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Prelims + Mains Preparation MONTHLY EPIC! Supplementary reading material for MGP and Current Affairs classes of ForumIAS Academy AN EXCLUSIVE CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE FOR PRELIMS + MAINS PREPARATION JULY 2020 2 Every step is a milestone Dear Forumites, We are pleased to release the July edition of EPIC! Magazine. Given the overwhelming response from aspirants, we are glad that the present format and content have been appreciated by the student fraternity. Most of you will be aware of the two-part format of EPIC! i.e. the Mains Magazine and the Factly. This format provides a segregated yet complete coverage of current affairs for civil services preparations. ForumIAS is the sole organization built on the foundations of student engagement and participation. Therefore, based on your feedback, we have included very interesting analysis like the challenges of sustainable urbanization, the idea of data protection, the contours of global value chains etc. This along with relevant case studies will add value to your mains answers. The issue-based coverage of mains articles is often restricted by the news cycle (editorials) of print media. A comprehensive coverage requires the culmination of various viewpoints, case studies, and analysis. Therefore, there are some important issues that might have started in the last week of July but will be covered in the August edition. Some of these topics include: • The New Education Policy: a real reform or a paper tiger • Contempt of Court: a misused power • Does India need a Presidential system? • Strategic autonomy in a multipolar world order • WTO in the age of protectionism and many more. You can also contribute to the topic list/provide your feedback by writing to us at [email protected]. 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Wishing you Success, ForumIAS Academy ForumIAS Guidance Center 2nd Floor, IAPL House, 19, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005 | [email protected]| +91 - 9821711605 3 TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 SHOWCASE ARTICLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Anti-Defection Law: An undemocratic dissent ..................................................................................................... 6 GENERAL STUDIES 1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Sustainable urbanization: Resilient and Liveable Cities .................................................................................... 12 Why India Needs a New Population Policy? ......................................................................................................... 16 GENERAL STUDIES 2 ....................................................................................................................................................19 Right to Internet: Expanding the horizons of human rights ............................................................................ 19 Politics balancing rule makers and rule breakers! ............................................................................................. 23 Social Security: The universal need ......................................................................................................................... 27 Data Protection: Securing the citizens .................................................................................................................. 30 MGNREGA: A successful social revolution ........................................................................................................... 32 Skilling India. ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Custodial Violence: A crime by the State .............................................................................................................. 40 India-EU: An unrealised partnership ..................................................................................................................... 43 Chabahar Port: A missed opportunity. .................................................................................................................. 46 GENERAL STUDIES 3 ................................................................................................................................................... 49 Digital Space and Taxes ............................................................................................................................................. 49 Agri Marketing: The way to double farmers' income ........................................................................................ 53 Global Value Chains: Integrating the world economy. ..................................................................................... 56 MSMEs - The engines of India's growth ............................................................................................................... 58 Railways Reforms: Privatising railways .................................................................................................................. 62 Industrial Revolution 4.0: A new disruption ........................................................................................................ 65 Single Use Plastics - The gravest environmental Concern of the 21st Century. ...................................... 68 Powering the solar sector .......................................................................................................................................... 72 Floods in Assam: A repeating disaster. ...................................................................................................................76 GENERAL STUDIES 4 ................................................................................................................................................... 79 Vaccines: Private profit vs public need ..................................................................................................................79 APPENDIX -1 | FACTLY MAGAZINE ....................................................................................................................... 83 POLITY ................................................................................................................................................................................ 83 New consumer protection Act comes into force ............................................................................................... 83 What is non-personal data? ...................................................................................................................................... 84 India designates nine individuals linked to Khalistani groups as terrorists ............................................... 84 Strength of M.P. Ministry exceeds Constitutional limit, says Congress ..................................................... 85 Pointly for Polity ........................................................................................................................................................... 85 POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................................... 86 ForumIAS Guidance Center 2nd Floor, IAPL House, 19, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005 | [email protected]| +91 - 9821711605 4 HRD Minister launches India Report on Digital Education,2020 .................................................................. 86 Cabinet approves New National Education Policy ............................................................................................. 87 PM SVANidhi app launched to help street vendors apply for micro loans ................................................ 89 Start-up Village scheme has generated 1.33 lakh jobs in 2 years: Centre ................................................... 89 North Eastern Region Community Resource and Management Program (NERCORMP) ...................... 90 Cabinet approves development of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for migrants ....................... 90 Cabinet approves setting up ₹1 lakh-crore Agriculture infrastructure fund .............................................. 91 ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ to strengthen scientific research mechanism ................................................................ 91 PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme ........................................... 92 Extension of Operation Greens from TOP to Total ........................................................................................... 92 India’s second Voluntary National Review at UN’s High-Level Political Forum ....................................... 93 Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launches toolkit for Swachh Survekshan 2021............................... 93 Pointly for Policy .......................................................................................................................................................... 94 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 95 DST launches
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