Lateral entry
•Central gov senior level post
•UPSC — IAS ,IPS—- after promotion.. senior level
•But gov is putting directly
•Without any procedure of passing exams or qualifying
•DoPT- Dept of Personnel Training-–invited 10 joint secretary- level post
•Economic AFFAIRS , RAILWAYS revenue, commerce & highway .. M Nagaraj case 2016
•Gradutae + min 40 yrs+ 15 yrs experience in the field
•Contract basis 3-5 yrs depending upon performance
•Entry & retention of talent– headed by BN Srikrishna…6th Cenral pay Commision
•Successful in RBI, Planning  Commision, NITI Ayiog
•Political Economic Risk Policy Consultancy—2012.. Lowest in Asia

HAWALA Transaction•
Alternative + Parallel remittance
•Underground banking
•Tax evasion– black money, black laundering
•Causes inflammation
•In India FEMA (2000) + FLMA (2002) looks into these matters enforced by Enforcement Directorate works under MoF

https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/ban-on-single-use-plastics
Single Plastic ban in India by 2022

Reservation In promotion
•For SC/ST employees working Public Sector
•SC permitted Central Gov for reservation in promotion
•In accordance with the law ..M NAGARAJ case 2006..as currently no special law dealing promotion
•SC said 7 judge Constitutional bench should look into the case
•Rights ,Social discrimination ,Violence
•16(4), 16(4A) & 16(4B)– enabling provisions + not  fundamental rights
•But merit ko nai khana chahiye.
•May hurt the efficiency

Delegation given to DRDO military R&D
•India is strategically vulnerable position
•Worlds largest arm importers
•Efficiency + effectiveness is less
•5-6% off total defense budget.. While China -20%
•DRDO works under  administrative control under MoD.
•Increase financial power…
•Power bifurcation
•Ramarao committee 2008 – critical technologies strategic importance
•Innovative DRDO

Composite Water Management Index
•CWMI released by NITI Ayog
•Competitive & cooperative federalism in India’s water management system
•Water scarcity vs Water Stress condition
•World bank by 2030 will shrink 50%
•4% global water
•16% population
•IPCC warned that 80% population suffers threat
•21 cities will runout of groundwater by 2020
•14 /24 <50% water management

CWMA+ CWRC
•Constituted by Union Water Resource Ministry
•Cauvery Water Management Authority- HQ Delhi
•Cauvery Water Risk Committee- HQ Bengaluru
•SC said drinking water higher pedestal
•TN ka share decease & increased Karnataka’s share by 14.75 TMCSFT
•Extracting 10 tmcsft groundwater by river basin to TN
•CWMA-
•Residual storage + apportion shares
•Operation of reservoirs
•Karnataka kitna release krega
•Micro irrigation
•Set framework

Kashmir mein NSG commandos deployed
•National Security Guard
•Indian Special forces under MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs)
•NSG 1984.. Not under CAFG- Central Armed Police Force

Malabar Exercise
•Tri Navy exercise in Goa 2018.. Coast of Japan(sept 2019)
•India + Japan +USA
•22 Malabar exercise
•Pehle no japan
•USA + Japan + India are strategic Alliance
•INS Shayadri + INS Shakti+ INS Komdra