DATE Subject Subtopic (if any)

2021-08-Week2 Economy 💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-08-Week2 Economy 💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-08-Week2 Economy 💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-08-Week2 Economy 💳 5-Infra-Energy🔌

2021-08-Week2 Economy 💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-08-Week2 Environment 🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-08-Week2 Environment 🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 Ethics(GSM4) ☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week2 History/Culture🗿 Death

2021-08-Week2 IR/Defense 🔫 Defence

2021-08-Week2 IR/Defense 🔫 Diaspora

2021-08-Week2 PIN-GK 🏋 Death

2021-08-Week2 PIN-GK 🏋 Sports🏏

2021-08-Week2 Polity ⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-08-Week2 Polity ⚖️ Election

2021-08-Week2 Polity ⚖️ Federalism

2021-08-Week2 Polity ⚖️ Legislature

2021-08-Week2 Polity ⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-08-Week2 Science 🧪 6-Corona😷

2021-08-Week2 Science 🧪 Pollution🛺

2021-08-Week2 Science 🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-08-Week2 Science 🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-08-Week2 Science 🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 1A2-Monetary Policy

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-08-Week1 ECONOMY💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️
2021-08-Week1 ETHICS(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-08-Week1 IR/DEFENSE🔫 Defence

2021-08-Week1 IR/DEFENSE🔫 Summit/Agreement-Bilater

2021-08-Week1 IR/DEFENSE🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-08-Week1 IR/DEFENSE🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-08-Week1 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors
2021-08-Week1 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors
2021-08-Week1 PIN-GK🏋️ Sports🏏

2021-08-Week1 POLITY⚖️ Laws

2021-08-Week1 SCIENCE🧪 5-Infra-Communication
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crypto currency: Footballer LIONEL MESSI’s fee at Paris St Germain club includes some NFT (non-fungible token) of the clubs
decisions such as deciding the colour combination of team uniform etc. Football fans can also purchase such NFT (using fiat m
Lionel Messi to improve the appeal of this crypto currency among football fans. NFT covered in Win21 Series of Mrunal. [ फ़ु टबॉलर
फ़ं जीबल टोकन के स्वरूप में दिया जाएगा]
GM-food: Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Food Safety and Standard Authority o
genetically modified (GM) soyameal due to the demand from the country’s poultry industry. This is the 1st time government clea
के लिए gm-सोयाबीन के आयात को पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने मंज़ूरी दी है
DEPARTMENT for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has setup committee for its Open Network for Digital Comm
monopolies”. This is covered in Mrunal’s Free Lecture Pillar4B in Win21 series https://mrunal.org/download ये हम लोग वीडियो लेक्चर में प
LPG Subsidy: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 2.0 launched in Uttar Pradesh. Migrant workers to get a free gas connec
required to submit additional documents as proof of address. प्रधानमंत्री उज्जवला योजना का दूसरा चरण जिसमें प्रवासी मज़दूरों को मुफ़्त में सिलेंडर कनेक्शन दिया जाएगा
सिर्फ़ स्वयं को स्व प्रमाणित करना होगा कि मैं 1 प्रवासी मज़दूर हूँ।

The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021: To replace the Inland Vessels Act, 1917. 1) bring all inland vessels & waterways in India under a
help emergency distress signal and yet nearby vessels do not respond then they will be punished. 3) maximum weight capacity
educational qualification of the shipping crew etc. All this will be decided by union government 😰 controversy? Opposition parti
of the states and vests them with the Centre. आंतरिक जलमार्ग जहाज़ के बारे में नया विधेयक- यदि पानी में फँ सी तनावग्रस्त जहाज़ मदद के लिए संदेश भेजें तो आस पास में जा र
आंतरिक जलमार्ग जहाज़ कितना प्रदूषण फै ला सकते हैं? कितने आदमियों का वज़न ढो सकते हैं? जहाज़ कर्मियों की न्यूनतम शैक्षणिक योग्यता क्या होनी चाहिए? इत्यादि चीज़ें कें द्र सरकार तय करेगी हालाँकि
सत्ता हमारे पास होनी चाहिए

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report - made up of the reports of three working groups:
Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability in February 2022 3) Mitigation of climate change in March 2022- and finally a Synthesis R
Plastic Ban: Polythene bags with thickness less than 50 microns are already banned in the country. From 2021-Sept: polythene
December: polythene bags under 120 microns will be banned. From 2022-Jul: Single use plastic to be banned Examples: cutle
(thermocol) for decoration, plastic plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons and knives, straw, trays, wrapping films a
packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100-microns and stirrers. [विभिन्न प्रकार के प्लास्टिक पदार्थों पर चरणबद्ध रूप से आने वाली कु छ समय में प्रतिबंध लगने वा

Attitude towards female virginity: Indonesian Army has decided to stop the practice of “virginity tests” on female army recruits -
female candidates to check whether the hymen was intact. World Health Organisation declared such virginity test had no scien
to such practices because 1) sexual relationship in private life has no bearing with professional job 2) if a female was sexually a
job 3) Male recruits are not subjected to such tests 4) such attitude towards women emboldens the rapists/philanders as ‘loss o
be ‘ashamed of’, then the victim feels ashamed of complaining about it. [ इंडोनेशिया सेना में महिला उम्मीदवारों को नौकरी पर रखने से पहले उनकी योनि में उँगली
बताया कि ऐसे परीक्षाओं का कोई वैज्ञानिक आधार नहीं है। इंडोनेशिया सेना ने इसको बंद किया है। महिला अधिकार समूह काफ़ी समय से ऐसे कौमार्य परीक्षण का विरोध करते थे क्योंकि निजी जीवन के यौन रि
बचपन में यौन शोषण हुआ था तो भी उसे नौकरी पर नहीं रखा जाएगा ३) पुरुष उम्मीदवारों के कौमार्य परीक्षण नहि कीए जाते 4) एक महिला के लिए उसकी कौमार्य का हनन उसके लिए शर्मिंदगी की बात होनी
है, क्योंकि फिर वो महिला बदनामी के डर से शिकायत नहीं करती है]

Attitude towards rape victims: The Twitter account of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was ‘temporarily’ locked on after a photog
old Dalit rape victim. Because National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) issued a notice to Twitter India to re
rape victim. Indian laws provide for keeping the identity of the rape victims confidential. But in modern day politics and modern
something in a photograph for the purpose of social media. Then it becomes difficult to keep the rape victim’s identity hidden. रा
थे। राष्ट्रीय बाल अधिकार सुरक्षा आयोग ने ट्विटर को आदेश दिया कि फ़ोटो हटायी जाए क्योंकि उससे पीड़ित की पहेचान ज्ञात होती है, जो कि क़ानून के ख़िलाफ़ है। आज कल नेताओं / अफ़सरों द्वारा हर एक
है।
Award winning is not a certificate for honesty/ethics 1) Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested in murder. 2) Gujarat S
for handloom - arrested for taking bribes from a company 3) Uttar Pradesh police inspector Bijendra Pal Rana won Police Meda
named in a bribery case. [किसी व्यक्ति को कोई मेडल / पदक मिल जाए वो उसके चरित्र का प्रमाण पत्र नहीं है]
Civil service neutrality: W.Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC),was a
(Central Armed Police Forces) examination. Her remarks came after the CAPF-2021 paper listed Essay Topics like 1) Farmers
West Bengal. [UPSC द्वारा के न्द्रीय सशस्त्र पुलिस बल के अफ़सरों की परीक्षा में कु छ विवादास्पद निबंध पूछे गए जैसे की- किसान आंदोलन राजनीति से प्रेरित है तथा पश्चिम बंगाल में चुनाव के दौ
भाजपा द्वारा बनाए गए प्रश्नों को पूछ रहा है यानी कि संवैधानिक संस्था स्वतंत्र रूप से काम नहीं कर रही है]

compassion for the weaker section & animals: Aspak Hanifbhai Panja was detained under Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Ac
collector (IAS) Gir Somnath based on FIRs against Panja which claim that Panja had kept cows tied up making it difficult for the
“The government’s measure to ensure no trouble in Cow is appreciated but the care taken for animals, is the same care taken f
collector’s jurisdiction. Whether the collector is as proactive in extending care to women and children under its jurisdiction as he
सोमनाथ ज़िले के एक व्यक्ति पर पुलिस शिकायत दर्ज हुई थी कि उसने गाय को इस तरह से बाँध रखा था कि वो पानी नहीं पी सकती थी। पशु क्रू रता कि इस मामले को देखते हुए जिला कलेक्टर ने उस व्यक्ति
पर प्रश्न किया है कि “जिला कलेक्टर गायों के अधिकार के बारे में जितनी चिंता कर रहे हैं अपने ज़िले के महिला और बालकों के बारे में भी उतनी ही स्फू र्ति से काम करते हैं कि नहीं?”]
Corruption in statutory corporations: Parliamentary Standing Committee observed that a large number of corruption cases have
Corporation of India (FCI). This corruption in FCI may “spiral out of control” if strict action is not taken. committee suggested 1)
avoid creation of vested interests. 2) Faster disposal of pending cases as delay in disposal of corrption cases to discourage cor
कर्मचारियों के ख़िलाफ़ काफ़ी सारे भ्रष्टाचार के मुक़दमे दायर है। जल्द से जल्द उनका निपटान करना ज़रूरी और नियमित समय पर कर्मचारियों का एक जगह से दूसरी जगह तबादला होते रहना चाहिए ताकि वे

Leadership /centralisation / delegation / communication: Previous Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had habit of making all
from his Twitter account- even the smallest of decisions, such as examination dates, exam result etc, were announced by him o
and subscribers, project a “Education-ka-Sonu Sood” type hero image). But the new education minister Dharmendra Pradhan h
free to announce exam notification result etc from their twitter accounts. New Minister only tweeted a congratulatory message f
the delegation of authority to the subordinates so that they feel more involved/motivated to do their own work. नेतृत्व/ सत्ता अति कें द्रीकरण
परीक्षाओं की हर छोटी चीज़ अपने ट्विटर अकाउंट से ख़ुद जारी करते थे (शायद ट्विटर पर जयादा लाइक्स बटोरने के लिए)। हालाँकि नई शिक्षा मंत्री ने इन तीनों संस्थाओं को छू ट दी है कि आप अपनी ख़ुद की
महेकमे के कर्मचारियों का मनोबल बढ़ता है।
Leadership: Independence day and ministerial absenteeism: usually ministers of Haryana do the flag hoisting in various district
protests ministers ordered Deputy Commissioners will unfurl the Tricolour in Kaithal, Rohtak, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Jind, Jhajjar a
absenteeism in such national events increase the morale of the pressure groups and lobbyists ke dekho how we manage to ev
से स्वतंत्रता दिवस का ध्वजवंदन राज्य सरकार के मंत्रियों द्वारा होता था लेकिन किसान बहूत बड़ी मात्रा में आंदोलन करेंगे इस डर से भीड़ से बचने के लिए मंत्रियों ने ध्वजवंदन नहीं किया और ये काम डिप्टी क
की देखो मंत्री तो डर गए अब हम डबल ज़ोर से प्रदर्शन करेंगे]

sexual harassment in Chinese companies: Chinese Companies have “ice-breaking ceremony” for the fresh recruits. During suc
personal questions by senior (male) workers about their first loves, their first kiss and their first sexual encounters. Male-domina
victims and normalised sexual violence. Women who dare to speak out about sexual harassment and violence are called troub
companies even invite Japanese porn stars to their annual event. Recently Alibaba e-commerce company also in controversy f
Chinese families preference for male child / female infanticide gets more augmented when daughters don’t get treated with resp
boast about removing the poverty and improving the GDP at a very rapid rate but has failed to address the safety of women at
within economically developed states like Punjab-Haryana the level of gender violence is more compare to economically backw
is not an automatic antidote to women development. [चीन की कं पनियों में नवनियुक्त महिला कर्मियों को अभद्र क़िस्म के प्रश्न पूछे जाते हैं, यौन उत्पीड़न किया जाता, यदि वे
जलसे में अश्लील फ़िल्म अभिनेत्रियों को बुलाया जाए इत्यादि ज़हरीला वातावरण। जेक मा कि अलीबाबा कं पनी में एक महिला कर्मी द्वारा लगाए बलात्कार के आरोप के बाद ये सब चीज़ें चर्चा में. चीनी परिवारों में
लगेगी बेटी समाज में सुरक्षित नहीं रहेगी. हालाँकि चीन सरकार यह गुमान कर सकती है कि उन्होंने ग़रीबी को हटाया और आर्थिक वृद्धि दर में काफ़ी बढ़ोतरी की है किं तु महिला कर्मियों की सुरक्षा के बारे में उनकी
विकसित राज्यों में लैंगिक हिंसा ज़्यादा है जबकि आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े राज्यों में लैंगिक हिस्सा कम है. यानी कि आर्थिक वृद्धि महिला विकास अपने आप नहीं ला पाती.]

Sport Administration: 1) Female Wrestler VINESH PHOGAT couldn’t bring her physiotherapist at Tokyo Olympics and she was
category, who didn’t know much about the dieting practices of wrestlers. Later she was accused of not practising with other Ind
accused of not being friendly to other Indian wrestlers. Wrestling Federation then threatened to ban her, but the later on less str
malfunctioned she did not get proper repair/help in time and as a result could not win the Tokyo Olympics. Ball by ball commen
these controversies highlight lack of preparedness / internal communication coordination vision camaraderie among the Sports
money for training / showering the winners with crores of rupees= alone is not sufficient. The grievances need to be redressed
और निशानेबाज़ मनु भाकर के साथ जुड़ी कु छ विवादास्पद घटनाओं से प्रतीत होता है कि खेल कू द प्रशासन में के वल खिलाड़ियों की तालीम के लिए पैसा फें कने से या फिर मेडल जीतने के बाद उनको करोड़ों
खिलाड़ियों के बीच तालमेल सौहार्द त्वरित शिकायत निवारण इत्यादि चीज़ों पर भी ग़ौर करना चाहिए]
Freedom Struggle: Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair (1957-1934), a Madras High Court lawyer and judge best known for a courtroom
defendant — against Michael O’Dwyer, Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. FILMMAK
produce a biopic on him.
Modi and maritime security: 1) In 2015, Modi had put forward the vision of SAGAR — an acronym for “Security and Growth for
level open debate on the topic “Enhancing Maritime Security — A Case for International Cooperation” on via video conferencing
Security Council (UNSC) member states. Modi would be the first Indian Prime Minister to preside over a UN Security Council O
हालाँकि नया जानने के लिए कु छ बोहोत नहीं था तो भले ही इसमें काफ़ी सारी कॉलम लिखे गए लेकिन मैं इधर कु छ लिख नहीं रहा।
Role of Diaspora in nation building: Gujarat government’s Maadar-e-Vatan scheme launched in the 2020 to encourage non-res
for village-level project at cost sharing of 60% (NRI) + 40% (State Govt). ग़ैर निवासी भारतीय किसी गाँव को गोद लेकर उसमें विविध विकास के कार्यों के लिए चंदा
Death: Delia ‘Didi’ Contractor — self-taught architect, Himachal Pradesh
Football: Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona Club after scoring 672 goals. He claimed he wanted to stay at the club and had even a
contract. But as it turned out, Barcelona couldn’t even afford a cut-price Messi. Now Messi joined Paris Saint Germain (PSG)- w
Kylian Mbappe. मशहूर फ़ु टबॉलर लियोनल मैसी जोकि बार्सिलोना क्लब में था किन्तु क्लब वाले पर्याप्त तनखाह नहीं दे पा रहे थे इसलिए अब वो पेरिस म क्लब में खेलेगा
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2021: It seeks amending nomenclature/names of certain tri
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. अरुणाचल प्रदेश के कु छ आदिवासी समुदायों के नाम की सूची में कु छ सुधार के लिए नया संवैधानिक संशोधन विधेय
criminalisation of politics: supreme Court bench found nine political parties – Congress, BJP, JD(U), RJD, LJP, CPI(
not following in letter and spirit its 2020 direction to publish details of criminal cases against candidates fielded in Lo
Karnataka government decided to drop charges in 61 criminal cases against its ministers. although four months late
government from acting on that order. हालाँकि सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने विभिन्न राजनीतिक पक्षों को आदेश दिया था कि उन्होंने लोकसभा और विधानसभा चुनावों में हिस्सा ले
जानकारी सार्वजनिक करनी होगी। किं तु कु छ पक्षों ने अभी तक ये नहीं किया सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पाया कि वे कोर्ट की अवमानना कर रहे हैं। इसके अलावा कर्नाटक राज्य सरकार ने भी अपने कई मं
इस विवादास्पद फ़ै सले को कर्नाटक हाईकोर्ट ने रद्द करवाया था

CONSTITUTION (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021: restores the states’ powers to make their own OBC lists by identifyi
backward classes (SEBCs) for the grant of quota in jobs and admissions. These powers had come into some proble
पहले सुप्रीम कोर्ट के एक फ़ै सले के बाद राज्य सरकारों की OBC सूची बनाने की सत्ता पर कु छ समस्याएं आयी थी उन्हें ठीक करने के लिए १२७वाँ संवैधानिक संशोधन विधेयक।
Parliament’s Monsoon Session ended two days ahead of schedule. The houses were continuously disrupted by the
Pegasus snooping scandal, the farmers’ protests, fuel prices. संसद के वर्षा सत्र में काफ़ी हंगामा हुआ था।

privacy versus child porn: APPLE is rolling out a mechanism “neuralMatch” that scans photographs on its iPhone/tab
classified as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). neuralMatch will compare the pictures with a database of child a
staff will manually review the images. While the move is being welcomed by child protection agencies, advocates of
red-flags suggesting the technology could have violate user privacy. Apple कं पनी ने न्यूरल मैच नामक नया सॉफ़्टवेयर बनाया है जो कि उपभो
पॉर्नोग्राफी तो नहीं है। यदि होगी तो Apple के कर्मचारियों को सूचित किया जाएगा जो आगे की कार्रवाई करेंगे। हालाँकि बच्चों के यौन शोषण को रोकने के लिए एक प्रशंसनीय क़दम है किं तु कु
क्योंकि बिना उसकी अनुमति के उनके फ़ोन में किस क़िस्म के फोटोग्राफ्स है उसकी जाँच होगी।

Vaccine Nationalism / FakeNews: Russian Cyber groups targeted audiences in India, Latin America and US to sprea
developed by British AstraZeneca and American Pfizer on Facebook. [रशियन हैकर्स द्वारा अमेरिकी और ब्रिटिश कोरोना वेकसिन असुरक्षित है इस
‘reversible rusting’ — new type of battery by american startup that uses oxygen from the air and converts iron metal
size and weight very large. So, its application impractical in E-vehicles. लोह धातु को ज़ंग लगता है उस रासायनिक प्रक्रिया की मदद से बिजली ब
आकार और वज़न ने ये बैटरी ज़्यादा बड़ी हैं इसलिए, वास्तविक रूप से विद्युत वाहनों में इसका इस्तेमाल व्यावहारिक नहीं है।
2023- NASA and ISRO planning a joint mission “NISAR” to send earth-observation satellite with two synthetic apertu
12-day cycle. The satellite is supposed to use GSLV rocket. [2023 में नासा और इसरो मिलकर निसार उपग्रह छोड़ेंगे जिससे पृथ्वी का सर्वेक्षण किया
Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) instrument aboard Chandrayan-2 detected the presence of hydroxyl a
पर पानी के अवशेष पाए
ISRO’s EOS-03 — a new generation of earth observation satellites. It is capable of imaging the entire country four to
be used for monitoring water bodies, crops, vegetation, forest cover, and natural disasters such as floods and cyclon
place it to a geostationary orbit, 36,000 km from earth’s surface. However this satellite mission malfunctioned about
the GSLV rocket. इसरो का पृथ्वी सर्वेक्षण उपग्रह EOS-०३ जिसे GSLV प्रक्षेपास्त्र द्वारा अवकाश में भेजना था किन्तु रॉके ट(प्रक्षेपास्त्र) में ख़राबी के चलते वो असफल रहा।

e-RUPI: A cashless and contactless voucher based digital payments medium by NPCi. E.g. Education ministry sends SMS/QR
(Sr.NoXXX-XXX-XXX) to Bata Shoes Shop and they will give your child ₹600 worth shoes & socks. So, essentially a prepaid gi
debit card, a mobile app or Internet banking. Helps in a leak-proof delivery of welfare schemes. This E-Rupi is not a separate vi
ministry (or any other government ministry or department) will first deposit cash money into a partner bank (e.g SBI), then partn
This can also be used by private sector companies for giving e-RUPI coupons to employees for meals, education, travel and gy
कोड भेजा जाएगा. वो जाकर उसे दुकान में अस्पताल में दिखाएगा और वहाँ से उसे सेवा मुहैया की जाएगी. NPCI द्वारा विकसित की गयी यह प्रणाली की सब्सिडी में ग़बन रिसाव को कम करेगी हालाँकि ये को
कोड है. जैसा कि अमेजॉन का गिफ़्ट कार्ड कू पन कोड होता है)
Monetary policy bi-monthly update (August): no changes in the repo Rate @4%. More in Mrunal’s Win21 Series free lectures. [

1972: General insurance nationalisation act = five Insurance co under Govt control 1) General Insurance Corporation of India (G
Assurance, (4) Oriental Insurance, and (5) United India Insurance. Government wants to facilitate the privatisation of general in
following features 1) minimum 51% government shareholding rule removed. 2) These companies’ employees’ service condition
etc) will be decided by the board of directors (and not by Government)- so in future if a particular government insurance compa
bosses (e.g. Adani/Ambani) will decide. 3) technical changse related to definitions & board of directors liabilities of insurance et
privatisation of government insurance companies 2) competition innovation etc. [ सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की सामान्य बीमा कं पनियों के निजीकरण की में आसानी लाने
Tax Terrorism: Earlier, Vodafone had purchased majority shares of Hutch India company and Indian income tax department wa
(CGT) on the profit of that share sale. But Vodafone contended that the entire transaction occurred outside India and therefore
amended the income tax act to demand tax with retrospective effect on those overseas transactions. 2021: Government propos
Act, 2012 to “UNDO” that. i.e. No tax will be demanded on such share/asset transfer that took place before 2012-May Month. 🤩
business 3) already in another case involving Tax-terrorism on Cairn Energy company , Indian government is facing a very larg
tribunal. So perhaps Indian government does not want same outcome in the Vodafone case. More in Mrunal’s Win21 Series fre
वोडाफ़ोन से समाधान की कोशिश की है। इसके बारे में ज़्यादा Win21 Series देखेंगे]
Foreign exchange reserves of 150 nations- internal composition is: 55% US dollars, 30% euros, 2% Yuan (Renminbi, Chinese
shows majority of the nations keep large % of their forex reserve in US dollar. Thus US dollar is presently the “Global Reserve C
currency? In a very long future yes if, India adopts full capital account convertibility, keeps inflation, fiscal deficit, currency excha
exporter and global economic superpower. [विश्व के ज़्यादातर देशों के विदेशी आरक्षित निधि कोष मैं बहुतायत रूप से डॉलर मुद्रा में इन पैसों को रखा जाता है। इसी कारण से अमरी
ऐसा दर्जा हासिल कर सकता है यदि कै पिटल खाते में संपूर्ण रूप से परिवर्तनीयता दी जाए, महँगाई क़ाबू में रहे, राजकोषीय घाटा क़ाबू में रहे, मुद्रा विनिमय दर क़ाबू में रहे, और भारत एक बड़ा निर्यातक और आ
Presently government is in process of restructuring the ordinance factories ownership structure, outsourcing their repair and ma
ordinance factory workers threatened to go on strike. Essential Defence Services Bill 2021: To prohibit employees of ordnance
सरकारी कम्पनियों के कर्मचारी हड़ताल पर न जा सकें इसलिए सरकार आवश्यक रक्षा सेवा विधेयक ला रही है.]
Akasa: ultra low-cost airline company by renowned share investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (राके श झुनझुनवाला आकाश नाम की एक सस्ती विमान उड्डय
Quote: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. — William Butler Yeats [ शिक्षा देने का मतलब बाल्टी में पानी भरना नहीं लेकिन एक
INS Vikrant —Indian Navy’s first aircraft carrier. It was decommissioned in 1997. 2021: a new India-made aircraft carrier starts t
have total two aircraft carriers i) INS Vikramaditya (Russian origin) ii) INS Vikrant (Indian origin) भारत में स्वदेशी रूप से बना विमानवाहक युद्धपोत
The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of
the Presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on August 2021. एक महीने के लिए भारत को मिली संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद की अध्यक्षता
India China border tension: both sides agreed to withdraw troops from 1) Pangong Tso 2) Gogra Post in eastern Ladakh. [पश्चिमी
का निर्णय लिया है]
Pakistan has four provinces Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan has two illegally occupied regions 1) G
Now Pakistan government working on a bill to give provincial status to Gilgit Baltistan. India has opposed this because this enti
गिलगित बाल्टिस्तान के कु छ इलाकों को ग़ैर क़ानूनी रूप से अपने क़ब्ज़े में किया है. अब तक पाकिस्तान सरकार उन्हें एक तरह से कें द्र शासित प्रदेशों की तरह चला रहा था. और अब पाकिस्तान उन्हें अलग “
कड़ी शब्दों में निंदा की है)
Actor Kabir Bedi’s autobiography: Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life of an Actor
Book: The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India. Author: former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award = henceforth will be known as Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. [राजीव खेल रत्न पुरस्कार को ध्

Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, 2021: If anyone living in the Goa state for 30 years or more = labelled as a ‘Bhumipu
house whose ownership is still undetermined/disputed then he can pay “X Rupees” to State government to obtain Bh
house), provided that no other party is disputing his ownership play within “Y” number of days. (गोवा भूमिपुत्र विधेयक यदि कोई व्
जाएगा. यदि वो ऐसे कोई मकान झोपड़े में रह रहा है, जिसमें अभी भी मालिकी का विवाद है, तो सरकार को एक निश्चित रक़म देने के बाद वह मकान की मालिकी उस भूमिपुत्र की हो जाएगी.
Tensor = name of the CPU/Processor designed by Google for its Pixel 6 mobile phones.
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RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) has decided to allow non-bank payment system providers (PSPs), prepaid payment instruments (PPI) issuers li
operators to participate in the Centralised Processing System (CPS = NEFT + RTGS) as direct members. For this purpose they (non-banks/m
Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) to non-and opening a current account with the RBI’s E-Kuber core banking system [ ग़ैर बैंक कम्पनियां मोबाइल वॉ
मज़ा ले पाएँगी। पहले इन कं पनियों ने किसी बैंक में खाता खोलना होता था और फिर बैंक द्वारा वे NEFT/RTGS की सेवाएँ परोक्ष रूप से ग्राहकों को दे दी थी। ]
Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2021 to increase the deposit insurance cover to 5 lakh rupees - cover
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) regime - so far lenders taken cumulative haircut of Rs 3.22 lakh crore — or 61.2 per cent of their ad
recover only 40% of the due amount from borrowers. [ शोधन अक्षमता और दिवालियापन संहिता में जितने के स दायर हुए थे उसमें मात्र 40 प्रतिशत रक़म ही वसूल हो पाई है]
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General insurance companies nationalisation Amendment Bill: facilitate the privatisation of public sector general insurance companies- co
The government released the latest annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). The data was for the 12 months between Ju
unemployment rate (UER) had declined over this period. 2) Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) had increased. [ आवधिक श्रम बल सर्वेक्षण के हिसा
और दूध की नदियां बह रही है। covered in Mrunal’s Win21 Free Lecture Series Pillar4C https://mrunal.org/download]
Gujarat Mukhya Mantri Bal Sewa Yojna (MMBSY)= Gujarat govt to give ₹4,000 per month support to children who lost both parents in Cor
माता और पिता दोनों का देहांत हुआ ऐसे बच्चों को गुजरात राज्य सरकार द्वारा हर महीने 4 हज़ार रुपये की सहायता दी जाएगी, “मुख्यमंत्री बाल सेवा योजना” के अंतर्गत]
HRD Education - Mushrooming of engineering colleges: Latest data from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) shows engineerin
despite the significant drop, engineering still accounts for 80 per cent of the total seats in the technical education space (i.e. engineering, a
pharmacy, etc.) [नवीनतम आंकड़ों के हिसाब से भारत में इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज की सीटों में क़रीब डेढ़ लाख की गिरावट आयी है यानी कि इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेजों में लोग पहले से कम एडमिशन ले रहे
नौकरी की परीक्षा ही देनी पड़ती है) ]
Great Indian Bustards (GIBs): There are four bustard species in India- i) MacQueen’s bustard, ii) lesser florican iii) Bengal florican, (iv) Great
to other three varieties. GIB prefer grasslands as their habitat and spend most of their time on ground, occasionally flying from one part of
grass seeds etc. GIBs are considered barometers of the health of grassland ecosystems. 😰 Government informed Rajya Sabha that there w
Sanctuary (KBS) in Gujarat. Possible reason? huge renewable energy infrastructure over the last two decades, GIBs after hitting powerlines
घास के मैदान का स्वास्थ्य और जैव विविधता कितनी अच्छी है। सरकार ने राज्यसभा में सूचित किया कि गुजरात के कच्छ अभयारण्य में इस पक्षी की मौजूदगी नहीं पाई गई है। कच्छ में नवीनीकरण ऊर्जा के
बार ये पक्षी उसे टकराके मर जाते हैं
July 28 celebrated as World Nature Conservation Day (विश्व प्रकृ ति संरक्षण दिवस). 2021’s theme is "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and
UNESCO had recommended that its World Heritage Committee Australia's Great Barrier Reef ecosystem to the World Heritage in Danger
Australian government gathered enough votes to prevent this categorisation. यूनेस्को चाहता था कि ऑस्ट्रेलिया कि ग्रेट बैरियर रीफ़ को विश्व धरोहर की “जोखिम ग्रस्
नुक़सान हो रहा है। हालाँकि ऑस्ट्रेलियाई सरकार ने विदेशों से मत हासिल करके फ़िलहाल इस प्रस्ताव को रुकवा दिया है।
TYPHOON IN-FA = Near China’s Shanghai [चीन में नया चक्रवात नाम है जिसका ‘इन-फा’]

Fit for 55: New Law in European Union (EU) to cut its GHG emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 and to net zero by 2050. it also introduces a
(CBAM). CBAM will require foreign producers to pay for the carbon emitted while manufacturing their products. 🤩Benefit? Adding the pric
buying carbon-intensive products and encourage producers to invest in cleaner technologies. This will be applied to energy-intensive prod
steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, and electricity. CBAM to be imposed in 2026. 😰 Challenge? CBAM will create problems for the Indian
in the clean energy / sustainable manufacturing practises right now. [ यूरोपीय संघ में 2030 तक ग्रीनहाउस वादियों का उत्सर्जन ५५% काटने के लिए एक नया क़ानून बना
यदि किसी चीज़ के उत्पादन में बहुत ज़्यादा प्रदूषण हुआ है तो उस पर ज़्यादा टैक्स लगेगा ताकि ग्राहक ऐसी चीज़ों को ख़रीदें जिसकी उत्पादन में कमी प्रदूषण हुआ है. भारत के लिए यह चिंता का विषय हो
करेंगे तो फिर हमारा सामान यूरोप में महँगा हो जाएगा और उसे फ़िरंगी लोग कम ख़रीदेंगे।]

Attitude towards post-midnight party karnewale underage rape victims: GOA Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s controversial remarks over t
people went to a party on the beach of which six went home and four stayed back all night -two boys and two girls. They are 14-year-old c
those underage girls. Parents in Goa should also think about this. You cannot blame only the government and police. If 14-15 year-olds sta
also responsible. It is the responsibility of parents also. Parent should take responsibility while sending minor children out.” Although Mod
chief Minister ke “EVEN if underage children are roaming after midnight (despite Corona outbreak), it is the responsibility of police to ensu
Age, but the world has moved on. By harbouring such revolting notions in this day and age, he has proven that his government is prejudice
responsibility come hand-in-hand. But some of the persons/parents want to blame everything on government. As IPS officer how will you
तट पर दस लोगों की एक पार्टी चलती थी। बाद में ६ लोग घर वापस आ गए और ४ नाबालिक लड़के -लड़कियाँ पूरी रात में और भी ज़्यादा पार्टी करने के लिए रुक गए। इसमें 2 नाबालिग लड़कियों पर बला
रात्रि तक उनके नाबालिग बच्चे समंदर किनारे पे पार्टी क्यों कर रहे है?“ हालाँकि कु छ आधुनिकतावादियों आंदोलनजीवीयो ने विरोध किया के “युवा मुख्यमंत्री का बयान अशोभनीय है वे रुढ़िवादी पितृ सत्तात्
किनारे पार्टी करते हों, उनकी सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करना पुलिस की ज़िम्मेदारी है!” एक IPS अफ़सर के रूप में आप भविष्य में इस प्रकार के मामलों का पुनरावर्तन रोकने के लिए क्या करेंगे?]
Attitude towards women gymnast: German gymnast Sarah Voss wore a full body suit / unitards that covered their arms and legs for the To
against “sexualisation” of women in sports. Traditionally the sports gymnastic federations have insisted women gymnasts wear short outf
Administrator how will you approch this issue? महिला खिलाड़ियों के प्रति रवैया: टोक्यो जिम्नास्टिक में जर्मनी की महिला खिलाड़ियों ने छोटे/तंग वस्त्रों की जगह हाथ और पैरो को पू
नहीं आता क्योंकि उन्हें लगता है महिला खिलाड़ी छोटे कपड़े नहि पहेने तो कामुक पुरुष प्रेक्षक प्रतियोगिता को कम देखेंगे और हमारी विज्ञापन आमदनी में कमी होगी]

Attitude Towards Women/Period Holidays: Women teachers association in UP has launched a campaign seeking three-day ‘period leave’ e
government schools across the state. In most schools, teachers share the toilet with over 200 to 400 students. There’s hardly any cleaning
suffer from urinary infections because they don’t drink water to avoid using the washroom. Often, the choice is between using the unhygie
difficult, especially when we have our periods, because some of us have to travel 30-40 km to reach schools in farflung villages. In big priva
also want it.” As Education Secretary(IAS), how will you address this demand by the teachers? [ मासिक धर्म के दौरान हमें ३ दिन की छु ट्टी दी जाए ऐसी माँग उत्त
गंदे होते हैं, और वहाँ से मूत्रमार्ग संक्रमण का जोखिम रहेता महिला शिक्षक को है। निजी क्षेत्र की बड़ी कं पनीयो में एसी छु ट्टी दी जाती है। शिक्षा विभाग के सचिव के रूप में आपकी याचिका पर कै से जवाब देंगे?

Mental Health/Competition/Trolling: SIMONE BILES- American female gymnastics decided not to play in the Tokyo Olympics for her menta
previously a female tennis player Naomi Osaka also refused to participate in postmatch press conference is to protect her mental well-bein
fans defended that mental well-being is more important than success in competition. But, IF an Indian athlete said the same thing he/she
weak/fattu character unable to answer journalists, & wasting parents/government money spent on his/her training. When a child is raised
when he/she grows up to become parent- he/she will also put same pressure on the children. अमरीकी महिला जिमनास्ट सिमोन बाइल्स ने कहा कि वह अपनी
इससे पहले महिला टेनिस खिलाड़ी नाओमी ओसाका ने भी खेल के बाद होने वाली पत्रकार परिषद में हिस्सा लेने से मना है कि क्योंकि वहाँ पर पत्रकारों के अपमानजनक प्रश्नों से नाओमी के मानसिक स्वास्
उन्होंने बहुत बहादुरी का काम किया है. यदि भारतीय खिलाड़ी ऐसा करता, तो भारत के कई लोग उसका उपहास/निंदा करते है कि तुम्हारे स्थानविशेष में दम नहीं है इसलिए तुम प्रतियोगिता में हिस्सा लेने
का पैसा बर्बाद किया है. जब इस प्रकार के ज़हरीले स्पर्धात्मक माहौल में बच्चा बड़ा होता है तो वो भी भविष्य में अपने बच्चों पर इसी प्रकार का दबाव डालता है
Appointment: Karnataka new chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai replaces B S Yediyurappa.

Books: Indian-Origin British novelist Sunjeev Sahota is among 13 authors longlisted for this year's Booker Prize for fiction for China Room. [
Death: NANDU NATEKAR, Indian badminton player, Pune
Jhaverchand Meghani: was conferred the title of Rashtriya Shayar (national poet) by Mahatma Gandhi. Gujarat government to build a mus
writer Jhaverchand Meghani in Chotila of Surendranagar district, as part of celebrations to mark his 125th birth anniversary. [ गुजराती कवि जवेर
जयंती पर गुजरात राज्य सरकार उनके जन्मस्थान पर संग्रहालय बनाएगी]

Caste census: every Census until 1931 had data on caste. However, in 1941, caste-based data was collected but not published. Then every
published data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes. 2021: Govt replied in Lok Sabha: “The Government of
population other than SCs and STs in Census.” Controversy? 1) In the absence of such a (OBC Caste) census, there is no proper estimate fo
estimated the OBC population at 52%, some other estimates have been based on National Sample Survey data, and political parties make
Assembly seats during election. 2) Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development in rural areas
in urban areas. The SECC data excluding caste data was finalised and published by the two ministries in 2016. The raw caste data was hand
Empowerment, which formed an Expert Group under former NITI Aayog ViceChairperson Arvind Pangaria for classification and categorisati
report; no such report has been made public. 3) so in the absence of a proper official data about the level of education and economic deve
better quality of government schemes and policies to help them. [ अंग्रेजों के ज़माने में जनगणना के दौरान जाति आधारित डेटा भी जारी किया जाता था हालाँकि बाद के वर्षों
में बताया कि हम जनगणना में SC तथा ST के अलावा अन्य किसी भी जाति का डेटा नहीं देंगे (यानी की OBC का डेटा नहीं देंगे). विशेषज्ञों तथा कु छ राजनीतिक पक्षों का ये मानना है कि सभी जातियों का
योजनाओं की बेहतर नीतियां बन सके . 2011 के SECC जनगणना में हालाँकि इस प्रकार का सर्वेक्षण किया तो था सरकार ने, और उसे डेटा के विश्लेषण के लिए एक अरविंद पनगरिया समिति भी बनायी थी
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021= 1) gives increased powers and responsibilities to District Magistra
more teeth in monitoring children’s homes. 2) It defines various categories of juvenile offences more clearly, in an attempt to keep juvenil
नाबालिग अवयस्क बच्चों के न्याय के लिए क़ानून में संशोधन- जिला मैजिस्ट्रेट की सत्ताओं को बढ़ाया गया ताकि वो बच्चा गोद लेने के बारे में आदेश जारी कर सके , बाल सुरक्षा कें द्रों की ज़्यादा सख़्ती से निग
में कोर्ट-के स/सजा होगी उसके बारे में और स्पष्टता की गई।
reservation: Govt announces quota in all-India seats of medical and dental colleges- 27% FOR OBCS, 10% FOR EWS IN UG, PG COURSES. Un
India Quota for medical admission. On January 31, 2007, in Abhay Nath v University of Delhi and Others, the Supreme Court directed that
Scheduled Tribes. कें द्रीय मेडिकल और डेंटल कॉलेजों में OBC तथा आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े वर्ग के लिए आरक्षण के नियम कें द्र सरकार ने जारी की
secularism and minority welfare: Ex-Prime Minister Mohan Singh in 2005 constituting the Sachar committee to enquire into the social, eco
in SC: 1) Manmohan did not consult the cabinet for setting up this committee. On his own whims issued the direction appointing the comm
community can be treated separately. 3) So, PIL seeks Supreme Court to stop Union government from acting on any of the recommendatio
2005 में तत्कालीन प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह ने मुसलमानों की आर्थिक और शिक्षा स्थिति को जानने के लिए सच्चर समिति का गठन किया था. सुप्रीम कोर्ट में एक जनहित याचिका दायर हुई है कि भविष्य
की सिफ़ारिशों का अमल करने से रोका जाए, क्योंकि मनमोहन सिंह ने बिना कै बिनेट से पूछें इस समिति का गठन किया था और किसी एक धर्म विशेष के लिए समिति का गठन असंवैधानिक है।
Secularism in Pakistan: Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 had declared the Ahmadi community as non-Muslims. They are banned from calling t
Mecca, Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage पाकिस्तान में क़ानूनन रूप से अहमदी समुदाय को ग़ैर मुस्लिम माना जाता है उन्हें हज के लिए मक्का जाने की मनाही है
Pegasus spyware developed by Israeli company NSO: News reports indicate that it was mis-used for spying on opposition leaders across th
जासूसी की थी- ऐसे आरोप
Assam Mizoram border dispute five police man killed. During the British era, Mizoram was a district of Assam and known as Lushai Hills. 19
not accept this demarcation on the ground that their chiefs were not consulted this time. 1972: Mizoram became a Union Territory. 1980s
states signed an agreement that status quo should be maintained at no-man’s land set up in the boundaries. But every once in a while som
border tensions are also a legacy of colonial times when British commercial interests dictated map-making and state-building. In the proce
either ignored or suppressed. [असम और मिज़ोरम के बीच सीमा विवाद में पुलिसकर्मियों की हत्या। अंग्रेजों के ज़माने से इस इलाक़े में सीमांकन के बारे में विवाद चल रहा है]
Combative Federalism: Delhi Assembly adopted a private member resolution opposing the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Commis
“create a reign of terror” by going after the Aam Aadmi party. लड़ाकू संघवाद: दिल्ली विधानसभाने प्रस्ताव पारित किया कि कें द्र सरकार द्वारा राके श अस्थाना को दिल्ली पुलिस
नियुक्ति हुई है!

Combative Federalism: Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952: a Commission set up by the government shall have the powers of a civil court, u
Commission has powers to summon and enforce the attendance of any person from any part of India and examine her on oath, and receiv
record or documents. 2) While both central and state governments can set up such Commissions of Inquiry, states are restricted by subjec
the central government set up the commission first, then states cannot set up a parallel commission on the same subject matter without t
a Commission, then the Centre can appoint another on the same subject if it is of the opinion that the scope of the inquiry should be exten
commissions created political controversies e.g. 2002: post-Godhra train burning riots - A) Gujarat chief Minister Narendra Modi has set u
its report. B) parallelly railway minister Lalu Yadav also set up a commission. 2021: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announce
judge Justice Madan B Lokur to look into alleged phone spying by (Modi Govt) using Pegasus spyware developed by Israeli company NSO
सकता है। ऐसे आयोग के पास दीवानी अदालत जैसे सत्ताएँ होती है। यदि किसी मामले पर कें द्र सरकार आयोग का गठन कर दें तो फिर उसी मामले पर राज्य सरकार ने आयोग का गठन करना हो उससे पह
गठन होता है जैसे गोधरा ट्रेन में आग और उसके बाद हुए गुजरात दंगोमें उस ज़माने की रेल मंत्री लालू यादव ने भी आयोग बनाया था, और गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भी आयोग बनाया था। वर्तमान
जासूसी की थी- ऐसे आरोप की जाँच के लिए पश्चिम बंगाल मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी ने भी आयोग का गठन किया है।]
Executive vs Legislature/ Parliamentary privilege breach - After Pegasus spyware issue the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Informati
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ministry of Home Affairs, and Department of Telecommunication on the subject ‘Citizens
So, panel chairman, Shashi Tharoor, has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla complainting “breach of Parliamentary privilege” and “con
विपक्षी नेताओं की जासूसी की थी- ऐसे आरोप की जाँच के लिए संसदीय स्थायी समिति ने कु छ सरकारी अफ़सरों को तलब किया था लेकिन वे अफ़सर मीटिंग में हाज़िरी देने नहीं आए. तो समिति के अध्यक्ष
संसद के विशेषाधिकारों का हनन है/ संसद की अवमानना है.

