- BES18: Budget and Economic Survey 2018
- Pillar#1: Money, Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Pillar#2: Budget, Taxation & GST
- Pillar#3: Balance of Payment & International Trade
- Pillar#4: Sectors of Economy, GDP, Inflation
- Pillar#5: Infrastructure
- Pillar#6: Human Resource Development
- Downloads: Powerpoints, Textbooks & More
BES18: Budget and Economic Survey 2018
- [Summary] Budget & Economic Survey 2018 Gist for the UPSC IAS/IPS Interviews
- [BES180/1] Economic Survey: Meaning, Structure, Preface, LISTICLES upto Volume1 Chapter1 & MCQs
- [BES180/2] EcoSurvey Vol1: Ch2 to 9 Overview, Vol2: Ch1 to 10 Overview; & their relevance for UPSC exam?
- [BES181/1] Money: Cryptocurrencies not legal tenders in India; What is Marshall Island-SOV, Venezuela-Petro?
- [BES181/2] Money: RBI’s Digital Fiat currency, UPI 2.0, MDR Subsidisation & Blockchain Technology
- [BES181/3] Gist of RBI’s Monetary Policy Developments: 2017-April to 2018-April, LCR-HQLA, UDF/SDF
- [BES181/4] Contemporary Loan Issues: FRDI Bill & Bail-In, LoU/SWIFT, PCR/LEI, NPA/TBS, SARFAESI/I&B Code
- [BES181/5] Bank Recapitalization Bonds, EASE Framework for PSB, BASEL-III Norms, RBI’s PCA Framework
Pillar#1: Money, Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Money#1: Functions of Money, Full Bodied coins vs Token Coins, Debasement, Fungibility
- Money#2: Limited vs Unlimited Legal Tenders, Fiat & Fiduciary Money, Gold standard,
- Money#3: Bitcoin Simplified, Blockchain technology how useful in Banking transactions?
- Banking Transaction#1: Cheque Types, MICR, CTS Truncation, Negotiable Instrument Act
- Banking Transaction#2: Core Banking & E-Kuber; Card Types, ATM Types; NEFT, RTGS; ECS, NACH
- Banking Transaction#3: BHIM, UPI, IMPS, USSD, NPCi & Mobile Banking API in India
- E-Payment #1: MDR, PoS, Interoperability, BharatQR, Ratan Watal, C.Naidu & Budget provisions
- E-Payment #2: Penalties on Cash Transactions, Lucky Grahak, Paygov, NTRP, DipYAN
- E-Payment #3: Mains GS3 Answerwriting Practice on Digital Payment- Mock Questions for UPSC
1-Monetary Policy: Repo, SLR, CRR, MSF, LAF & More
- Monetary Policy#1: Money multiplier, Fractional Reserve, High Powered v. Narrow v. Broad Money
- Monetary Policy#2: SLR, CRR & Incremental CRR after Demonetization-Simplified
- Monetary Policy#3: Open Market Operations (OMO) & Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS)
- Monetary Policy#4: MSF, LAF-Repo Rate, RR, Bank Rate, Policy Corridor, Liquidity Injection
- Monetary Policy#5: Review of RBI’s Last One Year’s Bi-monthly Monetary Policies
- Monetary Policy#6: PSL, SCC & CAS- Priority Sector Lending Norms, Selective Credit Control
- Monetary Policy#7: LTV, Margin Requirement, Moral Suasion & Direction Action
- Monetary Policy#8: Limitations and Non-Transmission, Base Rate vs MCLR
- Monetary Policy#9: UPSC- Mains Answer Writing Practice for GS Paper-3
- Monetary Policy Update (MP1-FY18): Standing deposit facility (SDF), Tri-party Repo Rate & More
1-BASEL Norms, NPA, SARFAESI, Insolvency
- Banking: PCA Framework, Countercyclical Capital buffer (CCCB) & BASEL-III Capitalization Norms
- Bank NPA #1: Twin Balance sheet Problem (TBS)- Three Stages [Economic Survey Chapter 4]
- Bank NPA #2: SDR, S4A, 5/25 Scheme, AQR, JLF, CAP, SARFAESI, I&B Code, Loan Waiver vs Loan Write-Off
