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🚨 December 21 2022 | Wednesday🚨

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- For language lie at the core of the human identity, and to temper with that is either poetry or treason - Eagleton
- Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is orphan

- must haves for Fog: moisture + low temp

Reading Recommendations

IE:
- The biodiversity commitment
- 60 years on, the challenge
- Primary healthcare 2.0
- Judicial independence, above all

TH:
- The new normal of Indo Pacific consultation
- A new global biodiversity framework



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🚨 December 22 2022 | Thursday🚨

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- The key to AI has always been the representation

Stats
- Software: 0.8% of the workforce, 8% contribution to GDP
- Remittances: 2% population, $100bn contribution
- Our remittances are 25% higher than FDI and 25% lower than software contributions

Reading Recommendations

IE:
- The odds of mass prosperity (read for the suggestions going forward)
- Stay with science, go slow on GM
- India and FIFA (3 major reasons why we don't qualify, as per article, take a note of these reasons)
- Changes to the co-op act

TH:
- The need to make cancer drugs affordable (easy language, fun read)
- The INS Mormugao and its capabilities



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Friends, you’re aware of my initiative where GS3 notes are being made public one by one. 😎

In this series, next set of notes are live on the blog: E-tech in aid of farmers

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🚨 December 23 2022 | Friday🚨

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Global solutions from local origin
A push to build for the world from India

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Why liquor ban is bad-and good (take a look at the two sides of the coin)
2. A law for digital assets (fair reflection on VDAs by an IFS officer)

TH:
1. Reshaping the world's responses to the terror mix
2. The uncontrolled re entry of the satellites


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All Articles of Indian Constitution related to ‘Constitutional Bodies’ compiled in one place! 😍

1. Attorney General for India: Article 76 👨‍⚖️
2. CAG of India: Article 148 📚
3. Advocate General (for States): Article 165👩‍⚖️
4. State Election commission: Article 243K 🗳️
5. Inter state council: Article 263 🤝
6. GST council: Article 279A 📈
7. Finance Commission: Article 280 📈
8. UPSC/State PSC: Article 315-323 👑
9. Election Commission of India: Article 324 🗳️
10. National commission for Scheduled Castes: Article 338 😁
11. National commission for Scheduled Tribes: Article 338A 😄
12. National commission for Backward Classes: Article 338B 😀
13. Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities: Article 350B 🔆


How to use them in Mains? 👇🏻

a) "The Attorney-General is the chief legal adviser and lawyer of the GoI. Discuss" (UPSC CSE Mains 2019)

Mention the article 76 Attorney General in Intro to score brownie points! 😉

b) Discuss the role of the National Commission for Backward Classes in the wake of its transformation from a statutory body to a constitutional body. (UPSC CSE Mains 2022)

Start with mention of Article 338B in intro (and 340 if you know) to have your examiner mark an extra mark already 😇



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UPSC hi toh hai
koi paheli toh nahi

Padhna hi toh hai
koi jaan hatheli par toh nahi.

Ae aspirant, utha apna sar aur aage baddh.
Ae aspirant, chal! aaj fir thoda aur paddh. :)

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🚨 December 24 2022 | Saturday🚨

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Stats on health
- Public health expenditure as percent of GDP: 1.28%
- Private spending: 60%

Pre related
1. INCOVACC
- Intra nasal vaccine approved (to be given only to those who had first 2 doses)
- Immune response triggered in the mucosal membrane in mouth and nose
- Uses Chimapnzee adenovirus
- Developed by Bharat Biotech

2. Joynagar Moa
- A dish from Bengal which has its own GI tag, now renewed for another 10 years.
- Made of Khoi (popped rice) & Date palm jaggery and loaded with dry fruits

3. Samudrayaan Mission
- Aim: To explore deep sea resources at 6km depth with 3 personnel on board a vehicle Matsya 6000
Matsya 6000
- developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai (MoES)
- facilitates observation and sample collection of the deep ocean mineral resources rich in Nickel, Cobar, Manganenese etc.

Reading Recommendations

IE:
- On GM, follow the science

TH:
- Alleviating the scourge of private healthcare


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December 25 is observed as Good Governance day📜✒️

3 examples of Good Governance for you to quote in #UPSC Mains answers (GS2 + Essay)😍


GG definition
Manner in which the power is exercised in managing eco and social resources of a country striving for development!


1. India Stack 📲

Digi locker to UPI, India stack has enabled smooth service delivery to masses


2. Digital India 📶

- This e-governance revolution ushered democratic reforms at grassroots.
- Optical Fiber network in 3.5lac+ panchayats is changing info landscape


3. Repealing Irrelevant Laws 😮

2,000+ acts, statuettes and subordinates laws have been repealed.