Freedom of Press: BOMBAY High Court refused to pass any blanket “gag” order against media organisations uploading “ allegedly defama
Kundra arrested in Porn-App case. Because such blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Shetty will effect on th
censorship”. Judge observed, “Your (Shetty’s) case that Google,YouTube, Twitter, etc, shall exercise control over editorial content is dange
nice things about me, do not say anything at all. You choose a life in the public eye, part of it will come under the scrunity. Your life will com
can have a chilling effect on freedom of the press. However journalists shd not discuss/drag her children/private family life into that becau
हाईकोर्ट में याचिका दायर की की “मेरा पति (जो कि नंगी/अश्लील एप बनाने के मामले में गिरफ़्तार हुआ है) उसके और मेरे के बारे में इंटरनेट पर जो न्यूज़/विडियो बन रहे है उसके रोकने/हटाने के लिए
कर दिया कि “जब आप एक पब्लिक सेलिब्रिटी है तो आपके बारे में अख़बारों में ऑनलाइन माध्यमों में चर्चा होगी ही, उसे रोकना पत्रकारिता की आज़ादी के ख़िलाफ़ है। हालाँकि पत्रकारों ने इस मामले में अना
Dholavira- 3000 BCE (Before Common Era): added on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites. This is the first * first site of Indus Valley Civ
Location? Khadir island in the Great Rann of Kutch (GRK), Gujarat. Area? 22+ hectares, fifth largest archaeological site of the Indus Valley C
BC. Alternate Name? Locally known as Kotda Timba (the fort mound). Discovered in the 1960s by archaeologist Jagat Pati Joshi - the DG of
गया. ये भारत की सबसे पहला हड़प्पा स्थान है जिसे यूनेस्को विश्व धरोहर सूची में शामिल किया गया है। धोलावीरा गुजरात के कच्छ ज़िले में स्थित है।]
List of UNESCO heritage sites from Gujarat: 1) Champaner, 2) Rani ki Vav 3) the walled city area of Ahmedabad, 4) (Latest) Dholavira.
UNESCO World Heritage site status to India’s Rudreswara Temple, also known as the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu district of T
the reign of the Kakatiya empire and dedicated to Lord Shiva.[ तेलंगाना के रुद्रश्वर मंदिर को यूनेस्को की विश्व धरोहर सूची में शामिल किया गया, शंकर भगवान के इस मंदिर को
NASA is set to launch the large infrared James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It’ll be the successor of the Hubble Space Telescope, JWST w
from the formation of solar systems to the evolution of our own Solar System. 😰 controversy? James Webb was an anti-homosexual when
टेलीस्कोप जोकि भविष्य में हबल टेलीस्कोप का स्थान लेगा। हालाँकि इस टेलिस्कोप को जेम्स वेब नामक एक नासा प्रशासक के नाम पर रखा गया है जो कि समलैंगिकों के ख़िलाफ़ भेदभाव के लिए विवादों

Cashaa company launched Unicas, the world’s first crypto friendly financial institution with physical branches in India. It allow
a single savings account. It plans to extend loans to buy cryptocurrencies and open savings accounts for customers. It is a multi
“registered and works under the Registrar of Societies”. Owner says we give services to members only, we do not need the RB
हुई है जो की वैधानिक मुद्रा और क्रिप्टॉन मुद्रा दोनों को ही बचत खाते में जमा कर सकती है इस संस्था को स्थापित करने वाले लोगों का यह कहना है कि वो के वल अपनी संस्था के सदस्
है]
MasterCard is a payment gateway operator running credit card debit card network in India for various banks. But despite RBI d
Indian servers so RBI has prohibited him from onboarding (=issuing new cards) to Indians । मास्टर कार्ड भारतीय ग्राहकों का डाटा भारतीय सर्वर
कार्ड जारी करने से मना किया
Bad bank = National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL). Its ownership will include eight public sector banks-SBI, Unio
Punjab National Bank, Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra. Bad Bank will eventually take over non-performing assets (NPA
to be fixed the present IBC resolution mechanism. Basics of bad bank already covered in Mrunal’s Win21 free lecture series. [m
है]
Reserve Bank of India allows retail investors to directly participate in the government securities market. By opening ‘Retail Dir
through a portal. G-Secs don’t attract capital gains tax if held till maturity.
Dearness Allowance (DA) = it is an allowance given by government to central government employees to protect them against
allowance, but for central government pensioners. In 2020- Union government had frozen because Govt was struggling with m
⏫DA&DR. Before 17% After: 28%. Consequently government will have to pay annually >34,000 cr extra. पिछले साल कोरोना में सरकार
ही पैसों की क़िल्लत थी, लेकिन अब वापस शुरू कर रही है
COUNTRY’S foreign exchange reserves a record high of $611.895 billion.
PUNJAB State Govt announced farm loan/debt waiver of Rs 590 crore. It was a promise made by the Congress party during in
therefore populist schemes being announced. Economic surveys have criticised this practice of farm loan waivers. पंजाब राज्य सरका
नीतियों पर एतराज़ जताया था

Consumer Protection Act → Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 1) fall-back liability clause= e-commerce entities
platform fail to deliver the goods to consumers, causing customer a loss. 2) Amazon need to identify goods based on their cou
the store, amazon need to provide suggestions to customers (about the product listed by domestic sellers) to ensure “fair opp
misuse its dominant position to dictate the present commission rates else consumer protection authority will punish. 5) Amaz
with third party without the approval of customer. 😰 criticism: 1) foreign manufacturers are angry that government is pushin
Consumer Protection Act. if domestic manufacturers are competitive, consumers will automatically gravitate towards them. I
should be at the core of the consumer protection framework. 2) consumer protection authority trying to encroach upon the d
sharing related rules need to be covered under the the Personal Data Protection Bill and not the Consumer Protection Act. ग्राह
पर कु छ नए नियम बनाए हैं -यदि ग्राहक को सामान नहीं मिला तो मुआवज़ा देना होगा, जब ग्राहक वेबसाइट देख रहा है तो एमेजों ने भारतीय निर्माताओं द्वारा बनायी गई वस्तुओं के सुझाव
तीसरे पार्टी को साझा नहीं करना चाहिए इत्यादि।
National AYUSH Mission: the centrally sponsored scheme has been extended till 2026-March. What exactly is the scheme? An
economy. आयुष योजना की समयावधि बढ़ायी गई
Union government forms a new ministry of cooperation. The entire matter is sufficiently covered in Mrunal's Win21 Pillar4A fr
(https://mrunal.org/download) कें द्र सरकार ने बनाया सहकार मंत्रालय इसके बारे में हम लोग पिछले लेक्चर में देख चुके
E-Governance: FASTER: Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records = A swift and secure electronic transmission to sen
have been granted bail/release need not wait long for a certified order copy in order to be released. [ न्यायालय द्वारा किसी क़ै दी की रिहाई
सके ऐसी प्रणाली बनायी जा रही]
Rules for vintage vehicles. I think it is covered sufficiently in the previous months excel spreadsheet. ये चीज़ कु छ महीनों पहले हम पढ़ चुके
European unions ‘Fit for 55’ legislation= to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55 per cent over this deca

Compassion towards weaker section: Rajkot District Collector Arun Mahesh Babu certified one Chirag Makwana alias Charmi a
presence of her father. This will entitle her to change her name and gender in all the official documents under provisions of Tr
Such actions by the IAS officers when highlighted by media helps reducing the stereotyping among people and create sensitisa
समुदाय के एक व्यक्ति को जिला कलेक्टर ने ट्रांसजेंडर के रूप में प्रमाणित किया और उसे सरकारी दस्तावेज़, दिए ताकि विविध योजनाओं का लाभ उसे मिल सके । जब IAS अफ़सर द्वारा
ट्रांसजेंडर समुदाय के प्रति भेदभाव की भावना कम होती है]
Greed for Money: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband RAJ Kundra arrested for running a Pornographic Mobile App. Po
greed for more money that is driving these rich people towards unethical business ventures. [ बॉलीवुड अदाकारा शिल्पा शेट्टी के पति राज कुं द्रा
की तंगी नहीं किन्तु ज़्यादा पैसों की लालच अमीर लोगों को दूरित/अनैतिक आचरण की तरफ़ ले जाती है]
insolvency and ethics: Mr.Rana from Surat decided to sell one of his kidneys to repay the loans. After searching on the interne
in Bangalore city. She told Rana that he will get Rs 4 crore if he sells his kidney. But first Dr. Shilpa ordered Rana to deposit 14
bribes. Rana (who was already under loan burden) borrowed again from his friends & paid ₹14 lakhs → Then lady doctor stop
Consider: 1) doing illegal things (selling kidney) out of desperation = led the the man into further desperation (defrauded by do
deviate from the ethical path. 2) a person should always ensure that he does not become insolvent. Insolvency is the reason b
person cannot think clearly and ethically. 3) it is for this reason even our Constitution prohibits insolvent people from holding
ऑनलाइन वेबसाइट पर देखा कि चार करोड़ रुपये में अपनी किडनी बेचो- लेकिन ऑनलाइन जालसाज़ी में उल्टा वो खुद 14 लाख रुपये और गंवा चुका। यानी की जब व्यक्ति कर्ज़ में डू बा
शिकार बन सकता है इसलिए अपने संविधान में भी विभिन्न सांविधानिक पदों पर बैठने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए यह न्यूनतम योग्यता बतायी गई है कि वो दिवालिया नहीं होना चाहिए।]

Sebi settlement regulations, a defendant can settle an issue with the regulator by paying money without admitting or denying
Sharemarket investor- settled an alleged insider trading case in Sebi by agreeing to pay Rs 37 crore. Points to consider: 1) You
Jhujhunwala is & and how he made crores of rupees by doing share market trades. so many novice Babu-Shona type investors
success derived from his business acumen or did he also cross some grey /unethical areas? 3) Youtube/Sharemarket tends to
and not so much for his ethical conduct. [ यूट्यूब पर राके श झुनझुनवाला नाम के एक शेयर निवेशक का बोहोत महिमा मंडन होता है किन्तु हाल ही में उसने “भेदिया लेन
क्या वास्तव में उसने शेयर निवेशक के रूप में जो शोहरत कमाई वो अपनी मेहनत और दिमाग़ से या फिर कु छ अनैतिक तरीक़ों से? हालाँकि यूट्यूब ट्राफ़िक उसे सलाम करता है जिसने धन

Superstition: Dipping one’s hands in boiling oil to prove one’s innocence was a practice prevalent in some pockets of Gujarat’s
with low literacy levels. Recently, A WOMAN suffered burns after she was compelled by neighbours to dip her hands in boiling
affair. She was married at the age of 13. Her husband is also illiterate, drives salt trucks- said “I did not want my wife to put he
the majority of the neighbours. This is the custom of our community to prove innocence”. As SP/IPS how will you address this
जातियों में किसी व्यक्ति का सच या झूठ पकड़ने के लिए उसे गर्म तेल में हाथ डलवाए जाते हैं। एक ग़रीब अनपढ़ महिला, जिसका बाल विवाह हुआ था, उसपर उसके पड़ोसियों ने ग़ैर मर्दों के
तेल में हाथ डलवाए। उसका पति कहेता है, “मैं नहीं चाहता था मेरी पत्नी अपनी निर्दोषता साबित करने के लिए गर्म तेल में हाथ डाले लेकिन सामाजिक दबाव में मुझे मूक-प्रेक्षक बन कर ये
कु रिवाजो/कु रूढ़ियों से कै से लड़ेंगे]

Statistical Apathy: Health minister replied in Rajya Sabha, “During Corona- NO DEATH due to lack of oxygen have been specific
Points to Consider: when the hospital administration send a report/email/pdf/death certificate to the government authorities
oxygen cylinder”. At maximum the report will save person died because of Corona related complications. So when such statisti
is inevitable that there will be no mention of “Died due to lack of oxygen cylinder”. Thus, statistical data cannot reveal the true
are designed with proper logical reasoning, and compassion for the victims instead of as a mechanical /manual /mathematica
ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडर की तंगी/ क़िल्लत के चलते किसी की मौत हुई हूँ ऐसा कोई आंकड़ा राज्य सरकारों से हमें नहीं मिला!” वॉर करने वाली बात है कि जब अस्पतालों द्वारा सरकार को मृत
जहाँ ये लिखा जा सके गी “ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडर की क़िल्लत में मौत हुई थी”। डॉक्टर ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा मृत्यु प्रमाण पत्र में लिख देंगे की “ कोरोना के चलती आयी स्वास्थ्य समस्या में व्यक्ति की
अनुकं पा को ध्यान में नहीं रखा जाए और के वल मशीनी रूप से डेटा एकत्रित करने के लिए फ़ॉर्म बनायी जाए तो हमें कई समस्याओं का पता नहीं चल सकता।]
Medieval history: ARCHAEOLOGICAL Survey of India (ASI) has removed plaques in Rajsamand district’s Rakta Talai that said Ra
battle with Mughal emperor Akbar in 1576. Rajput community had claimed the plaques contained “historically wrong” inform
हटा दिया जिसमें ये लिखा था मुग़ल बादशाह अक़बर के ख़िलाफ़ युद्ध में महाराणा प्रताप की फ़ौज ने पीछे हट की थी।]
G-7 LEADERS proposed Build Back Better World (B3W). To counter China’s rising influence across 100-plus countries through B
THE US Senate passed law to ban the import of products from China's Xinjiang region, to punish China for its ongoing genocid
जीन जियांग प्रांत से आने वाले सामान की आयात पर अमेरिकी सेनेट ने लगाया प्रतिबंध क्योंकि वहाँ मुसलमानों का नरसंहार को रहा है

India’s Afghanistan investment / Soft Diplomacy: 1) SALMA DAM: in Herat province (2016). Also known as the Afghan-India F
Zaranj is located close to Afghanistan’s border with Iran. This highway is meant to provide access to Indian exports in Afghanis
Chabahar port. 3) Afghan Parliament in Kabul was built by India at $90 million. 4) STOR PALACE building for offices of minister
mines, are fitted with India-made Jaipur Foot. अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में भारत ने ये सब चीज़ों में निवेश किया है ताकि उनके लोगों का विश्वास संपादन और सके
Appointment Rajya Sabha: १) BJP leader Piyush Goyal appointed the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. He replaced Tha
Governor of Karnataka। २) Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi appointed as Deputy Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. [ राज्यसभा में सदन के नेता के रूप में पीयूष गोयल की नियुक्ति]
Appointment: NEPAL- new PRIME Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. क्या नेपाल में राजनीतिक प्रचंड धमाल का अंत हो गया?
Book: Economist Kaushik Basu’s Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington DC
Book: Journalist Vir Sanghvi his biography: A Rude Life.
Death: Actress Surekha Sikri: Famous for Govind Nihalani’s Tamas and Shyam Benegal’s Mammo, which won her National Film
Death: DANISH SIDDIQUI, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist for news agency Reuters, was killed while covering cl
Taliban.
Death: Gautam Benegal - Filmmaker, designer and artist .
Death: GIRA SARABHAI, architect, designer, founder of the National Institute of Design (NID) and creator of the Calico Museum

Corona Right to life versus religious freedom: १) THE SUPREME Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider even
fear of a third Covid-19 wave. Health of the citizenry of India and their right to ‘life’ are paramount. All other sentiments, albei
fundamental right”. २) Uttarakhand has also stopped Kanwar Yatra. ३) Although high Covid-19 cases in Kerala, CM Pinarayi Vij
three days for celebration of Bakrid, which falls on July 21. The Indian Medical Association criticised the government decision
medical emergency. When many northern states like J&K, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal have stopped, with a constructive se
yatras, it is unfortunate that the learned state of Kerala has taken these retrograde decisions," ४) SC also CRITICISED -“THE Ke
the citizenry… is laid bare to a nationwide pandemic discloses a sorry state of affairs. Kerala government needs to give heed to
Constitution. Pressure groups of all kinds, religious or otherwise, cannot in any manner, interfere with this most precious fund
Pradesh is at 0.02% (test positivity rate) and yet they have put restrictions. They (Kerala) are at 10%, yet allowing religious gath
राज्य सरकार ने ईद के दौरान सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर लॉकडाउन में से मुक्ति दी, सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने इसकी निंदा की है क्योंकि उत्तराखंड में कोरोना के चलते कावडयात्रा को रोका गया है]

Conjugal rights = right of the husband or the wife to the society of the other spouse. It is given in Hindu personal law, Muslim
spouse refuses cohabitation, the other spouse can move the family court seeking a decree for cohabitation. If the order of the
property. Normally, when a spouse files for divorce unilaterally, the other spouse files for restitution of conjugal rights if he or
being challenged now on the main grounds that it violative of the fundamental right to privacy and dignity. [ वैवाहिक अधिकार: यदि की
इनकार करे तो पीड़ित पक्ष अदालत में जाकर अपनी वैवाहिक अधिकारों की माँग कर सकता है। और दोषित पक्ष पर जुर्माने के रूप में अदालत संपत्ति ज़ब्ती का आदेश भी दे सकती है। भार
क़ानूनी प्रावधानों के ख़िलाफ़ शिकायत की गई है कि इससे व्यक्ति की निजता और सम्मान का उल्लंघन होता है। कि कोई व्यक्ति अपने पति या पत्नी के साथ वैवाहिक सम्बंध नहीं बनाना चाह

Filmstar in South Indian politics: 1970s: film star M G Ramachandran had used his fan base to launch the AIADMK. 2) TAMIL su
stops his political platform Tamil Makkal Mandram (because of old age and fatigue) 3) Kamal Haasan also started a political pla
भारत में फ़िल्म स्टार राजनीति में काफ़ी सफलता हासिल कर लेते है, न्रजनीकांत ने एक राजनीतिक संगठन तो बनाया था लेकिन उम्र और थकावट के चलते राजनीति से निकल जाने का फ़ै
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s committee remarked- “WEST Bengal has “law of ruler” rather than "rule of law”
subjecting "thousands of its citizens to murder, rape, displacement and intimidation, etc. in the last couple of months" राष्ट्रीय मान
शासक का शासन है

Animal Welfare Board of India send a letter to Government officials in UT of JK to Stop illegal killing/sacrifices of cows/calves, c
Eid festival scheduled from 21-23 July 2021. Some Muslim leaders unhappy that such directive infringe upon their religious fre
anguish” [पशु कल्याण बोर्ड ने ई जम्मू कश्मीर के सरकारी महकमें को सूचित किया है कि बकर ईद के दौरान पशुओं के वध को रोका जाए। हालाँकि कु छ मुस्लिम नेताओं ने इस पर आ

Secularism in European Union: EU court rules that “COMPANIES MAY ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf. Beca
the wish to project a neutral to customers is more important than secularism. A prohibition on wearing any visible form of exp
in the workplace may be justified by the employer's need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social d
पहनने से रोक सकता है अगर दुकानदार को डर लगता हो कि अन्यथा ग्राहकों में मेरी छवि निष्पक्ष नहीं रहेगी/ ग्राहक इस प्रकार के धार्मिक कर्मचारियों को देखकर दुकान से चले जाएंगे। यूरो
यूरोप में दुकानदार का धंधा/व्यवसाय का अधिकार, उसके कर्मचारी के धार्मिक स्वातंत्र्य के अधिकार से ज़्यादा महत्वपूर्ण है
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ economist Jene Dreze was running some column about “if Aadhaar card is lost then it is very difficult to get a new
about how it is possible to retrieve it / get new copy. poor cost benefit.So I am taking the risk of ignoring it.

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Kerala High Court judgement about Christian Convent Laws in Sister Lucy case. From exam point of view, poor cos
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Supreme Court on struck down certain provisions of the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Serv
requirement of 50 for appointment as Chairperson or Members and fixing their tenure at four years. But microscopic GS deve
ignoring it. परीक्षा की तैयारी में फ़ायदे-नुक़सान के नज़रिए से मुझे ये कु छ ख़ास जम नहीं रहा इसलिए मैं इसको नज़रअंदाज़ कर रहा हूँ

China unveiled a maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kmph = the fastest ground vehicle globally. [ चीन की मैग्लेव ट्रेन विश्व का स

Human visible light ranges from 380–700 nanometres (1 nm is a billionth part of a metre). UV radiation covers a wavelength r
UV-C (100-280 nm), UV-B (280-315 nm) and UV-A (315-400 nm). UV-A and UV-B rays from the Sun are transmitted through th
layer. UV-B rays can only reach the outer layer of our skin, can cause sunburn, and are also associated with skin cancer. UV-A r
can cause ageing of cells and indirect damage to cells’ DNA. UV-C radiation from man-made sources has been known to cause
(wavelength around 254 nm) has been used for decades to disinfect the air in hospitals, laboratories, and water treatment. Bu
they can cause health problems. IIT-Kanpur, who developed a portable disinfectant device that used UV-C radiation (222-254
developed to disinfect non-living things. UV-C radiation used in this device could be harmful to the skin and eyes of the living b
मशीन ईजाद की है IIT कानपुर ने]

Mausam, Umang, Damini, Meghdoot = name of the applications and software used by IMD for forecasting weather. An Indian
March to May (heat waves and cyclones); 2) June to September (rain and floods); 3) October to December (cyclones and rain);
Dangers of AI: voice-cloning technology = allows the computer to mimic the voice of a person. A documentary filmmaker use
This has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology that can transform text into realistic-sou
misinformation and political conflict and riots. [ कं प्यूटर की मदद से मृत व्यक्ति के आवाज़ की नक़ल बनायी जा रही है और उसे फ़िल्म में डबिंग के लिए इस्तेमाल हो
प्रोपगेंडा/ दंगे फै लाने में दुरुपयोग हो सकता]
Dutch citizen Oliver Daemen = TO BE YOUNGEST PERSON IN SPACE. He’ll fly in BLUE ORIGIN SPACEFLIGHT with Jeff Bezos (Am
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1961) [ अंतरिक्ष में जाने वाला सबसे पहला व्यक्ति और सबसे नौजवान व्यक्ति]

Hubble Space Telescope: 1) 1990- launched and Named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble. 2) Developed out more than 15 l
around 18,000 research papers. 2) captures images of deep space 3) NASA also allows anyone from the public to search the H
captured. 4) was put into ‘safe mode’, because technical problems with the Power Control Unit (PCU) [ हबल अंतरिक्ष टेलीस्कोप तकनीकी
Space tourism: Amazon Founder Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket for space travel. Unlike virgin Galactic companie
pilot. But Jeff Bezos’ rocket is completely automated and required no official staff on board for the up-and-down flight, It reac
than Branson’s plane. [अंतरिक्ष पर्यटन के लिए जेफ़ बिजोस का नया यान, जिसमें पायलट की ज़रूरत नहीं होती वह अपने आप उड़ता है और उतरता है]
RBI allows retail investors to open ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG Account) with the RBI they can directly purchase the G-sec
without requiring an intermediary Mutual fund. 🤩 this will help deepening the G-Sec market with greater participation of retai
प्रतिभूतियों को ख़रीद सके इस प्रकार का RDG अकाउंट/ खाता खोलने की रिज़र्व बैंक ने अनुमति दी है।]
Elephant reserves in Chhattisgarh: 1) Lemru is a planned elephant reserves in Chhattisgarh to prevent human-animal conflict in
Chhattisgarh from Odisha and Jharkhand. Its area was then proposed to be 450 sq km. 2) Badalkhol Tamorpingla, the other ele
हाथियों के संरक्षण के लिए कु छ आरक्षित विस्तार]
Judicial ethics: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenged the Assembly poll result in Nandigram in Calcutta Hig
Chanda, who was previously a lawyer associated with BJP. So, Mamta Banerjee filed a plea seeking his recusal and pointing to
himself but he also imposed a penalty of five lakh rupees on Mamta for “calculated psychological offensives and vilification ad
that a Judge having a past association with a political party as a lawyer should not receive a case involving the said political pa
Judge with a political party by itself cannot form apprehension of bias. It would be destructive to the long-lived and deep-root
delivery system and lead to the unfair practice of Bench hunting to resist a fair adjudication by an unscrupulous litigant” ( नंदीग्राम
बारे में कलकत्ता हाई कोर्ट में अर्ज़ी डाली थी जिसकी सुनवाई न्यायाधीश कौशिक चंदा करने वाले थे। किं तु बाद में ममता बनर्जी ने एक और अर्ज़ी डाली की कौशिक चंदा हाइ कोर्ट के न्याया
उन्होंने इस के स से अपने को दूर कर देना चाहिए। हालाँकि न्यायाधीश कौशिक जनता ने ख़ुद को इस के स से दूर तो किया, लेकिन ममता बनर्जी पर पाँच लाख रुपये का जुर्माना लगाया है क्
थे इसकी बुनियाद पर उसकी निष्पक्षता के बारे में संदेह खड़े करना अयोग्य है।)
Racism in sports: British football fans start a riot, defaced a mural of footballer Marcus Rashford (A non-White footballer) after
Championship against Italy. However, British football fan is not the first to cross over the line from fandom to nuisance, nor w
just victory and loss, or billions of ad revenues — but also identity and partisanship, narratives of nationalism and racism. ( फ़ु टबॉ
फ़ु टबॉल टीम के अश्वेत खिलाड़ी की दिवार चित्रों पर काली स्याही/गालियाँ लिख दी, दंगे फ़साद कीये। खेल कू द में इस प्रकार की वंशीय-हिंसा चिंता का विषय।)

Social media- damaging reputations: Activist Saket Gokhale posted a series of tweets about property purchased by Ex-Diploma
Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in the tweets while seeking an enforcement directorate (ED) inquiry. Delhi High Court ordered him
diplomat had disclosed the property purchases to the higher authority so that is no impropriety, 2) desecration of the reputati
age of social media. “All that is needed is the opening of a social media account and, thereafter, the posting of messages on th
thousands of times and in the process, reputation of the man who is targeted becomes mud. 3) Tagging the Finance Minister i
cannot be used to serve as notice to the minister regarding issues. ( ट्विटर पर एक आंदोलनकारी ने भूतपूर्व राजदूत के स्विट्ज़रलैंड में मकान ख़रीदने के बारे
माँग की। दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने पाया कि प्रथम दृष्ट्या इस मामले में राजदूत ने कु छ ग़लत किया ऐसा लगता नहीं, इसलिए दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने आदेश दिया है- १) आंदोलनकारी को अपने ट्वीट डिली
नागरिक की शिकायत का संज्ञान लेने के लिए बाध्य नहीं है। क़ानून रूप से नागरिक ने पत्राचार / ईमेल द्वारा औपचारिक रूप से मंत्री को शिकायत करनी चाहिए।)

Police Ethics: Police Officers face two kinds of accusations — A) they’re not doing any action; and B) they’re doing extreme acti
(extrajudicial killings) etc. Desirable= professiona, just, natural action. Therefore instead of applying 3rd degree torture on the
officer should gather Scientific evidence of crime e.g. call records, GPS location, CCTV footage, thumb impression, specimen sig
20(3) of the Constitution guarantees the right against self-incrimination, which means that no person accused of any offence s
But, Supreme Court has held in several rulings that while collection of thumb impression, specimen signature, blood, hair, sem
However, accused cannot be subject to involuntary administration of forensic techniques for improving investigation efforts in
detector tests, truth serum or narco-analysis. ( पुलिस अफ़सरों पर दो प्रकार के लिए जाम लगाए जाते हैं नागरिकों द्वारा किया तो पुलिस कु छ काम नहीं कर रही है या
का नक़ली एनकाउंटर कर दिया जाए अपराधी को थर्ड डिग्री टॉर्चर/यातना देकर ज़बरन उसे बयान लिया जाए। असल में पुलिस ने पेशेवर तरीक़े से वैज्ञानिक जाँच तकनीक को जैसे CCTV
चाहिए। संविधान में हरेक अभियुक्त मौलिक अधिकार है कि उसे अपराध के स्वयं स्वीकार लिए बयान देने के लिए मजबूर नहीं किया जा सकता। अभियुक्त पर फॉरेंसिक तकनीकों जैसे लाई डि
सहमति के , एसे टेस्ट नहि कीए जा सकते।)

School value inculcation: Pakistan Authorities have confiscated copies of a school textbook in Punjab province for printing the
list of important personalities. Pakistan government is apparently unhappy with Malala over her comments regarding many is
perhaps to appease the hardliner political allies. Points to consider? When the government itself is hellbent to modify the scho
population will be full of intolerance and hatred towards liberal values, respect for women, respect for dissenting views. ( नोबेल
मामलों पर कु छ बयानों से पाकिस्तान के नेताओं तथा कट्टर वादियों को आपत्ति है। पाकिस्तान के पंजाब प्रांत में स्कू ल की किताबों में मलाला युसूफजई का नाम महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्तियों की सूची
वादियों का तुष्टिकरण करने के लिए स्कू ली किताबों/ इतिहास लेखन इत्यादि में छेड़-छाड़ भविष्य की पीढ़ी को कट्टरवादी बनाता है- और यह चीज़ सामाजिक सहिष्णुता, महिला सम्मान इत्यादि
Port: Jawaharlal Nehru Port or JNPT in Mumbai is facing problems of congestion. So, the Gujarat government has been plannin
address the problem of shipping infrastructure deficit in the region.
SCO vs Taliban: Shanghai cooperation Organisation: members = China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, P
states — Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia and Belarus. SCO position in Afghanistan 1) China-Russia did not oppose US intervention
America’s immediate goal of ousting al Qaeda. 2) Presently China and Russia happy with America humiliation in Afghanistan. 3
retreat from Afghanistan = negative security implications for China and Russia as well because Taliban may support the terror
have given verbal assurance that they will respect the borders and internal matters of the neighbouring countries but their pre
leaders not always in cordial terms with Pakistan, have some border disputes etc. So, enemies-enemy-is-my friend logic pe the
शंघाई सहयोग संस्थान के बड़े सदस्य चीन और रूस वैसे तो 2001 में अमरीका के अफ़ग़ानिस्तान आक्रमण से ख़ुश थे क्योंकि वे भी तालिबान का ख़ात्मा चाहते थे. किं तु जब 2021 में अ
चीन के लिए भविष्य में समस्या है क्योंकि उनके स्थानीय आतंकी समूह को तालिबान मदद कर सकता है।
Amartya Sen’s new book: “Home in the World". He won Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. He teaches at Harvard University.
Death: Dr Panayambally Krishnakutty Warrier – renowned Ayurveda practitioner from Kerala
Death: Cricketer Yashpal Sharma from 1983 World Cup. ( पूर्व क्रिके टर यशपाल शर्मा का निधन)
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open in February, the French Open in June. Finally won Wimbledon title for a sixth time in
विजेता जोकोविच]
Cow slaughter ban: A NEW Bill to protect cattle tabled in the Assam Legislative Assembly. It prohibits beef-trade in areas “pred
non beef-eating communities”, or “within a radius of 5 km of any temple or sattra (Vaishnavite monasteries). [ असम में नया गौ-हत्या
बिक्री पर प्रतिबंध। इसी प्रकार से मंदिर के पाँच किलोमीटर विस्तार में भी कत्लखाने/ गौ मांस बिक्री पर प्रतिबंध]

Population control: Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021, proposes that any citizen who “vio
contesting local bodies polls , applying for government jobs, getting promotion in government jobs, and even receiving govern
Uttar Pradesh has been falling to 2.7 in a decade, even before taking such coercive measures. 2) critics argue that coercive me
instigating political religious colors. 3) shortage of health infrastructure. Vasectomy/tubectomy conducted in unhygienic condi
आबादी नियंत्रण विधेयक जिसमें दो से अधिक बच्चों वाले नागरिकों को स्थानीय चुनाव नहीं लड़ने दिए जाएंगे, सरकारी नौकरी में भर्ती /बहाली /पदोन्नति में मनाई, सरकारी योजनाओं में सब्सि
किसी प्रकार की दंडात्मक कदमों के बावजूद भी उत्तर प्रदेश में धीरे धीरे आबादी नियंत्रण में आ रही है लेकिन अनावश्यक रूप से धार्मिक राजनीति खेलने के लिए इस प्रकार के कानूनों को

Small states demand: ‘Kongu Nadu’, the informal name for western part of the Tamilnadu. Although ‘Kongu Nadu’ is neither a
any region. It is a commonly used name for part of western Tamil Nadu. In Tamil literature, it was referred to as one of the five
mentions of ‘Kongu Nadu’ in Sangam literature as a separate territory. New political controversy / allegation that BJP may be t
We need not apply too much brain here unless you are a candidate from Tamil Nadu and going to appear for the UPSC intervie
शब्द प्रयोग होता है। यह अलग राज्य बनाने के मामले में राजनीतिक पक्षों में विवाद चल रहा है। हालाँकि इसमें बहूत दिमाग़ ख़र्च करने का फ़ायदा नहीं है सिवाय कि आप इस इलाक़े के निवा

Sedition: “criminal law, including anti-terror legislation, should not be misused for quelling dissent or for the harassment of citi
majoritarian institution to protect the rights of socio-economic minorities. While it is important that prisons are de-congested
hotspots for the virus, it is equally important to examine why prisons are congested in the first place. The criminal law, includi
quelling dissent or for the harassment of citizens,” - SUPREME COURT Judge Justice D Y Chandrachud ( भारतीय जेलों में अपराधियों की ज़्या
विषय यह भी है कि जेल में अपराधियों की संख्या इतनी ज़्यादा क्यूँ है? क्योंकि कई बार सरकार विरोधी आंदोलनकारियों को भी राजद्रोह के मामले में गिरफ़्तार करके जेल भरी जाती है। राज
ऐसी सब बातें सुप्रीम कोर्ट के न्यायाधीश चंद्र्चूड ने कही)

Speaker in Vidhan Sabha: MAHARASHTRA Legislative Assembly has been without a Speaker for most of this year. 2021: it conc
a Speaker. The Maharashtra Chief Minister has responded that A) election to the Speaker’s post would be held at an appropria
Article 93 for Lok Sabha and Article 178 for state Assemblies state that these Houses “shall, as soon as may be”, choose two of
But, Constitution and the Assembly rules do not specify a time-frame for filling a vacancy in the post of Speaker. [ महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा
दिया है कि संविधान में कोई समय सीमा तय नहीं है कि कब तक स्पीकर का स्थान भरा जाये।]
Deputy Speaker: The tradition for the post of the Deputy Speaker going to the Opposition party started during the term of Prim
years, Deputy Speaker position has been given to ruling party allies rather than to opposition party.[ प्रधानमंत्री मोरारजी देसाई के समय से
वर्तमान वर्षों में शासक पक्ष के साथी पक्षों को ये पद दिया जा रहा है।]
Guillain–Barré syndrome = rare neuro-logical disease. Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine can lead to an increased risk o
India Patient Zero - A 21-YEAR-OLD from Kerala's Thrissur district, who was India's first recorded case of Covid-19, has again te
Lesson? Corona antibodies are not permanent ( भारत में जिसे सबसे पहली बार कोरोना हुआ था वह के रल की लड़की को वापस कोरोना हो गया है क्योंकि उसने अ
Ultraviolet UV-C Disinfection Technology, developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). It is essentially
auditoriums, large conference rooms, class-rooms, malls etc. It will be installed in the Parliament building. ( पराबैंगनी किरणो द्वारा हवा को
में संसद भवन में लगाया जाएगा)
Indian female astronaut: Sirisha Bandla, vice president of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, became the third woman of Indian
and Sunita Williams — to fly to space. [ अवकाश यात्रा करने वाली तीसरी भारतीय महिला]

Space tourism / suborbital flight: Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and five others undertook a brief trip to the “edge of s
altitude of 85 km from Earth before returning. Such a trip is called a “suborbital flight”. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos also planned simil
allows space travellers to experience a few minutes of “weightlessness”. At Branson’s Virgin Galactic, around 600 people have
to $250,000 (Rs 1.86 crore).[अवकाश के छोर तक/ पृथ्वी से क़रीब 85 किलोमीटर के अंतर पर हवाईयात्रा को ‘उपकक्षीय यात्रा’ कहा जाता है। अरबपति रिचर्ड ब्रैनसन तथा जे
हैं।]
Robotics: Italian Companies using robots such as ABB2, Quantek2 etc for carving sculptures from Marbles.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said unpaid and matured fixed deposits should be offered savings bank rates. E.g.
accounts, while one year FD rates carry a rate of 5 per cent. This means an unclaimed matured one year fixed deposit will get
MSME Ministry announced inclusion of retail and wholesale trader under MSMEs definition. So now such 2.5 crore traders wil
RBI guidelines. खुदरा व्यापारी और थोक व्यापारियों को भी MSME की व्याख्या में गिना जाएगा ताकि उन्हें भी प्राथमिक क्षेत्र के ऋण मानक कोटे में लोन मिल सके

Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC): it will be a set of rules guidelines/protocols based on which e-commerce compan
on boarding sellers on the marketplace, how much commission to charge from sellers on the marketplace, product catalogue
handling etc. Commerce ministry’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) set up a committee to sug
monopolies” by amazon etc 2) protect the vendors and customers on marketplace platforms like Amazon. “ डिजिटल वाणिज्य के लिए
का पंजीकरण, विक्रे ताओं पर लगने वाली फ़ीस, वस्तुओं की क़ीमतें तथा वर्णन, ग्राहक सुरक्षा इत्यादि के लिए सरकार नियम बनाने जा रही है ताकि विक्रे ता और ग्राहक दोनों के हितों की रक्षा

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority allowed a one-time increase of 50% in the prices of three drugs — carbamazepine, r
availability. Excessive price control discourages the pharmaceutical companies from manufacturing the drug because they fee
economic survey had also found that sometimes government intervention in the free market causes more harm than benefit.
बिक्री मूल्य क़ानूनी रूप से तय कर करती थी किन्तु इसे फार्मास्युटिकल कं पनियों के मुनाफ़े पर असर होता था और कु छ बार दवाई बनाने वाली कम्पनियां उस दवाई का उत्पादन ही बंद क
इस NPPA संस्था ने तीन दवाइयों के दामों में 50 प्रतिशत दाम बढ़ोतरी की अनुमति दी है
Bengal Monitor Lizard under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India comes under Schedule 1 protected species . But illegal p
meat/oil can increase sexual power. बंगाल मॉनिटर छिपकली वन्यजीव संरक्षण अधिनियम क़ानून के अंतर्गत एक संरक्षित प्रजाति है।
TROPICAL STORM ELSA @Cuba.
GHG: EU plans to impose higher tax rate for polluting aviation fuels to meet a target to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions b
और ज़्यादा टैक्स लगाएगा यूरोपियन यूनियन ताकि वायु प्रदूषण, तथा जलवायु परिवर्तन से लड़ा जा सके
Climate change impact on USA: Few months back people died because of heavy snowfall and electricity outage (so they could
again people dying because of severe heat waves. If a developed nation such as USA unable to protect the lives one can only i
countries during the severe climatic events. ( अमेरिका में पहले शीत लहर में लोग मर गये और अब ग्रीष्म लहर में लोग मर रहे हैं)
GHG: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institute has developed an anti-methanogenic feed supplement, called ‘Ha
methane emissions by 17-20 per cent, but also results in higher milk production and bodyweight gain. 2) Methane is produced
stomachs, where the plant material they eat= gets fermented / broken down by microorganisms prior to further digestion and
leads to production of CO2 and hydrogen. These are used by archaea – microbes in the rumen to produce methane 4) animals
Harit Dhara feed acts by decreasing the population of protozoa microbes in the rumen. It is made up of Tropical plants contain
compounds – are known to suppress or remove protozoa from the rumen. 6) CATTLE, BUFFALOES, sheep and goats in India em
methane annually – a sizable proportion of the around 90 mt methane emitted by livestock across the world. This is a cause fo
potent greenhouse gas. जुगाली करने वाले जानवर की पाचन क्रिया से बोहोत ज़्यादा मिथेन गैस उत्सर्जित होता है. जिससे जलवायु परिवर्तन की समस्या और गंभीर बनती है. IC
पर पशुओं के पाचन क्रिया से मीथेन का उत्सर्जन कम होता है, और साथ ही साथ दूध उत्पादन में भी बढ़ोतरी होती है.

Naxalism: in Chhattisgarh, State government created Pota Cabin Schools (named so because they are made of pota or bamboo
because of the corona they went back to families and due to lack of Internet, E-learning is not accessible. 😰 Government is af
recruits Child soldiers/human shields for the Naxalite propaganda. As IAS/IPS how will you address this challenge? छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य
वापस परिवार के पास चले गए। वहाँ इंटरनेट की सुविधा नहीं तो पढ़ाई लिखाई कु छ हो नहीं रही। और नक्सलवादियों के समूह में वे जुड़ जाएंगे ऐसा डर है। IAS IPS के रूप में आप इसका

Journalistic ethics: Surendra Chakraborty was facing evication from rental home in Lucknow. Local journalist instigated him to
Vidhan Sabha so that matter will be sensationalise in news and he will get justice. Police arrested the journalist and Allahabad
because “journalist is not expected to dramatise a “sensational and horrifying incident” and create news by putting the life of
the anticipated or sudden events happening in the society and brings them to the information of all the people through variou
same time he should not become an instigator or remain silent spectator when human life is in danger. लखनऊ में एक किरायेदार को घ
सामने आत्मदाह करो मैं TV पर दिखाऊं गा और फिर तुम्हें इंसाफ़ मिलेगा। पुलिस ने पत्रकार को गिरफ़्तार किया पर हाईकोर्ट ने भी उस पत्रकार को ज़मानत देने से इनकार किया है कि तुमने

Greed at the cost of human life: POLICE arrested nine people from Uttar Pradesh for supplying chalk powder in place of parace
of Diu-Daman. Previously to scamsters in Uttar Pradesh have been found preparing synthetic milk from urea. The problem of m
prevented if adulteration of medicines and food products continue unabatedly. उत्तर प्रदेश के मिलावटखोर गिरफ़्तार क्योंकि वे की दवाई की जगह
जीत सकते यदि दवाई और खाद्य पदार्थों में ऐसी मिलावटखोरी अनियंत्रित रूप से चलती रहे। यानी कि मानव विकास में बाधाए सरकारी योजना के भ्रष्टाचार और सब्सिडी ग़बन से तो आती
डालती है।

Civil service Values / neutrality / bias: In the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)-the chairperson
Central or State governments or any company in the insurance sector for a period of two years after tenure. However Indian e
joined insurance company boards. This type of relationship and post retirement perks are a matter of concern because then th
insurance companies with soft glove approach hoping for post-retirement job opportunities. नियमों के हिसाब से बीमा क्षेत्र नियंत्रक IRDAI के
सरकार या बीमा कं पनियों में नौकरी नहीं स्वीकार करनी चाहिए किन्तु कु छ ऐसा कर रहे हैं। अगर इस प्रणाली को नज़रअंदाज़ किया गया तो डर है कि भविष्य में बीमा नियंत्रक के उच्च अफ़स
बीमा कं पनियों के साथ पेश नहीं आएंगे उन बीमा कं पनियों को नियमों का उल्लंघन करने देंगे।

Civil service anonymity: HOME MINISTER Amit Shah advised Indian Police Service probationers to avoid social media and not c
urge to seek publicity hinders work... Although it is difficult to stay away from social media in the present times, police officers
सिविल सेवाओं की अनामिता- “एक अफ़सर ने अख़बार या सोशल मीडिया में वाहवाही लूटने की चाहत के बिना पर्दे के पीछे काम करना चाहिए।“ एसी गृह मंत्री ने नई IPS अफ़सरों को सला
Civil service neutrality: ENFORCEMENT Directorate has claimed former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh had “a role
He held informal meetings and prepared an “unofficial list”. When the minister starts transferring police officers based on favo
police officer to work in an honest and impartial manner. प्रवर्तन निदेशालय ने पाया कि महाराष्ट्र के भूतपूर्व गृह मंत्री ने पुलिस अफ़सरों के साथ गुप्त वार्तालाप के
भतीजावाद के आधार पर पुलिस के तबादले किए जाए तो फिर भी वे ईमानदारी और बिना पक्षपात के काम करेंगे ऐसा मानना मुश्किल।
International ethics: US and the EU have accused China of committing genocide against Uighurs Muslims in Xinjiang. However
country accepts the “Chinese version” of events regarding the Uighurs (i.e. China has not committed any genocide or human r
skill development” of the Muslims). Points to consider: 1) Pakistan authorities repeatedly accused India for alleged atrocities a
of funding/ money/ loans from China, the Pakistani Prime Minister has chosen to turn blind eye to the plight of minorities in C
choose to become vocal or mute under human rights violations in Myanmar, Tibet, Syria, SriLanka, Crimea, Iraq etc. 3) Thus, in
rights” is driven less by the actual compassion for weaker section and more so depending on how it is suiting the strategic inte
हैं कि वो अल्पसंख्यक मुसलमान वो का जीन जियांग प्रांत में शोषण करते हैं मानवाधिकारों का उल्लंघन करते हैं किन्तु पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा है कि “ हम पश्चिमी देशों की इन बातो
करते हैं।” (क्योंकि पाकिस्तान को चीन से पैसों की मदद चाहिए) यानी कि अंतरराष्ट्रीय रिश्तों में मानवाधिकार की बात वास्तव में लोगों के प्रति करुणा से नहीं, किन्तु अन्य देश के साथ अच्
रही है।

Drug Addiction: American athlete Richardson started smoking weed to forget the pain of her grandmother’s death. She failed
She is trying to justify herself on twitter, “I am human. news of my grandmother’s death, put me in a ‘state of emotional panic
in some states of USA marijuana weed legalised as a recreational drug. 2) weed smoking weed is shown to be a normal funny
in USA. Tech Entrepreneurs like Elon Musk also glorify it by smoking weed in live-web programs. 3) When American Society is
youngsters will fall prey to drug addiction. 4) there are many healthy ways to cope up with the death of a loved one- including
philosophical books etc. 5) Yet person with weak willpower/weak-character look out for excuses to use alcohol and drugs sayi
in business/ sharemarket/PubG, so it is normal for me to take alcohol and drugs because I am just a human." “ मेरी दादी मर गई उसके
ओलंपिक मेडिकल डोपिंग टेस्ट में मुझे बर्खास्त किया गया है, किं तु मैं के वल एक मनुष्य ही हूँ इसलिए मुझसे ये गलती हुई है”- ऐसी चिकनी चुपड़ी सफ़ाई अमेरिका की एक महिला खिलाड़ी
गांजा फूं कना अमेरिकी फ़िल्मों में एक सामान्य वस्तु के रूप में दिखाया जाता है। इलोंन मस्क जैसे मशहूर उधोगपति भी खुद के गंजेड़ी होने पर गौरवान्वित महसूस करते हैं और इसका महिमा
तो नशेड़ी बनना आम बात है. किसी प्रियजन के निधन का दुःख/शोक स्वस्थ-रूप से मनाने के कई तरीक़े हैं जैसे प्रार्थना, प्रभु भक्ति, समाज सेवा, ध्यान चिंतन, मनन, पठन इत्यादि। किन्तु
इसलिए मैं दुखी हूँ इसलिए मैं नशा करूँ गा" इस प्रकार के तरीक़े के वल कमज़ोर इच्छाशक्ति और कमज़ोर चरित्र के लोग ही इस्तेमाल करते हैं। 

Compassion for the weaker section: Malaysia- white flag campaign #benderaputih campaign. Rising number of suicides becau
Social media celebrities/ activists urged distressed persons to hoist a white flag on their window, to signal they needed immed
embarrassed.” Then volunteers will go to their house to provide food and other necessities. ग़रीब/कमज़ोर वर्ग के लिए अनुकं पा: मलेशिया में को
की। तो सोशल मीडिया में ऐसी मुहिम चली - ज़रूरत मंद व्यक्ति अपने घर की खिड़की पर सफ़े द कपड़ा यह झंडा लगा दें कि “मुझे मदद की आवश्यकता है”, तो फिर अलग अलग सेवाभावी
“Phuket sandbox” programme= foreign tourist in Thailand’s Phuket island will be allowed to roam the entire island, instead of
विश्व भर में स्थल के रूप में याद रखना है तो
Taal volcano: Philippines: one of the world’s smallest active volcanoes. ज्वालामुखी
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair (1957-1934), a Madras High Court lawyer and judge best known for a courtroom battle he fought in
Michael O’Dwyer, Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Karan Johar making biopic mo
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Taliban capture more districts after the withdrawal of American troops. UPSC Mains-2021 exam is scheduled in Ja
developments will occur. So, we need not do Ball-by-ball commentary at the present time.

