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๐Ÿšจ November 12 2022 | Saturday ๐Ÿšจ

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Judicial Governance

All judges who are constitutionally entrusted with responsibility of protecting rights of citizens must also be seen as persons of rectitude. (GS2)


Meaningful and credible strategic autonomy

(GS2)

Quote

Whatsoever a great man doeth, that other men also do; the standard he setteth up, by that the people go


Phrase can be good intro to quote Gandhi

Conflicts to climate, Mahatmaโ€™s ideas answer to all challenges


Reading Recommendations

IE
- Financing a just transition
- Afzal Khan Tomb
- Mangrove Alliance for Climate



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๐Ÿšจ November 13 2022 | Sunday ๐Ÿšจ

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Inclusive Sanitation
Sanitation for all, no one left behind

Indian data for Indian solutions
Currently, a large data of genomes and biotech materials is European. Indian data for indian solutions is a keyword to be used across diff industries

Vaccine equity
everyone in world to have same access to vaccines (can create more keywords like climate equity, water equity, energy equity)


Reading Recommendations

TH
- Can Vaccine distribution be made fairer?
- How has EWS ruling altered reservations?
- Why are talks on 1.5 degree Celsius at cliff edge at COP27?
- The crypto empire that fell




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A lot of countries face big challenge with declining fertility rates. They want couples to make babies and thus, give incentives!

Some examples for you to quote in your mains answers! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป
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๐Ÿšจ November 14 2022 | Monday ๐Ÿšจ

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Gene revolution in context to BT Cotton and GM Mustard
(Just like Green Revolution)

Quote

1) Justice is the sum of all moral duty

2) Agriculture of tomorrow is going to be science based and the winners will be those who adopt it and develop it further today



Reading Recommendations

IE
- The Gene Revolution (beautifully penned- GS3)
- Securing Green Transition (GS3)
- Our diabetes Challenge (Holistic article on how to keep yourself fit and healthy)




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๐Ÿšจ November 15 2022 | Tuesday ๐Ÿšจ

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Energy, Health and Digital transformation
3 key agendas on G20 list in 2022

Quote

1. You must do the thing you think you cannot do Eleanor Roosevelt

2. Violence is like a weed- it does not die even in the greatest drought

Vocabulary

Permacrisis: Collinโ€™s Dictionary word of the year

Meaning: an extended period of instability and insecurity.

Reading Recommendations

IE:
- Asia after Ukraine by C Raja Mohan (incredible 5 point reflection on implication so Ukraine war in Asia)

- A quota system more evolved (fair reflection by the then Law Minister)

- Cryptoโ€™s Lehman Brothers moment- and what happens after FTX fall


TH:

- The shape of the Indian economic pie must change by Arun Maria (east words, big message)




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FREE notes for GS3: Inclusive Growth for all aspirants on the blog. ๐Ÿฅฐ

Will slowly make all such notes public ๐Ÿ˜Ž

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/45-inclusive-growth-and-issues-arising
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๐Ÿšจ November 16 2022 | Wednesday ๐Ÿšจ

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Coercion to co-option is soft power strategy via
- Culture
- Politics
- Foreign Policy

Cinematic Colonialism
deep rooted colonial consciousness surfacing in Indian movies


Quote

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck

-Dalai Lama


โ€œPast is not past, it is still passing by..โ€

โ€œUnless we bridge the yawning chasm between the global haves and have-nots, we are setting ourselves up for an 8 bn strong world filled with crisis, conflict, tensions and mistrustโ€

- UN Sec Gen Guterres



Reading Recommendations

IE:
Editorials
- No money for terror (GS3: Security, world class source on terror financing)
- I have three dreams for India (I felt warm reading this. Relevant for GS1 Culture and GS3 Infrastructure)
- A better frame for us (Cinema & Soft power)
- The low carbon pathway + Road to Net Zero (from Explained page) (GS3 Environment. Will post detailed notes from these on blog)

Explained Page
- Kashi and Tamil Nadu link
- Kurdistan Workersโ€™ Party (take a look at geography of Kurds. Regular questions in Pre from such places)


TH:
- what does world bank report say about Indiaโ€™s cities (GS1: Urbanisation)
- Climate change affecting global health (GS3: Health and Environment)


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๐Ÿšจ November 17 2022 | Thursday ๐Ÿšจ

Did you read GS3 Free notes for Inclusive Growth and Economics of Animal Rearing from my blog? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
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- Demonetisation, why? (Govt affidavit in SC)

- Transformational Economy Policy step (not standalone)
- Major step to fight menace of
a) Fake currency notes
b) Storage of unaccounted wealth
c) Financing of subversive activities


- Indiaโ€™s G20 Presidency shall be Inclusive, Ambitious, Decisive, and Action-Oriented

- Liquidity, Profitability and Growth
LPG Mantra for business growth


Reading Recommendations

IE

- President INDIA (G20 presidentship)
- The unsung martyrs of Mangarh
- Evaluating OPS


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Which of the following are true about Baliyatra, recently seen in news?

