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🚨 4 December 2023 | Monday 🚨
Mains Key 🗝
1. Bucket Filters
• Easy-to-use water filters
• Being used in Kenya
• Short-term solution in areas with scarce & polluted water
(GS3, Environment)
Pre-related 📄
1. Grandmaster
• Chess title awarded by FIDE since 1950
• To those with performance rating > 2600 in a FIDE tournament
• Valid for life, unless stripped for a proven offence like cheating
2. Global Warming Potential
• Measure of warming caused by a substance relative to that due to same mass of CO2
• GWP100 (measures over a century at a time) :
CO2 < Methane < Nitrous Oxide < Sulphur hexafluoride
3. Marapi Volcano
• In Indonesia's West Sumatra
• Erupted on Sunday
4. Michaung
• Cyclone in Bay of Bengal
Stats 📈
1. NCRB : Capital Crimes (2022)
• Max no of crimes a/g women among 19 metros for 3rd consecutive year
• At least 3 rape cases registered every day
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. Chouhan showed, BJP reaped (GS2 Policy, GS3 Agriculture)
2. What is All India Judicial Service, why it has failed to become a reality (GS2, Polity)
3. Mizoram: how are polls schedules decided? (GS2, Polity)
TH
1. India, disability inclusion and the power of 'by' (GS2, Social Justice)
2. On re-criminalising adultery (GS2, Polity & Policy)
PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)
🚨 4 December 2023 | Monday 🚨
Mains Key 🗝
1. Bucket Filters
• Easy-to-use water filters
• Being used in Kenya
• Short-term solution in areas with scarce & polluted water
(GS3, Environment)
Pre-related 📄
1. Grandmaster
• Chess title awarded by FIDE since 1950
• To those with performance rating > 2600 in a FIDE tournament
• Valid for life, unless stripped for a proven offence like cheating
2. Global Warming Potential
• Measure of warming caused by a substance relative to that due to same mass of CO2
• GWP100 (measures over a century at a time) :
CO2 < Methane < Nitrous Oxide < Sulphur hexafluoride
3. Marapi Volcano
• In Indonesia's West Sumatra
• Erupted on Sunday
4. Michaung
• Cyclone in Bay of Bengal
Stats 📈
1. NCRB : Capital Crimes (2022)
• Max no of crimes a/g women among 19 metros for 3rd consecutive year
• At least 3 rape cases registered every day
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. Chouhan showed, BJP reaped (GS2 Policy, GS3 Agriculture)
2. What is All India Judicial Service, why it has failed to become a reality (GS2, Polity)
3. Mizoram: how are polls schedules decided? (GS2, Polity)
TH
1. India, disability inclusion and the power of 'by' (GS2, Social Justice)
2. On re-criminalising adultery (GS2, Polity & Policy)
PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)
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If you are a serious aspirant, my work will save you a lot of time!
Next 6 weeks are critical for Mains prep
I got many queries on resources of specific pointers of syllabus
To address this, I have made 4 GS videos mapping every pointer of Mains syllabus to its resource & strategy
GS1 video is out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOsH1b__fQ
GS2, GS3, GS4 coming out this week, one video daily till Thursday.
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🚨 5 December 2023 | Tuesday 🚨
Mains Key 🗝
1. AIIMS Delhi to open a Centre of Excellence for transgender healthcare (GS2, Social Justice)
Pre-related 📄
1. Places in News
a) Essequibo
• Vast, oil rich region in Guyana
• Disputed by Venezuela
b) Lorraine
• Former coal mining region near French-German border
• Potential mammoth cache of White-Hydrogen
2. Pilatus PC-7 MK II
• Low-wing, turbo-prop aircraft
• In operation since 1970s
• Tandem seating (cadet in front, instructor behind)
• Used as ab initio trainer by over 20+ air forces in world
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. The fossil fuel question (GS3, Environment)
2. Why is Cyclone Michaung, headed to Andhra coast, an unusual storm? (GS3, Disaster Management)
3. Centres of Inclusion (GS2, Social Justice)
TH
1. The need to transform agri-food systems (GS3, Agriculture)
2. Mapping the socio-economic changes in lower Cauvery delta (GS1, Society; GS3 Economy)
PS: Hit ❤️ for yourself if you're reading newspaper daily!
🚨 5 December 2023 | Tuesday 🚨
Mains Key 🗝
1. AIIMS Delhi to open a Centre of Excellence for transgender healthcare (GS2, Social Justice)
Pre-related 📄
1. Places in News
a) Essequibo
• Vast, oil rich region in Guyana
• Disputed by Venezuela
b) Lorraine
• Former coal mining region near French-German border
• Potential mammoth cache of White-Hydrogen
2. Pilatus PC-7 MK II
• Low-wing, turbo-prop aircraft
• In operation since 1970s
• Tandem seating (cadet in front, instructor behind)
• Used as ab initio trainer by over 20+ air forces in world
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. The fossil fuel question (GS3, Environment)
2. Why is Cyclone Michaung, headed to Andhra coast, an unusual storm? (GS3, Disaster Management)
3. Centres of Inclusion (GS2, Social Justice)
TH
1. The need to transform agri-food systems (GS3, Agriculture)
2. Mapping the socio-economic changes in lower Cauvery delta (GS1, Society; GS3 Economy)
PS: Hit ❤️ for yourself if you're reading newspaper daily!
