21 Days PYQs Challenge | Day 20

Didwana seen in 2021 only to drop a hint long back!!!!!

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Answer to Day 20 of 21 Days PYQ Challenge!

(Bharat) Ratan Tata 💔

Pre note: Tributes to Ratan Tata Ji

🚨 10th October | Thursday 🚨

Pre facts

1. 10th October: World mental health day

• by World Federation for Mental Health & WHO since 1992

• Purpose: Raise awareness, educate on mental health, & fight stigma

• 2024 theme: "Mental Health at Work"

• Historical Themes: Past themes include "Improving Quality of MH Services" (1994) & "MH in an Unequal World" (2021).

Pre notes

1. EVM batteries

• Use alkaline batteries for ops in no-power areas

• Battery Monitoring: CU shows status as 'High', 'Med', 'Low', 'Marg', or 'Chg Batt' based on volts

• New battery lasts whole election; 99% charge until < 7.4V

• Battery is replaced during 1st-level checks pre-election & if low in mock polls, with party reps present

• Presiding officers submit post-poll reports on batt changes, incl. CU ID & reason for replacement

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. Rice with added nutrients, centre to continue supply unit 2028 (Explained page)
(GS2: Policies)

2. Deciphering proteins through AI (Explained page)
(GS3: SnT)

The Hindu 🗞️

1. What is the Samsung workers strike in Chennai about? (Text&Context)
(GS2: Social issues)

2. New sedimentary rock made from slag is a carbon-trapping champ (Science page)
(GS3: Science and environment)

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🚨 11th October | Friday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Bonedi Bari Puja (400+ years old in Bengal)

• Held in elite family homes (aka Bonedi Bari in Bengali)

• Preserves heritage; contrasts with Baro-wari Puja

Pre notes

1. National Agriculture Code

• Covers entire agri cycle (field prep, irrigation etc.)

• Sets crop selection standards + post harvest ops. + input management

• Uses IoT and sustainable farming practices

• Resource for farmers, policymakers, & agri institutions

• Standardized Agri Demo Farms (SADF): Experimental sites for testing NAC practices

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. As green patch spreads in Antarctica, here's what worrying scientists (Explained page)
(GS3: Climate)

2. PM unveils 10 point plans to strengthen India-ASEAN ties (Front page)
(GS2: IR)

The Hindu 🗞

1. The gruelling course of litigation in India (Editorial)
(GS2: Social issues)

2. Can India escape middle-income trap? (Text&Context)
(GS3: Economics)

3. The blue blooded sea creature on Odisha's coastline
(GS3: S&T + Environment)

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Pre note: Aurora Borealis in news, learn here

🚨 12th October | Saturday 🚨

Pre facts

1. 12th Oct: World Arthritis Day

• Raise awareness on Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs)

• Theme 2024: "Informed Choices, Better Outcomes."

• Focus Areas: Symptoms, early diagnosis, treatment options, and quality of life.

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

Everything on 'The Explained Page'

No The Hindu today🗞

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Pre note: Sunday morning session; plan your week well :)

🚨 13th October | Sunday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Greening

• Antarctica's Warming twice the global average

• Antarctic Peninsula heats 5x faster than global rates

• Vegetation cover expanded; acceleration of over 30% from 2016-2021

• Increased frequency of heat events; record temperatures observed, with anomalies of up to 10°C above normal in winter

• Future Implications: Enhanced plant growth may lead to soil formation and ecosystem changes, raising concerns about invasive species

Pre notes

1. Oropouche virus

• First found in Trinidad (1955)

• Spread by Culicoides paraensis (midges) & Culex quinquefasciatus (mosquitoes); no human-to-human

• Endemic to Amazon; outbreaks in Brazil, Panama, Peru, Cuba (2024)

• Symptoms: Fever, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, nausea, rash; lasts 2-7 days

• Complications: Rare neuroinvasive diseases (meningitis, encephalitis)

• No specific antiviral; symptomatic management; most recover in a week

• Public Health: Neglected tropical disease; potential for outbreaks in vulnerable areas

@CSEWhy Recommendations

The Hindu 🗞️

1. The many myths about protein deficiency in people in India (Science page)
(GS2/GS3: Social issues and Science)

Complete FAQ page
(GS3: SnT)

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Kya padha aaj?

