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๐Ÿšจ December 7 2022 | Wednesday๐Ÿšจ

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On AFG, Indian stance:
1. Afghan led, Afghan owned, Afghan controlled solution
2. Peaceful, Stable & Secure Afghanistan
3. Sovereignty, Unity and Territorial Integrity of Afghanistan shall not be compromised

Reading Recommendations

Read about Prof Alagh in any of the newspapers

IE:
1. The GM Mustard debate (GS3)
2. Belagavi controversy (GS2)
3. $60 cap may not hurt Russia (GS2)

TH:

1. Delhi choking, but do not blame stubble burning alone (take a note of points expressed here- GS3)
2. EU's concerns about US IRA (GS2)
3. ChatGPT, latest NLP tool (GS3)


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I asked ChatGPT if it can help me crack UPSC. Guess what did it answer? ๐Ÿ˜‚

What's ChatGPT
and what do you need to know about it for UPSC? All noted on my blog

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Terms Mentioned but โ€˜Not Definedโ€™ in the Constitution of India:

โžก๏ธ Untouchability
โžก๏ธ Office of Profit
โžก๏ธ Minority
โžก๏ธ Martial Law
โžก๏ธ Violation of Constitution

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๐Ÿšจ December 8 2022 | Thursday๐Ÿšจ

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District collector/magistrate can be renamed to development officer

Tourist Police

A dedicated wing to take up crime against tourist cases on fast track basis

Coercion to co-option
Power of โ€˜Soft Powerโ€™

Cinematic Colonialism
A reflection of colonial mindset in cinema (needs to be done away with!)


Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Allโ€™s in the name
2. Binary merger just outside milkyway (page 14)
3. Reading Monetary policy (revise macroeconomics)
4. โ€˜Global Southโ€™

TH
1. BIMSTEC as key to a new South Asian regional order
2. Conjugal debate and Punjabโ€™s order
3. NJAC debate



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Friends, Iโ€™ve posted notes on Soil Health on Twitter.

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๐Ÿšจ December 9 2022 | Friday๐Ÿšจ

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India's road (outreach) to Central Asia: Silk road of friendship & cooperation

Revenue Buoyancy
Degree of responsiveness of a fiscal variable wrt given change in base variable.
eg: RB wrt GSDP = 1.21
this means, revenue receipts tend to increase by 1.21% points with 1% rise in GSDP

Why in news? Himachal's RB is -2.27%


Quote
Finance is the lifeblood of terrorism - NSA Sh Ajit Doval


Reading Recommendations

IE
1. A corrosive strike at court (read it for what was wrong with NJAC)
2. India's Central Asia Outreach (GS2: note TL of engagements + India's need(s) + way forward)



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How to remember maths of a political party becoming a state party?

Break it down in blocks:
๐Ÿ”บLok Sabha
๐Ÿ”บVidhan Sabha
๐Ÿ”บCombined

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๐Ÿšจ December 10 2022 | Saturday๐Ÿšจ

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Corruption: Threat to national security


Quote

All faiths are equally true though all are equally imprtfect
- Gandhi


Reading Recommendations

IE:
- Charity and conversions (take a look at the history of this topic in India)
- A bad idea returns (note the stats of the OPS bills)
- Media bargaining bill in US (interesting read at what the future in this domain will look like)
- Jumbo and vermin debate u/ New amendment to WPA1972

TH:
- Expand food safety net without delay
-G20 can be alternative to UNSC


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๐Ÿšจ December 11 2022 | Sunday๐Ÿšจ

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Scarcity to sufficiency -> Story of India!

3F in global trade: Food, Fuel and Fertilizers


Reading Recommendations
TH:
- Badri breed of cows from Uttarakhand
- Leading a helping hand to eliminate TB
- Fascinating Hornbills
- Alzheimer's drug
- Why price cap on Russian oil?


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100,000+ aspirants have benefitted from this valuable Twitter Thread. It shares 6 imp YouTube videos from Selected Officers sharing fantastic tips for UPSC 2023. ๐Ÿฅฐ

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๐Ÿšจ December 12 2022 | Monday๐Ÿšจ

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1. World's largest democracy to also the ideal one - Former VP M Venkaiah Naidu's message to Indian democracy going forward

2. Development or national prestige to business and economy
To be used as way forward in diff sectors. eg. Space

3. Bribe for votes the real 'revadis'

Stats

- Pension bill exceeded salary & wages spending for centre and 3 states (GJ, KA, WB)

- Oxfam study: Women are 1/3 internet users in India (it is a stat that can be used in both positive and negative statements)

