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๐จ January 8 2023 | Sunday๐จ
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Reading Recommendations
IE:
- Read about Joshimath News and note Mishra Committee
TH:
- Floating solar power (read for benefits)
- The escalation on India-China border
- Will shutting markets fix Pakโs economy?
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๐จ January 8 2023 | Sunday๐จ
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Reading Recommendations
IE:
- Read about Joshimath News and note Mishra Committee
TH:
- Floating solar power (read for benefits)
- The escalation on India-China border
- Will shutting markets fix Pakโs economy?
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๐จ January 9 2023 | Monday๐จ
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Urja Daata (energy provider)
- Just like Kisan is considered anna daata, using the farmland for solar panels (like PM-KUSUM) can make solar the third crop and make the kisan urja daata as well
Pre facts
MV Ganga Vilas
- A 51 day long river cruise flagged off from Kashi on Jan 13 and to end at Dibrugarh on March 1
- 50 tourist spots to be visited by on-boarders including world heritage sites, national parks, river ghats and major cities on route
- some cities on route are: Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata, Dhaka, Guwahati
- 27 river systems covered on this route (see map on page 8 of IE)
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. As share of renewables increases in grid, govt explore storage options (page1) [note problems around storage with renewable generation]
2. Safety of people in areas affected by subsidence is top priority: PMO (page 1)[read report to note phenomenon & involved govt agencies]
3. Taming Defiant bugs [Most imp article on AMR, take a note of solutions to stop AMR]
4. This is not a bailout [take a look at what is JETP]
5. Prosperity through philanthropy [take a rough read to understand the idea]
6. Sovereign Green Bonds [Just read to understand dynamics]
7. Village defence: the return of JnK's armed civilians [very imp article on Internal security ideas]
8. Imbalance in Fertiliser use [This article will teach you diff types of fertilisers used and involved challenges (if you don't know already)]
TH:
1. The potential of generative AI: creating media with simple text prompts (only article you need to read & note on this tech, highly likely to have a pre Q from here)
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๐จ January 9 2023 | Monday๐จ
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Urja Daata (energy provider)
- Just like Kisan is considered anna daata, using the farmland for solar panels (like PM-KUSUM) can make solar the third crop and make the kisan urja daata as well
Pre facts
MV Ganga Vilas
- A 51 day long river cruise flagged off from Kashi on Jan 13 and to end at Dibrugarh on March 1
- 50 tourist spots to be visited by on-boarders including world heritage sites, national parks, river ghats and major cities on route
- some cities on route are: Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata, Dhaka, Guwahati
- 27 river systems covered on this route (see map on page 8 of IE)
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. As share of renewables increases in grid, govt explore storage options (page1) [note problems around storage with renewable generation]
2. Safety of people in areas affected by subsidence is top priority: PMO (page 1)[read report to note phenomenon & involved govt agencies]
3. Taming Defiant bugs [Most imp article on AMR, take a note of solutions to stop AMR]
4. This is not a bailout [take a look at what is JETP]
5. Prosperity through philanthropy [take a rough read to understand the idea]
6. Sovereign Green Bonds [Just read to understand dynamics]
7. Village defence: the return of JnK's armed civilians [very imp article on Internal security ideas]
8. Imbalance in Fertiliser use [This article will teach you diff types of fertilisers used and involved challenges (if you don't know already)]
TH:
1. The potential of generative AI: creating media with simple text prompts (only article you need to read & note on this tech, highly likely to have a pre Q from here)
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Todayโs Indian Express is gold mine ๐ฅ
- Land Subsidence wrt Joshimath
- Renewable energy storage issue
- AMR, JETP, VDCs and VDGs
- Fertilisers, Urja Daata
- CCP-Alibaba tussle
In short, donโt miss todayโs newspaper of Indian Express.
No, donโt watch analysis videos but READ the paper ๐ฐ
- Land Subsidence wrt Joshimath
- Renewable energy storage issue
- AMR, JETP, VDCs and VDGs
- Fertilisers, Urja Daata
- CCP-Alibaba tussle
In short, donโt miss todayโs newspaper of Indian Express.
No, donโt watch analysis videos but READ the paper ๐ฐ
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Friends, UPSC has asked about 4 temples majorly in Prelims. I have compiled details about these 4 temples first in my PYQ notes and now on my blog.
