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Note: Click here to get PDF compiling quotes for the Mains Answers 🚨July 11 2023 | Tuesday🚨 Subscribe via email to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Mains Keywords 1. Reproductive autonomy - Self explanatory, often used in ethics of abortion 2. Global south related keywords - Asian Century - Post-western world - The west and the rest Pre related 1. Lambani Art - Art of a nomadic community inhabitating Karnataka - Made of patchwork, applique, beadwork, and embroidery - Sandur Lambani embroidery has GI-tag 2. Theme of World Population Day - Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world's infinite (Idk why is this so long but it is what it is :P) Quotes - Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act - Albert Einstein Reading Recommendations IE 1. UCC lessons from Goa (I will compile UPSC relevant notes from all UCC articles in newspaper on blog. Subscribe with your email) 2. Challenge to J&K changes (rough read to know basics) 3. China view on SCO summit: Iran welcome, need to 'save' group from India [read to know what Beijing is thinking] TH 1. How Urban India is reclaiming spaces for its communities? [GS1 Urbanization] 2. AI's disruptive economic impact, an India check [good points on good, bad and opportunity] 3. Women's reproductive autonomy as the new catchword 4. Don't waste the wastewater [GS1 Urbanization and GS3 Economy relevant] 5. Need for strengthening Palliative care in the face of non-communicable diseases [GS3, make a one page note] 6. Global south: origins and significance [Click here to find organized notes on the blog from this] 7. What were events that led to riots in France? [read just gist] PS: React ❤️ to applaud my efforts!

Note: Some important govt. jobs coming out on @CSEWhyPlanB today. Join! 🚨July 10 2023 | Monday🚨 Subscribe via email to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Mains Keywords 1. Digital Nagrik A good keyword to reflect online users in Indian way 2. Data Portability and Interoperability Self explanatory keywords wrt data bill 3. Type of fuels a) Flex Fuel: Flexible fuel - A combination of fuels like ethanol or petrol b) Synthetic fuel - Made of carbon dioxide and hydrogen - Produced using renewables, under development at Prosche Pre related 1. Take a look at Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) here Reading Recommendations IE 1. The problems with BEVs [Important article, make a one page note u/ EVs] 2. Delhi HC rejects PepsiCo's appeal: what's the case [just read once to know about FL 2027 and patent rules] 3. Energising the sciences (read to enhance your opinion on NRF) 4. Empowering the digital nagrik [I am collecting all Data bill related articles and will write a detailed blog post later. Subscribe here with email] 5. App for attendance, Google sheets for midday meals: Bihar education dept rings in changes [pg8: use as example in answers] TH 1. Turtles help clean the Ganga (Pg4, read to take an idea for environment answers) 2. Modi's 'rouble wise, rupee foolish' policy [imp geoeconomy & geopolitics lesson here] 3. Design education in India: its origin, challenges, and opportunities [just a read to know supply/demand issues] PS: Monday Blues beaten at 7am today to serve this message. Show ❤️ to applaud my efforts!

You’d hear a lot of ‘keywords’ these days vis-á-vis 🇮🇳 on global stage - ₹ Internationalisation - 🇮🇳🇺🇸 bonhomie - ‘not an era of war’ - de-dollarisation (..and many more) While it’s essential to learn what are these, it’s even more important to realise ‘Why’ Simple answer: World is in a chaos. We are living events that history books describe as once in a millennium setups. As a #UPSC aspirant, go to basics of ‘Why’ & you’ll see the quality of your thoughts improving. This will further reflect on your answers, speech, and behaviour. And that, my friend, is the goal! “To be a better thinker” Mains answers or interview speech is a byproduct of - how well do you think - how well can you articulate what you think - how well can you write what you articulate Aayi baat samajh? 👍 react karke batao! 😄

You’d hear a lot of ‘keywords’ these days vis-á-vis 🇮🇳 on global stage - ₹ Internationalisation - 🇮🇳🇺🇸 bonhomie - ‘not an era of war’ - de-dollarisation (..and many more) While it’s essential to learn what are these, it’s even more imp to realise ‘Why’ Simple answer: World is in a chaos. We are living events that history books describe as once in a millennium setups. As a #UPSC aspirant, go to basics of ‘Why’ & you’ll see the quality of your thoughts improving. This will further reflect on your answers, speech, and behaviour. And that, my friend, is the goal! “To be a better thinker” Mains answers or interview speech is a byproduct of - how well do you think - how well can you articulate what you think -how well can you write what you articulate Aayi baat samajh? 👍 react karke batao!