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Friends, the GS2 Resources & Strategy video is now live!
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• Diaspora
• Social Justice
• Indian & International Relations
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• Diaspora
• Social Justice
• Indian & International Relations
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Note: Revise COP28 from UPSC perspective here
🚨 6 December 2023 | Wednesday 🚨
Mains Key 🗝
(Use as examples in your Answers)
1. India provides $250mn line of credit to Kenya in agri sector (GS2, IR)
Pre-related 📄
1. Kiwi
• Chocolate-coloured nocturnal bird
• Native to New Zealand
• Now mostly found in remote parks or islands
• Context: After decades of decline, bred again in wild in Wellington
2. Sensex
• Index of 30 most traded company stocks at the Bombay Stock Exchange
Stats 📈
• 1/3rd of India's coastline is vulnerable to erosion (National Centre for Coastal Research)
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. Vows for the planet (GS2, IR; GS3, Environment)
2. Win-win, provider to consumer (GS2, Policy)
3. This flood, that flood: Deluge in Chennai & memories of 2015 (GS3, Disaster Management)
TH
1. Understanding how the GPS works (GS3, S&T)
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🚨 6 December 2023 | Wednesday 🚨
Mains Key 🗝
(Use as examples in your Answers)
1. India provides $250mn line of credit to Kenya in agri sector (GS2, IR)
Pre-related 📄
1. Kiwi
• Chocolate-coloured nocturnal bird
• Native to New Zealand
• Now mostly found in remote parks or islands
• Context: After decades of decline, bred again in wild in Wellington
2. Sensex
• Index of 30 most traded company stocks at the Bombay Stock Exchange
Stats 📈
• 1/3rd of India's coastline is vulnerable to erosion (National Centre for Coastal Research)
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. Vows for the planet (GS2, IR; GS3, Environment)
2. Win-win, provider to consumer (GS2, Policy)
3. This flood, that flood: Deluge in Chennai & memories of 2015 (GS3, Disaster Management)
TH
1. Understanding how the GPS works (GS3, S&T)
PS: Need any help wrt UPSC prep? Write to me at whycse@gmail.com
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Friends, most requests I had for any video: GS3 Syllabus Mapping Resources & Strategy
It is now live for you to learn
Every syllabus pointer resource is explained in detail along with value addition
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To solve for it, I have compiled 20 most imp. SC cases
• Established popular cases
• Current Affairs cases for UPSC 2024
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• Current Affairs cases for UPSC 2024
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🚨 7 December 2023 | Thursday 🚨
Mains Keywords ✍️🏼
1. Types of Impact accounting
a) Production-based Accounting
• Measures impacts in the place where products are produced
b) Consumption-based Accounting
• Accounts at the point of consumption
• Attributes all impact to final products & consumers
Mains Key 🗝
1. Kajoli Early Childhood Education Model: based on play & peer learning, being experimented at grassroots in Bangladesh (GS2, Education)
Pre-related 📄
1. Pompe Disease
• Rare genetic disorder
• Due to deficiency of enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA)
• Causes glycogen- accumulation in cells, esp muscles
• Symptoms: Muscle weakness, respiratory & heart issues etc
2. Dhanvantri
• Considered God of Ayurveda & Medicine
• Context: Present in LOGO of National Medical Commission
3. Garba
• Gujarat's popular folk dance form
• Gets UNESCO tag of 'Intangible Cutlural Heritage'
Quotes 💭
• Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness, destroys liberty, and makes some virtues impracticable, & others extremely difficult ~ Samuel Johnson
• The health of a nation's democracy depends on the quality of its governance ~ Kofi Annan
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. Bigger & Better (GS3, Economy)
2. Partners in uncertain times (GS2, IR)
3. Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module retraces steps to Earth orbit: why it matters (GS3, S&T)
TH
1. Navigating the US-China relationship (GS2, IR)
2. The role of special inquiry committees of Parliament (GS2, Polity)
3. Who is responsible for farming's impact on the environment? (GS3, Agri & Environment)
PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)
🚨 7 December 2023 | Thursday 🚨
Mains Keywords ✍️🏼
1. Types of Impact accounting
a) Production-based Accounting
• Measures impacts in the place where products are produced
b) Consumption-based Accounting
• Accounts at the point of consumption
• Attributes all impact to final products & consumers
Mains Key 🗝
1. Kajoli Early Childhood Education Model: based on play & peer learning, being experimented at grassroots in Bangladesh (GS2, Education)
Pre-related 📄
1. Pompe Disease
• Rare genetic disorder
• Due to deficiency of enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA)
• Causes glycogen- accumulation in cells, esp muscles
• Symptoms: Muscle weakness, respiratory & heart issues etc
2. Dhanvantri
• Considered God of Ayurveda & Medicine
