✅Gs-2 : RPA- The right to vote and get elected.
🅾️UPSC official Answerkey for 2017 says that Right to vote and to be elected in India is a constitutional right. Not a legal right but this Indian express article says that they are statutory rights.
🅾️Even NCERT is vague on this.
I will give my interpretation here
1. Legal rights= Statutory Rights: Rights granted by legislation, such as the right to vote under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 + Common Law Rights: Rights developed through judicial decisions, such as the right to privacy+ Constitutional Rights: Rights enshrined in the Constitution, such as the right to equality under Article 14.
So-all statutory and constitutional rights are legal rights, not all legal rights are statutory or constitutional.
UPSC in 2017 should have ideally given the answer as a legal right. But UPSC is the Boss.
So in case of prisoners - they cant vote, But they can contest election and this is regulated by RPA-1951.
🅾️UPSC official Answerkey for 2017 says that Right to vote and to be elected in India is a constitutional right. Not a legal right but this Indian express article says that they are statutory rights.
🅾️Even NCERT is vague on this.
I will give my interpretation here
1. Legal rights= Statutory Rights: Rights granted by legislation, such as the right to vote under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 + Common Law Rights: Rights developed through judicial decisions, such as the right to privacy+ Constitutional Rights: Rights enshrined in the Constitution, such as the right to equality under Article 14.
So-all statutory and constitutional rights are legal rights, not all legal rights are statutory or constitutional.
UPSC in 2017 should have ideally given the answer as a legal right. But UPSC is the Boss.
So in case of prisoners - they cant vote, But they can contest election and this is regulated by RPA-1951.
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✅Gs-3 : Infra- Energy sector- Minerals- Grades of coals
🅾️ Here is a detailed story of the history of coal reforms Coal sector reforms- Explained in Aasan Bhasha- https://qr.ae/pNK4pD
🅾️General points for power sector - Click here
🅾️Understanding India's coal exports- Click here
👆Dont treat this present article as current affairs- it is a static topic discussed again in news- so it is relevant for prelims, just glance through- also coal production is a very imp theme for prelims - therefore go through this website- you might find a question- https://coal.gov.in/en/organisations ( CIL and CCO especially)
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
🅾️ Here is a detailed story of the history of coal reforms Coal sector reforms- Explained in Aasan Bhasha- https://qr.ae/pNK4pD
🅾️General points for power sector - Click here
🅾️Understanding India's coal exports- Click here
👆Dont treat this present article as current affairs- it is a static topic discussed again in news- so it is relevant for prelims, just glance through- also coal production is a very imp theme for prelims - therefore go through this website- you might find a question- https://coal.gov.in/en/organisations ( CIL and CCO especially)
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
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#IR
✅GS2- IR- Two state solution-palestine ( Hamas )vs Israel - click here for the background
🅾️What is the Impact of Abraham accords on India?- Click here
🅾️Problems with India- Israel- Dehyphenation policy- Click here
🅾️UNSC resolutions on GAZA-Role of the UN- Click here
🔰Focus of this article?- Hurdles to a Two-State Solution, Reasons for Israel Holding on to the Status Quo and Prospects of War Leading to Peace
🛑Conclusion- War is unlikely to lead to peace, as it tends to exacerbate tensions rather than resolve them. Diplomatic efforts and international involvement are essential for progress towards a sustainable resolution.
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
✅GS2- IR- Two state solution-palestine ( Hamas )vs Israel - click here for the background
🅾️What is the Impact of Abraham accords on India?- Click here
🅾️Problems with India- Israel- Dehyphenation policy- Click here
🅾️UNSC resolutions on GAZA-Role of the UN- Click here
🔰Focus of this article?- Hurdles to a Two-State Solution, Reasons for Israel Holding on to the Status Quo and Prospects of War Leading to Peace
🛑Conclusion- War is unlikely to lead to peace, as it tends to exacerbate tensions rather than resolve them. Diplomatic efforts and international involvement are essential for progress towards a sustainable resolution.
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
✅Gs-2 : Centre - state relations
🅾️Special category Status- This is now back in news after many years. Please keep a tab on this and implications for the 16th finance commission.
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
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🅾️Special category Status- This is now back in news after many years. Please keep a tab on this and implications for the 16th finance commission.
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
✅Gs-3 : Environment- Plastic treaty
🅾️Q) Discuss the significance of including the informal waste and recovery sector (IWRS) in the formulation of the Global Plastics Treaty. How can this inclusion ensure environmental sustainability and social justice? Illustrate your answer with examples from international and Indian contexts.
