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Note: Revise PM Vishwakarma Scheme from UPSC perspective here 🚨 11 December 2023 | Monday 🚨 Pre-related 📄 1. ELIZA Effect • When people think computer programs/systems are capable of human emotions/functions due to way they respond to user input • Example: Meaningful interaction with ChatGPT comparable to human conversation 2. Fractals • Ones which exhibit self-similarity • Irregular, complex patterns at all scales & in all views, near or far • Example: Design of human fingerprints, stumps of tress, shells of snails, human veins etc 3. Pinna Nobilis (Noble Pen Shell) • Huge Clams that filter sea water, allowing other organisms to flourish • Context: Surge in numbers in Adriatic waters near Croatia (earlier was on verge of extinction) 4. Prayers at monuments • ASI Rules: Allowed at protected sites only if they were "functioning places of worship" at time of taking charge • Example: Namaz at Taj Mahal every Friday 5. Operation Storm Makers II • Interpol exercise a/g fraud schemes fuelled by victims of human trafficking Stats 📈 • 39/50 Most polluted cities in the world are Indian (World Air Quality Report 2022) Quotes 💭 • The basic structure of our Constitution, like a north star, guides & gives a certain direction to interpreters & implementers of the Constitution when the path ahead is convoluted • Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act ~ Albert Einstein Reading Recommendations 🗞 IE 1. A new judicial imagination (GS2, Polity) 2. What is Universal Declaration of Human Rights (GS2, Polity & Social Justice) 3. 'Historic' deal by EU (GS3, S&T) TH 1. Calibrating a strategy for India's future growth (GS3, Economy) PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts!

With 370 abrogation certified by Supreme Court, I have written a detailed blog on life post 370, challenges, progress, way forward etc. (all from UPSC perspective) Get these notes on my blog or download as PDF here

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Note: Sunday today, thoda time off le lena, banta hai ☺️ 🚨 10 December 2023 | Sunday 🚨 Revise CA on my blog.csewhy.com Pre-related 📄 1. Visceral Leishmaniasis (aka Kala Azar) • Parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies • Causes fever, weight loss, spleen & liver enlargement • Left untreated, fatal in 95% of cases • Context: India set to achieve its elimination target this year (Bangladesh became 1st country to do so in October 2023) 2. Siberian Tigers in Indian Zoos • 2 brought from Cyprus • As part of exchange programme (2 Red Pandas sent from India) • To Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (Largest high-altitude zoo in India) • Last such Siberian Tiger died in 2011 at Nainital Zoo 3. Green Turtles • Found in Mediterranean Sea • Sex of offspring dependent on incubation temperature • Context: Increase in their nesting range due to global warming 4. Electroporation • A gene delivery technique • Genetic recombination in organsims due to electric discharge by certain animals • Example: Electric eels in Amazon River 5. Honeyguide • Small African bird • Lead humans to wild bees' nests • Rare example of human-wild animals cooperation Stats 📈 • > 2.4 lakh POCSO cases pending trial in Fast Track Special Courts (India Child Protection Fund) Reading Recommendations 🗞 TH 1. What does a special package mean for PVTGs? (GS2, Social Justice) 2. Why did Michaung bring so much rain? (Focus on understanding cyclone intensification) 3. Are crimes against women on the rise? (GS1, Society; GS2, Social Justice) PS: Hit ❤️ for yourself if you're reading newspaper even on a Sunday!

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Note: Save 50 days of your time with My Prelims PYQ analysis here 🚨 9 December 2023 | Saturday 🚨 Read about Mahua Moitra's Expulsion Case from UPSC perspective here Pre-related 📄 1. Dodo • Tubby flightless birds • Extinct from Mauritius since 17th century • Were hunted by Dutch sailors & dogs/cats etc that came long • Context: Efforts to reintroduce underway 2. GNoME • Graph Networks for Materials Exploration • AI tool to predict structures of materials • Application: Semiconductor designing, battery research etc 3. Lyfgenia & Casgevy • Gene therapies for sickle cell disease • Approved by US FDA • Casgevy: 1st treatment based on CRISPR gene editing tech Reading Recommendations 🗞 IE 1. State of geopolitics: signals from Putin visit to Saudi, UAE (GS2, IR) 2. How Google DeepMind's AI breakthrough could revolutionise chip, battery development (GS3, S&T) 3. Her choice (GS1, Society) TH 1. India’s alarming ‘fixed dose combination’ problem (GS2, Health) 2. Bridge this deficit between India & Sri Lanka (GS2, IR) 3. An icy warning (GS3, Environment) PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)