Drones as security challenge 1) 2020: Irani General assassinated by US drone attack, Houthi Rebels attached oil-fields of Saudi
drones for smuggling weapons, ammunition and narcotic drugs on Indian border. 3) 2021-June: Drone used for improvised exp
Types of drones: 1) Quadhexacopter drones can carry payloads over 15 kg. so much explosives can cause extensive damage. 2
surveillanceSolution? 1) Shoot down the drones with rifles. but it is easier said than done. Requires expert marksmanship, and
during night. 2) DRDO anti-drone system (2019) has has capabilities for hardkill (destroying a drone with lasers) and softkill (ja
आक्रमण: 2020 में ईरान के जनरल कि ड्रोन आक्रमण में हत्या तथा सऊदी अरब के कच्चे तेल की खदानों पर हमला. 2021 मैं जम्मू में भारतीय वायु सेना के ठिकाने पर ड्रोन से हमला.
PAKISTAN Army has formally inducted the first batch of the China-made VT-4 battle tanks into its armoury. चीनी टैंक/बख्तर-गाड़ियां पा
General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff, described the Air Force as a “support arm” but IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bh
जनरल बिपिन रावत ने कहा कि वायुसेना वो सिर्फ़ एक “सहायक अंग” है, जिस पर वायु सेना के चीफ़ मार्शल ने असहमति जतायी कि वायुसेना की अपनी एक बहुत बड़ी प्रमुख भूमिका है
US Child Soldiers Prevention Act requires publication in the annual list of foreign governments that have recruited or used chil
Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yeme
equipments to such nations. अमरीका का बाल सैनिक प्रतिबंध क़ानून जिसके अंतर्गत यदि कोई देश की सरकार ‘बाल सैनिकों’ का उपयोग करती है तो अमरीकी सरकार उसे
भी सूची में आ गया है।
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Pak accuses India of carrying out blast near home of Jamaat-udDawa chief Hafiz Saeed as “Indiasponsored terroris
important for the scope of exam

“Tit-for-Tat/Vaccine imperialism/ racial prejudice”: European Union (EU) Digital Covid Certificate framework (Vaccine passport
approved by the EU—Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Janssen. Then he will be allowed to move freely. Indian vaccines such
Indian government threatened that European nationals’ firangi vaccine certificates will not be accepted while allowing them e
arrogance of European union ⏬ and then they agreed to accept Indian vaccines in the passport list. यूरोपियन यूनियन भारत द्वारा बनायी ग
भारत सरकार ने भी अनौपचारिक रूप से धमकी दी कि फिरंगी वैक्सीन लिए यूरोपीय लोगों को भारत में प्रवेश नहीं देंगे। तो अब यूरोपियन यूनियन की हेकड़ी/घमंड चला गया है और अब वो

India-Turkey relations: 1) Turkey had joined the NATO military mission in Afghanistan but Turkey avoided any combat role. It c
police forces. 2) Turkey’s good relations with both Afghanistan and Pakistan have also given space for Turkey to present itself
3) Turkey’s Islamist internationalism under Recep Tayyip Erdogan has led to Turkey’s deeper alliance with Pakistan= India not
like the Muslim Brotherhood that seek to overthrow moderate governments in the Middle East. India is having good relations
exercise with Greece in the Mediterranean to give little indirect warning to Turkey ki “tum limit raho otherwise we can also co
सैनिक भेजे किन्तु वे तालिबान से सीधी लड़ाई नहीं करते तुर्की सैनिक के वल अफ़ग़ानी सैनिकों को प्रशिक्षण तालीम देते। तुर्की पाकिस्तान तथा अफ़ग़ानिस्तान के बीच मध्यस्थ की भूमिका भी
मैत्रीपूर्ण रिश्तों से भारत ख़ुश नहीं है। भारतीय नौसेना ने ग्रीस के साथ नौसेना युद्धाभ्यास किया ताकि तुर्की को पता चले कि उसके पड़ोस में भारत भी आ सकता है यदि वह (तुर्की) भारत के
को ही नमस्कार करते हैं गुलाब का फू ल देके हदय परिवर्तन नहीं हो सकता
Imperialism: Canada- 1,000 unmarked graves of children found at former Catholic Church schools during the colonial times. Pe
genocide/ sexual abuse etc. Dave also called for cancelling the Canada Day celebrations. Canada tries to present a very moder
there are dirty skeletons in its cupboard as well. ( कनाडा में 1000 से ज़्यादा मूलनिवासी बच्चों की क़ब्र पाई गई। क्या उपनिवेशीकरण वाले अंग्रेजों के ज़माने में उन
रहे हैं। अंतरराष्ट्रीय रिश्तों में Canada काफ़ी शांतिप्रिय होने का दिखावा तो करता है किन्तु उसका भी भूतकाल मलीन है.)
Death: Delia ‘Didi’ Contractor —self-taught architect, associated with Himachal Pradesh
Sania Mirza- only Indian woman tennis player to participate in four Olympics.
Olympic: Indian flag bearers for the opening ceremony- 1) Boxer M C Mary Kom and mens hockey team skipper Manpreet Sing
Vaccine compulsion: Manipur state government had prohibited unvaccinated people from going out of their homes. Vaccinate
purchasing groceries etc. GAUHATI High Court has termed this as "unreasonable", "arbitrary" । टीकाकरण अनिवार्यता/जबरन टीकाकरण: मणिपु
बाहर नहीं निकल सकता” हाईकोर्ट ने इसे अतार्कि क बताया है।

Small states political instability: Uttarakhand CM Rawat resigns. Pushkar Singh Dhami on was sworn in as 11th Chief Minister o
in jut last four months! Frequent change in the chief minister hampers the public administration development administration
experts kept saying smaller the state=better the administration. उत्तराखंड में पिछले चार महीनों में तीसरा मुख्यमंत्री बदला गया इस प्रकार की राजनीतिक अ
एक ज़माने में कु छ विशेषज्ञ बड़े राज्यों को छोटे छोटे राज्यों में बाँट देना चाहिए ताकि प्रशासन अच्छे से काम कर सके किन्तु उत्तराखंड की राजनीतिक अस्थिरता उनकी इस थियरी को ग़ल
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ 1) Death of Father Stan Swamy in judicial 2) Congress party toolkit case pe daily 500 jaat ke columns
ICT Technology and demographic dividend: PM Modi said, “This decade will be India’s ‘techade’. Data and demographic divide
द्वारा एक और जुमला- वर्तमान दशक ‘डेके ड’ भारत के लिए ‘टेके ड’ साबित होगा 
Zydus Cadila company’s ZyCov-D = world’s first DNA COVID vaccine. It is a vaccine that uses a genetically engineered, non-repl
a ‘plasmid’. 2) Vaccination gives the code to cells in the recipient’s body, so they can begin making the spike protein. 3) will be
between each pair of shots. 4) No needle is used — instead, a spring-powered device delivers the shot as a narrow, precise str
DNA तकनीक पर आधारित विश्व की सबसे पहली कोरोना वैक्सीन बनायी गई इसे इंजेक्शन से नहीं लेकिन स्प्रिंग आधारित ख़ास साधन से दिया जाएगा
DiDi App: Chinese app similar to Uber taxi hiring. Chinese government suspends Didi app downloads over personal data violati
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El-Salvador: Legal tenders 1) US Dollars. 2) Additionally, Bitcoin (from 2021). Thus, El-Salvador became 1st nation in the world
features 1) US Dollar will continue as legal tender. So, it's not compulsory to use Bitcoin only. 2) Buying-selling, tax payment m
rate between bitcoin and US dollar will be decided by market forces. 4) foreign investors bringing bitcoins to E-Salvador will be
etc. Why El-Salvador allowed Bitcoin? 1) billions of dollars as inward-remittance but Banking penetration is poor. So, Bitcoin ca
corruption and economic slowdown. So President wants to attract the foreign investors by giving Bitcoin lollipop. so, Some evi
stored in Bitcoin, may get attracted by this proposal for money laundering / tax avoidance in parent country. 3) Their presiden
Supreme Court / Opposition Parties so in order to divert the media-attention from that political-drama, this bitcoin-drama is b
are not preparing for EAS/EPS/EPSC. We're preparing for IAS/IPS/UPSC. अल-साल्वाडोर नामक देश में दो वैधानिक निविदा हैं अमेरिकी डॉलर या बिटकोईं
बिटकॉइन का इस्तेमाल ख़रीदारी में तथा कर भुगतान में हो सके गा। बिटकॉइन तथा अमेरिकी डॉलर के बीच मुद्रा विनिमय दर बाज़ार शक्तियाँ तय करेगी। विदेशी निवेशक यदि बीटकोईंन के स्
रियायतें/छू ट/माफ़ी दी जाएगी। अल-साल्वाडोर ये तमाशा क्यों कर रहा है उसके कारण मैंने अंग्रेज़ी में लिखें हिंदी अनुवाद में करूँ गा नहीं क्योंकि परीक्षा के लिए वो पंचात काम की नहि, फ़ाल
ख़राब आदतों के चलते बार बार वे UPSC में असफल भी हो रहे है।
⚾️📻⚾️✋IDBI Bank privatisation: Present ownership: LIC 49% Union Government: 45% now union government in process of s
हिस्सेदारी को बेच देगी।
⚾️📻⚾️✋SEBI ruling on PNB Housing Finance company investment by Carlyle

Countercyclical Fiscal policy: basically requires government of India to spend more money during the economic slowdown per
solutions from columns 1) Confederation of Indian industries (CII): suggestsRBI to “expand its balance-sheet. In simpler words
print Rs 3 lakh crore worth of new cash and give it to the government to spend. 😢Printing money can lead to inflation. India a
companies should compress ‘pay-ratios’ e.g. if the difference between factory worker vs CEO salary is 1:23x then perhaps com
reduce the salary of the top officials and use that money to give more salary to the workers. 🤩 this will not require RBI to print
to borrow more money. 3) Impose Wealth Tax on rich people. 😢But it is difficult to collect and people tend to hide/undervalu
when property/shares received from dead person to beneficiaries / nominees / sons-daughters. Previously there was estate d
er, Technology was not available to continuously monitor property and dead persons. But in 2021- with the linking of Aadhaar
demat account = IT’S possible. प्रति चक्रीय राजकोषीय नीति में ये कहा जाता है कि मंदी के दौरान सरकार ने ज़्यादा पैसा ख़र्च करना चाहिए ताकि लोगों को रोज़गार मिले. हा
रिज़र्व बैंक को कहा जाए दे दनादन नोट छाप कर दिया तो लेकिन उसे मुद्रास्फीति महँगाई बढ़ सकती है 2) निजी कं पनियों में CEO और फ़ै क्ट्री के मज़दूर के वेतन के बीच का अंतर कम
तनख़्वाह में थोड़ी बढ़ोतरी हो, तो अपने आप मज़दूर पहले से ज़्यादा ख़रीदारी शुरु करेंगे और अर्थतंत्र पटरी पर आ जाएगा [3) जब वारिसों को अपने बाप दादाओं से ज़मीन,शेयर जेसी संप

Corona 4-lakh ex gratia dedo Yojana not possible? Disaster Management Act’s Section 12: requires National disaster managem
of relief to person affected in a disaster. Home Ministry has notified Corona as a disaster. So, PIL in SC asking Govt to pay ₹4 la
Nearly 4 lakh dead x ₹4 lakh each = approx. 16kcr required. Which is is the beyond the fiscal capacity/ fiscal affordability of un
case in Supreme Court. Even if such money is given from the disaster management funds then there will be no money left for
12 में ये लिखा है कि राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण ने आपदा से प्रभावित लोगों के लिए न्यूनतम सहायता घोषित करनी होगी। गृह -मंत्रालय पहले ही कोरोना महामारी को आपदा घोषित
कोरोना में मरे सभी लोगों के परिजनों को ४- लाख रुपया दिए जाए, हालाँकि सरकार के लिए लाखों परिवारों को देने के लिए इतनी मोटी राशि जमा करना असंभव है।
Deficit indicators: RBI proposes 1) RD-GDF (revenue deficit in the gross fiscal deficit) should not be more than 40% (Union+Sta
outlay (RECO) shouldnot be more than 5. [3)Design Quantifiable Metrics For Quality Of Public Expenditure to check how much
although for for GS it is less important. For PubAd/Economics Optional=you may think further. बजट घाटे नियंत्रण के बारे में रिज़र्व बैंक ने कु छ
लोक प्रशासन/ अर्थशास्त्र वैकल्पिक विषय के लिए सोच सकते हैं
⚾️📻⚾️✋ foreign investors in the start-up Devas Multimedia file a case in American court to attach/auction Air-India aeroplan
damages because ISRO’s Antrix Company’s mismanagement of 2005 satellite deal.
PSU inefficiency: IndianExpress files RTI to reveal that in many public sector undertakings- the board members happen to be p
in the good relationship with BJP. Difficult to expect efficiency in government companies when board of directors are appointe
सूचना अधिकार से मालूम हुआ कि ज़्यादातर सरकारी निगमों में बोर्ड ऑफ़ डायरेक्टर की सदस्य के रूप में भाजपा के नेता या एसे निवृत्त आइएएस अफ़सर नियुक्त हैं जो की सत्ता पक्ष के च
आश्रय के स्वरूप में ये पद बाँटे जाएं तो सरकारी कम्पनियों में पेशेवर तरीक़े से कार्य/मुनाफ़े की उम्मिद मुश्किल
⚾️📻⚾️✋Draft e-commerce rules under the Consumer Protection Act- why e-commerce companies are unhappy? Ans. Our m
matter develop further then we will do PHD. 2) COMMERCE MINISTER Piyush Goyal accused Amazon and Walmart of arroganc
predatory pricing practices. इस मामले को ज़रा और आगे बढ़ने दो फिर पढ़ेंगे।
Inflation in edible oil: Government reduced customs duty on imported palm oil to 10 per cent, which will help bring down the
is not going to help because of high demand by customers and profiteering by sellers. आयात होने वाले पाम ऑयल पर सरकार ने सीमा शुल्क क
आलोचकों का मानना है कि व्यापारियों की मुनाफ़ाख़ोरी तथा ग्राहकों की बढ़ती माँग के चलते खाद्य तेलों में महँगाई को क़ाबू में नहीं हो सकती।
International MSMEs Day observed globally on 27th June every year since 2017, to raise public awareness on the contribution
global economy. अंतरराष्ट्रीय लघु उद्यम दिवस
⚾️📻⚾️✋Competition Commission of India (CCI) case about, Google vs TV manufacturers. Google’s Television App Distribution
install an entire suite of Google applications on their devices and not just any single application= unfair condition, harms the c
कं पनी tv निर्माता कं पनियों पर कु छ बदमाशियां कर रही है जिसकी पंचात हमारे लिए काम की नहीं है आगे बढ़ो.
Tamil Nadu government Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister: Members 1) Raghuram Rajan 2) Nobel laureate Esth
Subramanian, 4) economist Jean Dreze
⚾️📻⚾️✋Department of Telecommunications (DoT) eased norms for other service providers (OSP), such as voice-based busin
have to submit less number of documents to the department regarding their server location, Data management etc. Because
Coronavirus so it is not possible for such BPO companies to regularly submit all the data and accounts. BPO कं पनी चलाने वालों ने दूरसं
के चलते उसमें रियायतें.
Bharatnet/National Optical Fibre Network: it was launched in 2011 to provide broadband connectivity to to all 2.5 lakh gram p
target is not yet achieved by Govt companies. So now Niti Aayog has proposed to opt for public private partnership (PPP) mod
भारत ने प्रोजेक्ट के अंतर्गत भारत के ढाई लाख ग्राम पंचायतों तक ब्रॉडबैंड इंटरनेट पहुँचाने का कार्यक्रम 2011 से शुरू तो हुआ, लेकिन अभी तक लक्ष्य हासिल नहीं हो पाए। इसलिए नीति
इसको आगे बढ़ाया जाए।

Electric vehicle updates 1) FAME scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) by Ministry of Heavy Indust
till March 31, 2024. More information about this scheme available in Win20 series lecture 2) GERMAN CARMAKER Volkswagen
by 2035 as it shifts to electric vehicles. बिजली द्वारा संचालित वाहनों को प्रोत्साहन देने के लिए फ़े म-योजना की अवधि को सरकार ने दो साल के लिए बढ़ाया है।
Urbanisation:-Ranking: Data Maturity Assessment Framework by MOHUA (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs). Ranking for
governance through big data analytics. Latest Ranking #1: Gujarat's Surat, #2: Maharashtra’s Pimpri Chinchwad, #3: MP’s Bhop
है कि कौन से शहर की नगरपालिका डेटा द्वारा सुशासन ला रही है?

E-learning Cross-subsidization: Corona→ online education ⏫→ many private sector companies are selling digital content / pow
charge 30,000-40,000 per child per year from parents/school. So, Gujarat government has formed Gujarat Education Technolo
to pvt schools & use the such profit for ‘cross subsidisation’ providing the same content free to government schools. रेलवे में तो क्रॉ
जाता है ताकि गरीबों को टिकटें सस्ती दी जा सके और रेलवे के नुक़सान की भरपाई हो। गुजरात राज्य सरकार की एक सरकारी कम्पनी इ-लर्निंग के पावर पॉइंट, वीडियो, माक-टेस्ट सीरीज़
सारा पढ़ाई का माल सरकारी स्कू लों में मुफ़्त में बाँटा जाएगा।

One Nation, One Ration Card (ONORC) system: generally ration card is made in the name of a family and it is location specific.
Mumbai he cannot use it for buying cheap grains at Lucknow. ONORC aims to provide inter-state and intra- state portability of
security act (NFSA) entitlement. It functions using two portals: 1) Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PD
which host all the relevant data. ONORC was launched in 2019. But Four states are yet to join the scheme — Assam, Chhattisg
1) Ordered read governments to implement this by a deadline July 31 2) Ordered Union Govt to create a national database of
स्थानधारित होती है, यानी मुंबई में बनाया गया राशन कार्ड लखनऊ में सस्ता अनाज ख़रीदने के लिए इस्तेमाल नहीं कर सकते। एक राष्ट्र एक राशन कार्ड प्रणाली की जहाँ प्रवासी मज़दूर को
तो नाराज़ सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने उन्हें 31 जुलाई तक का समय दिया है।
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant (IAS) given one-year extension till June 2022
Communication / Vaccine compulsion: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was frustrated with people refusing to va
inject the vaccine in their butt himself. 🤔 points to consider: while the frustration of the President is understandable, but the
person sitting in such a high position. Otherwise such high-handed obscene language also influences the lower staff to speak a
centric responsive administration harmed ⏬😢. फिलीपींस के राष्ट्रपति को कोरोना टीकाकरण न लेनेवाले देशवासियों से इतने परेशान हो गए हैं कि उन्होंने आवेश में
उसकी ### (स्थानविशेष/तशरीफ़) में खुद में इंजेक्शन भोंक दूँगा”। संवैधानिक पद पर आसीन व्यक्ति को इस प्रकार की भाषा शोभा नहीं देती। जब राष्ट्रपति/मंत्री ख़ुद ऐसी अभद्र भाषा का
बदतमीज़ी से पेश आते हैं, और अंत में लोकभिमुख प्रशासन को नुक़सान होता है।
‘Peter Pan Syndrome’= people who do not want unable to grow up & responsibilities. people with the body of an adult but the
considered a psychopathology. However, an increasingly larger number of adults are presenting emotionally immature behavi
about MAN raping/refusing to marry girlfriend & he is using this as defense ke “I suffer from Peter Pan syndrome I am unable
जहाँ व्यक्ति वयस्क होने पर भी वयस्क को जैसे ज़िम्मेदारी लेने से बचता है। उसके लिए हर चीज़ नाबालिग को जैसा एक खेल बराबर है।
Gender Bias: Japan constitution: requires that after marriage couples should take only one surname (either of husband or of w
husband, due to social pressure. PIL in Japanese Supreme Court but Supreme Court says the Constitution is valid. जापानी संविधान के
ही रखना होगा, “ऐश्वर्या राय बच्चन” नहि लिखवा सकते, या तो ऐश्वर्या राय लिखो, या ऐश्वर्या बच्चन। सामान्य रूप से सामाजिक दबाव के चलते जापानी महिलाएँ पति का सरनेम अपना लेती
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने भी कहा संविधान में जो लिखा है वही बराबर है।
Mission Karmayogi: Ministry of personnel new initiative for training of civil servants. Infosys ex-CEO S D Shibu Lal appointed as
सरकारी कर्मियों को सुशासन के लिए तालीम दी जाएगी

Corruption: GOA Lokayukta sent report to Governor Koshyari that CM Pramod Sawant’s government refused to act on Lokayu
minister Madkaikar for disproportionate assets. 🤔 Points to consider: 1) if the recommendations of Lokpal/ Lokayukta not acte
combat against corruption. 2) if such attitude continues then the office of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will become paper tiger/white ele
सिफ़ारिश राज्य सरकारों की थी लेकिन राज्य सरकार ने कोई क़दम नहीं उठाया इससे यह डर लगता है कि लोकायुक्त के वल एक काग़ज़ी शेर बनके ना रह जाए।

Civil Service values- Bureaucratic apathy: Major Raman Dada martyred while combating terrorist. Punjab government announ
state government condition this allowance will continue IF 1) as long as she doesn’t remarry 2) sif he marries brother of the de
not the brother of the dead Major, then allowance will stop. Social media outcry→ Punjab government says we will undo this
मासिक भत्ता देती है, बशर्त की विधवा पुनर्विवाह न करे, यदि पुनर्विवाह करे, तो भी के वल मृत पति के भाई के साथ ही विवाह करे। सोशल मीडिया ने इसकी आलोचना के बाद राज्य सरकार

Power of IAS in ecological conservation: Gujarat’s DANG district has dense forest / jungle cover. Tourists engage in 1) fishing in
waterfalls. Solution? Indian penal code (IPC) Section 188: collector issued notification prohibiting the tourist from engaging in
पर्यटकों द्वारा मछली पकड़ना, नदीयो के पास सेल्फ़ी लेते लेते डू ब कर मर जाना इत्यादि समस्याओं को देखते हुए ज़िला कलेक्टर द्वारा IPC धारा १८८ के तहत प्रतिबंध-आदेश जारी किया

Attitude formation - role of advertisements: 1 in every 3 British primary school children as overweight. So, Britain will ban junk
सकारात्मक या नकारात्मक दृष्टिकोण बनाने में विज्ञापनों की भूमिका अहम होती है। पाया गया कि ब्रिटिश प्राथमिक विद्यालयों में हर तीन में से एक बच्चा मोटापे से पीड़ित है इसलिए दिन में फ़ा
Attitude towards women: Dowry deaths in Kerala ⏫: 1) Social Values: Girls’ families also take pride in their ability to get their
economic status meets up to their expectations, even if it leads them into a debt trap in giving large dowry. 2) Men proudly bo
dowry they managed to extract from bride. So, it’s a matter of pride for them. 3) Labour force participation rate of women ⏬
family decision making is very limited compared to husband. 4) within the marriage market higher demand for female-teacher
career growth opportunities so groom family prefer female-teacher-bride who is more likely to be an ‘obedient wife’= cause o
takeup B.Ed type courses. 3) Kerala reported Over 50 dowry deaths in the past five years, as per police data. But critiques argu
since families and policemen prefer to negotiate a resolution outside the law. 4) Kerala Vidhan Sabha has less than 10% seats
शिक्षा-स्वास्थ्य में तो काफ़ी आगे है, किन्तु दहेज़ के मामलों में महिलाओं की मृत्यु बढ़ रही है- जिस पर आज कल बहुत सारे कॉलम लिखे गए। कु ल मिलाकर-बेटी के परिजन ख़ुद होशियारी
उन्हें कर्ज़ लेना पड़े! दूल्हे राजा भी अपने रिश्तेदार और सहकर्मियों के सामने दम भर की कहते हैं कि उन्होंने कितना ज़्यादा दहेज लिया यानी कि के रल के समाज में दहेज को दूषण नहीं कि
दर कम हो रहा है यदि वे नौकरी करती भी हूँ तो भी घर के मामलों में पति का ही दबदबा रहता है। हाल के वर्षों में के रल के शादी बाज़ार में शिक्षिकाओं की माँग ज़्यादा है, क्योंकि उनकी नौ
पति और ससुरालवालों के सामने हमेशा आज्ञाकित भूमिका में रहेगी ऐसा माना जाता है। इस चक्कर में बेटियों की माँ बाप ज़बरन बीएड का कोर्स करवाते है, और बेटियां अन्य किसी क्षेत्र में नौ
वर्षों में मात्र 50 महिलाओं की ही दहेज के मामलों में मोत हुई, किं तु आलोचकों का मानना है कि वास्तव में कई सारे मामले कोर्ट और पुलिस थाने के बाहर ही दबा दिए जाते हैं। के रल के वि
के ख़िलाफ़ कोई सख़्त क़ानून बने इसकी अपेक्षा मुश्किल
Quote: “the best judge is one who is less known and seen in the media”- CHIEF JUSTICE of India NV Ramana । सर्वश्रेष्ठ न्यायाधीश वही है
Terror finance: Pak minister admits “When PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf) came to power, Pakistan had already gone into the F
terror funding.” – As of July-2021 Pakistan continues to be in the grey list. पाकिस्तान के मंत्री ने एक इंटरव्यू में ख़ुद कहा इमरान ख़ान की सरकार आने
चक्कर में हम लोग FATF की ग्रे-लिस्ट में है।
Soft power = ability to persuade other nations without using military force or economic sanctions. Soft power is acquired throu
connect, cultural and political influence. Soft power is difficult to measure. According to an international research the soft pow
शक्ति यानी बिना सेना बल या आर्थिक प्रतिबंध का उपयोग किए अन्य देशों को अपनी बातों के लिए मनाना। चलचित्र खेल कू द लोगों से लोगों का सम्पर्क सांस्कृ तिक और राजनैतिक प्रभाव के
गया है कि चीन की नरम शक्ति भारत से काफ़ी अधिक है।

Middle East updates 1) Historic visit of EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Iraq (Baghdad). Egypt Iraq relationship had s
Kuwait in 1990. 2) Iran refuses to give images from nuclear sites to IAEA, saying IAEA-monitoring agreement’s date has expired

Diplomacy: party-to-party diplomacy: CHINESE Communist Party (CCP) sends letters/agreements/pamphlets to 400 political pa
campaigning is 1) Chinese model is great 2) one belt one Road policy is not bad 3) Western media as propaganda against China
financial funding to such politicians / social media influencers to create a pro-China narrative across the world. राजनीतिक पक्ष से पक्ष
राजनीतिक पक्षों को पत्र व्यवहार द्वारा सूचित किया जाता है की कै से चीन का मॉडल महान है तथा पश्चिमी मीडिया द्वारा चीन के ख़िलाफ़ ग़लत ख़बरों को फै लाया जा रहा है। कई बार चीनी
व्यक्तियों को रिश्वत देकर भी चीन की तरफ़दारी करवाता है। इस प्रकार से विश्व में चीन के पक्ष में माहौल बनाने की कोशिश।
G-20 summit 2021 @Italy in October. 2022@India. G- 20 member countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Fra
Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Uni
होगी। वैसे तो ये हम पहले भी पढ़ चुके हैं लेकिन बार बार पुनरावर्तन करने से याद रखने में सुविधा रहेती है।
UNITED NATIONS peace- keeping missions: Nations unable to agree for the $6 billion budget to Corona led financial constraint
shut down in Africa and the Middle East. अफ़्रीका मध्यपूर्व तथा अन्य इलाक़े जहाँ गृह युद्ध/ नरसंहार हो रहा है, संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा शांति सेना भेजी जाती है। लेकिन कोरोना
लिए पैसा नहीं दे पा रहे।
Jamshedji Tata = biggest philanthropist globally in the last century by donating $102 billion- in “top-50 givers “list by says Huru
के महानतम दानवीर थे
Cricket : New Zealand defeated India to become World Test champions. Venue: England. क्रिके ट विश्व टेस्ट मैच में न्यूज़ीलैंड ने भारत को हराया
एसा ही UPSC देने वाली कई बाबू-शोनो में भी पाया जाता है बिना परीक्षा के लिए ख़ुद को कलेक्टर समजकर हवा में उड़ते रहेते हैं, फिर असफल होने पर अपनी गलती का विश्लेषण करने
चलाने का यही फ़ायदा है मुझे जो बकवास करनी हो मैं कर सकता हूँ।
Death: John David McAfee, the founder of the antivirus software died in a prison in Spain. He was a fugitive in USA for tax frau

Chess: Indian-origin American Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest-ever chess Grandmaster in the world. शतरंज का सबसे
ISSF Shooting World Cup at Osijek: Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Rahi Sarnobat claimed the bronze medal in the
एयर-पिस्टल निशानेबाज़ी में कांस्य पदक मिला
Cricket: T20 World Cup venue UAE. Final Match in November।
America’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (DMCA) is outcome of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) mem
recognises intellectual property on internet. So if any website is hosting pirated content then the victim can file legal complain
Prasad Twitter account was blocked for uploading some content violating DMCA. अमरीका के इस क़ानून के अंतर्गत डिजिटल पायरसी करने वालों को
जाता है। भूतपूर्व मंत्री रविशंकर प्रसाद की एक पुरानी ट्वीट में कु छ ऐसा माल डाला गया था जिसे इस क़ानून का उल्लंघन हो रहा था इसलिए चर्चा में

Vaccine compulsion: Indian Air Force (IAF) Corporal refused to get vaccinated saying 1) I believe in Ayurveda 2) News of peopl
officer sent him a notice to terminate from job because by not taking vaccine, 1) he is endangering the lives of other air force p
insubordination by refusing the orders of commanding officer to take vaccine. Corporal approaches Gujarat High Court that an
right to decide the medical treatment for themselves. भारतीय वायुसेना के एक कॉरपोरल ने कोरोना टीका लगवाने से साफ़ साफ़ मना कर दिया कि मैं के वल आ
मैं ये टीका नहीं लगवाऊं गा, मुझे कौन सी चिकित्सा करवानी चाहिए उसका मौलिक अधिकार संविधान ने मुझे दिया है!। उसके कमांडिंग ऑफ़िसर ने उसे नोटिस जारी की कि “तुमको नौकरी
और टीका न लगवा के अपने साथी सैनिकों की जान भी जोखिम में डाल रहे हो?” ये मामला अब गुजरात हाई कोर्ट में चल रहा है।

Vaccine Compulsion/Right to Refuse?: Madras HC observed: “ unvaccinated people can be silent / asymptomatic carriers of th
re- fuse to take the vaccine can be exercised in such circumstances". तो क्या कोई व्यक्ति “टीकाकरण नही लूंगा, अपनी स्वास्थ्य चिकित्सा का चयन खुद क
कोर्ट को इस बात में संशय है क्योंकि यदि कोई व्यक्ति कोरोना का टीका नहीं लगवाता तो वो दूसरों की जान भी जोखिम में डालता है। संवैधानिक अधिकार तभी तक वैध हैं जब तक वे दूस
LGBT Parenthood: France’s Lok Sabha passes a law to allow single women and lesbians access to IVF/medically assisted reprod
गर्भाधान से जुड़ी स्वास्थ्य चिकित्साओं का इस्तिमाल कर सके ऐसा फ़्रान्स की लोक सभा में क़ानून बन रहा है।

370: Delimitation in JK. AFTER CENSUS-2001: no Delimitation Commission was set up by the state government & J&K Assembl
delimitation of seats until 2026. 2019: article 370 was removed. Jammu Kashmir becomes a union territory with legislature & N
from 107 to 114. Union government wants to do delimitation before the state Vidhan Sabha election. so 2020: Union governm
retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. अनुच्छेद ३७० हटाने के बाद जम्मू कश्मीर विधानसभा वाला कें द्र शासित प्रदेश बन चुका है। वहाँ विधानसभा
लिए रंजना प्रकाश देसाई के सीमांकन आयोग का गठन।

GSM2: Comparing Constitution- Nepali leader Pushpa Kamal ‘Prachanda’ Dahal -says s “Nepal’s image was better under the m
Maoist insurgency to remove monarchy and established democracy/republic and yet he’s also disillusioned with the democrac
वर्षों पहले नेपाल से राजतंत्र/राजशाही हटाकर गणतंत्र/लोकतंत्र स्थापित करने के लिए पुष्पकमल प्रचण्ड दहाल नामक नेता ने माओवादी मुहिम चलायी थी। तो वर्तमान नेपाल में राजनीतिक
कि “जब राजतंत्र था तो दुनिया में नेपाल की छवि ज़्यादा बेहतर थी।" इस पर निबंध और इंटरव्यू के लिए सोच विचार कीजिए क्या लोकतंत्र सच में अच्छी चीज़ है?- नेपाल के बारे में भी औ
Lakshadweep Administrator Praful K Patel =his decisions are in controversy already covered in the previous months excel spre
and chicken from midday meal in the school 2) he has ordered closure of the government and dairy farms in Lakshadweep. Ac
High Court has temporarily stayed the two orders । लक्षद्वीप कें द्र शासित प्रदेश के प्रशासक प्रफु ल्ल पटेल के कु छ सुधार पहले ही विवादों में थे और ये मुद्दा हम पहले
भोजन में मांस-निषेध २) सरकार द्वारा चलाए जाने वाले डेयरी खेतों को बंद किया जाएगा। के रल हाई कोर्ट में हुई शिकायत
Anniversary of emergency proclamation: 1) June 12, 1975: Allahabad HC found Gandhi guilty of corrupt electoral practices and
years. 2) Midnight of June 25-26: the President of India on the advice of Indira Gandhi and without the approval of her Cabine
emergency exists whereby the security of India is threatened by internal disturbances”. 1975 के जून महीने में इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट ने इंदिरा गां
राष्ट्रपति से राष्ट्रीय आपातकाल घोषित करवाया था।

Birth Cenetanry: Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (June 28) =10th PM of India. Some political scientists opine that Narsimh
India. Because after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination- , N D Tiwari, Arjun Singh and Sharad Pawar all were vying for the PM post bu
faction-ridden Congress. The role of Narsimha Rao in post-independent India (GSM1) and Ethics (GSM4) covered in Mrunal’s y
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMrunalPatel/search?query=rao नरसिम्हा राव की जन्म शताब्दी. उन्हें आज़ाद भारत का सबसे पहला आकस्मिक प्रधानमंत्री
370: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) meets PM . Basically the demands include restoration of article 370 and
प्रधानमंत्री को मिलने गई कु ल मिलाकर वे जम्मू कश्मीर को पूर्ण राज्य का दर्जा दिलवाना चाहते है।
Demand for separate state from West Bengal 1) Jangalmahal 2) Greater Cooch Behar from North Bengal 3) Gorkhaland 3) Kam
community, a Scheduled Caste in West Bengal. पश्चिम बंगाल से बँटवारा करके नई छोटे छोटे राज्यों को बनाने की माँग हो रही है हालाँकि इंटरव्यू के लिए ग़ौर करने
क्या वाक़ई ने छोटे आकार के राज्य- सुशासन के लिए उपयुक्त है? सोचिए!

ARTICLE 1(1) OF the Constitution of India says “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” In common parlance, the term
are used interchangeably in India. Tamilnadu’s DMK government using the word ‘union government’ (ondriya arasu) instead o
some verbal infighting between BJP vs DMK leaders But it’s mostly pedanticism/ shadow boxing. संविधान के हिसाब से भारत के राज्यों का
उपयुक्त है या “संघीय सरकार” शब्द उपयुक्त है? इस पर तमिलनाडु के नेताओं में जो बहस चल रही है वो छाया मुक्के बाज़ी/पांडित्य कु छ ख़ास काम का नहि है। आगे बढ़ो।
Judge Recusal: When there is a conflict of interest, a judge can withdraw from hearing a case to prevent creating a perception
can be in many ways —e.g. Judge having shareholding in the company, judge knowing the accused person / relatives etc. जब आ
सुनवाई हो या २) ऐसी कं पनी के मामले की सुनवाई हो जहाँ पर जज साहब ने ख़ुद भी शेयर ख़रीद के रखे हैं -तो इन स्थितियों में जज उस के स की सुनवाई से अपने आप को हटा देता है

Liquor prohibition in privacy: PIL in GujHC that “right to privacy also involves the right to consume food as per your choice. So,
Gujarat!” Advocate General defends, “a right to eat non-veg within the four walls of your home can never be equated with rig
such drunkard men also engage in domestic violence. Tomorrow somebody may say that donot harass me if I’m taking narcoti
concept of privacy right is not like a bull in a China shop... it may also be subjected to reasonable restrictions, depending upon
interest. संविधान में जो निजता का अधिकार दिया गया है वह अपने घर के बंद दरवाज़े में नागरिकों को अपनी मनमर्ज़ी का खानपान करने की निजता/छू ट है। किं तु गुजरात में शराब वि
तर्क देखर शराब-बंधी हटाने के लिए हाईकोर्ट में जनहित याचिका। हालाँकि एडवोके ट जनरल ने हाई कोर्ट में दलील दी है की “घर की बंद दरवाज़े में मांसाहार करना और घर की बंद दरवाज़े
बेटियों की पिटाई करते हैं. चीनी मिट्टी से बनी प्यालियों की दुकान में अगर सांढ को खड़ा कर दिया जाए तो वो सब प्याली/बरतनो को चकना चूर कर देगा, लेकिन निजता का अधिकार ऐसा
दें।”

Class action suit / Representative litigation = a legal action or claim that allows group of people with similar interests to file cas
job-promotions to women employees in the same speed as male employees 2) pesticide factory vs people living in the area wh
take up such cases because they can sign a charge contingency fees / profit sharing contract wherein victim will give X% of com
Council of India does not allow this so lawyers are less enthusiastic in taking up such class action suits. Some famous cases 1) 1
government filed a case on behalf victims. The accused company Union carbide paid compensation but not very large amount
shareholder got justice / compensation but Indian shareholders did not get justice. “ प्रतिनिधि मुकदमेबाजी/क़ानूनी दावे”: एक समान रूप से नुक़सा
जंतुनाशक दवाइयों की फ़ै क्ट्री के पड़ोस में रहने वाले लोग जिनको कैं सर हुआ है। अमेरिका में इस प्रकार की मुक़दमेंबाज़ी का चलन ज़्यादा है क्योंकि वहाँ वक़ील ऐसे पीड़ितों से ‘ मुआवज़े में
के मुआवज़े में हिस्सेदारी का अनुबंध करने की इजाज़त नहीं है इसलिए वक़ील इस प्रकार की प्रतिनिधि मुकदमेबाजी के स में कम रुचि दिलचस्पी दिखाते हैं. भोपाल गैस दुर्घटना के बाद प्रति
रूप में अमरीकी कं पनी के सामने दावा ठोका था लेकिन मुआवज़े में पर्याप्त रक़म अभी तक नहीं मिली है.

Media Trials: “Mere right to change the ruler, every 5 years, by itself need not be a guarantee against tyranny so day-to-day po
are integral to the democratic process. But at the same time day to day noise on social media doesn’t mean a large majority o
Sometimes, voice of a small group getting amplified by social media-it is not always/necessarily reflective of what is right and w
trials cannot be a guiding factor in deciding cases. While Judges cannot stay in ivory castles- impervious to public opinion but j
noise, between right and wrong, good and bad, and the real and fake- Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. पाँच साल के बाद चुनाव में सरका
तानाशाही सहते रहे। स्वाभाविक है यदि वे सरकार की नीतियों से नाराज़ है तो धरना प्रदर्शन शोरगुल करेंगे। किन्तु सोशियल मीडिया में चंद नाखुश लोगों का सरकार-विरोधी शोरगुल हमेशा स
सहमत ही है ऐसा मानना नहीं चाहिए। हालाँकि न्यायाधीश हाथीदाँत से बनी ऊँ चे महलों में नहीं रह सकते है कि जनमत से बिलकु ल अनजान होकर फ़ै सला सुनाए, किन्तु साथ ही साथ सोश
नहीं चाहिए- सुप्रीम कोर्ट के मुख्य न्यायाधीश NV रमन्ना का बयान।

Media Trial: Many media trials in which accused persons ‘convicted’ in noisy television studios have subsequently been let off
(2020) observed that by producing the victims and suspects before the media, the police violates the fundamental rights of th
Constitution of India (right to life-liberty-privacy) & also encourages the media trials. While it is true that a general public is en
investigation, but producing the suspects or victims before the media has no foundation under any statutory provision of law
हाईकोर्ट ने पाया कि पुलिस द्वारा जब पीड़ित व्यक्ति और संदिग्ध-अपराधी को मीडिया के सामने पेश किया जाता है और मीडिया ट्रायल शुरू होता है तो उनके जीवन स्वतंत्रता और निजता के
अधिकार है किं तु संदिग्ध-अपराधी या पीड़ित व्यक्ति को मीडिया में दर्शाने का कोई क़ानूनी प्रावधान नहीं है.
Internet Afterlife / Right to be Forgotten: ASSOCIATED Press (AP) is a 175-year-old American non-profit news agency that prov
AP has announced that it will no longer name suspects or publish their photographs in minor crime stories. Because sometime
freed by the court. But for every such small crime story it is not possible for the journalist to track it till the end judgement. Ye
news website, it remains in the google search /web-afterlife forever. Then even innocent person finds difficulty in getting jobs
searching his name on internet. Parallel debate in EU- about “right to be forgotten” कई बार वह संदिग्ध व्यक्ति निर्दोष होता है कोर्ट द्वारा उसे बाइज़्
फ़े सले तक की जानकारी प्रकाशित नहि करते है, क्योंकि तब तक पत्रकार अन्य समाचारों में बिज़ी हो जाता है। परिणामस्वरूप वेबसाइटों पर व्यक्ति का नाम फोटोग्राफ हमेशा “संदिग्ध आरोपी
उसे बहिष्कृ त कर देते हैं। इसलिए अमेरिकी समाचार संस्थान “एसोसिएटेड प्रेस” ने फ़े सला लिया है कि अब से छोटे अपराधों में संदिग्ध व्यक्ति का नाम और फोटोग्राफ समाचार में नहीं दर्शा
Largest city of Maharashtra = Mumbai nahi Pune. Because State government has expanded the limits of Pune municipal Corpo
सबसे बड़ा शहर मुंबई नहीं पुणे है क्योंकि राज्य सरकार ने 23 गाँव को पुणे के नगर निगम की सीमा/कार्यक्षेत्र में डाल दिया है

Censorship in Cinema: draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021. Gist: 1) certificate categories before: 1) ‘U’ = unrestricted
children under 12; 3) ‘A’ for adult films. The new draft proposes categories: 1) U/A 7+, U/A 13+ and U/A 16+. 2) even if the cen
can still re-examine it. 😢Criticism? this type of super censorship will harm the artistic freedom because BJP ministers may blo
movies- aisa-bolke 500 daily columns going on. चलचित्र क़ानून में संशोधन का प्रस्ताव १) विभिन्न आयु के लिए उपयुक्त चलचित्रों के सर्टिफ़िके ट का लेबल/नामकरण
बाद भी कें द्र सरकार वापसी पुनः समीक्षा कर सकती है। आलोचकों को डर है भाजपा के मंत्री इसका दुरुपयोग करेंगे और सरकार विरोधी फ़िल्म-निर्माताओं की फ़िल्मों को रद्द कर दिया जाए
Windows 11= Name of the upcoming new operating system by MICROSOFT. वैसे तो यह बहुत सामान्य जनरल नोलेज की चीज़ है, लेकिन कु छ छोटे गाँ
कु छ परीक्षाओं में एसी कं प्यूटर जनरल नॉलेज पूछी जाती है कि नवीनतम ऑपरेटिंग सिस्टम कौनसा है।

Soft Diplomacy: Co-WIN online vaccine registration website / App: new updates 1) PM Modi says the COWIN vaccine registrati
technology will be shared with all the countries so that poor countries like Rwanda who cannot separately develop such webs
foreign country, sometimes you have to prove that you have taken vaccine. So now it is possible to link your passport with CoW
that particular passport number owner is vaccinated । कोरोना टीकाकरण में अपना पंजीकरण/ स्लॉट बुक करवाने के लिए बनाए गये कोविन वेबसाइट तथा ऐप की
कराएगा ताकि ग़रीब देश को वापस ऐसे ही वेबसाइट बनाने के लिए ढेर सारा पैसा ख़र्च न करना पड़े।
Corona unlockdown: “Save Our Scene”, a UK organisation demanding unlockdown to protect music and hospitality sectors in t
country. इंग्लैंड में संगीत और रेस्टोरेंट उद्योग को वापस पुनर्जीवित करने के लिए तालाबंदी को ख़त्म किया जाए ऐसा आंदोलन कु छ समूह कर रहे हैं
⚾️📻⚾️✋Corona data privacy: Sprinklr customer data management firm. Kerala State government had given a contract to trac
controversy because of data privacy issues, and how the contact was given without due procedure. Recently launched IPO @
के रल सरकार ने एक निजी स्टार्टअप कं पनी को ठेका दिया था उसका डेटा-निजता के मामले में विवाद, हालाँकि बहुत ज़्यादा काम का नहि
Molnupiravir: oral antiviral drug for mild Covid treatment. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Cipla, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharm
for clinical trial of this medicine. कोरोना संक्रमण के इलाज के लिए एक और नई दवाई

Vaccine Deprivation: under the latest vaccination policy of the union government- out of 100 doses produced by a pharma com
25%. But, in backward (=aspirational) states like Jharkhand- very few private hospitals in city areas, and many citizens are so p
private hospitals. So even if private hospitals are in possession of 25% of the doses, they’ll remain unused. So, Jharkhand State
that 75-25 policy needs to be recalibrated for poor States. कें द्र सरकार की कोरोना टीकाकरण की नवीनतम नीति के अंतर्गत यदि कोई फ़ार्मा कं पनी १०० डोज़
चौथाई जत्था निजी क्षेत्र के अस्पताल ख़रीदेंगे हालाँकि झारखंड जैसे पिछड़े (=आकांशी) राज्यों में निजी अस्पताल बहूत कम हैं और वे ज़्यादातर शहरी इलाकों तक सीमित है। झारखण्ड की
पैसा देकर टीका ख़रीद नहीं सकते। यानी कि झारखंड जैसे राज्यों में निजी अस्पतालों को २५% जत्था दिया भी जाए तो उसका इस्तेमाल नहीं होगा। इसलिए झारखंड राज्य सरकार ने कें द्र

Corona vaccine permission: Indian Govt gave American Company Moderna emergency use for its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. This
granted a waiver from conducting trials in India. अमेरिकी कम्पनी मोडेरना के कोरोना टिके को बिना भारत में मानव परीक्षण किए सीधे ही अनुमति दे दी गई है। यह
Yoga: Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli has stoked a controversy that India was not even “born” as a separate country when Yoga orig
प्रधानमंत्री सस्ता नशा करके बक रहे हैं कि “भारत तो पैदा भी नहीं हुआ था जब योगा का जन्म नेपाल में हुआ था!”
Hyperandrogenism = High level of androgen in female athletes, it increases their strength and stamina compare to normal fem
in Sex Development (DSD). DSD cannot compete in international competition unless they reduce the testeron level below “X”%
authorities to conduct this test on certain female athletes, because she fears some female athletes suddenly increased their p
शारीरिक अवस्था जहाँ महिला खिलाड़ीऑ में टेस्टोंस्टेरोंन की मात्रा सामान्य महिला से ज़्यादा हो। इसके चलते यह खिलाड़ी सामान्य महिलाओं से बेहतर प्रदर्शन कर पाते हैं हालाँकि अंतररा
वे (दवाईऑ के ज़रिए) अपने टेस्टोस्टेरॉन का स्तर सामान्य नहीं कर लेते।
Doctors Day: 1st July 2021.
Malaria free country: Countries have 0% local cases of Malaria in 3 consecutive =can apply for WHO certification of malaria-fre
Algeria, Argentina, El Salvador (2021), China (2021) यदि तीन वर्षों तक स्वतंत्र रूप से आपके देश में मलेरिया के कोई भी स्थानीय/आंतरिक मामले नहीं दिखते, तो
जाता है जून महीने में चीन को ये उपलब्धि हासिल हुई है।