- Bank NPA #3: Bad Bank “PARA”, RBI’s Windfall Profit Post-Demonetization, 4R4D, BBB, BIC
1-Evolution & Classification of Banks & NBFCs
- Banking Classification #1: RBI Structure, Functions, NPA Ordinance, Enforcement Department
- Banking Classification #2: Nationalized PSBs, Merger of SBI Associate Banks & Mahila Bank (BMB)
- Banks Classification #3: India Postal Payment Bank (IPPB), On-Tap License, RRB, LAB, Private Banks
- Banking Classification #4: Wholesale Bank (WLTF), Cooperatives, DCCB, PACS, NABARD, SIDBI,EXIM,NHB
- Banking Classification #5: Islamic Banking, Indigenous Bankers, MUDRA Bank, NBFCs & Their Regulators
1-Financial Market, SENSEX, SEBI, PAN, DEMAT, SCAMS
- Financial Market #1: Investment Funds [ETF, ReITs, InvITs], Debt, Equity, & Derivatives
- Financial Market #2: SENSEX, SEBI, Dabba Trading, Chit Fund Scams, CERT-Fin, DEMAT
- Financial Market #3: Companies Act, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Corporate Governance, NCLAT
1-Insurance & Financial Inclusion
- Insurance Sector: IRDAI, DICGC, LIC, GIC, Nationalization, Reforms, Ombudsman
- Fin.Inclusion #1: Jan-Dhan Money Laundering, Small Saving Schemes, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
- Fin.Inclusion #2: Atal Pension, PM Surakasha Bima Yojana, PM Jeevan Jyoti, rPLI
Pillar#2: Budget, Taxation & GST
- Budget-2017: Money Bill vs Finance Bill, Parts of Budget, Vote on Account
- Taxation: Direct & Indirect Taxes in India, Laffer Curve, Ad-Valorem, Tax-Devolution, Tax Foregone
- GST: Simplified for Competitive Exams- Structure, Slabs, & Compensation Cess of Goods & Services Tax
- Black Money #1: PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, Electoral Bonds, PoEM, GAAR, P-Notes
- Black Money #2: Demonetization- Soil Rate, How did 97% Old Notes returned to Banks?
- BES172: Budget- Fiscal Deficit, FRBM Review Committee of NK Singh, PDMA
- 7th Pay Commission Report, IAS “Edge”, OROP, HRA-Inflation
- L4/P6: 14th Finance Commission: Tax Devolution, 42% Share
- Eco. Survey17 Ch.13-Resource Curse, Ch.2-Economic Vision, Ch.9-UBI
- GSM3/Budgeting: Why change Financial Year of India instead of 1st April-31st March?
- GSM3/Budgeting: Why Budget advanced to 1st February? Merits, Rationale, Summary
- GSM3/Budgeting: Why Plan-Non plan merger? Is Revenue-Capital classification sufficient?
- [BES171/P0] Gist of Economic Survey’s 14 Chapters for UPSC IAS/IPS Prelim, Mains & Interviews
- BES162-P08: Disinvestment- Theory & Current, Budget-2016 Target; ETF, IPP, OFS
- BES162-P07: We can’t JAM-DBT every Scheme to stop subsidy leakage because
Pillar#3: Balance of Payment & International Trade
- BoP#1: Current Account Deficit (CAD), OPEC Cutback, Strategic Oil Reserve, GIFT City
- BoP#2: Capital Account- Sterilization, FIPB Abolition, FCNR Swap Crisis, Demonetization Impact
- BoP#3: Bretton Woods Organizations: WTO Agreements, IMF Gold Standard
- BES163-P4: IMF Reforms 2015-16: Yuan inclusion, Quota review, Directors’ Appointment
- BES163-P5: WTO-Nairobi Summit, Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM), ITA, Agri Export Subsidies
- BES163-P3: Helicopter Money, Rules of Monetary Policy, ECB-framework-2015
- Eco Survey17 Ch.5: Fiscal Framework for India in changing World Economy?
