UPSC CSE Key – March 24, 2022: What you need to read today

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India tops $400-billion target for goods exports

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:

• What do you understand by ‘Exports’ and ‘Imports’?

• Exports of India and Imports of India-Key Items under Exports and Imports

• What Is Balance of Trade (BoT) and Balance of Payments (BoP)?

• Balance of Trade (BoT) and Balance of Payments (BoP)-How they Connected?

• What Is Export Merchandising?

• Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)-Key Highlights

• India has achieved the target of $400 billion in exports in FY2022. What is the significance of this? What areas
have been the key drivers of India’s export growth?

• What do you understand by ‘Current account deficit’?

• Current account deficit’ is rising-What does this indicates for an Economy?

• What do you understand by “Current account surplus”?

• Current account surplus implies a higher inflow of forex than outflow- still sometimes, it is not healthy for an
economy, Why?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Balance of Trade (BOT)

📍 Balance of Payments (BOP)

📍 What Is a Current Account Surplus?

📍 India sets $400 billion export record: Its significance and key drivers of growth

Rape is rape, even if man is husband: Karnataka HC

Syllabus:

Mains Examination: General Studies General Studies I: Salient features of Indian Society, Social empowerment, Role of women and women’s organization

Key Points to Ponder:

• IPC Section 375 of Indian Penal Code and Exception 2 to Section 375 of Indian Penal Code and Marital Rape

• Status of Constitutionality of the marital rape exception in India

• High courts of Delhi, Karnataka and Gujrat on Marital rape

• The Institution of Marriage-What is the Rationality behind the use of the word “Institution” with Marriage?

• What is Marital rape immunity?

• Criminalisation And Non-Criminalisation Of Marital Rape-For and Against

• Status of Marital Rape in India-Latest Data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

• “Doctrine of Coverture”, Article 14 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and Exception 2 to Section 375 of
Indian Penal Code

• Justice Verma Committee Report and Pam Rajput committee’s report ‘Status of Women in India’ on Marital Rape

• United Nations Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Violence against Women in India

• Government of India’s Stand on Marital Rape?

• Criminalization of Marital Rape-Does the law exists in other Countries?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 A history of the movement to criminalise marital rape across the world

📍 Explained: The debate over marital rape

IN PARLIAMENT

House panel flags low coverage of rural drinking water scheme in big states

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

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:

• Know about Jal Jeevan Mission and its Objectives

• Jal Jeevan Mission-Significance

• Factors Constraining Utilisation of Funds in Social Sector Schemes-Reasons (Brainstorm)

• What Steps/measures are needed for improving fund utilization capacity?

• How Funds are Allocated for Social Sector Schemes?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Factors Constraining Fund Utilisation in Social Sector Schemes: An Overview

GOVT & POLITICS

Making a Point

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies I: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Sanjhi Art (Paper Cut)-Origin

• Mathura and Sanjhi Art-Connect the dot

• What is the theme of Sanjhi Art?

• Use of Paper Craft in Different Societies

• Need to protect and preserve Sanjhi Art, How?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 PAPER CRAFTS (Pg. no 74, NCERT-Class-11-Heritage-Crafts)

How Maharashtra govt sowed seeds of prosperity for soybean farmers

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country

Key Points to Ponder:

• Soybean-Know in detail (Kharif or Rabi)

• Soybean-Highest producing state in India

• Government of India’s Policy on Soybean-Procurement price, MSP etc.

• Importance of Soybean in Indian Economy

• Improving the standard of living of Soybean growing farmers in Vidarbha region

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 New high-yielding and pest-resistant variety of soybean can help boost countrywide production

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

Changing face of money

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Mains Examination: General Studies III: Government Budgeting and Indian Economy

Key Points to Ponder:

• What are Sovereign Green Bonds?

• What is a central bank digital currency (CBDC)?

• Who will launch the central bank digital currency (CBDC)?

• What does the Budget announcement mean?

• Definition of “virtual digital asset” and non-fungible token given in the Budget

• What Is the Difference Between CBDC And Cryptocurrency?

• What is crypto investment?

• Can crypto then be considered an asset?

• Cryptocurrency or Virtual Currency-what do you understand by this term?

• What is Bitcoin?

• What is Blockchain Technology and why it is associated with Bitcoin?

• The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021-Highlights

• What are the issues involving Cryptocurrency in mainstream financial Markets or simply market?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: What is the Digital Rupee announced by Sitharaman in Budget?

📍 Explained: Digital currencies and how they work

📍 Explained: What are sovereign bonds, and what are their risks and rewards?

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