Answer to Q in 2013 & 2021

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🚨 28th September | Saturday 🚨

Mains notes

1. NSQ drugs

• CDSCO releases a monthly list of drugs classified as NSQ based on random sampling and testing by central and state regulators

• CDSCO found around 50 medicines, including paracetamol, metformin, and pantoprazole, to be not of standard quality (NSQ)

• The lists inform the public, health departments, and manufacturers about potentially substandard drugs, signaling ongoing scrutiny of products

• Categories of Failure:

1. Spurious Drugs: Fake products misrepresenting their brand

2. Poor Quality: Drugs with inadequate descriptions or active ingredients

3. Adulterated Drugs: Contaminated drugs that can cause harm, leading to recalls

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. Some hard land questions (Ideas page)
(GS2: Policies)

2. Tackling air pollution (Explained)
(GS3: Climate)

The Hindu 🗞️

1. Russia’s geopolitical pivot to Asia, a new India chapter (Editorial)
(GS2: IR)

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21 days challenge | Day 09

2 Questions that amaze me the most! 🧐🧐

2009: UPSC asks where’s Dadaab
2022: UPSC casually drops learnings from 2009 in an option! (Helps you eliminate 2 options🤯)

💡: Bidibidi is in Uganda

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Pre note: smaller newspaper today. Take a break! 💪🏻

🚨 29th September | Sunday 🚨

@CSEWhy Recommendations

The Hindu 🗞️

1. Why has the SC clarified POCSO provisions (FAQ Page)
(GS2: SC judgments)

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21 days PYQ challenge | Day 10

2020: CGWA was formed under EPA
2022: which body was formed under EPA?

Sawal ji jawab hai, jawab hi sawal hai. Samajh rahe hai ho Binod? 😂

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Pre note: Make in India detailed blog coming today

🚨 30th September | Monday 🚨

Mains Keywords ✍🏼

1. Cyber Slavery

Modern exploitation coercing individuals into working in digital environments under false pretense of legit employment

2. Cadaver Donation

A person donating entire body to science after death; Mr Sitaram Yechury donated his!

Pre notes ✍🏼

1. Pollen (substance used to reproduce)

• Study of pollen: Palynolgy
• Gametophyte, multicellular organisms of sorts delivering male gamete

@CSEWhy Recommendations 🗞

Indian Express

1. A rice variety to curb farm fires
(GS3: Agri)

2. Unlocking the retail advantage
(GS3: Logistics)

3. Food that doesn't feed
(Masterwork from Sh Ashok Gulati)

The Hindu

1. Common Practice Standards must have Indian outlook
(GS3: International Environmental trade)

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21 days PYQ Challenge | Day 11

This is how UPSC effectively operates.

It will tell you its focus areas in a Q today. Years later, it will check if you focused on the focus areas!

Getting it? Answer these below, will share notes of both Q later in the eve

2014 Q on Ghadr

10 Years of Make in India

The blog has all the relevant details you need. Expect a Q from this, all you need will be find in this blog

https://blog.csewhy.com/p/281-10-years-of-make-in-india-summary

Pobitora & Kaziranga

Keep in mind while these make news, yeah? 😀

Pre note: If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you can't

🚨 1st October | Tuesday 🚨

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. The La Nina shadow
(Relation with pollution)

2. Indian elephants lost genetic vigour..(front page)
(GS3: Science)

3. Haryana: An electoral history (Explained)

4. Export ban on non-Basmati white rice lifted: why, what are the likely impacts
(GS3: Agri export)

The Hindu 🗞

1. India's silver dividend, challenge to opportunity (Editorial)
(GS2: Social issues)

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21 days PYQs Challenge | Day 12

Today's theme is Architecture, Art & Culture

Here are 6 Qs from 2023 PYQs

Visit this link to find these all in one place