Note: Find valuable resources for download in my pinned message. 🚨July 9 2023 | Sunday🚨 Subscribe via email to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Mains keywords 1. Nari Adalat A GoI initiative for women court to breakaway from patriarchal setup 2. Cyber Panchayat An initiative of Yamunanagar police (Haryana) where government functionaries meet the villagers to resolve issues in least possible time Pre related 1. Warkaris - Warkari: War is abbreviation of wari (pilgrimage) and kari (one who performs pilgrimage) - Pilgrimage to pray to Lord Vitthal/Vithoba at Pandarpur in Maharashtra - 21 days, 250km pilgrimage called Dindi - Culminates on Ashadhi Ekadashi (Ekadashi of Ashad month) with a dip in the river Chandrabhaga - On the way, warkaris do: a) nam japa (Chant lord's name) b) abhang (sing holy songs) c) hari path (read sacred texts) Reading Recommendations IE: nothing significant here today, invest time in writing answers for an hour today TH 1. Rain, pests drain mangoes of colour, flavour in north (Pg-9) [read for GS3 Agri & Economy] 2. Moderate alcohol consumption has no health benefits [can read jist given in the graphic] 3. The US SC ban on race-based admissions [affirmative action, imp wrt reservation in India] 4. Why are India-Russia trade payments in crisis? [and why internationalisation of rupee is important] 5. Why is China limiting exports of raw materials? [very good article] 6. A new digital town square [read for multiple angles on why Threads came up!] 7. Pepsico appeal on FC5 Potato patent [pg14] PS: It's hard to be up on Sunday morning to serve the best content for you. React🔥 to reward my effort & me going!

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Note: Find valuable resources for download in my pinned message. 🚨July 8 2023 | Saturday🚨 More article(s) on UCC today. I am collecting them and will post compiled notes on my blog. Subscribe to this blog via email👇🏻 blog.csewhy.com Mains Keywords 1. Viksit Bharat, Adhyatmik Bharat - A push towards spirituality in modern India - Relevant for GS1 culture answers and GS3 HR/Economy 2. Knowledge Economy - Multiple level definition. Most apt: Industries where advanced knowledge is a major input - eg: Pharma, IT etc. Pre related 1. Naegleria fowleri aka brain eating amoeba - Found in: a) Warm freshwaters surviving on bacteria in sediments of lakes/rivers b) Poorly maintained swimming pools and entertainment parks c) Can't survive the saline conditions - Enters human body via nose and travels to brain to 'eat' it - Symptoms: a) Causes Inflammation & destruction of brain tissue, b) High fever, infection, nausea, vomiting, confusion, seizures 2. Cluster Munitions - Bomb opening in air releasing smaller bomblets (Big bomb carrying small bombs) - Bomblets are so designed to take out tanks and equipment and troops - The launch technology for Munitions already with Ukraine - dud rate: Many bomblets remains behind to kill even decades later Quote 1. A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself - Laura Gilpin Reading Recommendations IE 1. Changing battlefields [read it as a connected story on how A leads to B] 2. Reckoning for multiculturalism [good counter view for pro-immigration policies] 3. Standing up for national anthem: what the SC has ruled [read for awareness] 4. China's slowing economy [Notice factors leading to slowdown, connect their relation with each other] TH 1. Sobriety after euphoria of US state visit [The pointers from here would be updated on my India-US blog] 2. The long road to finding true peace in Yemen [quick read for idea on the matter] PS: Your reactions work as fuel for my motivation to bring this valuable message to you daily. React ❤️ to keep me going!

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Friends, in last 2 weeks, I have compiled three high value blogs to save your time on note making. Here are all three for you to revisit, revise and save to your notes 1. Rupee goes International? (Posted today) https://blog.csewhy.com/p/137-rupee-going-international 2. India-US Relations (12k+ views already) https://blog.csewhy.com/p/129-pm-modi-in-usa 3. India-Egypt Relations (6.3k+ views already) https://blog.csewhy.com/p/130-pm-modi-in-egypt Further, I am working on Data Protection and UCC too. I will compile notes from all articles in The Hindu and Indian Express along with external inputs. I just need your regular support. Subscribe to my high value blog with your email👇🏻 https://blog.csewhy.com/

