✅Gs-2 : IR- Military trends in Geopolitics
✅Gs-4 : Ethics- Ethical Use of AI in warfare- REAIM process
⚠️This is a very imp article - IE
🅾️India's stance:
👉🏻Engaged in civilian AI development & safety
👉🏻"Watch-and-wait" mode on military AI, yet to fully engage
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✅Gs-4 : Ethics- Ethical Use of AI in warfare- REAIM process
⚠️This is a very imp article - IE
🅾️India's stance:
👉🏻Engaged in civilian AI development & safety
👉🏻"Watch-and-wait" mode on military AI, yet to fully engage
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#Geography
✅Gs-1 : Geography- Planned urbanization- Why India needs to build new towns?
✅Gs-3 : Economy- Infrastructure- Smart Industrial cities- National Industrial Corridor program
🅾️Why do we need this model of growth?- Because we believe in AtmaNirbharta- Self Reliance is not isolation- spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat -the aspiration of being a vishwa guru=Click here for the blog link Explained - Aasan Basha
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✅Gs-1 : Geography- Planned urbanization- Why India needs to build new towns?
✅Gs-3 : Economy- Infrastructure- Smart Industrial cities- National Industrial Corridor program
🅾️Why do we need this model of growth?- Because we believe in AtmaNirbharta- Self Reliance is not isolation- spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat -the aspiration of being a vishwa guru=Click here for the blog link Explained - Aasan Basha
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✅Gs-2 : IR
✅Gs-2 : Federalism- Centre state relations
⚠️⚡️A very interesting article : Case study of China
🅾️What to note?-The article contrasts China's decentralized system with India's, where local governments have a much smaller role in economic decision-making. What I want you to focus on is the distinction between decentralization and federalism, emphasizing that China's central government retains ultimate control over local governments-Can be used in mains- challenges of decentralization, the complexities of China's economic model, and the implications for India's own economic development.
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✅Gs-2 : Federalism- Centre state relations
⚠️⚡️A very interesting article : Case study of China
🅾️What to note?-The article contrasts China's decentralized system with India's, where local governments have a much smaller role in economic decision-making. What I want you to focus on is the distinction between decentralization and federalism, emphasizing that China's central government retains ultimate control over local governments-Can be used in mains- challenges of decentralization, the complexities of China's economic model, and the implications for India's own economic development.
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✅Gs-2 : Parliament- Parliamentary Committees
🅾️Context : Public Accounts Committee (PAC)- Its role in Parliamentary Oversight
🅾️What is the Constitutional Scheme: Parliament controls the finances of the country. The CAG audits the financial functioning of government departments. All CAG reports are sent to the PAC.
🅾️Point to focus on- The Article says that Central government has evaded meaningful parliamentary accountability for the past decade due to its comfortable majority vs the opportunity now-with a coalition government. The newly formed PAC has selected 161 subjects for deliberation, most based on CAG reports.
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🅾️Context : Public Accounts Committee (PAC)- Its role in Parliamentary Oversight
🅾️What is the Constitutional Scheme: Parliament controls the finances of the country. The CAG audits the financial functioning of government departments. All CAG reports are sent to the PAC.
🅾️Point to focus on- The Article says that Central government has evaded meaningful parliamentary accountability for the past decade due to its comfortable majority vs the opportunity now-with a coalition government. The newly formed PAC has selected 161 subjects for deliberation, most based on CAG reports.
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✅Gs-2 : Health- Blood disorders- sickle cell anaemia
🅾️What did India do till now?- Click here
🅾️Also read about the Gene therapy Context mentioned in the article : CRISPR-Cas9 Therapy for Sickle Cell & Thalassemia
🅾️How to use Ayushman Bharat scheme for this problem?- Click here
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🅾️What did India do till now?- Click here
🅾️Also read about the Gene therapy Context mentioned in the article : CRISPR-Cas9 Therapy for Sickle Cell & Thalassemia
🅾️How to use Ayushman Bharat scheme for this problem?- Click here
@hinduhighlights for News analysis
@upschighlights - Relevant hashtags for Prelims- Click here
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✅Gs-2 : Health
✅Gs-3 : Science and technology- Use of AI in healthcare
🅾️The article emphasizes the need for a human-centric approach in healthcare that incorporates empathy and cultural understanding. Additionally, the article highlights the importance of addressing foundational issues within India's health system before fully embracing AI-driven healthcare.
