✅Gs-3 : Economic growth- Mobilizing resources-Sovereign Green Bonds (SGRBs) Investment in SGRBs by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) is aimed at accelerating India's transition to a low carbon economy by funding renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
🅾️The 'green taxonomy gap' refers to the lack of a detailed framework or classification for assessing the environmental benefits of investments, which is an issue in India’s context as there’s no well-defined green taxonomy to follow.
🅾️Investment in SGRBs by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) is aimed at accelerating India's transition to a low carbon economy by funding renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
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🅾️The 'green taxonomy gap' refers to the lack of a detailed framework or classification for assessing the environmental benefits of investments, which is an issue in India’s context as there’s no well-defined green taxonomy to follow.
🅾️Investment in SGRBs by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) is aimed at accelerating India's transition to a low carbon economy by funding renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
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🅾️One of the purest emotions is genuine appreciation for someone who surpasses you. In life's dark moments, feeling true happiness for a friend's success is priceless🙂.
⚜️Dear rankers, if you have such people in your life, cherish them. This hype fades, but true support endures. Your circles will naturally shift – that's growth. But when those who supported you face darkness, be their light, however small. It means the world to them. Let us all make this nation a better place to live because koi bhi desh perfect nahi hota hai- you know the rest....🙂
To the person who inspires this message: You are not alone. I respect your privacy, but I promise a day in the future where things look bright again, at least I will try🙂. This post is my testament, a reminder for us both when you are okay again..
This is dedicated to all fighters amongst us. Thank you for inspiring me. Your story will be shared when the time is right. Until then, let us work in silence- it defines us🙂
Sincerely, VK
⚜️Dear rankers, if you have such people in your life, cherish them. This hype fades, but true support endures. Your circles will naturally shift – that's growth. But when those who supported you face darkness, be their light, however small. It means the world to them. Let us all make this nation a better place to live because koi bhi desh perfect nahi hota hai- you know the rest....🙂
To the person who inspires this message: You are not alone. I respect your privacy, but I promise a day in the future where things look bright again, at least I will try🙂. This post is my testament, a reminder for us both when you are okay again..
This is dedicated to all fighters amongst us. Thank you for inspiring me. Your story will be shared when the time is right. Until then, let us work in silence- it defines us🙂
Sincerely, VK
✅Gs-3 : Agriclture/ Conservation - Agroforestry: Integrating Trees with Farming
🅾️Context : Traditional practice in India of diversifying land use by combining crops, trees, and livestock-Enhances farmer livelihoods + environment conservation
👉🏻 Agroforestry for carbon neutral growth- CLick here
👉🏻Why bother working in this direction?- Because - the biggest threat due to this business as usual approach for the future is food security -So India needs to adopt ‘food systems’ for ‘sustainability’ and ‘better nutrition’- Click here
⚡️Case study : MP model of agriculture
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🅾️Context : Traditional practice in India of diversifying land use by combining crops, trees, and livestock-Enhances farmer livelihoods + environment conservation
👉🏻 Agroforestry for carbon neutral growth- CLick here
👉🏻Why bother working in this direction?- Because - the biggest threat due to this business as usual approach for the future is food security -So India needs to adopt ‘food systems’ for ‘sustainability’ and ‘better nutrition’- Click here
⚡️Case study : MP model of agriculture
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
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✅Interview score is a state of mind! Just to illustrate : Here are some cases.
⚜️1. Sreekar - 200 marks in interview - Sreekar- Rank 934
⚜️2. Monica- Rank 487- 200 marks in Interview- Cut off was 953- Her score was 953!
⚜️3. Anurag Chopra- Rank 210- Interview score 198( previous attempts around 160s)
⚜️4. Prachi Rathi- Rank 443- Interview score 195 ( previously 173)
P.s. This is not to " claim " a rank- Last year some of them were not in the best state of mind. So getting a few perspectives from people who understand their state of mind will help .
Our mind is the most powerful weapon we have- Knowing how it works will drive shape our destiny 🙂 This applies to all stages of this exam. Self awareness is the key!
⚜️1. Sreekar - 200 marks in interview - Sreekar- Rank 934
⚜️2. Monica- Rank 487- 200 marks in Interview- Cut off was 953- Her score was 953!
⚜️3. Anurag Chopra- Rank 210- Interview score 198( previous attempts around 160s)
⚜️4. Prachi Rathi- Rank 443- Interview score 195 ( previously 173)
P.s. This is not to " claim " a rank- Last year some of them were not in the best state of mind. So getting a few perspectives from people who understand their state of mind will help .
Our mind is the most powerful weapon we have- Knowing how it works will drive shape our destiny 🙂 This applies to all stages of this exam. Self awareness is the key!
