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🚨 16th July | Tuesday 🚨

Reading Recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. In SC verdict on Assam man, humanising of citizenship law (Explained page)
(GS2: Laws and Judgements)

2. Rules for civil servants (Explained page)
(GS2: Laws)

The Hindu 📰

1. Big brother’ to ‘Brother’, a Nepal-India reset (Editorial)
(GS2: IR)

2. The toll that extreme heat takes on women (Opinion)
(GS1: Social issues)

3. ICAR to release 323 new varieties of 56 crops today (News page)

4. 100 years of EEG: how does it work and what is its significance? (Text&Context)
(GS3: SnT)

5. ISRO has a problem: many rockets, but too few satellites to launch (Science page)
(GS3: Science and economics)

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🚨 17th July | Wednesday 🚨

Mains keywords

1. Social contract

• An unwritten agreement among people in a society.

• Keynes: "Capitalists are allowed greater wealth, production control and substantial share of net output. In return, they are to ensure high levels of investment and generate sufficient employment and rising productivity"

2. Neuroethics
It is a field that explores the ethical, legal, and social implications of neuroscience.

3. Neurorights
Technologies should not be used to read or manipulate someone's mind without their explicit consent.

Pre -related facts

1. Article 109 (seen in UPSC Pre24)

• On passing from LS, Money Bill is transmitted to RS for reco
• RS must return within 14 days, else it's considered passed


2. Omega Centauri
A globular cluster collected around galaxy's core in spherical position
(An image of Omega Centauri was released last week, captured by Hubble Telescope)


3. Chandipura virus

• RNA virus of Rhabdoviridae family (same family as Rabies)
• Spread by Sandflies (small biting insects)
• Symptoms:
a) early: high fever, headache & vomiting
b) severe: Encephalitis (brain inflammation) leading to seizure & coma


4. ABO classification

• Blood Group Antigens and Antibodies:
Blood groups are determined by the presence of antigens (proteins) A and B on red blood cells and antibodies (anti-A and anti-B) in the serum.

• Group A: Has antigen-A on red cells and anti-B in the serum, meaning it can stick together with B antigen.

• Group B: Has antigen-B on red cells and anti-A in the serum, meaning it can stick together with A antigen.

• Group AB: Has both A and B antigens on red cells and no antibodies in the serum, so it can receive A, B, AB, and O blood (universal recipient).

• Group O: Has no A or B antigens on red cells but has both anti-A and anti-B in the serum, so it can donate to any group (universal donor).

• Rh Factor: Blood is also classified by the Rhesus (Rh) system, which identifies blood as Rh-positive (with Rh factor) or Rh-negative (without Rh factor)


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Reading Recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. India’s quantum future (Explained page)
(GS3: SnT)

2. Revise PM Shri scheme on my blog here

3. She isn’t just a labarthi (Editorial)
(GS1/GS2: Social issues and justice)

The Hindu 📰

1. Centralised examinations have not aced the test (Editorial)
(GS2: Policies)

2. Heatwaves are evaporating the right to play (Editorial)
(GS1/GS3: Social issues and climate change)

3. Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer (Opinion)
(GS2: Laws and social justics)

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🚨 18th July | Thursday 🚨

Quotes

1. In some years, Indians maybe playing each other for world title -- Viswanathan Anand
(GS2: IR, use in soft power Quotes)

Mains related facts

1. Maharashtra's Public Security Bill

• Aim: To curb Naxalism in urban areas, by constraining activities of frontal groups

• An advisory board of 3 people who are eligible or are HC judges is set up to overlook

• Any relation with 'unlawful organization' is considered an offence

• Similar laws are already in force in: AP, CG, TS, OD

Pre Note

1. Revise Nalanda University Current Affairs here on my blog

2. U-WIN Portal

• Children in age grp of 0-5 to be listed
• Portal records children's health data and their vaccination status
• e-Record to help children get vaccinated in their then geography

Reading Recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. What's needed in Jammu (The Ideas page)
(GS3: Internal security)

2. State of the informal sector (Explained page)
(GS3: Economics)

3. Behind heavy rain in large parts of India: Monsoon, trough swifts, westerlies (Explained page)
(GS2: Climate)

The Hindu 📰

1. Intergenerational equity as tax devolution criterion (Editorial)
(GS3: Economy)

2. Choosing the right track to cut-post harvest loss (Editorial)
(GS3: Agricultural economy)

3. On political representation of women (Text&Context)
(GS2: Social justice)


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🚨 20th July | Saturday 🚨

Mains related notes

1. Modified interest subvention scheme

• launched in 2006-2007
• Interest Subvention: 2% interest subvention for loans up to six months post-harvest
• Additional support for farmers affected by natural disasters

Pre Note

1. Article 361

• POI or Governor cannot be questioned by any court for the exercise of their powers and duties
• No criminal proceedings can be instituted or continued against them in any court during their term

2. Assam's 700 year old Moidam to be considered for world heritage list

Moidam: Ahom Dynasty 's mound burial system

Reading Recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. A process more punishing (The Ideas Page)
(GS2: New criminal codes)