Reading Recommendations

IE:
- An example and a warning (take a macro view with this read)
- Centre's Subsidy bill (rush through the stats)
- Ajinomoto (read about MSG, this is also a fun story)

TH:
- Threat of China test in India's grand strategy (an interesting perspective, don't limit yourself to this, tho)
- Amending Co-op soc act (read for new proposed amendments)
- Laws on religious conversions (and conflict b/w legislature and judiciary)
- What's End to End encryption and why tech companies focusing on it? (prelims related questions easy to form)


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ States #stats as per Census 2011 for #UPSC

1. Population Density๐Ÿ‘ช
- Highest: BR
- Lowest: Arunachal

2. Population๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ
- Highest: UP
- Lowest: Sikkim

3. Sex ratioโ™‚โ™€๏ธ
- Highest: KL
- Lowest: HR

4. Literacy๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“
- Highest: KL
- Lowest: BR

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๐Ÿšจ December 13 2022 | Tuesday๐Ÿšจ

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Reading Recommendations

TH
:
1. Big tech & need India for ex ante regulation
2. Politics of National Interest
3. Weighing in on the efficacy of female leadership in government

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Friends, I am working on an exclusive document for GS4 Ethics

It is a 24-25 page document and will have:

- Definition of all the key terms in the syllabus
- Real life example(s) for you to understand better
- Special focus on terms from PYQs

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Friends, you are already aware about my initiative where the GS3 Free notes are being made public one by one. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

In this series, the next set of notes are now live on my blog for: Storage, Transport and Marketing of Agri Produce. Go through these notes and try writing PYQs on this topic.๐Ÿฅฐ

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Friends, I am hosting IPS Ms Nirja Shah tomorrow (14th December 2022, 1800 hours/6 pm) on December episode of The Aspirants Show.

If you have any UPSC related questions that you'd want to ask her, please mail them to whycse@gmail.com

I'd ensure all your queries will be answered.
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๐Ÿšจ December 14 2022 | Wednesday๐Ÿšจ

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Akhand Bharat Ubharta Bharat (Ubharta= rising)

Healing, harmony and hope India's role in post pandemic world as G20 chair


Pre Centric
Elo Ratings
- Given in football
- Used to measure a team's relative strength
- Assigns a rating to each nation, using results of previous int'l games
- Adds weight based on the opponent's strength and makes adjustments for home team's advantage and goal difference
- Different from FIFA World Cup rating

Quote
Imitation is the best form of flattery

Stats
Only 3.6% women in CAPFs (as per Parliamentary Committee)

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. The new money challenge (GS3, GS2)
2. An Indic G20 narrative (GS2, GS1)
3. The fusion energy breakthrough (GS3)
4. How JnK's proposed family ID will work, and why it is being criticised (GS2)

TH:
1. The rise of rural manufacturing (GS3)
2. A conservation bill that endangers forest rights
3. Analysing US-China Bilateral ties
4. The enigma of mythical stories and intense art and dance forms.


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Friends, in case you missed The Aspirants Show episode with IPS Nirja Shah, you can hear the podcast on Spotify.

Save it for your tomorrow's evening walk or free time. Do tweet to me your response and views on this electrifying podcast. ๐Ÿ˜

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๐Ÿšจ December 15 2022 | Thursday

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Applied Artificial Intelligence
An ethical use of AI for the betterment of humanity

F.I.R.E.= Financial Independence, Retire Early
A new concept emerging in Indian millionaires by the age of 40

Quote
1. Societies that suppress questioning voices find, in time, that their capacity to innovate is damaged (in context of crackdowns in China)

Pre related

GI tag sought for Beypore URU
- A boat handcrafted by skilled artisans in Beypore, Kerala
- Made of premium wood w/o using any modern techniques
- Symbol of KL's trade relations with Gulf countries
- 1-4 years taken to build one uru

Reading recommendations

IE:
1. A silent revolution
2. A bond that holds firm
3. Artic heat (climate change on page 15)
4. India's trade with China (take a rough look to see what's happening here)
5. Beyond OPS vs NPS, question of India's broken pensions system (a thoughtful read looking beyond both OPS & NPS)

TH:
1. Census as a mirror of past and present
2. How gene therapy could cure cancer
3. Why are India's slowing exports a cause of concern (read the gist)
4. The race of two Asian giants: the story of India and China so far (fun story & a good read)


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Which of the following are true about URU, recently seen in news ๐Ÿคจ

1. It is a form of boat 2. It is symbol of Kerala's trade relations with the Gulf and African world 3. It is made of iron with mix of modern and traditional techniques
Anonymous Quiz
20%
A) 1 Only
36%
B) 1 and 2 Only
20%
C) 1 and 3 Only
24%
D) All of the above
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