Data Privacy Bill, and Rupee Internationalisation are in news regularly. I'm working on collecting all articles and will compile detailed notes on the blog. You can skip reading them in the newspaper to reduce stress 🚨July 7 2023 | Friday🚨 Join my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Mains Keywords 1. Pak is a Promoter, Justifier and Spokesperson of terrorism 2. Islamabad uses terrorist groups as instruments of state policy Pre related 1. India Cellular & Electronics Association - Apex industry body for mobile and electronics industry (mobile handsets & electronics) - Theme: Inspire. Enable. Lead. 2. IIT overseas campuses. Already covered in October here Quotes/Opinions 1. "Article 44 is a constitutional mandate requiring the state to enact UCC applying to all citizens cutting across faiths, practices, and personal laws" MV Naidu (former VP) 2. "The rupee's internationalisation can not make a start without accounting for the concerns expressed by India's neighbours" Varun Gandhi Reading Recommendations IE 1. No bad time for a good law [on UCC, skip reading if you wanna; notes compiled from all articles on UCC on blog soon] 2. India and the SCO TH 1. India needs a UCC [Balanced view, can skip reading for you'd find compiled notes on the blog] 2. Internationalising the rupee without the 'coin tossing' (would be on blog, skip reading if you wanna) 3. Should internet shutdowns be used to maintain public order? (read for opinion) 4. Understanding dark patterns (understand the issue, no notes needed) 5. The fallout of delimitation in the states needs no political forecasting [read how divide would look like in future] 6. What're provisions of the High Seas Treaty? [Reading the gist would do]

Read this today and instantly made sense w.r.t. UPSC prep: "There is a thin difference between being patient and wasting time." Success rate in UPSC CSE is VERY low. Be patient but don't waste your time! :)

Note: Data Protection Bill will stay in news for long. Don't stress, I will compile a blog from all 15-20 articles just like I did for India-US Relations 🚨July 6 2023 | Thursday🚨 Join my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Mains Keywords 1. Creative Economy Keywords a) Issues that creators face Economic Sustainability, Market Access and the Digital Divide b) Economic importance Job creation, economic growth, tourism, exports, and overall societal development 2. Substantive Equality - Fundamental aspect of human rights concerned with equitable outcomes and equal opportunities for disadvantaged 3. Affirmative Action - Positive discrimination 4. Triffin Dilemma - A conflict of economic interests arising b/w short term domestic and long term international objectives for the countries whose currencies serve as the global reserve Pre related 1. Iodine 131 & Caesium-137 (Used in Nuclear Power Plants) - Iodine 131 a) A radioactive element with half life of 8 days b) Easily dispersed by winds, accumulates in thyroid glands damaging humans - Caesium 137 a) A radioactive element with half life of 30 years b) Responsible for Chernobyl's tragedy 2. Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) & Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Types of virus w/ similar names and damage but belonging to different families; can cause up to 100% of the crop loss ToMV - Virgaviridae family; hosted on tomato, tobacco, peppers, and ornamental plants - Spreads through infected seeds, saplings, agricultural tools, human errors - Symptoms: a) Alternate yellow and dark green areas appearing on the leaves b) Distortion of leaves and twisting of younger ones c) Development of necrotic spots leading to overripening, dwarfism etc. CMV - Larger host pool in members of the gourd family - Spreads through human errors and aphids i.e. sap sucking insects - High temperature and rain supports its spread - Symptoms: a) Distortion of leaves but w/ different pattern b) Leaves on top and bottom are distorted and middle ones remain blemish free c) In some plants, fruit is even distorted and small Reading Recommendations IE 1. The view from Moscow (alt view of how Moscow sees Delhi-Washington Bonhomie) 2. How to reap the dividend (make one page note here) 3. Two hottest days ever, back to back: causes and what lies ahead (read for a rough idea) 4. Too tired to fly: DGCA rules that bind airlines, crew- and why they matter (new info for many here) 5. The data privacy framework [don't stress much on these, I will collect and share UPSC centric info from 12-15 articles on this topic and put them on blog] TH 1. Choose a new palette for India's creative economy 2. Iran's induction in SCO (read from Indian perspective) 3. Risk of Zaporizhzhia NPP 4. A global rupee may raise volatility [page 14, IMP] PS: Reactions are too less these days. Please do appreciate my efforts with a ❤️ reaction

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Order of major peninsular rivers from North to South ⬆️⬇️ (Participate in the quiz at the end of this tweet) 1. West Flowing • Mahi • Narmada • Tapti • Mandovi/Mahadei • Periyar • Pampa 2. East Flowing • Subarnarekha • Brahmani • Mahanadi • Rushikulya • Vamsadhara • Godavari • Krishna • Kaveri • Vaigai 💡Revision Quiz 1. Which of these rivers cut the Tropic of Cancer twice? 2. Madurai is situated on banks of which river? [React 🔥 if you know answers to these both] 💪🏻