Cybersecurity report by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): 1) INDIA’S OFFENSIVE cyber capability is “Pakistan-fo
cybersecurity not tuned towards China. 3) India’s reform in cyber governance has been slow. It should better harness its digita
security= TIER 1: United States, TIER 3: India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Vietnam भारत की साइबर सुरक्षा प्रणाली के पू
लेकिन वैश्विक स्तर के भयावह आक्रमणों से लड़ने के लिए अभी काफ़ी कमज़ोर है। यदि अमेरिका को यदि प्रथम श्रेणी में रखा जाए, तो भारत की साइबर सुरक्षा प्रणाली तृतीय श्रेणी/थर्ड क्ला
Fossil: Dragon Man -fossil of this ancient human found from Dragon River region of northeast China, at least 140,000 years old
इसलिए उसकी हड्डियों को “ड्रैगन मानव” उपनाम दिया गया है।
RBI gave small finance bank (SFB) license to Centrum Financial Services Ltd. In future, Centrum+ BharatPe may take control/ow
operative Bank (PMC). लघु वित् बैंक के लिए लाइसेंस दिया
⚾️📻⚾️✋Adani Group stock falls to 25 % after some rumours about money laundering investigation. शेयर बाज़ार की ऐसी ख़बरें अपने लिए काम
⚾️📻⚾️✋Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS) Rules amended. Such technical things not important for the scope of IAS exam.
Microfinance loans = Small loans to households with annual household income of ₹1.25l (rural area) and ₹2 lakh (urban area).
so high that >50% of household’s monthly income is going into loan repayment. सूक्ष्म वित् के लिए RBI के नए प्रस्ताव: क़र्ज़े की किश्तें इतनी बड़ी नहीं
⚾️📻⚾️✋Service Tax case of Cloudtail Company. It’s a seller company co-founded by Amazon & Infosys walla NR Narayana.
Personnel Management: BSNL+MTNL merger→ over 30k employees opted for the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). But com
shortage. So, those retired/VRS employees could be “rehired as consultants”. 🤔Points to consider? 1) VRS ke naam pe these em
for retiring early. 2) Now, at what salary will they be rehired? It could result in unnecessarily large expenditure. 3) personal /ma
done in a more calibrated and systematic manner. सरकारी कं पनियों के विलीनीकरण के बाद कई अफ़सरों को स्वैच्छिक सेवानिवृति दी जाती है। किं तु बाद में पता चला की महे
रही है। तो उन निवृत्त अफ़सरों को वापस कं सल्टेंट के रूप में नियुक्ति दी जाएगी। इससे प्रतीत होता है कि सरकारी कम्पनियां/विभागों में कार्मिक प्रशासन में दूरंदेशीता की कमी है।
Black money in Switzerland account? 2019: Indian clients parked 6000+cr while 2020: 20,000+cr in Switzerland. These are the
India. It is not necessary that each and every rupee per day in Switzerland bank is black money. स्विजरलैंड कि बैंकों में भारतीयों द्वारा जमा की ग
हालाँकि यह आंकड़े आधिकारिक रूप से स्विट्ज़रलैंड द्वारा भारत सरकार को साझा किए गए हैं और ये ज़रूरी नहीं है कि ये 20हज़ार करोड़ से ज़्यादा रक़म संपूर्ण रूप से काला धन हीं है।
0% GST of a company supplying food to mid-day meal schools-says CBIC .
⚾️📻⚾️✋Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will be dissolved, and re-placed by seven new Defence Public Sector Undertakings / go
factories. Benefit? autonomy, accountability and efficiency. While such developments important for public administration option
और गोला बारूद बोर्ड को विलीन कर कु छ सरकारी हथियार कं पनियां बनायी जाएगी-ताकि उनकी कार्यक्षमता में बढ़ोतरी हो। हालाँकि ये पूरा मुद्दा सामान्य अध्ययन के लिए इतना काम का नहीं जितना लोक
Taper tantrum: When American RBI= US Federal Reserve ⏫repo rate, FIIs pull out money from third world countries = third w
2013. Some columnist worried that it will happen again. Faded technical topic. Not worth applying too much brain. ये घिसापिटा मुद्दा बो
Foodgrain procurement: due to government’s populist MSP policy for rice procurement = FCI overflood with rice not enough sto
Rs 20 per kg to distilleries for ethanol production. Criticism? The rice was purchased at MSP of 18-19/kg add the operational co
economic cost of rice is over Rs.30/kg. So then selling it to distilleries at Rs.20 = one type of subsidies being given to the ethan
but Rice cultivation consumes lot of groundwater so it is not really beneficial. किसानों के लोक लुभावन के चक्कर में भारत सरकार अत्याधिक मात्रा में चावल न्
है। तो अब यही चावल सस्ते दामों पर इथेनॉल बनाने वाली कं पनियों को बेचा जा रहा है। भविष्य में ऐसा इथेनॉल पेट्रोल में मिश्रित किया जाए और वायु प्रदूषण से राहत मिले, लेकिन फिर भी चावल की खेती
India’s largest agriculture export #1: rice (>8 bn), #2: marine products ($6 billion), spices ($4 billion), bovine (buffalo) meat ($
Australia, Brazil and Thailand registered case against India at the WTO for our export subsidies. 2) environmental sustainability
requires 2,000 litres of water. 1 kg rice, needs 3,000 to 5,000 litres of . 3) Govt heavily subsidised them thru cheap fertiliser, fre
contributes > 18 % GHG 4) Rice procured in PDS = leaked & exported due to corrupt officials. भारत से कृ षि निर्यात में सबसे ज़्यादा चावल निर्यात
एक्सप्रेस हर दो दिन पर घिसेपिटे कॉलम क्यों लिख रहा है?
hallmarking = guarantee of purity of precious metal articles. Government notified two categories — gold and silver. For gold, ar
gold — 22 carat, 18 carat and 14 carats. Rules for gold hallmarking: 1) Jewellers with annual turnover upto Rs. 40 lac will be ex
can continue to buy back old gold jewellery without hallmark from consumer. स्वर्ण हॉलमार्किं ग के लिए नियम। छोटे जौहरियों पर ये नियम अनिवार्य नहि। यदि
होगी।
World Competitiveness Report by the Institute for Management Development (IMD). Rank#1 Switzerland. Rank#43: India. Sam
स्विट्ज़रलैंड को मिला पहला नंबर
GDP fails to capture some aspects of the economy such as Quality of life, environment sustainability etc. so Germany Japan Aus
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कोरोना महामारी के चलते रद्द किया गया है इसलिए विद्यार्थियों को बारहवी के प्रमाण पत्र में गुण, उसकी बारहवीं कक्षा के आंतरिक परिणाम तथा १० और ११ वी कक्षा के गुणो के एक निश्चित अनुपात में दि
सकता है।
Population control: Assam 1) People with >2 children barred from government jobs and from contesting local elections 2) New
given only to families that have not more than two children. e.g. Chief Minister Awas Yojana middle-class family. जिन लोगों के दो से अ
नियम तो असम सरकार पहले ही बना चुकी है. अब असम सरकार सोच रही है कि मुख्यमंत्री आवास योजना इत्यादि राज्य सरकार की योजनाओं में भी उन लोगों को लाभ नहीं मिलेगा जिनके 2 अधिक बच्चे
Appointment: MICROSOFT CEO Satya Nadella now appointed as its new chairman.
Odisha only state to have all the three species of the reptile —1) freshwater gharials, 2) muggers and 3) saltwater crocodiles. G
don’t survive a fight between them. Gharials is a critically endangered species in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 197
(GSM2: Comparing Constitution) Nepal Govt decided to export sand and crushed stones to India to reduce trade deficit. But, Ne
a long-term impact on natural resources and security in Nepal then 2/3 majority in the House required. But this was not done s
सरकार का विदेश के साथ समझौता/संधि कर rhi हो, जिससे नेपाल कि प्राकृ तिक संसाधन /सुरक्षा पर दीर्घावधि में असर करने वाला हो। तो ऐसे समझौते को सदन में बहुमत से पारित करवाना ज़रूरी। 2
किन्तु सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने उस पर रोक लगायी है कि पहले सदन में इस समझौते को बहुमत से पास करो।
Cancel culture/Woke culture: US budget document: used the word “birthing people” instead of the word “mothers”. Because 1)
IVF 2) sometimes mother gave birth to a child and then Mother underwent sex-change operation. Critics argue this much over-
healthy development for society. अमरीकी बजट के दस्तावेजों में ‘माता’ की जगह ‘जन्म देने वाले व्यक्ति’ शब्द का प्रयोग- आलोचकों का ये मानना है कि समलैंगिकों का तुष्टिकरण ज़रूरत
से देखने माहोल। ये समाज के लिए एक अच्छी निशानी नहीं है।
VIP Culture / crowd control: Kutch district’s celebrity Folk Singer Geeta Rabari telephoned primary health care Centre (PHC) , “I
will gather for selfies, and social distancing norms will be violated so send the govt-nurse to give me vaccine at my home.” Nurs
singer. Later social media outcry. As Kutch District collector (IAS) how will you address this controversy? 🤔 points to consider 1
They should inform the police in advance so that crowd control can be done. 2) VIP culture / privileged persons complete the q
equally precious 3). Such VIP treatment / queue-jumping encouraged by the Government officials = ordinary people feel demot
to get rich / famous quickly to enjoy such VIP life. 4) such VIP treatment may also results in siphoning of the government resou
bullying and physical assault in public places. 5) Celebrity could have waited for a few more days to get vaccinated at expensive
home-vaccination was the right course of action she should have taken permission of the higher authorities. Conclusion? the go
punishment. कच्छ ज़िले की मशहूर लोकगायिका ने सरकारी नर्स को कहा कि मैं टीका लगवाने अस्पताल आऊँ गी तो मेरे साथ सेल्फ़ी के चक्कर में बोहोत ज़्यादा भीड़ जमा हो जाएगी जो कोरोना संक्र
लगवाया। बाद में सोशल मीडिया ने विरोध। डिस्ट्रिक्ट कलेक्टर के रूप में आप क्या क़दम उठाएंगे? क्या हर ज़िंदगी एक समान रूप से क़ीमती नहीं है? क्या कु छ लोगों को इस प्रकार की वीआईपी सहूलियत
VIP Culture in Vaccination/Brain-Drain: foreign govt/foreign universities insist that students coming from India must get vaccina
that local authorities should organise special vaccination camps for them so they can leave India on time, their flights are alread
Corporation organised etc organised such special drive. Critics argue these students are doing brain drain. So what is the benef
the municipal commissioner (IAS) how will you address this controversy? भारत के विद्यार्थियों ने विदेशी कॉलेजों में दाख़िला तो लिया किं तु विदेशी सरकारी उन्हें
विद्यार्थियों की मदद के लिए सूरत महानगर पालिका द्वारा ख़ास टीकाकरण मुहिम- जिसका सोशल मीडिया में विरोध कि “वैसे भी वैक्सीन की क़िल्लत है तो ये विदेश गमन करने वाले को वरीयता क्यों दी जा
कमिशनर के रूप में आप इस शिकायत को कै से संबोधित करेंगे?
VIP Cheaters: Zerodha is a share market related start-up company. Its founder Nikhil Kamath participated in a friendly online ch
defeated Anand. Later the online chess website’s algorithm / internal supervisors found that Nikhil must have cheated because
moves by himself so they & banned Nikhil account. Lateron Nikhil also accepted and apologise that during the online match he
software to cheat against Anand. Although Nikhil’s supporters/Bhakts feels there is nothing really unethical/wrong in it because
donations, and in fact this controversy helped a gathering more page views and more donations and more ad revenue! 🤔Points
trial match every participant must show sportsmanship 2) if start-up company founder is engaging in such activity it also influen
shortcuts. 3) particularly share market trading owner should behave in a more responsible manner because financial markets ar
discourages ordinary investors from parking money in the share market. 4) Some start up founders with easy access to billions
arrogant that money can buy everything as per their liking so they have no qualms about doing unethical things. they expresse
कं पनी के मालिक निखिल और विश्वनाथ आनंद के बीच शतरंज के ओनलाइन मुक़ाबला। प्रेक्षकों द्वारा दान में मिली रक़म चंदे में दी जाएगी। किन्तु निखिल ने ऑनलाइन प्रतियोगिता के दौरान धोखा धड़ी वाले
आनंद को भी हरा दिया। हालाँकि बाद में विशेषज्ञों ने उसकी धोखा धड़ी पकड़ ली तो निखिल ने अफ़सोस जताया, और वो चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने लगा कि “ये तो असली प्रतियोगिता नहि थी ये तो के वल
की हो वो कोई बहुत बुरी बात नहीं. मैं तो बस ऐसे ही मस्ती कर रहाँ था।” 🤔बिना कठोर परिश्रम के कु छ स्टार्टअप कं पनी के संस्थापकों को अरबों रुपये जो मिल गए हैं तो वे सोचते हैं पैसों से कु छ भी ख़
दिखाते जब तक सोशल मीडिया में हंगामा न हो.
Garibo-ka-Masiha-giri: MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood were supplying Covid drugs to people based on requests on
distributed only by order/permission of discretion of the Central government. Bombay HC observed these people (celebrities an
messiahs without verifying if the drugs were spurious or if the supply was illegal. If such celebrities engage in running parallel d
negative against the government even if government is honestly trying to supply the medicines. Such disaffection = not good fo
blind bhakts of farzi-babas / babubali elements. So, Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to conduct a deta
नेता कोरोना में ग़रीबों का मसीहा बनने के चक्कर में ऐसी दवाइयों को बाँट रहे हैं जो बिना कें द्र सरकार की अनुमति के नहि बाँटी जा सकती। तथा उनके द्वारा बाँटी जा रही दवाइयां वास्तव में असली है या न
समस्या से जूझ रही है, अब ऐसे बड़े लोगों द्वारा (मसीहा बनने के चक्कर में) एक समांतर ग़ैर-सरकारी आपूर्ति शृंखलाप्रबंधन हो रहा है, जो लोगों का सरकार में विश्वास कम करता है। जो भागीदारीयुक्त लोक
बाहुबली के पास अपनी हर एक समस्या के निदान के लिए जाते हैं, और अंत में ख़ुद ठगे/शोषित हो जाते हैं।
Political corruption: Gambler Gaurav Sharma started calling Punjab Congress leaders pretending/impersonating to be political ca
Congress politicians to give him lakhs of rupees then he will project positive image to high-command & then get election tickets
complain to police because it will bring them more defamation / negative public perception that they were paying money to get
Emboldened by this hesitation of victims, Gambler Gaurav Sharma also duped politicians in Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and West
himself is taking shortcut and gets duped= becomes difficult for him to approach others for justice. 2) however even innocent v
scams also fear defamation and therefore do not approach the police. 3) so police needs to constantly engage in citizen trust bu
कि “मैं प्रशांत किशोर बोल रहा हूँ। यदि आप मुझे लाखों रूपए देंगे तो मैं आला-कमान मैं आपकी सकारात्मक छवि पेश करूँ गा तो आपको भविष्य में चुनावी टिकट मिल पाएगा” इस लालच में कई नेता ठगे ग
जब आप जीत हासिल करने के लिए अनैतिक तरीक़ों का इस्तेमाल करते हैं, उसका यह नुक़सान है कि यदि आप ठगे गए तो- आप पुलिस में शिकायत नहीं कर पाएंगे! क्योंकि आपका ख़ुद का तरीक़ा अनैति
Celebrity endorsements: Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo pushed aside Coca Cola what else during a press conference and advise t
price from $56 to $55 (because the investors felt that after celebrity snub the sales of Coca-Cola may decline so better to exit fr
expensive gym trainers and personal dieticians. They avoid junk food and soft drinks to control their weight and look attractive
money, they peddle harmful products including VIMAL Gutkha. So ,basically SRK shd take an ethics lesson from Ronaldo. मशहूर फ़ु
को हटा दिया और प्रेक्षकों को बताया कि वे पानी पिए। रोनाल्डो की इस कार्य से कोला कं पनी की बिक्री में गिरावट होगी इस डर से निवेशकों भागने लगे जिससे कोकाकोला कम्पनी के शेयर के दामों में गिराव
भारत में कई सेलिब्रिटी ख़ुद तो तंदुरुस्त और स्वस्थ रहने के लिए खानपान में काफ़ी परहेज़ रखते हैं किं तु विज्ञापनों में पैसा कमाने के चक्कर में विमल गुटका और बाबा इलयाचि के विज्ञापन करते रहते हैं तो
Quote: If all you’re doing is casting stones, you’re probably not going to get that far.— BARACK OBAMA (यदि आप फिर पत्थर ही फें कते/बोते
International Day of Yoga= 21 June. UN General Assembly passed a resolution about this in 2014. 2021’s theme: "Yoga for wel
Appointment: Iran New President Ebrahim Raisi wins.
US – Russia Presidential summit @Geneva Switzerland. Outcome? 1) joint statement not released. Presidents conducted separa
2) neither president invited other president to visit their country. 3) Biden said he discussed arms control, cyber attack, etc. And
meeting for Diplomacy. 4) Biden warned Putin of devastating consequences if jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny died. अमेरिका
मुलाक़ात, क्योंकि बिडेन का मानना है कि वीडियो कॉन्फ्रें सिंग से कू टनीति प्रभावी रूप से नहीं हो पाती। प्रत्यक्ष मुलाक़ात ज़रूरी है। हालाँकि इस मुलाक़ात के बाद दोनों राष्ट्रपतियों ने साझा पत्रकार मंत्रणा नहीं
में सौहार्द बनना बाक़ी है।
UNGA resolution against Myanmar generals for human rights violation, usurping democracy, called for arms embargo. Myanmar
Although, Myanmar military generals have ordered him to resign. Belarus voted no because it is in the similar controversy of su
resolution because 1) India’s views have not been reflected in the draft. 2) India believes resolution drafted hastily. Since end o
against Myanmar for four times. 3) perhaps India requires cooperation of Myanmar military to combat the ULFA, drug trafficking
पारित- की म्यांमार में सैन्य जनरलों द्वारा मानवाधिकारों का हनन, लोकतंत्र का हनन निंदनीय है, तथा सदस्य राष्ट्रों को म्यान्मार को हथियार बेचने से मनाई। भारत इस प्रस्ताव की मतदान-प्रक्रिया में ग़ैर हाज़ि
लिखा गया जल्दबाज़ी में मसौदा बनाया गया। हालाँकि आलोचकों का यह भी मानना है कि उल्फ़ा इत्यादि उग्रवादी समूह के ख़िलाफ़ म्यांमार सेना की मदद के लिए भारत सरकार ने एसा कर rhi है।
Appointment: Mahmud Jamal= first Indian origin person to become a judge in to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Death: Runner/Athlete Milkha Singh. moniker “Flying Sikh”. 1958 won 400m and 200m gold medals in Tokyo Asian Games. his
Captain in Indian Army. His Son Jeev Milkha Singh is golfer. Wife Nirmal was Volleyball captain. प्रसिद्ध धावक मिल्खा सिंह का निधन
Minority education institutes: TMA Pai Foundation case (2002) = rules will apply equally for minority and majority educational in
government mandates that in the minority educational institutes no teacher can be appointed without clearing Teachers’ Aptitud
institutes in Gujarat= religious (muslim, Christian, Parsi, Jew, Sikh) linguistic (Sindhi, Marathi, Urdu etc). So the minority institut
rule violates the minority Institutes’ rights under Article 30 (1) of the Constitution of India.” हालाँकि अल्पसंख्यक शिक्षा संस्थानों को अपनी प्रशासनिक
था कि राष्ट्रहित में बहुसंख्यक और अल्पसंख्यक दोनों ही प्रकार के शैक्षणिक शिक्षा संस्थानों पर एक समान नियम लागू हो सकते हैं। गुजरात राज्य सरकार का नया नियम की अल्पसंख्यक शिक्षा संस्थानों में भी
हाई कोर्ट में गए कि हमारे संवैधानिक अधिकारों का हनन हो रहा है। हमारे अल्पसंख्यक शिक्षा संस्थानों की शिक्षक भर्ती/चयन प्रक्रिया में सरकारी दख़ल नहीं होनी चाहिए।
CBSE/ College admission does not recognise School certificates of Ramdev’s Acharyakulam; RSS’s Vidya Bharati schools, and Ar
set up Bharatiya Shiksha Board (BSB), a national school board on Vedic education. 😢 controversy? The administration of BSB g
argue this is done without due diligence / given favouritism to Baba Ramdev. भारत सरकार ने भारतीय शिक्षा बोर्ड की स्थापना की थी ताकि बाबा रामदेव के
और नौकरी के लिए वैद्य बन सके
Slavery: Juneteenth / emancipation day = 19th June 1866: this day marks the end of slavery in USA. 2021- US PRESIDENT Bid
अमरीका में ग़ुलाम प्रणाली को बंद किया गया था
Election symbol after internal rebellion / split in a party: e.g. 1978: Congress (Indira) and Congress (Tiwari). Then who gets to
Election commission of India will start quasi-judicial proceedings under Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 19
to support their claim over the symbol. Factors to consider 1) Number of supporters in each faction 2) majority among elected M
property to be divided between co-owners. Only 1 faction can keep it.”. 2021: it is in news again because internal rebellion/spli
एक राजनीतिक पक्ष में बँटवारा होता है तो चुनाव चिन्ह किस पक्ष को मिलेगा ये चुनाव आयोग तय करता है। ऐसे मामलों में दोनों ही गुटों ने अपने समर्थकों की संख्या, अपने विधायक सांसदों की संख्या – चु
चुनाव चिन्ह कोई संपत्ति नहीं जिसका दो लोगों में बँटवारा हो सके वह किसी एक को ही मिल सकता है। मामला वापस चर्चा में आया क्योंकि राम विलास पासवान के पक्ष में बग़ावत और बँटवारा हो रहा है
Representation of peoples act Section 100: election petition can be filed to declare a result void IF 1) winning candidate was no
winning candidate has indulged in a corrupt practice e.g. bribery, coercion e.g. Examples Allahabad High Court verdict of 1975
held void on grounds of corrupt practice because SP/DM etc. Helped in arranging her election tours. 2021In News because Mam
she has filed similar appeal against the winner Suvendhu Adhikari। जन प्रतिनिधित्व क़ानून के अंतर्गत किसी चुनाव के नतीजे को रद्द करने के लिए याचिका दायर हो
(उदाहरण के रूप में नागरिकतव/आयु) यदि उम्मीदवार चुनाव जीतने के लिए एक भ्रष्ट तरीक़ों का इस्तेमाल कर रहा था. मामला चर्चा में क्योंकि नंदीग्राम से चुनाव हारने के बाद ममता बैनर्जी ने विजेता सवेंदु
Sedition: Delhi Police booked 3 students under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for terror charges. Delhi HC granted them ba
State, 1) line between the constitutionally guaranteed right to protest vs terrorist activity is getting blurred. 2) Phrase ‘terrorist a
criminal acts. 3) protests against Governmental and Parliamentary actions are legitimate 4) Government may even prohibit pub
traffic. But the Government cannot close all streets for public meetings. दिल्ली पुलिस ने तीन विद्यार्थियों को आतंकवाद राजद्रोह के मामले में गिरफ़्तार किया था। हि
प्रदर्शन करने का भी अधिकार है उसमें और आतंकवाद में भेद रेखा है। किं तु के वल कोई व्यक्ति सरकार का विरोध कर रहा है तो बिना सबूतों की गंभीरता देखे, एसे प्रदर्शनकारी पर आतंकवाद का आरोप लगा
(GSM2) Comparing constitution: 2020 Saudi Arabia govt said they’ll no longer give death sentence to people who committed cri
man for his crimes committed while under the age of 18.🤔 situation in India: Juvenile Justice Act of 2000 was amended in 201
they committed a heinous offence e.g. rape / murder. But whether they can be given death penalty for it? Expert opinion varies
जाएगा किन्तु 2021 में एक ऐसे आदमी को मृत्युदंड दिया गया जिसने अपराध वास्तव में नाबालिग उम्र में किया था। भारत में भी 16-18 वर्ष के किशोर यदि जघन्य अपराध जैसे हत्या बलात्कार में पकड़े
है। हालाँकि क्या ऐसे नाबालिगों को मृत्युदंड दिया जा सकता है इस पर विशेषज्ञ एकमत नहि है।
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: it prohibits the selling or financing of narcotic drugs. it was amended in
for hospitals. As a result the modified some sections and the word of finance was deleted. So because of this clerical drafting er
narcotic operation – cannot be punished because the word was deleted. Even if government again amends the act criminal laws
तस्करी या ऐसे तस्करों का वित् पोषण करने वाले लोगों को क़ानूनन सजा हो सकती है हालाँकि 214 में जब इस क़ानून में संशोधन हुआ तो कारकू न/अफ़सरों की गलती के चलते “वित् पोषण” शब्द डिली
मामला ग़ैर क़ानूनी है ही नहीं! हालाँकि कें द्र सरकार वापस क़ानून में संशोधन कर आप इस शब्द को वापस ला सकती है लेकिन आपराधिक मामलों में क़ानूनी संशोधन पुरानी तारीख़ से वैध नहि होते।
⚾️📻⚾️✋ controversy abt the purchase of land in Ayodhya for the temple project.
social media intermediary guidelines / safe harbour rules: any intermediary (YouTube Facebook Twitter) shall not be held legall
point A to point B, without interfering. But they have to appoint grievance officers. Twitter is not eligible for this protection as it
guidelines. यदि ट्विटर फ़े सबुक जैसी सोशल मीडिया मध्यस्थ शिकायत निवारण अधिकारी की नियुक्ति करते हैं और क़ानून में दिए गए दायित्वों को ज़िम्मेदारी से निभाते हैं तो फिर उनके मंच पर जो कि
लिए वे (ट्विटर फ़े सबुक) क़ानूनन ज़िम्मेदार नहीं मानी जाएंगे। । हालाँकि ट्विटर मैं इस प्रकार के शिकायत निवारण अधिकारी की तय समय में नियुक्ति नहीं हुई थी। बाद में जिसे नियुक्त किया, वह आदमी भी नौ
की क़ानूनन सुरक्षा नहीं मिलेगी।
Censorship: Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) self-regulatory body for television channels. Now, over the top of platforms (
come under the purview of it. So, IBF be renamed as Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF). It’ll be a self-regulator
amend the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 to give legal recognition to this organisation. टेलिविज़न तथा वेब सीरीज़ निर्माता हूँ की स्व-नियंत्र
Enrica Lexie case: 2012- two Italian marine soldiers on this ship killed Kerala fishermen thinking they are pirates. the United Na
1982→ India is a signatory party of this treaty. UNCLOS Arbitral tribunal ruled 1) Italian government to pay more than 10cr rup
investigation against the Italian marines will stop in India and continue in Italy. End result? Supreme Court closed all proceeding
कु छ वर्षों पहले इटली के मरीन सैनिकों ने के रेला के मछु आरों को समुद्री लुटेरा समझती गोली मार दी थी। समुद्री कानूनों की अंतरराष्ट्रीय संधि के अंतर्गत बने मध्यस्थता ट्रिब्युनल ने यह आदेश दिया कि के रल
के ख़िलाफ़ मुक़दमे बंद किए जाएंगे और बाक़ी की आपराधिक जाँच/कार्रवाई इटली में होगी। इस समझौते के पश्चात भारत के सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने यह मामला भारत में बंद कर दिया है।
Vaccine compulsion: Pakistan’s Sindh province government announced 1) if government employee is not taking vaccine then hi
vaccine their SIM cards will be blocked. 🤔 points to consider: 1) India has more number of mobile phones than toilets so sim ca
vaccinated -provided that we have enough supply of vaccines!!
Vaccine Hoax / Rumor: 100 years ago Horses injected with diphtheria bacteria: they could develop antibodies→ extract the ant
also be used for vaccine related components e.g. Milk (sugars such as galactose), cow bones (gelatin) etc. 2021: social media h
company’s Covaxin vaccine contains serum of a newborn calf. But government issued clarification -it is a fake news. सोशल मीडिया में
होता है। हालाँकि सरकार ने सफ़ाई दी कि ये अफ़वाह है।
PM launches crash course to train 1 lakh ‘Covid warriors’ in six customised job roles — Home Care Support, Basic Care Support,
Sample Collection Support, and Medical Equipment Support. कोरोना के दौरान लोगों की चिकित्सा, देखभाल, स्वास्थ्य उपकरणों की मरम्मत इत्यादि के लिए एक लाख

Antibodies are protein is created by body to fight a viral infection. Monoclonal antibodies are artificial antibodies created using t
designed to target a virus or part of virus. Swiss drug giant Roche’s REGEN-COV2 is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies dev
of this medicine: Rs 1.20 lakh per pack. वायरस संक्रमण से लड़ने के लिए शरीर एंटीबॉडी बनाता है। प्रयोगशाला में कृ त्रिम रूप से ऐसी एंटीबॉडी बनाए जाए तो उसे मोनोक्लोनल एंटीबॉ
Women in science: NATIONAL SCIENCE Day 2020 dedicated to “women scientists”. While the number of PhD science scholars f
managed to become head of department (HoD) universities, Director generals of scientific institutions / ICAR / ICMR / ISRO / C
publications because of childbirth and family responsibilities 2) male-biasedness / patriarchal attitude by the interview selection
scientist are not as frequently invited to international conferences, seminars, journal review work compared to male scientist. 4
university then wife-even if meritorious-may not be given appointment in the same university fearing nepotism. She cannot find
family responsibilities. she may have to give up the career. हालाँकि राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस 2020 को महिला वैज्ञानिकों को समर्पित किया गया था किन्तु बड़े आधिकारि
ज़िम्मेदारी तथा पुरुष प्रधान रवैये के चलते वे अपने करियर में आगे नहीं बढ़ पाती।
Satellite based Internet Services- 1) Bharti group backed-OneWeb 2) Elon Musk’s SpaceX. But, the cost of satellite-based intern
fibre/broadban so, due to which it has not been widely adopted by end users. Department of Telecommunications (DoT): till da
to start their satellite internet service. सैटेलाइट द्वारा इंटरनेट प्रक्षेपित करना हालाँकि बहुत महँगा है इसके लिए भी ज़्यादा लोग इसका उपयोग नहीं करते
Shenzhou-12/“Divine Vessel” = Chinese spacecraft related to China’s space station. Tianhe the name of module in China’s spac
में अपना के न्द्र स्थापित करेगा और वहाँ चीनी अवकाश यात्री तीन महीने रुकें गे
RBI increased ATM money withdrawal fees. Such BankingGK not greatly important for IAS. Arguments in favour of increasing th
ATM/CCTV/ security guards 2) if ATM transaction fees are increased then people will prefer to do Digital payment using UPI/BH
⏬ scope for black money, tax evasion, counterfeit currency. ATM में कार्ड डालकर अपना पैसा उठाओगे तो उस पर कितनी फ़ीस लगेगी इसके नियमों में कु छ सख़्ती/
प्रकार से ATM से पैसा निकालने पर फ़ीस बढ़ाने की आवश्यकता है क्योंकि बैंकों को भी ATM नेटवर्क चलाने के लिए लागत ख़र्च आता है। लोग खुद ही समझ कर पैसा नक़दी में निकालने की वजह डि
⚾️📻⚾️✋ SEBI judgement on Franklin Templeton Asset Management Company (AMC)’s mutual fund / debt fund schemes. News
how this scam happened and then some inexperienced private quiz masters are setting up technical MCQ abt high-level financia
the scope of exam. अपनी परीक्षा के लिए बहुत काम का नहीं है
⚾️📻⚾️✋US regulators asks Banks/NBFCs to stop using LIBOR. Matter already taught in Win21 Lecture series.
Maharashtra is pushing for Beed model of crop insurance= This much technical reform thing is not important for the scope of e
from the crop insurance topic. for example how it can help saving farmer distress etc. इस प्रकार की तकनीकी चीज़ें बहुत काम की नहि, क्योंकि मुख्य प
और क्या सुधार कर सकते हैं। महाराष्ट्र का बिड मॉडेल क्या है वो तकनीकी चीजें समझाने भी बैठे तो आपकी १५०-२५० शब्दसीमा था उससे पहले ही ख़त्म हो जाएगी
Fiscal prudence / austerity measures: finance Ministry has ordered all the other ministries and departments to reduce 20% expe
allowance, staff rewards, travel expenses, minor building maintenance/repair work. Reason? ⏬tax income post-corona so can’t
मंत्रालयों और विभागों को आदेश दिया है कि अपने विज्ञापन ख़र्च यात्रा ख़र्च में 20 प्रतिशत की कटौती करे क्योंकि कोरोना के बाद सरकार के कर राजस्व/आमदनी में कटौती हुई है तो सभी फ़िज़ूल खर्ची स
GST rates on Corona related goods: vaccines unchanged at 5%. Covid-related medicine Tocilizumab 5%→ 0%, Black Fungus m
12% to 5%. Hand sanitisers: 18% to 5%. Covid-testing kits 12% to 5%. Vaccine GST not ⏬0% because then pharma manufac
will increase the burden on the end user. वैक्सीन के अलावा वाली कोरोना की दवाइयाँ, इस चिकित्सा दोनों पर GST की दरें कम की गई है। वैक्सीन पर GST को शून्य नहीं कि
अदा किया गया GST माफ़ी भी नहीं मिलेगा तो ग्राहक पर क़ीमतों का बोझ बढ़ता है
G7 Summit-2021: theme is ‘Build Back Better’. Venue: Cornwall, England. Members: US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada an
vaccines to poor nations 2) criticised China for human right violation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong 3) demanded investigation into
minimum tax framework of 15% = This Will be covered in Mrunal’s Win21 Series। “फिर से अच्छा बनाएंगे” इस थीम के साथ जी सेवन समूह सम्मेलन हुआ
दिलवाए जाएंगे। कोण संक्रमण कहाँ से फै ला उसकी जाँच की माँग होगी। चीन के मानव अधिकार हनन की निंदा की गयी। बहुराष्ट्रीय कम्पनियों पर न्यूनतम 15 प्रतिशत कर/टेक्स की माँग।
MSP Criticism: Modi government has raised the minimum support price (MSP) of the 2021-22 paddy crop by Rs 72 per quintal.
(FCI) overflowing 2) India’s rice exports are increasing and some critics believe that lot of these subsidised rice has been divert
cultivation requires lot of water = we are ‘exporting water’. वैसे ये मुद्दा अखबारो में काफ़ी बार पहले भी रिपीट हो चुका है कि भारत सरकार चावल पर न्यूनतम समर्थन
के चलते भूजल का दुरुपयोग बढ़ता है। सरकारी गोदामों से ये अनाज- भ्रष्ट अफ़सरों और माफ़ियाओं द्वारा चुराकर विदेशों में निर्यात किया जा रहा है।
RAMP programme = by World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for helping MSME perform
लिए विश्व बैंक का ramp प्रोग्राम
Performance Grading Index (PGI) by EDUCATION Ministry for 2019-20. To monitor performance of school. It collects data from
Plus (UDISE), 2) National Achievement Survey (NAS), 3) Mid-Day Meal. Ranking: It has 10 levels. Level 1 indicates top-notch pe
achieved highest score and Meghalaya lowest score. विद्यालय गुणवत्ता परीक्षण के लिए शिक्षा मंत्रालय का PGI सूचकांक जिसमें पंजाब को सबसे ज़्यादा और मेघालय को स
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR): only four institutes of India managed to get into Top-200 positio
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru. Additionally, IISc Bengaluru ranked as number one research Institute. विश्वविद्यालयों
दोसौ की श्रेणी में आ पाए हैं। यानी की संशोधन और विकास तथा उच्च शिक्षा में अभी और ज़्यादा निवेश की आवश्यकता है
POSHAN 2.0 Prime Minister’s Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN): guidelines 1) Focus is on the 1,000 days between a m
2) take-home rations 3) “Poshan Tracker” portal to moniter — pregnant women, lactating mothers, children and adolescents. 4)
मिशन पोषण के द्वितीय चरण के दिशा निर्देश जारी किए गए। कु ल मिलाकर माता, बच्चों और किशोरीओ के कु पोषण से लड़ने के लिए कदम उठाए जाएँगे।
Atmanirbhar Bharat: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana 3.0 phase: Entitlement? 5 kg of wheat or rice. Given free of cost to ar
Security Act (NFSA). Duration: May to November 2021. प्रधानमंत्री ग़रीब कल्याण योजना- तीसरा चरण: ग़रीबों को पाँच किलो के क या चावल मुफ़्त में हर महीने दिया जाएगा
Cicadas insects live underground typically 13-17 years. They come out of ground for reproduction. They do not bite or sting but
protein. USA President flight delayed because of such swarm / brood. सिकाड़ा एक क़िस्म के किटक होते हैं जो इतिहास और ज़मीन के नीचे रहते हैं और के वल प्र
हैं अमेरिका में किटक उपद्रव के चलते चर्चा में
Heritage trees: if a tree is 50 years or older then more strict rules before allowing it to be cut down for road building and other
concept by amending Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. In every PRI/ULB there will be
approvals. How to determine the age of a tree? Ans. Its science/ technique is known as “dendrochronology” i.e. —dating of tree
ज़्यादा उम्र के हैं। सड़क मकान निर्माण इत्यादि के दौरान उन्हें काटने के नियमों को और सख़्त बनाने के लिए महाराष्ट्र सरकार क़ानून में संशोधन करेगी। हर स्थानीय इकाई में वृक्ष अधिकरण संस्था बनायी जा
Creating new Officers’ Cadre: Scams in Banks (Yes Bank, PMC-Punjab Maharashtra cooperative bank, PNB-NiravModi, ICICI-Vid
suggested a Officer cadre called “specialised supervisory and regulatory cadre (SSRC)” in 2019. Original idea was to depute the
association is opposed to this idea alleging it was prepared without detailed study, lacked clarity, vision and experience. Points t
promotion and transfer will be affected by this parallel hierarchy 2) Will it not be possible to increase the powers of the existing
cadre? 3) will It not result in interagency-conflict is similar to CBI VS NIA vs Local Police? 4) increase the cost of recruitment an
you have or if you think this is the right decision how will you get it implemented? विभिन्न बैंकिं ग और ग़ैर बैंकिं ग कं पनियों में धांधलियों के बाद रिज़र्व बैंक ने
था किं तु रिज़र्व बैंक के खुर के अफ़सर इसका विरोध कर रहे हैं कि यह बिना गम्भीर जाँच सर्वेक्षण किए एसे ही हवाबाज़ी मीडिया की सुर्खियां बटोरने के लिए रखा गया है। क्योंकि रिज़र्व बैंक तथा सेबी के वर्त
रोका जा सकता है अलग 1 नया ऑफ़िसर कै डर बनाने पर तनख़्वाह का बोझ बढ़ेगा और विभिन्न संस्थाओं के बीच आपसी संघर्ष में बढ़ोतरी होगी जैसा कि CBI और स्थानीय पुलिस के बीच होता है। रिज़
Fake caste certificate: Amravati MP Navneet Kaur-Rana contested election using fake SC caste certificate. Bombay HC confiscat
consider? 1) Victory through any means – in competitive exams, job selection, elections, business = difficult to expect corruptio
government job/ political victory through fake certificate then- he would engage in corrupt practices to recover his investment i
want to do corruption and he may be blackmailed by the other persons who helps him acquire the fake certificate. 4) it deprive
community to get selected. लोकसभा चुनाव में दलित समाज के लिए आरक्षित सीट से चुनाव लड़ने के लिए एक सांसद ने फ़र्ज़ी जातिप्रमाण पत्र निकलवाया। बॉम्बे हाईकोर्ट ने उसके प्रमाणप
जीत हासिल करने की मनोकामना हमें भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त समाज का निर्माण नहीं करने देगी। जो व्यक्ति ख़ुद नक़ली प्रमाण पत्र के द्वारा सरकारी नौकरी या से चुनाव जीता है वो नक़ली प्रमाण पत्र ख़रीदने में हुए पैसों
न अभी करना चाहे तो जिन लोगों ने उसे नक़ली प्रमाण पत्र बनवा के लिया है वे लोग भी उसे ब्लैकमेल करके अपने ग़लत काम करवाएँगे। इस प्रकार की धाँधली से जिन्हें वास्तविक रूप से आरक्षण मिलना चा

England fast bowler Ollie Robinson suspended from cricket matches for old racist and sexist posts. E.g. “My new Muslim friend
like this ¦)”, “The guy next to me on the train definitely has Ebola.” However, British PM Boris Johnson believes that “England cr
he had written those comments he was a youngster. After 10 years his emotional maturity has increased and he has since apol
Counterview: 1) Ollie was 18 years old when he had tweeted those offensive messages. An 18-year-old person who is eligible t
supposed to behave in a responsible and respectful manner on a public platform 2) if cricketers are allowed to go scot-free then
will also think it is okay to write such offensive messages, say sorry= all will be forgiven. इंग्लैंड के क्रिके ट बॉलर रॉबिंसन ने आज से 10 साल पहले अ
ट्विटर पर उन गले मुर्दों को निकाल कर हंगामा किया गया, तो इंग्लैंड क्रिके ट बोर्ड ने रॉबिंसन को सस्पेंड किया है। हालाँकि ब्रिटिश प्रधानमंत्री बोरिस जॉनसन का मानना है कि आवश्यक रूप से क्रिके टर पर ज़
भावनात्मक परिपक्वता पता नहीं। अब तो उसने माफ़ी भी माँग ली है तो उसे सस्पेंड नहीं करना चाहिए।विरोध में तर्क ? आज से 10 साल पहले भी वो क्रिके टर अठारह साल का था, दूध पीता बच्चा नहि था,
जाएगा तो उनके भक्त समर्थक यह सोचेंगे कि ट्विटर पर अश्वेतों के ख़िलाफ़, एशियाई मूल के व्यक्तियों के ख़िलाफ़, अल्पसंख्यकों के ख़िलाफ़, महिलाओं के ख़िलाफ़ कु छ भी आपत्तिजनक बयान रखना कोई
Racism in injury compensation: AMERICAN National Football League (NFL) players open get head injuries during the game play
The sporting federation will pay them compensation but they have to prove that indeed their mental capacity has decreased. Bu
are low then he may be denied compensation on the grounds that such low result are “normal” for their race. Social Media/ Pub
अमरीकी फ़ु टबॉल में सर पर चोट लगने से खिलाड़ी की मानसिक क्षमता कम होती है तब उसे मुआवज़े के रूप में पैसा दिया जाता है, किन्तु खिलाड़ी ने यह साबित करना होता है कि वास्तव में उसकी मानसि
खिलाड़ियों की सर-चोट-मुआवज़ा-अर्ज़ी सामान्य रूप से ख़ारिज कर दी जाती है की तुम अश्वेत लोग तो वैसे भी कम मानसिक क्श्म्त वाले हो, इसलिए स्तर पर चोट लगने से तुम्हारी मानसिक क्षमता कम
ख़िलाफ़ हंगामा हो रहा है
Vaccine Compulsion: Madhya Pradesh's Niwari district policemen conducting checks on roads. Those who not vaccinated are ma
rahein, maine abhi corona ka tika nahi lagwaya (Stay away from me, I haven't got vaccinated for Covid) and also made to take
days. Whereas those who are vaccinated = they are given national flag and badge: “Mein saccha deshbhakt hoon kyunki maine
because I have been vaccinated).” Points to consider 1) there is still a shortage of vaccine in many parts of India so without inv
simply humiliating him with a poster/blackface = injustice. 2) if check posts were created to detain the non-vaccinated person,
vaccine to such people on the spot! मध्य प्रदेश में पुलिस वाले के रास्ते पर नाकाबंदी कर लोगों को रोक कर पूछताछ करते हैं जिन लोगों ने वैक्सीन लिया है उनको राष्ट्रध्वज और स्टिक
वैक्सीन नहीं लिया उनके गले पर पोस्टर डाल दिया जाता है कि “मुझसे दूर रहे”. ग़ौर करने के विषय- जब वैसे भी वैक्सीन की क़िल्लत है तो बिना जाँच पड़ताल कीये किसी व्यक्ति को जलील/बेज्जत करना
नहीं, उसके गाँव में टीकाकरण ही नहीं हो रहा है इसलिए वो टीका नहीं लगवा पाए। और यदि पुलिस इतने ही उत्साह में है तो नाकाबंदी में डॉक्टर और नर्स को भी साथ में खड़ा रखा जाए ताकि जिन लोगों
जाए।
Choice of words: 1) Gujarat Edu Board directive: class 10 students who are passed without exam due to Corona = write phrase
certificate. Later public protests that such phrase is humiliating, it may result in ostracization of the student in the future years i
Board replaced the phrase with “secondary education complete”. शब्दों का अनुचित प्रयोग- गुजरात में दसवीं कक्षा में बिना परीक्षा दिए जिन बच्चों को पास किया गया
था लोगों ने विरोध किया कि ये तो एक प्रकार से लांछन रूप शब्द है- भविष्य में इन विद्यार्थियों को कॉलेज दाख़िले में नौकरी पाने में दिक़्क़त आ सकती है इसलिए अब गुजरात शिक्षा बोर्ड ने तय किया कि
SHRI PARAS Hospital a “mock drill” viral video where doctor suggested cutting oxygen supply. Later it turned out that no such m
explained series is required on this matter! पूरे मामले में कोई दम ही नहीं। फ़ालतू में बहूत लंबी लंबी समाचार लिखे जा रही है। के सस्टडी बनाने के लिए और भी हज़ार ग़म है दुनि
Absenteeism: 2 Mumbai Police Constables stopped reporting to work since 2012. They were put on suspension. Suspended offi
without going for work, they continue to receive salary till 2021. Points to Consider: [1) biometric attendance system [2) Online
such absentee constable teachers clerks. [3) if they were working in a private sector company they would have been removed v
security / too many layers of immunity and appeals in suspension/dismissal matters= encourages absenteeism= harms good go
लगा रहे थे. उन्हें सस्पेंड किया गया किन्तु सस्पेंड होने पर भी सरकारी कर्मचारी को अपनी मूल तनख्वा था 50-75प्रतिशत हिस्सा हर महीने दिया जाता है। तो ये दो पुलिसकर्मी पिछले दस सालों से इसी
इस्तेमाल से इस प्रकार के मुफ़्तख़ोर और गैरहाज़िर रहने वाले सरकारी कर्मियों पर सख़्ती की जाए। यदि पुलिस कर्मी शिक्षक डॉक्टर और नर्स ही गैरहाज़िर रहेंगे तो तहसील जिला स्तर पर सुरक्षा और सुशास
तुरंत निकाल दिया जाता है। सरकारी नौकरी में अनावश्यक रूप से कार्मिक-प्रशासन/ वेतन/ बर्खास्तगी के ख़िलाफ़ बोहोत ज़्यादा सुरक्षा के प्रावधान होते है। जिसके तहत आलसी और भ्रष्ट सरकारी कर्मचारि
Case Study: Chennai’s Stanley Medical College under probe because MBBS students forced to arrange money/accommodation/5
exams- otherwise veiled threat that student may be failed if he doesn’t pay Rs.10,000k minimum. Even if Student makes compl
viva exams are discretionary in nature. External evaluator may ask very easy question to those who have paid money but tough
secretary [IAS] how will you address this complain? छात्रों को चेन्नई के कॉलेज का आदेश आपकी लेब/प्रायोगिक/ मौखिक परीक्षा के लिए जो बाहर से परीक्षक आ रहे हैं- उन
ऐसा नहीं करेंगे तो आपको परीक्षा में फ़े ल भी किया जा सकता है. हालाँकि छात्र ऐसी शिकायत भी करें तो साबित करना काफ़ी मुश्किल होता है क्योंकि मौखिक परीक्षा में कितने आसान या कठिन प्रश्न पूछने
शिकायत को कै से संबोधित करेंगे?
Education management: in Gujarat’s Chhota Udaipur District, Number of students passing from class 10 to 11 less than 50% so
private sector schools are present for class 11-12. Now,2021: due to Corona mass-promotion all class 10 students have been pa
accommodate 15,000 extra students (who would have failed otherwise in an ordinary year if exam was conducted). But there a
Many students from poor /lower middle classes families can’t afford to reside in other districts’ hostels. As education secretary (
1) running schools in two shifts. Morning and noon but then how will you address the shortage of teachers? Government does n
- even formula in physical class versus online class. E.g. On Monday only roll number 1-3-5-7 Will come in the classroom while
since this is a backward (=aspirantion) district, so most of the families are poor and cannot afford Internet laptop electricity. गुजरा
परीक्षाओं में असफल रहते हैं, तो उसी अंदाज़े से वहाँ पर मर्यादित संख्या में ग्यारहवीं कक्षा के विद्यालय और शिक्षक नियुक्त है. हालाँकि अब कोरोना महामारी के चलते वर्ष 2021 में बिना परीक्षा दिए दसवी
कक्षा में दाख़िला लेना चाहते हैं किन्तु इतने तो विद्यालय और शिक्षक ही मौजूद नहीं है. के शिक्षा सचिव के रूप में आप इस समस्या को कै से संबोधित करेंगे? ज़्यादा शिक्षकों की नियुक्ति हो नहीं सकती क्यों
अलग दिनो पर बुलाया जाए कु छ बच्चों को प्रत्यक्ष शिक्षा और कु छ बच्चों को ऑन लाइन शिक्षा दी जाए लेकिन उन सब में भी इंटरनेट लैपटॉप की उपलब्धता इत्यादि समस्याएं हैं।
Freedom to make Movies: Film ‘Nyay: The Justice’ based on the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR). Some pe
because they feel it unnecessarily villifies certain people merely based on media trials and speculative conjectures. Even though
fictional work, still audience will draw conjectures. This will do real damage to reputation of real people associated with the SSR
petition by such people. बॉलीवुड फ़िल्म स्टार सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मृत्यु पर बना चलचित्र। कु छ लोग इसके प्रसारण का विरोध कर रहे हैं कि बिना न्यायालय के फ़ै सले आए, सिर्फ़ मीडिया-
के रूप में दिखाकर जीवित व्यक्तीयो का चरित्र हनन हो रहा है। अब चाहे फ़िल्म की शुरुआत में ऐसे ही वैधानिक सूचना जारी की जाएगी इस कहानी के सारे पात्र काल्पनिक है फिर भी प्रेक्षक तो अंदाज़ा लगा
चाहिए ऐसी माँग/अर्जी को सेंसस अध्यक्ष के रूप में आप के से संबोधित करेंगे?
Superstition: Pratapgarh (UP): People built a “corona mata” temple, seeking divine grace to stay clear of the infection. However
people claimed the land belonged to them, and the temple construction was done to illegally occupied the land. Points to Consid
literacy rate (Census-2011) = Scientific temper needs to be inculcated in the public. Otherwise religious monuments constructe
encroachment then rioting by mob. Such superstitious people will even avoid taking vaccination → endangering themselves and
कोरोना माता का मंदिर बनाया यहाँ पर पूजा करने से कोरोना माता आपको महामारी से बचाएगी! हालाँकि उन्होंने जिस ज़मीन पर यह मंदिर बनाया था वहाँ कु छ और लोग भी अपना अधिकार बता रहे थे औ
दिया। विचारार्थ विषय: वैसे लोगों में साक्षरता तो है किं तु फिर भी अंधविश्वास है यानी विज्ञान का प्रसार बढ़ाना और ज़रूरी। अंधविश्वास का फ़ायदा उठाकर ढोंगी लोग ग़ैर क़ानूनी रूप से ज़मीनों पर क़ब्ज़ा
आइएएस/आइपीएस की समस्या बढ़ाते हैं।
United Nations General assembly (UNGA): UN SECRETARY General Antonio Guterres reappointed for second term of five years
unanimously adopted a resolution recommending his name. India also supported his re-election. संयुक्त राष्ट्र की सामान्य सभा के सचिव की पून:नि
Transparency in war history: 1962 Sino India war→ Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report but even after six decades it has not been
ordinary circumstances such records should be declassified after 25 years. भारत चीन युद्ध के बाद बनीं हेंडरसन ब्रूक्स भगत जाँच समिति के दस्तावेजों को अभी
निर्णय की युद्ध के साथ जुड़ी हुई जानकारी/ दस्तावेज़/ समिति की रिपोर्ट सामान्य रूप से 25 साल बाद सार्वजनिक किया जाएगा ऐसा सरकार का निर्णय.
Tigray region: Ethiopia civil war going on. इथियोपिया के टिगरे इलाक़े में गृह युद्ध छिड़ा है। नकशे में पड़ोसी देशों/समंदरो का स्थान देख लेना
Nationalism: Previously, Chinese company Li Ning provided Sports uniform to Indian athletes for the Olympics. But given the ⏫
Olympic Association (IOA) announced that our athletes would wear unbranded sports apparel. Similar scene in 2020: BCCI drop
2021: again resumed Vivo as IPL sponser.
China passes new law to counter sanctions against officials. Basically it is tit-for-tat so if American authorities attach the assets
will do the same against American officials. चीन द्वारा मानवाधिकार हनन इत्यादि आरोपों में अमेरिका और यूरोप चीनी अफ़सरों पर प्रतिबंध लगाते थे, उनकी संपत्तियों को ज़ब्त क
यूरोपीय अफ़सरों पर प्रतिबंध लगाएंगे। यानी की जैसे के साथ तैसा।
Israel new prime minister NAFTALI Bennett to replace Benjamin Netanyahu – who is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. इज़रा
Awards: Amul MD R S Sodhi received Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, Japan regional award. He is the 1st India to
PULITZER PRIZES 1) “public service organisation”= given to New York Times for corona coverage. 2) International Reporting pr
origin journalist for Chinese govt atrocities on Muslims in Xinjiang. उत्कृ ष्ट पत्रकारिता के लिए पुलित्जर पारितोषिक
Award: Amika George (Kerala Origin) given an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in education for her campaign
ranking Order of the British Empire award. मासिकधर्म के चलते ग़रीबी के बारे में अभियान चलाने पर भारतीय मूल की एक लड़की को ब्रिटिश हुकू मत के द्वारा तीसरा सबसे बड़ा ना
Book: “The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined The Buddha.” By Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ra
Sports: Asian Games 1998 gold medalist boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh died in cancer. Born in Imphal. Served Indian Navy. Pad
Death: Indian Bengali poet and filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta.He has won the National Film Award many times. Notable mov
Uttara, Kaalpurush.
Death: Nirmal Milkha Singh - Former Indian Volleyball Captain, wife of Athete Milkha Singh.
Death: ZION-A CHANA, known as the patriarch of the “world’s largest family”- for having 38 wives, 89 children and 36 grandchi
बीवियाँ थी
Death: Indira Hridayesh- Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha (Congress) for StatePSC exams.
Khuda Baksh Oriental Library, Bihar: opened in 1891 by Khan Bahadur Maulvi Khuda Baksh, a Siwan landlord. In 1905, Viceroy
controversy about demolishing it for construction activity but finally government said we will not destroy it. बिहार सरकार अंग्रेजों के ज़माने
French Open Tennis: Novak Djokovic defeated S. Tsitsipas टेनिस प्रतियोगिता
LGBT Rights: conversion therapy = pseudo-medical therapy wherein LGBT person given physical and emotional abuse so he/sh
High Court has ordered a complete ban on such practices. समलैंगिक व्यक्ति की ‘बीमारी’ दूर करने के लिए कु छ फ़र्ज़ी निमहकिमों द्वारा ‘रूपांतरण चिकित्सा’ दी जाती है-
“समलैंगिकता की बीमारी” ठीक किया जाता है। मद्रास हाईकोर्ट ने इस प्रकार की प्रवृत्तियों पर सख़्ती से रोकथाम के लिए पुलिस को निर्देश दिए ।
(GSM2) Comparing Constitution: Freedom of hairstyle: dictator of North Korea Kim Jong-Un has ordered all the North Korean m
North Korean women to keep hairstyle like his wife. Reason? Dictator Kim believes that North Korean youth is copying the hairs
stars which is corrupting the pristine culture of North Korea and spreading like cancer. Food for thought? Indian Constitution do
hairstyles, speech, behaviours, food- as long as it is within the public health and morality. although some restriction on armed f
cannibalism i.e. eating human flesh, freedom of hairstyle not allowed for armymen to ensure uniformity/discipline etc. ) उत्तर कोरिया
का स्टाइल उसके जैसा ही रखना होगा और सभी युवतियों ने अपने बालों का स्टाइल किम जोंग उन की बीवी के समान ही रखना होगा क्योंकि आज कल ये नौजवान दक्षिण कोरिया के पॉप स्टार की देखा
को नुक़सान होता है। भारत का संविधान/सरकार द्वारा लोगों को अपनी मनपसंद हेयर स्टाइल की छू ट है किन्तु सेना में अनुशासन के लिए हेयर स्टाइल के नियम अलग हो सकते हैं।
Religious freedom vs gender equality: ‘Agama Sastra’ = manual for worship in South Indian temples. Tamil Nadu govt to allow W
they have studied Agama Sastra. आगम शास्त्र दक्षिण भारत के मंदिरों में पूजा की विधि के साथ जुड़ा शास्त्र है। तमिलनाडु सरकार ने घोषित किया कि जिन महिलाओं ने इस शास्त्र का अ
⚾️📻⚾️✋ SC panel releases draft rules for livestreaming court proceedings. Wait for the topic to develop further. सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की का
प्रारूप तैयार हो रहा है.
Judicial vacancies: 25 high courts across the country: 40 % judges posts are vacant. Patna High Court highest vacancy 62%. Su
judicial delays & case pendency = no ease of doing business. हाई कोर्ट का था सुप्रीम कोर्ट में बोहोत सारी जजों की जगह ख़ाली /रिक्त है। समय पर नियुक्ति नहीं हो रही
हाई कोर्ट में जजों के सबसे ज़्यादा स्थान ख़ाली।
Social Media-information disorder: Information disorder occurs when false information disseminated intentionally to cause serio
harmful because 1) hinders people from meaningfully exercising their rights to freedom of opinion and expression 2) destroys p
between races/castes/ communities 3) genuine journalists’ majority of time is wasted in debunking lies/fakenews → unable to e
countries like Russia, China and Iran capitalised on disinformation to persecute the opposition leaders. 5) civil right activists are
harassment”. सूचना की बीमारी- तब होती है जब सामाजिक दर्शन और राजनैतिक ध्रुवीकरण बढ़ाने के लिए फ़र्ज़ी सूचना/जानकारी वो जानबूझकर इलेक्ट्रॉनिक माध्यम से फै लाया जाता है। इसके पश्
क्योंकि उनके पास जानकारी ही ग़लत है। ऐसे ही फ़र्ज़ी ख़बरों से सरकार के प्रति विश्वास कम होता है, लोगों में आपसी सौहार्द कम होता है, घर्षण बढ़ता है। ईमानदार पत्रकारों का ज़्यादातर समय और संसा
जाता है तो वे अन्य बड़े भ्रष्टाचार और कु शासन के मुद्दे उठा नहि पाते। तानाशाह सरकारों द्वारा जानबूझकर फ़र्ज़ी ख़बरें फै लाकर विपक्ष के नेता तथा अल्पसंख्यकों को परेशान किया जाता है. आंदोलनकारियों
Artificial insemination: subtopic: sex- sorted semen = Y chromosome walle sperms removed in lab. Then such of sex- sorted se
female offsprings = beneficial to dairy sector. However such vials cost Rs.1200/- But Maharashtra government decided to sell it
यदि साँढ के वीर्य को प्रयोगशाला में छाँटकर उसमें से वाय-रणसूत्र हटा दिया जाए तो नर-बछड़ा नहि मादा-बछड़ा ही पैदा होगा जो कि डेयरी उद्योग के लिए बहूत ज़रूरी उपयोगी जाता है। हालाँकि इस प्रका
बेचेगी।
Corona vulnerability of animals: ferrets, cats and civets also venerable to Coronavirus because their ACE2 receptor protein is ha
to bind / infect in these animal cells as well. So authorities have banned entry in the tiger reserves to protect the tigers from Co
stopped= livelihood endangered for the local public = then villagers will cut more trees engaging liquor and drug trade and poa
Government should require mandatory vaccination everyone wishing to visit tiger parks. इन्सानों के अलावा गिलहरी बिल्ली और सिवेट बिल्लियों को भी को
किन्तु इससे पर्यटन में कमी आएगी तो स्थानीय लोगों का रोज़गार चला जाएगा और वे ख़ुद ही जंगल काटना मादक द्रव्यों की तस्करी तथा जंगली जानवरों के शिकार में लिप्त हो जाएंगे। इसलिए जंगल पर्यटन
प्रवेश मिलेगा,
India’s Corona vaccine procurement policy: 😢May-2021: Union took responsibility to buy vaccines for 45+ age group. States re
most of the states did not have enough money/ International pharma companies were not agreeing to engage with state-level g
policy: 1) Pharma Companies’ 75% of vaccine supply/production will be bought by Union. Remaining 25% by pvt hospitals. Stat
Every citizen above the age of 18 will be vaccinated free at centres run by the Centre or a state government. 2) if you want to g
@pvt hospital= Rs 780 for Covishield, Rs 1,410 for Covaxin; and is Rs 1,145 for Sputnik V. ADD EXTRA Rs. 150 service charge.
governments. Which state will receive how much doses? Ans. Depends on 1) population, 2) disease burden 3) progress of vacc
number more vaccine doses will be given to state] 4) wastage of vaccines= if more wastage in a State then union will give less
सरकारों ने भी अपने पैसों से कु छ वैक्सीन ख़रीदनी थी किं तु- ज़्यादातर राज्य सरकारों के पास इतना पैसा नहीं था या फिर अंतरराष्ट्रीय कम्पनियां बेचने से ही मना कर देती थी। अब संशोधित/सुधार की हुई
उसमें से तीन चौथाई स्टॉक कें द्र सरकार ख़रीदेगी, बाक़ी एक चौथाई स्टोक/जत्था निजी अस्पताल ख़रीदेंगे। राज्यों की वैक्सीन ख़रीदने कोई ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं होगी, सिर्फ़ वितरण में भूमिका होगी। नागरिकों को
चाहे तो निजी अस्पतालों में भी पैसा देकर टीका लगवा सकते हैं।
Vaccine “mix and match” strategy. For example get dose#1=Pfizer but dose#2=Sputnik. It is likely to cause side-effects /adver
government of India planning such research. वैक्सीन में दो टिके लगवाने हो तो दो अलग अलग कं पनियों के लगवाई जाए ऐसे संशोधन पर भारत सरकार गौर कर रही है।
DuroKea = sanitizer / anti-bacterial product by IIT Hyderabad researchers. kills 99.99% of germs instantly. Leaves behind the l
days
Vaccination & digital privacy: to get online registration for vaccination person needs to submit his mobile number and Aadhaar c
database has been hacked and put on sale in Dark web. MEITY ordered CERT-In to investigate. MEITY= Ministry of Electronics
Computer Emergency Response Team. कोरोना टीकाकरण के लिए लोगों ने जो ऑनलाइन पंजीकरण करवाया था उसका सारा डेटा लीक होकर इंटरनेट पर बिक रहा है
⚾️📻⚾️✋ USFDA has approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in two decades. This much MedicalGK is not required.
Social Media: Koo = Twitter like App by Indian Company. Recently, Nigerian Government joined Koo, after banning Twitter.
FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization, HQ- Rome, Italy) started celebrating international milk day on June 1 since 2001. Now 2
'Sustainability in the dairy sector.’ अंतरराष्ट्रीय दूध दिवस हर साल जून में मनाया जाता है हालाँकि मुझे ये वाला जनरल नॉलेज आइएस परीक्षा के लिए बहु ज़्यादा काम का नहीं लग रहा
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋What is the RBIs latest circular on crytos? Ans. Basically saying that banks should not harass virtual currency compa
2018’s RBI’s bitcoin ban in 2020 after certain news reports of RBI allegedly pressurising banks to cut relations with crypto/virtua
in Mrunal’s Win20 Series Pillar1 Lectures last year. (Ref: https://mrunal.org/download) पूरा मुद्दा पहले देख चुके कि कै से सुप्रीम कोर्ट की फटकार से बच
से नाता तोड़ने के लिए नहीं कहा।
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Banks can’t cite 2018 RBI circular to caution clients on virtual currencies. Core matter already covered in last year's
बोला था कि आप क्रिप्टोमुद्रा कं पनियों के साथ कोई भी बैंकिं ग लेन देन नहीं रख सकते हालाँकि फिर वे कं पनी वाले ही सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गए थे कि हमें भी संविधान में व्यवसाय का हक़ है! और सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने
आ रही हैं कि रिज़र्व बैंक के अफ़सरों द्वारा अनौपचारिक रूप से बैंकों पर दबाव डाला जा रहा है कि वे क्रिप्टो मुद्रा कम्पनियों के साथ कोई भी बैंकिं ग विनिमय न रखें। तो वापस सुप्रीम कोर्ट में रिज़र्व बैंक के
है कि हमने किसी को तम्बूरा मुँह से बजाने की लिए नहि कहा । भई परीक्षा के रूप में कु छ काम का नहीं है तो फ़ालतू में दिमाग़ मत ख़र्च करो। कल परसो हो सकता इंडियन एक्सप्रेस वाला इसकी लंबी चौड़ी
आम पिछले साल ही win२० सीरिज़ में में फ़्री लेक्चर में पढ़ा चुका हूँ । नहीं देखा है तो देख लेना।
RBI June monetary policy: 1) Repo rate unchanged @4%. 2) contact-intensive sectors like hotels-tourism, aviation, car repair, b
window 3) MSME loans ke liye SIDBI given 16kcr. रिज़र्व बैंक की नई मौद्रिक नीति में रेपो दरों में कोई बदलाव नहीं किया गया हालाँकि स्पर्श संवेदनशील उद्योग क्षेत्र जैसे प्रवास
के लिए SIDBI को 16, हज़ार का कर्ज़ा दिया जाएगा
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋EPFO Members can avail second Covid advance from their corpus/savings. EPF में मज़दूर की तनख़्वाह का कु छ पैसा जमा होता है उसकी
ब्याज बनते जाता है. इस रक़म को नियत वर्षों से पहले मज़दूर उठा नहीं सकता सिवाय के बच्चों की शादी, मकान की मरम्मत इत्यादि ख़ास उद्देश्य। हालाँकि पिछले साल कोरोना संक्रमण के चलते कई मज़दू
साल📻वापस
⚾️ ⚾️🎓 भी✋G7ऐसा कु छset
बताया
to गया
backहै। लेकिन बहुत ज़्यादा
minimum दिमाग़ ख़र्च
global करने का फ़ायदा
corporate tax नहीं
thisये week.
2 लाइनें मालूम
Okay होनाthen
चाहिएlet
मुद्दा them
क्या था?actually
फिर आगे बढ़ो.
finalise it next week. Our exam
कितना निगम कर होना चाहिए? इस पर जी-सेवन समूह अगले हफ़्ते नियम बनाएगा। हाँ तो उनको बनाने दो ना! अपनी प्रलिम परीक्षा अक्टू बर महीने में और मुख्य परीक्षा (संभवतः) जनवरी महीने में हो सक
विश्लेषण करेंगे।
G7 Nations’ Deal: multinational companies [MNCs] will be subjected to global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. no member
will help reducing the tax avoidance, base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by MNCs. जी-सेवन राष्ट्रों ने तय किया है कि बहुराष्ट्रीय कम्पनियों के मुनाफ़े
US Trade Representative (USTR, a body under USA administration) had suggested President Biden to ⏫ tax on imported Indian
25% to teach India a lesson, because India has imposed equalization levy/digital service tax on Google Facebook Netflix etc. in
postponed this decision for the time being. भारत ने गूगल फ़े सबुक जैसी डिजिटल विज्ञापन कं पनियां तथा जेटली जैसी डिजिटल सेवा कं पनियों पर भी उनकी बिक्री पर 2% डिजि
भारत से आयात होने वाले झींगा मछली बासमती हीरा मोती इत्यादि चीज़ों पर 25% अतिरिक्त कर लगाए जाएंगे ताकि भारत सरकार ने अमेरिकी कं पनियों पर जितने कर लगाए हैं उसका बदला/ इस परोक्ष
रखा है/ क्रियान्वित नहीं किया है।
crude price ₹19 per barrel in early 2020 but now climbed to 2-year high to $71 per barrel. Reasons? 1) economic recovery → ⏫
तेल की क़ीमतें जून के महीने में देखी जा रही है जिसके प्रमुख रूप से दो कारण हैं १) प्रथम विश्व में आर्थिक पुनर्जीवन के चलते ऊर्जा संसाधनों की माँग में बढ़ोतरी २) सऊदी अरब और दूसरे ओपेक राष्ट्रों

zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️: Petrol is now above Rs 100 per litre mark in six states and Union Territories — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Ma
IndianExpress explained series: Can rural be the saviour of GDP again? Ans. We’ll see in Mrunal’s Win21 series lectures in Pillar
Minimum Wages: earlier labour ministry had set up Anoop Satpathy Committee for fixing national minimum wage. He suggeste
9,750 a month. (Previous minimum wage was Rs.176 per day fixed in 2017). But his recommendations were not acceptable to
businessmen lobby not to increase the minimum wages so much) so now labour ministry has set up a new committee under Aj
पति समिति बनाई थी लेकिन उसकी सिफारिशें सरकार को पसंद नहीं आई इसलिए अब नई अजीत मिश्रा समिति का गठन हुआ है
MINISTRY of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)’s policy paper to replace the current linear system of ‘take-make-d
⏫ recycling, promote a repair and re-sale of second hand goods etc. Benefit? ⏬ requirement of importing lithium, cobalt, rare
3) ⏬e-waste → environment benefits. चक्रीय परिक्रामी अर्थतंत्र जहाँ पर हम किसी उत्पाद को बनाएंगे बेचेंगे और उसका पुनर्नवीनीकरण भी करेंगे ताकि पर्यावरण में कचरे और प्रदूषण
में एक दस्तावेज़ जारी किया है हालाँकि यह पहली बार नहीं हुआ है इससे पहले भी नीति आयोग इसमें एक दस्तावेज़ बना चुका है.
Chinese demography – 1980s One child Policy to control the population growth- Government forced the people to undergo ster
total fertility rate of Chinese women decline to 1.3 (replacement level is 2.1 so any TFR less than 2.1= e.g 1.3= population will
married couples to have two children. Still population continues to decline so 2021- Government allows married couple to have
workers in future generations! But Chinese couples is not producing more children because 1) High cost of living & exam coach
working hours in factories ३) daycare child facilities not easily available for working mothers. ४) if woman leaves job for pregnan
की जनसांख्यिकी- १९८० के दशक में एक बालक नीति के चलते सरकार द्व ार ालोग ों कीज़बरन नसबंद ीऔर गर्भप ात कराए गए → जिसके चलते चीन ीमहिलाओं काकुल प्रजनन दर में भ ार ी ⏬गिरावट आ
करने के लिए मज़दूरों की बड़ी क़िल्लत होगी। अतः २०१६ में चीनी सरकार ने शादीशुदा जोड़ों को दो बच्चे पैदा करने की अनुमति दी, लेकिन फिर भी आबादी में ⏬⏬गिरावट जारी है → 2021 में नया
संभावना कम ही है क्योंकि चीन में जीवन निर्वाह ख़र्च बहूत बढ़ रहा है बच्चों की शिक्षा अप्रत्याशित रूप से महँगी हो चुकी है। लोगों से ऑफिसों में लंबे घंटों तक काम करवाया जाता है इसलिए शादी ब्याह परि
आसान व्यवस्था नहीं। गर्भवती महिला अगर छु ट्टी पे जाए तो की एवज़ में किसी और को नौकरी दे दी जाती है और फिर माता के लिए वापस नौकरी ढूँढना मुश्किल होता है, प्रमोशन/पदोन्नति कम मिलती है।
Trade Marks Act, 1999→ disputes heard by controller general of patents under DPIIT under Commerce ministry. Kerala wins tra
service against Karnataka. Kerala bus-service nickname “Anavandi’, which means elephant vehicle. This case went on for seven
trademarks. के रला और कर्नाटक की सरकारी बस सेवा- दोनों ही KSRTC के ट्रेडमार्क पर अपना दावा पेश कर रही थी। हालाँकि सात साल लंबे के स के बाद, वाणिज्य मंत्रालय के कं ट्रोलर जनरल
“व्यापार में सुगमता” नहीं है। क्योंकि के स निपटान में विलंब बोहोत ज़्यादा है।
NSO releases GDP estimates : January- March-21 (Q4 of FY2020-21) produced 1.6% more compared to January- March-2020.
usual lot of ball by ball commentary about the sector fell in that sector went up. We will see the important aspects in Win21 Lec
किए गए जिसमें 2020’s वार्षिक आर्थिक वृद्धि दर में 7% ज़्यादा गिरावट देखी गई.
zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️ HC rejects Juhi Chawla’s petition against 5G as frivolous case for publicity, imposes Rs 20 lakh fine.
Central Board of School Education (CBSE) cancels the Class12 board exams. Question- then how will students get admission in
devise “objective criteria” e.g. School internal exams marks may be used. So now experts are writing all type of speculative arti
prepare all the arguments in favour and against collectively. Our UPSC exam is not tomorrow morning that we have to prepare
रद्द। तो फिर बच्चों को कॉलेज में दाख़िला कै से मिलेगा? उसके लिए CBSE बोर्ड द्वारा आंतरिक मूल्यांकन के कु छ दिशा निर्देश दिए जाएंगे। इसके पक्ष विपक्ष में रोज़ाना जो कॉलम चल रहे हैं हमने दिमाग़ ख़र्च
परिस्थिति कितनी अच्छी या बुरी है उसे 1 बार में पढ़ेंगे।
NITI’s Sustainable goals index: Kerala retains top slot, Bihar at bottom. More in Mrunal’s Win21 Series Pillar6C: SDG नीती आयोग के स
Corona & poverty- >1cr Indians have lost their job and 97% households income has fallen in the coronavirus wave 2.0, unemp
Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) कोरोना वायरस की दूसरी लहर में एक करोड़ से अधिक भारतीयों का रोज़गार चला गया है और बहुत सारे परिवारों की आमदनी में भी गिरावट आयी
UN Assembly has declared 2021-2030 as the “UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration”. संयुक्त राष्ट्र का पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र को पुनर्स्थापित करने का दशक
World environment Day observed on fifth June with the theme of “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.” – which is a a poem penned
करना, बहलाना, पुनर्स्थापित करना
zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️ African Giant pouch rat magawa. Land Mine-Sniffing rat in Combodia. Now it has been Retired. Although this ty
knowledge not usually asked in UPSC-IAS so poor cost benefit in preparing the names of such rats/ elephant/turtles etc. सोशल मीडि
बैठे तो कु छ ख़ास काम का नहीं क्योंकि UPSC में इस प्रकार की जनरल नॉलेज नहीं पूछे जा रही।
Ethanol blending target: 1) 2020’s target was 10% in Petrol by 2022, 20% in petrol by 2025 & 10% in diesel by 2030. 2) 2021’
production of sugarcane, rice and their waste-material can be diverted into ethanol. 😢Challenges? 1) Cost of ethanol productio
sugar cane and rice consume large amount of water so even if ‘ethnaol blending’ =⏬GHG emission but ⏫ groundwater exploita
गए- 2030 तक पेट्रोल में 20% इथेनॉल मिश्रित किया जाएगा। वर्तमान समय में भारत में गन्ना चावल के अप्रत्याशित रूप से अधिक उत्पादन की समस्या है तो इन संसाधनों से एथनॉल बनाकर हम पर्या
में भारत में इथेनॉल उत्पादन का ख़र्च बहुत ज़्यादा है। गन्ना और चावल की खेती में भूजल का बोहोत ज़्यादा दुरुपयोग होता है तो यदि उसमें से इथेनॉल बनाकर हमने वायु प्रदूषण को कम भी कर दिया तो पा
Gujarat’s KANDLA SPECIAL Economic Zone (KASEZ): 1) oldest export zone in the country, 2) Now it has become the “first green
under Green Cities Rating of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC- a non-govt body under Confederation of Indian Industry : CI
पहले हरित औद्योगिक शहर का पारितोषिक मिला है
India’s first “electric vehicles-only area” @ Kevadia, Narmada district, Gujarat by Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism
ऑफ़ यूनिटी प्रतिमा से क़रीब के वड़िया नगर को भारत का सबसे पहला ‘मात्र बिजली-वाहनइलाक़ा’ बनाया जाएगा यानी कि वहाँ पर सिर्फ़ बिजली आधारित वाहन ही चलेंगे। पेट्रोल डीज़ल वाली नहीं।
Elitism/Nepotism: after an IPS officer is transferred he has to vacate the government house within three months, otherwise Gov
Maharashtra Kedar not vacated the houses and owe >3.5cr to Govt, but state government either not collecting it / forgiving the
wrongdoings = 1) encourages them for doing extra judicial / illegal activities / flouting rules. 2) ministers may also be shielding
done=⏫culture of politician-police nexus. 3) even honest officer feel demotivated to vacate govt house. जब एक IPS अफ़सर का तबादला
नए ज़िले में जाना होता है. यदि वो वक़्त पर मकान ख़ाली नहीं करेगा तो सरकार उस पर दंड/जुर्माने के रूप में बहूत अधिक किराया माँगेगी। इस प्रकार महाराष्ट्र में करोड़ों रुपया का जुर्माना IPS अफ़सरों प
अफ़सरों को माफ़ी दी जाती है। इस यदि पुलिस अफ़सरों पर नियमों का उल्लंघन करने पर भी सख़्ती नहीं दिखाई जाएगी तो ग़ैर क़ानूनी काम करने में उनके हौसले बुलंद हो जाते हैं कि सरकार हमेशा हमें बचा
काम भी शुरू करेंगे। ईमानदार अफ़सरों भी सरकारी मकान वक्त पर ख़ाली करने के लिए उदासीन हो जाते है।
Elitism/Nepotism: Rich people’s housing society in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar district received free Covid vaccines. After investig
misappropriated an Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Aligarh's Naurangabad nearly 120 km away. This culture of giving p
people is bad for good governance. नोएडा के अमीरों को कोरोना वैक्सीन मिली। पता चला कि असल में अलीगढ़ के किसी प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य कें द्र से घोटाला करके उन वैक्सीन को अ
वरीयता देने का यह चलन भारत में विकास और सुशासन के लिए चिंता का विषय है।
Expressing Dissent/ frustration: Bhavanidas Bavaji- a tea- seller from Rajkot district sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment fo
was impounded by municipality officers but the court did not help me despite very lengthy trial. This tea-stall was my only sour
the shoe. I am sole bread winner of my family. I am jailed for 18 months then and my family will suffer greatly.” Points to cons
options for poor people = regrettable but throwing shoes at judge amounts to contempt of the court. Even If a person is poor /
throwers are allowed to go scot-free then judges may not be able to deliver verdicts impartially, if they are under constant fear/
एक टपरी/ठेले/गल्ले को अतिक्रमण के लिए ज़ब्त किया गया इस मामले में कई वर्षों तक के स चलने के बाद कोर्ट ने उस चाय वाले की मदद नहीं की तो ग़ुस्साए चायवाले ने जज पर जूता फें का। कोर्ट की अव
कि मैं आक्रोश में आ गया था क्योंकि मेरी रोज़ी रोटी का एकमात्र साधन चला गया इसलिए मैं अपना मानसिक संतुलन गंवा चुका था, इसलिए जुता फें का। यदि मुझे 18 साल की क़ै द दी जाएगी तो मेरा परि
विलम्ब तथा ग़रीबों के लिए रोज़गार के अवसरों की कमी – ये सब दुखद और चिंता का विषय है किन्तु, “अनपढ़ और ग़रीब लोगों से भी इतनी तो अपेक्षा की जाती है कि वे न्यायालय का सम्मान करें।“ अग
बुलंद हो जाएंगे और फिर जज/न्यायाधीश निष्पक्ष रूप से फ़ै सला नहीं सुना पाएंगे, डर में रहेंगे की जूता नही फें के ।
IAS officer’s protocol duty during PM vs CM tussle: Suppose you are the chief secretary (topmost IAS officer in the state cadre),
relief work and has instructed you to remain present and brief him. But your chief minister belongs to another political party an
remain absent in the meeting. Then what will you do? Ans. 1) As per the order of precedence Constitution of India- #1 Presiden
prime minister is also the X officio chairman of the national disaster management authority. 2) if the prime minister is coming fo
remain present, irrespective of instructions from any person. 3) if senior officers start taking such decisions with consideration /
then even the younger cadre of IAS officers will become politicised→ this will undermine cooperative federalism as well as good
best interest of the nation. शिष्टाचार के हिसाब से यदि प्रधानमंत्री चक्रवात समीक्षा मीटिंग में आ रहे हैं तो मुख्य सचिव ने हाज़िरी देनी चाहिए उन्हें चक्रवात समस्या के बारे में बताना चाहिए।
तो आप क्या करेंगे? जवाब- आधिकारिक वरीयता क्रम में प्रधानमंत्री भारत के राष्ट्रपति उपराष्ट्रपति के बाद तीसरे स्थान पर है इसलिए शिष्टाचार के हिसाब से राज्य के मुख्य सचिव ने प्रधानमंत्री की यात्रा के
अंतर्गत राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण के अध्यक्ष प्रधानमंत्री स्वयं होते हैं इसलिए चक्रवात की मीटिंग में मुख्य सचिव का उन्हें मिलना आवश्यक। अगर कोई आइएएस अफ़सर सेवानिवृति के बाद मुझे किसी
नियम क़ानून शिष्टाचार का उल्लंघन करेगा तो युवा अफ़सर भी अपना हर कार्य ऐसी राजनीतिक गिनती नफ़े नुक़सान से करना शुरू करेंगे जोकि अंत में सुशासन तथा सहकारी संघवाद के लिए ख़तरा।
Who should get the lifesaving medicine first- old or young person? With the rising number of black fungus cases versus shortag
has stated that Younger person should be given first preference because the old people have already lived their life- except for
related to national security governance etc. जानलेवा रोग में यदि दवाई की क़िल्लत हो तो किसे वरीयता प्राथमिकता दी जानी चाहिए बुजुर्गों को या नौजवान? ब्लैक फं गस बीमारी में
जवानों को दी जाए क्योंकि वे ही देश को आगे ले जा सकते हैं यदि कोई भी ज़ोर 80 वर्ष का है तो वो अपना जीवन बिता चुका है- हम ये नहीं कह रहे हैं कि उसकी जान नौजवान से कम क़ीमती है किन्तु
ऊँ चे स्थान पर है जैसे मंत्री वरिष्ठ नौकरशाह वरिष्ठ सेनाअधिकारी इत्यादि तो उनके लिए अपवाद किया जा सकता है यानी ऊँ चे पदों पर स्थित बुजुर्गों को दवाई में वरीयता दी जा सकती है
Educational Burden / E-Learning: Viral social media video of a five-year-old girl from Kashmir about excessive number of daily o
put a ceiling of 90 minutes x 2 classes per day for Class1-8, because young students also need to play games, spend time with
से शिकायत की थी कि सुबह से लेकर दोपहर 2 बजे तक उसकी ऑनलाइन क्लासेज होती है जो उसे थका देती है. इसका संज्ञान लेते हुए कश्मीर प्रशासन ने आदेश जारी किया है कि कक्षा 1-8 तक बच्चों
के अलावा बच्चों को खेलकू द और परिवार के साथ समय बिताने के लिए भी बिताना भी उतना ही ज़रूरी है.
Trirashmi or Pandav Leni Buddhist caves are a group of 25 caves made Trirashmi Hill in Nashik, Maharashtra- between the 2nd
discovered by Captain James Delamaine 1823. Now 2021- An ASI staffer found two more caves. Experts believe these new foun
रश्मि पांडव-लेनी बौद्ध गुफाएँ महाराष्ट्र में नासिक के क़रीब। हालाँकि 25 गुफाएँ तो अंग्रेजों के ज़माने में ही ढूँढ ली थी किं तु २०२१ में पुरातत्व विभाग के एक कर्मचारी को दो और नई गुफाएं मिली है।
India’s nuclear submarines 1) INS Arihant = it is still available with India. 2) INS Chakra= it was rented/leased from Russia. Now
returned to Russia.
Strategic partnership model = local company (e.g. Larsen & Toubro) will tie-up with a foreign company e.g. (ThyssenKrupp of G
Ministry approved this for Project 75 India or P75I to build new submarines. This is a one-liner information. Further PHD not req
कम्पनी के साथ गठबंधन मैं नए हथियारों का निर्माण करेगी। भारतीय नौसेना के लिए नई पनडु ब्बियां बनाने के लिए रक्षा मंत्रालय ने इस प्रकार के मॉडेल की अनुमति दी है। हालाँकि इसे विशेष इसकी तकनीकी
बारीकी से प्रश्न नहीं पूछे जाते परीक्षा में।
UN Human Rights Council resolution to inquire Israeli violence in Gaza-patti. India abstained from voting to avoid displeasing ei
criticised- “India should help advancing the human rights of all people including the people of Palestine”. Homework- go to exce
solution on Sri Lanka / LTTE human right violation. संयुक्त राष्ट्र मानव अधिकार परिषद में एक प्रस्ताव की इज़राइल द्वारा फ़िलिस्तीन गाजा मैं मानव अधिकार हनन की जाँच हो
फिलीस्तीन दोनों से ही रिश्ते बिगड़े नहीं। हालाँकि फ़िलिस्तीनी नेता इससे नाराज़ है कि भारत ने अपना रुख़ स्पष्ट करना चाहिए और फिलीस्तीनियों के मानव अधिकारों के बारे में सकारात्मक रूप से मतदान
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bangladesh cabinet ministers mobile phone stolen / snnached by a thief in broad daylight in the streets of Dhaka. बांग्
लिया। हालाँकि IAS परीक्षा के लिए काम का नहीं लेकिन मेरा प्रश्न _ _ _ newspaper के सस्ते व नौसिखिए interns को है कि “आपके हिसाब से प्रति व्यक्ति GDP राशि के अनुसार बांग्लादेश
चुका है….. ऐसा हर दूसरे हफ्तें आप राग अलापते रहते हैं, तो फिर दिनदहाड़े बांग्लादेश में कै बिनेट मंत्री का मोबाइल फ़ोन ढाका की सड़कों पे चोरी क्यों हो जाता है?”
Nepal receives 800,000 Corona vaccine doses from China. Nepal President has also requested India to supply vaccine. चाइना की वैक्
है कि कोरोना वैक्सीन मुहैया/ उपलब्ध की जाए किन्तु हमारे ख़ुद के वांधे चल रहे हैं, इसलिए विश्वगुरु बनने का काम थोड़े दिनों के लिए स्थगित है।

China’s President Xi Jinping has urged Chinese officials, media persons and diplomats to avoid “wolf warrior” tone, and adopt m
corona / lab virus theory- International support for China has waned / China is getting isolated in the international community.
कु छ दिनों पहले समाचार आए थे की चीनी राजदूतों की “भेड़िया योद्धा” विदेश नीति जहाँ पर वे हमेशा मेज़बान देश में आक्रामक रूप से पेश आते थे- और चीन के राष्ट्रपति ने अब उन राजदूतों को कहा है

Appointment: chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)= supreme Court retired Justice Arun Mishra is app
Tennis French Open- WORLD NO 2 Naomi Osaka has declared to withdraw from the tournament because she does not want to
her mental health but the tennis organisers are imposing $15,000 penalty on her for not attending the press conference. ये मुद्दा व
Global Chess League: Similar to IPL. Promoted by Tech Mahindra + Viswanathan Anand
JAMAICAN Runner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. She has become second-fastest woman of all time (100m race). 1st fastest is Flore
Union Government asked States to adopt its Model Tenancy Act (MTA). 1) covers urban and rural areas. 2) States will set up a
disputes. 3) digital platform to upload rent agreements. Houses cannot be rented on Verbal agreements. 4) TENANT can’t do st
consent of the landlord. 5) Norms for security deposit, penalties, eviction 6) If tenant refuses to vacate after expiry of agreeme
double the monthly rent for two months, and four times the monthly rent thereafter. 7) In case of a force majeure event, tenan
tenant to continue in possession until 1 month after disaster/pandemic etc ends. कें द्र सरकार ने आदर्श किराएदारी अधिनियम अपनाने के लिए राज्य सरकारों
और मकान मालिक ऊपर लागू होगा. के वल लिखित करारनामे पर ही मकान किराये पर दिया जा सकता है मौखिक बातों पर नहीं. मकान में मरम्मत किरायेदार बिना मकान मालिक की लिखित अनुमति के न
को घर से नहीं निकाल सकता चाहे वह किराया देने में असमर्थ हो. हालांकि ऐसी महामारी खत्म होने के एक महीने बाद मकान मालिक उसे निकाल सकता है.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ SC asks govt for a vaccine roadmap. Let this entire matter be over Final judgement be delivered. Fir hum dekhenge
Bihar government has proposed to reserve 33 % seats to girls in medical and engineering colleges. लड़कियों के लिए मेडिकल और इंजीनियरिंग
Freedom of speech versus national security: Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)→ Central Civil Services (Pension) Am
Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing, CBI, Enforcement Directorate, Narcotics Control Bureau, DRDO and all Central Armed Poli
about their work experience after retirement- then they must obtain clearance from the head of the department otherwise their
national security and keeping friendly relations with other countries, some retired officers are making sensational claims in their
views. Anti? Critics unhappy that it will prevent honest officers from highlighting any misgivings/ misconduct by the department
prevent the younger officers from learning from their ‘insightsonpakistan’. कार्मिक प्रशासन और तालीम विभाग द्वारा के न्द्रीय सिविल सेवा पेंशन नियमों में सुधार
अनुभवों के बारे में सेवानिवृति के पश्चात किताबें लिखते वक़्त विभाग के बड़े बाबू से अनुमति लेनी होगी वरना उनका पेंशन बंद कर दिया जाएगा। आज कल मशहूर होने के चक्कर में राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा की गुप्त बातें
आलोचकों का कहना है यदि निवृत अफ़सरों को अपने अच्छे बुरे अनुभव नहीं लिखनी दिए जाएंगे, तो वाणी स्वतंत्र को हनन। और विभाग में चल रही धाँधली भ्रष्टाचार सामने नहीं आ पाएगी। नए अफ़सर ऐसी
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋What Sasikala’s return could mean for AIADMK and Tamil Nadu. It may matter a lot of things for them, but nothing
one nation one election: Arguments in favour of 1) Financial costs of conducting elections, deploying police forces for security⏬
parties also need to spend lot of money on campaigning marketing = their hunger for money increases= Black money builder m
administrative work frozen. Highway building etc tenders cannot be launched. 4] ministers get busy campaigning= leadership v
officials, teachers etc occupied in conducting election, counting votes= their a routine administrative / teaching work suffers 6]
one place to another = border security anti-naxal operations Suffer. 7] Corona second wave maybe less serious if there was no
argument: if the voters are unhappy with BJP (at national level) they can express their displeasure by defeating it in the Vidhan
will then force the union government to be more responsive to the demands of people- even if the election is five years away. I
Because people can do nothing for the five years to express their displeasure. एक राष्ट्र एक चुनाव- जहाँ पर लोकसभा और विधानसभा के चुनाव एक ही साथ
आयोजित करने का वित्तीय बोझ कम हो। राजनीतिक पक्षों को भी पूरे वर्ष इधर उधर हो रहे चुनाव में प्रचार के लिए ढेर सारे पैसों की आवश्यकता ना हों वरना वे भी बिल्डर माफ़िया के अधीन हो जाते हैं। पाँ
चुनाव प्रबंधन में घूमते नहीं रहेंगे और वे प्रशासनिक ज़िम्मेदारी अच्छे से निभा पाएँगे। सुरक्षा बलों को बार बार चुनावी ज़िम्मेदारी में बेचना नहीं होगा तो वे भी आतंकवाद और नक्सलवाद के ख़िलाफ़ अच्छे से
विधानसभा चुनाव न होते तो कोरोना संक्रमण की दूसरी लहर में अपनी हवा टाइट नहि हो जाती। 😢विपक्ष में तर्क : यदि के न्द्र में बैठी सरकार बहूत घमंडी हो जाए तो फिर दूसरे वर्ष विधानसभा तथा पंचायत
जता सकती है, ताकि तीसरे वर्ष में कें द्र सरकार की घमंड थोड़ी कम हो जाए और वे जन कल्याण के कार्यों पर ध्यान दे। लेकिन यदि सभी स्तरों की सरकारों को पाँच साल टिकने का ‘अधिकार पत्र’ मिल ग
उड़ने लगेंगे की कोई हमारा पाँच साल तक कु छ नहीं उखाड़ सकता।
Cooperative federalism and GST: GST Council has formed a group of ministers to Study the feasibility of removal in GST on Cor
ministers are not included in this GOM i.e. West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu etc. so they’re unhappy d
bipartisanship. कोरोना चिकित्सा से जुड़े हुए दवाई और चिकित्सा सामान पर GST हटाने के लिए GST परिषद द्वारा एक मंत्री समूह का गठन किन्तु उसमें ग़ैर BJP राज्य के मंत्रियों को शामिल
1962 Kedar Nath Singh case: Supreme Court ruled that Indian Penal Code’s Section 124A about sedition is constitutionally valid
sedition cannot be applied. Citizens / journalists can criticise govt, can’t incite violence. 2021- Supreme Court quashed case of s
criticising PM Modi’s corona handling. के दारनाथ के स में उच्चतम न्यायालय ने फै सला सुनाया था की भारतीय दण्ड संहिता मैं राजद्रोह के प्रावधान असंवैधानिक नहीं है. हालाँकि यदि को
दे रहा तो उस पर राजद्रोह का मुकदमा नहीं चला सकते. एनडीटीवी के भूतपूर्व पत्रकार विनोद दुआ पर प्रधानमंत्री मोदी कि कोरोना संक्रमण नीतियों की निंदा के चलते राजद्रोह का के स दर्ज हुआ था सुप्रीम
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi accepted citizenship of Antigua. So, as per the Indian laws an Indian citizen cannot have dual cit
removed. He’s arrested from Dominica, allegedly after being honeytrapped by a woman. Indian government wants his custody.
citizen of Antigua, and can’t be deported to India. They are even planning to write a petition to the British Queen who is the he
has acquired the citizenship of foreign country only for the purpose of escaping Indian laws and there is already an interpol not
चोकसी ने पंजाब नेशनल बैंक से 13, हज़ार करोड़ का लोन का घपला किया था वह भारत से भागकर एंटीगुआ देश की नागरिकता प्राप्त की. उसके पश्चात एक महिला ने चौकसी के साथ दोस्ती बनाए और
का अपहरण कर उसे भारत ले जाने का प्रयत्न किया. मेहुल चोकसी के वकीलों का दावा के लिए भारत में प्रत्यार्पण नहीं हो सकता क्योंकि वह एंटीगुआ देश का नागरिक है और वह भारत की नागरिकता छो
देश की नागरिकता ग्रहण करता है तो अपने आप ही वह भारत की नागरिकता का त्याग करता है उसके लिए अलग से कोई अर्ज़ी डालने की आवश्यकता नहीं होती. अगर इस दलील को माना जाए तो मेहुल
रहेगी कि मेहुल का एंटीगुआ देश ने नागरिक बनने का सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ 1 मक़सद था भारत मैं जेल यात्रा से बचना।
Central Vista project aims to build new Parliament building Rashtrapati Bhavan et cetera. Supreme Court has already said proje
the Delhi High Court that construction should be stopped otherwise workers will get Corona/ project money is better spent for C
projects of national importance 2) there are many other construction projects going on in Delhi but PIL/petition is only are getti
So, High Court has imposed a fine of one lakh rupees on the petitioner for faaltu mein wasting court’s time. सेंट्रल विस्टा प्रोजेक्ट के अंतर्गत
ने भी इसे अनुमति दी है लेकिन फिर भी कु छ याचिकाकर्ताओंने वापस दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट में याचिका दायर की थी कि इस प्रोजेक्ट का निर्माण तुरंत रोक देना चाहिए वरना यहाँ काम कर रहे मज़दूरों को कोरोना
कार्य में लगानी चाहिए. हालाँकि दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने ये फ़ै सला दिया है कि सेंटर विस्टा प्रोजेक्ट राष्ट्रीय रूप से बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है, तथा दिल्ली में तो इसके अलावा भी अनेक सरकारी प्रोजेक्ट में इमारत में अभी
शिकायत की है जो दिखाता है कि ये याचिका (किसी छु पी नकारात्मक उद्देश्य से) “प्रेरित याचिका है”. याचिकाकर्ताओं पर 1 लाख रुपये का जुर्माना भी लगाया है.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Prisoner rights / Prisoners dilemma / intelligent prisoners? Maharashtra Prisoners are given temporary bail / parole b
/ fear of becoming a burden to family during Corona pandemic. High Court ruled that no prisoner can be compelled go tempora
रूप से ज़मानत/ पैरोल दी गई है किन्तु वे ख़ुद जेल से बाहर नहीं निकलना चाहते क्योंकि उन्हें कोरोना से डर लगता है! हाईकोर्ट ने भी कहा है कि यदि कोई क़ै दी पैरोल पे नहीं जाना चाहता है तो उसे ज़ब
WHO renames Virus variants of concern (VOC) with Greek alphabets such as ALPHA: VOC B.1.1.7, first documented in UK BETA
GAMMA: VOC P.1, first documented in Brazil DELTA: B.1.617.2, first documented in India. Reason? “easy to pronounce” and “n
देशों के नाम से अख़बार वाले जोड़ देते थे जिसके चलते विश्व में उस देश की बदनामी / फ़ज़ीहत/ दोषारोपण होती थी, इसलिए विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने अब ग्रीक अक्षरों के साथ इन्हे जोड़ दिया है जैसे की
वायरस वेरिएंट की संज्ञा दी गई है.
Corbevax: new vaccine by Hyderabad-based company Biological E. Corbevax. Mechanism: “recombinant protein sub- unit made
was used for creating hepatitis B vaccines. Indian government has placed advance order to buy 300 million doses. This is the fi
before the vaccine is given approval. बाज़ार में एक और कोरोना वैक्सीन आने वाली है
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Shashi Tharoor’s column in Indian express about the benefits of crypto currency and block chain technology. This is already lea
can reduce the transaction cost in digital payments, database management in e-governance, judicial, election rolls etc. To incre
accountability efficiency and cost saving। शशि थरूर ने क्रिप्टो मुद्रा के पक्ष में/ तरफ़दारी करते हुए कॉलम लिखा है लेकिन वो सारे मुद्दे हमें पहले भी कई बार इस टॉपिक में पढ़ चुके
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s first Budget (2021) has 50% higher expenditure than Pre-Corona era budgets of Donald Trump. Wh
increased the budgetary expenditure to revive the economy but it is not this big. But then you have to take into consideration t
hardly 4% voting age population pays income tax whereas in USA that number is much higher. इस अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडन ने इस बजट ख़र्च
दिया है ताकि करोना संक्रमण के बाद अर्थतंत्र को पुनर्जीवित किया जा सके । हालाँकि भारत सरकार ने भी अपने बजट में किन्हीं कारणों से बढ़ोतरी तो की है लेकिन इतनी ज़्यादा मात्रा में बढ़ोतरी नहीं की है-
की राजकोषीय संसाधन क्षमता भारत से बहुत अधिक/ज़्यादा है क्योंकि भारत में मतदान करने वाली आबादी के के वल 4% लोग ही आयकर भरते हैं जबकि अमेरिका में यह संख्या 50% से भी अधिक है
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important for exam.
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Central Deputation of all India services officers (IAS,IPS,IForestServices)- every year State governments of submit list of IAS/IP
interested to go for central deputation. Union government from the list. But union government could also select among the not
government disagrees then union’s decision will be final. In News because Union government ordered IAS/IPS from the West B
punishment posting in training centres etc) for favoring TMC/Mamata over Modi/ not properly looking after the security of BJP l
whole matter was already covered previously in Excel file, when IPS officers were transferred, and again in news because chief
there is nothing much new to know in this. No matter how many times Indian express presents the explain a series on the sam
IPS और भारतीय वन सेवा के अधिकारी सामान्य रूप से तो राज्य कै डर में नौकरी करते हैं किन्तु समयांतर वे उन्हें कें द्र सरकार के मंत्रालय विभागों में प्रतिनियुक्ति में भी भेजा जाता है। इसके लिए दिलचस्पी
द्वारा राज्यों से मंगवायी जाती है। हालाँकि कभी कभी किसी अफ़सर को दंडित करने के लिए, कें द्र सरकार उसे ज़बरन भी प्रतिनियुक्ति के लिए बुला सकती है- और उसे कें द्र सरकार की किसी तालीम संस्था
दिया जाता है। इन प्रतिनियुक्ति में राज्य सरकार की सहमति न हों फिर भी कें द्र सरकार का निर्णय सर्वोपरि होगा। बार बार चर्चा में इसलिए आता है क्योंकि पश्चिम बंगाल के IAS/IPS अफ़सर ममता बैनर्जी
इसके शिकार हो रहे है।

