🚨May 27 2023 | Saturday🚨

This is a scheduled message. No newspaper edition today.

Breathe. UPSC has tendency to surprise. World was crazy on COVID19, they asked no Q on it that year. Millets can be skipped this year.

You can't do much until you see the paper. Just collect your strength. Summon your best.

Trust your Bal. Buddhi. Vidya. 💪🏻

I believe in powers of prayers.

Today morning, I prayed for everyone here who’s writing this exam tomorrow.

I’d urge you to pray for me, too. Urge your gods to bless me 😄💪🏻

Heaven for aspirants who understand probability 😄

And oh, elimination techniques eliminated 😂😄

Chaliye. CSAT ko bhi vanakkam 🤪

If you’re sad, unhappy or feel bad after the exam, it’s a good sign that you’re serious about your career.

Only those who put blood and sweat meet failure with heavy heart.

However, do know: you’re still young and have strength to keep going! Contemplate your choices and if you think you’ve it in you, come back next year with integrated Mains+Pre prep to win it!

If not, UPSC isn’t the only career in today’s India. Opportunities are everywhere, go kill it! 💪🏻

Want to discuss alternate career options? I am always open to hear and make valuable recommendations. Write to me at whycse@gmail.com

Note: Enough of mayhem, back to work 😄

🚨May 29 2023 | Monday🚨

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1. Sengol: represents ethical-spiritual authority over political authority

2. Important periods related keywords covered in an earlier telegram post: https://t.me/csewhy/122

Pre related

1. Commemorative coin
- Issued to mark events like paying homage to notable personalities, spreading awareness on govt programs, or key historic events
- ₹75 coin (Sansad Sankul/Parliament Complex) 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel, 5% zinc
- Not to be for public circulation but can be acquired via SPMCIL website for personal collection
- 2018: ₹100 coin launched to honour Former PM Vajpayee (can be bought for ₹5,717 from SPMCIL site)
- 2017: Coins to pay homage to MGR and MS Subbulakshmi
- Coins minted in four GoI owned mints at Noida, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata
- First ever coin: 1964 to pay homage to PM Pt. Nehru who passed away the same year

2. Megamalai Reserve Forest
- Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve
- 51st Tiger reserve of India
- Lies in watershed area of river Vaigai

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. Nutrition in a warmer world [GS3]
2. NavIC launch: why regional navigation system matters [NavIC & IRNSS seen in 2018 Pre PYQ]
3. Model Prisons Act 2023: How it differs from existing laws, why its need was felt [Imp, Q in Pre 2023]

TH
1. At Hiroshima, Japan's moment to reinforce partnerships
2. Menstrual health is a public health issue [Imp]
3. Why's the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical? [Imp, take notes]
4. Can China's Micron ban benefit Samsung and SK Hynix?


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Will do a detailed blog post compiling important notes from Parliament inauguration soon. Till then, here is an important Timeline

I understand most of us are broken.

Irrespective of what you decide for the next attempt, here's a tip:
UPSKILL yourself to have a financial backup.

Invest 8-12 hours a week in learning something new either in your field or explore internet to make money.

If you want to discuss what next and need someone to discuss it with, write to me at whycse@gmail.com

Good day! :)

Seeing a lot of pessimism even 3 days later.

Will release some valuable resources to up-skill, learn, and grow in both govt & non-govt sector along with relevant opportunities

Meanwhile remember 👇🏼

दिल ना-उमीद तो नहीं नाकाम ही तो है।
लम्बी है ग़म की शाम मगर शाम ही तो है ।।

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🚨June 01 2023 | Thursday🚨

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Ongana hills
- In Chhattisgarh
- Paintings here show depict Ramkatha in paintings

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. The food supply situation
2. The personal & political: reading Nepal PM Prachanda's visit to India [read political traditions with great attention]

TH
1. Is India missing the graphene bus?
2. Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity

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🚨June 02 2023 | Friday🚨

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Social wellbeing, environmental safety and energy security
- Three imp goals to meet with India's Lithium reserves extraction

Multi vectorism
- A foreign policy pursued by Central Asians nations with an aim to reap most benefits from every vector

C+C5 summit
- China + 5 Central Asian Countries
- May 18-19 2023 in Xi'an, China; next in Kazakhstan in 2025

Central Asian Countries Foreign Policies main priorities

- Turkmenistan: Neutrality (since 1991)
- Uzbekistan: Regional security
- Kyrgyzstan: Economic and security concerns
- Tajikistan: 'Open doors' and Peace Seeking policy

