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Dear Friends,
We are releasing the tentative list of topics to be covered in the Current Affairs Classes for Mains 2018.
This list is likley to be augmented. Rest assured that coverage of content will be such that you will not need a single other reference source for these topics.
Few things that we shall be doing here is :
- The topics will be covered with a 360 degree approach . All dimensions will be covered. No prior knowledge of the topic will be necessary.
- Content of the classroom will differ from the common sources so that your answers are richer in quality.
- Those of you who are continuously studying, we recommend that you just attend the classes , and hear the lectures. You will end up remembering a lot for the exam.
You can attend upto three classes of the CA Classes for Mains 2018 that started on July 27. The second class is today at 11AM, July 30. Classes will be held at 11AM , every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can just walk into the ForumIAS Offline Center in New Delhi for the same.
This course is available both in online and offline mode. You can enroll by visiting the Offline Center or http://academy.forumias.com
List of Issues
PAPER 2
- Citizenship & NRC , Chakmas and Hajongs
- Triple Talaq and Personal laws
- Aadhaar
- Data protection /privacy
- Freedom of speech – padmavati ,Censorship
- Defamation and hate speech
- Fiscal federalism
- Arbitration – Foreign Law firms, pre-litigation and mediation
- Office of Profit
- Anti defection
- Special category status
- Parliamentary disruption
- Role of governor (7 pm)
- Police reforms
- Judiciary comprehensive
- Prison reforms
- Criminal justice system –including Malimath Report
- PIL
- Criminalisation of politics, electoral bonds election financing RPA
- EVM, VVPAT
- State funding
- Election Commission –protection from removal power to deregister
- Propositional repr. v/s fptp
- RPA- NRI voting
- Intranslate river water disputes
- 15th FC
- NCBC
- Tribunalisation
- Lokpal
- BCCI u/r RTI
- Permanent Commission to the women
- RERA
- Consumer protection Bill 2018
- Gambling in sports
- RTI
- Companies act amendment
- Prevention of corruption Amendment bill
- Social audit
- Civil service reforms
- Lateral entry
- Road Safety
- Housing for all
- Land Acquisition Bill
- Defence Sector
- Skill development
- DNA profiling bill
- Geospatial regulation act
- Universal Social security
- Labour reforms
- Street vendor Bill
- NGO – FCRA
- SHG
- Child issues –POCSO –child abuse death penalty for rape
- Anti microbial resistance
- Sec 377, LGBT rights
- Education comprehensive
- Euthanasia
- Refugee crisis
- Enemy property amendment act
- Maintenance & welfare of Parents senior citizen Act 2007
- Manual scavenging
- Mental health Act
- Adultery law
- Section 498A
- Women temple entry
- Women labour force participation
- Juvenile Justice Act
- Anti trafficking law
- SC/ST act
- Surrogacy bill
- Organ donation issues (TN scandal)
- National medical commission
- Higher education – HECI etc
- NCTE Bill 2017
- Skill development
- Health insurance – NHPS
- National Health Policy
- Mental health care
- India’s foreign policy
- India’s strategic autonomy
- India-Pakistan
- India – China
- India – Myanmar
- India – Maldives
- Indo Pacific, Quad and Indian ocean
- Iran nuclear deal and India
- India – Japan
- India Russia
- Russia China Pakistan & India
- India – USA
- West Asian crisis and its implication
- Africa
- North Korean crisis and its implications
- SCO
- India-Israel
- India and FIPIC
- Brexit and India
- Trade war, Protectionism and WTO
- Nuclear proliferation, MECR- AG, WA etc.
- ICJ and India
Paper 3
- Job creation
- State of economy
- Insolvency and bankruptcy code
- Implications of GST – ( also e way bill, NAPA)
- Banking sector – comprehensive
- Disinvestment – Air India
- FRDI
- Credit rating
- Direct tax code
- Shell companies
- Service sector
- Monetary policy – inflation targeting, inflation
- Oil price
- PDMA
- Universal basic income
- Corporate governance
- Income inequality – oxfam report
- Budget
- Agriculture sector
- Farmers distress
- Contract farming
- Toxic poisoning and Pesticide management bill
- Irrigation water management
- Draft agri export policy
- Doubling farmers income
- National bamboo mission
- Farmer producer companies
- economic survey comprehensive
- MSP and issues
- Fertilizer subsidy
- Sugarcane subsidy
- Food security
- Land use pattern
- E commerce
- India EU FTA, RCEP
- Ease of doing business
- Trade war
- Corporate governance
- Industrial policy
- FDI in retail
- CSR
- MSME
- Start up
- Textile sector
- Companies Act
- Renewable energy
- Rural electrification
- HELP
- Housing for all
- Infrastructure – challenges
- Oil prices
- Bullet train
- Railways
- Water ways
- Bharat net – digital infrastructure
- Ports
- aviation
- PPP – HAM model
- Blockchain tech
- Bitcoin
- Artificial intelligence
- Big data
- Net neutrality
- Genome sequencing
- National Automotive policy – Electric vehicles
- Drones
- AMR
- GM crops
- Clinical trials
- R&D in India
- Outer space treaty & Space debris
- Draft space law
- IPR
- Pollution – air , water
- Plastic pollution
- Waste management
- Water crisis
- Draft national forest policy
- Forest fire
- Man animal conflict
- Bonn convention
- National bamboo mission
- Coral bleaching
- International solar alliance
- SDG
- Toxic farming – Pesticides
- Cyclone Ockhi, Disaster Management
- Dust storms
- Dam safety
- Internal security
- Naga peace process
- Maoism
- Vigilantism
- Radicalisation
- Media regulation
- Social media
- Fake news
- Border management
- AFSPA
- Defence modernisation
- Benami –transaction Act
- Tri service integration
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