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✅Gs-3 : Science and technology- Use of AI in healthcare
🅾️The article emphasizes the need for a human-centric approach in healthcare that incorporates empathy and cultural understanding. Additionally, the article highlights the importance of addressing foundational issues within India's health system before fully embracing AI-driven healthcare.
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✅Gs-2 : Govt policies-Health-Ayushman Bharat
🅾️Context : parliamentary panel report on Ayushman Bharat role in providing universal health care.
📍List of issues pointed out in Ayushman Bharat- Click here
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🅾️Context : parliamentary panel report on Ayushman Bharat role in providing universal health care.
📍List of issues pointed out in Ayushman Bharat- Click here
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Download link for CIVIL SERVICES (Mains) 2024 e-Admit cards:
https://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/admitcard_csm_2024/admit_card.php#hhh1
https://upsconline.nic.in/eadmitcard/admitcard_csm_2024/admit_card.php#hhh1
✅Important committees for mains 2024
⚜️1. Dholakia committee- Click here
⚜️2. Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, in December 2022, on ‘AntiCompetitive Practices by Big Tech Companies- Click here
⚜️3. Bibek debroy committee on railway restructuring- CLick here
⚜️4. Doubling farmers income - Ashok Dalwai committee- Progress so far
⚜️5. Jaya jaitley committee-click here
⚜️6. Amarjeet Sinha committee- Click here
⚜️1. Dholakia committee- Click here
⚜️2. Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, in December 2022, on ‘AntiCompetitive Practices by Big Tech Companies- Click here
⚜️3. Bibek debroy committee on railway restructuring- CLick here
⚜️4. Doubling farmers income - Ashok Dalwai committee- Progress so far
⚜️5. Jaya jaitley committee-click here
⚜️6. Amarjeet Sinha committee- Click here
✅My learnings from students - for the benefit of those who are writing mains 2024
🅾️I had a theory for low essay scores after going through 60-70 Essay copies of previous year students who wrote mains. I wanted to test that hypothesis on the mentorship students and I was right.
🅾️One of the Learning? - Most of your Essays are either "formulaic" or lack originality in thoughts - A significant reason is that a lot of these folks copied from previous toppers notes. Pls don't do that in Essay paper.
🅾️So what is the tip ?- Hear it from the man- MS DHONI- Click here
🅾️Anecdotes, quotes, questions, subheadings etc are all meant to make a point- Nobody is focusing on "THE POINT" - kehna kya chahte ho? ( what do you want to say?)- In search of gold, dont loose the diamond🙂
🅾️I had a theory for low essay scores after going through 60-70 Essay copies of previous year students who wrote mains. I wanted to test that hypothesis on the mentorship students and I was right.
🅾️One of the Learning? - Most of your Essays are either "formulaic" or lack originality in thoughts - A significant reason is that a lot of these folks copied from previous toppers notes. Pls don't do that in Essay paper.
🅾️So what is the tip ?- Hear it from the man- MS DHONI- Click here
🅾️Anecdotes, quotes, questions, subheadings etc are all meant to make a point- Nobody is focusing on "THE POINT" - kehna kya chahte ho? ( what do you want to say?)- In search of gold, dont loose the diamond🙂
✅Gs-3 : Environment Important issues for Mains 2024
🅾️1.M.K. Ranjith & Ors. vs. Union of India- Sc interpreted the right to life to include the right to a clean environment.
