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McGraw Hill Important Contemporary Issues Concepts Explained 1St Edition by Mehrishi, Rajiv
Important Contemporary Issues: Concepts Explained is a book carefully conceived to create not just enhanced awareness but enable in depth and wholesome understanding of issues of current importance. This is done by delving into the background of each issue and then moving towards the contemporary implication of the same. The aim is to create an adequate understanding of an issue of importance and to be able to answer all kinds of questions in the examination.
The book is a must read for both the Civil Services Preliminary and Main examination as well the other competitive examinations.
SALIENT FEATURES
1. 103 must read articles on issues of National and International importance divided topic wise
2. Each article explains WHY things are happening and WHAT their background is
3. Model questions for both Prelims and Main after each article
4. Simple and lucid language
Part 1 India and Gandhiji 1.1–1.20
Article 1: Gandhiji: Important Events and Places
Article 2: Gandhiji: Trusteeship
Article 3: Gandhiji, Swacchata, and Swach Bharat Abhiyaan
Article 4: Gandhiji – Satyagraha and Non-Violence
Part 2 India: Internal Security 2.21–2.48
Article 1: Jammu and Kashmir
Article 2: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Article 3: Naxalism or Left-Wing Extremism
Article 4: Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 (AFSPA)
Article 5: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA)
Article 6: The Tibetan Issue
Part 3 India: External Relations 3.49–3.92
Article 1: India’s Foreign Policy: 1947–2019
Article 2: The US and India in the Times of Trump
Article 3: Israel – A Changed and Changing Discourse
Article 4: India and Japan
Article 5: Asia–Africa Growth Corridor
Article 6: ASEAN–India Relation
Article 7: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Article 8: Membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG): How Important is it to India and Why?
Article 9: Indus Water Treaty – The Kishanganga and Ratle Dams
Article 10: The H1B Visa and India
Part 4 India: Social Issues 4.93–4.110
Article 1: Women in India
Article 2: Education in India
Article 3: Agriculture and Food in India
Part 5 India: Economy and Finance 5.111–5.172
Article 1: Banking in India
Article 2: Microfinance
Article 3: Non-performing assets
Article 4: Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)
Article 5: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Article 6: Public Debt and Public Debt Management
Article 7: The RBI-Government Relationship
Article 8: Repo Rate and How it is Determined
Article 9: Controlling Inflation Versus Fostering Growth
Article 10: Depreciating Rupee and Current Account Deficit (CAD)
Article 11: CAD, Currency Swaps and Masala Bonds
Article 12: Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Article 13: Gold Monetisation Schemes
Article 14: Interim Budgets in India
Article 15: Finance Commission and Fiscal Federalism in India
Part 6 India: Development and Other Challenges 6.173–6.254
Article 1: The Poverty Line
Article 2: Poverty in India and its Reduction
Article 3: Child Malnutrition
Article 4: Demographic Dividend in India
Article 5: Employment in India – Part I
Article 6: Employment in India – Part II
Article 7: Creating Jobs in India
Article 8: Labour Laws and Their Reform: Impact on Employment
Article 9: The Power Sector in India
Article 10: The Power Sector Reforms – I
Article 11: The Power Sector Reforms – II
Article 12: Water Shortages in India
Article 13: Infrastructure: The Bharatmala Project
Article 14: Infrastructure: The Sagarmala Project
Article 15: Infrastructure: The BharatNet Project
Article 16: Migration within India
Article 17: Road Safety in India
Article 18: Prison Reforms
Article 19: Elections in India
Part 7 India: Development Schemes 7.255–7.280
Article 1: The National Health Mission and “Aayushmaan Bharat”
Article 2: PM Kisan
Article 3: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
Article 4: Digital India: The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)
Article 5: e-Initiatives of the Government
Article 6: India Stack, Common Services Centres (CSCs), and CCTNS
Article 7: Aspirational Districts
Part 8 India: Environment and Forests 8.281–8.318
Article 1: Environment and Forest Laws in India
Article 2: Vehicular Emission Norms
Article 3: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
Article 4: Waste Management in India
Article 5: e-Waste
Article 6: Indian Monsoons and El Nino
Article 7: Disaster Management in India
Article 8: Understanding Various Natural Disaster Related Phenomena
Part 9 India: Migration into India and Citizenship 9.319–9.334
Article 1: India Citizenship Law
Article 2: Assam and the National Register of Citizens
Article 3: The Rohingya Refugees
Article 4: Citizenship to Chakmas, Hajongs in Arunachal Pradesh
Article 5: Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
Part 10 India: Constitutional and Legal 10.335–10.376
Article 1: The Enemy Property Act, 2016
Article 2: Right to Information Law
Article 3: Migration From India: The Overseas Citizens of India
Article 4: The OBC Commission and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989)
Article 5: Extradition
Article 6: Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA)
Article 7: Disqualification of MLAs and MPs
Article 8: Triple Talaq
Article 9: Section 377 of Indian Penal Code and LGBT Rights
Article 10: Sabarimala
Article 11: Lokpal: The Ombudsman
Part 11 International Issues 11.377–11.440
Article 1: Understanding International Trade and Current Threats
Article 2: Understanding Climate Change and Current State of Play
Article 3: Climate Change Threatens Glaciers
Article 4: The SDGs and the MDGs
Article 5: The US, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Article 6: North Korea, Trump, and the N-Bomb
Article 7: Ongoing Wars and Flashpoints in Asia and the Middle East
Article 8: Ongoing Wars and Flashpoints in Europe
Article 9: Ongoing Wars and Flashpoints in Africa
Article 10: Ongoing Major Non-War Disputes
Article 11: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Article 12: The South China Sea (SCS) Dispute
Article 13: Artificial Intelligence: Its Uses and Challenges
Article 14: Robotics
Article 15: Blockchain, Crypto-Currencies, and Bitcoin