2. If Trump returns, 5 resets New Delhi may need (Explained page)
(GS2: IR)

The Hindu 📰

1. The promise of parametric insurance (Editorial)
(GS3: Climate and economy)

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🚨 21st July | Sunday 🚨

Use time to revise latest CA on CSEWhy blog

Revise important supreme court judgements

Reading Recommendations 📰

The Hindu

Read all 3 articles on pg 13

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🚨 22nd July | Monday 🚨

Mains Keywords

1. G commerce

• e-com via Games to sell directly to customer(s)
• Gaming industry size projection (2025): $256 billion

Pre notes

1. Amoebic brain infection

• Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," is a single-celled organism that causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)

• Early Symptoms: Resemble those of viral or bacterial meningitis and may include headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, and alterations in taste and smell.

2. Kutchi Rabari Camel

• Indigenous to Kutch of Gujarat, India.

• Well-adapted to arid and semi-arid conditions, sparse vegetation, harsh climatic conditions

Physical Features:
• Distinctive hump, long legs, thick coat to help them withstand extreme temperatures.

• Milk rich in nutrients, medicinal properties.

3. Piracicaba River

• A river in Sao Paulo state of Brazil

• Meandering here enables:

a) Small boat navigation easier
b) Impounding of fishes

Tupi: place where the fish stops

• In news due to dead fishes due to contamination

4. U-Win (revise here)

5. Article 361 (Revise here)

Reading recommendations

Indian Express

1. The governor’s immunity (Explained page)
(GS2: Constitution)

2. Predicting Rogue Wave using AI: What new study found (Explained page)
(GS3: SnT)

The Hindu

1. Focus on female employment to counter unemployment (Editorial)
(GS/GS3: Social justice and economy)

2. Reasonable accommodations and disability rights (Editorial)
(GS2: Social justice)

3. The importance of both Quad and BRICS (The opinion)
(GS2: IR)

4. Understand crisis in Bangladesh here

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🚨 23rd July | Tuesday 🚨

Mains related notes

1. Gig workers policy

a) 3 Myths

• Be your own boss w/ fair allotment of jobs
• Part time job for additional income
• Flexible working hours

b) Imp. pointers

Policies for gig workers must include safety standards, minimum wages & regulated working hours

Pre Note

1. Article 110: Money bill

• Those bills dealing w/ Taxation, Borrowing, Consolidated & Contingency Fund of India, Receipt & Purchase from Consolidated Fund, Audit of a/c of Union & State

2. Finance Bills (I) (Article 117(1))
Contain not only matters of a Money Bill but also other matters of general legislation

3. Finance Bills (II) (Article 117(3))
Contain provisions involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India

Reading Recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. Who's the greenest of all (The Ideas Page)
(GS2/GS3: Global economy and climate change)

2. Why today's budget matters?
(GS3: Economy)

The Hindu 📰

1. Economy likely to grow 6.5 - 7% in FY25: Survey (First page)
(GS3: Economics)

2. Heat stress is more than a degree of concern (Editorial)
(GS3: Economy and Climate change)

3. A case for regulating gig based work (Text&Context)
(GS2: Policies)

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🚨 24rd July | Wednesday 🚨

Budget elaborated in paper today, practice discretion.

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🚨 25th July | Thursday 🚨

Quote

A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people -- Mary Landrieu
(GS3: Use in Economics)

Pre notes

1. Right to shelter is a fundamental right: SC
(In news because, railway infrastructure development at Haldwani needs relocation of 50,000 illegal settlers on railway land)

2. In news: Typhoon Geami in Northern Philippines on Wednesday

3. The Sangameshwara Temple

• Dravida style temple by Chalukya King Satyashraya

• Constructed b/w 697 and 733 AD; formerly called Vijayeswara Temple

• Pattadakal, including the Sangameshwara Temple, is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Reading recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. Mitigation VS Adaptation (Explained page)
(GS3: Economy and Climate Change)

2. Why SC couldn't agree on environmental release of GM mustard
(GS2 & GS3: Policy & SnT)

The Hindu 📰

1. An outlining of urban transformation series (Editorial)
(GS2: Policies)

2. Is immunity for the President and Governors absolute? (Text&Context)
(GS2: Constitution)

3. Grasslands in Kutch likely to host Cheetahs from Africa (The Hindu News)
(GS3: Environment)

4. Opinion (pg9) has multiple articles. Practice discretion in reading articles of your weaker areas

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10 Tribal Council Chiefs are in Delhi

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🚨 26th July | Friday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Listeriosis

• Cause: Listeria, a bacteria found in soil, vegetation, water, sewage & human faeces

• Symptoms: Vomiting, nausea, cramps, constipation, headache

• Consuming Listeria doesn't make one sick per se, tough for vulnerable population (elderly)

Reading recommendations

Indian Express 🗞

1. Mining and power of states [IMP]

2. Why AI's present & future bring some environmental concerns
(GS3: Envt.; read to form an informed opinion)

The Hindu 📰

1. India's Illegal mining problem
(read for awareness on the issue)

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