

• Tour Of Duty may have certain drawbacks. What are they?

• The Agneepath scheme will help cut the rising salary and pension bill of the armed forces. Why rising salary and pension has been a major worry for governments over the years?

• What are the other major reforms with respect to defence forces in India?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Playing with Agni

📍Govt’s big employment push

📍What’s in Agnipath scheme

📍Why it can help cut the rising salary, pension bill

📍A reform called Agnipath

📍Force of Change

📍Tour of Duty: The Kindergarten Army

GOVT & POLITICS

Railways flags off first train under Bharat Gaurav scheme

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

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

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is the Bharat Gaurav Scheme?

• How will the Railways process such applications?

• What can the operators do within the contract?

• What kind of coaches have been earmarked?

• What will Indian Railways do?

• How much will it cost the operator?

• What is ‘Right of Use’ charges ?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Explained: The Bharat Gaurav scheme launched by Railways for private players

EXPRESS NETWORK

India test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is the Prithvi Class of Missiles?

• Prithvi-II-Know their key features and specifications

• Prithvi, Trishul, Aakash, Nag and Agni-Compare and Contrast

• Know in detail about Integrated Guided Missile Development Program

• Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam-Connect the Dots

• What is ballistic missile?

• What is the difference between a missile and a ballistic missile?

• Cruise Missiles and Ballistic Missiles: How Are They Different?

• The missile research and development in India happens under the which organisation?

• What is the history of missile technology in India?

• What kind of missiles does India have?

• Which of India’s missile systems are most important?

• What about hypersonic technology?

• What makes India good in missile technology?

• Where do China and Pakistan stand compared to India?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Explained: India’s missile capability, and where it stands in relation to its neighbours

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

DRAWING CLOSER

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

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

Key Points to Ponder:

•The connectivity project between India and Sri Lanka recently proposed-Know the key highlights

• Map work-Locate Palk Strait, other Water Bodies between India and Sri Lanka, Jaffna (Sri Lanka), Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Karaikal (Puducherry)

• In the backdrop of connectivity between Sri Lanka and India especially between the Tamil areas in the north Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, Know the importance of this project.

• Pamban Bridge-Know the historical background

• India and Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations-Know the Ups and Down in bilateral relationship

• How Connectivity program between India and Sri Lanka enhance confidence and trust building?

• Sri Lanka is facing worst ever economic crisis since its independence-How India is helping Sri Lanka in this crisis situation?

• India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy-Know the key points

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Sri Lanka clears projects linking Jaffna with Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

THE IDEAS PAGE

Good and bad freebies

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes

Key Points to Ponder:

• The newly elected Punjab government’s announcement of providing up to 300 units of free power to every household has raised questions: What constitutes “freebies”?

• Why Author feels that the word ‘Freebie’ is almost a pejorative?

• What goods and services should be selected for Freebie programmes?

• What should be the ideal mode of delivery for Freebie Programmes and Schemes?

• What should be a prudent fiscal limit for funding such programmes?

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

• How the words “Essential” and “Merit “contradicts Freebie Programmes and Schemes?

• What do you understand by the term ‘Production-related incentives’?

• The macroeconomic stability of the Union is contingent on the macroeconomic stability of both the Centre and states-Critically Analyse

• The political dialogue built around freebies is fraught with danger. What ‘danger’ is associated with Freebies scheme?

• How Budget is managed for Freebies schemes and Programmes?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍What India@75 needs: Education and skills, rather than freebies

📍Freebies are a passport to fiscal disaster

EXPRESS NETWORK

‘NATO must reach out to all countries like India which might be good partners’

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 interests.

Key Points to Ponder:

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-Know the historical background and current Status

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

• What is Article 4 of NATO’s Founding Treaty?

• India and Spain Bilateral Relations-Know the background

• Upcoming NATO summit in Madrid-Know the key highlights

• Why India did not join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Explained: NATO expansion & Russia

📍The India–NATO Council and a Tri-Polar World

EXPLAINED

Hate speech, IPC Sec 295A, and how courts have read the law

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Indian Constitution, Important aspects of Governance

Key Points to Ponder:

• Section 295A of IPC is associated with?

• Origins of the Section 295A of IPC

• Rangila Rasool case and enactment of Section 295A-Connect the dot

• How Supreme Court of India interpreted Section 295A of IPC in Ramlal Puri v State of Madhya Pradesh, 1973 and in Baragur Ramachandrappa v State of Karnataka, 2007?

• What is ‘Hate Speech’

• What did the Delhi High Court recently say about hate speech?

• What Law Commission of India says on ‘Hate Speech’

• What is Article 19 of the Constitution?

• What are the Laws restricting the freedom of expression in India?

• Impact of Hate Speech on Freedom of Expression

• What are the International Legal Regime on Hate Speech?

• What is Blasphemy?

• Blasphemy and Hate Speech-Compare and Contrast

• How Hate Speech is impacting India’s Bilateral Relations with other countries?

• What is India’s “reasonable restrictions” on free speech?

• Free Speech and Hate Speech- Where and what is that thin line drawn between the two?

• Free Speech and Social Media-Pros and Cons

• Do any restrictions apply specifically to content on social media?

• What is Elon Musk’s maximalist ideas on free speech?

• What are the implications for Musk’s maximalist ideas on free speech?

• In the context of Fundamental Rights, what do you understand by the term “Absolute” and “Reasonable Restrictions”?

• Absolute and Reasonable Restrictions-Where and what is that thin line drawn between the two?

• Laws restricting the freedom of expression

• Impact of Hate Speech on Freedom of Expression and Free speech

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Hate Speech

📍‘Hate speech’: Delhi HC upholds lower court order of no FIR against Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma

The govt jobs situation

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:

• Why has the government launched a massive employment drive at this point?

• What is the current strength of the Centre’s “human resources”?

• So exactly how many vacancies does the central government have?

• What is the level of vacancies in the armed forces?

• How many people have been recruited in recent years?

• What are the main recruitment bodies, and how many have they recruited in recent years?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍THE JOBS PUSH

ECONOMY

5G closer to launch, Cabinet approves spectrum auction

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance

Main Examination: General Studies III: Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth and Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Fifth generation wireless technology (5G)-what do you understand by this?

• Difference between 4G and 5G

• 5G Technology – Key Features

• Spectrum Auction in India-How they are done?

• 5G Spectrum Allocation-who Decides? (Nodal Ministry/Department)

• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India -Role and Mandate

• What are the recommendations made by TRAI with respect to 5G spectrum?

• What concerns has industry raised on TRAI’s 5G spectrum price recommendation?

• What are the other concerns raised by industry bodies over TRAI recommendations?

• Long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks

• What are Electromagnetic Spectrum and Radio Spectrum? Any correlations between these two terms?

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-About, Role and Member Countries

• Department of Telecommunications and Digital Communications Commission- About, Vision, Mission, Functions

• C-Band and 5G communications-what are the apprehensions and challenges associated with 5G Communication

• What is the procedure of Spectrum allocation in India?

• What is Adjusted gross revenue (AGR)?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍Where 5G rollout stands, and how it will change user experience

📍Explained: What is 5G, and how prepared is India to adapt to this tech?

THE WORLD

What is Supermoon

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance

Key Points to Ponder:

• What does supermoon mean?

• How rare is a supermoon?

• Why is it called Strawberry Moon?

• What makes a supermoon different?

• What is Apogee and Perigee?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍What is a Supermoon?

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