🚨 1 March 2024 | Friday 🚨

Pre related 📄

1. Melanochlamys droupadi

• New head-shield sea slug species with ruby red spot
• Discovered from West Bengal and Odisha coast
• Endemic to India
• Melanochlamys genus
• short, blunt, cylindrical body
• Small invertebrate & a smooth dorsal surface
• Context: ZSI names a newly discovered sea slug after President Murmu

2. Semiconductor chips

• 1st Indian SC fabrication plant in Dholera, GJ
• Collab b/w Tata and Taiwan
• SC chip is an electric circuit with many components and wiring formed on a SC wafer
• They are used in various electronic devices
• Read more

3. Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir

• On Kaveri River, Karnataka
• by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
• Context: Depleting water levels due to rise in temperature.
• Read more about reservoirs

Note: Read all about Genome Project from UPSC perspective here

Stats 📈

1. India's leopard population (Forest Survey)
• ~13.8k, highest in MP
• 8% rise from 2018

2. India ranks 174th in world's 1 billion obese population (Lancet)


PS: Hit ❤️ if you’re reading newspaper daily!

Reading Recommendations 🗞

IE

1. How to reduce cheating
(GS2, Polity, Bill and way forward)

2. Mauritius, Maldives and India
(GS 2, IR, Indian ocean region, foreign policy and strategy)

3. Cars now more software than hardware
(GS3, S&T, Software importance, rising demand)


TH

1. On cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections
(GS 2, Polity, RS elections, Cross voting, 10th Schedule, Way forward)

2. Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?
(GS 3, Economy, legalising MSP, way forward)

3. Understanding the world of the informal waste picker
(GS3, Env, informal sector of, waste management, Plastic treaty and way forward)

4. E-evidence, new criminal law, its implementation
(GS 2, New criminal law and e- records explained, measures)

History PYQs 1986-1991

Today’s classes 👇🏼

1. Class 4 (1986-1988)
https://youtu.be/lPacsHdIBzM

2. Class 5 (1989-1991)
https://youtu.be/Vcsp_RtX4_o

Routine bana lo, theek se padho.

Abki baar, 110 paar!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻

Note: today’s 6th class of History. All PYQs from 1979-1995 will be completed.

Note: Learn 100 Articles of Indian Constitution here

🚨 2 March 2024 | Saturday 🚨

Mains Keywords ✍🏻

1. Chaturanga/चतुरंग: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create
(GS2, IR, Theme for Raisina dialogue)

Revise ENSO, El Niño, LA Nina here


Reading Recommendations 🗞

IE

1. Growth, based on GDP, GVA
(GS3, Economy, GDP, GVA Growth reasons, divergence and expectations)

2. Development of Agalega & India's vision for it's maritime Neighbourhood.
(GS 2, IR, bilateral relations, foreign policy and strategy)

3. The Global orders
(GS2, IR, Raisina dialogue & Munich Conference)


TH

1. India’s burgeoning death penalty crisis
(GS 2, Polity, high Death penalty cases, Project 39A)

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Geography 1979-1994 classes start tomorrow

Jaldi se History khtm kar lo! Daily ka routine banao kyu ki Prelims 2024 me Abki baar, 110 paar

🚨 3 March 2024 | Sunday 🚨

Pre related 📄

1. Hanguls (Kashmir Stag)

• subspecies of Central Asian red deer
• J&K & Northern Himachal Pradesh
• Dachigam NP & Tral WS
• IUCN: EN
• Context: Mating calls indicate endangered hanguls are on a comeback trail

2. Press and Registration of Periodicals (PRP) Act, 2023

• For Online registration for Periodicals & Newspaper
• replaced Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
• Press seva portal for online process launched
• Press Registrar General of India as head

3. Striped marlin

• fastest and top Ocean Predators
• Attacking style: Rapid color changing
• Tropical to temperate oceans
• Chief prey: Sardines

4. National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited

• Umbrella body for Urban Cooperative banks
• Context: Inaugurated by Amit Shah
Read more here


Note: Revise 12+ Protected Areas from PYQ in 4 minutes!


