UPSC 2017: Important Topics for GS Paper III

Tomorrow i.e. the 31st of October 2017 is the final day for the General Studies Papers. The GS Paper 3 and 4 will be held tomorrow in the Forenoon and afternoon session respectively. Here are few important topics for GS Papers 3 and 4 of which aspirants should take a glimpse.

ECONOMICS

1. GST

• Introduction to GST
• GST: Cooperative Federalism
• GST: Macro Economic effects
• GST: Impact on Sectors of the Economy
• Role of IT in GST Regime
• GST Rates and its Implications
• GST: Concerns in New Regime 

2. Demonetization – From less cash to cashless society

3. NITI Ayog report controversy: Economic downturn is over, GDP growth to improve in next two quarters

• About NITI Aayog
• Offices attached to the NITI Aayog
• Steps for establishing cooperative federalism
• NITI AAYOG proposed Three Year Action Agenda
• Critical analysis of NITI Aayog functioning
• Niti Aayog vice chairman says 

OTHERS

• Differentiated banks
• Ease of doing business in ranking
• Public debt management in India
• Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
• Net neutrality and free basics
• Unified Payment Interface (UPI): Made Simple.
• Merger of associate banks with SBI
• Marginal cost-based lending rate (MCLR)
• Settling NPA in Public sector Banks
• Strategic Oil Reserves
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Why do we need it now?
• Merger of the Forwards Markets Commission (FMC) with the Securities and
• The Black Money Saga in India: A Short Analysis
• Union Budget of India 2016-17: Highlights and Analysis
• Major Programs under Central Assistance to States Plan: 2016-17
• Start-up India initiative
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: The New Crop Insurance Scheme
• Major Programs under Central Plan 2016-17

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Nuclear Reactor – Prototype Fast Breeding Reactors

• Nuclear Energy Scenario & Institutions
• Nuclear agreements: Significance and Issues
• Debate over Nuclear Energy in India
• Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage: Debate
• India's Nuclear Doctrine: Analysis

2. Antibiotics Resistance 

• Its problem and measure

3. Vector borne diseases and management

• Vectors: are organisms that transmit pathogens & parasites from one infected humans/animals to another, causing serious diseases in populations. 
• Vector Borne Diseases in India: Malaria; Dengue; Chikungunya
• Reasons: Poor sanitation; inefficient solid waste management; Careless construction activities
• Measures: National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme; anti-viral drugs such as Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and Zanamivir; AYUSH PJ7 introduced by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) can control dengue.

4. Mental Health Care Bill, 2017

• Backdrop of Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
• Salient Features of the Act
• Challenges posed by the Act
• Some suggestions

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. NDMA guidelines for urban flooding - Management of Urban Flooding

• Overview
• Institutional Framework and Arrangements: Role of Ministries; central, state and urban local bodies
• Early Warning System and Communication: Data Networks for Monitoring and Early Warning; various networks and systems
• Design and Management of Urban Drainage System:  International Status;  National Status; Drainage Systems etc.
• Urban Flood Disaster Risk Management: Issues in Urban Flood Disaster Risk Management; Estimation of Flood Damages; Reducing Vulnerability; Flood Management Master Planning Process
• Techno-Legal Regime: Town Planning in Ancient India; Legal Support for Planned Development of Urban Areas
• Response: Response Actions; Challenges in Responding to Urban Flooding; Disaster Response Mechanism
• Capacity Development, Awareness: Urban Flood Education; Linking Awareness to Techno-Legal Regime 

INTERNAL SECURITY

Cyber Security

• Malware, Ransomware 
• Petya cyber attack etc.
• Difference between wiper and ransomware
• Kaspersky’s analysis
• Petya Attack and India’s reaction
• Measures to be taken