• Context: Present in LOGO of National Medical Commission
3. Garba
• Gujarat's popular folk dance form
• Gets UNESCO tag of 'Intangible Cutlural Heritage'
Quotes 💭
• Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness, destroys liberty, and makes some virtues impracticable, & others extremely difficult ~ Samuel Johnson
• The health of a nation's democracy depends on the quality of its governance ~ Kofi Annan
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. Bigger & Better (GS3, Economy)
2. Partners in uncertain times (GS2, IR)
3. Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module retraces steps to Earth orbit: why it matters (GS3, S&T)
TH
1. Navigating the US-China relationship (GS2, IR)
2. The role of special inquiry committees of Parliament (GS2, Polity)
3. Who is responsible for farming's impact on the environment? (GS3, Agri & Environment)
PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)
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Note: 6 Govt. Jobs & 5 Govt. internships listed here as PlanB
🚨 8 December 2023 | Friday 🚨
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Pre related📄
1. Article 99 of UN Charter
• SecGen can bring any matter threatening int'l peace & security to Security Council
Quote💭
• You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure Margaret Thatcher
Reading Recommendations🗞
IE
1. CoP & the new abnormal (GS3 Envt)
2. Google Gemini (GS3 S&T)
3. Melody in India-Italian ties (GS2 IR)
4. Mining for critical minerals: what's auction process, why's it important? (GS2 Policy)
TH
1. India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas (GS2 IR)
2. Regulating deepfakes and AI in India (GS2 Policy)
3. Improved drug regimens for TB likely to reduce treatment time (GS2 Health policy)
PS: Hit ❤️if you are reading newspaper daily for UPSC! :)
🚨 8 December 2023 | Friday 🚨
Subscribe to my high value Current Affairs blog with email: blog.CSEWhy.com
Pre related📄
1. Article 99 of UN Charter
• SecGen can bring any matter threatening int'l peace & security to Security Council
Quote💭
• You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure Margaret Thatcher
Reading Recommendations🗞
IE
1. CoP & the new abnormal (GS3 Envt)
2. Google Gemini (GS3 S&T)
3. Melody in India-Italian ties (GS2 IR)
4. Mining for critical minerals: what's auction process, why's it important? (GS2 Policy)
TH
1. India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas (GS2 IR)
2. Regulating deepfakes and AI in India (GS2 Policy)
3. Improved drug regimens for TB likely to reduce treatment time (GS2 Health policy)
PS: Hit ❤️if you are reading newspaper daily for UPSC! :)
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UPSC CSE Why
If you are facing dilemma on which optional to pick, try this! I am sure it will help you :)
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Note: Save 50 days of your time with My Prelims PYQ analysis here
🚨 9 December 2023 | Saturday 🚨
Read about Mahua Moitra's Expulsion Case from UPSC perspective here
Pre-related 📄
1. Dodo
• Tubby flightless birds
• Extinct from Mauritius since 17th century
• Were hunted by Dutch sailors & dogs/cats etc that came long
• Context: Efforts to reintroduce underway
2. GNoME
• Graph Networks for Materials Exploration
• AI tool to predict structures of materials
• Application: Semiconductor designing, battery research etc
3. Lyfgenia & Casgevy
• Gene therapies for sickle cell disease
• Approved by US FDA
• Casgevy: 1st treatment based on CRISPR gene editing tech
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. State of geopolitics: signals from Putin visit to Saudi, UAE (GS2, IR)
2. How Google DeepMind's AI breakthrough could revolutionise chip, battery development (GS3, S&T)
3. Her choice (GS1, Society)
TH
1. India’s alarming ‘fixed dose combination’ problem (GS2, Health)
2. Bridge this deficit between India & Sri Lanka (GS2, IR)
3. An icy warning (GS3, Environment)
PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)
🚨 9 December 2023 | Saturday 🚨
Read about Mahua Moitra's Expulsion Case from UPSC perspective here
Pre-related 📄
1. Dodo
• Tubby flightless birds
• Extinct from Mauritius since 17th century
• Were hunted by Dutch sailors & dogs/cats etc that came long
• Context: Efforts to reintroduce underway
2. GNoME
• Graph Networks for Materials Exploration
• AI tool to predict structures of materials
• Application: Semiconductor designing, battery research etc
3. Lyfgenia & Casgevy
• Gene therapies for sickle cell disease
• Approved by US FDA
• Casgevy: 1st treatment based on CRISPR gene editing tech
Reading Recommendations 🗞
IE
1. State of geopolitics: signals from Putin visit to Saudi, UAE (GS2, IR)
2. How Google DeepMind's AI breakthrough could revolutionise chip, battery development (GS3, S&T)
3. Her choice (GS1, Society)
TH
1. India’s alarming ‘fixed dose combination’ problem (GS2, Health)
2. Bridge this deficit between India & Sri Lanka (GS2, IR)
3. An icy warning (GS3, Environment)
PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)
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Found All Constitutional, Non-Constitutional & Statutory bodies in an excel sheet to match UPSC Exam requirements
Most comprehensive notes!
