UPSC CSE Key – April 13, 2022: What you need to read today

At 6.95%, inflation up to 17-month high; slight uptick in sluggish industry output

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:

• Inflation and Various Types of Inflation

• Causes of Inflation

• Long term, Medium Term and Short-term impact of Inflation

• What is Stagflation?

• How does one get into Stagflation?

• What is CPI-based Inflation or Retail Inflation?

• How Inflation is Measured in India?

• What do you understand by Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index?

• New Standard for Measuring Inflation in India and Old Standard for Measuring Inflation-Key Differences

• What Is Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?

• Monetary Policy Committee MPC-Importance

• Know about these terms-Bank Rate, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF), Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

• Impact of Money Supply on an Economy-Inflation or Deflation?

• Steps or Measures Taken by GOI to Control Inflation

• National Statistical Office (NSO)-About, Vision, Mandate and Role

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explain Speaking: Why (gentle) policymakers prefer retail (over wholesale) inflation

📍 What is Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation?

THE CITY

Capital sees hotter start to the summer as compared to previous years

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Indian and World Geography

Mains Examination: General Studies I: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is a heat wave?

• Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) criteria for Heat Waves?

• What is the present situation of Heat Waves in India?

• Why is India facing a prolonged heat wave in 2022?

• What is La Nina phenomenon?

• What is the reason behind an early heat wave in North India?

• La Nina phenomenon, North-South low-pressure pattern over India in winters and Heat waves-Connect the dots

• What is the Impact of these Heat Waves?

• Health Impacts of Heat Waves

• India Meteorological Department (IMD)-About, Role and Objectives

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Why is India facing a prolonged heat wave in 2022?

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

The quality of privacy

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is the Metaverse and Where Did the Concept Come From?

• Metaverse and the present form of the Internet-Compare and Contrast

• Metaverse and the Associated Challenges?

• What have Apple and Google done to enhance their privacy of datas?

• What is the Privacy Sandbox?

• How do cookies work, in plain terms?

• How could these developments in big tech companies like Google and Apple lead to further concentration of data?

• Competition Commission of India (CCI)-Composition, Functions and Role

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Apple, Google privacy moves: boost to user agency, data concentration

THE IDEAS PAGE

Rajapaksa’s reckoning

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Main Examination: General Studies II: India and its Neighbourhood- Relations.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Know in detail about Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

• Sri Lanka’s rice production crisis-What’s the issue?

• Sri Lankan Crisis and organic farming-Connect the dots

• ‘Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis predates the “manmade” agriculture disaster’-How far you agree with this
statement?

• What happens with Sri Lanka’s foreign debt?

• Why is Sri Lanka’s economy in trouble?

• Emergency declared in Sri Lanka-Why and its Impact

• Emergency Provisions given in Indian Constitution Vs Emergency Provisions in Sri Lanka-Compare and Contrast

• Who is helping Sri Lanka?

• How India is helping Sri Lanka in this crisis Situation?

• India and Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations-Trust Deficit or Close Neighbours?

• Map Work- Sri Lanka

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Sliding in Lanka

📍 Sri Lanka economic crisis explained: How did the country get here, who is helping?

EXPRESS NETWORK

NGT fines Rajasthan authorities Rs 6 crore over river pollution

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is National Green Tribunal (NGT)?

• National Green Tribunal (NGT)-Structure, Powers, Jurisdiction and Role

• Landmark Judgements of National Green Tribunal (NGT)

• Principles of Justice adopted by National Green Tribunal (NGT)?

• What is the difference between a Court and a Tribunal?

• Map Work-Luni River

• Jawai, Sukri, Guhiya, Bandi and Jojari rivers are the main tributaries of Luni river-Locate them on Map

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Everything you need to know about the National Green Tribunal (NGT)

EXPLAINED

Midday meal & supplements

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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:

• Midday Meal Scheme-What is the history of the scheme?

• Midday Meal Scheme and National Scheme for PM Poshan Shakti Nirman-Different or both are same?

• Key Features in the PM POSHAN Scheme?

• What is the scale of the scheme today?

• How wide are these variations in supplementary nutrition?

• Why are eggs part of the menu in so few states and UTs?

• Do the Centre and states run the scheme jointly?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Karnataka government has done right thing by adding eggs to mid-day meals

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