Aovious : GS mains Contemporary issues of 2017

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POLITY AND GOVERNANCE RECENT BILLS

The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
Amendments to Enemy Property Act 1968 Representation of People (Amendment) Bill 2010
Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Act, 2016
Whistleblowers Amendment Bill
The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (autonomy of institutes)
Relevance of Rajya Sabha
Special privileges to MPs and its implications
Frequent disruption of Parliament and its impact
Anti-Defection Law
Office of Profit issue
Basics of Separation of Power in India Imposition of President Rule
The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha
The RTE (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha
Provisions related to Removal of Governors
Politicization of post of Governor
Political Parties and RTI
Frequent promulgation of Ordinance
Freebies Politics in India
SECOND ARC
Functions of government
Issues in organizational structure of GOI
Good governance and Citizen Centric administration
E-Governance
Ethics in Governance
JUDICIARY
NJAC declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court
. Proposal for National Court of Appeal
Concept of defamation in India
Contempt of Court
Public Interest Litigation .
Issue of Judicial over-reach
Future challenges to Judiciary
Judicial reforms
Advocates Amendment bill
Creation of All India Judicial Services- a road towards judicial transformation
National Litigation Policy
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Nagaland Reservation in Urban bodies: Issue
Education qualification made mandatory for contesting Local Government Elections
Reforms needed in Municipalities in Sync with Urban development Missions
14th Finance Commission and Local Governments ELECTIONS
Simultaneous Elections: feasibility and benefits
Introduction of NOTA in elections
Benefits of recognition as a National party
Provision of Compulsory Voting
State funding in elections
Voting rights to NRI .
Issue of Paid News .
Law Commission Report on Electoral Reforms
Paper trail Units
New norms in corporate political funding
Role of civil society in free and fair election
Women voices in elections
Issues with working of political parties
ORGANISATIONS/BODIES
Finance Commission: Analysis
Pay Commission Report and Repercussions
AFSPA and Second ARC
Inter-State Water dispute tribunal
Niti Aayog
Public Accounts Committees (parliamentary committees)
Autonomy of CBI
Right to Information:
MGNREGA
Accountability and transparency in NGOs
Analysis of functioning of CAG
Indian Skill Development Service
INITIATIVES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Centre issues notification for protection of Good Samaritans
Debate on the issue of Lobbying in India
Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI)
Reforms needed in Indian Bureaucracy
Curb on VIP culture
Media and censorship
Direct Benefit transfer
Model land leasing law prepared by NITI Aayog
Why making Aadhar mandatory not suitable?
Safety of Aadhar data
Performance Appraisal system
Right based approach in policy making SCHEME
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
Swatchh Bharat Mission .
National Skill Development Mission .
National Food Security act, 2013
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Smart City Mission
Namami Gange
REPOR TS AND POLICIES
NITI aayog's report on rationalization of centrally sponsored schemes (CSS)
NITI Aayog submits report on regulatory reforms for Indian systems of medicine and Homeopathy
Standing Committee Report Summary Indigenous and Modern Forms of Water Conservation
Working Group on Migration submits report
Draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 released