⚜️Context : Plastic waste ban- significance - click here
⚜️Urbanization and its Problems:Impact of inadequate municipal solid waste management on urban environments- Example- Legacy wastes in landfills
⚠️What this article focuses on?- Social Issues:Role of informal sector workers in urban economies-Socio-economic challenges and vulnerabilities of waste pickers and India's role in global environmental governance and diplomacy
🅾️Technological innovations in waste management and recycling : Bio mining
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
🅾️Q) Discuss the significance of including the informal waste and recovery sector (IWRS) in the formulation of the Global Plastics Treaty. How can this inclusion ensure environmental sustainability and social justice? Illustrate your answer with examples from international and Indian contexts.
⚜️Context : Plastic waste ban- significance - click here
⚜️Urbanization and its Problems:Impact of inadequate municipal solid waste management on urban environments- Example- Legacy wastes in landfills
⚠️What this article focuses on?- Social Issues:Role of informal sector workers in urban economies-Socio-economic challenges and vulnerabilities of waste pickers and India's role in global environmental governance and diplomacy
🅾️Technological innovations in waste management and recycling : Bio mining
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
✅Gs-2 : IR- New Caledonia.
🅾️Context : The Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to modify the electoral reform in New Caledonia. Protests and riots erupted in response to the French parliament’s decision to amend the voters' list.
🅾️Keep a note on Matignon agreements of 1988.
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🅾️Context : The Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to modify the electoral reform in New Caledonia. Protests and riots erupted in response to the French parliament’s decision to amend the voters' list.
🅾️Keep a note on Matignon agreements of 1988.
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✅GS3- Science and Technology-Defence/Internal security
✅GS-3 : Various security forces and their mandate
🎖First Indigenous aircraft carrier- INS vikrant- and Light combat Aircraft- Click here
🅾️Major Steps taken by government till now - Click here
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
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✅GS-3 : Various security forces and their mandate
🎖First Indigenous aircraft carrier- INS vikrant- and Light combat Aircraft- Click here
🅾️Major Steps taken by government till now - Click here
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
✅Gs-3 : Economic growth- Exports
🅾️FTAs are critical for accessing new markets and enhancing exports but must be reviewed for actual effectiveness.FTAs alone may not significantly boost exports; strategic use and careful negotiation are required.Developed countries often include high standards that may not align with India's current capabilities, posing challenges.
🅾️There are 2 world views regarding free trade.
⚜️1) Let there be globalized value chains- markets will weed out inefficient firms and replace them with better ones
⚜️2) Empower the firms and make them competitive before you leave them to the brutal game of world trade.
🅾️India's performance on FTA is evident based on the high trade deficit. So there is a need to renegotiate free trade agreements. this article subscribes to the first view...Click here
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
🅾️FTAs are critical for accessing new markets and enhancing exports but must be reviewed for actual effectiveness.FTAs alone may not significantly boost exports; strategic use and careful negotiation are required.Developed countries often include high standards that may not align with India's current capabilities, posing challenges.
🅾️There are 2 world views regarding free trade.
⚜️1) Let there be globalized value chains- markets will weed out inefficient firms and replace them with better ones
⚜️2) Empower the firms and make them competitive before you leave them to the brutal game of world trade.
🅾️India's performance on FTA is evident based on the high trade deficit. So there is a need to renegotiate free trade agreements. this article subscribes to the first view...Click here
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
Strategy 2024- Part 2.pdf
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How to attempt the UPSC CSE Prelims paper?
Seniors who have a habit of clearing Prelims, stick to your strategies- you know what works for you the best! Rest of the folks- this is just one of the many ways that can work 🙂
The references made in the document are contextualised for VK IAS students- But you can feel free to use this document with your discretion - Note that these are just observation based suggestions and are not universally applicable for all - You should have known your strengths and weakness by now!
All the best for the exam!
- TEAM VK IAS
Seniors who have a habit of clearing Prelims, stick to your strategies- you know what works for you the best! Rest of the folks- this is just one of the many ways that can work 🙂
The references made in the document are contextualised for VK IAS students- But you can feel free to use this document with your discretion - Note that these are just observation based suggestions and are not universally applicable for all - You should have known your strengths and weakness by now!
All the best for the exam!
- TEAM VK IAS
✅Calmness is a superpower. It’s the ability to not overreact or take things personally.Don't let panic obstruct the flow of your thoughts. In the calm of clarity, solutions emerge and strength is found.
🅾️You may lose a question by not reading that one thing you were supposed to revise today!
🅾️But you will lose an entire year by not reminding that it takes calmness, clarity and self belief to clear the exam more than anything- Till the time you realise this truth, all those hours of toil will go down the drain.
🅾️Nothing will change in a day's revision.Everything will change with this realisation.🙂
P.s. - You are supposed to be in the exam hall before 30 minutes ( this was not the case previously- do take it very seriously!)