You can learn about these 4 temples here๐
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/68-4-temples-from-upsc-pyqs
You can learn about these 4 temples here๐
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/68-4-temples-from-upsc-pyqs
UPSC CSE Why Newsletter
#68: 4 temples from #UPSC PYQs
A question from these temples is likely!
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๐จ January 10 2023 | Tuesday๐จ
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Open Access
Improved access of scholarly articles for masses. Similar to Open AI, Open Source terms in Tech
Two imp terms/abbreviations wrt child pornography and digital content
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA)
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
Mishra Committee 1976 observations (wrt Joshimath)
- Land upon which town is founded is a deposit of sand and stone
- Town is not built 'main rock' of the mountain
- Undercutting by currents of Alaknanda river makes the area more prone to disasters
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. Secure cyberspace for children (read for solutions)
2. Don't outsource excellence (Read 5 point solution suggested here)
3. Time to invest in India (quick look at the stats)
4. Land Subsidence (explained)
5. The Indian Diaspora (Best article on GS2 topic, take a note!)
TH:
1. The delay in decennial census (great source on census)
2. Has human-animal conflict increased in Wayanad? (give a quick read to understand problem & solution)
3. The open access movement (A big debate going on OA in academic circles, keep an eye)
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๐จ January 10 2023 | Tuesday๐จ
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Open Access
Improved access of scholarly articles for masses. Similar to Open AI, Open Source terms in Tech
Two imp terms/abbreviations wrt child pornography and digital content
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA)
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
Mishra Committee 1976 observations (wrt Joshimath)
- Land upon which town is founded is a deposit of sand and stone
- Town is not built 'main rock' of the mountain
- Undercutting by currents of Alaknanda river makes the area more prone to disasters
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. Secure cyberspace for children (read for solutions)
2. Don't outsource excellence (Read 5 point solution suggested here)
3. Time to invest in India (quick look at the stats)
4. Land Subsidence (explained)
5. The Indian Diaspora (Best article on GS2 topic, take a note!)
TH:
1. The delay in decennial census (great source on census)
2. Has human-animal conflict increased in Wayanad? (give a quick read to understand problem & solution)
3. The open access movement (A big debate going on OA in academic circles, keep an eye)
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UPSC asked this question in 2013.
As a serious aspirant, what you shall do on seeing this question is to learn more about these forces.
To save you time, I have compiled the details about these forces on my Blog for you to Revise in JUST 1 minute read.
Visit and learn๐
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/69-forces-of-nature-upsc-pyq-2013
As a serious aspirant, what you shall do on seeing this question is to learn more about these forces.
To save you time, I have compiled the details about these forces on my Blog for you to Revise in JUST 1 minute read.
Visit and learn๐
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/69-forces-of-nature-upsc-pyq-2013
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๐จ January 11 2023 | Wednesday๐จ
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5F for Textiles sector given by PM Modi
Farm, Fibre, Fabric, Fashion, Foreign
Quote
Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma - Winston Churchill
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The future is international (UGC Chairman explaining Foreign uni in India logic, imp to read his pov)
2. India, the bridge (read to understand way forward towards end)
3. The game in perspective (read to know economics of online gaming)
4. Ozone hole, filling up now (make notes from this on Montreal Protocol and lessons for dealing with climate change)
5. Cold wave (learn the definitions, factors and impacts)
6. Delegated legislation
TH:
1. Lessons from Russia's Ukraine War (take a look at diff lessons for diff geopolitical events)
2. The beginning of India's cultural renaissance (a quick read suffices)
3. See map of Same sex marriages to take an idea on which societies allow it and which do not!)
4. Read 'The Gist' of Page 8 both articles
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๐จ January 11 2023 | Wednesday๐จ
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5F for Textiles sector given by PM Modi
Farm, Fibre, Fabric, Fashion, Foreign
Quote
Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma - Winston Churchill
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The future is international (UGC Chairman explaining Foreign uni in India logic, imp to read his pov)
2. India, the bridge (read to understand way forward towards end)
3. The game in perspective (read to know economics of online gaming)
4. Ozone hole, filling up now (make notes from this on Montreal Protocol and lessons for dealing with climate change)
5. Cold wave (learn the definitions, factors and impacts)
6. Delegated legislation
TH:
1. Lessons from Russia's Ukraine War (take a look at diff lessons for diff geopolitical events)
2. The beginning of India's cultural renaissance (a quick read suffices)
3. See map of Same sex marriages to take an idea on which societies allow it and which do not!)
4. Read 'The Gist' of Page 8 both articles
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UPSC Prelims PYQ | Question from 2013
Only 3 women had been INC President. Who are these 3 women?
