Current Affairs Issues Listing - #6 (International Relations)
1. Foreign Policy
- Bringing Religion into Foreign Policy : Importance and Challenges
- Federalization of Foreign Policy
2. Soft Power
- Power and Hard Power
- What is Soft Power?
- Importance of Soft Power & Limitations of Hard Power
- ‘SOURCES’ of India’s Soft Power – India’s Soft Power Potential
- Steps Taken to Realize this Potential
- Recent Steps Taken by NDA Government
- Challenges –(What Erode’s our Soft Power, Neglected Areas)
- Way Forward
3. Central Asia
- SCOs Expansion
- PM’s Visit to Central Asia
- Connect Central Asia Policy, 2012
4. West Asia
- Sectarian Divide (Sunni – Shia Conflict)
- Syrian Civil War
- Operation Rahat
• Overview
• Diaspora and Conflict Region
- Houthis (Yemen)
- UAE
- Israel - Palestine
• Overview
• Oslo Accords, 1994
• India – Israel/Palestine Relations
5. Mongolia
- Importance of Mongolia and India to each other
- Challenges – There are Limits to any Indian Powerplay in Mongolia.
6. North Korea and India relations
7. Indo-Japan Relations
- Importance
- Positives –Steps Taken
- Challenges
8. Oceania
- Australia
- Pacific Island Nations
9. USA – Cuba Re-approachment
10. Indian Ocean
- Indian Ocean Diplomacy
- IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association)
11. Refugee Crisis
- Overview
- International refugee protection regime
- Rohingyas
- Mediterranean Crisis
- India and Refugees
12. Diplomatic Immunity: Issues related to it
13. South Korea and India relations
14. Defence Diplomacy
- Defence Cooperation Between India and USA
- Russia – (Decline in Indo-Russia Relations)
15. Indo – USA Nuclear Deal
- Critical Evaluation
- CLND act, 2010 – (Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages)
16. Pivot To Asia: Concept and significance for India
Current Affairs Issues Listing - #5 (ENVIRONMENT)
• IPCC 5th Assessment Report
• India’s Stand on Climate Change Issues
• India unveils climate target to cut carbon intensity
• Recent programmes and policies initiated for mitigating climate change
• National Solar Mission (US subsidy issue)
• Paris conference (COP21 or CMP 11) December 2015 (what to expect next)
• Second commitment to Kyoto Protocol
• Lima Climate Change Conference (COP-20)
• Issues related to climate financing
• Climate change debate between developed and developing nations
• Major Initiatives to Boost Clean Energy in India
• Forest Survey of India Report, 2013
• Amendment to Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
• Steps Taken by Government to Balance Forest Conservation and Development
• Radioactive pollution and machinery for handling nuclear waste
• Impact of heavy metal water pollution on society
• Sustainable land management: need of hour
• Green highway policy of India.
• Growing concern for coral reef destruction
• Replacing Millenium Development Goals by Sustainable Development Goals.
• Tiger conservation projects
• NamamiGanga Project
• Yamuna Revitalization Plan 2017
• Cabinet approves Neeranchalprogramme
• Idol immersion causing water pollution
• T S R Subramanian Panel Report
• E-waste and issues related to its management in India
• Hurricane Patricia: How Big Can Tropical Cyclones Get?
• Effect of car free day in environmental conservation
• Significance of India’s INDC.
• NGT’s roles and issues related to governance
• Analysis of Pollution control boards of India
• Eco tourism
Current Affairs Issues Listing - #4 (SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY)
• Designer babies' or Three parents babies- debate and issues
• National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority – Analysis
• Biosimilar medicines
• Draft National Health Policy 2015
• National Ayush Mission (NAM)
• Outer Space: issues and challenges
• International Space race
• Space Junk- Graveyard Orbit and Kessler’s syndrome
• Space Technology Applications for Rural Development
• Net neutrality and why it is important in India
• 'MeghRaj’ (GI Cloud Project): National Cloud Computing Initiative
• Digital India Programme
• Astrosat –India’s first space observatory
• Indian Neutrino observatory- measuring neutrino mixing parameters.
