Civil Services Chronicle March 2020

1 Theme of the Budget

2 A. Aspirational India

3 B. Economic Development for All

4 C. Caring Society

5 Other Important Proposals

6 Direct Tax

7 Indirect Taxes

1 Macroeconomic Overview

2 Poverty

3 Taxation

4 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (1. Regulatory Compliance by RBI)

5 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (2. Recent RBI Committees/ Reports)

6 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (3. Banks Consolidation)

7 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (4. Measures to Reduce NPA’s)

8 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (5. Differential Banks)

9 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (6. Digital Economy)

10 Monetary Management in Indian Economy (7. Crisis in NBFC’s)

11 Financial Market

12 Agriculture: Doubling Farmers Income by 2022

13 Industrial Sector: Initiatives taken by Government to Boost Industrial Performance

14 Services Sector

15 External Sector

16 Indexes

1 Prelims Mock Test 2020

1 A faulty service delivery system could thwart any rural stimulus. Describe.

2 Cyber security a critical challenge for India’s digital payments ecosystem. Discuss.

3 Bilateral agreements are more desirable than multilateral deals. Examine.

4 Recently, The WTO’s dispute settlement panel ruled that India’s export subsidy schemes, including the provision for special economic zones, violated core provisions of global trade norms. What are export subsidies? How will it Impact India?

5 Recently, India decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). What were the factors contributing behind it? Enumerate the implications that will lead to it.

6 Recently, a trend has come up where Judges have been choosing not to hear some cases. In light of this, critically examine the phenomenon of Judicial Recusal.

7 Recently, World Development Report was released by World Bank with the theme “Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains (GVC)”. Critically examine whether GVCs are beneficial for trade.

8 Recently, government constituted a GST Review Committee. Do you think GST law requires any reforms? If yes, Suggest reforms to make law robust.

9 Vaccine hesitancy, which is defined by WHO as a “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services”, has been reported in more than 90% of countries in the world. What is Vaccine Hesitancy? Analyze the various factors which lead to it? What can be done to prevent it? Discuss.

10 The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s Committee on Science and Technology released a report which emphasised the importance of soil organic carbon (SOC). Write a short note on soil organic carbon. How can it help in preventing land degradation and desertification? Illustrate.

1 Role of Media in Good Governance

1 Wealth Creation: The Invisible Hand Supported by the Hand of Trust

2 Entrepreneurship and Wealth Creation at the Grassroots

3 Pro-business versus Pro-markets

4 Undermining Markets: When Government Intervention Hurts More Than It Helps

5 Creating Jobs and Growth by Specializing in Network Products

6 Targeting Ease of Doing Business in India

7 Golden Jubilee of Bank Nationalisation: Taking Stock

8 Financial Fragility in the NBFC Sector

9 Privatization and Wealth Creation

10 Is India’s GDP Growth Overstated? No!

11 Thalinomics: The Economics of a Plate of Food in India

12 India’s Economic Performance in 2019-20

13 Fiscal Developments

14 External Sector

15 Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation

16 Prices and Inflation

17 Sustainable Development and Climate Change

18 Agriculture and Food Management

19 Industry and Infrastructure

20 Services Sector

21 Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development