1. Annie Besant (1917, Calcutta)
2. Sarojini Naidu (1925, Kanpur)
3. Nalini Sengupta [Nellie Sengupta] (1933, Calcutta)
Hogya yaad? Heart react โค๏ธ karke batao!๐ช๐ป๐
Only 3 women had been INC President. Who are these 3 women?
1. Annie Besant (1917, Calcutta)
2. Sarojini Naidu (1925, Kanpur)
3. Nalini Sengupta [Nellie Sengupta] (1933, Calcutta)
Hogya yaad? Heart react โค๏ธ karke batao!๐ช๐ป๐
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๐จ January 12 2023 | Thursday ๐จ
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Quote
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children - Nelson Mandela
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. Our vanishing monuments
2. SC prescription for CHD
3. Corbusier's vision for city: the genius and the flaws
TH:
1. (Pg 5) White tufted royal butterfly and Indian skimmer
2. Reducing preterm births and stillbirths (Read to understand these terms and solutions)
3 China's oil gambit in Taliban's Afghanistan (just one read to keep an idea)
4. Why is the land sinking in Joshimath?
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๐จ January 12 2023 | Thursday ๐จ
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Quote
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children - Nelson Mandela
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. Our vanishing monuments
2. SC prescription for CHD
3. Corbusier's vision for city: the genius and the flaws
TH:
1. (Pg 5) White tufted royal butterfly and Indian skimmer
2. Reducing preterm births and stillbirths (Read to understand these terms and solutions)
3 China's oil gambit in Taliban's Afghanistan (just one read to keep an idea)
4. Why is the land sinking in Joshimath?
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UPSC CSE Why
CSEWhy Resources: 1. Click here to get 15 Year or 10 Year Prelims PYQ Notes 2. Visual Notes: Maps collection (Index in the image) Visual memory is a scientific technique to score higher in prelims Click here to get Visual Notes 3. GS4 Ethics Notes CSEWhyโฆ
Friends, around 50 aspirants have taken my Visual Notes for UPSC Prelims in last 5 days.
Looking at high demand, Iโm reducing price to โน239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours.
You can check the index of Visual Notes in Point No. 1 and make the transaction at the link given in tagged message.
Pls get your notes within next 24 hours
Looking at high demand, Iโm reducing price to โน239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours.
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Pls get your notes within next 24 hours
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Friends, I am thinking to compile all my Twitter threads in one PDF to make it easy for all UPSC aspirants to revise all notes in one place.
If you think I shall do it, just react โค๏ธ on this message to order me to do it ASAP
PS: I'll give it for Free to y'all!
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PS: I'll give it for Free to y'all!
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UPSC CSE Why
Friends, around 50 aspirants have taken my Visual Notes for UPSC Prelims in last 5 days. Looking at high demand, Iโm reducing price to โน239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours. You can check the index of Visual Notes in Point No. 1 andโฆ
Friends, I am amazed at smart decision of 53 aspirants who got Visual Notes yesterday.
If youโre still not done, please know that the discount offer is still valid and will end by 03:30 pm
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If youโre still not done, please know that the discount offer is still valid and will end by 03:30 pm
Get your visual notes ASAP! How? Check tagged message ๐ฅฐ๐ช๐ป
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๐จ January 13 2023 | Friday ๐จ
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Nothing major in newspaper today. Can skip reading both TH & IE and focus on syllabus/revision
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The matter about mind
2. Basic structure of the constitution (revise)
TH:
1. Entering a year of uncertainty
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๐จ January 13 2023 | Friday ๐จ
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Nothing major in newspaper today. Can skip reading both TH & IE and focus on syllabus/revision
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The matter about mind
2. Basic structure of the constitution (revise)
TH:
1. Entering a year of uncertainty
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Cloud seeding is a hot topic in news. UPSC even asked a Q on it in 2019 prelims.
Cloud seeding: Chemicals thrown on clouds to produce artificial rain
Which chemicals?
- Dry Ice
- Silver Iodide
- Potassium Iodide
Hogya yaad?๐๐ช๐ป
โค๏ธ react karke mujhe batao! ๐
Cloud seeding: Chemicals thrown on clouds to produce artificial rain
Which chemicals?