Result days are tough My DM & email has many disheartened young people I’m trying to offer best I can, something about system is fundamentally broken High time career professionals make a mark while preparing for exam on the side for preparing full time is tough! #UPSCMains

As Mains results are out and race to 2024 officially starts, here's a guide on how to pick best optional for yourself 😄

Mains 2023 result out👇🏼 https://upsc.gov.in/WR-CSM-2023-081223-ENG.pdf

Note: 6 Govt. Jobs & 5 Govt. internships listed here as PlanB 🚨 7 December 2023 | Thursday 🚨 Subscribe to my high value Current Affairs blog with email: blog.CSEWhy.com Pre related📄 1. Article 99 of UN Charter • SecGen can bring any matter threatening int'l peace & security to Security Council Quote💭 • You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure Margaret Thatcher Reading Recommendations🗞 IE 1. CoP & the new abnormal (GS3 Envt) 2. Google Gemini (GS3 S&T) 3. Melody in India-Italian ties (GS2 IR) 4. Mining for critical minerals: what's auction process, why's it important? (GS2 Policy) TH 1. India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas (GS2 IR) 2. Regulating deepfakes and AI in India (GS2 Policy) 3. Improved drug regimens for TB likely to reduce treatment time (GS2 Health policy) PS: Hit ❤️if you are reading newspaper daily for UPSC! :)

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Note: Stand chance to get quality Sociology notes for Free here 🚨 7 December 2023 | Thursday 🚨 Mains Keywords ✍️🏼 1. Types of Impact accounting a) Production-based Accounting • Measures impacts in the place where products are produced b) Consumption-based Accounting • Accounts at the point of consumption • Attributes all impact to final products & consumers Mains Key 🗝 1. Kajoli Early Childhood Education Model: based on play & peer learning, being experimented at grassroots in Bangladesh (GS2, Education) Pre-related 📄 1. Pompe Disease • Rare genetic disorder • Due to deficiency of enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) • Causes glycogen- accumulation in cells, esp muscles • Symptoms: Muscle weakness, respiratory & heart issues etc 2. Dhanvantri • Considered God of Ayurveda & Medicine • Context: Present in LOGO of National Medical Commission 3. Garba • Gujarat's popular folk dance form • Gets UNESCO tag of 'Intangible Cutlural Heritage' Quotes 💭 • Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness, destroys liberty, and makes some virtues impracticable, & others extremely difficult ~ Samuel Johnson • The health of a nation's democracy depends on the quality of its governance ~ Kofi Annan Reading Recommendations 🗞 IE 1. Bigger & Better (GS3, Economy) 2. Partners in uncertain times (GS2, IR) 3. Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module retraces steps to Earth orbit: why it matters (GS3, S&T) TH 1. Navigating the US-China relationship (GS2, IR) 2. The role of special inquiry committees of Parliament (GS2, Polity) 3. Who is responsible for farming's impact on the environment? (GS3, Agri & Environment) PS: Hit ❤️ to appreciate my daily efforts! :)

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Note: Revise COP28 from UPSC perspective here 🚨 6 December 2023 | Wednesday 🚨 Mains Key 🗝 1. India provides $250mn line of credit to Kenya in agri sector (GS2, IR) Pre-related 📄 1. Kiwi • Chocolate-coloured nocturnal bird • Native to New Zealand • Now mostly found in remote parks or islands • Context: After decades of decline, bred again in wild in Wellington 2. Sensex • Index of 30 most traded company stocks at the Bombay Stock Exchange Stats 📈 • 1/3rd of India's coastline is vulnerable to erosion (National Centre for Coastal Research) Reading Recommendations 🗞 IE 1. Vows for the planet (GS2, IR; GS3, Environment) 2. Win-win, provider to consumer (GS2, Policy) 3. This flood, that flood: Deluge in Chennai & memories of 2015 (GS3, Disaster Management) TH 1. Understanding how the GPS works (GS3, S&T) PS: Need any help wrt UPSC prep? Write to me at whycse@gmail.com

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Friends, the GS2 Resources & Strategy video is now live! It covers regular Polity & Constitution along with Detailed discussion on: • Diaspora • Social Justice • Indian & International Relations Watch & Learn👇🏻 https://youtu.be/GFhynr5ToqA