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✅Gs-2 : IR- Red sea issue
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VK IAS Prelims Mentorship program.pdf
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✅Course registration link : Click here
This program is for everyone who has a problem in :
⚜️1. Consolidating content- Both static and Current affairs
⚜️2. Figuring out how to judge a question with "limited information" to clear the cutoff
➡️Current Affair classes demo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIb9eNu1If4
📞Contact - Team VK IAS ( @VK_IAS)
This program is for everyone who has a problem in :
⚜️1. Consolidating content- Both static and Current affairs
⚜️2. Figuring out how to judge a question with "limited information" to clear the cutoff
➡️Current Affair classes demo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIb9eNu1If4
📞Contact - Team VK IAS ( @VK_IAS)
✅Gs-2 : Indian constitution- Judicial interpretation
🅾️Issue of Unresolved constitutional cases - reasons and how it hurts Judicial accountability- Click here
🅾️Assertion of this article : This article ultimately argues for the evolution of law to meet contemporary societal needs while maintaining its core values and trustworthiness
🅾️Reasoning provided : There’s a growing distrust in the rule of law due the misuse of power- Ex : custodial deaths. It implies that the integrity of the law has been questioned due to various actions deemed as a misuse of power
⚜️Govt action to curb this : Jan vishwas bill- Click here but it is not enough
🅾️Conclusion : There is a need for a Rule of Law Index as an essential component of the national vision for development in the Viksit Bharat journey.
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🅾️Issue of Unresolved constitutional cases - reasons and how it hurts Judicial accountability- Click here
🅾️Assertion of this article : This article ultimately argues for the evolution of law to meet contemporary societal needs while maintaining its core values and trustworthiness
🅾️Reasoning provided : There’s a growing distrust in the rule of law due the misuse of power- Ex : custodial deaths. It implies that the integrity of the law has been questioned due to various actions deemed as a misuse of power
⚜️Govt action to curb this : Jan vishwas bill- Click here but it is not enough
🅾️Conclusion : There is a need for a Rule of Law Index as an essential component of the national vision for development in the Viksit Bharat journey.
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✅Gs-2 : Criminal Justice system
🅾️Legal Context: The decision to grant remission by the Gujarat government is seen as overstepping the jurisdiction set by the Supreme Court in the case of Union of India vs V. Sriharan 2015.
🅾️The process requires individualized decisions based on the nature of the crime and the convict's behavior, which are not always transparent and can be subject to unchecked state discretion.The article highlights inconsistencies in remission policies across states and the need for a standardized approach.
🅾️So what is needed now?- : Remission is intended as a rehabilitative process for prisoners and not simply a means to reduce their punishment. It should be earned and not automatically granted.So eligibility should be clearly defined and applied consistently.
🅾️You can use the same conclusion as yesterday- Rule of Law Index as an essential component of the national vision .
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🅾️Legal Context: The decision to grant remission by the Gujarat government is seen as overstepping the jurisdiction set by the Supreme Court in the case of Union of India vs V. Sriharan 2015.
🅾️The process requires individualized decisions based on the nature of the crime and the convict's behavior, which are not always transparent and can be subject to unchecked state discretion.The article highlights inconsistencies in remission policies across states and the need for a standardized approach.
🅾️So what is needed now?- : Remission is intended as a rehabilitative process for prisoners and not simply a means to reduce their punishment. It should be earned and not automatically granted.So eligibility should be clearly defined and applied consistently.
🅾️You can use the same conclusion as yesterday- Rule of Law Index as an essential component of the national vision .
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✅Gs-3 : Conservation- Project Tiger 50 years.
🅾️Issues:
⚜️The primary issue is the conflict between tiger conservation and the rights of forest dwellers. Forced evictions and insufficient relocation packages have been reported.
⚜️There is also an issue of insufficient involvement of local communities in conservation efforts, which is essential for sustainable conservation.
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🅾️Issues:
⚜️The primary issue is the conflict between tiger conservation and the rights of forest dwellers. Forced evictions and insufficient relocation packages have been reported.
⚜️There is also an issue of insufficient involvement of local communities in conservation efforts, which is essential for sustainable conservation.
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✅Gs3- Agriculture
🅾️How can Agri tech improve the lives of farmers?- What is the scope and what are the challenges?- Click here
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🅾️How can Agri tech improve the lives of farmers?- What is the scope and what are the challenges?- Click here
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✅2023 - UPSC IFoS mains result
➡️If you are struggling with prelims- Click here for a solution
➡️Current Affair classes demo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIb9eNu1If4
📞Contact - Team VK IAS ( @VK_IAS)
➡️Current Affair classes demo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIb9eNu1If4
📞Contact - Team VK IAS ( @VK_IAS)
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✅GS-2: social issues- Health- Cancer-> Cervical cancer
🅾️Status of cancer incidence in India and the government Initiatives- click here
⚜️ National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) is being implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM).
⚜️1st Made in India-Vaccine for Cervical Cancer- Click here
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🅾️Status of cancer incidence in India and the government Initiatives- click here
⚜️ National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) is being implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM).