⚠️Preliminary observation of trends in mains scores
✅Trend 1. The scores in Gs-1 are very low. The reason?
🅾️I have a preliminary theory which can change based on data- Lack of specificity is the biggest problem in Gs-1 in my observation.
🅾️This is a part of my advocacy that you should consider a content upgrade- ⚠️WHY DID I ASK YOU GUYS TO RECONSIDER SPECTRUM FOR MODERN INDIA?- Click here
🅾️ There are quite a few students who scored better than their previous attempts in Gs 1- they were happy with history- but they still ended up late 80s! Reason- I have a feeling that Society( along with its current affairs application played a major role ) and to an extent even specificity that is needed in geography also gave an edge to few aspirants who scored 95+
👉🏻I need your help in substantiation of this theory- please look at scorecards that fared well in sociology and geography optionals and compare their scores of Gs-1 with the average.
🅾️Trend 2 : Generic content in Gs-3 will no longer help- If you cant work on value addition- it can be a dream killer!
🅾️Trend 3 : As anticipated - Essay scores are below par for a lot of experienced folks- Remember that in this exam, average or " not bad" doesn't make a cut! Do not normalise mediocrity. Please utilise this time for working on Essay and ethics till prelims exam.!
👉🏻If there are any changes, will let you know.
✅Trend 1. The scores in Gs-1 are very low. The reason?
🅾️I have a preliminary theory which can change based on data- Lack of specificity is the biggest problem in Gs-1 in my observation.
🅾️This is a part of my advocacy that you should consider a content upgrade- ⚠️WHY DID I ASK YOU GUYS TO RECONSIDER SPECTRUM FOR MODERN INDIA?- Click here
🅾️ There are quite a few students who scored better than their previous attempts in Gs 1- they were happy with history- but they still ended up late 80s! Reason- I have a feeling that Society( along with its current affairs application played a major role ) and to an extent even specificity that is needed in geography also gave an edge to few aspirants who scored 95+
👉🏻I need your help in substantiation of this theory- please look at scorecards that fared well in sociology and geography optionals and compare their scores of Gs-1 with the average.
🅾️Trend 2 : Generic content in Gs-3 will no longer help- If you cant work on value addition- it can be a dream killer!
🅾️Trend 3 : As anticipated - Essay scores are below par for a lot of experienced folks- Remember that in this exam, average or " not bad" doesn't make a cut! Do not normalise mediocrity. Please utilise this time for working on Essay and ethics till prelims exam.!
👉🏻If there are any changes, will let you know.
#Economy
✅Gs-3 : Economic Growth- GDP- Importance of science and tech- R&D
✅This article also talks about Efficiency- ICOR- i.e. how much additional capital is required to produce one extra unit of the goods/ services- Click here
⚡️ So for improving this ICOR- we need better tech - This is not possible without a robust R&D ecosystem.
🅾️In this Context you should know about : National Research Foundation- NRF- Expenditure on R&D
🅾️What is the need of the hour?- Read the highlights in blue in this article- Click here
🅾️Also read the Context of : Academic freedom
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✅Gs-3 : Economic Growth- GDP- Importance of science and tech- R&D
✅This article also talks about Efficiency- ICOR- i.e. how much additional capital is required to produce one extra unit of the goods/ services- Click here
⚡️ So for improving this ICOR- we need better tech - This is not possible without a robust R&D ecosystem.
🅾️In this Context you should know about : National Research Foundation- NRF- Expenditure on R&D
🅾️What is the need of the hour?- Read the highlights in blue in this article- Click here
🅾️Also read the Context of : Academic freedom
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
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Kaushik merugu - AIR 82 cracked this exam in the very first attempt- what sets him apart is his wisdom.
He picked his battles very wisely- he knew his limitations and played the game to his strengths - his minimalistic approach worked in his favour.
Watch this talk on how his journey shaped up and how VK IAS was instrumental in his journey
MERUGU KAUSHIK AIR - 82 in 1st Attempt UPSC CSE 2023- VK IAS Mentorship
https://youtu.be/73Zso_cm-eA
He picked his battles very wisely- he knew his limitations and played the game to his strengths - his minimalistic approach worked in his favour.
Watch this talk on how his journey shaped up and how VK IAS was instrumental in his journey
MERUGU KAUSHIK
https://youtu.be/73Zso_cm-eA
✅UPSC CSE- AIR 3 - D. Ananya Reddy
🔰How did she use current affairs to stand out amongst the crowd? - Watch this video
https://youtu.be/eygEbbzAZC0
🔰How did she use current affairs to stand out amongst the crowd? - Watch this video
https://youtu.be/eygEbbzAZC0
✅Gs-3 : Environment- Sustainable development- World Earth Day
🅾️This is a very imp article on the role of water and it's intersections between land, food, energy
⚜️Why is this important?-The country must shift from seeing droughts, heatwaves, and water shortages as temporary crises to chronic risks demanding long-term solutions
🎖 Problem statement ? - Water stress
🔰Water's Role in the Economy?
