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Friends, if you are preparing for UPSC, I have an important suggestion for you: DEVELOP A READING HABIT📖 Best time to start reading is now if you are aspiring for 2024. What to read? I have made 7 book recommendations in this twitter thread to make it easy for you to pick which book to read to help with your UPSC Prep as well. Find them here👇🏼 https://twitter.com/CseWhy/status/1670412161175400449

Note: Want the daily CA compilation for Pre and Mains? See point no. 2 of pinned message 😄 🚨June 18 2023 | Sunday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com Geofencing Use of GPS, RFID or other technology to create a virtual geographic boundary. Meghalaya digital eye app has used this tech to have teachers be able to mark attendance only when in the school. iCET - Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies - A Indo-US framework in areas like quantum computing, AI, wireless telecommunication, and semiconductors. Light Pollution - Excessive use of artificial outdoor light in the night. - Disrupts natural patterns, increasing CO2, disrupts sleep and obscures night stars - [Value addition] Remember India's first night sky sanctuary in Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh? Ladakh was chosen so because most other places had immense light pollution Pre related 1. Tribes of Nilgiri - Todas, Kotas, Kurumbas, Irulas 2. Read 'Sacred Spaces' in today's The Hindu. Checkout other such sacred places in North, NE and other parts of India from Google. Make a note! :) Quote 1. The ways in which technology is designed, developed, governed and used should be shaped by democratic values, and respect for universal human rights Reading Recommendations IE 1. 2 news on front page (AU in G20 and PM Modi in US) 2. India's contribution to Global AI will not be trivial but significant [pg13] TH 1. Digital eye deters proxy attendance [GS2: Policy implementation for efficiency, GS3 SnT, GS4 Ethics case study] 2. Fraudsters shatter Canadian dream of Punjab Youth [GS4: Case study] 3. Multiple spaceflights withs shorter recovery time affects brain [GS3: SnT, also read for Human body] 4. Cooler days, warmer nights in BBSR, Cuttack [GS1: Urbanization, GS3: Environment] 5. What's the India-US initiative on future tech? [GS2: IR, GS3: SnT] 6. How can India tackle its diabetes burden? [GS3: Health, take a note of stats, a rough read to understand the issue] 7. What does the alleged CoWIN data leak reveal? [take a rough read to understand the issue] 8. Banking on China [GS2: AIIB, IR] PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

Note: Did you check free resources for UPSC CSE on my pinned tweet?😄 🚨June 17 2023 | Saturday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com Collective Action A way forward for the global food security (from PM's speech) Pre Related 1. Defence Acquisition Council - Highest decision making body in Defence Ministry - It decides on policy and purchases of 3 services and Indian Coast Guard - Chairman: Minister of Defence; formed post Kargil War 2. Fish Kill - Mass killing of fishes due to low levels of dissolved oxygen - Happens because of: - warm waters (oxygen hard to dissolve in warm water) - calm waters (wind and waves see Oxygen mixing in water) - cloudy days (preventing photosynthesis by phytoplankton) Reading Recommendations IE 1. PM to visit US, Egypt, lead yoga day event at UN HQ [Front page; read to learn] 2. The world in WTO [Develop an understanding] 3. The Remittances Story [Best article on this topic] 4. The way out of deadlock [words on Punchhi Commission, GS2] 5. MSP, new varieties: behind success of chana and moong in the past decade [keep compiling all articles on MSP, make comprehensive notes once enough set] TH 1. The path to a new and imminent US-Iran nuclear deal [just take an idea on what's happening] 2. Railway safety- listen to the voices from below [develop a rough understanding] PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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Note: Looking for a side job with UPSC Prep? Join @CSEWhyPlanB😄 🚨June 16 2023 | Friday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com Bibliometrics Measurable aspects of the research like: - Number of research papers published - Citations and impact factors Cyclone 1. Landfall - Coming of cyclone over land after being on water, it's after landfall that it starts weakening since moisture supply over land is cut off - In a landfall, the eye of the storm moves over coast 2. Direct hit - Core of high winds hit the shore (but eye is still away) Quotes 1. It is not logic that makes men reasonable nor the science of Ethics that makes men good - Oscar Wilde 2. Hunger is rural - three fourths of the world's poorest and food insecure people live in the rural areas - Alvaro Lario Reading Recommendations IE 1. A hand to the small farmer [Good solutions to quote in agri, relevant for both: GS2 & GS3] 2. Three years to Galwan [2 articles with same heading, read both] 3. When women travel free [GS1: Role of women, GS2: Policy] 4. Brij Bhushan case [note the IPC charges here w.r.t Crime against women] TH 1. Reflections on AI, as friend or foe [GS2: Policy, GS3: Tech] 2. Jumpstarting the next phase of Indo-US ties [GS2: IR] 3. Are NCDs increasing in India? 4. Is university ranking system flawed? [read to understand how manipulations work here] PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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Note: Download GS4 ethics notes (2 PDFs) from point no. 6 of the pinned message 😄 🚨June 15 2023 | Thursday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com Stats 1. India has - 18% of global population - 11% arable land - feeds ~81cr people u/ NFSA2013 - total storage capacity: 145 million metric tonne (MMT) - total food production: 311 MMT Reading Recommendations IE 1. The grain storage plan that Govt has unveiled; and how can it help farmers [make a 1 page note from this, VERY Imp] 2. Learning in a cluster [GS3: policy] 3. Super rich leaving India, why wealthy migrate [Imp, understand for conceptual clarity] 4. The Senthil Balaji Case File [read this not for this case but to understand how system works. From lower court to higher, ED and other elements] 5. In Full Flow [GS2: International Organisations/IR] 6. Do check - Page 10 for news on Africa G20 meet - Page 15 for China in Palestine TH 1. Male centric medicine is impacting female health [GS2: policy] 2. Why did Govt impose ceiling on wheat stocks? [GS2: Policy, GS3: Agriculture] 3. Status of transgenic crops in India [GS3: Agriculture] PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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Note: Looking for a side job with UPSC Prep? Join @CSEWhyPlanB 😄 🚨June 14 2023 | Wednesday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com 1. Disinflation - Decrease in inflation rates and opposite of reinflation - It reflects decline in rate of increase in general price level of goods and services of GDP 2. US & UNESCO - 2011: US stopped funding owing to Palestinian addition to UNESCO - 2018: US completely pulled out of UNESCO - 2023: $600mn to be paid in dues and join back owing to China's presence on shaping AI rules and others - Not first time exit/return; happened in 1984 by POTUS Reagan and 2003 POTUS Bush rejoined 3. Mayon Volcano spewing heat steam in Albay, Philippines Reading Recommendations IE 1. Holes in the digital net [on CoWIN data hack, lookout for solutions] 2. A world to win [note on how Indians have the world to win] 3. El Nino and the Monsoon [Explains basics of ENSO, skip if you already know] 4. Why 2014 Arunachal law is facing protest [quick read for general awareness] 5. A stunted middle class (Part of 2 article series, one came y'day. Read these both to develop understanding on 'real' middle class) TH 1. Musings of the frictions in India-Canada ties [Take a quick read for India-Canada ties, GS2] 2. Where anyone can be accused of Sedition [Counter view on sedition, GS2] 3. High burden of diabetes and BP in KL & WB [See maps for visual memory, GS3] 4. HAP to take AI governance global [Don't fret over it, just know what it is. This article is largely a speculation not final result] 5. Cancel culture: speaking truth to power or a form of mob vigilantism? [fun article to read for GS 1 Society] PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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Scandinavia, Nordic and Baltic Which country is which? Best infographic to develop a visual memory