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Most comprehensive notes!
Click here to access this doc
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Note: Sunday today, thoda time off le lena, banta hai ☺️
🚨 10 December 2023 | Sunday 🚨
Revise CA on my blog.csewhy.com
Pre-related 📄
1. Visceral Leishmaniasis (aka Kala Azar)
• Parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies
• Causes fever, weight loss, spleen & liver enlargement
• Left untreated, fatal in 95% of cases
• Context: India set to achieve its elimination target this year
(Bangladesh became 1st country to do so in October 2023)
2. Siberian Tigers in Indian Zoos
• 2 brought from Cyprus
• As part of exchange programme
(2 Red Pandas sent from India)
• To Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
(Largest high-altitude zoo in India)
• Last such Siberian Tiger died in 2011 at Nainital Zoo
3. Green Turtles
• Found in Mediterranean Sea
• Sex of offspring dependent on incubation temperature
• Context: Increase in their nesting range due to global warming
4. Electroporation
• A gene delivery technique
• Genetic recombination in organsims due to electric discharge by certain animals
• Example: Electric eels in Amazon River
5. Honeyguide
• Small African bird
• Lead humans to wild bees' nests
• Rare example of human-wild animals cooperation
Stats 📈
• > 2.4 lakh POCSO cases pending trial in Fast Track Special Courts (India Child Protection Fund)
Reading Recommendations 🗞
TH
1. What does a special package mean for PVTGs? (GS2, Social Justice)
2. Why did Michaung bring so much rain? (Focus on understanding cyclone intensification)
3. Are crimes against women on the rise? (GS1, Society; GS2, Social Justice)
PS: Hit ❤️ for yourself if you're reading newspaper even on a Sunday!
🚨 10 December 2023 | Sunday 🚨
Revise CA on my blog.csewhy.com
Pre-related 📄
1. Visceral Leishmaniasis (aka Kala Azar)
• Parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies
• Causes fever, weight loss, spleen & liver enlargement
• Left untreated, fatal in 95% of cases
• Context: India set to achieve its elimination target this year
(Bangladesh became 1st country to do so in October 2023)
2. Siberian Tigers in Indian Zoos
• 2 brought from Cyprus
• As part of exchange programme
(2 Red Pandas sent from India)
• To Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
(Largest high-altitude zoo in India)
• Last such Siberian Tiger died in 2011 at Nainital Zoo
3. Green Turtles
• Found in Mediterranean Sea
• Sex of offspring dependent on incubation temperature
• Context: Increase in their nesting range due to global warming
4. Electroporation
• A gene delivery technique
• Genetic recombination in organsims due to electric discharge by certain animals
• Example: Electric eels in Amazon River
5. Honeyguide
• Small African bird
• Lead humans to wild bees' nests
• Rare example of human-wild animals cooperation
Stats 📈
• > 2.4 lakh POCSO cases pending trial in Fast Track Special Courts (India Child Protection Fund)
Reading Recommendations 🗞
TH
1. What does a special package mean for PVTGs? (GS2, Social Justice)
2. Why did Michaung bring so much rain? (Focus on understanding cyclone intensification)
3. Are crimes against women on the rise? (GS1, Society; GS2, Social Justice)
PS: Hit ❤️ for yourself if you're reading newspaper even on a Sunday!
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Sunday Special ❤️
Recommendations to utilize the weekend right!
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7. Learn 100+ Articles of Constitution | Click here to save your time
A CSEWhy exclusive! :)
Recommendations to utilize the weekend right!
1. 20 Govt. Schemes | Click here to get PDF
2. 20 SC Cases for GS2 | Click here to add to your notes
3. 20 Committees each for GS2 & GS3 | Click here to gain an edge
4. 20 Types of Diplomacy | Click here to know
5. 20 Caves for Prelims | Click here to get PDF
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With 370 abrogation certified by Supreme Court,
I have written a detailed blog on life post 370, challenges, progress, way forward etc. (all from UPSC perspective)
Get these notes on my blog or download as PDF here
I have written a detailed blog on life post 370, challenges, progress, way forward etc. (all from UPSC perspective)
Get these notes on my blog or download as PDF here
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