1) โ€˜Boita Bandanaโ€™ is related to Baliyatra 2) Itโ€™s on banks of Baitrani river 3) Celebrates links with Java, Sumatra, Ceylon, Burma, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives etc.
Anonymous Quiz
37%
1 and 3 only
32%
2 and 3 only
18%
1 only
12%
3 only
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๐Ÿšจ November 18 2022 | Friday ๐Ÿšจ

Reading Recommendations

IE
- Road to G20, Delhi 2023 (keep saving material on G20. Will come handy for Mains)

TH
- Opaque political financing could cost democracy dear
- Weighing in on PMGKAY, the free grains scheme

Free Notes

Compiled definitions of extreme weather events in one place. Find them on my blog ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/47-extreme-weather-events-definition

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Friends, India recently announced Long Term Strategy (LTS) at COP27 in Egypt.

Whatโ€™s LTS? Whyโ€™s it important? Itโ€™s Very Important topic for UPSC (GS3 Environment)

Find all you need to know for UPSC ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/46-long-term-strategy-road-to-net
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๐Ÿšจ November 19 2022 | Saturday ๐Ÿšจ

Kashi Tamil Sangamam
An initiative u/ Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat


Laโ€™eeb
Qatar World Cup Mascot

Deep tech Startups
- Companies working in emerging tech like AI, robotics, ML, Blockchain, IoT, Drones, AR/VR

- Deep tech startup ecosystem is diff from tech startup ecosystem as life cycles differ

Narco Test

- Sodium Pentothal aka Sodium Thiopental injected; itโ€™s a fast acting, short duration anaesthetic which sedated/hypnotic the one to whom itโ€™s given.

- Accused expected to be incapable of lying and divulge true information.

- also called Truth Serum


Restrictions on test
Selvi & Ors vs State of Karnataka

- No lie detector test to be administered except on the basis of consent of the accused
- Must be given an access to lawyer along with โ€˜physical, emotional, and legal implicationsโ€™ explained to them by police & lawyer.
- Result not considered a confession but information discovered can be admitted as evidence


Reading Recommendations

IE:
- No oneโ€™s man
- Global Task on Indiaโ€™s Table

TH:
- Yes, the Indian Air Force needs a new doctrine


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Free notes for GS2: 20 Types of Diplomacy

Happy to share another set of my notes for free. (Coaching institutes easily charge 100s of rupees for these)

Read. Learn. Save it to your notes. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป (more such notes on its way)

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/48-20-types-of-diplomacy-free-notes
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๐Ÿšจ November 20 2022 | Sunday ๐Ÿšจ


India recently presented Long Term Strategy at COP27. Whatโ€™s LTS? Whatโ€™s U-FITE? All notes in one place on my blog ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/46-long-term-strategy-road-to-net

Fake Charities, Fake NGOs as terror fund sources in India


Reading Recommendations

IE
- Life, legend of Tribal icon Birsa Munda

TH:
- Hypertension: ticking time bomb in Indian adolescents
- Whyโ€™s Japan increasing its defence budget?

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Itโ€™s easy to find Sources of Constitution but how do you remember them?

In another blog sharing Free Notes, I bring to you Tricks to remember an important GS2 topic ๐Ÿฅฐ

Read and learn ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/49-sources-of-indian-constitution
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๐Ÿšจ November 21 2022 | Monday ๐Ÿšจ

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3Aโ€™s running Pakistan
America, Army, Allah


Quote

Many countries have an army but Pakistan is the only army that has a country

Growth without equity is not sustainable

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. A reform, much ignored (GS2: Quasi Judicial bodies)
2. BJPโ€™s Muslim Outreach (GS2: Polity: note 2 main reasons behind this as per the writer )

TH:
- Threat to federalism in agri education
- MUST READ: C Rangarajanโ€™s Charting the economy ahead


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How to remember articles of Union Executive? ๐Ÿค”

Take a pen and paper, write 5,6,7 from top to bottom and in front of it, 2,3,4 ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

5 2 (President of India)
6 3 (VP of India)
7 4 (Council of Ministers u/ PM) ๐Ÿคฏ

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Leatherback sea turtle, recently seen in news, is flagship of which island?
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Sumatra
18%
Java
16%
Bali
52%
Great Nicobar
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