🚨 August 12, 2022 : poverty lessons on rich Thursday🚨

1. Poverty

- labharthi constituency
A new voter base of beneficiaries of schemes run by central government that party in power sees as ‘silent’ voter

2 days ago, I posted digital constituency you can connect such ‘constituencies’ to develop wholesome answers

- Poverty is outcome of simultaneous deprivations in the multiple functions

Reading recommendations

Criminal Identification (Procedure) act 2022 in TH. Develop understandings, many prelims questions can also be framed from this

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🚨 August 13, 2022 :
Saturday kicks In🚨

1. Indian response on Ukraine-Russia war (can be used in context of Taiwan too)

Responsible, prudent and sensible

It’s from a public appearance of MEA Dr Jaishankar

Reading Recommendation

Arun Maira’s labour article in IE
Note his arguments on how 1980-1990 saw 2 lac jobs for ever 1% of GDP, 1990-2000 1 lac and it fell to 0.5 lac for 2000-2010




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🚨 August 14, 2022 : Sporty Sunday🚨

1. Finance minister on target of govt schemes

Empower all through saturation of schemes

Meaning
Any scheme saturates when most takers are benefitted.

use in
- GS2: welfare schemes

2. PM meets CWG sportspersons

Aims at creating a sports ecosystem that is globally excellent, inclusive, diverse and dynamic

use in
- essays
- topics concerning Indian growth in diverse sectors



Pre facts

Lake Garda in Italy, now drying up since the water from lake is being transferred to drought hit rivers like River Po of Italy.

Why are rivers drying up?
Low rainfall and lesser snow in northern Italy. Agriculture hit badly and thence, water transfer from lakes like Garda

reading recommendations

Michael Patra (RBI Deputy Governor) related news on Indian economy. Page 20 of TH. 2 articles, good to understand macroeconomics




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How to develop the IAS Mindset?
Practical recommendations for UPSC aspirants

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You might be overwhelmed at the length of newspaper articles today.

Don’t be! Focus on basics and pick things relevant to syllabus.

Most of today’s articles are opinions of how famous people see India at 75 and vision of India at 100. Not all of these are relevant to syllabus

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🚨 August 15, 2022 : India @75, looking @100🚨

1. On power of youth, government and market; by Rohini Nilekani in IE

i) open digital infra for economic democracy

ii) Samaj sarkar and bazaar
- all 3 to be shaped by young
- all 3 shall work in sync to expand livelihood opportunities and dignity across length and breadth of India
- samaj to ensure sarkar and bazaar play role to make world’s largest democracy most peaceful and prosperous for all its citizens
- COVID19 response is good example of sync of 3 (current affair)

use in
- GS1: society
- GS2: Governance
- GS3: Economy
- Essay: relevant topics on demographic dividend linked to economic progress


2. Federalism

dynamic and multidimensional concept

use in
- GS2: federalism


3. Agri solution to potential drought in East India

intercropping and short duration rice varieties

Use in
GS3: major cropping patterns, different types of irrigation & systems


4. Internal security : MK Narayanan

i) On naxalism
- wax and wane but exists as a threat
- growing Right Wing trend leading to revival of Left Wing ideological movements might lead to Naxalite growth
- new era terror attacks like 26/11, lone wolf

ii) Quote
domestic strength is building block of all national power

use in
GS3: internal security


5. Climate Change:
i) growing aspirational India needs to factor climate considerations into its vision of future development

ii) energy economy linked to low carbon future

use in
GS3: Infrastructure (energy)

6. 4th Industrial Revolution

- determined, goal-oriented, and adequately funded measures would be required to urgently develop and build self reliant (aatmanirbhar) tech

- meaning of self reliance: a system that enable greater economic benefits through higher domestic value added and strategic benefits by reducing dependence on external entities. Further positioning country higher up the value chain in the international division of labour

- RnD expenditure steady at 0.65% of GDP since 2014 as against 1.5-3% of most top 10 economies

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🚨 August 16, 2022 : Another dawn🚨

1. C Rajamohan Sir in IE

On way to 2047, Delhi need to temper its soaring nationalism with geopolitical sensitivity and combine pursuit of multilateralism with coalitions of like minded countries

use in
- GS2: Indian diplomacy

2. Points of contention between Armenia and Azerbaijan wrt Nagorno-Karabakh

- border
- transport routes
- ethnic population in the region
- prisoner exchange

Task: figure out geography of 2 countries on map and their positions wrt Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Russia, Iran and Turkey.

quote

History is written by victors and future? By the hopefuls!

reading recommendations

- Rajamohan’s article in IE
- RK Vij’s article on IPC (wrt debate about rewriting penal code



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Topics like Panch pran and other keywords of PM speech to be posted soon. :)

Newspaper editorials are important not just for GS but also a golden opportunity to improve your essays.

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One of my friends finds it cliche to mention Vasudaiva Kutumbakam in essays.

“What are the alternatives?” I asked on Twitter

He shared this in replies. Sharing it here for y’all to benefit from these key words! :)

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🚨 August 17, 2022 : diversity today!🚨

1. Byju in IE

a) India is now a can-do nation
b) solving for India = solving for 1/6th of Humanity

use in
- diverse use to relevant topics in syllabus

2. Remission in Bilkis Bano Case

Remission of punishment is domain of Executive and not Judiciary. (Imp point, can frame Pre questions)

3. Period poverty

- Scotland first place in world to offer free period products to anyone who needs them to end period poverty

- PickupMyPeriod app launched to find nearest location to find period products

Use in
- GS1: role of women and women organisations, their problems and challenges
- GS2: welfare schemes
- GS3: can be recommended as solution to increasing women participating in economy

quote

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
Gandhi

reading recommendations

- Ethanol Blending explained in TH
- Bijay Panda in TH on importance of research spending




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🚨 August 18, 2022 : quick notes🚨

1. Taiwan crisis- Stanly John’s article of TH: read it for good insight

China’s military endeavours are aimed at garnering regional hegemony. Regional hegemony to global superpower

use in
- GS2: International relations

2. Data legislation’s

- India’s data for India’s development

- Countries like US, South Africa, Indonesia, India, Indonesia strive to Protect, Monetise & Leverage data collected within their territories for domestic purposes

use in
GS3: infrastructure & related legislation, digital India, Indian economy

quote
Of all the aspects of social misery, nothing is so heartbreaking as unemployment

reading recommendations

- Alex Ellis’s (British High Commissioner to India) article in IE relevant to Indian Diaspora GS2
- Arctic amplification explainer in TH




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🚨 August 19, 2022 : quick notes🚨

1. India- AFG relations
- people to people and civilisational links
said former AFG President HE Hamid Karzai

2. QUAD
Any opposition to QUAD is unilateralist opposition

Both 1/2 use in GS2 Indian international relations



Quote
Not going to school, we are killing ourselves and our future (Hamid Karzai)


Ethics Case Study Brainstorming
- 1000cr freebies by Dolo manufacturers to doctors
- Excise inspector sought 6 Bottles of alcohol from retailer for minister’s program in a viral audio




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