⚜️1st Made in India-Vaccine for Cervical Cancer- Click here
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✅Gs-2 : Centre- state relations
🔰Two types of questions are possible based on this article
🅾️Policy Evaluation Question: Assess the role of the Centre in upholding Cooperative Federalism amidst the competitive investment atmosphere created by state-led summits. What are the policy gaps and what opportunities can be leveraged to ensure a balanced regional development?
➡️This article talks about regional imbalance and hence it can be interlinked to Regionalism topic - Click here
🅾️Comparative Analysis Question: Compare and contrast the outcomes of Competitive and Cooperative Federalism in the context of state investment summits within a market economy. Identify the gaps that hinder cooperative efforts and propose opportunities for more harmonious inter-state economic relations.
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🔰Two types of questions are possible based on this article
🅾️Policy Evaluation Question: Assess the role of the Centre in upholding Cooperative Federalism amidst the competitive investment atmosphere created by state-led summits. What are the policy gaps and what opportunities can be leveraged to ensure a balanced regional development?
➡️This article talks about regional imbalance and hence it can be interlinked to Regionalism topic - Click here
🅾️Comparative Analysis Question: Compare and contrast the outcomes of Competitive and Cooperative Federalism in the context of state investment summits within a market economy. Identify the gaps that hinder cooperative efforts and propose opportunities for more harmonious inter-state economic relations.
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✅Gs-1 : Geography- Regional inequality
✅Gs-2 : Centre-state relations- Federalism
✅Gs-3 : Mobilization of resources- Finance commission- fiscal federalism
🅾️Assertion : growth has been concentrated and has not translated into uniform economic prosperity across the country.
🅾️Solutions : Invest in Entrepreneurship related activities- Why does investing in 'adjacencies' in work and skills matter?-Click here
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-2 : Centre-state relations- Federalism
✅Gs-3 : Mobilization of resources- Finance commission- fiscal federalism
🅾️Assertion : growth has been concentrated and has not translated into uniform economic prosperity across the country.
🅾️Solutions : Invest in Entrepreneurship related activities- Why does investing in 'adjacencies' in work and skills matter?-Click here
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-3 : Economic growth
🅾️Biggest problem of India's growth story is the Jobless growth- This leads to Inequality- So we have to focus on Employment Elasticity of Growth-MSME sector can solve this problem- because it can create jobs-> How to use MSMEs for inclusive growth
📍But there are some problems for MSME sector- Getting capital (money to invest in business) is hard for small businesses.Many MSMEs aren't fully registered under GST, which affects their loan eligibility.
🔰Suggested Solutions:
⚜️Create a Merchant Credit Card for easier loan access.
⚜️Use digital platforms for quicker loan processing.
⚜️Move from physical collateral to revenue-based lending for MSME loans.
⚜️Keep accurate digital financial records to help MSMEs show their creditworthiness.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🅾️Biggest problem of India's growth story is the Jobless growth- This leads to Inequality- So we have to focus on Employment Elasticity of Growth-MSME sector can solve this problem- because it can create jobs-> How to use MSMEs for inclusive growth
📍But there are some problems for MSME sector- Getting capital (money to invest in business) is hard for small businesses.Many MSMEs aren't fully registered under GST, which affects their loan eligibility.
🔰Suggested Solutions:
⚜️Create a Merchant Credit Card for easier loan access.
⚜️Use digital platforms for quicker loan processing.
⚜️Move from physical collateral to revenue-based lending for MSME loans.
⚜️Keep accurate digital financial records to help MSMEs show their creditworthiness.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-3 : Science and technology- LEDs
🅾️Simple explainer : If the topic is too complicated just understand this analogy- LED is like a traffic police that regulates electrons( which want to move in all directions) to move only in a certain way-. When they pass through this path, they emit light — that's the LED turning on.Diodes are like one-way streets for electron traffic-LEDs are important because they use less energy
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🅾️Simple explainer : If the topic is too complicated just understand this analogy- LED is like a traffic police that regulates electrons( which want to move in all directions) to move only in a certain way-. When they pass through this path, they emit light — that's the LED turning on.Diodes are like one-way streets for electron traffic-LEDs are important because they use less energy
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✅Gs2- Parliamentary democracy- role of speaker in parliamentary democracy- Anti defection law - Read the tagged the entire article patiently
🅾️This article is about- 10th schedule.
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🅾️This article is about- 10th schedule.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-2 : Appointments to constitutional and Non constitutional bodies
✅Gs-2 : Federalism- centre - state relations- Union territories - Problems of Union territories with legislatures- the issue of their autonomy- vis-a-vis - LG/ administrator
🅾️Context : Read the write up given in this article- Click here
🅾️Issue now : There are accusations that the incumbent Chief Secretary's extension is a conflict of interest since the Chief Secretary was under investigation for serious charges. The article suggests that the Central Government's decision undermines both the investigation and the spirit of the Supreme Court's ruling.Essentially, the Court had ruled that extensions should not be routine and require sufficient justification, which the government did not adequately provide.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-2 : Federalism- centre - state relations- Union territories - Problems of Union territories with legislatures- the issue of their autonomy- vis-a-vis - LG/ administrator
🅾️Context : Read the write up given in this article- Click here
🅾️Issue now : There are accusations that the incumbent Chief Secretary's extension is a conflict of interest since the Chief Secretary was under investigation for serious charges. The article suggests that the Central Government's decision undermines both the investigation and the spirit of the Supreme Court's ruling.Essentially, the Court had ruled that extensions should not be routine and require sufficient justification, which the government did not adequately provide.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
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✅Gs-2 : Regulatory bodies.