PS :Hit ❤️ if you’re reading newspaper on a Sunday!

Reading Recommendations 🗞

TH

1. What will Gaganyaan change for India?
(GS3, S&T, Gaganyaan importance, components and goals )

2. Why did the Court penalise Patanjali?
(GS 2, Polity, misleading ads and related laws)

3. A case for life-saving modern contraception
(GS3, Health, contraceptives & family planning)

🚨 4 March 2024 | Monday 🚨

Mains Keyword ✍🏻

1. Grey zone warfare

• It's a middle space between the direct conflict and peace.
• It became popular during cold war.
• Recent examples: Russia & China


Pre related 📄

1. PQ3 protocol

• Post Quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage (PQ3)
• It protects communications on iMessage against current and future decryptions.
• 1st level 3 security


Stats 📈

1. Rooftop solar installations rise 6.5% in 2023
• GJ at Top

PS: Hit ❤️ if you’re reading newspaper daily!

Reading Recommendations 🗞

Indian Express

1. Going places by train
(GS1, Geo, International railway infrastructure, BBIN Initiative)

2. For White Revolution 2.0
(GS3, Eco, Milk industry, challenges, potential, way forward)

3. Why obesity, undernutrition high in India: Lancet study
(GS3,Health, parameters, Socio economic factors, impacts)
alth, parameter

The Hindu


1.Mountains of plastic are choking the Himalayan States
(GS3, Env, Plastic pollution & management, legal mandates, way forward)

2. How does Apple’s PQ3 protocol enhance data security for users?
(GS3, S&T, PQ3 protocol, pros and cons)

3. A women’s urban employment guarantee act
(GS3, Economy, Gender gap, Government initiatives)

PYQ Series continued

[Class 7]: Geography 1979-1980 PYQs

Abki baar, 110 paar :)

Watch & learn👇🏻

https://youtu.be/UfeZm8fYO18

🚨 5 March 2024 | Tuesday 🚨

Pre related 📄

1. Parliamentary privilege

• SC declared that parliamentary privilege will not protect legislators who take bribes to vote/speak from criminal prosecution.
• They are special rights enjoyed by the legislators.
• Related case: JMM Case 1998

Note: Read more about Parliamentary privileges

2. BHAVINI

• India's 1st Indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor (500 MWe) at Kalpakkam
• 2nd in world after Russia
• 3rd generation with inherent passive safety features.

Note: Revise important nuclear power plants for Pre2024 here

3. Chakshu

• a platform for telecom users to report fraud or spam callers.
• Under Dept of Telecom

PS: Hit ❤️ if you’re reading newspaper daily!

Reading Recommendations 🗞

IE

1. Why Minerals are critical
(GS3, Economy, Critical minerals, Importance, Net zero goal challenges and way forward)

2. When lawmakers take bribes
(GS2, Polity, Parliamentary privileges, Important SC Judgement)

TH

1.A vaccine that prevents six cancers
(GS3, S&T, HPV Vaccine, prevention strategies, and best practices)

2. The status of India’s nuclear programme
(GS3, S&T, PFBR and it's working, challenges and importance)

3.A case to reform bail law and guidelines, but make the right diagnosis first
(GS2,Polity, bail reforms, challenges)

🚨 IMPORTANT

Looking at heavy traffic, #UPSC2024 applications last date extended by 24 hours! 😍 [ends on 06/03 as against 05/03]

Special thanks to UPSC for considering requests

CSEWhy 45 Year PYQ Series

Today’s classes 👇🏼

1981-1988 | Geography

1. 1981-1983
https://youtu.be/g7SZ537mRXw

2. 1984-1988
https://youtu.be/v6gDsTV1htw


Routine bana lo, Abki baar 110 paar 💪🏻

Watch these videos on 1.5x to 2x at dinner, lunch, evening walk, in the gym, first thing in morning