Pre note: Focusing on PYQs? Check this

🚨 14th October | Monday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Dragon drones

• Low-flying drones that release thermite, a molten metal incendiary, burning at approximately 2,427° C

• Thermite = aluminum oxide + iron oxide; used for its intense and rapid burning properties

Pre notes

1. Factors leading to fall of rupee

• Rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions & other factors

• Foreign investors selling Indian stocks to buy Chinese ones after China's economic stimulus

• Higher demand for USD from foreign banks and a strong USD index

• Less hawkish RBI and cautious US Fed

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. The problem with free food (Ideas page)
(GS2: Policies)

2. Let's follow the money (Ideas page)
(GS3: Internal security)

3. Issues in the treatment of rare diseases, and what the govt can do (Explained page)
(GS2: Policies)

The Hindu 🗞️

1. China, India and New Delhi’s Quad dilemma (Editorial)
(GS2: IR)

2. What is Wayanad’s new X-band radar?
(GS3: SnT)

PS: UPSC Queries? Check this

Pre note: blog.csewhy.com

🚨 15th October | Tesday 🚨

Quote(s)

In human life, economics precedes politics or culture

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. Why nations fail or succeed
(On Nobel Prize Eco Winners)


The Hindu 🗞

1. Ensuring a proper safety net for the gig worker + On Samsung worker's right to unionise
(GS2: policy)

2. Haber-Bosch process (give a rough read, just)

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🚨 16th October | Wednesday 🚨

Terms in News

1. Ossification (bone formation process)

• Stage of ossification can help determine human age using X-Rays

• Use case: Criminal justice system (for age determination)


2. Ticket Scalping

• Using bots to bulk buy tickets from licensed sources to be sold at a profit

• In news due to Diljeet, Coldplay & other concerts

3. Revise THAAD here

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. Pakistan's other front (ideas page)
(GS2: IR imp. article by C Raja Mohan)

2. Abetment of suicide (explained page)
(Read to learn SC cases & legalities of the issue)

3. Greenwashing Guidelines
(Term seen in UPSC Prelims, make a 1 pager note for Mains)


The Hindu 🗞

1. 2 food articles in editorials
(Imp. read on World Food Day in sync with SDGs)

2. Need to make more containers
(Interesting read for GS3 Infra pointers)

3. Coastal flooding harms different tree species differently
(S&T, last page)


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🚨 17th October | Thursday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Europa Clipper

• Europa Clipper (EC), launching in 2024 via Falcon Heavy (FH)

• Study Europa's ice shell, subsurface ocean (SO), and assess habitability (HA) while searching for biosignatures (BS)

• Includes Ice-Penetrating Radar (IPR), Color & Spectrograph Cameras (CSC), Magnetometer (MAG), and Mass Spectrometer (MS) for surface composition mapping (SC)

• Conduct multiple flybys (FB) of Europa over approximately 3.5 years

Significance: Investigate potential for extraterrestrial life (PEL)

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. As the world warms and cools (Ideas page)
(GS3: Climate)

The Hindu 🗞

1. Spotlighting the work of the Economics Nobel winners (Editorial)
(GS3: Economics)

2. What does the Global Hunger Index 2024 state about India? (Text&Context)
(GS2: IR, Reports and Policies)

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Pre note: Read, learn and conquer. Simple mantra, long term implications!!

