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@all please do give a feedback on today's CSEWhy Times Since yday was Sunday and ONLY Hindu could be covered, today's newspaper coverage is what the avg size will be!

Coining a new word: Trumptrums Tantrums but from Trump

Pre note: spend time with your fam today, personally or digitally. 🚨 09th August | Saturday 🚨

Quotes

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship - George Bernard Shaw

Mains notes

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@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰 1. Global free market is a myth (Globalization & Economy) 2. Why an order by Mumbai's civic body on feeding pigeons is now before HC (Interesting topic at intersection of Jainism, Urbanization & HC) 3. Rain, landslides, flash floods: an uncertain mix (read & add to your notes) The Hindu 🗞: no recos today PS: (start writing answers, a lot of them & learn from your mistakes)

Tweet by scion of Jaisalmer led to this news!

Pre note: 🚨 08th August | Friday 🚨

Mains notes

1. GLOF: Wrote a detailed blog explaining the nuances of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) 2. Prophylaxis • Definition & Importance: Gold standard treatment for haemophilia, a genetic bleeding disorder, preventing severe bleeds and reducing the risk of joint damage, disability, and long-term complications, especially in India where it affects approximately 1 in 10,000 males. • Benefits: Regular prophylaxis significantly improves quality of life by preventing spontaneous bleeding, maintaining joint health, and reducing the need for frequent treatments, with evidence showing a 90% reduction in bleeds when started early, as demonstrated in awareness campaigns and studies. • Challenges & Implementation: Despite its efficacy, prophylaxis faces challenges such as high costs, limited access in developing regions, and the need for consistent administration, necessitating awareness, education, and policy advocacy to ensure its integration into healthcare systems for effective management.

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰 1. Warning bells, unheard (This writer is an expert on this topic) 2. Entire Explained section - Trump-Putin meet - What Trump's 50% tariff means for India - Why PM Spoke of farmers, livestock rearers & fisherfolk The Hindu 🗞 1. Is Indian economy perfectly balanced? (read slowly for understanding but not to make notes) 2. How groundwater contamination is fuelling chronic illnesses? (imp. for GS3) PS: take some rest, you deserve it. don't let yourself be overwhelmed!

Anyone else who feels newspapers are not giving ample time today?

Pre note: blog.csewhy.com will help you revise things in one place :) 🚨 07th August | Thursday 🚨

Mains notes

1. INS Guldar = artificial reef • 15km off the coast of Sindhudurg, MH • Artificial reef to be developed as a tourism site

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰 1. Nuclear dialogue, sans politics (read it slowly with full awareness) 2. Rise of the herbicides (GS3 Agri imp. topic also impacting the exports) 3. Sylheti is not a Bangladeshi language (one of the rare beautiful articles with strong intellectual citations) The Hindu 🗞 1. Decoding China, the lessons for a vulnerable India (China-US-India | Complex game going on!) 2. Biochar potential (potential PYQs here) PS: are you having PYQs in hand for daily revision?

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Pre note: tension nakko mitra. sab theek hai? 🚨 06th August | Wednesday 🚨

Mains notes

1. Necropolitics: Use of political power to determine who is allowed to live and who can be made to die. eg: terror strike in Delhi is scandalous while it can be a regular citing in J&K

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰 1. The new techno capitalism (excellent read from C. Raja) 2. Engaging with the west, view from Delhi (entire explained page refers to this) The Hindu 🗞 1. India's presence amid a broken template of geopolitics (Imp. article by an ex-diplomat) 2. How should money laundering be tackled? (read for a brief, will do a blog on this soon) PS: take some rest, you deserve it. don't let yourself be overwhelmed!

Pre note: did you read the statement above? 🚨 05th August | Tuesday 🚨

Mains notes

1. Common Central Secretariat (CCS): • Overview: Part of Central Vista Redevelopment plan to centralize 51 Union ministries in 10 modern offices buildings in New Del for admin efficiency • Features: ~55k personnel connected by underground Automated People Mover, with sustainable Building Management Systems to reduce costs and environmental impact. • Need: Addresses scattered ministries, high rental costs (~₹1,000 crore/year), and inefficiencies, improving coordination and preserving Central Vista’s heritage. • Central Secretariat Service (CSS): Administrative backbone (Group A/B) supporting policy formulation; distinct from Cabinet Secretariat, which assists the PM/Cabinet.

@CSEWhy Recommendations

Indian Express 📰 1. Read for awareness on A370 • Contrary articles: 6 years w/o Article 370 & 6 years on, standing still • Fighting for adivasi rights to demanding a state: journey of Shibhu Soren The Hindu 🗞 1. The missing link in India's battery waste management (GS3: Environment topic) 2. IAF's unending fighter conundrum (story of capacity building at IAF) PS: haanji sab theek?

BIG! India issues strong statement against both US & Europe for buying Russian oil

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