Pillar#4: Sectors of Economy, GDP, Inflation
- BES164/P1: Agriculture-More from Less Water, Microirrigation, El-Nino, La-Nina, Drought types
- BES164/P2: Agriculture-Urea DBT, Endosulfan pesticide, Biocontrol Agents, Organic farming, Pulses
- BES164/P3: Agriculture Insurance, Credit, e-NAM, Animal Husbandry, Krishonnati-Yojana
- BES174/P1: Sectors of Economy- Agri to Mfg: Schemes, Acts, Policies
- BES174/P2: One Dozen Skill Schemes: SANKALP, STRIVE, Roshni, Himayat, UDAN, Ustaad & More
- Eco. Survey ch. 7 & 11: One Economic India, Interstate Trade, Clothes & Shoes
- BES164/P4: Types of unemployment, EPF Regulatory Cholesterol in Budget-2016
4-GDP & Inflation
- GDP Simplified for Competitive Exams: Growth Rate, Deflator, MV=PY, GNP, NNP, Per Capita Income
- CPI, WPI, IIP: Simplified for Competitive Exams; PPI, ASI, NSSO, CSO, OBICUS, RESIDEX & More
4b-MicroEconomics
- MiE/P1: Microeconomics- Type of Goods, Giffen-Veblen-Inferior, Elasticity of Demand & Supply
- MiE/P2: Types of Market Structures, Marginal Utility Curve, Avg. Cost, Economies of Scale
4-Sectors of Economy: Food Processing Industry For UPSC Mains GS3
This is important only for the UPSC Mains Examination, General Studies Paper-III.
- [Food Processing] Edible Oil: Supply-Chain, Upstream, Downstream, Onion-Crisis and ofcourse Desi-liquor
- [Food Processing] Tea, Coffee Supply Chain, Upstream, Downstream for UPSC General Studies Mains
- [Food Processing] Poultry, Meat, Supply Chain, Upstream, Downstream, Avian influenza, government schemes
- [Food Processing] Fisheries: Freshwater, Aquaculture, Shrimpfarming: supply chain, upstream, downstream, Marine Policy, Fisherman Welfare Scheme
- [Food Processing] Milk Dairy Sector, Supply Chain, upstream downstream issues, Amul Model, Operation Flood
- [Food Processing] Supply Chain Management, Upstream Downstream requirements for Fruit & Vegetables, Confectionery industries
- [Food Processing] Export, Dumping, FDI, Finance, Taxation, Budget Provisions, CODEX, NWR, BRGF, RKVY
- [Food Processing] Nuisance of APMC Acts, Commission Agents; Marketing of agricultural produce: issues and constrains for GS Mains
- [Food Processing] Mega Food parks, Agri-Export Zones(AEZ), Cold Chains and truckload of government schemes
- [Food Processing] Introduction, Scope, Significance, Awesomeness (hardly), Obstacles (truckload of) for GS Mains
Pillar#5: Infrastructure
- Infra#1: Transport-UDAN, Sethu Bharatam, Energy-UNFCCC Marrakesh Summit Outcomes
- Infra#2: Two Dozen Schemes for Rural & Urban Development in India
- BES165/P5: Communication Infra: radio, telecom, post office, PCI, TRAI, Call Drops
Pillar#6: Human Resource Development
- Census theory, Population growth stages, Formula, diversity, personal laws
- BES176/Human Dev#1: Health, Education, Women- Schemes, Policies, Apps & Portals
- BES176/Human Dev#2: Poverty Line, Hunger Index, SECC, MPI, Mission Antodaya, NRLM, MNREGA, NFSA
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-2030) & Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
- DRAFT Education Policy, HEFA, RTE-Pramati, PISA, ASER, Youth Org, Sports-Yearbook