🅾️2. Use of AI and machine learning in global climate change studies- Click here
🅾️3. Space situational awareness (SSA) for Climate change- Click here
🅾️4. India's role in international biodiversity goals- How are tribal communities affected?- Click here
🅾️5. Circular Economy- Click here
🅾️6. Global Plastics Treaty and Urbanization- Click here
🅾️7. Ecosystem Restoration i.e. restoring degraded ecosystems- Few possibilities
⚜️1. shola ecosystem conservation- Click here
⚜️2. Evils of deforestation- Click here
⚜️3. Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)-Click here
⚜️4. COP 28 discussions on health- Click here and here
⚜️5.Agri food systems- Click here
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🅾️2. Use of AI and machine learning in global climate change studies- Click here
🅾️3. Space situational awareness (SSA) for Climate change- Click here
🅾️4. India's role in international biodiversity goals- How are tribal communities affected?- Click here
🅾️5. Circular Economy- Click here
🅾️6. Global Plastics Treaty and Urbanization- Click here
🅾️7. Ecosystem Restoration i.e. restoring degraded ecosystems- Few possibilities
⚜️1. shola ecosystem conservation- Click here
⚜️2. Evils of deforestation- Click here
⚜️3. Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)-Click here
⚜️4. COP 28 discussions on health- Click here and here
⚜️5.Agri food systems- Click here
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Upsc mains 2024 : Just a gentle reminder for the last week.
Seek no advices , suggestions or get into discussions with people you have not been in touch in this last week.
Your mental sanity is of prime importance- dont get into meaningless debates, speculations , guess works etc. you did whatever was important- just revise the facts - unless it gives you practice, avoid writing tests.
Focus your entire energy on reducing your reaction time- i.e memorise the facts , keywords and focus on structuring your answers - topic wise and paper wise.
Good luck!!
Seek no advices , suggestions or get into discussions with people you have not been in touch in this last week.
Your mental sanity is of prime importance- dont get into meaningless debates, speculations , guess works etc. you did whatever was important- just revise the facts - unless it gives you practice, avoid writing tests.
Focus your entire energy on reducing your reaction time- i.e memorise the facts , keywords and focus on structuring your answers - topic wise and paper wise.
Good luck!!
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✅Gs-3 : Land Reforms
🅾️Cyber Tehsil Initiative of Madhya Pradesh- A very Good case study for E- Governance and Land reforms also.
🅾️Land Reforms- Critical analysis of ULPIN- CLick here
⚠️Watch this video to understand the context- entire topic covered in 20 minutes : https://youtu.be/WKsojxHdXkk
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🅾️Cyber Tehsil Initiative of Madhya Pradesh- A very Good case study for E- Governance and Land reforms also.
🅾️Land Reforms- Critical analysis of ULPIN- CLick here
⚠️Watch this video to understand the context- entire topic covered in 20 minutes : https://youtu.be/WKsojxHdXkk
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VK IAS by Vikas kanukollu (VK)
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✅Gs-3 : Mobilization of resources- Tax reforms
🅾️Issue? - India’s low tax-to-GDP ratio hampers economic growth, particularly when compared to developed nations.
🅾️India’s approach to cross-border and digital taxation is still catching up with global standards like OECD’s BEPS Pillar frameworks. This could lead to challenges in taxation of multinational firms and profits.
⚜️Other related issue= What is Global Minimum corporate Tax?
🅾️Direct tax code panel report submitted : Akhilesh ranjan committee( prev arbind modi committee) -It aims to create just one direct tax like in the case of GST- Click here
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🅾️Issue? - India’s low tax-to-GDP ratio hampers economic growth, particularly when compared to developed nations.
🅾️India’s approach to cross-border and digital taxation is still catching up with global standards like OECD’s BEPS Pillar frameworks. This could lead to challenges in taxation of multinational firms and profits.
⚜️Other related issue= What is Global Minimum corporate Tax?
