UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 06-09-2017

1. What do you understand by loan evergreening? To what extent, it affects the bad loans (NPAs) in the banking industry? Discuss while highlighting SEBI’s efforts on loan evergreening.

Indian Express

Category – GS-III: Indian Economy & Development, GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

2. What is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ? How US decision to terminate DACA will affect the immigrants?

The Guardian

Category – GS-II- Indian Diaspora

3. In Indian society, caste biases play a prominent role in work allocation. In this context, critically comment how Prohibition of employment of manual scavengers Act has fared?

Indian Express | The Wire

Category – GS-I: Indian Society & Social Issues

4. To what extent, the use of technology in welfare initiatives has ensured better service delivery as well as subsidy rationalization? Comment critically.

Live Mint

Category – GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

5. Critically examine the key problems of India’s manufacturing sector while keeping in focus the recently released ease of doing business report.

Live Mint

Category – GS-III: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.