- Here, note the priorities. Think of 2022 Vietnam question of Pre which said 'multi party democracy' but Vietnam is communists ruled. Similarly, for an example, a Q can be framed saying Turkmenistan is Turkey aligned (you might think it is right for TURK connection but no)

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. BRICS that could be bigger [read for 2 imp ideas: expansion and currency]

TH
1. Central Asian foreign policy multi-vectorism pays off
2. Who should own the world's lithium?
3. How has Dhaka reacted to the US threat on visas? [read for two things: FDI investors in Bangladesh + its position on imp matters related to US]

Others:
- Preparing for Telangana PCS? Note everything in today's ad by TS govt. Rich compilation for every govt scheme

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Friends, I am curating a list each for plan B/backup options with UPSC in:
- Government job space
- Private sector
- Up-skilling & education

Please know that everyone has diff realities. Pick any of these choices relevant to you and execute! #CSEWhyPlanB

The first post on Govt. Jobs is live. See if you'd want to apply for any of these and secure your financial freedom to prepare for the UPSC on side.
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/119-alternate-govt-jobs

Note: Start making current affairs notes for 2024 attempt and Mains 2023😄

🚨June 03 2023 | Saturday🚨

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1. Indian democracy is a global good
- Keyword for use in GS2 Polity and IR

2. Checkout Mekedatu Project details here

Pre related
1. Lake Maggiore
- A lake on international border of Switzerland and Italy
- 2nd largest lake in Italy and largest of South Switzerland

2. Kosovo issue
- 6 countries broke away from erstwhile Yugoslavia in 1992
- These 6 are: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia
- Kosovo is S-W region of Serbia; shares border with North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro
- Declared Independence in 2008 from Serbia (not globally recognized as separate country yet)
- Serbians (Christians) are majority in Serbia while Albanians (Muslims) are in majority in Kosovo
- Countries recognizing Kosovo as separate country: US, Japan, Australia and most in EU
- India, China and Russia do not recognize Kosovo as a separate country

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. Show your carbon content
2. Oil reserves in salt caverns [Understand the science and reserves story]

TH
1. International trade has a carbon problem

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Location of Kosovo wrt Serbia and its neighbors

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Note: Sunday today, take a break! Go out, have fun.😄

🚨June 04 2023 | Sunday🚨

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Pre Related
1. Typhoon Mawar in Central Japan
2. Watch this video to understand Foucault pendulum in action

Quote
Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war - statement by Centre for AI Safety

Reading Recommendations

TH
1. Increased rainfall alone will not help groundwater recovery [GS3: Irrigation]
2. Are safeguards needed to make AI systems safe? [Imp]
3. Earth's rotation on display
4. Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy? [Make 1 page note out of it; read in sync with Sickle Cell Anaemia]

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Friends, in second post of #CSEWhyPlanB posts, I have compiled a list of 10+ paying Fellowships.

These are great opportunities to learn while you prepare for UPSC. I have also talked about the fellowships that I have cracked. I am also open to your queries in case you need help with applications.

You can checkout the compiled list 👇🏼
https://csewhy.substack.com/p/120-fellowships-csewhyplanb

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🚨June 05 2023 | Monday🚨

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1. World Environment Day June 5
- Theme: Beat Plastic Pollution
- Designated by UN General Assembly
- Stockholm Conference on human environment on this day on June 5
- One country hosts it every year
- 2023 Host: Côte d'Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands

2. In today's newspaper, most articles are technical or self explanatory. I have given note on how to tackle on brackets in front of the reading recos

Reading Recommendations

IE
1. Repairing a lifeline [take a look at reforms needed]
2. What law commission said on sedition law [good points on need to retain the law]
3. How AI helped find an antibiotic for a superbug [focus on how AI helped]
4. Can't refuse education loan over student's CIBIL score [Imp from Pre & Mains pov, note the court cases for Mains answers]
5. Behind falling pulses imports [check the trends in imports, focus on graphs given and note efforts leading to the game]

TH
1. Delhi ordinance is an unabashed power-grab [read to hear alternative pov]
2. Understanding the Kavach system [don't lose your sleep over it, just read the involved technology]
3. Why N-Korea want spy satellites? [just the gist]

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Friends, in third post of #CSEWhyPlanB, I have compiled Freenalcing options that can help you make money from Day 1.

Checkout all the options. 3rd one is so basic, anyone can do it with basic knowledge and common sense.

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/121-freelancing-csewhyplanb

If you have any queries, write me an email. Email in Bio.

In 4th post of #CSEWhyPlanB, I have compiled some internships and work opportunities with Govt of India for UPSC aspirants.

Visit and explore 👇🏼

https://csewhy.substack.com/p/122-intern-govt-of-india-csewhyplanb