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Please follow my notes and my video - date 16 May 2017.
16 May2017
Article: Triple Talaq is not fundamental to Islam.
Context: status of Triple talaq
Notes:
Other Arguments in Supreme Court
Carry home points: Triple Talaq has many variants that gets sanctity from different sources.
Article: Putting global price on carbon
Context: climate change mitigation
Notes: carbon tax imposition can be a potential mitigation policy and it is easy to administer. The reasons are
So, a general tax on energy consumption and incentivisation of low energy intensive products can be a good starting point.
To Remember: carbon Tax
Carry home points: Carbon Tax can disincentives use of carbon intensive practices.
Article: Off the road
Context: India’s abstinence from Belt and road forum in Beijing.
Notes: There are tree well placed objection of India on Belt and road initiative. They are
To Remember: BRF and Belt and Road Initiative
Carry home points: India have closed diplomatic door by not sending a delegation to BRF. Countries like Vietnam and Japan that have serious territorial differences with China have sent their delegation.
Article: Timely refresh
Context: change in Base year for IIP and WPI
Notes: Base year was changed for IIP and WPI from 2004-05 to 2011-12. change in Base year has lead to proper reflection of Inflation and industrial output. As number of reporting factories and basket of items have increased it has become more representative.
To Remember: WPI and IIP
Carry home points: all data will finally need to stand the scrutiny of consistency and credibility against the conditions prevailing on the ground.
Article: The Modi paradigm
Context: achievements of Modi Government in 3 years
Notes: At the macro level, achievements can be reduced to following two points
Cooperative and competitive Federalism : abolition of planning commission, involvement of chief ministers NITI Aayog governing council, increased transfers to states as per 14th finance commission reflects cooperative federalism. States are allowed to compete with each other by developing indices for comparison. An explicit measurement allows people to make their Governments accountable.
Minimal Government and Maximal governance : over regulation of state is giving way for ease of doing business. State is confining itself to provision of security,law and order and provision of public goods and critical infrastructure.
Added to this, Government is also investing in the poorest in a sustainable and targeted manner through Ujjwala scheme, Aadhar , direct benefits transfer.
To Remember: governance, cooperative and competitive federalism.
Carry home points: India is taking a shift towards competitive and cooperative federalism, minimal Government and maximum governance.
Article: The Public in Public health
Context: challenges to Public health insurance programs
Notes: Public health insurance programs are not creating much impact on ground for following reasons.
To Remember:RashtriyaswasthBimaYojana
Carry home points: Health insurance programs are failing to create impact on ground.
Article: When being clever isn’t enough
Context:Baumol theory
Notes: as per theory quality of institutions will determine allocation of resources. If instituions reward productive entrepreneurship, wealth and prosperity will follow. Other wise, it leads to economic stagnation.economic rise of India and a china is an example.
To Remember: Institutions.
Carry home points: Institutions will determine strength of economy.
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