Corona Orphans in India: Abt 500+ children became orphans in Corona wave 2.0. 1) PM-CARES will contribute Rs 10 lakh in wh
for each orphant → when orphan reaches 18 years of age=stipend to cover higher education from this FD. When orphan turns
entire amount from FD. 2) If orphan takes loan for higher education than interest will be paid from PM cares fund 3) Orphans Y
be given free admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sainik School, Navodaya Vidyalaya etc. 4) all Covid-19 orphans will get Ayushma
with a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh (irrespective of whether they are rich or poor). This Insurance premium amount to b
age. कोरोना में यतीम/अनाथ बच्चे १) 18 साल से कम होंगे तो कें द्रीय विद्यालय, सैनिक विद्यालय इत्यादि मेरे सरकार दाख़िला करवाएगी तथा २) 18 साल की उम्र में अनाथ बच्चे के बैंक खाते में 10
साल की उम्र तक स्टाइपेंड/ छात्रवृत्ति मिलेगी। उसके बाद वह पूरी रक़म बैंक से निकाल पाएगा। इसके अलावा अनाथ बच्चों को उच्च शिक्षा लोन का ब्याज सरकार अपनी तरफ़ से देगी। और ये सारी रक़म पीए
Employees State insurance Corporation (ESIC) applies to all workplaces with 10 or more workers and is applicable on employee
21,000 per month (Rs 25,000 for PH). Corona-2020-21→ if worker died of Corona, family member to be given pension. (origina
given for workers death in factory employment related accident, and not for corona illness.) कर्मचारी राज्य बीमा निगम द्वारा करोना मृतक मज़दूर के
मज़दूर नौकरी करते वक़्त/ फ़ै क्ट्री में मर जाए तो ये पेंशन मिलता था
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) applies to all workplaces with 10 or more workers. Among them monthly salary
benefits. EPFO → Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme → Corona 2020-21 → if worker died of Corona family m
(min 2.5 lakh to max 7 lakh). कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन द्वारा कोरोना मृतक श्रमिक के परिजनो को बीमा राशि
Acid rain: Singapuri Ship MVX-Press Pearl caught fire near Colombo → emission of nitrogen dioxide → chances of acid rain in S
आग, नाइट्रोजन डाइऑक्साइड का रिसाव जिसे श्रीलंका में एसिड वर्षा का ख़तरा
Disaster management and dignity of women: State government notified that in the flood relief material- sanitary napkins Will be
item.
Death4StatePSC: Gujarat ARVIND SANGHVI- former Gujarat finance and education minister(Cong).
Comparing constitution - Iran: free and fair election not possible. Because supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cancelled the
in the upcoming presidential elections citing 1) candidate is not sufficiently loyal to the Islamic revolution! 2) candidate is very s
western powers! 3) ultimately the only strong candidate left is SC Judge Ebrahim Raisi, who is very loyal to the supreme leader
candidates are either unknown to Public/ have a very small base of supporters. So none of them is likely to win! Whereas in Ind
the constitution and in RPA act are much more rational and unbiased- nobody is disqualified for his political views/ not being in
Supreme leader”. #75-years-Independence। ईरान के सर्वोच्च नेता आयतुल्लाह ख़ामेनि ने राष्ट्रपति चुनाव में बहुत सारे उम्मीदवार का नामांकन रद्द कर दिया – इन आरोपों में की वे
या अमरीका/पश्चिमी ताक़तों के प्रति नरम रवैया रखते हैं। इस प्रकार से विविध मज़बूत उम्मीदवारों के नामांकन रद्द करवा कर अंत में आयतुल्लाह का चाहिता न्यायाधीश ही राष्ट्रपति चुनाव जीत सके , ऐसी श
75 वर्ष पर अपने संविधान/ लोकतंत्र पर गौरव होना चाहिए की इस प्रकार के अतरंगी कारण दिखाकर किसी का चुनावी नामांकन नहीं रोका जाता, मुक्त और निष्पक्ष रूप से चुनाव प्रक्रिया होती।
Comparing constitution: Slavery / bonded labour. Reports of North Korea sending the 700 Corona orphans / teenagers to work
factories and mines (forcibly / without even minimum wages), although officially North Korean government says they have “volu
in India- High Court, Supreme Court, union government, state government all have taken a sympathetic stand to help Corona o
prohibited under fundamental rights. DPSP require the state to look after the weak and needy persons. #75-years-Independenc
किशोरों को सरकारी फै क्ट्रियां और खदानों में मज़दूरी के लिए भेजा गया। हालाँकि सरकार ये बता रही है कि वे स्वैच्छिक रूप से गयी है किन्तु मानवाधिकार समूह का आरोप है कि तानाशाह किम जोंग उन इ
हमें भारत की आज़ादी के 75 वर्ष पर अपने संविधान/ लोकतंत्र पर गौरव होना चाहिए की हालाँकि भारत में भी कोरोना के चलते बच्चे अनाथ हुए हैं किं तु उनकी देखभाल के लिए न्यायालय और सरकार द्वारा
कोल इंडिया कम्पनी की खदानों में बंधुआ मज़दूरी के लिए नहीं भेजा जा रहा
China’s spacetech- The Tianzhou-2: unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft for its permanent space station.
Corona-2020: Union government had formed 11 empowered group of officers (EG) to deal with the corona crisis. These groups
reconstituted/reduced to 10 groups- each headed by Niti member/ secretary rank officers (IAS). E.g. EG on vaccination=Dr VK
partnership to dealwith NGOs and private sector = Amitabh Kant (IAS, NITI CEO) etc. But memorizing the names and Chairmen
groups will be poor cost benefit। कोरोना संक्रमण से निपटने के लिए सरकार द्वारा विभिन्न अधिकारियों का सशक्त समूह
Whether to conduct class 12 board exams or not? Uske 500 types of permutations combinations alternatives leke jo Indian expr
day- a sensible UPSC aspirant should know that our Prelim exam is postponed to Oct-2021 [in that case mains exam may be co
whatever is the final development about class12 board exam will be known before that so no point in applying mind over this b
pros/cons/debate. बारहवीं कक्षा की परीक्षा होनी चाहिए कि नहीं होनी चाहिए इस पर जो रोज़ कॉलम लिखे जा रहे हैं भाई अपनी UPSC परीक्षा आने से पहले ही उसका कोई न कोई निर्णय तो
चर्चा हो रही है वो कु छ मायने नहीं रखता क्योंकि जो अंतिम निर्णय आए उसके बाद समीक्षा बेहतर होगी.
Fiscal prudence – previously Parliament had abolished the subsidy on food canteen. So member of Parliament will no longer get
the Parliament secretariat has started vaccination facility for the family members of the MPs but with a condition that MP must p
MPs are unhappy. राजकोषीय मितव्ययता/ फ़िज़ूल खर्ची कम करना- संसद कार्यालय द्वारा कैं टीन सब्सिडी बंद की गई थी. अब संसद कार्यालय द्वारा सांसदों के परिवार वालों को भी टीकाकरण क
ने इसके लिए पैसे देने होंगे. तो कु छ नेता लोग नाराज़ है. असल में उन्हें भगवान का शुक्र मनाना चाहिए कि कम से कम पैसा देकर भी तो वेकसिन मिल रही है! वरना हम तो रोज़ COWIN App पे लगे
Data- Previously Uttarakhand government officially announced / bragged that on April-2021 Kumbh was attended by 49 lakh de
reprimanded by Uttarakhand High Court because of the corona outbreak. So now state government revises the figures and says
Similar accusations also made about the GDP data of India by international analysts that Indian GDP is overestimated or inflated
सीना ठोककर कहा था कि 49 लाख श्रद्धालुओं ने कुं भ मेले में हिस्सा लिया लेकिन जब हाइ कोर्ट ने संक्रमण के बारे में डांट लगायी, अब राज्य सरकार कह रही है नहीं गलती से mistake हो गया सिर्फ़
घटनाओं से लोगों का विश्वास सरकारी आंकड़ों में कम होता है. भारत की GDP वृद्धि दर के बारे में भी अंतरराष्ट्रीय विशेषज्ञ कु छ ऐसी ही आलोचना करते हैं कि वास्तविक आंकड़ों से बढ़ा चढ़ाकर GDP
Currency swap agreement = usually signed between two countries to provide each other dollars$$ from their forex reserve in th
payment crisis. Borrower country will later on the repair dollars with interest (in $, or any other currency as per the agreement)
central bank) has approved a $200-million currency swap facility to Sri Lankan RBI. 1) previously Sri Lankan government had re
agreement but India did not sign it due to unhappiness over SriLanka cancelling India-Japan’s Colombo port project 2) call to B
developed country (LDC) but now their economic power is rising, so, this may be the first time that Bangladesh has signed such
समझौता जहाँ पर दो देश की कें द्रीय बैंक आपस में भुगतान संतुलन की समस्या में डॉलर मुहैया कराएगी जो कि सामने वाला देश है भविष्य में वापस भी लोटाएगा। बांग्लादेश और श्रीलंका ने ऐसा समझौता पा
भी ऐसी मदद माँगी थी लेकिन क्योंकि श्रीलंका की सरकार ने भारत को कोलंबो बंदरगाह प्रोजेक्ट से बेदख़ल किया (क्योंकि उन्हें चीन की गोद में बैठना था/ मतदाताओं को राज़ी करना था) था इस नाराज़गी
बांग्लादेश जो कि स्वयं एक अति पिछड़ा देश है लेकिन हाल के वर्षों में उनका अर्थतंत्र मज़बूत हो रहा है, तो उन्होंने श्रीलंका से मुद्रा अदला बदली समझौता किया है। यानी के बांग्लादेश “विश्वगुरु” बन रहा
Quote- Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult. — Leo Tolstoy. क़ानून लिखना तो आसान है लेकिन शासन करना मुश्किल- लियो टॉलस्टॉय
Education / role of teacher- Blended teaching- University Grants Commission has proposed to the universities to encourage “ble
teaching 30% courses online → then increase it up to 70%! Anti arguments 1) Top down, celebrity teacher-centric, one-size-fit
of students 2) teachers will no longer remain mentors but become knowledge providers. The personal touch to bright students,
inculcation etc. will be harmed. 3) Every society needs teachers. They are not merely knowledge providers and students shd no
They do have a responsibility to introduce students to all sources of knowledge. But they are also knowledge creators. 4) Fresh
different generations of students and professors, then he learns to think and accept diversity. Thinking does not happen in isola
towns and villages going to college in bigger cities = they get exposed to the more liberal ideas/ practices regarding casteism p
return back to their home towns they can help reforming the society. This is difficult in the online method. 5) universities also s
the future political leaders through student political movement. UGC ने प्रस्ताव दिया है कि कॉलेजों में 30% अभ्यास क्रम ऑनलाइन ज़रिये से पढ़ाया जाए और
70% इस अभ्यास क्रम ऑनलाइन ज़रिए ही पढ़ाया जाए। इसके विपक्ष में तर्क / चुनौतियां/ नुक़सान? अगर प्रत्यक्ष रूबरू मुलाक़ात नहीं होगी, सभी अध्यापक यदि ओनलाइन पढ़ाएँगे तो शिक्षक विद्यार्थियों
कॉलेज यूनिवर्सिटी में बच्चे अन्य धर्म समुदाय और उम्र के लोगों से घुलते मिलते हैं तो उन्हें बंधुत्व और सहिष्णुता की भावना बढ़ती है। छोटी गाँव शहर से बड़ी यूनिवर्सिटी में जब कु छ विद्यार्थी पढ़ते हैं दुनिया
गाँव शहर में जो जातिवाद और पितृ सत्तात्मक रवैया है वो ग़लत है। सब ऐसी सीख लेकर अपने वतन वापस जाएँ तो समाज सुधार हो सकता है।
AI-dangers / racial stereotyping– 1) Facebook artificial intelligence algorithm deleted the historic cultural photographs of Papua
‘Nudity’ – even the photos were the males were performing religious rituals without shirt were flagged /deleted as nudity. Howe
the photographs of celebrities without shirts/ scantily clad/minimal clothes. 2) 2021 Facebook and Instagram accused of deletin
posts even though there was no evidence of incitement to violence. Lesson? We can’t rely 100% on technology for governance
इंटेलिजेंस अलगोरिदम द्वारा न्यू गिनी के कु छ ऐतिहासिक सांस्कृ तिक चित्रों को अश्लीलता/ नग्नता आरोप में हटाया गया. हालाँकि उसमें कु छ पुरुष के वल बिना कमीज़ के कु छ धार्मिक विधि कर रहे थे. इसी प्र
इनमें हालाँकि हिंसा का समर्थन नहीं किया गया था, फिर भी फ़े सबुक द्वारा उन्हें हटाया गया। इन सब से सबक़ ये मिलता है कि प्रशासन में हम संपूर्ण तरह विज्ञान प्रौद्योगिकी और कं प्यूटर कृ त्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता के
United Nations General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir (Turkish politician, 1 year term) said “Pakistan is duty-bound to raise
more strongly.” Indian government has strongly opposed the statement ki Kashmir is integral part of India. Point to consider? I
shooting from his shoulder because of India’s friendship with Saudi Arabia? संयुक्त राष्ट्र सामान्य सभा के तुर्की अध्यक्ष वोलकन बोजकिर ने आपत्तिजनक बयान
कश्मीर का मुद्दा जोर शोर से संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठाना चाहिए.” भारत सरकार ने इसका विरोध किया, कश्मीर भारत का अभिन्न हिस्सा है. पाकिस्तान का चूँ करने का भी कोई कर्तव्य बनता ही नहीं है. हालाँकि
सऊदी अरब का अच्छा मित्र है इसलिए कही तुर्की राष्ट्रपति अर्डोगान इस दो कोड़ी के वोलकन बोजकिर के कं धे पे रख के खुद तो बंदूक नहि फोड़ रहे है? अगर हाँ तो फिर उसका भाड़ा डबल करना पड़ेगा।
Arthur Muir, 75, became the oldest American to climb Mount Everest.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋West Bengal- Mamata skips PM cyclone Yaas meeting because West Bengal Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari w
government orders the chief secretary of West Bengal to serve in the union government. Narada case TMC leaders arrested rele
commentary. इनकी रोज़ की तू तू मैं मैं परीक्षा के लिए काम की नहीं.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ TARUN Tejpal, Tehelka magazine’s boss, acquitted in a rape case. Judge made some observations abt character of
running daily commentary on it.
Secularism- previously Kerala state government’s student scholarship scheme distributed the scholarship budget money in 80:2
Christians, even without conducting any population surveys to identify their social economic status. Kerala High Court observed
quota” is unconstitutional. Every minority community has equal right to get the scholarship money. All the notified minority com
equally. के रल राज्य सरकार की छात्रवृत्ति बजट की कु ल रक़म को मुसलमान और ईसाइयों में ८०-२० के अनुपात में राज्य सरकार बाँट रही थी। के रला हाईकोर्ट ने इसे असंवैधानिक बताया है, सभी अ
मिलनी चाहिए, यहाँ पर कोई आंतरिक कोटा नहीं होना चाहिए
Refugee/Alien rights- Rajasthan state government informed the High Court ke 25,000 Pakistani minority migrants are at presen
RAJASTHAN High Court directed the state government to ensure that ration and food is available to them. And even if they do n
prescribed by the union government they should be given Corona vaccination। राजस्थान ने 25 हज़ार पाकिस्तानी लोग स्थित है। हाईकोर्ट ने राज्य सरकार को
वैक्सीन मुहैया कि जाय।
Children- National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Bal Swaraj portal for children in need of care and protecti
helping children who lost both their parents in Corona. Supreme Court ordered district authorities to immediately take charge o
Corona. Union and state governments have also come up with schemes/ packages to have such orphans। राष्ट्रीय बाल अधिकार सुरक्षा आयोग
लिए बाल स्वराज वेबसाइट बनायी गई है। इसी वेबसाइट में कोरोना में यतीम/अनाथ की भी मदद की जाएगी। सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने भी जिला प्रशासन को आदेश दिया है कि ऐसी अनाथ बच्चों को मदद की जाए
अलग योजना लेकर आ रही है
Comparing Constitution- If Nepal Madhesi woman marries a foreign husband (usually Indian man across the border because of
ties) , then their children is denied the citizenship of Nepal. Later on to win the votebank of Madhesi community, ex-PM KP Oli r
now again there are talks of undoing it, to win some other vote bank / to pressurize the Madhesi leaders to support him etc. An
stand at present is not important, the point to consider is- both in Nepal and Myanmar, women marrying foreigners= them or th
political/civil/citizenship rights. E.g. Suu Ki prohibited from becoming the president of Myanmar because her husband and childr
the Constitution of Myanmar prohibits. The Constitution of India is much more liberal in this regard. / 75 years of independence
महिला किसी विदेशी पुरुष से शादी करें तो उसके बच्चों को नेपाल की नागरिकता नहीं दी जाती थी. किं तु बाद में भूतपूर्व प्रधानमंत्री KP ओली ने संविधान में संशोधन कर इस प्रावधान को रद्द करवाया हालाँ
चुनाव जीतने के लिए/ मधेशी समर्थकों को दबाने के लिए ये प्रावधान वापस लाएंगे /नहीं लाएंगे ऐसी सब राजनीति चल रही है. म्यांमार में भी आंग सांग सू की को राष्ट्रपति इसलिए नहीं बनने दिया क्योंकि उ
शादी करने पर आप राष्ट्रपति नहीं बन सकते. इन सब मामलों में भारतीय संविधान ज़्यादा उदार मत वाली है इसलिए आज़ादी के 75 सालों पर हमें गर्व होना चाहिए - परीक्षा में लिखने के लिए.
Stem cell research = it can help curing genetical disease cancer et cetera but requires studying human embryos & usually such
testing process. but some activists are opposed that human embryos have the moral / legal status of persons and Life must be
not be used for research. Previously, INTERNATIONAL Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) prohibited use of embryos older
2021- they have removed this time limit. So even older embryos can be used for research. स्टेम सेल रिसर्च संशोधन से कैं सर तथा विविध जनीनिक बी
किन्तु यहाँ भ्रूण पर विविध प्रयोग संशोधन किए जाते हैं, जिसमें सामान्य रूप से वो भ्रूण ख़त्म हो जाता है। कु छ लोग विरोध करते हैं कि भ्रूण भी एक इंसान है इसलिए उस पर कोई परीक्षण नहीं होना चाहिए
की अंतरराष्ट्रीय संस्था ने पहले तो 14 दिनों से ज़्यादा उम्र के भ्रूण पर इस प्रकार के प्रयोगों की पाबंदी लगायी थी हालाँकि अब वो पाबंदी हटा दी है
Sports Ethics= Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar a) previously accused of raping a model b) Now, Nike Company dropped him
of Neymar allegedly tried to rape/sexually assult a Nike employee, and he is not cooperating in the investigation. Separately, In
Kumar arrested for murder. Points to consider? 1) Sports credentials are not certificates for good character. 2) Sports coaches m
winning athletes, but failed to inculcate moral / ethical values in them. 3) Culture of Hero-worshipping sportsmen/ movie star /
crimes against humans and animals, tax evasions, etc. ब्राज़ील के फ़ु टबॉल खिलाड़ी नेमार पर बलात्कार / यौन हिंसा के आरोप लगे। नाईकी कं पनीने भी विज्ञापन समझौता
कु मार हत्या के आरोप में हुए गिरफ़्तार। यानी कि खेल कू द में मिले मेडल किसी व्यक्ति के चरित्र की उपाधि नहीं है। खेलकू द प्रशिक्षक अच्छी तालीम देकर व्यक्ति को मेडल जीतना तो सिखा पाईं लेकिन उसके
रहे। लोगों में भी खिलाड़ी और फ़िल्म अभिनेता को भगवान की तरह पूँजने की भावना-बड़े वे किसी भी प्रकार के अपराध में लिप्त हो।
GST Council usually meet every three months. But Corona= not done. 2020-Oct meeting, the next meeting in 2021-May. This 4
Committee/ Group of ministers (GoM) formed to study the GST rates Corona vaccines, medical supplies etc 2) reduce the penal
filling of GST documents/data. वस्तु एवं सेवाकर परिषद सामान्य रूप से तीन तीन महीने पर मिलती है किं तु कोरोना संक्रमण के चलते पिछले साल अक्टू बर के बाद सीधा इस साल मई के
निर्णय नहीं लिया गया किन्तु 1) मंत्रियों का एक समूह बनाया है जो वैक्सीन इत्यादि चीज़ों पर GST दरें कितनी लगायी जाए समीक्षा करेगा 2) GST के दस्तावेज़ देरी से जमा करने पर लगने वाले जुर्माने
Corona= China lab virus? US president Joe Biden has ordered FBI/CIA to investigate the origin of coronavirus / that it was deve
country (=China). India has also supported the call demanding “world health organization (WHO) investigate this and all the co
cooperate to it” अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ने अपनी जासूसी संस्थाओं को आदेश दिया है कि पता लगाइए कोरोना वायरस का जन्म कै से हुआ था भारत सरकार ने भी विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन में कु छ ऐसी ही
की जाए और सभी देश उसमें सहयोग दे।
Mental health- NAOMI OSAKA, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, announced she will not participate in any news confer
because the reporters keep asking offensive / negative toned questions repeatedly, especially to the defeated player-which can
mental health. Previously Williams sisters had also skip the news conference for similar reasons, they were fined by the tennis o
organisers believe that if tennis star does not appear in the press conference after the match then it will affect their sports popu
advertisement revenue. मानसिक स्वास्थ्य- इस टेनिस महिला खिलाड़ी नाओमी ओसाका ने टेनिस मैच पश्चात की पत्रकार परिषद में शामिल होने से किया इनकार. क्योंकि हारे हुए खिलाड़ी
प्रश्न बार बार पत्रकारों से पूछे जाते हैं, “आपको हारने के बाद कै सा लग रहा है आप से क्या गलतियां हुई थी?” … बार बार ऐसे घटिया प्रश्नों का सामना करके खिलाड़ी की मानसिक स्वास्थ्य बिगड़ जाए.
टेनिस स्टार ने ऐसी प्रेस कॉन्फ़्रे न्स/ पत्रकार परिषद में हिस्सा लेना, वरना उन्हें दंडित किया जाएगा क्योंकि प्रेस कॉन्फ़्रे न्स होगी तभी तो उसके अख़बारी लेख/ वीडियो देखकर लोगों में टेनिस देखने का माहौ
विज्ञापन से आमदनी में बढ़ोतरी हो.
RBI ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020-21. Circulation of fake currency notes of ₹500 has increased by 30%. RBI has printed no new
financial year 2020-2021. 500 रुपये के जाली नोटों का चलन बढ़ा.
Lakshadweep GEOGRAPHY: 36 islands across 12 atolls, closest to Kerala. Only 10 of the islands are inhabited. Lakshadweep wa
the Madras Presidency, Lakshadweep was given Union Territory status following Kerala state’s formation in 1956. Lakshadweep
Territory population wise. Population composition= Mainly Muslims and Scheduled Tribes. Language = Malayalam and Dhivehi.
Congo Country- volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo. कांगो देश में ज्वालामुखी
Death- Eric Carle German American author of children’s books known for “the very hungry caterpillar”.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Hong Kong changes electoral law, reduces direct public vote. हांगकांग के चुनावी क़ानून में क्या सुधार किए गए बोहोत दिमाग़ लगाने का फ़ायदा नहीं है
UT Reforms- Lakshadweep’s new administrator is trying to implement following reforms but met with opposition from local lead
liquor prohibition in Lakshadweep except on uninhabited island of Bangaram’s hotels. But he wants liquor to be served to the to
can also attract more tourist just like Mauritius- although liquor will not be sold to the local public. But local public thinks it will i
bootlegging/smuggling/alcoholism in local population. 2) he wants to connect anti-Goonda Act because previously narcotic drug
from some youth. But local activists think that such act will be used for silencing the critics of the government / environmentalis
politicians with more than two children from contesting dweep-panchayat elections, [but this rule will become effective only from
not in retrospective manner] but this too is opposed by some local leaders. 4) law to ban cow buffalo slaughter and beef. Locals
administration had a relax with the corona testing and quarantine norms in order to encourage the tourism but consequently nu
deaths have increased. कें द्र शासित प्रदेश लक्षद्वीप में नई प्रशासक के क़ानूनी और प्रशासनिक सुधार–1) लक्षद्वीप में शराब बंदी थी लेकिन प्रवासन पर्यटन को बढ़ोतरी देने के लिए प्रवासियों को
आपराधिक गतिविधियों को क़ाबू में रखने के लिए गुंडा विरोधी क़ानून बनाया 3) दो से ज़्यादा बच्चे हैं ऐसे नेताओं को पंचायत चुनाव न लड़ने दिया जाए 4) इस गाय भैस की हत्या पर प्रतिबंध 5) कोरोना
उद्योग को प्रोत्साहन मिले. – लक्षद्वीप के स्थानीय लोग और नेता इन सब का विरोध कर रहे हैं

E-governance in judiciary- SC e-committee under Justice Chandrachud. Committee suggested an interoperable digital architectu
sharing among all pillars of the criminal justice system — the police, prosecutors, prisons and courts. 2019- Interoperable Crimi
launched to integrate existing centralised data systems such as Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS),e-pris
/challenge? 1) Vagueness in the data protection laws. Privacy of citizens may be violated / Data maybe misused for harassing a
maintain hard copy of “habitual offenders” (HOs). Usually, persons belonging to certain castes / religion feature prominently in
persons/relatives associated with HO due to police prejudice, also get added into it eventually if all of that is fed into the system
rehabilitation of the prisoners. Because even after finishing the jail sentence if person is settling in another district or state, whe
track on him due to “digital” habitual offender list and then he may get ostracized by the neighbours, employers etc. पुलिस, सरकारी
साझा करने के लिए ICGS प्रोजेक्ट. किन्तु कु छ आलोचक विरोध कर रहे हैं कि नागरिकों की निजता का हनन होगा तथा स्थानीय पुलिस द्वारा जो “आदतन अपराधी” का रजिस्टर बनाया जाता है और व
समुदायों के लोगों का नाम ज़्यादा लिखा जाता है उनके साथ और जादा नाइंसाफी होगी क्योंकि पूरे भारत में सभी पुलिस थानों में उनका नाम पहुँच जाएगा तो वे कहीं पर भी नौकरी रोज़गार की तलाश में जा
FUGITIVE DIAMANTAIRE Mehul Choksi fled from Antigua and Barbuda, was captured again in Dominica.
Edible oil import sources for India = Argentina and Brazil for soyabeen oil (but dry weather= production declined.). 2) Malaysia
(but China is buying more quantity, Labour supply issues in the Corona). 3) edible oils are being used for generating biofuels by
conditions affecting the crop production.
Simone Biles-Artistic Gymnastics of USA. She became the only woman gymnast to perform Yurchenko double pike vault landing
जो उससे पहले के वल पुरुषों ने ही किया था किसी महिला ने नहीं
Death - Harohalli Srinivasaiah (HS) Doreswamy- GANDHIAN freedom fighter H S Doreswamy from Karnataka. Participated in the
Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan movement. A physics and maths teacher. हिन्द-छोड़ो आंदोलन के साथ जुड़े गांधीवादी स्वतंत्रता सेनानी एच एस दूरीस्वामी का निधन
BizGK4NonIAS- Amazon company purchases Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer (MGM), Hollywood studio associated with James Bond and
founder Jeff Bezos to retire from CEO post, Andy Jassy will replace him.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋WHATSAPP MOVES COURT AGAINST GOVT. Social media and safe harbour rules (Already covered in past months’ N
against Indian government, Indian government stands Police to Twitter office. कु छ अंतिम चीज़ निकल के आने दो आज कल लगता है इंडियन एक्सप्रेस के
का पुनरावर्तन कर रहा है.
Vaccine Diplomacy: NEPAL PRESIDENT Bidya Devi Bhandari sends letter to President Ram Nath Kovind for 20 lakh Covid-19 vac
से विनती की है कि उन्हें 20 लाख कोरोना वेक्सीन दिए जाएं! इधर हमारे ख़ुद के वान्धे चल रहे.
Corona Vaccine wastage- Highest Jharkhand (37.3%), Chhattisgarh (30.2%), Tamil Nadu (15.5%), Jammu and Kashmir (10.8%
are reporting much higher wastage than the national average (6.3%). Although Jharkhand state government denies these alleg
citing the COWIN Database. करोना वैक्सीन की सबसे ज़्यादा बर्बादी झारखंड राज्य में हो रही है ऐसा कें द्र का दावा किन्तु राज्य का इनकार
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would offer 1,500 km — 32 projects — under the Toll- Operate-Transfer (TOT) mo
chalks out a fresh monetisation plan. Although many states have been in and out of lockdowns, toll collections haven’t suffered
generating traffic is the freight segment, which hasn’t been affected. Besides the TOT model, the NHAI is also exploring the Inv
The authority has firmed up a pipeline of 19 projects worth ~35,000 crore under the InvIT model. भारत के राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग स्प्ब अधिकरण ने तय
राजमार्ग टोल/पथकर-संचालन-हस्तांतरण प्रणाली में निजी क्षेत्र को दिए जाएंगे. ताकि निजी क्षेत्र के ठेके दार सरकार को पैसा दे और उन राजमार्ग पर टोल/पथकर वसूले. हालाँकि स्प्ब कोरोना वायरस महामा
आई है किं तु माल सामान के आवागमन जारी है, इसलिए सरकार को लगता है कि इन सब राज़मार्गों से गुज़रने वाले ट्रकों पर टोल से भी अच्छी खासी कमाई हो सकती.
Iran banned the mining of cryptocurrencies because crypto mining computers = electricity consumption ⏫ → power outages. क्रि
घंटे बहुत सारे कं प्यूटर को चलना पड़ता है जिसके चलते इलाके की बिजली भी गुल हो जाती है इसलिए ईरान ने क्रिप्टो मुद्रा ऊपर प्रतिबंध घोषित किया है
FDI largest recipient states of India in 2020-21- Gujarat 37% Maharashtra (27 per cent) and Karnataka (13 per cent). इन प्रत्यक्ष विदे
Mental health: Nadia Whittome (Indian origin) youngest member of Parliament in Britain announced she will be keeping holiday
for mental health reasons, advice of the doctors. Points to consider? Mental health issues are considered to be a taboo in many
suffering they will hide it fearing job loss/ social ostracization, but british MP open disclosure will help reducing the feeling of tab
issues. मानसिक स्वास्थ्य के चलते ब्रिटेन की सांसद ने कु छ दिनों की छु ट्टी ली है. प्रायः मानसिक स्वास्थ्य बीमारियों को लोग छु पाते हैं क्योंकि वे डरते हैं कि समाज द्वारा उनका बहिष्कार होगा उनके नौ
जाएंगे हालाँकि ब्रिटिश सांसद के खुले एकरार के चलते धीरे धीरे इस प्रकार के निषेध कम होंगे
Hobby: tennis – French Open remains the only major that does not use the electronic/digital ball-tracking / line-calling system,
make final decisions based on marks left by the ball on the red clay. Because the organiser feel that human element and human
keeping the passion alive in the sport otherwise tennis will also become like e-sports.
Secularism / stereotyping- 2018 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “women wearing burqas as looking like letterboxes”.
महिलाओं के ख़िलाफ़ की गई एक टिप्पणी पर ब्रिटिश प्रधानमंत्री ने खेद जताया है
SC 2019 guidelines after Prakash Singh’s complaint – if only six months are left to be for retirement of an IPS officer then he ca
DGP. 2021- SC CJI uses this guideline to reject the applications of IPS officers near the retirement aspiring to become CBI chief
also apply to chiefs for the IB and R&AW. यदि किसी पुलिस अफ़सर की नौकरी अवधि में के वल छह महीने ही बाक़ी हो तो उसे DGP नहीं बना सकते ऐसे सुप्रीम कोर्ट की निर्देशि
को CBI चीफ़ बनने से रोका गया है
Elections in healthy democracy: SAMOA Country - First time a woman Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was elected as prime minister. But
willing to accept victory. He got the parliament house locked so the lady couldn't not take oath as prime minister. Lesson? Why
Constitution/democracy/75 years of independence? Ans. nobody is locking down the doors to prevent winner from taking the oa
Previously WhatsApp had threatened to disable the App's features for users who do not accept privacy policy but now it has sai
to work.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Abortion rights: USA's Roe v Wade brews case.
India to send women national team to 2027 FIFA World Cup.
Phil Mickelson: Oldest golfer to win PGA Championship at age of 50.
Belarus used fighter plane to intercept & force a Commercial aeroplane to land so that Belarusian police could arrest a dissident
have termed this act as “state piracy”. Belarus may face sanctions.
Sports Ethics: Olympic medals can be no character certificates / ethics certificate. Sushil Kumar had won wrestling Olympic med
and a silver in London 2012 - And get arrested for a murder case by Delhi Police. Dark side of Wrestling: Those who cannot win
bodyguards/goondas of politicians, ganglords and night club owners. They engage in property grabbing, drug trafficking etc. Ak
between top wrestlers Are not confined to the sports areana. They engage in violence outside as well.
MCA21 V3.0: Updated website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs companies can upload various compliance reports with respect to
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ US central bank’s cryptocurrency plan. Let them actually announce something concrete.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ DHFL administrator, lenders appeal against Wadhawan offer order.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Yes Bank AT-1 bond case: SAT stays Sebi order of 25-cr fine [AT1 bond already Explain ine last years Win20 Series
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ gold jewellery hallmarking deferred from 1 June to June 15. [I have changed the original cell of 14th April in the ex
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NBFCs seek relaxation in RBI's strict auditor norms. Technical rules related to nbfc sector = not imp.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋What is SC ruling on creditors invoking personal guarantees? Technical judgements related to bankruptcy = not imp
Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) ⏫ retirement age of LIC chairman from 60 to 62 years. After this change, the present Chairma
to get an extension for two more years. Plus many other technical changes regarding who can apply for the chairmanship post
UPSC exam. if you are preparing for insurance officer exam, you may prepare it from Indian Express explained series. जीवन बीमा नि
गया है. अध्यक्ष की नियुक्ति के बारे में और भी कु छ तकनीकी सुधार किए गए लेकिन शिवाय के आप इंश्योरेंस ऑफिसर की परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहे हैं वह सब में दिमाग खर्च करने का बहुत फायदा नहीं है
Malfeasance / Abuse of authority: Viral video of Chhattisgarh COLLECTOR/DM (IAS) for slapping a man and throwing his mobile
Covid-19 restrictions. Chief minister ordered his transfer and told the district officials to buy a new mobile phone for the victim.
person has violated the Corona lockdown norms then a fine should be imposed on him. Physical torture and damaging mobile p
overuse of authority. 2) IAS officer need to behave In a professional manner To set example for his subordinates. If he himself
mobiles → then the lower staff/policemen will also think "this is the right way to handle pandemic/crisis." → ⏫ scope for haras
का दुरुपयोग- छत्तीसगढ़ के कलेक्टर ने कोरोनावायरस का उल्लंघन कर रहे एक युवक को थप्पड़ मारा और उसका मोबाइल तोड़ दिया. मुख्यमंत्री ने कलेक्टर के तबादले किया और युवक को नया फोन दिल
यदि कोई व्यक्ति लॉकडाउन के नियमों का उल्लंघन कर रहा है तो उस पर जुर्माना लगाना चाहिए मारपीट और मोबाइल तोड़ना अवैध है. सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर आईएएस ऑफिसर का बर्ताव बहुत ही शालीन
मारपीट वाली हरकतों को देखकर उसकी स्टाफ तथा पुलिसकर्मी भी प्रेरित होते हैं इसी तरह का आचरण करने में. जिसमें अंततः सामान्य नागरिक को ही परेशानी होती है
Cyclone Yaas, named by Oman. Yaas means a tree bearing fragrant flowers. It is likely to hit West Bengal and Orissa in East Co
storm.
Maharashtra government has nominated the 17th century's 14 Forts of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for UNESCO grants World H
includes- 1) RAJGAD FORT in Pune district, capital of the Maratha Empire under Chhatrapati Shivaji for almost 26 years. Then c
Raigad Fort. 2) RAIGAD FORT in Sahyadris Hills 3) SHIVNERI FORT Near Junnar in Pune district. Shivaji’s birthplace, example o
architecture. Other Forts: Torna Fort, Lohagad, Salher Fort, Mulher Fort, Rangana Fort, Ankai Tankai Forts, Kasa Fort, Khanderi
Fort Popularly known as Kulaba Fort - a naval base by Chhatrapati Shivaji, SUVARNADURG Built on an island. महाराष्ट्र सरकार ने 17वीं स
को यूनेस्को द्वारा "विश्व धरोहर स्थल" के लिए नामित किया है।
Quote: Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. — USA President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. (लोगों से) बात नरमी से करनी चाहि
तो आप दूर तक जा सकते हैं.
Former national security advisor (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon’s new book, "India and Asian Geopolitics". According to Shiv Shank
"vishwa guru" yet because 1) "Vishva Guru" narrative is domestic image projection for Political purpose, India being a global po
much more realistic. The world measures a country's success on material power, hard power, economy, military strength, and a
affairs properly. India has much to improve in those fronts 2) In the present modern age we are not a great generator of know
are actually an importer of knowledge, of technology, of ideas. 3) Vishwa Guru doesn’t necessarily mean that Indians have bett
secure lives - which should be the first priority of govt. anyways this negativism not very important for the scope of mains exam
may ask something so you need to have arguments/counter argument ready. भूतपूर्व राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार शिवशंकर मेनन ने कहा है कि भारत अभी एक
कहानी घरेलू राजनीति के उद्देश्य से बनाई गई है कि (मोदी सरकार आने से) भारत एक वैश्विक सत्ता बन चुका है. हालांकि विश्व- किसी देश का मूल्यांकन ज्यादा वास्तविक मानदंडों पर करता है जैसी जीडी
से संभाला जा रहा है इत्यादि. वर्तमान सदी में भारत विज्ञान प्रौद्योगिकी और विचार बाहर से आयात कर रहा है, अपनी विज्ञान प्रौद्योगिकी और विचार निर्यात कम कर रहा है. भारत "विश्वगुरू" बन गया है
ज्यादा बेहतर, ज्यादा खुशहाल, ज्यादा सुरक्षित जीवन है- जोकि वर्तमान समय में सरकार की सबसे बड़ी प्राथमिकता होनी चाहिए. खैर यह सब नकारात्मक चर्चा मुख्य परीक्षा के लिए उपयोगी नहीं किं तु इंट
आपके पास संतुलित जवाब तैयार होने चाहिए
book "India and Asian Geopolitics" by Former national security advisor (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon
NAVDEEP BHATIA: Became the first Superfan to be inducted into the Hall of Fame National Basketball Association’s (NBA, North
of Toronto Raptors team, and has rarely missed a game since 1995.
Vaccine: PUNJAB asked Moderna Company to sell vaccines but Moderna refused, "we do not supply directly to states. We engag
government." Delhi State Government also suffered similar set back with other Global companies. पंजाब राज्य सरकार ने मॉडर्ना जैसी विदेशी कं प
लेकिन उन विदेशी कं पनियों ने मना कर दिया कि हम राज्यों सरकारों को नहीं बेचते हम सिर्फ कें द्र पर सरकार को बेचते
Allopathy Versus Ayurved Points to consider for Essay / Interview: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev socia media video where he saying
Corona as tamasha (farce), bekaar (worthless), and diwaliya (lame duck) 2) lakhs of corona deaths have occurred due to allopa
allopathy doctors disrespect ayurveda and yoga, by calling it pseudoscience. Health Minister writes to Baba Ramdev 1) Your rem
Today lakhs of people are recovering and going home. The country’s fatality rate is only 1.13 percent and recovery rate is 88 pe
smallpox, polio, ebola, SARS, and tuberculosis has been offered by only allopathy. 4) Your comments are disrespectful for the D
गुरु बाबा रामदेव ने एक वीडियो में कोरोना महामारी में एलोपैथी चिकित्सा को तमाशा बेकार और दिवालिया बताया था. स्वास्थ्य मंत्री ने इसका विरोध किया है कि लाखों लोगों की जान एलोपैथी से बची है औ
एलोपैथी से ही संभव है.
Sportsman and cryptocurrency: FTX Crypto Cup. Online chess tournament with highest prize $320,000. It will be paid in cryptoc
acceptance of Cryptocurrency). World Chess champion Magnus Carlsen etc are participating. क्रिप्टो मुद्रा की लोकप्रियता व स्वीकृ ति बढ़ाने के लिए कै
जा रही है जहां इनाम की रकम क्रिप्टो मुद्रा के स्वरूप में दी जाएगी
Karnataka's Kolar APMC market Is the second largest tomato market in Asia. tomato produce has been nearly four times more t
there is demand uncertainty because of Corona lockdown in other states. So APMC traders are Unwilling to buy /Offering very li
thrown the potatoes on the roadside. Points to consider? 1) IMD predicted good monsoon → agriculture production is improving
uncertainties we can not double the income of farmers (Even though tomato production is 4x times⏫. 2) Recall Adam Smith's D
paradox- anything that is available in large supply will become very cheap and ultimately farmers will be ruined 3) Cobweb Phen
production of tomatoes → prices ⏬ so next year unhappy farmers will avoid cultivating tomatoes → supply ⏬ → tomato inflati
लिए एशिया की दूसरी सबसे बड़ी मंडी है, किं तु अभी यहां के व्यापारी या तो किसान से टमाटर खरीदने से मना कर रहे हैं या बहुत ही कम कीमतें दे रहे हैं क्योंकि विभिन्न राज्यों में कोरोना लॉकडाउन के च
अनिश्चितता है. परेशान होकर किसान अपने टमाटर सड़क पर फें क के गांव वापस चले गए. गौर करने की बात यह है कि टमाटर का उत्पादन पिछले साल की अपेक्षा 4 गुना बढ़ गया है, किं तु इन अनिश्चि
कर पाएंगे. अर्थशास्त्र के पितामह एडम स्मिथ ने भी " वैल्यू पैराडॉक्स" सिद्धांत में भी कु छ ऐसी बातें की थी कि जो भी चीज विपुल मात्रा में उपलब्ध हो जाती है उसका अवमूल्यन हो जाता है- जैसे पानी ब
हुआ "कोबवेब/ मकड़ी का जाला" सिद्धांत- क्योंकि इस वर्ष टमाटर की अत्याधिक आपूर्ति के चलते दाम गिर गए हैं तो अगले वर्ष किसान टमाटर नहीं उगाएंगे कि इसमें अच्छी कमाई नहीं → बाजार में टमा
वर्ष टमाटर में बहुत ज्यादा खाद्य महंगाई हो सकती है.
INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva proposed a $50 billion global vaccination plan to cover
global population by the end of 2021 and at least 60 percent by 2022. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष ने विश्व की कम से कम 60% आबादी का टीकाकरण करने के लिए
Corona vs State Fiscal Resources: “Hamara toh vaccine kharidne mein diwaliya nikal jayega (If we have to buy all the vaccines
Government will be bankrupt)” says Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Ambergris/ ‘whale puke’= substance formed by a sperm whale's vomit or faeces. When it is released in the sea waters → becom
smell. 5kg sells for more than 5cr. Used in making expensive perfumes, aphrodisiac etc esp in Arab nations. Sperm whale = an
So, sale / possession of ambergris is punishable under the Wildlife Protection Act. व्हेल मछली के उल्टी, विष्टा/मल से निकलने वाला पदार्थ जब पानी में ठो
अंबरग्रीस काफी सुगंधित/खुशबूदार होता है → खासकर अरबी देशो में महंगे वाले इत्र, कामोद्दीपक दवाइयां बनाने में इस्तेमाल. हालाकी व्हेल मछली भारत के वन्य जीव सुरक्षा कानून के अंतर्गत एक लुप्तप्राय
बिक्री गैरकानूनी.
Teachers' unethical conduct: Gujarat CID is probing 70 teachers of government Primary schools, who submitted fake medical ce
kidney problems, cancer, and diabetes among others to seek Inter district transfer - preferably in city areas for their "disease tr
1) When teachers submit fake medical certificates to avoid posting in remote/rural/tribal areas = it is difficult to expect educatio
regions. 2) When teachers themselves are engaged in Producing fake certificates for transfers, it shows ethical degradation in s
has found that teachers absenteeism is higher in the areas with electricity problems, So Government needs to improve the sala
safety, housing, electricity Broadband and other amenities to encourage teachers to stay in remote rural areas. शहरी इलाकों में तबादला
करने वाले सरकारी शिक्षकों पर गुजरात सीआईडी जांच कर रही है. ऐसे शिक्षक यह झूठा दावा करते हैं कि उन्हें कैं सर/ह्रदयरोग इत्यादि गंभीर बीमारी है जिसका इलाज सिर्फ शहरों में हो सकता है इसलिए व
विषय- जब दूर दराज के इलाकों में/ दुर्गम प्रदेशों में/ गांव/ आदिवासी विस्तार में नौकरी ना करनी पड़े इसलिए शिक्षक ही झूठी बीमारी के प्रमाण पत्र पेश करेंगे तो कै से उन पिछड़े इलाकों में शिक्षा का स्तर
अनैतिक प्रवृत्तियों में लिप्त है तो वह समाज का प्रतिबिंब है. आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण ने यह पाया कि जिन इलाकों में बिजली की किल्लत होती है वहां शिक्षकों की गैर हाजिरी ज्यादा होती है क्योंकि वह गांव की जगह
सरकार की भी जिम्मेदारी बनती है कि शिक्षकों को अच्छी तनख्वाह, सुरक्षा, मकान, बिजली ब्रॉडबैंड और दूसरी सुविधाएं मिलें ताकि वह गांव में भी खुशी से और सुकू न से नौकरी कर पाएं.
Dante Alighieri: 700th anniversary of death of Italy's poet and philosopher, Famous for his book ‘Divine Comedy’- where he wro
Purgatory, and Paradise. His goal is to reach spiritual maturity and an understanding of God's love. He gave a vivid description a
punishments given in hell (e.g. Thieves use hands to steal valuables, so in hell their hands are cut/burned)= motivates/scares t
sins. पापियों को नर्क में किस प्रकार की सजाएं मिलती है उसका वर्णन दांते ने अपनी किताब में किया था.
Death: Vijay Patil, also known as (aka) Raam Laxman- Music composer associated with Sooraj barjatya Rajshri Productions- Hum
and Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999), Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989) etc.
Book: The Battle of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism And What It Means To Be Indian By Shashi Tharoor
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association, HQ Paris). FIFA Football World Cup started SINCE 1930. It is organised
Qatar. but now there is a proposal to organise it every two years- to generate more advertisement revenue. Anti argument: it w
the event if it is organised every two years. फीफा फु टबॉल प्रतियोगिता वैसे तो हर 4 साल पर आयोजित होती है,किं तु विज्ञापन से मोटी कमाई करने के लिए ऐसा प्रस्ताव रखा ग
जाए. हालांकि आलोचकों का मानना है कि जल्दी जल्दी प्रतियोगिता आयोजित होती रही तो इस वर्ल्डकप के बारे में परीक्षा को के दिलों में श्रेष्ठता/गरिमा/गंभीरता/उत्सुकता कम हो जाएगी. जिस प्रकार से आ
कोर्स" लॉन्च किया जाता है.
2021-May- Cash in the hands of the public reaches an all time high of Rs 28.39 lakh crore. Meaning people have withdrawn Lar
from the banks. Reason: 1) Corona wave 2.0 = over 1 lakh new patients vs loot bazaar/Black marketing of Oxygen, Remdesivir
government imposing lockdowns. People get panic and prefer to keep cash in hand for emergency For their daily needs 4) Coro
Even for day to day purchase person is forced to take out savings from the bank. लोगों के हाथ में नगदी मुद्रा की मात्रा अप्रत्याशित रूप से बढ़ चुकी है क्यों
में निकाल रहे हैं कोरोनावायरस के चलते. क्योंकि इलाज का खर्चा, लॉकडाउन के दौरान रोजाना चीजें खरीदने का खर्चा, बेरोजगारी और धंधे में मंदी के चलते जीवन निर्वाह के लिए भी बचत का पैसा नगदी
India's total vaccination cost at Rs 3.7 lakh crore. If the states continue the lockdown till June-2021-Its economic loss is going t
vaccination is much cheaper-says SBI report भारत के सभी लोगों का टीकाकरण करने का खर्चा लॉकडाउन में हो रहे आर्थिक नुकसान के खर्चे से कम है -ऐसा स्टेट बैंक ऑफ इं
RBI requires the Reserve Bank of India to set aside some ₹₹ for various Emergency funds/ buffers. Afterwards if any ₹₹ left →
Government of India. RBI gave Rs 99,122 crore Dividend. Associated committee on dividend formula =Bimal Jalan committee. रि
लाभांश के रूप में 99 हजार करोड़ से ज्यादा रकम दी है

Fertilizer subsidy computation- 1) Urea Maximum retail price (MRP) is statutorily fixed by the Ministry of fertilizer at Rs 242 for a
required to sell at this price only. If their cost price is than this MRP/selling price then the Government will pay subsidy. So exac
uniform but it is variable e.g. if cost price 250 - MRP 242= ₹8 subsidy.. If cost price ₹252- MRP 242= ₹10 subsidy. Thus, if the
amount will automatically increase. 2) In the non urea Fertilizer the amount of subsidy is fixed under the nutrient-based subsidy
Nitrogen, Rs 14/kg for Phosphorus, Rs 10/kg for Potassium(K) and Rs 2/kg for Sulphur. It doesn't matter What is factory's inpu
material. Subsidy depends on above fixed prices. in proportion of the chemical elements used e.g. Single Super Phosphate (SSP
(S). muriate of potash (MOP) = Nitrogen 46% and potassium (K) 60%. di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) = 46% phosphorus (P)
Controversy? ⏫⏫Imported Raw material prices for DAP. But the subsidy still fixed at Rs 18/kg for Nitrogen, Rs 14/kg for Phosp
increased the selling price of DAP to keep Share profit margin unchanged. DAP's MRP⏫ from Rs1,200 to Rs1,900/bag. Farmers
Solution- Government has increased with the per kilogram Nutrient based subsidy price for DAP e.g. Phosphorus subsidy per kg
etc. But these rates are applicable only in case of DAP, and not for other non urea fertilizers. यूरिया उर्वरक के बाजार बिक्री दाम कें द्र सरकार कानूनन
प्रति बैग चल रहे हैं. यदि किसी कं पनी का उत्पादन खर्च इससे ज्यादा है तो उस अनुपात में भारत सरकार उसे सब्सिडी देगी. यानी कि प्रत्येक कं पनी को किलोग्राम के हिसाब से कितनी सब्सिडी मिलेगी वह
कि उनका उत्पादन खर्च कम है कि ज्यादा. हालांकि यूरिया के अलावा वाले उर्वरकों में पोषक तत्व आधारित सब्सिडी प्रणाली है जहां पर नाइट्रोजन फास्फोरस पोटाशियम सल्फर - आपने अपने फर्टिलाइजर
किलोग्राम के आधार पर निश्चित सब्सिडी दी जाएगी. बाजार मूल्य सरकार तय नहीं करेगी. DAP फर्टिलाइजर उत्पादन के लिए काफी कच्चा माल हमने विदेशों से आयात करना होता है और पिछले कु छ मही
बहुत ज्यादा बढ़ चुकी है जिसके चलते भारत की फर्टिलाइजर कं पनियां भी DAP के दाम बढ़ा रही हैं और किसान विरोध प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं इसलिए भारत सरकार दे इस फर्टिलाइजर में सब्सिडी की मात्रा को
Death- Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927 - 2021)- He belonged to Tehri district in Uttarakhand. He had participated in 1) Vinoba Bhave
Chipko movement 1970s- to stop the cutting of trees 3) protests against the building of the Tehri dam from the 1980s to 2004.
Temple entry for Dalits. Awards? 1) 1981- he had refused to accept the Padma Shri To protest against the Tehri Dam 2) 2009-
Vibhushan. चिपको आंदोलन से जुड़े सुंदरलाल बहुगुणा का देहांत
Vaccine priority- Q) IIT directors requested that IIT staff & Students should be given Corona vaccination on priority basis so tha
Education Minister/health minister, how will you address this demand? Ans. 1) Given the shortage of vaccines, present policy is
higher age group, Frontline health worker etc. IIT-walla don't fall in this category. 2) In 18-44 age group- vaccines given based
online registration. 3) Giving vaccine to to IIT students before other university students (e.g. JNU) and occupational groups (e.g
new set of demands/protests, after all, the constitution provides for right to life and equality for everyone Irrespective of their e
छात्रों को अग्रता क्रम से कोरोनावायरस का टीकाकरण दिया जाए ताकि उनके पढ़ाई कक्षाएं त्वरित रूप से वापस शुरू की जा सके ऐसी अर्जी आईआईटी के निर्देशकों ने सरकार में डाली है. शिक्षा मंत्री या स्वा
जवाब देंगे? सबसे पहली प्राथमिकता बुजुर्गों को और फ्रं टलाइन कर्मियों को देने की जरूरत। नौजवानों में किसे टीकाकरण मिलेगा वह तो वैक्सीन की उपलब्धता पर निर्भर है और ऑनलाइन पंजीकरण पर निर्भ
यूनिवर्सिटी के छात्रों से पहले अग्रता क्रम से टिका दिया जाएगा तो इसका विरोध होगा क्योंकि संविधान के हिसाब से तो सभी को जीने का अधिकार एक समान रूप से दिया गया है. हालांकि आज की इंडिय
मुझे लगता है कल-परसों में इस कॉलम के विरोध में किसी आईआईटी प्रोफे सर या विद्यार्थी द्वारा कॉलम लिखी जाएगी कि हमने ऐसी मांग कभी नहीं की कि दूसरों की जिंदगी आईआईटी के छात्रों से कम कीम
चलती रहेगी।
Notable cyclones between 2010 to 2021- a) BAY OF Bengal- Amphan Nivar Burevi Fani Bulbul Titli Ockhi Vardha Hudhud Phailin
SEA- Tauktae Nisarga Hikka Mekanu Luban Chapala Megh Keila Phet
Chinese government stand on the Dalai Lama- The successor of Dalai Lama will be selected by 1) drawing lots/names from the
candidate would be subject to approval by the central government of China. Chinese government has said that this has been th
(1644-1911). And we will continue the same. वर्तमान दलाई लामा के बाद दूसरा दलाई लामा कौन बनेगा उसमें चीन सरकार की अनुमति आवश्यक होगी
INS Makar= Navy ship equipped with side scan sonars,to search for the missing ONGC crew members after Cyclone Tauktae. T
for conducting hydrographic surveys by the Navy.
Death-Dinesh Mohan- RENOWNED ROAD safety expert and Honorary Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,
Book- Restless As Mercury: My Life As A Young Man: Mohanda Karamchand Gandhi. Editor: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
2023 Women’s Cricket World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand
Parsis lay out Dead bodies in a secluded place known as Dakhmas (the tower of silence) → The dead body will be eaten by vult
the Sun. 2020-Union government corona Guidelines only provide for 1) cremation and 2) burial practices. No mention of the Pa
community complained to the Gujarat High Court - "Government authorities are forcing us to cremate Those who died in Coron
rituals. Violates the constitutional right of freedom of religion. पारसी मृतकों को जलाया या दफनाया नहीं जाता उन्हें मौन की मीनार में रखा जाता है, जहां पर गीध पक्षी
कें द्र सरकार ने कोरोना से मरे लोगों को सिर्फ दाह संस्कार और दफनाने के बारे में दिशा निर्देश दिए हैं पारसियों की इस विधि के बारे में कु छ भी जिक्र नहीं। सूरत के पारसी समाज ने गुजरात हाईकोर्ट में फरि
कोरोना में मरे हुए पारसी मृतकों को दाह संस्कार का दबाव डाल रहा है जो कि उनके धार्मिक स्वतंत्र के खिलाफ है.
Doctrine of impossibility- If order given by an authority is “unrealistic” and incapable of being performed in the timelines, then t
And this is applicable even on the orders that are made by the court. Allahabad high court gave up to the State Government an
ambulances having ICU facility and manpower. Uttar Pradesh high court appealed to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Cour
of impossibility. यदि सत्ताधीश द्वारा ऐसा आदेश दिया जाए जो जिसका अनुपालन करना ही असंभव हो तो कोर्ट/अदालत उसे असंभव सिद्धांत के अनुसार उस आदेश को रद्द/स्थगित कर सकती है
दिया था कि कोरोना महामारी को देखते हुए, 200000 से अधिक एंबुलेंस का इंतजाम किया जाए. उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य सरकार ने इसके खिलाफ सुप्रीम कोर्ट में अपील की कि यह असंभव है और सुप्रीम को
हाईकोर्ट के इस आदेश को स्थगित किया है
Corona Self Diagnostic kit DIPCOVAN. It is developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation's Defence Institute o
Sciences (DIPAS) laboratory. It can give the result in 75 minutes and will cost Rs 75. This will be commercially launched Delhi-b
company. डीआरडीओ द्वारा कोरोनावायरस का घर पे ही स्व-परीक्षण के लिए नई कीट का निर्माण. ₹75 में मिलेगी पर 75 मिनट में नतीजा देगी
PM Modi's new mantra for Corona= “Jahan Bimar Wahin Upchar(Treatment Where The Patient is)” = doorstep treatment using
telemedicine services. Because hospitals are already overburdened and there is a shortage of beds. मोदी जी का नया मंत्र - "जहां बीमार वहीं उ
किया जाए. क्योंकि हॉस्पिटल में तो वैसे भी बिस्तर कम है