Note: Posting new relevant jobs today for UPSC aspirants soon on @CSEWhyPlanB. Join @CSEWhyPlanB😄 🚨June 13 2023 | Tuesday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com Application Programming Interface (API) - An interface that helps two applications share data with each other - eg: if you login with gmail on CSEWhy substack, substack has used Google's API to collect your login data Necrophilia - Psychosexual disorder prompting morbid fascination with death and dead, more like an erotic attraction to corpses - Not yet punishable in India but debate to criminalize this as an offence u/ IPC 297 - In Parmananad Katara v/s Union of India, SC ruled that dignity of a dead body must be maintained and respected while establishing a duty on the state to ensure decent cremation. Pre Related 1. Svalbard Mission - India-Norway first ever rocket launch from Svalbard in Norway (1997) - Rohini Mk-II was flown; named Isbjorn-1 by Norway (meaning polar bear-I) - Testimony of Indian relations with Scandinavian countries (See image next to see which countries are Scandinavia, Nordic and Baltic) 2. One Future Alliance Indian imagination to form an alliance of like-minded nations to use tech to improve people's lives (connect it with keyword: Digital Public Goods) 3. Minimum Support Price is back in news. From crops to formulae, implications to way forward, it's a wide topic and MUST prepare for Mains 23 and Pre/Mains 24. Click here to revise in detail and make 1 page note Quote "When the world is in crisis, we must pledge-a pledge that's greater than crisis itself" Reading Recommendations IE 1. Biden's new geo-economics [Never miss anything from CR Mohan sir] 2. In old ties, a hopeful turn [Best article comprehensively covering latest India-Nepal ties by Ambassador Sharan, take a note in your GS2 notes] 3. Man acquitted of 'rape' of dead woman: What IPC says on necrophilia (GS2) 4. The middle class: a reality check [GS3: Economy] 5. Look for ways to adopt AI into audit techniques for effectiveness: CAG (page 19: amalgamation of tech and eco in GS3, pg 19) TH 1. Same-sex marriage: morality vs equality (good article for GS4 and Essay although it's too philosophical. Can skip if you are a newbie) 2. Will Betelgeuse, the bright red giant star, blow up in your lifetime? (Learn how stars 'die' and which elements involved) PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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Note: Want a job on side along with UPSC prep? Click here😄 🚨June 12 2023 | Monday🚨 Subscribe to my high value blog for UPSC aspirants via email: CSEWhy.substack.com Quote Let food be thy medicine and medicine by thy food - Hippocrates Reading Recommendations IE 1. To find a lost child [3 point solution] 2. A nine-year report card [data heavy article, focus on noticing the trends] 3. Potential Ecological impact of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam collapse [note the impacts of floods] 4. Why Nagaland ban on sale of dog meat was quashed? [imp article wrt food regulations in India] 5. The American hand 6. Aussie farmers unleash dinosaur rush as fossil findings rewrite history TH 1. Amplify the subject of adolescent girl nutrition 2. Manipur, a rude reminder of NE tensions 3. The significance of Thailand elections 4. Why're YouTube creator accounts with large following targeted by hackers? PS: appreciate my effort by reacting to this message ❤️

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