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Important Topics
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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................... 1
GS 1 ......................................................................................................... 1
Society ....................................................................................................................................... 1
GS 2 ........................................................................................................2
Governance .............................................................................................................................. 2
International Relations .......................................................................................................... 4
Polity ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Social Justice............................................................................................................................ 6
GS 3 ....................................................................................................... 8
Disaster Management ............................................................................................................. 8
Economy ................................................................................................................................... 8
Environment .......................................................................................................................... 10
Security ................................................................................................................................... 11
Technology ............................................................................................................................. 11
Introduction
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GS 1
Society
o Marital Rape
o Sabrimala Temple Entry Case
o Sexual Harassment at Workplace
o Status of Women and their Political presence in local bodies
o Triple Talaq Issue
o Women Reservation in Legislature
Population
o Birth Control Measures
o Two-child policy norm
Urbanisation
o India needs smart Urbanisation
o National Urban Policy
o Slums
o Solid Waste Management
Communalism etc
o Anti-Lynching Law
o Cow Slaughter Ban
o Regionalism
Poverty
o Inequality : Various Reports
GS 2
Governance
Aspects of Governance
o Aadhar
o Adultery : Section 497 of IPC
o Animals as legal entities
o Anti-Torture Law
o Child Adoptions
o Death penalty
o Dowry Cases: Section 498-A of IPC
o Haj Subsidy Issue
o Intra Party Democracy
o Legalise Gambling : Law Commission
o National Anthem in Cinema Halls
o Nomadic Tribes : Idate Commission
o Ordinance Power
o Padmaavat Ban Issue
o Removal of Archaic Laws
o Uniform Civil Code
Transparency and Accountability
o RTI
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Civil Society
o Civil Society and Good Governance
o NGO Foreign Funding - FCRA
o Role of Media
o Social Audits
Role of Civil Services
o Civil Services Reforms
o Community Policing
o Police Reforms
Committees
o AJ Paulraj committee
o Amitabh Kant Committee ( NPAs in India’s power sector)
o Arvind Panagariya Panel for Employment Data
o BCCI - Lodha Committee
o B N Srikrishna Committee (Arbitration)
o B N Srikrishna Committee (Data Protection)
o Jayant Sinha Committee (UAVs)
o Justice Malimath Committee
o K Kasturirangan Panel
o Lt Gen D B Shekatkar Committee
o Madhav Chitale Committee
o Manmohan Juneja Committee (CSR)
o N Chandrasekaran Committee
o P K Sinha Committee
o Rajesh Bindal Committee
o Rajiv Gauba Committee (Mob Lynching)
o Ravindra Dholakia Committee
o Sunil Mehta Committee (Stressed Assets)
o Suresh Mathur Committee
o T K Viswanathan Committee (Cyber Security)
o T K Viswanathan Committee (SEBI)
o Uday Kotak Committee (Companies Act)
o Umesh Sinha Committee (Social Media Campaign)
o Y H Malegam Committee
o Y.M. Deosthalee Committee
Bills and Acts
o Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017
o Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018
o Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill - Surrogacy
o Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017
o Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016
o Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017
o Consumer Protection Bill 2016
o Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017
o Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of
High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018
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International Relations
o Global Issues
o China: Bipolar Asia
o China: Quadrilateral Meet
o Diaspora
o Global Hunger
o Indian Ocean : China's Underwater surveillance network
o Nuclear warheads status
o Refugee Problem
o South China Sea
o UK referendum - Brexit
o USA's new South Asia Policy
o USA Trade Barriers
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o India-Russia Relations
o India-US Relations
Polity
Federal Issues
o Special Category States
Legislature
o Anti-defection
o Criminalisation of Politics
o Delhi power tussle
o Lawyers and Parliamentarians
o Legislative Council in each state
o Speedy Trail of Politicians
Executive
o Governor : Discretion
Judiciary
o All-India Judicial Service
o Can court sessions be live-streamed?
o CJI as Master of Roaster
o District Courts : Revamp needed
o Inter-State Water Disputes : Mahadayi River Issue
o Inter-State Water Disputes : Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
o Judicial Appointment : Delays
o Lower judicial appointments
Election - Representation of People Act
o SC Order : Allocation of cases in SC
o Deregistration of Political Party
o Electoral bonds
o Electoral Funding Amendments
o NOTA
o Proxy Voting for NRIs
o SC Verdict : Declaration of Assets
o Simultaneous elections
o Political Parties under RTI or Not
Constitutional Bodies
o Finance Commission : Analysis
o State Finance Commission : Analysis
Other Bodies
o FSSAI : B Sesikeran Committee
o NITI Ayog : 3 year action agenda
Social Justice
SHG
o Role of SHGs in Domestic Violence
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Schemes
o Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna: Analysis
o Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) : Analysis
o Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Abhiyan (PMJAA) : Analysis
o RISE Scheme and Role of HEFA
o RSBY : Scheme Analysis
o Saubhagya scheme : Analysis
o Swachh Bharat Mission Analysis
o UDAY : Rural Power Supply Status
Health
o Abortions : Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act
o Decline in IMR
o Disabled
o Healthcare: Balance between Public and Private
o Maternal Mortality and MMR
o MCI : NMC Bill Analysis
o National Health Policy 2017 : Quantitative Goals and Objectives
o National Nutrition Strategy
o Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
o Non Communicable Disease : Fight against trans-fats
o Obesity in India
o Old Age: Health Issues
o Quacks
Education
o Education: No Detention Policy
o Higher Education : Parliamentary Committee Suggestions
o Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
o Institution of Eminence : Analysis
o National Knowledge Network (NKN)
o RTE : Till 18 Years
Poverty and Hunger
o Malnutrition in India
Social Issues
o Begging
o Child Marriage
o Children in Arms Conflict
o LGBT Rights: Section 377
o Manual Scavenging
o Open Defecation
o Reservation: Sub-categorization of OBC quota
o Reservation in promotions
o Transgender : Issues and demands
o Prison Reforms
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GS 3
Disaster Management
Disaster
o Data for Disaster Risk Reduction
o Disaster : Fire Incidents
o Flood Fury and Disaster Management
Economy
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Environment
Security
Technology
Random
o Automation : Impact on employment
o Brain Drain to Brain Gain
o Forensics in India
o S&T and Geopolitics
o S&T in India
o Transfer of Technology : Lab to Factory
Biotech & Medical
o Anti-Microbial Resistance
o DNA Profiling
o GM Crop
o Stem Cell Therapy
o Targeted Drug Delivery
Space
o Funding Space Programs : Why needed?
o Manned space mission by 2022
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o Weaponization of space
Nuclear & Defence
o Defence : Self Reliance needed
o Indigenization-Defence Production
Digital & IT
o Algorithm Trading
o Artificial Intelligence
o Big Data
o Bitcoin and BlockChain
o Digital Privacy
o Draft Rules for Drones
o Internet: New dictator?
o Internet of Things
o Net Neutrality : TRAI Recommendations
o Regulating Online Media
o Tech Giants Data Localisation
Energy
o Ethanol Blending
o International Solar Alliance
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