Trade Settlement in Rupees — RBI Framework and UPSC Notes
UPSC guide to India's rupee trade settlement: July 2022 RBI circular, Special Vostro Accounts, benefits, partner countries and 2024-26 developments.
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Types of Attitude: Moral, Political, Social and the Link with Values (UPSC Ethics — GS IV)
Types of attitude — moral, political, social — explicit vs implicit, attitude-value distinction, and UPSC GS-IV mapping with real-life examples.
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) for UPSC Polity
Who are 'socially and educationally backward classes'? UPSC guide to Article 15(4), judicial tests, NALSA verdict, and recent SEBC debates including OBCs and transgenders.
Total Factor Productivity of India: Meaning, Significance, Challenges (UPSC Economy)
UPSC guide to Total Factor Productivity in India: KLEMS database, labour productivity, capital deepening, and 2024-26 reforms. GS III Economy.
Tolerance: A Foundational Value for Civil Services and Pluralistic Society (UPSC Ethics — GS IV)
Understand tolerance as a civil service value, its role in pluralistic democracy, relationship with other values, and importance for UPSC GS IV preparation.
Social Audit in India — MGNREGA, Meghalaya Act & UPSC Notes
UPSC guide to social audit: MGNREGA first mandate, Meghalaya Social Audit Act 2017, I-MESA, benefits, challenges and CAG role.
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in India (UPSC Economy)
UPSC guide to System of Rice Intensification (SRI): practices, benefits, water savings, and 2024-26 climate-smart agriculture updates. GS III.
Thomas Hobbes and the Social Contract (UPSC Ethics — GS IV)
Hobbes's state of nature, right of nature, social contract and leviathan state — explained for UPSC GS IV, including criticisms and Indian administrative parallels.
Startup Ecosystem in India — Growth, Challenges and UPSC Notes
UPSC guide to India's startup ecosystem: Startup India, unicorns, tier-2 startups, funding winter, Angel Tax, DPIIT data and 2024-26 trends.
Special Category Status — Meaning, Criteria, Debate and UPSC Notes
UPSC guide to Special Category Status (SCS): Gadgil-Mukherjee criteria, 14th Finance Commission change, benefits, demands by Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, 2024-26 updates.
Structure of Attitude: The CAB (or ABC) Model — Cognitive, Affective, Behavioural (UPSC Ethics — GS IV)
Understand the CAB/ABC model of attitude structure — cognitive, affective and behavioural components — with dimensions, relationships and UPSC GS IV application.
Role of Speaker of Lok Sabha (UPSC Polity)
UPSC guide to the Speaker of Lok Sabha: role, powers, neutrality concerns, anti-defection law, money bill certification, UK comparison, and reforms.