YOUTH'S-UPSC

 • Ministry of Defence unveiled the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020 on 28th September, 2020. DAP-2020 has been aligned with the vision of the Government’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat and empowering Indian domestic industry through Make in India initiative with the ultimate aim of turning India into a global manufacturing hub. With the new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy announced, DAP 2020 has adequately included provisions to encourage FDI to establish manufacturing hubs both for import substitution and exports while protecting interests of Indian domestic industry.  • Some of the specific reforms enunciated in AtmaNirbhar  Bharat Abhiyan, are as under:  a) Notify a List of Weapons/Platforms for Ban on Import: Relevant incorporation has been done in the DAP to ensure that NO equipment as mentioned in the list is procured ex import post timelines notified.  b) Indigenization of Imported Spares:   i. Request for Information (RFI)- RFI stage wil...

  Q.1)   “There is a need for simplification of Procedure for disqualification of persons found guilty of corrupt practices under the Representation of Peoples Act”. Comment (Answer in 150 words) Q.2) “Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission”. Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) Q.3)  How far do you think cooperation, competition and confrontation have shaped the nature of federation in India ? Cite some recent examples to validate your answer. (Answer in 150 words) Q.4) The judicial system in India and UK seem to be converging as well as diverging in recent times. Highlight the key points of convergence and divergence between the two nations in terms of their judicial practices. (Answer in 150 words) Q.5) ‘Once a Speaker, Always a speaker’! Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? What could be it’s implication...

 The pandemic has exposed the fragile health ecosystem in India. Health occupies public consciousness and it force us to rethink and re-strategies health ecosystem in country which has been neglected in both public discourse and government expenditure. The parliamentary panel on Home Affairs on Management of COVID-19 on its report made detailed assessment at four aspect:- a)Country's preparedness b)Augmentation of public infrastructure c) social impact d) economic impact 1) Country's preparedness- a)Committee noted that migrant labour, daily wage earner were the worst affected as there were not proper dissemination of information about arrangement being made for their shelter and food in the district which lead to chaos and anxiety and  their large scale movement. b) Committee recommended that a national plan and guideline under NDMA ACT,2005 and Epidemic Disease Act,1897 and separated wing under NDMA to specialise in pandemic related issue in future c) Committee also noted t...

 You may wonder what is the utility of his recommendation in UPSC. However if You seriously went through toppers copy and previous year question paper, you may find it useful. It can be used in giving recommendation in essay related to centre-state and GS-2 paper. Besides it also provide us with insight about the and new perspective to see this issue. Having said that what are his recommendation? R ationalisation of central sponsored scheme( currently there are around 211 scheme and sub-scheme under 29 core umbrella scheme costing around 1.2% of GDP). A high powered committee need to be established to have a relook on schedule 7 of the constitution. The committee need to take into account change in technology, global interdependence and national priorities. The fiscal deficit target need to be set based on Expenditure outcome rather than point based target. States keen to have different kind of consultative forum beyond NITI AYOG and NDC. Hence we need to give serious consideratio...

  GOVERNANCE,CONSTITUTION,POLITY,SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:-- Indian Constitution---historical underpinning, evolution, features, amendments, significant provision and basic structure. Function and responsibilities of the Union and and the States, issues and challenge pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances u to local levels and challenge therein. Separation of powers between various organ dispute redressal mechanism and institution. Comparison of the Indian Constitutional scheme with that of other countries. Parliament and State legislature-- structure, functioning, conduct of business, power & privilege and issue arising out of these. Structure, Organisation and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary-- Ministries and Department of the Government; pressure group and formal/informal association and their role in the polity. Salient feature of Representation of people's Act. Appointment to various Constitutional post, power...