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πŸ“ News analysis of The Hindu
πŸ“ Explained of Indian Express
πŸ“ MCQs on current Affairs @mcqs4prelims
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#Economy #Prelims
Balance of Payment

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Can you tell the name of the fauna for which nesting sites are indicated in the map?

#Prelims

Hint- The term β€œarribada” is related to it.
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Economics of animal-rearing

βœ… Read about lumpy skin disease(LSD). Important for
#prelims.

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#facts4prelims
βž– Lumpy skin disease is caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), which belongs to the genus capripoxvirus, a part of the poxviridae family (smallpox and monkeypox viruses are also a part of the same family).
βž– It is not a zoonotic virus, meaning the disease cannot spread to humans.
βž– It is a contagious vector-borne disease spread by vectors.
βž–The disease was first observed in Zambia in 1929.
βž–The spread in South Asia first affected Bangladesh in July 2019 and then reached India in August that year, with initial cases being detected in Odisha and West Bengal.
βž–India is the world’s largest milk producer at about 210 million tonnes annually. India also has the largest headcount of cattle and buffalo worldwide.

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Acts

βœ… On September 19, the Ministry of Home Affairs notified the rules governing The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. The Act was passed in March by the Parliament.

βœ… Until rules are notified, an Act cannot be implemented or come into force.

βœ… Read the important provisions of the Act. Important for
#Prelims and #Mains. Analyse the act from the perspective of Right to Privacy, also.

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Population and associated issues

βœ… India’s first Census was held in 1872, conducted non-synchronously in different parts of the country. After that, India has held its decadal censuses regularly from 1881 to 2011, despite diseases, world wars, Partition and other instances of turmoil.

βœ… The best of sample surveys find it impossible to beat a census. Some unfounded ideas, flowing from bigotry and prejudice, have been slayed by Census headcounts. E.g. The 2011 Census also dispelled the notion of divorce rate differentials between city and rural India. The urban divorce rate (0.89%) is almost equal to the rural rate (0.82%).

βœ… Read the article twice. Important article for
#Prelims and #Mains.

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Ambedkar
#Prelims

βœ… Read about the Ambedkar circuit and the places included in it. Also read about the Mahad Satyagrah.

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Important Geophysical phenomena
#GS_3
Disaster Management
#Prelims

βœ… What is avalanche? Factors responsible for it and how to tackle it?

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Economics of animal-rearing

βœ… Read about
lumpy skin disease(LSD). Important for #prelims.

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Important Geophysical phenomena
Monsoon

βœ… Monsoon is one of the favorite topic of the UPSC for
#Mains as well as #prelims.

βœ… Why are certain regions of the country experiencing higher rainfall than normal? How is the triple dip El Nina effect contributing to this change? Do these changes affect the sowing of the summer crop?

πŸ”Ί What characteristics can be assigned to the monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 per cent of the won population residing in Monsoon Asia? (CSE Mains 2017)

πŸ”Ί How far do you agree that the behaviour of the Indian monsoon has been changing due to the humanizing landscape? Discuss. (CSE Mains 2015)

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#Cleanest_city #Best_practices

βœ… In Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022, Madhya Pradesh's Indore declared as the cleanest city in the country; Surat in Gujarat second on the list.

βœ… Ranking plays an important role for competitive spirit and best practices.

βœ… The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) journey has thrown up six important guiding principles which can be applied to any large transformation scheme β€” the ABCEDF of implementation.
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βž– A- Align
βž– B- Believe
βž– C- Communicate
βž– D- Democratise
βž– E- Evaluate
βž– F- Follow-through

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#Science_and_technology #Prelims
#Awards #Nobel_Prize

βœ… From the UPSC
Prelims and Mains point of view, you need not to remember the awardee, rather you have to focus on the technology/discovery for which award is given.

βœ… Read about Quantum mechanics, click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.

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#GS_2 #GS_3
#WTO #Economy

βœ… The World Trade Organization (WTO) forecast a slowdown of global trade growth next year as sharply higher energy and food prices and rising interest rates curb import demand, and warned of a possible contraction if the war in Ukraine worsens.

βœ… #Prelims_Trivia

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first African official and the first woman to hold the position of WTO Director-General.

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#Prelims #Human_Rights
#Awards #Nobel_Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2022. awarded to a jailed Belarus civil rights activist, and a rights
organisation each in Russia and Ukraine, puts the focus on Russia's war in Ukraine, now in its eighth month. The common thread among the winners of the Prize is that they stand, directly or indirectly, against Russia or an ally of Russia.

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#GS3 #Prelims
#Science_and_Technology #Space

βœ… Read about New Shepard rocket (NS-25), Blue Origin vehicle, Karman Line and Gaganyaan Mission.

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#GS3 #Prelims
#Environment

βœ… Impact of Greenwashing:

1. Consumer Deception: Greenwashing can mislead consumers into making purchasing decisions based on false or exaggerated environmental claims.

2. Lack of Accountability: Companies that engage in greenwashing may avoid taking meaningful steps towards genuine sustainability, as they can rely on misleading marketing tactics instead of making real environmental improvements.

3. Stifling Genuine Innovation: Greenwashing can overshadow companies that are genuinely committed to sustainability by making it harder to differentiate between truly eco-friendly products and falsely advertised products.

Overall, greenwashing undermines the efforts of genuinely sustainable companies and confuses consumers who are trying to make environmentally responsible choices. By staying informed and critical of marketing claims, consumers can help combat greenwashing and encourage companies to adopt more transparent and genuinely sustainable practices.

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#GS2 #GS3 #GS4
#Doxxing #Cybercrime

Challenges to internal security through communication networks, the role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security

βœ… Read about Doxxing, laws & regulations to address this and ways to avoid it. The term is important for
#Prelims and the topic is important for #Mains GS3 and GS4.

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#GS3 #Prelims

Read about
βœ… IUCN
βœ… Nilgiri Tahr
βœ… Tiger Reserves
βœ… National Parks
βœ… Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
βœ… WWF-India
βœ… Conservation efforts taken for endangered species in india.

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βœ… Important article of today's The Hindu, bookmark it.

βœ… UPSC often asks reports and indices in
#Prelims.

βœ… India’s score in the World Press Freedom Index fell over the last year, from 36.62 to 31.28, but, rank improved from 161 to 159. This was because other countries had slipped in their rankings.

βœ… Also read about the Reporters Without Borders, which is an international non-profit and non-government organisation focused on safeguarding the right to freedom of information.

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#GS_1 #Ancient_History #Culture

βœ… India has a long tradition of democratic institutions and processes. Sabha and Samiti of Rig-Vedic Period, Lichchavi Ganarajya and village assemblies of the Chola Empire are examples of it.

βœ… Make a note of important terms mentioned in the article, important for
#Prelims.

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#Tribes #Tribal_Festivals #Prelims

Read about

βœ… Puthari- a harvest festival
βœ… Moundadan Chettis- indigenous people(not ST)
βœ… Paniya, Irulas, Kurumbas, Kotas and Todas of Nilgiris


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