• Draft Encryption policy: securing database of citizens.
• Stem cell technology- solution to malignant and non malignant diseases.
• Thirty Metre Telescope in Hawaii: Its significance
• Sunspots – important for space weather forecasting
• Instant Replay System (basketball) – key to high quality game footage.
• “Dark energy” – mystery of the universe.
• IRNSS – India’s own satellite navigation system.
• GLONASS K – advanced version of satellite navigation.
• ISRO to Form National Space Act
• National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
• Reusable Launch Vehicle by ISRO.
• Ebola Virus: far deadlier than AIDS.
• Rotavirus and Rotavac Vaccine.
• 4th Phase of National AIDS Control Programme Launched
• National Cyber Security Policy
• Significance of Digital Locker for citizens
• Indigenous development of defence technology: significance to national security
• Pros and Cons of Social Media
• New Guidelines for Clinical trials Unveiled by the Government
• All about Spectrum
• Socio-economic significance of biotechnology
• Schemes for human resource development in field of Science and technology
• National Science Policy 2013
• Different capacity building projects of India related to nanotechnology
• Issues related to Governance of Internet
• Digital signature: Significance and applications
• Government initiatives for development of electronic industry
• Dirty bombs and convention to ban it
• Nuclear accidents and long term effect of radiation on masses
• Innovation: Need of the hour
• Nanoparticles in foods raise safety questions
• Disadvantages of Antibiotics
Current Affairs Issues Listing - #3 (Welfare schemes)
• Juvenile Justice System in India
• Transgender recognized as third gender
• NHRC: Issues in functioning and steps needed
• Human trafficking in India
• Child Labour in India
• Issues related to Slums in India
• Female infanticide and feticide
• Issue of Maternal Mortality
• Issue of high Infant and Child Mortality in India
• Sanitation: Issues and Reforms
• Social security schemes : pension & bima yojana
• MGNREGA issues
• Housing for all
• Van bandhu kalyan yojana (tribal welfare)
• Pradhan mantri jan dhan yojana
• Saansad adarsh gram yojana
• Aadhar : recent sc judgement restricted its use to lpg & pds services.
• Right to privacy : a fundamental right ?
• Socio economic caste census
• Right to health : a fundamental right
• Higher education : regulatory bodies
• Skill development mission
• Issues related to undertrials
Current Affairs Issues Listing - #2 (Indian Polity and Governance Part 2)
• Analysis of working of Inter-State Council
• Uniform Civil Code
• Controversy over Provision related to RTI on Political Parties
• Issues in the working of the Political Parties
• Reservation for Women in Legislature
• Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Bill, 2013
• The Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2014
• New Land Acquisition Bill
• Right Of Persons With Disability Bill
• Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2015
• Amendments Proposed in Prevention of Corruption Act
• The Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts and Commercial Bill, 2015
• Seventh Pay Commission
• Supreme Court strikes down Section 66A of Information Technology Act
• NGO : Recent FCRA licence cancelled of NGOs like Greenpeace
• 14TH finance commission
• Cooperative federalism : Special Category States & Special Development Packages
• One Rank One Pension
• Issues related to provision of Death penalty
• NITI aayog: analysis
• Civil nuclear liability Bill analysis
Current Affairs Issues Listing - #1 (Indian Polity and Governance Part 1 )
• Ordinance Making Power in India
• Frequent Disruptions of Parliament and its Impact
• Importance of Post of Governor
• Provisions Related to Removal of Governor
• Public Engagement with the Legislative Process
• Scrapping of GoMs and e GoMs
• Credibility Crisis of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
• CAG : accountability & PPP
• Importance of Leader of Opposition
• NJAC: recent SC verdict
• Gram Nyalayas
• Analysis of Lok Adalat
• NALSA: Structure & Analysis
• Provision of NOTA in Elections
• Reforms needed in Criminal Justice System
• Issues related to AFSPA
• NRI Allowed to Vote via e-postal Ballots
• Citizenship act : merger of PIO and OCI
• Compulsory voting
• Issue of Paid News
