UPDATE : 200 Issues for Mains 2018 | Tentative List of

Topics To be Covered in CA 2018

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July 30, 2018

Dear Friends,

We are releasing the tentative list of topics to be covered in the Current Affairs Classes
for Mains 2018.

This list is likley to be augmented. Rest assured that coverage of content will be such that
you will not need a single other reference source for these topics.

Few things that we shall be doing here is :

The topics will be covered with a 360 degree approach . All dimensions will be
covered. No prior knowledge of the topic will be necessary.
Content of the classroom will differ from the common sources so that your answers
are richer in quality.
Those of you who are continuously studying, we recommend that you just attend the
classes , and hear the lectures. You will end up remembering a lot for the exam.

You can attend upto three classes of the CA Classes for Mains 2018 that started on July
27. The second class is today at 11AM, July 30. Classes will be held at 11AM , every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can just walk into the ForumIAS Offline Center in
New Delhi for the same.

This course is available both in online and offline mode. You can enroll by visiting the
Offline Center or http://academy.forumias.com

List of Issues
PAPER 2

1. Citizenship & NRC , Chakmas and Hajongs

2. Triple Talaq and Personal laws
3. Aadhaar
4. Data protection /privacy
5. Freedom of speech – padmavati ,Censorship
6. Defamation and hate speech
7. Fiscal federalism
8. Arbitration – Foreign Law firms, pre-litigation and mediation
9. Office of Profit
10. Anti defection
11. Special category status

12. Parliamentary disruption

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13. Role of governor (7 pm)
14. Police reforms
15. Judiciary comprehensive
16. Prison reforms
17. Criminal justice system –including Malimath Report
18. PIL
19. Criminalisation of politics, electoral bonds election financing RPA
20. EVM, VVPAT
21. State funding
22. Election Commission –protection from removal power to deregister
23. Propositional repr. v/s fptp
24. RPA- NRI voting
25. Intranslate river water disputes
26. 15th FC
27. NCBC

28. Tribunalisation
29. Lokpal
30. BCCI u/r RTI
31. Permanent Commission to the women
32. RERA
33. Consumer protection Bill 2018
34. Gambling in sports
35. RTI
36. Companies act amendment
37. Prevention of corruption Amendment bill

38. Social audit

39. Civil service reforms
40. Lateral entry
41. Road Safety
42. Housing for all
43. Land Acquisition Bill
44. Defence Sector
45. Skill development
46. DNA profiling bill
47. Geospatial regulation act
48. Universal Social security
49. Labour reforms
50. Street vendor Bill
51. NGO – FCRA
52. SHG
53. Child issues –POCSO –child abuse death penalty for rape
54. Anti microbial resistance
55. Sec 377, LGBT rights
56. Education comprehensive
57. Euthanasia
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 58. Refugee crisis
59. Enemy property amendment act
60. Maintenance & welfare of Parents senior citizen Act 2007
61. Manual scavenging
62. Mental health Act
63. Adultery law
64. Section 498A
65. Women temple entry
66. Women labour force participation
67. Juvenile Justice Act
68. Anti trafficking law
69. SC/ST act
70. Surrogacy bill
71. Organ donation issues (TN scandal)

72. National medical commission

73. Higher education – HECI etc
74. NCTE Bill 2017
75. Skill development
76. Health insurance – NHPS
77. National Health Policy
78. Mental health care
79. India’s foreign policy
80. India’s strategic autonomy
81. India-Pakistan
82. India – China
83. India – Myanmar
84. India – Maldives
85. Indo Pacific, Quad and Indian ocean

86. Iran nuclear deal and India

87. India – Japan
88. India Russia
89. Russia China Pakistan & India
90. India – USA
91. West Asian crisis and its implication
92. Africa
93. North Korean crisis and its implications
94. SCO
95. India-Israel
96. India and FIPIC
97. Brexit and India
98. Trade war, Protectionism and WTO
99. Nuclear proliferation, MECR- AG, WA etc.
100. ICJ and India

Paper 3
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101. Job creation
102. State of economy
103. Insolvency and bankruptcy code
104. Implications of GST – ( also e way bill, NAPA)
105. Banking sector – comprehensive
106. Disinvestment – Air India
107. FRDI
108. Credit rating
109. Direct tax code
110. Shell companies
111. Service sector
112. Monetary policy – inflation targeting, inflation
113. Oil price
114. PDMA
115. Universal basic income
116. Corporate governance
117. Income inequality – oxfam report
118. Budget
119. Agriculture sector
120. Farmers distress
121. Contract farming
122. Toxic poisoning and Pesticide management bill
123. Irrigation water management
124. Draft agri export policy
125. Doubling farmers income
126. National bamboo mission
127. Farmer producer companies
128. economic survey comprehensive

130. MSP and issues

131. Fertilizer subsidy
132. Sugarcane subsidy
133. Food security
134. Land use pattern
135. E commerce
136. India EU FTA, RCEP
137. Ease of doing business
138. Trade war
139. Corporate governance
140. Industrial policy
141. FDI in retail
142. CSR
143. MSME
144. Start up
145. Textile sector
146. Companies Act

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147. Renewable energy
148. Rural electrification
149. HELP
150. Housing for all
151. Infrastructure – challenges
152. Oil prices
153. Bullet train
154. Railways
155. Water ways
156. Bharat net – digital infrastructure
157. Ports
158. aviation
159. PPP – HAM model
160. Blockchain tech
161. Bitcoin
162. Artificial intelligence
163. Big data
164. Net neutrality
165. Genome sequencing
166. National Automotive policy – Electric vehicles
167. Drones
168. AMR
169. GM crops
170. Clinical trials
171. R&D in India
172. Outer space treaty & Space debris
173. Draft space law
174. IPR

175. Pollution – air , water

176. Plastic pollution
177. Waste management
178. Water crisis
179. Draft national forest policy
180. Forest fire
181. Man animal conflict
182. Bonn convention
183. National bamboo mission
184. Coral bleaching
185. International solar alliance
186. SDG
187. Toxic farming – Pesticides

188. Cyclone Ockhi, Disaster Management

189. Dust storms
190. Dam safety
191. Internal security
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192. Naga peace process
193. Maoism
194. Vigilantism
195. Radicalisation
196. Media regulation
197. Social media
198. Fake news
199. Border management
200. AFSPA
201. Defence modernisation
202. Benami –transaction Act
203. Tri service integration

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