Prologue P1: Finance Commission (FC) Fourteenth Finance commission & fifty percent Tax sharing Why do states want 50% share? P2: Delimitation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Mock Questions Prologue Following topics combined Together Frontline July 2014 articles: demands of [...]
Prologue W1: Nirbhaya Centres Timeline of events Salient features of Nirbhaya centres: Criticism against Nirbhya Centre project W2: Courts vs Rape victims Sakshi guidelines not followed "Loose Character" Quality of a good judge IPC 376-E: Death Penalty for Rapists [...]
Prologue Emma Watson: Gender equality What is Feminism? Gender Equality: What and Why? Men too face Gender inequality Gender stereotypes Views of New NCW chief: Mock Questions Prologue Combining two topics from current affairs- mainly for Essay fodder. September [...]
Prologue Maoists facing “Human Resource” crisis Why Maoists surrender Problems in Maoist Surrender scheme Fake surrenders Sudden Change of heart? hard to believe! Too old to get “re-skilled” Suggestions Home Ministry: 100 days reforms Maritime security Maoism/LWE Border security [...]
Topic#1: Plight of Manual Scavangers in India Q. Write a note on the legal initiatives taken to prohibit manual scavenging in recent times. 200 words. In 2013, Parliament enacted a law to prohibit manual scavenging and for the rehabilitation [...]
EX-Cji as Kerala governor Anti-arguments Pro-arguments Justice Sathasivam notable judgments Doctrine of Postponement Lawyer databank to select judges SC 2013 rules on Death convicts Urdu as 2nd official language EX-Cji as kerala governor Why controversy? Ex-CJI Sathasivam was made [...]
Prologue [Act 1] Health National Population Policy 2000 National health profile 2013 Health Schemes National health missions Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) ASHA Safe drinking water PMSSY Economic Survey: Health reform points [Act 2] Women and Children National [...]
P1: Electronic Voting Machine (EVM): Basics P2: Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) P3: EVM Totalizer to prevent Voter Victimization? CSAT Sample MCQs Correct answers for MCQs P1: Electronic Voting Machine (EVM): Basics EVM is madeup of two units [...]
Polavaram Project: Objectives Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) Polavaram Ordinance Anti-ordinance arguments Polavaram Project: Objectives Official name: Indira Sagar Multipurpose project What are the objectives of this project? To interlink Godavari (Polavaram) & Krishna (Vijaywada) just before they merge into [...]
What is the Relevance of this issue with UPSC Mains exam? (GS2): Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies (GS2): transparency and accountability (GS4): challenges of corruption Timeline / Sequence of events December 2013: Lokpal and Lokayukta act passed. Lokpal [...]
Supreme Court guidelines on Sting Operation Timeline/Sequence of Events SC observation on Sting-Ops Law commission Observations Supreme Court guidelines on Sting Operation This topic should come as handy fodder points in GS-4 Ethics paper case studies related to Sting [...]
P1: RPA Section 126-A and 130: Modi’s Selfi P2: Indelible ink: Principle P3: Booth Officer P4: Benefits of registered political party P5: Election Deposit Lost P1: RPA Section 126-A and 130: Modi’s Selfi Topic important because after voting in [...]
Gist of the matter is just three points Tamilnadu operates the dam in Kerala. wants to increase water level in it. Kerala worries that dam will get destroyed anytime soon due to old age or earthquake. Hence enacted a [...]