UPSC Prep Decoded

In this episode of "In Conversation With", we have a discussion with serving IRS officer Kiran S, Assistant Director of Income Tax, Investigation Wing, Hassan, Karnataka and Goa region. He gives us insight into various aspects of taxation in India and most importantly tips for UPSC preparation. Some topics he has spoken on are:

- Why do we need a taxation system?

- Why agriculture remains untaxed?

- Taxpayer Charter

- Tax to GDP ratio

- Important tips on the UPSC Preparation

In this episode of "In Conversation With", we have a discussion with serving IAS officer Prince Dhawan, Deputy Commissioner, Lohit district in Arunachal Pradesh. He talks about his journey of entering and serving in the civil services. Some topics he has spoken on are:

- How to study for the exam?

- Multi tasking as a civil servant

- Dealing with monotony while studying and serving

- Is age a factor in joining the civil services?

In this episode, we talk about the history of labour reforms, recently passed labour codes and the efforts that could be taken to ameliorate the condition of the informal sector

In this episode, we discuss about GST- its inception, utility, evolution, issues related to compensation cess and evaluate the impact of demonetisation on Indian economy.

 In the episode, we discuss about transparent taxation, utility of cess ,steps to increase tax revenue and retrospective taxation.

In the episode, we discuss about India's ability to achieve the $5tn economy, the roadmap to achieve it, possible hurdles and how inclusive growth needs to come along.

In this podcast, we try to discuss the following concerns when it comes to disinvestment

In this special episode focusing on health care, we are joined by Dr Sahil Sanghavi, an orthopedic surgeon at SIOR, Pune who dissects the challenges with healthcare in India through a global lens touching upon:

- India's role in delivering Universal Healthcare coverage adhering to WHO guidelines. 

In this episode, we continue discussing healthcare and how technology is going to revolutionize this sector. We talk about:

- Technology as an enabler

- India's standing with respect to digitization

- Circumventing possible and potential roadblocks

- Future possibilities for technology in healthcare

In this episode, we analyze issues plaguing women in the healthcare system. We talk about:

- addressing the possible roadblocks

- social construct with respect to access and reach

- roadmap for integrating women in healthcare