All the best!
🅾️You may lose a question by not reading that one thing you were supposed to revise today!
🅾️But you will lose an entire year by not reminding that it takes calmness, clarity and self belief to clear the exam more than anything- Till the time you realise this truth, all those hours of toil will go down the drain.
🅾️Nothing will change in a day's revision.Everything will change with this realisation.🙂
P.s. - You are supposed to be in the exam hall before 30 minutes ( this was not the case previously- do take it very seriously!)
All the best!
The updates from my end
1. Upsc prelims solutions
2. Applications for mains mentorship 2024 program.
But 1-2 will be updated tonight
3. Cutoff speculation- i usually refrain from this but i will put out my thoughts- dont overestimate the ability of veterans to reproduce facts - given the lack of concrete data samples- everyone above 90 should seriously prepare for mains- you will regret this wasted time.
Newspapers analysis will begin from tomorrow- pls follow rigorously every post will be relevant for mains.
1. Upsc prelims solutions
2. Applications for mains mentorship 2024 program.
But 1-2 will be updated tonight
3. Cutoff speculation- i usually refrain from this but i will put out my thoughts- dont overestimate the ability of veterans to reproduce facts - given the lack of concrete data samples- everyone above 90 should seriously prepare for mains- you will regret this wasted time.
Newspapers analysis will begin from tomorrow- pls follow rigorously every post will be relevant for mains.
✅Gs-3 : Internal security- Jammu and Kashmir.
🅾️Q) The recent terror attacks in Jammu have highlighted persistent security challenges in the region. Discuss the multi-faceted approach required to combat terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, considering the geopolitical, social, and intelligence aspects. Suggest measures for effective coordination among security agencies and the local population
🅾️Also read- What are the challenges being faced by Kashmir? How is it related to the developments in Punjab?
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
🅾️Q) The recent terror attacks in Jammu have highlighted persistent security challenges in the region. Discuss the multi-faceted approach required to combat terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, considering the geopolitical, social, and intelligence aspects. Suggest measures for effective coordination among security agencies and the local population
🅾️Also read- What are the challenges being faced by Kashmir? How is it related to the developments in Punjab?
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
✅This is for Mains 2024 batch ONLY :
Those who are expecting to write mains 2024 and Want to apply for the upcoming VK IAS Mains 2024 Batch( limited intake) : Please fill this form :
https://forms.gle/GumLDyPkMubys6Um7
The program will tentatively start from 26th June
P.s. This includes GS 1-4 and also Essay.
Students looking to meet me in person can do so from june 22-11 am .
Those who are expecting to write mains 2024 and Want to apply for the upcoming VK IAS Mains 2024 Batch( limited intake) : Please fill this form :
https://forms.gle/GumLDyPkMubys6Um7
The program will tentatively start from 26th June
P.s. This includes GS 1-4 and also Essay.
Students looking to meet me in person can do so from june 22-11 am .
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✅Gs-1 : Geography- Impact of climate change
🅾️What is snow persistence? What are the reasons for low snow persistence
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🅾️What is snow persistence? What are the reasons for low snow persistence
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#IR #Security
✅Gs-3 : Internal security- - India's refugee policy- Today is world Refugee's day
🎖Cases regarding the principle of Non refoulment-
⚜️1) Dongh Liam Kham vs union of India
⚜️2)Ktaer abbas Habib al Qutaifi vs union of India
🎖 Refugee issues
⚜️1. Srilankan Tamils- Click here
⚜️2. Tibetans- Click here
⚜️3. Rohingyas- Click here
⚜️4. North East - Myanmar- Click here
🔴 Rohingya ICJ ruling- Impact of provisional measures- Role of UNSC
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
✅Gs-3 : Internal security- - India's refugee policy- Today is world Refugee's day
🎖Cases regarding the principle of Non refoulment-
⚜️1) Dongh Liam Kham vs union of India
⚜️2)Ktaer abbas Habib al Qutaifi vs union of India
🎖 Refugee issues
⚜️1. Srilankan Tamils- Click here
⚜️2. Tibetans- Click here
⚜️3. Rohingyas- Click here
⚜️4. North East - Myanmar- Click here
🔴 Rohingya ICJ ruling- Impact of provisional measures- Role of UNSC
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu
VK IAS by Vikas kanukollu (VK)
✅This is for Mains 2024 batch ONLY : Those who are expecting to write mains 2024 and Want to apply for the upcoming VK IAS Mains 2024 Batch( limited intake) : Please fill this form : https://forms.gle/GumLDyPkMubys6Um7 The program will tentatively start…
Reminder : This is not for 2025 students- Only those who are hopeful of Mains 2024 call should apply here. The 2025 mentorship batch will be notified soon .