ECONOMICS

Basic Understandings

• Basic Concepts of Economics In Simple Language.
• Overview on Indian Economy
• India to be the 3rd Largest Economy by 2043.

Inflation

• Inflation: Introduction, Wholesale Price Index, Consumer Price Index, Measurement, and Causes.

Monetary Policy

• Monetary Policy of India 
• REPO and CRR Rate
• Rupee Devaluation, Depreciation, Export and Import.
• Unified Payment Interface (UPI): Made Simple.
• Currency in Circulation vs Reserve Money vs Money Supply
• Differentiated Banks – Small Finance Banks vs Payment Banks

Fiscal Policy

• Government Budgeting: Indian Budget for Beginners.
• Budget Documents Made Simple: Key to Budget Documents.
• The difference between Full Budget and Vote on Account.
• Cut Motions: Policy Cut, Economy Cut, and Token Cut
• Tax Expenditure and Budgetary Policies.
• Fiscal Deficit and Current Account Deficit.
• What is Economic Survey?

Indian Economy – Sectors

• Sectors of Economy: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, and Quinary.
• Factors Responsible for the Location of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sector Industries in Various Parts of the World (Including India).

Primary (Agriculture) Sector

• Agricultural Marketing Reforms: Model APMC Act and NAM
• Food Processing and Related Industries in India.
• Pink Revolution in Food Processing Industry.
• Land reforms in India.
• National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP).

Secondary (Industrial) Sector

• Index of Industrial Production (IIP): Made Easy to Understand.
• Index of Industrial Production (IIP): All About The New IIP Series (2011-12)
• Indian Companies Act 2013: Salient Features.
• Make In India Initiative.

Tertiary (Service) Sector

• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Why do we need it now?
• National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)

Foreign Trade

• Balance of Payments: Accounting Concepts of Foreign Trade

Planning and Federalism

• Indian Economy: Issues Related to Planning.
• Indian Economy: Mobilization of Resources.
• Indian Economy: Growth, Development, and Employment.
• Investment Models.
• 12th Five Year Plan 2012-17 Targets.
• From Planning Commission To NITI Aayog: Evolution of Indian Planning.
• NITI Aayog: The new ‘think-tank’ to replace Planning Commission.
• How do States get revenue from the Center?
• The Shrinking Central Plan and Growing Central Assistance.

Government Schemes

• Major Programs Under Central Plan: Budget 2015-16.
• Major Programs Under Central Assistance to States Plan: Budget 2015-16.
• Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).
• Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) and RMNCH+A.

Financial Market – Money Market and Capital Market

• Financial Market: Money Market and Capital Market.
• Money Market Overview.
• Capital Market Overview.
• Speculation, Hedging, Arbitrage and Investment.
• SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India).
• Share and Stock Market: Common Questions.

Development

• Self Help Groups (SHG) in India: Gist of Kurukshetra.
• Public Distribution System (PDS): Challenges and Reforms.
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Recent Issues.

Budgets

• Union Budget of India 2016-17 Highlights and Analysis.
• Union Budget of India 2015-16 Highlights and Analysis.
• Union Budget of India 2014-15 Highlights and Analysis.
• UPA’s Interim Budget 2014-15 vs NDA’s Union Budget 2014-15.
• Union Budget 2013-14 Summary.
• Indian Railway Budget 2013-14 Highlights.

Economic Survey and Latest Data

• Economic Survey 2014-15 Summary.
• Economic Survey 2013-14 Summary.
• Indian Economy Statistics: Know India Better.
• Committees and Commissions in India.
• What is Economic Survey?

World Economy

• WTO, Trade Facilitation Agreement and Indian Stand.
• Fiscal Cliff and Fiscal Drag Explained.
• US Debt Ceiling Crisis and US Federal Government Shutdown Explained.
• Bitcoin: Understanding The Basics.

Current Topics

• The Black Money Saga In India: A Short Analysis
• Panama Papers: Case of Tax Evasion by the Rich?
• 10 Benefits of Goods and Service Tax (GST)