⚜️1. Water availability and rainfall patterns directly impact crop yields
⚜️2. Clean energy- Water is essential for green hydrogen production and pumped storage hydropowe
🔰The Way Forward: - Build system- Usual solutions are : Techno centrism and techno mercantalism for climate change- Click here- this needs to change- towards nature based solutions
🔰Prelims info :
🅾️Centre’s initiatives for ‘Green Growth’ and energy transition?- Budget 2023- Click here
🅾️The Green Credit Programme (GCP) - Click here
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
🅾️This is a very imp article on the role of water and it's intersections between land, food, energy
⚜️Why is this important?-The country must shift from seeing droughts, heatwaves, and water shortages as temporary crises to chronic risks demanding long-term solutions
🎖 Problem statement ? - Water stress
🔰Water's Role in the Economy?
⚜️1. Water availability and rainfall patterns directly impact crop yields
⚜️2. Clean energy- Water is essential for green hydrogen production and pumped storage hydropowe
🔰The Way Forward: - Build system- Usual solutions are : Techno centrism and techno mercantalism for climate change- Click here- this needs to change- towards nature based solutions
🔰Prelims info :
🅾️Centre’s initiatives for ‘Green Growth’ and energy transition?- Budget 2023- Click here
🅾️The Green Credit Programme (GCP) - Click here
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
✅Gs2- RPA- Importance of Election commission's autonomy
🔴What is the importance of star campaigner?- Click here
⚜️Star campaigners are individuals chosen by political parties to campaign in specific constituencies during elections.
⚜️A recognised political party (national or State) can appoint a maximum of 40 star campaigners while a registered unrecognised political party can appoint up to 20
⚜️The selection of star campaigners is entirely at the discretion of the political party.
⚜️Campaign expenses of star campaigners are covered by the party, not the government( if it involves campaigners who are in govt) unless they directly seek votes for a candidate.
⚜️Expenses for security measures for Prime Ministers and former Prime Ministers are covered by the government.
🔴Why ECI shouldnt be stripped off such powers?-Click here
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🔴What is the importance of star campaigner?- Click here
⚜️Star campaigners are individuals chosen by political parties to campaign in specific constituencies during elections.
⚜️A recognised political party (national or State) can appoint a maximum of 40 star campaigners while a registered unrecognised political party can appoint up to 20
⚜️The selection of star campaigners is entirely at the discretion of the political party.
⚜️Campaign expenses of star campaigners are covered by the party, not the government( if it involves campaigners who are in govt) unless they directly seek votes for a candidate.
⚜️Expenses for security measures for Prime Ministers and former Prime Ministers are covered by the government.
🔴Why ECI shouldnt be stripped off such powers?-Click here
🎖VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
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Sarika- She was Just like most of us, Vulnerable, stressed , lot of moments with self doubt yet in the end her faith in her process and overcoming self doubt helped her come a long way! Congratulations Sarika- I hope this relatable story gives you a direction if you are stuck🙂 Also her experience from failures must help you learn. In reality there is very little difference between top 10 ranks and those who ended up in the remaining ranks in terms of capabilities- your sense of clarity, state of mind and conviction play a huge role. Please do watch this video
https://youtu.be/BwR3jUF8gJ4
https://youtu.be/BwR3jUF8gJ4
Forwarded from VK IAS Geography current Affairs for UPSC
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#Geography #Placesinnews
✅Africa- Places in news
🔰Other news associated
🅾️Okavango Delta- Click here
🅾️Great Green Wall of Africa-Sahel region- Click here
🅾️African Union- click here
🅾️Gabon’s First Agri-SEZ - Click here
🅾️2021 Madagascar Food Crisis- Click here
🅾️African Swine Fever (ASF): Click here
🅾️India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS)- Click here
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel
✅Africa- Places in news
🔰Other news associated
🅾️Okavango Delta- Click here
🅾️Great Green Wall of Africa-Sahel region- Click here
🅾️African Union- click here
🅾️Gabon’s First Agri-SEZ - Click here
🅾️2021 Madagascar Food Crisis- Click here
🅾️African Swine Fever (ASF): Click here
🅾️India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS)- Click here
⚡️VK IAS subject wise channels - Click here
⚠️Youtube : Click here and join the VK IAS channel