Note: @CSEWhyPlanB offers unique work opportunities for UPSC aspirants. Join now @CSEWhyPlanB 🚨July 5 2023 | Wednesday🚨 Join my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Today's newspapers are less notes heavy and more understanding based. Take reading recommendations seriously to develop understanding for the UPSC and life, in general. Pre related 1. ZO People - Includes all tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo ethnic group - Spread in India-Myanmar-Bangladesh; followers of Christianity - Believed to migrate from China through Tibet to settle in Myanmar; moved towards NE India from here Reading Recommendations IE 1. The rise of swing states [must read] 2. GIFT Nifty (India-S'pore collab) 3. Supermassive blackholes show time dilation in early universe [take a rough conceptual idea] 4. State of Science research [collect stats on research for NRF related answers] 5. Pg1: Xi & Shehbaz listening, PM: Can't have double standards on terrorism (read entire report with excerpts from PM speech, good pointers on connectivity, security and int'l cooperation) TH 1. A macro view of the fiscal health of the states 2. Antibiotics with promise- a lifeline India awaits 3. Lessons from fracas over foodgrains 4. Student debt crisis in US (read just gist for idea, deep read if your time permits) 5. The irrevocable connection between anaemia and maternal health [Imp] 6. Item 5. of IE is same as this, read either: SCO for multipolar world order as Iran joins grouping PS: Reactions are too less these days. Please do appreciate my efforts with a ❤️ reaction

Note: Indian Express has 2 great articles today. Sickle cell explainer already on blog here, NRF explainer coming by evening 🚨July 4 2023 | Tuesday🚨 Join my high value blog for UPSC aspirants: blog.csewhy.com Mains Keywords 1. One India, Great India GoI keyword for preserving diversity in India 2. Strategic Autonomy - Allows India to engage with various nations and blocs based on its own interest 3. Dark Patterns - aka deceptive patterns - Describes ways in which sites or apps make users do things that users do not intend to do - Discourages behaviour that's not beneficial for the user Pre related 1. International Seabed Authority - Established 1982 by UNCLOS, 167 members - Autonomous Intergovernmental body; India is a member - Major activity: Regulate exploration of poly-metallic nodules Stats Tribal in India - 706 different tribal communities - 8.6% of the population Quotes - The past, present, and future of India will never be complete without the indigenous communities - PM Modi Reading Recommendations IE 1. SCO Meet: What's on the table 2. Deep sea mining 3. Smoothing the path of science (Detailed explanation on blog today eve) 4. Extending Ayushman Bharat (Explained in detail on blog, click here) 5. A new kind of disaster aid: Pay people cash before disaster strikes (GS4: Ethics) TH 1. India should refuse America's NATO Plus' bait 2. A stocktake before Global Stocktake (covered already here) 3. Greed-flation (29 June article in Express on same topic, re-read only if you missed earlier) PS: Reactions are too less these days. Please do appreciate my efforts with a ❤️ reaction

Note: Daily CA Compilation updated till July 2. Get access to your copy via point no. 2 of the pinned message 🚨July 3 2023 | Monday🚨 Gravitational waves and HUM sound explained on the blog. Click here to visit and learn Mains Keywords 1. Spacetime The 3D of length, breadth and depth combined with 4th dimension of Time into a singular 4-D continuum 2. Cosmic Clock - Pulsars, the rotating neutron stars, emit pulses of radiation looking like bright flashes from earth - These bright flashes occur at precise time intervals and thus called cosmic clocks Pre related 1. Crime records publication norms for Political Parties - Mandatory for the political parties to publish details of criminal cases pending against candidates - Criminal cases to be published in bold letters at least thrice - Reasons for selecting candidates with criminal backgrounds to be given by parties - Reasons shall not be winnability alone but justified via qualification, achievements, merit etc - Published within 48 hours to 2 weeks in: a) national and vernacular paper b) official social media platform c) website in an EC prescribed format 2. Central Bank Digital currencies of different countries - eNaira: Nigeria - e-RMB (e-Renminbi): China - Sand Dollar CBDC: Bahamas - e-Rupi: India Quotes - The balance of power is the scale of peace - Thomas Paine - We who live in today's world must acknowledge the evils of slavery in the clearest possible terms, and condemn it as a crime against humanity - Mark Rutte Reading Recommendations IE 1. No leapfrogging in sight [Indian China comparison wrt economy] 2. Cane farmers' sweet spot [GS3: Agri] 3. HUM sound, Click here for the explainer on my blog in easy to read manner TH 1. The master plan and the slaves [GS1 Urbanization] 2. The calm after the storm for Pakistan? [read just the gist] 3. Why has IMF's view on crypto market in Latin America changed? [Imp] PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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