YOUR Choice 🥰💪🏻

Note: Read about Kut festival for Pre2024 here

🚨 6 March 2024 | Wednesday 🚨

Mains Keywords✍🏻

1. Green Jobs
• Class of jobs w/ direct positive impact on planet
• Contribute to overall environmental welfare
(GS3, Economy)


Pre related 📄

1. Shreenath Veer Mhaskoba festival

• in Veer Vilage, Pune, MH
• Worships Kaal Bhairav (avatar of Lord Shiva)
• on Magh Poornima
• 10 days long festival

2. MethaneSAT

• A satellite which will track and measure methane emissions globally
• launched from SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket
• by Environmental defence Fund, US
• Data will be displayed on Google’s earth engine platform

3. Bulletproof glass

• Made up of High strength ceramics
• Like Silicon nitride, dual hardness steel, layers of Nylon fabric
• Stops the bullet abruptly, dissipating its energy as it destroys the 1st layer of glass

4. Mass Coral reef bleaching

• Events when several kilometers of coral ecosystem affected
• Due to rise in sea temperature & climate change
• Deemed global when occurs in 3 ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian)
• Last happened during 2014-17, Great barrier reef lost 1/3rd of its corals
• Context: 4th Mass Coral reef bleaching event is coming soon (US NOAA)

5. Places in News

A) South China Sea

• Context: Philippine & Chinese vessels collided here

B) Nitzana border crossing

• International border crossing b/w El Ouga in Egypt and Nitzana in Israel
• Context: Protests a/g delivery of aid to Gaza


Stats 📈

1. Unemployment rate:
• 2023: 3.1%
• 2022: 3.6%
• 2021: 4.2%
(NSSO's PLFS report)


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Reading Recommendations 🗞

IE

1. For the Gaya Lals of today
(GS2, Polity, Speaker, Anti defection law, Issues)

2. Decision is hers
(GS2, Polity, France, Women abortion as constitutional right)

3. Why Lakshdweep base INS Jatayu matters
(GS2, IR, Important strategic points)

4. Story of Indian workers in Israel
(GS2, IR, Israel-Palestine war and impacts, Status of Indian migrants in Israel)

TH

1.Maharashtra’s latest Maratha quota law
(GS2, Polity, Reservation quota for locals, case and timeline)

2.Heady electoral rhetoric with a hegemonic ring to it
(GS2,Polity, elections, hegemonic strategy)

3. Have India’s health centres really ‘collapsed’?
(GS3, Health sector, Importance, challenges, way forward)

4. Green jobs and the problem of gender disparity
(GS3, Economy, Green jobs, Women labor force participation, Issues and way forward)

PYQs Class 10 & 11 of Geography went live today

1. Geography | 1988-1990
https://youtu.be/vttNhfzEIjg

2. Geography | 1991-1992
https://youtu.be/Y4ctMW2er-g

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🚨 7 March 2024 | Thursday 🚨

Mains Keywords✍🏻

1. Matilda Effect

• It is the work that women have done throughout history that has never reached posterity. 
(GS1, Society, Women)


Pre related 📄

1. Human wildlife conflict

• KL cabinet declared it as state specific disaster
• Reason: Rise in cases of deaths, injuries, and crop and property loss caused by recurrent wildlife incursions in human habitation

2. Semaglutide

• Drug used in weight loss injections
• Class of incretin mimetics
• It works by decreasing appetite, increases insulin levels in body and decreases glucose levels.

3. INS Jatayu

• Commissioned by Indian navy
• at Minicoy island, 2nd base in Lakshdweep
• Mainly for 9 degree channel

4. MH-60R helicopter squadron

• Navy's 1st; Seahawks
• at Kochi

5. Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

• Presented by President
• 1st in 1952
• 3L cash prize (fellows) and 1L for awardees
• Highest Indian recognition for people in field of performing arts.
Read more about the 2022-23 awards here


Stats 📈

1. 2023: Deadliest year in a decade for migrants: IOM, UN
• More than 8000 people died


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