Insightsonindia IAS Monthly Editorial Printed Notes July 2020 English Medium

Insightsonindia IAS Monthly Editorial Printed Notes July 2020 English Medium

Table of Contents

INSIGHTS into EDITORIAL ________________ 1
GENERAL STUDIES – I __________________ 1
1. How the pandemic strengthens patriarchy _1
2. Rebuild cities as spaces of dignity ________4
GENERAL STUDIES – II__________________ 6
1. In the name of ‘Cooperative Federalism’ ___6
2. A motorcycle and the art of court
management __________________________8
3. For equal treatment: On upholding rights of
the disabled __________________________10
4. Community canteens 2.0 ______________13
5. Before the next health crisis____________15
6. Maternal death rate declining: report ____18
7. The World Bank’s STARS project needs an
overhaul _____________________________20
8. Why building economic bridges in the
neighbourhood matters _________________22
9. Control, not delete: On China apps ban ___25
10. Reviving SAARC to deal with China______28
11. Lost opportunity: On India losing Chabahar
project ______________________________30
12. India should believe in the EU _________32
GENERAL STUDIES – III ________________ 35
1. Why integrating with global value chains
crucial for India________________________35
2. Infrastructure bonds floated by a
development finance institution could aid a
quicker recovery_______________________37
3. Why has Indian Railways opened doors for
private players? _______________________39
4. A revolution in policy mindset __________42
5. In reverse gear: on draft EIA notification __44
6. Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for
climate action _________________________47

7.Lax on safety: On Neyveli and Visakhapatnam
disasters _____________________________ 49
8. What happened to India’s flood management
plan?________________________________ 52
9. Reform with caution: On criminal laws
reform_______________________________ 54
10. Towards robust data regulation________57
Miscellaneous _______________________60
1. How to stall COVID’s march in rural India _60
2. What are the implications of the Delhi serosurvey findings? ___________62
RSTV/LSTV/AIR SYNOPSIS _______________66
GENERAL STUDIES – I __________________66
Padmanabhaswamy Temple verdict &
Implications __________________________ 66
GENERAL STUDIES – II _________________68
1. PM E-Vidya: Digital education __________68
2. Mental Health: Tackling Stress & Depression
____________________________________70
3. India – Japan Cooperation _____________71
4. Kuwait’s expat Bill & impact on India_____73
5. Senkaku-Diaoyu Islands dispute_________75
6. India- Russia defence ties______________77
7. H-1B Visas temporarily suspended ______78
8. Treaty on Open Skies _________________80
GENERAL STUDIES – III _________________82
1. Privatisation of public sector enterprises__82
2. Challenges for MSME Sector ___________84
3. India’s Solar Energy push ______________85
4. COVID-19 & Herd immunity ____________88
5. COVID-19 – Airborne Transmission_______90
6. SCIENCE MONITOR ___________________91
UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES_____95