Insightsonindia IAS Monthly Editorial Printed Notes March 2020 English Medium

Insightsonindia IAS Monthly Editorial Printed Notes March 2020 English Medium

INSIGHTS into EDITORIAL ________________ 2
POLITY & GOVERNANCE _______________ 2
1. A blow against social justice _____________2
2. ‘Stree shakti’ is an integral part of our
‘rashtra shakti’ _________________________3
3. Govt to establish Central Consumer
Protection Authority (CCPA)_______________5
4. Having an ear to Adivasi ground__________8
5. Missing at birth: on sex selective abortion
and infanticide ________________________11
6. Temples of critical thinking and debate ___13
7. We need more policewomen ___________16
8. Giving Human Rights Commissions more
teeth ________________________________19
ECONOMY _________________________ 21
1. Banking on bailouts: On Yes Bank crisis ___21
2. The role of women in developing a
knowledge economy ___________________23
3. How the country should make the most of a
second oil windfall _____________________26
4. Fight for the finite: On budgetary allocation
for health ____________________________29
5. The perils of an all-out lockdown ________31
6. Why govt has raised excise duty cap on fuel
amid coronavirus scare__________________33
7. The promotion of competition is vital to the
Indian economy _______________________35
8. Centre rolls out ₹1.7-lakh-crore lockdown
package______________________________37
9. Shift to upscaling food rationing now ____40
10. RBI’s regulatory changes are crucial in the
current economic scenario_______________42
SCIENCE & TECH _____________________ 45
1. Why is COVID-19 not a pandemic yet?____45
2. State lethargy amidst cough syrup poisoning
____________________________________47
3. UAHS develops new Paddy variety resistant
to blast disease________________________49
4. Picking up the quantum technology baton 51

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS____________54
1. Coronavirus: PM Modi calls for SAARC
nations’ conference to build strategy ______54
2. A dam of contention in Africa __________56
Miscellaneous _______________________58
Danger ahead: On India’s road safety record 58
RSTV/LSTV/AIR SYNOPSIS _______________61
POLITY & GOVERNANCE _______________61
1. Rajya Sabha Biennial Election 2020 ______61
2. Lokpal Complaint Rules _______________63
3. The Industrial Relations Code, 2019______66
4. Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(Amendment) Bill, 2020 _________________68
5. Draft Competition Commission (Amendment)
Bill 2020 _____________________________ 70
6. Women in Workforce_________________72
The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 __74
ECONOMY __________________________76
1. Coronavirus & Impact on Economy ______76
2. The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill
2020 ________________________________ 79
3. EPFO ______________________________ 80
4. Dairy Sector in India __________________82
5. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 __84
6. NGOs Foreign funding & risks __________86
SCIENCE & TECH______________________88
1. Pandemic __________________________ 88
2. Facial Recognition- Uses & Concerns _____90
3. Epidemic Diseases Act ________________92
4. Coronavirus- Be Safe _________________93
5. National Immunisation Day ____________96
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS____________98
1. India- Myanmar ties __________________98
2. India-Bangladesh Ties________________100
3. US, Taliban- Doha Accord_____________102
SECURITY ISSUES ____________________104
Section 505- Tackling Rumours __________104
UPSC IAS ESSAY WRITING CHALLENGES __106