2020: Corona self-test kit was first approved in the US, Europe, S. Korea. 2021: CoviSelf= India's first home-based, self-use rap
by MyLab Discovery Solutions company. Approved by INDIAN Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Can be bought without a pre
and online. Test will require the user to download an app on their mobile phone, but will not need a healthcare professional to c
taken using a nasal swab (not the deep nasopharyngeal swab) to reduce the discomfort. CoviSelf will provide results in 15 minu
testing kit cost Rs 250. Much cheaper than RT-PCR test costs (Rs 400 to Rs 1,500), rapid antigen test in laboratory (Rs 300- 90
Testing. Presently the labs are burdened with so many samples they are unable to give the result in time. 😰Challenges/criticism
reliable. Because inexperienced persons may collect the sample incorrectly. If the low viral load in the body at the time of the s
negative. 2) Rapid antigen tests sometimes give false negatives. 3) If a Covid-infected person is asymptomatic and tests negati
of security, will not wear mask and infect other people. 4) If person gives wrong address in the mobile app then health workers
tracing. घर बैठे स्वयं जान सके कि आपको कोरोना संक्रमण हुआ है कि नहीं -उसके लिए कोविसेल्फ़ नामक कीट-आईसीएमआर ने मंजूरी/अनुमति दी है. परंपरागत टेस्ट से यह ज्यादा सस्ता है. जल्दी
तरीके से सैंपल नहीं लेता तो भले वो कोरोनावायरस लेकिन टेस्ट से पता नहीं चलेगा. यदि वह झूठा नाम पता मोबाइल ऐप में लिखेगा तो स्वास्थ्य कर्मी उसे ढूंढ नहीं पाएंगे- इत्यादि चुनौतियां.
Corona transmission: Indian government advisory 1) Droplets coming from the nose/mouth of Infected person can travel up to
Could travel up to 10 metres. 3) Surface transmission: Touching objects touched by infected person= Less chances of transmis
droplet/aerosol. 4) people should keep their indoor spaces well- ventilated,by keeping doors and windows open. Otherwise the
Concentrated in in small space and increase the chances of infection. कोरोना संक्रमित मरीज के मुंह और नाक से निकली बूंदे 2 मीटर तक फै लती है जबकि हवा
तक फै लता है. किसी सतह पर छू ने से वायरस फै लने का डर पहले ज्यादा था हालांकि बाद में विविध परीक्षणों से यह कम पाया गया है. घर की बंद हवा में वायरस की मात्रा को बढ़ने से रोकने के लिए खिड़
है The Health Ministry declared Mucormycosis (black fungus infection) as a "notified disease' under Epidemic Diseases Act. Impli
states to report Each and every case to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). 2) Other examples of notified d
plague, TB and AIDS. अधिसूचित रोग- यदि कें द्र सरकार किसी बीमारी को "अधिसूचित" घोषित करता है तो फिर राज्य सरकारों के लिए अनिवार्य होगा कि ऐसे हर एक के स का डाटा कें द्र के
Microsoft will stop the Internet Explorer browser from 2022. It'll be replaced by Microsoft's "Edge" browser
(GSM2) Role of civil society: Citizen fact-finding committees. 1) They were set up even before the the Independence example-
volunteers recorded the statement of Champaran Indigo farmers (1917) and their expectations by the European cultivators → s
Governor of Bihar, Sir Edward Gait → he set up a formal enquiry committee with Gandhi as one of its members. 2) After the Ja
(1919): British government setup William Hunter Commission. But Indians were dissatisfied with his report so Congress set up i
committee. 3) After independence, Citizens from their fact-finding committee to expose the fake-encounter killings during the n
emergency (1970s), Mumbai riots after the Babri Masjid demolition (90s). Benefits? 1) citizen groups conducting enquiries and
democratic and legal consciousness. Helps bringing the truth. 2) They are not taking the law into their hands or encouraging vig
effective, rapidly mobilised, and encouraged civic participation. Challenges? 1) Sometimes they are conducted with vested inter
campaign → Joint politics. 2) They do not have the the training like police officers for judges to investigate and analyse the evid
scientific manner 3) They are self-constituted without any backing of government /law/regulations. So it is an extra constitution
They may not contain voices of all the people in the region / affected by the issue. 4) Anti-CAA riots in Delhi (2020): Various fac
by citizen groups. But, the Solicitor-General of India Opposed their reports in the Delhi High Court. Victims should go to compet
to seek justice, and not to such informal "Fact finding committees". नागरिकों द्वारा बिना संविधान या कानून अनुमति के बनाई गई अनौपचारिक तथ्य खोज समितियां
गांधीजी की समिति, जलियांवाला बाग के बाद कांग्रेस की समिति, आजादी के बाद भी नक्सलवाद, फर्जी एनकाउंटर, बाबरी मस्जिद के बाद हुए मुंबई दंगे, इत्यादि पर ऐसी तथ्य खुद समितियां बनी है. फाय
सामने आती है, शांतिपूर्वक वे अपनी समस्याएं सरकार मीडिया व अदालतों के समक्ष पेश कर सकते हैं. जनभागीदारी बढ़ती है. नुकसान/चुनौतियां/विपक्ष में तर्क : तथ्य को समिति सदस्यों को पुलिस और न्या
होती कि कै से तथ्यों/सबूतों को देखा जाए जांच आ जाए. यह जरूरी नहीं कि उस इलाके के सभी लोगों की आवाज/ प्रतिनिधित्व ऐसी समिति में हो. सॉलिसिटर जनरल ने भी दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट में नागरिकता सं
इस प्रकार की समितियों के विरोध में मंतव्य पेश किया है.
Death: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Jagannath Pahadia, the first Dalit CM of Rajasthan.
Gender stereotypes: Lego Toy company has announced it will produce 11 new toys with individual hairstyle and has no specific
decide who they want the toy to be - male/female/LGBTQ. otherwise, Children are pushed into strictly-gendered categories — g
pink and play with dolls, boys should love race cars and the colour blue. No one’s allowed to cross over from one category to th
subjected to ridicule by people e.g. boy playing with dolls. लिंग संबंधी रूढ़ियां कम करने के लिए तथा समलैंगिकों की समाज में स्वीकृ ति बढ़ाने के लिए लीगो खिलौना कं प
नहीं दिया गया. यह खेलने वाले बच्चे पर निर्भर करेगा कि वह किस प्रकार की कल्पना के साथ उसे खेलना चाहता है.
Cancel Culture: Cecil Rhodes was an 18th century British mining tycoon and politician. He had mining operations in South Africa
after him. he vigorously supported imperialism and colonisation. He provided funds for Rhodes scholarship in Oxford University.
placed in the Oxford University. Now activists are demanding its removal. Oxford University said 1) Removal Of the statue will c
We will prefer to focus our time and energy one more important issues. सेसिल रोड्स नामक एक ब्रिटिश उद्योगपति जो हमेशा ब्रिटिश हुकू मत की साम्राज्यवाद औ
करता था. ऑक्सफोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी/विश्वविद्यालय में छात्रवृत्ति भी देता था. विश्वविद्यालय में स्थित उसकी मूर्ति को हटाने की मांग कु छ आंदोलनकारी कर रहे थे किं तु विश्वविद्यालय ने बताया मूर्ति को हटाने
प्रशासन अपना समय और ऊर्जा इससे ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण चीजों में इस्तेमाल करना पसंद करेगा.
Income Tax existing website www.incometaxindiaefiling. gov.in to be replaced with new www.incometax.gov.in
Central Board of Direct taxes extends the deadline to file income tax returns (ITR) till September 30, due to a Corona second w
आयकर फॉर्म भरने की तारीख को पीछे धके ला गया है
Thatcherism: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1980s) Started selling various Government companies under British Rail
Minister John Major (1990s) privatised the British Railways. 2021: British government now plans to Put the railway network und
Great British Railways organization will own All the railway tracks and infrastructure. It will run a single website for booking of t
table. Private companies can continue to operate the Railways but under the aegis/directives of this Government organisation. 8
रेलवे का निजीकरण किया गया हालांकि अब वापस भी सोच रहे हैं कि एक सरकारी संस्था बनाकर रेलवे की पटरिया/समय तालिका/टिकट बिक्री की प्रक्रिया सरकार के नियंत्रण में रहे. हालांकि सरकारी रेल
जाएगा.
Health Ministry Vaccine policy updates A) Covid-19 vaccination is recommended for all lactating women. There is no danger to n
Vaccination need to be postponed in following cases 1) Postpone by 3 months for those who're Corona positive 2) Postpone by
received plasma therapy 3) Postpone by 3 months For those who taken the first dose and then became coroner positive. Earlier
8 weeks gap. यदि आपको कोरोनावायरस का संक्रमण हुआ था, तो पहले 4 से 8 हफ्ते बाद ही वैक्सीन लेनी थी हालांकि अब स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने इस दूरी को बढ़ाकर 3 महीने कर दिया है. तथा
देना सुरक्षित है.
CoWin platform- Indians are required to get themselves registered on this portal/app For Corona vaccination however many crit
people do not have mobile internet technical knowledge, So they are left out of the vaccination drive. Counter arguments: 1) Th
phone / computer Can directly walk to the vaccination centre and the government staff will Do their "on-site" registration. 2) If
online appointment then randomly many people will gather at the vaccination Centre it will create more chances of infection as
issues /rioting If the large crowd becomes unruly/Impatient. 3) When registration for age 18-44 Was opened up then within 8 h
people registered. Show that shows a positive sign how Indians are adapting to technology. 4) Persons can also use driving lice
getting vaccinated, so lack of 'aadhar card' for Online registration=Invalid argument. 5) CoWin Does not collect personally sens
individual privacy. So those criticism also invalid. कोरोना की का करण के लिए व्यक्ति ने CoWin नामक सरकारी वेबसाइट/ मोबाइल एप पंजीकरण करवाना होता है. हालांकि
सब सुविधाएं नहीं है इसलिए वह टीकाकरण से वंचित रह जाएंगे इसके विपक्ष में तर्क - यदि ऑनलाइन पंजीकरण की कोई व्यवस्था ही नहीं होगी और अचानक से सारे लोगों की भीड़ अस्पताल के सामने खड़ी
और संक्रमण का भय भी बढ़ेगा. जब नौजवानों के लिए ऑनलाइन पंजीकरण शुरू करवाया गया तो 8 घंटों के भीतर ही 1 करोड़ से अधिक भारतीयों ने पंजीकरण करवाया यानी कि जिनके पास सुविधा है उ
जिनके पास मोबाइल इंटरनेट की सुविधा नहीं वह स्वयं से अस्पताल में जा सकते हैं और वहां सरकारी कर्मी उनका पंजीकरण करवाकर टीका दे देते हैं (यदि टीका उपलब्ध हो तो).

Corporate/marketing/consultancy firm culture in election campaigning: Prashant Kishor runs a political /election campaign consu
worked with BJP, Congress, Aam aadmi, Trinamool Congress etc. Anti-argument against such 'Election campaign companies': 1
party leaders. His Election strategies are similar to USA presidential candidate election Campaigning models i.e. Focus/brand/pr
and not around the party. 2) He also provides consultancy on which MP/MLA Should be given a ticket by the party. 3) This deci
on the data collected by MBA-types/young Professionals of his company-Usually they do not belong to the particular state wher
it is not necessary they always have the best idea about the state politics and priority of the people at grassroot (Unlike the trad
undermines the party system, internal democracy within the party, it strengthens the leader (Modi, Kejriwal, Amrinder, Mamta e
weakening the party. Political parties are platforms for collaboration for a shared ideological agenda. If the same commercial co
campaign strategy to all the political parties [BJP, Congress, Aam aadami, Trinamool] - Then ultimately their ideologies will beco
advice by one single individual (Prashant Kishor)= Not a healthy development for the democracy. Representative Democracy Re
and not Chikni-Chupdi-baatein karne wale Corporate companies Deciding the election strategies for money. those with political
more on this आजकल चुनाव प्रचार का कार्य राजनीतिक पक्ष और उसके जमीन से जुड़े कार्यकर्ताओं की जगह चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वाली कॉरपोरेट की कं सल्टेंसी कं पनियों ने अपने हाथ में ले लि
ऐसी कं पनियों द्वारा बनाए गए चुनाव प्रचार अभियान में राजनीतिक पक्ष की विचारधारा नहीं बल्कि उसके नेता को बढ़ा चढ़ा कर दिखाया जाता है जैसे मोदी, कै प्टन अमरिंदर सिंह, के जरीवाल, ममता बनर्जी।
लेकिन राजनीतिक पक्ष के अंदर आंतरिक लोकतंत्र कमजोर होता है. और क्योंकि एक ही कं पनी सभी राजनीतिक पक्षों की प्रचार अभियान नीति बना रही है तो राजनीतिक पक्षों ने जो स्वयं की विचारधारा है
किशोर) जो ठीक समझे उस हिसाब से एक ही ग्रुप होती जाएगी जो असल में लोकतंत्र के लिए अच्छा संके त नहीं है. खासकर जिन लोगों ने पॉलीटिकल साइंस ऑप्शनल विषय लिया हो इन्होंने इन सब पर
Tamilnadu's State department for Hindu Religious Endowments - Will digitise the records related to properties and assets owne
Tamilnadu. Benefit? 1) Temple administration will become more transfer and ordinary people will be able to know their income,
2) All temple assets and land records would be registered in the name of deities- to prevent individuals from usurping them. तमि
मंदिर तथा उसकी संपत्तियों का पंजीकरण और ऑनलाइन डेटाबेस बनाएगी.ताकि उन पर गैरकानूनी कब्जा, प्रबंधन में धांधली इत्यादि कम हो और पारदर्शिता बढ़े

Vidhan Parishad ( Legislative Council / upper house in State legislature): 1935: Government of India Act provided for bicameral
provinces. 1937: Legislative Council first started functioning in Bengal. 1969: West Bengal Legislative Council Abolished by the S
Bengal Trinamool Congress government approved setting up of a Legislative Council in the state. As per article 169: State vidha
resolution by a majority of the total membership of the Assembly and by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members
voting → Parliament bill will pass law To create the Vidhan Parishad. (Similar process for Abolition of Vidhan Parishad). Situation
Nadu: AIADMK-led government in 1986 abolished the LC, DMK wants to recreate. 2) Assam and Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha passe
However the bills are pending in Parliament. Currently,six states—Bihar,UttarPradesh, Maharashtra, AndhraPradesh,Telangana a
Legislative Council. पश्चिम बंगाल की राज्य सरकार विधान परिषद की स्थापना करना चाहती है उस पर कु छ जानकारी। Vidhan Parishad ( Legislative Council / upper
1935: Government of India Act provided for bicameral legislatures in Indian provinces. 1937: Legislative Council first started fun
West Bengal Legislative Council Abolished by the State government. 2021: West Bengal Trinamool Congress government appro
Council in the state. As per article 169: State vidhansabha will have to pass this resolution by a majority of the total membershi
majority of not less than two thirds of the members of the Assembly present and voting → Parliament bill will pass law To creat
(Similar process for Abolition of Vidhan Parishad). Situation in other states? 1) Tamil Nadu: AIADMK-led government in 1986 ab
recreate. 2) Assam and Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha passed resolution to set up LC- However the bills are pending in Parliament. Cu
Bihar,UttarPradesh, Maharashtra, AndhraPradesh,Telangana and Karnataka — have a Legislative Council. पश्चिम बंगाल की राज्य सरकार वि
कु छ जानकारी।
Delhi CM Kejriwal had said that a Covid Singapore variant could start a third wave in India, this variant is especially dangerous f
to the Union government to halt air services from Singapore. 2) Singapore Government Snapdeal this statement- “politicians sh
is no Singapore variant” 3) Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said “Delhi CM does not speak for India. His comments
solid partner of Singapore in fight against the foreigner pandemic." के जरीवाल ने कें द्र सरकार को कहा कि सिंगापुर कि कोरोनावायरस वेरिएंट से भारत को खतरा है
भारत सरकार ने सिंगापुर से आने वाले हवाई यात्रा पर प्रतिबंध लगाना चाहिए. इस पर सिंगापुर सरकार ने एतराज जताया है, "सिंगापुर वैरीअंट नाम की कोई चीज नहीं है. बिना तथ्यों के भय फै लाया जा रहा
के जरीवाल के इस बयान को गैर जिम्मेदार ठहराया है. और सिंगापुर को भारत का एक अच्छा साथी/दोस्त बताया है.
Prasar Bharati (national public broadcaster, Statutory body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, It consists of Doord
Radio). It has invited applications from consultancy firms to prepare plan to launch "DD International" For international presenc
Broadcasting Corporation, Established by Royal charter) and Al Jazeera (Qatari government-funded international Arabic news),
television/youtube channel). Benefit? It will help in soft diplomacy, countering the anti-India propaganda, give more clarity abou
by government of India for International audience (e.g. Article 370, Farm Reform laws, etc.) प्रसार भारती संस्था अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दूरदर्शन चैनल शुरू करना
चल रहे प्रोपेगेंडा से लड़ा जा सके , तथा रिहाना और ग्रेटा थनबर्ग को किसान कानूनों के बारे में ज्यादा पता चल सके
ONGC barge P305: it was stuck in the Arabian Sea during the cyclone Cyclone Tauktae. Many workers dead and missing.
Racial stereotype /fair-skin bias: Nowadays smartphone cameras automatically erase all skin flaws and brightening skin tone. It
that their fair/white skin persons are better / Beautiful. Google announced in I/O 2021 event- That its future mobile camera pho
skin tones /They will capture the skin tones more accurately and naturally. celebrities Instagram influencers advertisement mak
approach towards non white skin- to reduce the the racial bias लोगों के गोरी चमड़ी के मोह के चलते- मोबाइल कै मरा में भी इस प्रकार की तकनीकी उपलब्ध की जाती
धब्बे और सांवलापन हट जाए हालांकि गूगल कं पनी ने कहा है कि भविष्य में वह अपने स्मार्टफोन कै मरा तकनीक में इस प्रकार की सुधार करेगी जिससे चमड़ी का प्राकृ तिक रंग छवि में अंकित किया जा सके
सेलिब्रिटी, विज्ञापन निर्माता भी इस प्रकार का रवैया अपनाएं तो वंशवाद और गोरी चमड़ी के प्रति मोह को कम किया जा सकता है
Idea of happiness: 1) The Vedas, Upanishads and the Gita =Real Happiness is an eternal bliss when the soul is freed from mun
Vivekananda and Gandhiji: Happiness is freedom from misery and exercising goodness. do-good and be-good philosophy 3) De
mental state; 4) Aristotle: happiness is not a condition of the soul but a virtuous act. Purpose of life is attaining happiness throu
Happiness,he used the term eudaimonia — activity expressing virtue. So, the citizen or the ruler is happy if s/he is a good perso
included in the US Declaration of Independence. 6) Jeremy Bentham: utilitarian approach of the greatest happiness for the grea
policies can bring happiness if their benefits reach the last person.7 ) Covid has compelled us to be physically distant. But, it ha
time with ourselves. We need to nurture life physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. खुशी क्या है? वेद उपनिषद गीता में जब आत्मा सामान्य
खुशीहै। स्वामी विवेकानंद, गांधीजी, एरिस्टोटल, इत्यादि के हिसाब से दूसरों की भलाई ही सच्ची खुशी दे सकती है
Corruption: CENTRAL Bureau of Investigation has booked CEO of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) Ltd, & his two s
importing fertilizer raw material at inflated prices. Point to consider? CEO gets a very big salary. Yet, engaging in such activity =
but the greed for more money and more lavish lifestyle and weakness of character- that encourages a person to engage in corr
arrested= Instead of teaching honesty and ethics, when father himself is taking help of sons, in corruption= Difficult to expect
society. इफको उर्वरक कं पनी के सीईओ को विदेशों से उर्वरक आयात ने भ्रष्टाचार के मामले में सीबीआई ने किया गिरफ्तार. कं पनी के सीईओ को अच्छी खासी तनख्वाह मिलती है फिर भी भ्रष्टाचार में
बल्कि ज्यादा पैसों की लालच व्यक्ति को भ्रष्टाचार के लिए प्रेरित करती है.सीईओ के दो बेटों को भी इसी मामले में गिरफ्तार किया गया है यानी कि उनका पिता बच्चों को अच्छी सीख देने की जगह उनसे भी
खुद ही बच्चों को अच्छी सीख नहीं देंगे तो क्या ही नैतिक आचरण की उम्मीद रखी जा सकती है?
Leadership / Bragging /Pride comes before a fall: LEBANON’S foreign minister Charbel Wehbe bragged in a TV interview that LE
/Support to the ISIS Terrorist organisation. Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait Expressed great displeasure and demanded an explan
Government. Finally the foreign minister was forced to resign. Lessons? 1) Foreign minister must be very careful in his choices
So please tell Pakistani PM Imran Khan's foreign minister to be careful in his choice of words. लेबनान के विदेश मंत्री ने एक टेलीविजन साक्षात्कार/
आईएसआईएस को हमारी लेबनान सरकार ने मदद की थी!", अन्य पड़ोसी देशों ने इस पर सफाई मांगी- तो विदेश मंत्री ने इस्तीफा देना पड़ा. यानी कि एक विदेश मंत्री ने अपनी भाषा पर संयम रखना चाहि
आता है और उसके बाद उसका पतन आता है.
ICT for curbing Tax evasion: 1) Under the GST Regime whenever non-gold goods above ₹50000 A Transporter beyond "X" kms
generate an E-way bill. 2) FASTag and RFID= Digital /online system associated with payment of toll-fees on highways. GST aut
1+2 = They will be able Monitor the movement of commercial vehicles more accurately andm this will help in detect cases of ta
Shona candidates will Start doing Google search: "HOW exactly It will help in detecting tax evasion?" Ans. Bhai, When you get s
teach you everything in the training academy ke how to Do such forensic analysis/data mining. But looking at your habit of doin
non-exam oriented things, I highly doubt that you will Reach up to the training academy! जीएसटी प्रणाली में यदि 50,000 से ज्यादा कीमत का स्व
जगह पर भेजा जा रहा है तो उसका ई वे बिल बनाना पड़ता है.अलग से राजमार्ग/ हाईवे पर टोल/चुंगी डिजिटल ऑनलाइन तरीके से भरने के लिए फास्टैग प्रणाली भी विकसित की गई है. जीएसटी अक्सर
निगरानी भविष्य में रखने वाले
Chinese government prohibits the banks and nbfcs from providing services related to any type of cryptocurrency- Buying selling
“virtual currencies are not supported by any real value”. Afterwards bitcoin, ethereum Prices crashed by up to 30% [Previously
also issued similar directive however it was cancelled by the Supreme Court.] चीनी सरकार ने देश की सभी वित्तीय संस्था को आदेश दिया है कि क्रिप्टो मुद्रा
बाद विश्व बाजार में बिटकॉइन इत्यादि क्रिप्टो मुद्राओं का दाम पहले से करीब करीब 30% गिर गया है. क्या गंजेड़ी को यह बात गुप्तचरो द्वारा पहले से ही पता थी इसलिए वह अपनी बात से कु छ दिन पहले
पर्यावरण की नहीं, चीन सरकार के निर्णय की चिंता थी?
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ BRITISH OIL company Cairn Energy Plc is suing Air India in New York to seize its assets to enforce an $1.2-billion a
against the Indian government in a tax Harassment/terrorism case in Netherlands.
Brain Drain in healthcare sector: 1] For several decades, India has been a major exporter of healthcare workers to developed n
Cooperation Council countries, Europe and other English-speaking countries. 2] on the other hand within India there is a grim s
for example, India has 1.7 nurses per 1,000 population [WHO suggests 3 nurses]. Doctor to patient ratio of 1:1404 [WHO sugg
Human Development Report: India has five hospital beds per 10,000 people — one of the lowest in the world. Way forward? 1)
education cheaper 2) decent salaries so as to prevent talented persons from leaving India 3) safe work conditions 4] “brain-sha
sending and receiving countries i.e. destination countries (Example UK) would be obliged to supply healthcare workers to their
times of need. भारत में वैसे भी डॉक्टर और नर्सों की कमी है-जो विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन की आंखों से प्रतीत होता है. और बहुत सारे भारतीय डॉक्टर नर्स विदेश गमन कर जाते हैं. इस परिस्थिति
जाए, अच्छी तनख्वाह मिले, सुरक्षित तरीके से अस्पताल में काम करने की परिस्थिति का निर्माण हो. आपदा के समय विदेश से उन्हें वापस वतन बुलाया जा सके , इस प्रकार के समझौते विदेशी सरकारों के
Ministerial berth: 1) Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan / CPI(M) policy: If a party leader has been MLA for 2 consecutive terms then h
fight 2021's Vidhan Sabha Election. 2) No second term to any Minister. (Except CM himself!) Consequently Health Minister K K S
berth after 2021's Vidhan Sabha Election. So lot of controversy that she had done good work during Corona why not make her
The controversy itself is not important the important part for governance/ethics/Democratic politics =If same person is made M
=⏫chances of Corruption and nepotism stagnation of Idea, While the other leaders in the party will feel demotivation, They wil
defection etc. Considering these angles -All the political parties should impose term limits on MLA/MP and term limit on minister
यह नीति बनाई है कि किसी भी विधायक को सतत रूप से तीसरी बार टिकट नहीं दिया जाएगा, तथा यदि कोई विधायक पिछली सरकार में मिनिस्टर/मंत्री था तो उसको वापस मंत्री नहीं बनाया जाएगा. विवा
पिछली सरकार में स्वास्थ्य मंत्री शैलजा को वापस विधानसभा चुनाव जीतने के बाद स्वास्थ्य मंत्री नहीं बनाया गया हालांकि कोरोनावायरस में उन्होंने अच्छा काम किया था ऐसा उनके समर्थकों का कहना है.
नहीं समझना यह है कि यदि राजनीतिक पक्ष में इस प्रकार से विधायक और मंत्रियों के कार्यकाल अवधि /सीमा तय की जाए तो उसे नए लोगों को भी राजनीति में आगे बढ़ने का मौका मिलता है, एक ही आ
भ्रष्टाचार, भाई भतीजावाद, प्रशासन में नवाचार में कमी -इत्यादि समस्याएं देखने मिलती है.
Freedom of speech in Qatar: A Kenyan security guard Malcolm Bidali posted Message in social media about the plight of migran
wages, Have to live in very cramped /small spaces, Long working hours etc. Qatar Government arrested him. Lesson? Why we
Indian /75 years of independence - Ans. If (wrongly) arrested for anti government post, you can get bail from court. कतर देश में नौक
मीडिया में लिखा कि कै से प्रवासी मजदूरों का शोषण हो रहा है, बहुत कम तनख्वाह मिलती है-बहुत ज्यादा काम करवाया जाता है, बहुत छोटे-छोटे संकरी जगहों में असुविधा के साथ रहना पड़ता है, इत्यादि
लिया और अब उसका कोई अता-पता नहीं है. भारत के आजादी के 75 साल के निबंध में यह सब सोचने के विषय की कै से भारत में अभिव्यक्ति वाणी स्वतंत्र दिया गया है.
India-Israel-Palestine: 1950: India recognised Israel as a separate country but started full diplomatic relations only in 1992, Afte
USSR/Soviet Union, and massive shifts in the geopolitics of West Asia after the first Gulf War in 1990. 1975: India became the f
recognise the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) as the sole representative of the Palestinian people, and gave it a diplom
India Supported UN General Assembly resolution That criticized Israel's construction of a separation wall. 2011: India voted for
member of UNESCO. 2012: India voted for allowing Palestine to become a “nonmember” observer state at the UN General asse
Presently India-Israel relationship Improving in defence science technology and Agriculture. 2021: International Criminal Court
human right violation / war crimes in Palestine. Israel wanted India to openly criticize this. But India didn't do it. India has been
relations with both Israel and Palestine. हालांकि 1950 में ही भारत ने इजरायल को एक देश के रूप में स्वीकार किया था किं तु इजराइल के साथ कू टनीतिक रिश्तो की शुरुआत 1
होने के बाद भारत ने मध्य पूर्व के प्रति अपनी नीतियों को बदलना पड़ा. उसके बाद भारत ने फिलिस्तीन को संयुक्त राष्ट्र का गैर-सदस्य पर्यवेक्षक बनाने में मदद की. वर्तमान में भारत ने इजरायल के साथ रक्षा
बनाया है. हालांकि 2021 में अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिमिनल कोर्ट में इजराइल के खिलाफ फिलिस्तीन में मानव अधिकार हनन का मुकदमा चल रहा है इजराइल चाहता था कि भारत उसके समर्थन में कोई सार्वजनिक
फिलिस्तीन नाराज ना हो जाए. कु ल मिलाकर इजरायल और फिलिस्तीन दोनों के साथ दोस्ती बनाए रखने की चुनौती का सामना भारत बार-बार कर रहा है.
SriLanka: Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill: China will develop this region. local laws will not apply to it etc. So, opp
groups and labour unions were criticizing it. Finally the Sri Lanka Supreme Court said this bill has some provisions which are aga
चीन गोटाबाया राजापक्शा ने शी जिनपिंग की भक्ति में लीन होकर "कोलंबो बंदरगाह आर्थिक आयोग विधेयक" पेश किया. जिसके अंतर्गत चीन इस इलाके में भरपूर निवेश और बुनियादी अवसंरचना निर्माण क
कानून लागू नहीं होंगे. श्रीलंका की सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कहा है कि यह सब संविधान के खिलाफ है.

Sports ethics: 2018- "SANDPAPER GATE"- Name of the scandal where Australian bowlers were caught tampering with the ball.
the news because 4 bowers Defended themselves through a public statement "we did nothing wrong and there was no evidenc
cricketer Fanie de Villiers commented: 1) entire team and the coaching staff would have known about the ball tempering plan. 2
everybody knows in a system, because you don’t hide these things in team firstly, and secondly, it’s impossible for a bowler not
the difference Between normal ball and a tempered ball. Points to consider? A) To win a cricket match, all ethical and unethical
colleagues turn blind eye to it - after all, match victory assures them the price as well as the advertisement contacts. as long a
keep mum against the wrong doing for their personal benefits, we cannot expect ethical behaviour in the organisation. B) When
bureaucrats are arrested/accused for corruption cases, their colleagues and seniors distance themselves ki "We did not know an
wrongdoing!"- are they saying truth every time? ऑस्ट्रेलिया के गेंदबाज बोल/गेंद के साथ छेड़खानी करते हुए पकड़े गए थे हालांकि अब उन्होंने सार्वजनिक बयान जारी करके य
पाया गया इत्यादि -जिस पर दक्षिण अफ्रीका के क्रिके टर का कहना है कि ऐसे मामलों में कोच कप्तान पूरी क्रिके ट टीम सबको मालूम होता है कि क्या कांड हो रहा है. लेकिन क्रिके ट मैच जीतने पर इनाम मिल
को मिलता है इसलिए टीम से जुड़े हुए सभी लोग चुपचाप यह अनैतिक काम होने देते हैं- क्योंकि नैतिक या अनैतिक तरीके से मिली जीत के चलते उन सभी को लाभ होता है- जब तक किसी संस्थान में इ
स्थापन मुश्किल. गौर करने वाली बात है कि जब भारत में कोई नेता या अफसर भ्रष्टाचार के के स में पकड़े जाते हैं और उनके साथी सहयोगी और उच्च अधिकारी/राजनीतिक पक्ष के बड़े नेता किनारा कर लेते
जूनियर ऐसे कांड कर रहे थे?" -तो क्या वह हर बार सच बोल रहे हैं?
Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs): stage1: Gold companies deposit their gold in the the vaults authorized by Warehousing Develo
Authority (WDRA) → Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) generated and listed on the SEBI regulated electronic gold exchanges. →
electronically and be assured of the quality. Later he may even sell this EGR to another investor. Such receipt will be in the mul
kilogram. Benefits 1) Assured quality. 2) Tax evasion is difficult Due to online transactions monitored by SEBI. 3) India is the se
gold after China. Such EGRs and associated gold index can help India to send price signals for global imports. [Similar to how B
Considering this benefits: 💼Budget-2021 proposed 1) Sebi will be the regulator for gold exchange and the WDRA will regulated
स्वर्ण कं पनियां डब्लू डी आर ए नाम की वैधानिक संस्था द्वारा पंजीकृ त गोदामों में सोने की ईट/बिस्किट जमा करेंगे, जिसके एवज में इलेक्ट्रॉनिक स्वर्ण प्राप्तियां सेबी द्वारा पंजीकृ त इलेक्ट्रॉनिक गोल्ड एक्सचेंज
गुणवत्ता के बारे में सुनिश्चित होगी। भारत जो दुनिया में चीन के बाद दूसरा सबसे बड़ा स्वर्ण उपभोक्ता है, वह इस प्रकार के गोल्ड एक्सचेंज की कीमतों द्वारा सूचकांक बनाकर भारत विश्व बाजार में स्वर्ण की
तरह से यूरोप का ब्रेंट इंडेक्स कच्चे तेल की कीमतों की सिग्नल/संके त देता है.
WHOLESALE PRICE index (Prepared by OFFICE OF THE ECONOMIC ADVISER under DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUS
(DIPP) under Commerce ministry). WPI hits 11-year high level of 10.49% in April-2021 (Compared to April-2020). Reasons 1) S
by Corona 2) Rising food commodity and oil prices. वाणिज्य मंत्रालय के नीचे के विभाग के आर्थिक सलाहकार द्वारा थोक मूल्य सूचकांक जारी किया जाता है. अप्रैल महीने में
पाया गया क्योंकि कोरोना के चलते आपूर्ति श्रृंखला प्रबंधन में समस्याएं आई है तथा खाद्य सामग्री, वस्तुएं तथा कच्चा तेल भी मांगा हुआ है
When WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX (WPI)⏫ → cost of raw material ⏫ → cost of road projects also ⏫increases. So, National High
India( Statutory body under Ministry of highways) Provides for linking Road contractors' payments WPI under 1) Engineering, p
(EPC) projects and 2) Hybrid Annuity Model. जब थोक मूल्य सूचकांक में बढ़ोतरी होती है तो वह चिन्हित करता है कि कच्चे माल की लागत में भी बढ़ोतरी हुई है तो राजमार्ग बनाने
संस्था सड़क ठेके दारों को अतिरिक्त रकम देती है
FOREIGN direct investment = More than 10% equity investment by a foreign entity into an Indian company. NET FDI = FDI co
investing in Flipkart) minus FDI going out of India (Example Ratan Tata investing Jaguar car company in England). Highest NET
$43 billion. Reasons 1) Corona → IT, pharma, telecom and digital economy sectors attracted a lot of FDI 2) 35 billion dollars wo
Google etc. in Reliance Group of Industries. 3) Production-linked incentive scheme Encouraging multinational companies to tie u
companies for manufacturing mobile, pharma etc in India. 4) 90% of this FDI went to Four states — Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karn
most of the notable Indian companies would have HQ in these regions). किसी भारतीय कं पनी में विदेशियों द्वारा 10% से ज्यादा शेयर निवेश को प्रत्यक्ष विदेशी
सालों का सबसे ज्यादा एफडीआई पाया गया.
Monopoly/Anti competitive practices: Epic Games company (Developer of a pubg like game known as fortnite) has sued Apple f
allow apps Data not downloaded from the Apple app store. So app developer has to compulsorily get his app listed on Apple Sto
charges 30% Commission on the app developers on App sales. आईफोन में एप्पल कं पनी के ऐप स्टोर के बाहर से कोई भी ऐप इंस्टॉल नहीं कर सकते ऐसा एकाधिकार
है, तथा ऐप बनाने वालों पर एप्पल कं पनी 30% कमीशन भी लेती है जिसके बारे में अमेरिका में मुकदमा चल रहा है.
Work life balance: World Health Organisation published a report- Long working hours are killing 745,000 people a year. 2) WHO
hours or more per week = a serious health hazard, Vulnerability to Heart Attack and other medical problems⏫. 3) people living
— were the most affected. 4) This problem is likely to increase in Corona work from home. Because 1) employees continue to d
entire day and night. 2) Employees cannot resist /say no to boss for Excessive workload, because employees fear job loss durin
जिंदगी के बीच संतुलन: विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने पाया कि यदि हफ्ते में 55 घंटे से ज्यादा काम किया जाए तो दिल का दौरा तथा अन्य बीमारियों के चलते सात लाख से ज्यादा लोग हर साल मर रहे हैं औ
home के चलते के ऐसे मृतकों की संख्या और भी बढ़ सकती है क्योंकि नौकरी गंवाने के डर से वह अपने बस द्वारा दिए गए अतिरिक्त काम को भी मना नहीं कर सकते.
China's "Wolf warrior diplomacy” = It is the label given to aggressive and confrontational style of diplomacy adopted by Chinese
regime. Features? 1) They confront any criticism of China in the public sphere. 2) They lecture/threaten host governments e.g.
Bangladesh that if Bangladesh joins quad it will be detrimental to the relationship 3) Chinese Diplomats don't always show up w
nation. While QUAD group has No short term goal of expanding the the membership, QUAD Has not even offered any formal in
membership yet Chinese diplomat are using search aggressive language because - Bangladeshi economy is improving. India an
with Bangladesh Economically and diplomatically. Bangladesh has joined China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But, India did no
India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor is no longer shown in Official Documents of BRI. In 2021, even Australia has cancelle
making China insecure. शी जिनपिंग के कार्यकाल में चीनी राजनयिकों की भेड़िया योद्धा कू टनीति: वे चीनी सरकार के खिलाफ यजमान देश की कोई भी निंदा बर्दाश्त नहीं करते और बहुत ही
कि अभी बांग्लादेश को क्वाड समूह में न जुड़ने की धमकी दी गई/खरी-खोटी सुनाई गई. हालांकि बांग्लादेश को ऐसी सदस्यता का कोई नहीं होता आधिकारिक रूप से अब तक नहीं मिला है किं तु अमेरिका औ
कू टनीतिक रिश्ते में बढ़ रही गहराई को देखते हुए शायद चीन बौखला गया है.
Farzad-B gas field: Iran cancelled ONGC Videsh Ltd deal. Now this gas field will be developed by a local Iranian company. Last y
from the Chabahar rail project, cites funding delay. ईरान ने फिर से भारत की दोस्ती का अपमान किया- पहले हमें रेलवे प्रोजेक्ट से हटा दिया और अब फरजाद गैस प्रोजेक्ट
स्त्रोत का पता ओएनजीसी ने ही लगाया था। लगता है ईरान का भाड़ा डबल करना पड़ेगा, यानी कि ईरान के परमाणु परीक्षणों के खिलाफ अमेरिकी प्रतिबंधों को समर्थन देना होगा, तो सारे ठेके भारत को दे
ह्रदय परिवर्तन होने से रहा.
Plasma is the clear liquid portion of the blood that remains after red and white blood cells, platelets, etc are taken from it. Conv
from the blood of patients recovering from an infection. Such plasma contains antibodies against the infection. ICMR study foun
ineffective in Preventing Corona deaths. So, Plasma therapy has been removed from the corona treatment guidelines. खून में से जब
दिया जाए उसके बाद जो साफ पारदर्शी तरल द्रव्य बचता है उसे प्लाज्मा कहते हैं. यदि किसी बीमारी से ठीक हुए मरीज से ऐसा प्लाज्मा निकाला जाए तो उसमें बीमारी के खिलाफ एंटीबॉडीज भी होती है उसे
महामारी के मरीजों को यह दिया जाता था किं तु आईसीएमआर संस्था ने अपने जांच/सर्वेक्षण से पाया कि इस इलाज से मरने वालों की संख्या में कोई कमी नहीं आती है इसलिए अब प्लाजमा-थेरापी को भारत
चलिए इस बहाने मरीजों के लिए प्लाज्मा का इंतजाम करने में सोनू सूद का भी थोड़ा कार्यबोझ कम हो जाएगा।
USA authorities have exempted vaccinated people from wearing masks. But with caveats such as 1) teachers and students Shou
in crowded areas, airplanes, at hospitals. India should not copy American model. Because if vaccinated people are exempted fro
will become vulnerable 2) Even non-vaccinated people will feel that others are going out without masks =coronavirus is under c
vaccinated I can engage in careless behaviour. हालांकि अमरीकी सरकार ने जिनका टीकाकरण हो चुका है उन व्यक्तियों को मास्क न पहनने की छू ट दी है. लेकिन वहां पर भी कु
शिक्षकों ने अनिवार्य रूप से मास्क पहनना होगा तथा भीड़भाड़ वाले इलाके , हवाई जहाजों में अस्पतालों में भी मांस पहनना अनिवार्य है भले आपने टीकाकरण करवाया है या नहीं करवाया. हालांकि भारत में
टीकाकरण किए व्यक्ति बिना मास्कके घूम सके , वरना उनको देखकर शायद बाकी सब लोग भी यह गलतफहमी में आ जाएंगे कि कोरोनावायरस समस्या खत्म हो गई है, और हमने भी मास्क पहनने की कोई
नहीं. बस हम अब डबल जोर से हवा में उड़ेंगे, और सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग की धज्जियां उड़ा देंगे.
Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia (INSACOG) is a grouping of 10 National Laboratories established by Ministry of Health.
Corona genome sequencing work. Head of this body Virologist Shahid Jameel Has resigned. He was also critical of Supreme Cou
force to manage oxygen supplies. Because he believed that doctors only know about medicine, but they do not know about the
management and logistics.
China's Mars Mission: China became only the second nation after the US to have done a successful Mars landing. Tianwen-1 orb
powered Rover landed on Mars successfully. Its mission objectives: Collect Rock samples and find presence of water/ice. Landin
named Utopia Planitia. Utopia region is an impact crater caused by The largest meteor strike in the Solar System. Within that, U
contain vast amounts of subsurface water ice. Previously American Viking rover also landed here in the late 70s.
Application Programming Interface (API) provides web/app developers access to proprietary software application. e.g. Zomato A
API = It shows when the delivery boy will arrive at your house. NATIONAL Health Authority (NHA) has allowed API access to Co
however, To prevent misuse, NHA made following reforms: 1) limiting number of data requests from individual IP address. Othe
500000 requests, then portal may malfunction. For other users 2) geo-fencing = Not allowing for an IP addresses to access the
Distributed Denial Of Service (DDOS) attacks.
Death: SUNIL JAIN, Financial Express newspaper's Managing Editor.
Death: Rajeev Satav, Rajya Sabha MP, Congress leader from Maharashtra.
Indian government stand on present Gaza-Patti Vioence: 1) Need Immediate de-escalation in Israel-Gaza tensions: 2) India sup
cause 3) India supports two-state solution i.e. Israel =Separate country and Palestine =separate country.