✅Gs-3- Economic growth- Structural reforms- Ensuring competition and fairness in an economy= Policy certainty
🅾️ Q) Examine the role of the Competition Commission of India in fostering an environment of fair competition and innovation, particularly in the context of rapid technological advancements and global market integration. Discuss how the CCI's approach balances consumer interests with market dynamics and the challenges it faces in regulating emerging business models
➡️CCI acknowledges the digital revolution, recognizing the emergence of new business models and the need for regulations that foster innovation while ensuring fair competition and consumer welfare.
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✅Gs-3- Economic growth- Structural reforms- Ensuring competition and fairness in an economy= Policy certainty
🅾️ Q) Examine the role of the Competition Commission of India in fostering an environment of fair competition and innovation, particularly in the context of rapid technological advancements and global market integration. Discuss how the CCI's approach balances consumer interests with market dynamics and the challenges it faces in regulating emerging business models
➡️CCI acknowledges the digital revolution, recognizing the emergence of new business models and the need for regulations that foster innovation while ensuring fair competition and consumer welfare.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-2 : Fundamental Rights/ Criminal Justice system
🅾️Article 21 And Prisoners' Fundamental Right To Procreate
https://www.livelaw.in/lawschool/articles/article-21-and-prisoners-fundamental-right-to-procreate-247301
🅾️Article 21 And Prisoners' Fundamental Right To Procreate
https://www.livelaw.in/lawschool/articles/article-21-and-prisoners-fundamental-right-to-procreate-247301
✅Gs-2 : IR- West Asia
🅾️various theaters of conflict in West Asia
⚜️1. Israel-Hamas Conflict: Click here
⚜️2. Israel-Hezbollah/Lebanon
⚜️3. Syria- Click here
⚜️4. Yemen - Reasons: Houthi rebellion, Saudi-led coalition intervention, and Iran's alleged support for Houthis.
⚜️5. Iran-U.S. Tensions-Nuclear program of Iran, sanctions by the U.S., and military skirmishes.
⚜️6. Iraq-Reasons: Post-U.S. invasion power struggles, ISIS, and sectarian conflict.
⚜️7. Turkey-Kurdish Conflict: Click here
⚜️8. Afghanistan (Post-U.S. Withdrawal):
⚜️9. India-Pakistan Tensions: Reasons: Kashmir dispute, cross-border terrorism, historical animosity.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🅾️various theaters of conflict in West Asia
⚜️1. Israel-Hamas Conflict: Click here
⚜️2. Israel-Hezbollah/Lebanon
⚜️3. Syria- Click here
⚜️4. Yemen - Reasons: Houthi rebellion, Saudi-led coalition intervention, and Iran's alleged support for Houthis.
⚜️5. Iran-U.S. Tensions-Nuclear program of Iran, sanctions by the U.S., and military skirmishes.
⚜️6. Iraq-Reasons: Post-U.S. invasion power struggles, ISIS, and sectarian conflict.
⚜️7. Turkey-Kurdish Conflict: Click here
⚜️8. Afghanistan (Post-U.S. Withdrawal):
⚜️9. India-Pakistan Tensions: Reasons: Kashmir dispute, cross-border terrorism, historical animosity.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
✅Gs-2 : Centre- state relations - Federalism- Fiscal federalism
🅾️Premise of the argument : Finance Commission's method of determining state tax shares in India needs to be re-evaluated to better reflect the principles of equity and efficiency.
➡️Main reason for that argument : There are concerns about the current formula not accounting for states with higher tax efforts and their contributions to the national economy. There is a need for a system that incentivizes fiscal discipline and rewards states for their effort in tax collection.
➡️The writer Proposes the introduction of a new efficiency indicator that reflects both the tax effort and fiscal discipline of states.Suggests that the Finance Commission should include a weightage of at least 33% for efficiency in the redistribution formula.
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🅾️Premise of the argument : Finance Commission's method of determining state tax shares in India needs to be re-evaluated to better reflect the principles of equity and efficiency.
➡️Main reason for that argument : There are concerns about the current formula not accounting for states with higher tax efforts and their contributions to the national economy. There is a need for a system that incentivizes fiscal discipline and rewards states for their effort in tax collection.
➡️The writer Proposes the introduction of a new efficiency indicator that reflects both the tax effort and fiscal discipline of states.Suggests that the Finance Commission should include a weightage of at least 33% for efficiency in the redistribution formula.
⚠️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here