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🅾️ Conflicts, Riots, Coups, Massacres, Protests ( UPSC PRELIMS 2024)
🔰 Places in news : Reason( Revise the below places)
1.New Caledonia : Riots by Indigenous people
2.Comoros : Disputed re election of President
3.Gabon : President deposed by army
4.Senegal : Postponement of Presidential elections
5.Niger : Niger military overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup
6.Ethopia : Deadly Hunger Crisis( Tigray and Amhara)
7.DRC : flawed elections, Insurgency by M23 and Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
8.Catalonia's : Independence movement.
9.Nahel Merzouk riots: France ( The riots on the mainland sparked further violence in French overseas territories, particularly in French Guiana. Protests also erupted in Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Reunion.)
10.Kenya : Cost of living protests( increase in taxes).
11.Wagner Rebellion: Russia
12.Zaongo massacre: Burkina faso
13. Moura massacre: Mali
🔰 Topic : Vaccine ( Important topic for 2024 UPSC Prelims and Other State PSC exams)
1. The RS2 antigen can also be stored at room temperature for a month without the need for cold storage, unlike many vaccines in the market which require mandatory cold storage
2. A heat-tolerant vaccine developed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers is said to be effective against all current strains of SARS-CoV-2 besides having the potential to be quickly adapted for future variants as well.
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/iisc-bengaluru-comes-up-with-warm-vaccine-against-current-strains-of-sars-cov-2-covid/article67726209.ece
IISc Bengaluru comes up with warm vaccine against current strains of SARS-CoV-2
According to IISc., while current vaccines are proven to be effective against most SARS-CoV-2 strains, their efficacy has declined due to rapid mutation by the virus.
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🅾️ A probable Question can be asked from the above map in 2024 Prelims
📌 Task 16 : Economy
1. Infrastructure projects such as National water ways
2. Devaluation of currency or Depreciation of currency , Rupee crisis, dollar pressure , Capital flight
3. Demonetisation
4. Cost push and demand pull inflation
5. WPI and CPI difference
6. Monetary policy ( inflation targeting)
7. Monetary policy tools such as SDF, MSF, external benchmark rate, corridor etc
8. Stock market Investment related terms
9. Expansionary and contractionary policy
10. Quantitative tightening and impact on India
11. External debt and internal debt - percentage, sub categories , large component
12. Balance of payment , Capital account convertibility
13. Money supply ( increase or decrease in interest rates, M1 etc)
14. Investment funds such as Real-estate Investment trusts, FDI policies
15. Financial Services Institutions Bureau
16. Capital market, Money Market, Primary Market , Secondary market ( treasury bills, certificate of deposit, call money, ways and means of Advances etc)
17. Sovereign Bonds, Gold bonds, Green Deposits
18. Central Bank Digital currencies
19. Kisan credit card
20. MSMEs policies and schemes
21. Capital - human, physical, structural, tangible, intangible
22. Economy related acts in news. Example Digital Data Personal protection Act
23. IMF and World Bank funding facilities
24. Economy related reports
25. Tax related keywords such as Arms length price, GST, devolution etc
📌Task 15 : Indian Polity
1. Constitutional and Non constitutional bodies
2. NCBC, Lok pal
3. Panchayati raj
4. Urban Local bodies
5. Schedule V
6. Schedule VI
7. Role of Governor and President in Both
8. TAC, ADC, ARC, Metropolitan Planning Committee, District Planning Committee ( bodies under the above topics)
9. Right to property
10. What is not defined in the constitution? ( make a list)
11. Procedure for inclusion of tribes in Schedule tribes list? Who does it? Whose recommendation is mandatory?which committee's definition is still used?
12. Article 370 related history or static
13. Article 371 and amendments and protections to different states
✅ Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit
📍Small – physically a fraction of the size of a conventional nuclear power reactor.
📍Modular – making it possible for systems and components to be factory-assembled and transported as a unit to a location for installation.
📍Reactors – harnessing nuclear fission to generate heat to produce energy.
❓What type of questions can be asked?
Application question
Application restriction question
Opposite statements question
Numeric statement
Interchange question
📌 Accordingly prepare the content 👇
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/what-are-small-modular-reactors-smrs
What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors.
📌Task 14 : Indian Polity
1. Supreme court
2. High court
3. Article 142, 136
4. Additional judges
5. Post retirement
6. What is complete justice?
8. Contempt of court, court of record
9. Court interpretations of Articles like 21
10. Right to marriage??
11. Advocate on Record??
12. Bar council?
13. Who can issue writs? Revise all writs ( it can be issued against??)
14. Judges Enquiry Act and removal of Judges
15. Constitutional bench
16. Curative and review petition
17. Collegium
18. Original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction, exclusive original jurisdiction
19. Subordinate courts
20. Nalsa, Lok Adalat and Gram nyayalaya, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
📌Task 13 : CSAT
1. Number System
2. Permutation and Combination
3. HCF LCM
4. Percentages
5. Averages
6. Time and Work
7. Time and Distance
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/wto-implements-new-services-rules-pact-between-72-members/article67892285.ece
✅ The WTO has formally implemented an agreement on new disciplines on Domestic services regulations that benefit all members of the organisation, including non-signatories such as India who will not have to take on any additional obligations.
📌The agreement was signed by 72 members including the US, the 28-member EU, China and Japan
📌India not signatory but gives consent as all WTO countries can benefit from relaxed administrative rules
WTO implements new services rules pact between 72 members
WTO implements new disciplines on domestic services regulations, benefiting all members including India, without additional obligations.