These include:
🔹Excise Act 1863
🔹Foreign Recruiting Act 1874
🔹Bengal Districts Act 1836
🔹Several Appropriation Acts


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🚨 December 25 2022 | Sunday🚨

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Nothing major in newspaper today. Take a break! 🥰


Reading Recommendations

TH:

- Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial
- Have there been changes in India’s foreign Policy?
- Is the economy driving with brakes on?
- America’s missile defence umbrella

Ethics case study
Family run firms are more future oriented, profitable in the long run and philanthropic. (Pg13)



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Friends, I’ve compiled detailed notes on India Stack for UPSC

Just read it once and you’d be able to answer most questions on this topic (GS2 & GS3 relevant)


Visit (the blog), Save (to your notes) and Share (with your friends) 👇🏻

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/62-india-stack-the-way-forward-to

Recession Recession Recession

What does Recession even mean? 🙁

Simple definition: 🤭

▪️Contracted output in an economy for at least 2 quarters straight.
▪️Can be accompanied by ⬇️ demand and job losses

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🚨 December 26 2022 | Monday🚨

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Model Village
China's 'model' way to inhibit the border areas with civilians along India and Bhutan borders

Petroglyphs
A pre historic rock carving

Steady and Sound growth
Chinese MEA 'words' reflecting China's approach for bilateral ties with India

Quote
- When we let go of universal law, we abandon peace - Immanuel Kant

- Targetted therapies...and using customised diet as a drug is the fifth pillar in anti cancer therapy

- Data is like air (not oil), you can't lock up air

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Delivery drone carrying vials of blood falls on metro track (pg 7)
2. A partner's duty
3. An engine for growth
4. In inversion of US treasury yields, a recession is foretold

TH:
1. Dark patterns on the internet: how companies are tricking their users


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Friends, I’m humbled at the response GS4 Ethics post got!

Thanks for immense love. 😅🙏🏻

At the same time, it’s impractical to DM 1.4k+ people on Twitter with the doc.

Therefore, I’m making it public here. You can simply follow the drive link to download this GS4 Ethics document for Free. 🙏🏻

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🚨 December 27 2022 | Tuesday🚨

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Reading Recommendations

IE:
- Take a hard look at Moscow
- When India did not strut (read for history of G20 formation, can avoid the rant)


TH:
- What’s Delhi HC verdict on Rooh Afza trademark?
- NCPCR warns NGOs over depiction of vulnerable children for fund raising (ethics case study)


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🚨 December 28 2022 | Wednesday🚨

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Africa: Heart of the Global South

Silicon fence
A US effort to cut of Chinese advancement in semiconductors by restricting material supplies

Comparative Advantage
A concept by Ricardo where two countries maintain trade based on 'comparative' advantage

Quote

- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent
- If policies are to be effectively implemented, IAS officers need to be better equipped
- Commerce is a cure for most destructive prejudices
- Peace is the natural effect of trade

Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. The suitable officer
2. China, West, G20: Opportunities and Concerns
3. The year that bid au revoir to hyperglobalisation (You don't find such pieces in newspaper daily. Beautiful article! if possible, cut this article out and keep it with you)

TH:
1. Focus on Africa, the heart of the global south
2. India's bid to beat cervical cancer (checkout also for UIP and NTAGI)
3. What's the CAG audit report on Assam's NRC? (Just read once)



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🚨 December 29 2022 | Thursday🚨

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Creative Tourism
Offering space to digital nomads and 'creative' people to flourish in a country (Mexico City's campaign with AirBNB to project it as capital of creative tourism)

Art to heart
A keyword with rhyme to be used in essays and GS1

Economic Globalisation
Term by Keynes


Reading Recommendations

IE:
1. Where China is headed (read to have an idea on future of CH (and world))
2. A tale from Punjab (importance of marking days to celebrate stories!)
3. Inside home, a broken silence (imp article on marital rape)

TH:
1. A failed attempt at decriminalisation (take a look at Jan Vishwas bill)
2. Proposal to ban sale of single cigarettes (can read the gist)


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🚨 December 30 2022 | Friday🚨

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Remote EVM: A machine allowing migrant voters living outside their home constituencies to vote from current residence

- Must register online/offline within pre-notified time w/ home constituency RO
- One EVM can cater to voters of multi constituency by using dynamic ballot display in place of usual printed paper ballot sheet

Tribe in news: Bonda
Uses only beads and a strip of cloth to cover their body.

Reading Recommendations

IE:
- A bond with a history (by former PM/President of Armenia)

TH:
- Leveraging voice technology to combat cyber fraud
- KA-MH border row
- Read gist of Videocon-Chanda Kochhar case


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I see a lot of aspirants getting confused in order of the marked states.

How to remember them in right order?
Mnemonic: NaMaMi (similar to Namami Gange)

Na: Nagaland
Ma: Manipur
Mi: Mizoram

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🚨 December 31 2022 | Saturday🚨


Friends, nothing significant in today’s newspapers. You can take a breather and hit refresh.

Meanwhile, checkout my blog and YouTube as you Hit Refresh! 😁

- Blog: CSEWhy.substack.com
- YouTube: YouTube.com/@CSEWhy

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Skills:
- basic English
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Duration: 3-4 days remote work.

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