Insights IAS Monthly Editorial Compilation November 2019 Printed Notes

INDEX 

INSIGHTS into EDITORIAL ________________ 2
POLITY & GOVERNANCE ___________________2
1. New CJI, Old Concerns of Judicial
Independence__________________________ 2
2. Peace and justice: On Ayodhya verdict ____4
3. Bringing CJI under RTI, a welcome move ___5
4. Renovate, not rebuild__________________8
5. Importance of Citizens Duties ___________9
6. India’s enduring document of governance_12
7. NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts
Programme is a laboratory for governance
reform_______________________________14
8. Treating education as a public good______16
9. Poshan Abhiyaan promises to revive
traditional food systems_________________18
10. Should we do away with subsidies for higher
education? ___________________________20
11. The misadventure of a new citizenship
regime_______________________________22
ECONOMY _____________________________24
1. Still a developing country ______________24
2. Real estate shelter: On Alternative
Investment Fund_______________________25
3. India’s growth hinges on cooperative
federalism____________________________27
4. What is Consumer Expenditure Survey ? __29
SCIENCE & TECH _________________________31
1. What is ‘IndiGen’ project that is sequencing
Indian genes? _________________________31
2. Understanding space Internet __________33
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS _______________35
1. Substance across the Arabian Sea _______35
2. Engaging Germany ___________________37
3. After RCEP reticence, need for reform
recalibration __________________________39
4. India: world’s most investment-friendly
economy, says PM Modi_________________41
5. The myths around free trade agreements _43
ENVIRONMENT _________________________45
1. Amending and updating the 1981 Air Act will
help in the battle against pollution ________45
2. As the Seas Come Closer ______________48

SECURITY ISSUES ________________________ 49
Pegasus misadventure: On WhatsApp snooping
scandal ______________________________ 49
Miscellaneous __________________________ 51
Guru Nanak’s teachings provide a road to a
better future__________________________ 51
RSTV/LSTV/AIR SYNOPSIS _______________53
POLITY & GOVERNANCE __________________ 53
1. CJI and Powers ______________________ 53
2. CJI under RTI________________________ 55
3. Srenghthening Parliamentary Institutions _ 57
4. Smart Policing_______________________ 59
5. The Innovating States_________________ 61
6. National Water Policy_________________ 64
7. Family Laws & Custodial Right __________ 66
8. Road accidents in India________________ 67
9. Drinking Water: Quality & Challenges ____ 69
ECONOMY _____________________________ 70
1. Ease Of Doing Business- India’s Role _____ 70
2. Wooing FDI _________________________ 72
3. Dairy Industry & FTA__________________ 74
4. India’s Start Up Journey _______________ 76
SCIENCE & TECH_________________________ 77
1. Humans and Artificial Intelligence _______ 77
2. Nobel Prize 2019 ____________________ 79
3. Junking Junk Food____________________ 80
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS _______________ 82
1. Indo-German Economic Ties ___________ 82
2. MLA Disqualification – SC Verdict _______ 85
3. India’s Act East Policy _________________ 87
4. BRICS: Focus on Terrorism _____________ 89
ENVIRONMENT _________________________ 91
1. The Odd Even Debate_________________ 91
2. Avalanche __________________________ 93
SECURITY ISSUES ________________________ 95
1. Naga Talks- Issues & Way Forward ______ 95
2. Fighting State Sponsored Terror ________ 97
3. Security: Status Symbol or Protection? ___ 98
Miscellaneous _________________________ 100
Sardar Patel _________________________ 100