🚨 18th October | Friday 🚨

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. 4-1 SC upholds citizenship provisions for migrants to Assam from East Pak (Front page)
(GS2: SC Judgements)

2. Four issues in Assam verdict (Explained page)
(GS2: SC Judgements)

The Hindu 🗞

1. SC upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act as valid law (Front page)
(GS2: SC Judgements)

2. A modified UBI policy may be more feasible (Editorial)
(GS2: Policies)

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Pre note: What are your views on marital rape? Answer here

🚨 19th October | Saturday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Super Insulin

• Scientists have developed “smart insulin” called NNC2215 that responds dynamically to blood sugar (BS) levels

• Type 1 = No insulin prod by pancreas; Type 2 = Insulin resistance (IR), requiring higher doses

• Insulin overdosing can cause hypoglycemia (low BS), making constant BS monitoring necessary

• Old tech = Glucose sensors & insulin pumps; insulin stored subcutaneously, released based on BS sensors

• NNC2215 = On-off switch; reacts to BS fluctuations. Glucoside holds insulin inactive when BS is low; glucose triggers activation at high BS

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰

1. Lady justice: Roots in ancient Greece, not always blindfolded (Explained page)
(GS2)

2. India and the Science Nobels (Explained page)

The Hindu 🗞

1. Forecasting better in India, come rain or shine (Editorial)
(GS3: SnT)

PS: The week is about to end. Are you happy with your progress?

Pre note: Sunday sessions you shouldn't miss: newspaper, introspect, reflect.

🚨 20th October | Sunday 🚨

Pre facts

1. Kala-Azar

• India seeks WHO certification for Kala-azar elimination, with <1 case per 10k in PHC blocks for 2 years

• Major hotspots: Bihar, Jharkhand, WB, UP; 70% of cases from Bihar, Jharkhand, WB, and UP; symptoms like fever, weight loss, and anaemia

• Cases dropped: 595 (2023) vs. 339 (2022)

• NHP targets shifted from 2010 to 2030; Bangladesh is the only other certified nation

•Strategy: Early diagnosis, case mgmt, surveillance, and tackling poverty/sanitation

• PKDL cases post-recovery pose long-term challenges

2. Mining dust enhances carbon capture

• Alt Carbon uses basalt dust from Rajmahal mines for fast-tracking CO2 capture via rock weathering

• 3-4 tonnes of basalt trap 1 tonne of CO2 in 2-4 years, compared to 1,000 years naturally

• The dust enriches soil on Darjeeling tea estates and boosts carbon absorption

• Raised $5M from carbon-credit firms; partnered with Frontier (McKinsey, Meta)

• Key basalt sources: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, WB

• Sequestration helps meet IPCC goals to curb temp rise by 2050

@CSEWhy Recommendations

The Hindu 🗞

1. What are the stress factors for Indian Railways? (FAQ page)
(GS2: Social issues)

2. How will a classical status help languages? (FAQ page)
(GS2: Policies)

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Bhai sunn,

Tyohaar aa rahe hai.
Study break hoga hi hoga.

Kaise enjoy bhi kare ghar par aur padhai bhi manage karni hai,

Thoda sa plan kar le dost

Baaki Diwali hai, do spend time with family 🥰🪔

Pre note: Turant solutions ke liye, apne doubts yaha pucho

🚨 21st October | Monday 🚨

Pre facts

1. New Lady Justice

• Reflects Indian identity, emphasizing fairness by "seeing" cases directly

• Scales show balanced judgment, sword symbolizes justice's power

• Urgent reforms needed: delayed judge appointments, lack of diversity (women <15%, backward classes <25%), and 60L+ pending cases

• Courts operating at ~60-70% strength; govt urged to speed up appointments for timely justice

2. Largest Marine protected area

• Azores approved the largest marine protected area (~300k sq km) in the North Atlantic

• Aims to meet intl conservation targets ahead of time

• Area protects underwater mountains and vulnerable marine ecosystems

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian express 📰

1. A nascent but welcome thaw (Ideas page)
(GS2: IR)

2. $1 Trillion over 30 years: Cost of pivoting away from coal (Explained page)
(GS2/GS3: Policies and Climate)

3. Comeback of Krishi in Bharat (Explained page)
(GS3: Agri economy)

The Hindu 🗞

1. India’s choices in a world becoming bipolar again (Editorial)
(GS2: IR)

2. On climate finance to developing nations (Text&Context)
(GS2/GS3: Climate & Multinational policies)

3. What d o the Atlantic Ocean hurricane forecasts foretell for India? (Science page)
(GS3: Climate and Science)

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