🅾️Direct tax code panel report submitted : Akhilesh ranjan committee( prev arbind modi committee) -It aims to create just one direct tax like in the case of GST- Click here
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
✅Gs-1 : Indian society/ Sociology optional candidates.
✅Gs2 - Criminal justice system - Importance of capital punishment - Should India abolish capital punishment- Very important topic for essay- Background
🅾️First I want you to understand the concept of Intersectionality -We discussed this in the write up of this article- Read here
🅾️Issue in this article- Flawed Justice System and Ineffectiveness of the Death Penalty: The symbolic and societal violence tied to vengeance and punishment is not sufficient to deter heinous crimes, as evidenced by ongoing high rates of sexual violence and crimes-, they fail to address deeper social problems such as patriarchal structures, economic inequality, and the failure of justice systems
⚠️The writer argues that State’s focus on punishment rather than prevention and protection is problematic- Now read this article- Click here
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✅Gs2 - Criminal justice system - Importance of capital punishment - Should India abolish capital punishment- Very important topic for essay- Background
🅾️First I want you to understand the concept of Intersectionality -We discussed this in the write up of this article- Read here
🅾️Issue in this article- Flawed Justice System and Ineffectiveness of the Death Penalty: The symbolic and societal violence tied to vengeance and punishment is not sufficient to deter heinous crimes, as evidenced by ongoing high rates of sexual violence and crimes-, they fail to address deeper social problems such as patriarchal structures, economic inequality, and the failure of justice systems
⚠️The writer argues that State’s focus on punishment rather than prevention and protection is problematic- Now read this article- Click here
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✅Gs-1 : Indian Society- Role of Social Movements in Indian Society
🅾️Leaderless movements are an important aspect of social change in addressing issues like inequality, corruption, and state accountability. But divisions based on language, caste, religion, and ethnicity hinder the success of leaderless movements- This aspect can be linked to Diversity in India- A salient feature. Hence secularism becomes a logical necessity for unity
⚜️Social Media and New Forms of Mobilization- connect this to impact of globalization and the changing means of social mobilization.
🅾️Gs-2 : Leaderless movements' limitation= Low traction due to competing interests of various social groups.
⚠️Biggest issue of these movements= Lack of structural change resulting from these movements-At best, these movements can act as triggers for change. But for sustainable development ,it needs structured leadership and policy shifts
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🅾️Leaderless movements are an important aspect of social change in addressing issues like inequality, corruption, and state accountability. But divisions based on language, caste, religion, and ethnicity hinder the success of leaderless movements- This aspect can be linked to Diversity in India- A salient feature. Hence secularism becomes a logical necessity for unity
⚜️Social Media and New Forms of Mobilization- connect this to impact of globalization and the changing means of social mobilization.
🅾️Gs-2 : Leaderless movements' limitation= Low traction due to competing interests of various social groups.
⚠️Biggest issue of these movements= Lack of structural change resulting from these movements-At best, these movements can act as triggers for change. But for sustainable development ,it needs structured leadership and policy shifts
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
✅Upsc essay 2024
1. Go to see an essay on FOMO 🙂- https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/10632
https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/8868
2. The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind - https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/11103
https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/9785
Knowledge economy- https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/7187 ( importance of knowledge in capitalist world)
1. Go to see an essay on FOMO 🙂- https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/10632
https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/8868
2. The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind - https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/11103
https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/9785
Knowledge economy- https://www.tg-me.com/VK IAS UPSC Highlights by Vikas kanukollu VK/com.hinduhighlights/7187 ( importance of knowledge in capitalist world)
Upsc 2024 : Gs-1 paper
On the face of it, paper appears very easy - but if someone has missed the mark in 3-4 15 marker questions- please DONT worry.
Once the dust settles - you will realise this. Please move on to Gs-2 - time to revise key facts
Good luck.
On the face of it, paper appears very easy - but if someone has missed the mark in 3-4 15 marker questions- please DONT worry.
Once the dust settles - you will realise this. Please move on to Gs-2 - time to revise key facts
Good luck.