- Dry Ice
- Silver Iodide
- Potassium Iodide
Hogya yaad?๐๐ช๐ป
โค๏ธ react karke mujhe batao! ๐
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UPSC CSE Why
Friends, around 50 aspirants have taken my Visual Notes for UPSC Prelims in last 5 days. Looking at high demand, Iโm reducing price to โน239 in larger interest of aspirants Only for next 24 hours. You can check the index of Visual Notes in Point No. 1 andโฆ
Just finished sending 123 mails sharing Visual Notes to all the aspirants who got them
So happy that so many aspirants will be benefitting from these high value notes for UPSC.
Keep studying hard, guys. This is your year!!!
So happy that so many aspirants will be benefitting from these high value notes for UPSC.
Keep studying hard, guys. This is your year!!!
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๐จ January 14 2023 | Saturday๐จ
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India's approach in development partnership:
- Consultative
- Outcome Oriented
- Demand Driven
- People-centric
- Respectful of Sovereignty
Quote
War begins first in the minds of men
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The story of De La Rue (just a fun read, can avoid too.)
TH:
1. Alappuzha sees a decline in visiting waterbirds (pg5)
2. Take a step to regulate deepfakes (Must read)
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๐จ January 14 2023 | Saturday๐จ
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India's approach in development partnership:
- Consultative
- Outcome Oriented
- Demand Driven
- People-centric
- Respectful of Sovereignty
Quote
War begins first in the minds of men
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The story of De La Rue (just a fun read, can avoid too.)
TH:
1. Alappuzha sees a decline in visiting waterbirds (pg5)
2. Take a step to regulate deepfakes (Must read)
PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message โค๏ธ
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Mnemonic to remember Panchayati Raj Committees in order of their formation๐ฎ
Mnemonic: BAG of LT. Gadgil๐ผ
B: Balwant Rai Mehta (1957)
A: Ashok Mehta (1977)
G: GVK Rao (1985)
L: LM Singhvi (1986)
T: Thungon (1988)
G: Gadgil (1988)
Hogya yaad? Heart react โค๏ธ karke batao!
Mnemonic: BAG of LT. Gadgil๐ผ
B: Balwant Rai Mehta (1957)
A: Ashok Mehta (1977)
G: GVK Rao (1985)
L: LM Singhvi (1986)
T: Thungon (1988)
G: Gadgil (1988)
Hogya yaad? Heart react โค๏ธ karke batao!
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๐จ January 15 2023 | Sunday๐จ
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Extending best wishes for The Army Day!
Pre facts
Kokborok language: aka Tripuri language
- an ancient native language of NE
- Kok: verbal; Borok: People (verbal languages of people)
Reading Recommendations
TH:
1. Where do Indian cities stand on toxic air?
2. What does centre want in Bhopal gas case?
3. Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics
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๐จ January 15 2023 | Sunday๐จ
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Extending best wishes for The Army Day!
Pre facts
Kokborok language: aka Tripuri language
- an ancient native language of NE
- Kok: verbal; Borok: People (verbal languages of people)
Reading Recommendations
TH:
1. Where do Indian cities stand on toxic air?
2. What does centre want in Bhopal gas case?
3. Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics
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๐จ January 16 2023 | Monday๐จ
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Innovate for India, Innovate from India
Keyword to be used in Make in India, startups etc related answers
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The Qatar Conundrum (GS2: Indian relations)
2. Personal law v/s child marriage prevention act: issues before SC (GS2: laws)
3. Inflation moderating but big worry this year is growth (GS3: Economy)
No TH published today as office closed on Jan 15 on account of Makar Sakranti
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๐จ January 16 2023 | Monday๐จ
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Innovate for India, Innovate from India
Keyword to be used in Make in India, startups etc related answers
Reading Recommendations
IE:
1. The Qatar Conundrum (GS2: Indian relations)
2. Personal law v/s child marriage prevention act: issues before SC (GS2: laws)
3. Inflation moderating but big worry this year is growth (GS3: Economy)
No TH published today as office closed on Jan 15 on account of Makar Sakranti
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The more I read about Pakistan and Sri Lankaโs wheat crisis (Bangladesh is next, soon) more I am thankful to far sighted scientists of ICAR.
Single handedly solved Indian food crisis batting on green/white/blue revolution.
Read more about ICAR here ๐๐ป
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research
Single handedly solved Indian food crisis batting on green/white/blue revolution.
Read more about ICAR here ๐๐ป
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research
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