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National Events and Issues
About 6 min · General Studies and Mental Ability · English
Time worked out from the lesson's 425 words at 150 words a minute, plus a minute for each question.
National Events and Issues forms a crucial component of Current Affairs in APPSC Group 2 Prelims, carrying significant weightage in the General Studies paper. This section tests your awareness of developments in governance, policy, economy, social issues, and major events that have shaped India over the past 12 months.
Key ideas
- Government Schemes and Flagship Programs: Central schemes like PM-KISAN, Ayushman Bharat, Jal Jeevan Mission, PM Awas Yojana, and their implementation targets, funding patterns, and achievements.
- Constitutional and Legislative Developments: Recent amendments, important bills passed by Parliament, ordinances promulgated, and their implications for governance and rights.
- Judicial Pronouncements: Landmark Supreme Court verdicts on fundamental rights, federalism, electoral reforms, environmental protection, and social justice.
- Economic Policy Changes: Budget announcements, RBI monetary policy decisions, GST Council modifications, disinvestment targets, and inflation management measures.
- Centre-State Relations: Disputes over resource sharing, GST compensation, river water sharing, and implementation of centrally sponsored schemes.
Watch out for
- Confusing Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes → Central Sector = 100% Centre funded (PM-KISAN); CSS = shared funding (e.g., PMAY-Gramin at 60:40 for most states). Check funding pattern, not just launch authority.
- Mixing up Amendment numbers → Students confuse 101st (GST), 103rd (EWS reservation), 104th (SC/ST reservation extension), 106th (Women's reservation). Create a timeline or mnemonic for amendments post-100.
- Ignoring implementation dates vs announcement dates → A scheme announced in Budget may launch months later. Questions often test when something became operational, not when it was announced.
Quick reference
- Three new criminal laws (July 2024): BNS replaces IPC; BNSS replaces CrPC; BSA replaces Evidence Act
- One Nation One Election: High-Level Committee under Kovind submitted report March 2024; recommends simultaneous elections
- Chandrayaan-3: Soft landing August 23, 2023; India 4th country for moon landing, 1st at South Pole
- G20 Presidency: India held Dec 2022–Nov 2023; New Delhi Declaration adopted; African Union became permanent member
- UCC in Uttarakhand: First state to enact Uniform Civil Code (February 2024)
Check yourself: 3 questions
1. The 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana' launched in 2024 aims to provide free electricity up to how many units per month through rooftop solar installations?
2. The PM Vishwakarma Yojana, launched by the Government of India, primarily aims to support:
3. The recently launched PM-PRANAM scheme aims to incentivize States to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers. Under this scheme, what percentage of the subsidy savings achieved by a State is proposed to be given back to it as a grant for creating alternative nutrient management infrastructure?
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