Chemist shops not accepting unused corona medicines: Usually, If a customer has purchased Capsules tablets but not used the
return it back. Chemist shop will pay him some price. But, Ahmedabad chemist shops are not accepting Corona related unused
"These are infected by the Corona patient". Is the food and drug commissioner how will you address? Points to consider: 1) Ch
medicines back for technical reasons such as expiry date missing from tablet/capsule strip etc. But here the reason given by the
scientific 2) Presently there is a shortage of Corona medicine so they should accept it back. It could be useful to other patients,
also earn income, It will prevent wastage of unused medicine. 3) So, food and drug commissioner should accordingly issue the

Cyclones over India: Tropical cyclones require warm water and humid air for development .Usually more cyclones develop over
Arabian Sea because, Bay of Bengal is warmer than the Arabian Sea. However nowadays even in the Arabian Sea cyclones are
warming. Indian Cyclones usually develop during the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon (October to December) periods. Cyclones
or Maharashtra coast 1) Cyclone Mekanu, 2018 2) Cyclone Vayu in 2019 3) Cyclone Nisarga, Maharashtra, 2020 4) Cyclone Tau
Bamuni Hill in Assam: 18 elephants died by lightning. Reason: 1) SIDE FLASH: When lightning strikes a tall object such as a tre
that can strike an animal standing underneath the tree / near another animal. “That's why people should stay at least 2 m away
vulnerable to be struck by lightning, If there are no other taller objects in the vicinity.
Secularism and police punishment: Madhya Pradesh Sub-inspector caught some people who are violating Corona lockdown norm
loitering in the public area. He told them to sit down for 30 to 45 minutes and write the name of Lord Ram Continuously. Super
District, MP) commented that Sub Inspector acted in the personal capacity. This type of punishment (Making the person write t
professional nor legal.
Quote: "The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously." — JULIAN BARNE
Corruption and drug regulator: CBI arrested two officers of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for demandin
license to an orthopaedic implants manufacturer. Further upon raiding the homes of these CDSCO officers, 14 lakh rupees cash
of coronavirus, oxygen and medicine shortage - When the drug regulator themselves are engaging in corruption, it is difficult to
Chemist shops and others Not to engage in profiteering and black marketing. Because after paying bribes to get their medicine
will also want to recover the "bribe investment", By raising the prices. Ultimate victim is common man.
India's Rice and wheat Exports touched new heights (20MT) because 1) In the international market the price of Agricultural com
increasing. UN Food and Agricultural Organization’s global cereal price index is currently ruling at its highest since 2014. 2) Yet,
cheaper than other countries (Due to Massive production), so foreigners prefer to purchase it. 3) Possibility that grains leaked f
(PDS) by large scale corruption/nexus between PDS shopkeeper and exporters
BizGK-4-NonIAS: Credit Suisse is the Second largest bank of Switzerland, It is in controversy because of a financial scam worth
Swiss Parliamentary committee is Investigating it.
Plasma therapy for Corona treatment: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s National Task Force for Covid-19 thinking to
corona treatment guidelines, citing ts ineffectiveness and inappropriate use in several cases. आईसीएमआर कि कोरोनावायरस टास्क फोर्स ने पाया कि
भी फायदा नहीं होता है. इसलिए कोरोना इलाज निर्देशिका से प्लाज्मा थेरेपी को हटाया जाएगा।
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI, Statutory body Aadhar Act 2016, under the electronics ministry) said no one sh
medicine, hospitalisation treatment because they do not have an Aadhaar number. Aadhaar should not be misused as an excus
service. यदि कोई व्यक्ति आधार कार्ड न दिखा सके तो उसे कोरोना के दौरान टीकाकरण अस्पताल में भर्ती होना इत्यादि अनिवार्य/ आवश्यक सेवाओं से वंचित नहीं रखा जा सकता ऐसा आधार कार्ड का
वैधानिक संस्था ने कहा है
NEERA Tanden: INDIAN-AMERICAN appointed as senior adviser to US President Joe Biden.
India-Bhutan: Historically, India has acted as the big brother of Bhutan-And helped them in disaster management infrastructure
Wave 2.0: Tables have turned this time, Bhutan to supply 40 metric tonnes of oxygen every day to India. This is equivalent to 1
ऐतिहासिक रूप से तो हमेशा भारत ने ही भूटान का बड़ा भाई बंद कर आपदा प्रबंधन में भूटान की मदद की थी लेकिन आज ऐसा दिन आया है कि भूटान हर महीने भारत को 10000 सिलेंडर जितना ऑ
छोटा नहीं समझना
Mount Everest:चाहिएChina
और उससेcanceled
भी बड़ी बातthe
कि खुद ऐसी मुसीबत
permit में नहीं फंMount
to climb सना चाहिएEverest
कि अपने सेfrom
छोटों/its
गरीबside.
देशों कीReason?
मदद लेनी पड़े.
Possible mingling of Mountaineers clim
mingle with Nepali side and bringing Corona. चीन ने एवरेस्ट पर्वत पर चढ़ाई की मनाई कर दी है क्योंकि उसे डर लगता है कि वहां नेपाल की तरफ से आने वाले पर्वतारोहियों से
सकता है. अब गौर करने वाली बात यह है कि चीन ने खुद तो कोरोना को जन्म दिया है, तो अब क्या होशियारी मार रहे हैं कि "नेपाल से कोरोनावायरस चीन मैं नहीं आना चाहिए! इसलिए पर्वतारोहण पर
ऐसी बात हो गई.
Gaurela- Pendra-Marwahi: latest district of Chhattisgarh (carved in 2020).In news because of rising number of cases.
State Denialism of Corona / Transparency in Death Reporting: Gujarat local newspapers allege that March-to-May 2020: 58,000
March-to-May 2021=1.23 lakh death certificates issued. However, State government is claiming that only 4,218 Covid related d
number of Corona deaths are being under reported. Separately, PM urges states: report death numbers ‘transparently'. in other
five-stage "DANDA" behavioural pattern move from State#1 "Denial" to State#5: Acceptance. गुजरात राज्य में पिछले साल मार्च महीने मई के महीने
जबकि इस साल उसी समय काल के दौरान एक लाख से ज्यादा मृत्यु प्रमाण पत्र जारी किए गए यानी कि बहुत सारे लोग कोरोनावायरस होंगे लेकिन राज्य सरकार के वल 4,218 लोग कोरोना से मरे हैं, ऐसा
स्थानीय कांग्रेस वगैरह में हंगामा। इसके अलावा एक अलग समाचार में प्रधानमंत्री ने यह सब राज्यों को कहा है कि आप कोरोना से जुड़े संक्रमण, मृत्यु के आंकड़े पारदर्शी रूप से जाहिर कीजिए.
Bayer company's Herbicide brand name "Roundup" (chemical: "glyphosate"). It causes lymphoma and other type of cancers. Al
American Court imposed heavy penalty on the company. घास पूस हटाने वाली इस राउंड अप/ ग्लाइफॉसेट नाम के रसायन से कैं सर हो सकता है इसलिए अमेरिकी कोर्ट
रसायन पहले से ही प्रतिबंधित है
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋SEBI norms on Promoters versus persons in control. Not important for IAS exam don't waste time. इंडियन एक्सप्रेस के हर एक
आप काम की नहीं होती भाई आगे बढ़ो
Alphonso mangoes: Geographical indication tag with Konkan region, Maharashtra.
Reactogenicity: is the physical response to vaccination, and typically includes pain, soreness, redness or swelling at the site of t
headache. If two different type of Covid 19 vaccines are taken by patient e.g. Astrazeneca and Pfizer then it increases the chan
However mixing two different type of vaccines do not cause any other type of safety issues, except Reactogenicity. दो अलग अलग कं
जो ए दर्द बुखार या सर दर्द हो सकता है हालाँकि इसके अलावा और कोई गंभीर समस्या नहीं होती ऐसा रिसर्च में पाया गया
Covax: this global initiative was started by world health organisation, GAVI (originally Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisa
Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Objective: 1) Covax does collective buying of available vaccines for all countries tha
helps in development and production of vaccines. Methodology this organisation engages with the national or Central or union g
does not engage directly with state government or municipal bodies however Punjab state government has announced that it w
from this organisation. Although experts opine that the chances are very less that Covax organisation will directly engage a the
वैश्विक पहल है जिसके अंतर्गत अलग अलग देशों को कोरोना के लिए वैक्सीन मुहैया करने के प्रयत्न होते हैं हालाँकि यह संगठन के वल कें द्र सरकार के साथ भी काम करता है यह संगठन राज्य सरकारों के
जुड़ता है लेकिन फिर भी पंजाब राज्य सरकार ने ये तय किया है कि हम कोशिश करेंगे इस संगठन की मदद से वैश्विक स्तर से कोरोना वैक्सीन हासिल कर पाए
Sputnik V: COVID-19 vaccine: developed by: the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Russia. to be
~995 a dose (inclusive of 5% GST) for the imported version. Local Partner: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL). Russian exporter: R
Fund (RDIF). efficacy= 97.6% (As per RDIF) OR 92% (as per Lancelet Journal) . Sputnik V uses two different antigens in two d
two doses: 21 days apart. Type: two-dose vaccine. However in the later period there will also be a single dose vaccine named S
जल्द ही भारतीयों के लिए उपलब्ध होगी.
Chinese space projects: 1) Tianwen-1 (meaning,“Questions to Heaven”) : Mars. To land in 2021-May at a site named Utopia Pla
China became the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon i.e. Moon’s part that perpetually faces away from Ea
rocks and soil near a volcanic feature called Mons Rümker on Moon, and brought them back to Earth. 3) The International Spac
by the US, Russia et al. will stop functioning in 2024. However, Chinese space station will be ready by the end of 2022. चीन का नया
वाला है
Cooperative federalism: Security of the MLAs= Responsibility of the state government/state police force. But the union governm
police forces / CRPF / CISF For the security of the 77 BJP MLA in West Bengal because of incidents of political violence. Counter
the spirit of cooperative federalism 2) What if state police doesnot corporate with central police forces in such scenario in Intelli
accommodation etc. 3) CRPF / CISF are not meant for the VIP security. They are trained to operate as a section (minimum seve
(three sections) or a company (three platoons). Assigning 2-3 jawans to an MLA= It will require Re-orientation in the training, B
to think as individuals. राज्य की विधानसभा के विधायकों की सुरक्षा की जिम्मेदारी राज्य पुलिस की है किं तु पश्चिम बंगाल में राजनैतिक हिंसा को देखते हुए, कें द्र की मोदी सरकार ने अपने बी
पुलिस बल पश्चिम बंगाल भेजा है हालांकि कु छ विशेषज्ञ इसका विरोध कर रहे हैं- यह चीज सहकारी संघवाद के खिलाफ है विधायक की सुरक्षा राज्य पुलिस ने करनी है. कें द्रीय सशस्त्र पुलिस बल की ताली
सेक्शन में, प्लाटू न में, कं पनी में एक समूह के रूप में कै से काम करें वह सिखाया जाता है. यदि ऐसे 1-2 जवानों को एक-एक विधायक के सुरक्षा में लगाया जाए तो उन्हें उस प्रकार की तालीम मिली नहीं है
RajyaSabha leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu urging him to allow virtu
standing committees. But his request has been denied because rules committee has to 1st to make a rule to allow for virtual m
की है कि संसदीय स्थायी समितियों की मीटिंग ऑनलाइन तरीक़े से करवाई जाए हालाँकि राज्यसभा सचिवालय ने अभी तक इसे मंज़ूरी नहीं दी है कि उनकी नियम समिति ने इसको अभी तक अनुमति नहीं
Death: Pandit Rajan Mishra Covid Hospital opened in Banaras Hindu University’s Varanasi by DRDO. Pandit Rajan Mishra was a
in Corona.
Death: Jarnail Singh- journalist and FORMER AAM Aadmi Party MLA. Wrote book: “I Accuse… : The Anti-Sikh Violence of 1984”.
anti-Sikh riots of 1984
Cyber security of government org: Department of Telecommunications (DoT)'s new guidelines 1) Government employees must
classified information on private cloud services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, etc. If government data is stored in such
stolen then government employee will be held responsible 2) any kind of classified work must be “strictly be carried out only in
is not connected to internet. 3) During official tours, Government Employees should avoid any mobile or internet based service
unless it is necessary for discharge of office duties. 4) Cyber security audit need to be done to check “data exfiltration” i.e. whe
unauthorised access to any computer connected to a network. टेलिकॉम विभाग ने सरकारी विभागों की साइबर सुरक्षा के लिए कु छ नए नियम बनाए हैं जहां पर सरकारी
गूगल ड्राइव इत्यादि पर सरकारी दस्तावेजों को नहीं रखना है. यदि कोई गुप्त किसम का काम हो रहा है तो वह ऐसे कं प्यूटर से करना है जो इंटरनेट से ना जुड़ा हुआ हो. जब सरकारी कर्मी सरकारी यात्रा पर
सेवाओं से बचना है जहां उनका लोके शन ट्रैक किया जाता है सिवाय के सरकारी काम के सिलसिले में ऐसा करना जरूरी हो
Malerkotla: It has become the 23rd district of Punjab after long pending demand of the Muslim community in the region. पंजाब में
Monsoon-2021: It'll hit Kerala on May 31. India's long period average for rainfall is 88cm. 2021's is estimated to be at pitched a
La Nina conditions have ended. El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral phase started in April, 2021.
Cyclone ‘Tauktae’: name given by Myanmar which means ‘gecko’. This is going to be the first cyclonic storm of this year along t
severe cyclonic storm” with a wind speed of 150-160 kilometres per hour gusting up to 175 kmph. Target area: Kerala Karnatak
Maharashtra, Pakistan
Health ministry ⏫ gap between two doses of Covishield (AstraZeneca- Oxford University manufactured by Punebased Serum In
weeks. After? 12- 16 weeks. Reasoning? 1) real life experience of the UK showing More immunity if higher interval between sho
struggling with supply of vaccines. कोविशील्ड के दो इंजेक्शन के बीच पहले छह से आठ हफ्तों का अंतर रखा जाता है रखा जाता था किं तु अब स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने सूचित किया है कि
क्योंकि उसे रोग प्रतिकारक शक्ति और बढ़ती है. वैसे भी सरकार के पास देने के लिए वैक्सीन आपूर्ति कम है
Astronaut in news: Yusaku Maezawa, JAPANESE FASHION Designer and billionaire, Planning to go on a trip to the moon in 2023
dearmoon mission. And before that he is also going to visit the International Space Station in 2020.
Judiciary and E-governance: 1) Chief Justice N V Ramana said he was “actively” considering the proposal to live telecast the pro
Court. Benefits: 1) Increased transparency and accountability in the courtroom proceedings 2) Law students can observe the pr
present cases From senior advocates, Especially in the time of coronavirus they cannot visit the courtroom in person. [This is al
Court and some other High Court through youtube] 2) Supreme court also introduced “Indicative Notes' Feature on its website
provides short/concise summaries of landmark judgments in an easy-to understand format. So journalists and general media ca
कोर्ट के मुख्य न्यायाधीश ने प्रस्ताव दिया है न्यायालय की कार्रवाई का जीवंत प्रसारण किया जाए ताकि पारदर्शिता और जवाबदेही बड़े तथा वकालत पढ़ने वाले विद्यार्थियों को भी वह सब देख कर सीखने का
जाती है. साथ ही साथ सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने अपनी वेबसाइट और मोबाइल ऐप पर 'परिचायक नोट्स' नामक नई सुविधा क्रियान्वित की है जहां पर न्यायालय के अति महत्वपूर्ण फै सलों का आसान भाषा में सारांश
Death: Sculptor Kanaka Murthy, Bengaluru.
Death: Times Group Chairman Indu Jain
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋4 days back Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli lost the vote of confidence in Nepali Lok Sabha. But, opposition parties failed
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is set to reappoint as K P Sharma Oli as Nepal Prime Minister for 50,000th TIME in the last 5 mon
राजनीतिक अस्थिरता) जारी है और इतने plot-twist आ रहे हैं जो कि सास-बहू सीरियल में भी नहीं होते हैं. अगर कोई घर में पति-पत्नी झगड़ा करे तो पडोशी छु ड़वाने के लिए आते है. लेकिन अगर
करते है. तो मेरा प्रश्न यह है कि नेपाल में रोज-रोज के राजनितिक झगड़ो को इतना कवरेज देने का ठेका भारतीय अखबारों ने क्यों ले कर रखा है?
Vaccine Maitri: arguments in favour 1) India's soft diplomacy improved by donating vaccines to other countries 2) Even though
within India but its raw material is procured from many other countries if we do not sell/donate some of the Indian vaccines To
good humour, then in future they may impose some export bans on raw material 3) two lakh doses sent to UN Peacekeeping F
Indian Soldiers as well. So vaccination was necessary even to protect our Indian soldiers. 4) Over 70% of Indian vaccine foreign
seven neighbouring countries. because That is also required to combat the influence of China. And if the neighbours are sick wi
the vulnerability of Indian population as well due to travel/biz relations. So neighbour vaccination is also required. 5) COVAX Ini
etc to pool global resources to speed up vaccine research, manufacturing, and supply around the world. India is a part of this in
guaranteed us a certain quantity of corona vaccines if we helped other countries. वैक्सीन मैत्री -के पक्ष में तर्क : ऐसा करने से भारत सरकार की नरम कू टनी
भारत में बनाएं लेकिन उसका बहुत सारा कच्चा माल विदेशों से आयात करना होता है तो यदि हम विदेशी सरकारों को मैत्री भाव में थोड़े बहुत वैक्सीन दान में नहीं देंगे तो भविष्य में वह कच्चे माल की आयात
संयुक्त राष्ट्र की शांति सेना को भी हमने वैक्सीन दान में दी है क्योंकि वहां पर भी बहुत सारे भारतीय सैनिक नियुक्त हैं. हमने ज्यादातर वैक्सीन तो अपने पड़ोसी देशों को ही दान में दी है ताकि वह चीन की
देशों में ही कोरोना संक्रमण अत्याधिक मात्रा में बढ़ गया तो भारत को भी खतरा रहता था.
Horse in the history: 1) The horse was possibly first domesticated on the Eurasian, especially Central Asian, steppes around 350
dealer /horse exporter. 3) earliest evidence of horse export through sea route = captured by a terracotta seal from Chandraket
century CE) 4) 18th century Maratha army mostly relied on Deccanese horses from Godavari and the Bhima region. Other kingd
relied on Kathi/Kathiawadi horses from West Gujarat. 5) Arab and Iranian horses were expensive to import. yet, number of ann
Mughal kept ⏫ 30000 (16th century) to to 100,000 (17th century). 6) Sher Shah built a fine mausoleum for Ibrahim Khan, his
dealer. 7) Harappans did not know about the horses. As per UPSC Prelims-2017 Official answer key- घोड़ों के इतिहास के बारे में एक नई किताब
तथ्य।
Value of a human life: USA has “Crisis Standards of Care” guidelines to determine how doctors should allocate scarce resources
injection, ventilators during a catastrophic event. But in India we do not have such specific guidelines. So if there are two Coron
young children B) An elderly widow with no children & there is only one remdesivir injection or ventilator, then whom should th
depends on the discretion of the doctor. Epidemic Diseases Act, exempts legal-cases against doctors for their decisions taken in
hand the Constitution of India guarantees the right to equality and the right to life to every citizen. So who is responsible for th
guidelines are required. Case Study Q: as a doctor, how will you address this dilemma? अमेरिका में आपदा के दौरान स्वास्थ्य सेवा के मर्यादित संसाधन
इत्यादि पर सबसे पहला हक किसका होगा? तीन छोटे बच्चों के बाप का या एक बुजुर्ग निःसंतान विधवा का?- इसके बारे में स्पष्ट निर्देशिका अमेरिकी सरकार ने जारी की है. भारत में ऐसे कानून और निर्देशिका
कानून के अंतर्गत वैसे तो डॉक्टर ने नेक उद्देश से कोई भी निर्णय लिया हो तो उस पर आपराधिक मुकदमा नहीं होगा। हालांकि यदि ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडर या इंजेक्शन सिर्फ एक मरीज के लिए काफी हो तो,
बाप या एक बुजुर्ग निःसंतान विधवा को? इस पर एक डॉक्टर/चिकित्सक अपने विवेक से जो भी निर्णय लें...तो संविधान के हिसाब से तो सब को जीने का हक है तो ऐसे मामलों में जिसकी मौत होती है उ

RBI trying to outsmart judiciary to prevent money laundering: Previously Supreme Court judgement had cancelled RBI's directiv
from dealing with cryptocurrency companies. The Government of India is bringing a bill to make cryptocurrency illegal. But beca
it is difficult to predict when this bill will be passed. In the meantime RBI is afraid that Cryptocurrency will be misused for mone
informally urging/ moral suasion to bankers to cut ties with cryptocurrency companies. Consequently, ICICI Bank has already as
that ICICI is going to stop their bank transactions. Case study question: Even though the Supreme Court has said that cryptocu
to livelihood and right to business, But as RBI Governor you are afraid that it is going to be misused for money laundering, then
Bankers to stop the relations with cryptocurrency companies or not? What other decision alternatives do you have? एक जमाने में रिजर्व
क्रिप्टो मुद्रा के साथ जुड़ी हुई कं पनियों के बैंक खाते आप बंद कर दीजिए फिर ऐसे क्रिप्टो कं पनियां सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गई कि हमारे रोजगार/व्यवसाय का हक/अधिकार छीना गया है. तो सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कहा कि
कं पनियों को व्यवसाय का अधिकार है क्योंकि अभी तक भारत सरकार ने ऐसा कोई कानून नहीं बनाया जिसमें यह लिखा है कि क्रिप्टोकरंसी गैरकानूनी चीज है. हालांकि 2021 में रिजर्व बैंक को लगता है
सफे द बनाना तथा अन्य गैरकानूनी काम होने की संभावना। तथा भारत सरकार भी ऐसा विधेयक ला रही है जहां पर क्रिप्टो मुद्रा को गैरकानूनी घोषित किया जाएगा हालांकि कोरोनावायरस के चलते संसद ज्या
अभी पास नहीं हो पाया। इस बीच रिजर्व बैंक अनौपचारिक रूप से बैंकों पर दबाव डाल रही है कि आप क्रिप्टो मुद्रा वाली कं पनियों के बैंक खाते/ रिश्ते बंद कर दीजिए और आईसीआईसीआई बैंक ने इस की
का प्रश्न यह है, जब सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बोला है की क्रिप्टो कं पनियों को व्यवसाय का अधिकार है लेकिन आरबीआई गवर्नर के रूप में आपको उनके काले कारनामों का डर है तो आप क्या करेंगे, क्या अनौपचारि
कोर्ट के फै सले के विपरीत जाकर काम करेंगे, या आपके पास कोई और भी विकल्प है इस समस्या से निपटने के लिए?
Fiscal Prudence: Chhattisgarh government cancelled the tenders for the construction of the new Vidhan Sabha building, new go
minister's house etc. Reason? Coronavirus / Conservation of public funds For purchasing vaccines and medical supplies. There i
critiques to union government to cancel the central Vista project. (राजकोषीय विवेक: छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य सरकार ने नई विधानसभा और राज्यपाल भवन निर्माण के ठेके
लिए बचाया जा सके )
RBI cancelled licence of United Co-operative Bank, Bagnan, West Bengal. Reason? it does not have adequate capital and earnin
Union government's Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH-I) Fund. When? 2019. Fund Manager? SBI
Purpose? Gives loans / investment to builders for completing their affordable housing projects. SEBI classification Type? catego
fund (AIF). Why in news? Nirmala.S made some Statement appreciating it. (कें द्र सरकार का स्वामीह निधि/कोष/फं ड. जिस का संचालन एसबीआई कै प नामक
निर्माणाधीन मकानों को पूरा करने के लिए कर्जा दिया जाता है.)
Universal basic income (UBI): Azim Premji University's State of Working India 2021: proposes the government to do direct bene
3 months = ₹15,000. Beneficiary? each household registered under the public food distribution system (PDS) Reasoning? Poore
lost 15000 rupees of income in the last year because of Corona. (कोरोना महामारी के चलते, सबसे गरीब परिवारों की आय में ₹15000 की गिरावट आई है इसलि
₹15000 प्रत्यक्ष लाभ अंतरण/ सार्वत्रिक बुनियादी आय के रूप में जमा करने चाहिए ऐसा अजीम प्रेमजी यूनिवर्सिटी ने सुझाव दिया है)
2021-March: Elon Musk said that his Tesla company will accept Bitcoins for payment for Purchasing electric vehicles → bitcoin p
May: Elon Musk U-Turn on Bitcoin. Now he says, "We will not accept Bitcoins for purchase of Tesla car. Because, Bitcoin digital
number of computers 24/7=Electricity consumption⏫ → CO2 emission from coal/thermal power plants ⏫. We are very concern
global warming so we will not encourage Bitcoin. However, we are also looking at other cryptocurrencies that use less than 1%
may accept such cryptocurrencies)." → Bitcoin price fell by 7% After Elon Musk's remark. एलोन मस्क एक गंजेड़ी तो था ही, लेकिन उसने आज साबि
आदमी भी है. क्योंकि मार्च के महीने में उसने कहा था कि, "मेरी टेस्ला कं पनी की गाड़ियां, ग्राहक बिटकॉइन में भुगतान करके भी खरीद सकते हैं". जबकि मई के महीने में वह अपनी बात से मुकर गया! अ
कं प्यूटर चलाए जाते हैं जिससे बिजली बर्बाद होती है और कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड उत्सर्जन बढ़ता है. इसलिए टेस्ला कं पनी की गाड़ियों को बिटकॉइन से खरीदने कि मैं अनुमति नहीं दूंगा। हालांकि कोई ऐसी क्रि
करती हो तो शायद उसको अनुमति दूंगा।"- इस टिप्पणी के बाद अचानक से बिटकॉइन के दाम गिर गए हैं. सोचने के विषय १) क्या गंजेड़ी एलोन मस्क थोड़े दिन बाद ऐसा बोलेगा कि Dogecoin मे क
सकता है= समझदार को इशारा काफी है अगर आप मेरे पिछले डेली करंट अफे यर्स पढ़ चुके है. २) क्या गंजेड़ी एलोन मस्क को ग्रेटा थनबर्ग ने ट्विटर पर जलील करने की धमकी दी है, इसलिए अचानक से
है? ३) ये गंजेड़ी डेली बैठकर कॉमेंट्री मारते रहता है, जिसके चलते क्रिप्टो मुद्राओं के दामों में भारी बढ़ोतरी और गिरावट आती है, भोले भाले निवेशक इस मायाजाल में अपनी जिंदगी की कमाई बर्बाद कर दे
और बाकी सब व्यक्तियों की "आजीविका सुरक्षा"- इन दोनों के बीच समन्वय कै से किया जाए? क्या इसके भी ट्विटर और फे सबुक अकाउंट को डॉनल्ड ट्रंप की तरह प्रतिबंधित कर देना चाहिए? सोचिए।
World Bank report "Migration and Development Brief: - Despite coronavirus, Not much⏬Observed in the remittances. Top recip
billion, hardly 0.2% ⏬ than 2019) 2) China ($59.5 billion), Mexico ($42.8 billion), the Philippines ($34.9 billion), Egypt ($29.6 b
France ($24.4 billion) and Bangladesh ($21 billion). विदेशों से अपने परिवार को पैसा भेजने के मामले में भारत दुनिया में नंबर वन है ऐसा विश्व बैंक का रिपोर्ट बोल रहा है
Centralised purchase of vaccine: Single buyer can always negotiate a lower price for a product with sellers, compared to a a ma
Therefore the experts are advising that instead of municipal corporations and state governments purchasing the vaccines from
Union government itself should purchase it from the international market and then sell/distribute them among the States/privat
competitive offers and cost saving. Whereas, If States are inviting their own bids to import vaccines then Every state will get a
unhealthy competition and end up profiting for foreign vaccine manufacturers. वर्तमान समय में नगर निगम और राज्य सरकारें अपनी अपनी तरफ से वैश्विक
विज्ञापन दे रहे हैं. लेकिन जब ग्राहकों की संख्या इस प्रकार से बहुत ज्यादा हो, तो विक्रे ताओं को फायदा होता है. इसलिए विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि सिर्फ भारत की कें द्र सरकार ने ही ऐसा अंतरराष्ट्रीय विज्ञा
विक्रे ताओं से मोलभाव करके वैक्सीन खरीद कर कें द्र सरकार ने राज्यों को देने चाहिए।
GoAir Airline renamed/ rebranded as "Go First" ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) [Business GK for non IAS exam]
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Directive on sponsor investments in alternative investment funds (AIFs) set up in an ov
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) /GIFT City. Not important
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ONGC waives marketing margin, refuses reserve price cut for KG basin gas. ✋This type of operational business tech
important for the scope of exam
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋TELECOM Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) consultation paper on Prepaid Mobile tariff plans. This type of things a
don't waste time.
COVAID (covaid.niti.gov.in) Portal by NITI Aayog to facilitate the import/Donation of Corona relief material into India by domest
e.g. Oxygen Cylinders, Oxygen Concentrators, Ventilators, Rapid Detection Kits, Remdesivir etc. नीति आयोग के इस COVAID पोर्टल से विदेशी
कोरोना के लिए

World Health Organisation (Founded 1948, HQ Geneva Switzerland). 2020 WHO panel with co-chairman 1) Ex-Liberian Presiden
Ex-New Zealand PM Helen Clark To examine WHO's Response to Corona. Committee recommendations? 1) Agreement: Require
Convention within six months to address gaps in international regulations 2) ⏫Power & Money of WHO 3) Setup an internation
4) WHO Director General should have a 7-year term With no reappointment. (Presently 5 years term and reappointment possib
general who served for four consecutive terms= 20 years then It is difficult to expect innovation, fresh ideas. Such person will M
with his own favourite people, and then administration will become stagnant). विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन की एक समिति ने से पाया है कि कोरोना जैसी महामारी
बने, विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के पास धन और सत्ता को बढ़ाया जाए, महामारी वित्त पोषण के लिए अलग संगठन बने, विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के डायरेक्टर जनरल को 7 साल का सिर्फ एक कार्यकाल मिले, पु
Health ministry: It is true that B.1.617 variant of coronavirus has been labelled as "a variant of concern" World Health Organiza
it "Indian variant". WHO Does not give country labels to any virus variant. The word “Indian” has not been used in its report on
reported in 44 other countries so in which country exactly did it start first well it depends on whether a country did the testing f
WHO. So, while within India, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra was first to report this B.1.617 variant but it is not necessary that
country. कोरोनोवायरस का B.1.617 प्रकार भारत से पैदा हुआ है ऐसा विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने नहीं कहा है. क्योंकि कोरोनावायरस का यह प्रकार, अन्य देशों में भी पाया गया है तो ऐसा जरूरी न
तो जिस देश ने सबसे पहले विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन को इसके सैंपल भेजे हो सूचित किया हो उस हिसाब से समय-क्रम में कोई देश आगे पीछे दिख सकता है.
Cooperative federalism: Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Directly organised an online meeting with officials from 9 districts of Wes
coronavirus situation.West Bengal State government is angry because PMO Violated / bypassed the standard protocol A first inf
and their organising the meeting through the state government. प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय ने पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य सरकार को सूचित किए बिना सीधा ही जिला स्तर के अधि
राज्य सरकार नाराज है, यह शिष्टाचार का भंग/उल्लंघन है-प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय ने पहले राज्य सरकार को सूचित करना चाहिए।
Corona-Bombay High Court: If Central government had Started door-to-door vaccination policy Then many senior citizens and p
persons could have been vaccinated and their lives could have been saved. यदि सरकार ने घर-घर जाकर टीकाकरण किया होता तो बहुत सारे बुजुर्ग और अपा
Article 311: (1) says a government servant cannot remove anyone whose rank is lower than the authority that appointed the of
IAS IPS are appointed by the President of India that cannot be removed by governor of a state 2) Article 311 (2) no civil servan
removed or reduced in rank except after a Department enquiry in which s/he has been informed of the charges and given a rea
defend himself. Under Article 311(2)(a), if a government employee is convicted in a criminal case,s/he can be dismissed withou
Article 311(2)(b & C), “when authority is satisfied that for some reason, it is not reasonably practicable / Not in the interest of n
such enquiry, then government employee can be dismissed without inquiry. Why in News? ASSISTANT POLICE Inspector Sachin
National Investigation Agency (NIA) In connection with planting of vehicle bomb outside Mukesh Ambani house in Mumbai - is d
नौकरी से हटाने से पहले विभागीय जांच बिठाना जरूरी हालांकि यदि ऐसी परिस्थिति हो जहां राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा या किसी अन्य कारणों से इस प्रकार की विभागीय जांच बिठाना संभव ना हो तो बिना जांच के भी
मुके श अंबानी वसूली कांड में गिरफ्तार पुलिस कर्मी सचिन वज़े को बिना विभागीय जांच के हटाया गया है.
Death: Table tennis coach Venugopal Chandrasekar (Tamil Nadu), Recipient of Arjuna Award.
Death: Homen Borgohain. Renowned Assamese author and journalist, Sahitya Akademi awardee, A former president of the Asa
novels, editor- in-chief of Assamese dailies Amar Asom and Niyomiya Barta, among others.
Death: RETIRED CBI officer K Raghothaman,who was the chief investigation officer of theSpecial Investigation Team (SIT) that
assassination. Author of the book “Conspiracy to Kill Rajiv Gandhi”
Diplomatic language: BRIHAN MUMBAI Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a global tender for procurement of one crore vaccin
advertisement specifically mentions that countries that share land borders with India will not be considered. Since it is not in th
Nepal etc. to mfg /sell 1cr vaccine to India So obviously the target is China. But, if they openly said China then ego of China wil
से कोरोनावायरस इन खरीदने के लिए विज्ञापन दिया है हालांकि उन्होंने विज्ञापन में साफ-साफ लिखा है कि भारत देश के साथ जमीनी सीमा रखने वाले पड़ोसी देश की कं पनियां इसमें शामिल नहीं हो पाएंगे
लेकिन अगर साफ-साफ लिखा होता कि चीनी कं पनियों का प्रवेश निषेध है तो चीनी सरकार ज्यादा बुरा मान जाती।
Chinese Vaccine Maitri: Bangladesh has received 500,000 doses of China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine as a gift after Banglade
stopped due to shortage of India-made Vaccines. So China is applying a carrot and stick Policy to deal with Bangladesh. Just ye
if Bangladesh joins QUAD then there will be serious damage to relations, and today Chinese are giving free vaccine as a carrot/
किल्ल्त के चलते बांग्लादेश को कोरोना वेक्सीन देना बंद कर दिया तो बांग्लादेश में टीकाकरण की मुहिम भी बंद हो गई थी. अभी चीन ने उसे 5 लाख मुफत की वैक्सीन भेजी है तो क्या बांग्लादेश -चीन की
समूह का सदस्य बनेगा? इस पर 1 घंटे की देशभक्ति/PhD वीडियो देखने की कोई जरूरत नहीं है. 3 लाइन का मुद्दा था 3 लाइन में हमने पढ़ लिया है अभी आगे बढ़ो.
DRDO's Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV): Presently, Most cruise missiles fly at subsonic speeds of about
supersonic fighter jets Can intercept and destroy them. Whereas Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle helps carrying t
speed of faster than Mach 6 (7,500 kmph). Then no fighter jet can intercept it. 2020: India became the fourth country (after th
successfully fly a vehicle at hypersonic speed. ध्वनि से भी तेज गति से मिसाइल दागे जाए तो फिर ध्वनि से भी तेज गति से चलने वाले फाइटर विमान/हवाई जहाज उसे गिरा न
की है

DRDO's Anti tank guided missiles (ATGM): 1) Dhruvastra ATGM To be launched from helicopter 2) Laser Guided ATGM from DR
DRDO's Anti-Radiation Missile: (RUDRAM, 2020). It is launched from Sukhoi aircraft to destroy enemy radars. It targets the ene
radar signal emissions coming from them. रूद्रम रडार विरोधी प्रक्षेपास्त्र
DRDO's Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART): Most of the torpedoes have limited range and speed. DRDO's
range and speed to destroy submarines. सबमरीन/पनडु ब्बी के खिलाफ स्मार्ट प्रक्षेपास्त्र
DRDO's Uttam Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. It can be put on Tejas and other aircrafts. हवाई जहाज में लगाया जा सके
Israeli Iron Dome air defence system (2011): It has 80 to 90% success in blocking the Rockets fired by Hamaz group from Gaz
system has radar To detect the incoming missiles and then it will launch a counter missile to destroy that incoming missile. 2) I
Iron Dome because it has short range. India Interested to buy Russian S-400 air defence system Because it has a longer range
incoming missiles from Pakistan and China. इजरायल की आयर्न डॉम / लौह-गुंबद वायु रक्षा प्रणाली जहां पर गाजा पट्टी से हमास के आतंकवादियों द्वारा दागी जाने वाली रॉके ट प्रक्षे
भारत सरकार यह प्रणाली इजराइल से नहीं खरीद रही है, क्योंकि हम रशिया की S-400 वायु रक्षा प्रणाली खरीदना चाहते हैं जो बहुत लंबी दूरी से आने वाले रॉके ट /मिसाइल /प्रक्षेपास्त्र को भी मार गिरा
और हमने दो लाइन में पढ़ लिया. #⏳📚थोड़ा-पढ़ो-आगे-बढ़ो इजराइल के हर आतंकवाद विरोधी कारनामे पर 1 घंटे का PHD/देशभक्ति/Ek-tha-Tiger/James-Bond वीडियो देखने आप
परीक्षा को अक्टू बर महीने तक पोस्टपोन किया है- उसकी जगह अगर, 2025 तक भी पोस्टपोन की जाए तो क्या बाबू शोने अपना सिलेबस खत्म कर- अगर वह पूरा दिन ऐसे ही वीडियो देखते बैठे रहे?
Agent Orange: Toxic herbicide used by American forces during Vietnam War To destroy the jungle /trees/tall-crop so the Vietco
hide in it. Why in New? A French Vietnamese woman has filed a case To see compensation for her Bad health because of this to
जहरीली तरुण मारक दवाई थी जो कि अमेरिकी सेना ने वियतनाम में इस्तेमाल की थी ताकि वियतनाम के जंगल फसलें पेड़ पौधे खाक हो जाएं और विएटकोंग/ साम्यवादी गोरिल्ला सैनिक उसके भीतर छु प न
Aishwariya Barmer Hills in Rajasthan: Vedanta-Cairn Oil & Gas to start oil production here.
Cyclone “Tauktae”: In southeast Arabian Sea. Will result in rainfall in Lakshadweep Kerala Tamilnadu Karnataka- says India Met
(IMD). अच्छा है कि साइक्लोन "टॉकताई" नाम रखा है, साइक्लोन "टुकड़े" नाम नहीं रखा, वरना अमित शाह और टुकड़े गैंग वालों के बीच नोकझोंक शुरू हो जाती।

Crisis management: five-stage "DANDA" behavioural pattern [Denial-anger-negotiation-depression-acceptance] can be seen in t

by Indian Governments and Public. Stage#1) denial about the onset of the disease. Not doing enough tests, Not wearing a mas
distance. New Year Party, Political Ralleys, Melas & Festivals, Not taking the vaccination. Stage#2) Anger arising from “Why me
Corona. Stage#3) negotiation — blaming others (China), and endless discussion about alternative solutions. Stage#4) Depressi
Options/solutions look bad/do not help (e.g. A: Giving remdesivir injections to patients who do not actually need it-Then resultin
and black marketing, B: Giving Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug To all the residents of a state (Goa, Karnataka, Uttarakhand)- A
that Ivermectinis not proven to be effective in reducing mortality rate. C: smearing Cow dung on patient body to boost immunit
want that it will increase the chances of Mucormycosis). Stage#5) Acceptance of reality. Only Acceptance can lead to positive a
our action and coronavirus inevitable, And we should take all precautions from henceforth.". Regrettably, the first four stages co
before serious action begins (- Based on the research work of Renowned Swiss American Psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Kubler on be
near-Death/terminally-ill patients). संकट प्रबंधन: के दौरान हमारा बर्ताव 5 चरणों में बदलता है. पहले चरण में हम उस संकट/ महामारी को अस्वीकार करते हैं. दूसरे चरण में हम गुस्सा
तीसरे चरण में हम समझौता/ जुगाड़ लगाने की कोशिश करते हैं. चौथे चरण में जब वह जुगाड़ काम नहीं आता तो हम मायूस हो जाते हैं. पर अंतिम पांचवें चरण में हम स्वीकार करते हैं कि वाकई यह संकट
बहुत ज्यादा समय और नुकसान हो जाता है जैसा कि हम कोरोनावायरस की दूसरी लहर में देख रहे हैं. जब तक हम यह स्वीकार नहीं करेंगे तब तक उसका सही इलाज/प्रबंधन हो नहीं पाएगा।
Ritual/Festival: AHEAD OF Eid and Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti, the Gujarat DGP Issues order forbidding people from assemblin
ongoing coronavirus pandemic. So now we can say that Police is at the Stage#5 of Crisis management (Acceptance of reality).
धार्मिक स्थानों पर लोगों के मिलने पर प्रतिबंध घोषित किया है यानी कि अब जाकर संकट प्रबंधन के पांचवें चरण पर पुलिस पहुंची है जहां पर स्वीकार किया है कि हां कोरोनावायरस की दूसरी लहर बहुत वि

Teenage Depression / exploitation through social media: Anorexia is an psychological eating disorder characterized by an abnor
intense fear of gaining weight. such person avoids eating Bulimia Nervosa is a psychological eating disorder in which patient ha
urges of binge eating (consuming a large quantity of food in one sitting) then patient tries inappropriate ways to lose weight su
laxatives and diuretics, Compulsive exercising etc. 2) A glitch in Instagram’s search algorithm caused it to automatically recomm
and “appetite suppressants” to some people, including those recovering from Bulimia and other er eating disorders. 3) Thus Ins
a safe online space for vulnerable people. 4) Previously Facebook designed Messenger for kids- but it even allowed strangers to
Children could be lured/kidnapped by pedophiles 5) Yet Instagram's owner Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Plants to create a v
children below the age of 13. 6) UK’s Royal Society for Public Health has labelled Instagram as being the “worst” for young peo
sleep quality, bullying and body image/ Self confidence issues.एनोरेक्सिया एक ऐसी मानसिक बीमारी जहां पर मरीज खाना नहीं खाता क्योंकि उसे डर लगता है कि मेरा
बीमारी/विकार है जहां पर मरीज अनियंत्रित रूप से खाना खाता है और बाद में उल्टियां करके बहुत अधिक मात्रा में कसरत करके , दस्त हो जाए ऐसी दवाइयां लेकर वजन घटाने की कोशिश करता है. इंस्टा
के मरीजों को भी वह ऐसे फोटोग्राफ्स और समाचार दिखाने लगा कि कै से वे उपवास कर सकते हैं और अपनी भूख को मिटा सकते हैं. फे सबुक ने बच्चों के लिए मैसेंजर एप बनाई लेकिन वहां पर भी अनजान
बच्चों को लुभा कर उनका अपहरण करना यौन शोषण करना उस की संभावना बढ़ जाती थी.फे सबुक कं पनी इंस्टाग्राम कं पनी के मालिक है और वह अब इंस्टाग्राम में भी ऐसा बच्चों के लिए अलग से ऐप बनाने
कहना है इंस्टाग्राम एप के चलते युवाओं का मानसिक स्वास्थ्य, नींद, आत्मविश्वास कम होता है.
Quacks = fraudulent Persons pretending to be doctors without Degree/licence. Jharkhand Jamtara district (Infamous for its cyb
administration is using Quacks (Fake doctors) to visit the villages and convince them to get vaccinated for Corona. Reason? Pre
administration used teachers for such awareness drive but villages tend to believe more in the quacks- As far as medical advice
has less than 30% of its 45-plus population vaccinated, Because of fake news like vaccination will make them infertile/dead. Co
NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION ACT, 2019 - quackery = 1-year imprisonment and up to ₹5 lakhs fine. So basically criminals
should not rely on them Even for Noble objectives. Tomorrow should we use bootleggers/Illegal liquor makers to To arrange alc
sanitizers? Should we also use smugglers to arrange remdesivir injection and Oxygen cylinders from foreign countries? राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्
हकीमों/फर्जी डॉक्टर को 1 साल की सजा और 5 साल का जुर्माना हो सकता है. हालांकि झारखंड के साइबर गुनाह के लिए कु ख्यात जमतारा जिले में जिला प्रशासन द्वारा नीम हकीम की मदद ली जा रही
कोरोनावायरस का टीकाकरण ले. पहले जिला प्रशासन ने शिक्षकों को यह बात मनवाने के लिए भेजा था लेकिन वहां के गांव वाले शिक्षकों पर कम यकीन करते हैं नीम हकीमओ पर ज्यादा यकीन करते हैं.
Sports Ethics/Sportsmanship/Gratitude/: World No.3 shooter Petar Gorsa (Croatia) Came to Delhi for shooting World Cup but he
positive then Indian Olympian Shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi And other Indians Looked after his Quarantine, Medicine And Well B
Coronavirus wave 2.0 in India: If Indian Shooter infected then it will ruin their chances for Tokyo Olympics. 2) Difficult to train i
temperature crossing 40 Degrees. So Indian shooters wanted to temporarily migrate to another country For training before the
Croatian Shooter Petar Gorsa arranges their visa paperwork and accommodation in Croatia, Even though these Indian Shooters
him in Tokyo. So, this shows sportsmanship. खेल भावना/कृ तज्ञता: क्रोएशिया का एक निशानेबाज भारत आया था लेकिन उसको कोरोनासंक्रमण हो गया तो भारतीय निशानेबाजों
कोरोना की दूसरी लहर के चलते भारतीय निशानेबाज जोखिम में आ गए कि टोक्यो ओलंपिक से पहले बीमार ना हो जाए, और दिल्ली की सख्त गर्मियों में निशानेबाजी का प्रशिक्षण कै से लें ..तब क्रोएशिया के
क्रोएशिया में ठहरने का प्रबंधन किया हालांकि टोक्यो ओलंपिक में वह उनका प्रतिस्पर्धी है.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Cabinet okays ~18K-cr PLI scheme for battery makers. Advanced ChemistryCell (ACC) Battery- used in consumer ele
and renewable energy- Matter underNITI Aayog and Department of Heavy Industries Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)
of automobiles, pharma, mobiles, textile etc. sectors by giving them conditional 4-6% subsidy on incremental sales of goods ma
their production in base year (2019-20). उत्पादन आधारित प्रोत्साहन: वर्ष 2019 के अनुपात में, भारत में निर्मित कं पनी के उत्पादनो, की सालाना बिक्री, कितनी बढ़ी, उस हिसा
बार में तैयार करके खत्म करो. कै बिनेट और अखबार वालों के पास बहुत ज्यादा फ्री टाइम है तो हर दो-तीन दिन में अलग-अलग क्षेत्र के लिए यह योजना को घोषित करते हैं और फालतू में बॉल बाय बॉल
INDIA’S AGRICULTURAL exports : Have grown despite Corona. Notable Exports 1) Basmati rice and other rice. India continues
exporter of the world. 2) Other notable exports: All time high exports of Sugar, spices, fruit vegetable, cotton etc.
IDBI bank decided that it will not give more than ~500 crore loan to a single Business group, to avoid too much risk/exposure o
the banks decide like this, then it will be difficult for the Indian companies to expand their business / Engage in very large scale
debt finance because 1) RBI has imposed quantitative limits on external commercial borrowing 2) Indian, bond market is not fu
enough participation of the retail investors. आईडीबीआई बैंक ने तय किया है कि किसी एक उद्योगपति को 500 करोड़ से ज्यादा लोन नहीं देंगे सोचो अगर सभी बैंक वाले ऐसा
क्रियान्वित ही नहीं हो पाएगा क्योंकि भारत के उद्योगपति भी विदेशों से एक हद से ज्यादा वाणिज्य कर जले नहीं सकते ऐसे रिजर्व बैंक के नियम है और भारत में बांड बाजार इतना विकसित नहीं हुआ है कि
जाए.
Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production. It is prep
statistics and programme implementation → National Statistics Office (NSO). IIP ⏫ by 22% (Comparing May-2021 to Feb 2020
base effect.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RBI Half-yearly Report On Forex Reserves. औद्योगिक उत्पादन का सूचकांक- क्योंकि पिछले साल अपना उत्पादन कोरोना के चलते कम था, इस कारण से प्रतिश
2021 के महीने में
Oil Refinery Run rate: It is the proportion of crude processed by a refinery relative to its total processing capacity. INDIAN OIL r
problems 1) Profit margin is low 2) Demand for Petroleum products decline⏬ in corona wave 2.0. esp. bitumen, sulphur, and d
reduced their run rate. भारत की तेल रिफाइनरी होने अपना उत्पादन स्तर कम किया है क्योंकि मांग कम हुई है और मुनाफे का मार्जिन भी कम है
Agriculture import: India's pulses and oilseed production is insufficient continuously we have to rely on imports. Indian middle c
since 2000: More demand for edible oil and fast food → Every demand increasing by 5%. Majority of edible oil (Palm Oil) impor
Indonesia and Malaysia. Any disruption in supplies from there, can prove disastrous. Government announces good MSP price fo
procurement is not done satisfactorily and frequently (Until the recently made PM-Aasha scheme), Consequently Indian farmers
oilseed production. भारत में खाद्य तेल की पैदावार बढ़ाने की जरूरत है क्योंकि हमारी खाद्य तेल आयात बहुत ज्यादा बढ़ रही है और वह भी सिर्फ 2 देशों से इंडोनेशिया और मलेशिया तो भगवा
बंद हो गई तो भारत में खाद्य तेल महंगाई का संकट हो सकता है
World food prize given by the world food Foundation (Des Moines, Iowa State, USA) Every year on UN World Food Day (Octobe
Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture. 1970: Dr. Norman E. Borlaug won. 2021: Indian origin nutrition scientist DR SHAKUNTALA
(Trinidad born) wins for her research in aquaculture and food systems.
Bad Bank / National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARC): CEO is going to be Padmakumar M Nair, previously worked in State
Vaccine shortage: Maharashtra stops vaccination of persons in the 18-44 years age group and will use the available stock to pro
above 45 years. अभी नौजवानों को टीकाकरण नहीं करेंगे सारा स्टॉक/आपूर्ति बुजुर्गों के लिए इस्तेमाल करेंगे ऐसा महाराष्ट्र सरकार ने निर्णय लिया है
Lazy banking: 2020- RBI pursued easy dovish monetary policy wherein it ⏬⏬ CRR, Repo, opened New Special / targeted wind
overall picture is majority of the banks' money invested in G-Sec rather than in Loans. According to RBI data, banks invested ~7
bonds compared to ~5.8 trillion in loans in 2020-21. Such "Lazy Banking" trend is not seen in the last two decades except durin
Reasons? A) banks are reluctant to give loans to people fearing further rise in NPA/bad loans B) People are not coming to take
their future income and business. Lesson? Easy/Dovish monetary policy alone cannot help tackling Corona slowdown. कोरोनावायरस
बैंक ने विस्तारवादी/आसान मौद्रिक नीति अपनाई थी जहां पर जिसके चलते मुद्रा आपूर्ति तो बड़ी किं तु बैंकों ने यह सारा पैसा लोन में कम घुमाया है और ज्यादातर तो सरकारी प्रतिभूतियों में ही निवेश कर
बैंकवाले लोन देने से डर रहे हैं उन्हें लगता है कर्जदार पैसा वापस नहीं कर पाएंगे, और साथ ही साथ कर्जदार भी आर्थिक अनिश्चितता के चलते लोन लेने के लिए उत्साह से आगे नहीं आ रहे.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋SEBI new technical rules on 1) pre-IPO shareholder and ‘person control. 2)Dividend distribution policy for top 1,000
Technical things from share market are not important if someone is giving you more questions and you are solving them with g
कहता भी दीवाना और सुनता भी दीवाना.
World Economic Situation and Prospects Report (WESP) by United Nations/ says Indian economy / GDP would grow at 10.1% in
look at the base effect. If production in year1 =90 crore and in year2=100 crore then growth is [(100-90)/90=11%]. So here in
Showing 11% growth whereas if year1 =100 crore and in year2=110 crore then growth is [(110-100)/100]=10% So here the i
Showing 10% growth. Meaning the amount of production in the base year, Will affect the percentage. If Corona wave 2.0 in 20
definitely in 2022 percentage wise you could see 10% growth, But that does not mean rivers of milk and honey are flowing. पिछ
हिसाब से प्रतिशत में जवाब अलग-अलग आ सकते हैं. तो यदि 2022 में 10% जीडीपी वृद्धि दिखे तो जरूरी नहीं है कि की दूध की नदियां बह रही है. वह तो 2021 में अगर उत्पादन कम हो तो प्रति
दिखेगा.
China Census: population grew at just 5% compared to 2010. At this rate Chinese population will begin to decline next year. Th
on the Labour supply, Production in China. But a good opportunity for India as MNC companies will shift their factory production
force. चीन की आबादी में गिरावट आ रही है, जिसके चलते श्रमिकों की कमी. भारत को फायदा क्योंकि बहुराष्ट्रीय कं पनियां वह सब फै क्ट्रियां भारत में लगा सकती हैं.
Title insurance = insures against financial loss from title/ownership dispute to property. Builders are required to purchase this u
and Development) (RERA) Act, 2016. Type of title insurance products 1) Comprehensive Cover For Promoter and allottees And
Builder as well as home buyer as well as their successors) 2) Promoter Legal Expenses Policy- It protects the only the Builder (e
land from some third-party and later on there was some legal dispute) 3) Allottee Retail Policy: Protect the only the individual h
Type#2 and #3 Was not previously available but the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) Committ
introduction in India. As such so much mind need not be applied to insurance related technical thing but after looking at Cyber-
2020, one should be aware. टाइटल बीमा आपको जमीन के अधिकार के साथ जुड़े हुए कानूनी मुकदमों में नुकसानी से बचाता है. वर्तमान समय में ऐसा सिर्फ एक किसम का बीमा उपलब्ध
ग्राहकों को वह बीमा सुरक्षित रखता है. बीमा नियामक अब सोच रहे हैं इसके अलावा दो और श्रेणियां होनी चाहिए जहां पर मात्र बिल्डर और मात्र मकान खरीदने वाले ग्राहक की सुरक्षा के लिए अलग-अलग
Cairn Energy company (Britain) had won a tax harassment case against Indian government in the Netherland Tribunal in 2020.
required to pay $1.7 billion (~12,600 crore) compensation. Now Company is planning to file cases in the foreign countries to ta
public sector banks' foreign branches. Indian Government and PSBs maintain that bankdeposit money is public money and not
illegal to attach such ₹₹. However Cairn Company maintains that under the international laws it is enforceable. के न-कं पनी भारत सरकार
की कोर्ट में जीती थी. जहां पर भारत सरकार को कोर्ट ने आदेश दिया कि इस कं पनी को $1.7 billion का मुआवजा दीजिए. हालांकि भारत सरकार यह मुआवजा दे नहीं रही. इसलिए कं पनी ने अब त
विदेशी शाखाओं में जो ग्राहकों का डिपाजिट में पैसा है, उसको जप्त करवा के , हमारा मुआवजा वसूल करेंगे!

Leadership & National Cadet Corps (NCC, Organisation under the defence ministry): University Grants Commission (UGC, Statut
Ministry) Send a proposal to all universities that NCC be given as an elective subject in curricula under the Choice-Based Credit
will receive academic credits for NCC training, And it will also help them getting jobs. 🤩Benefits? 1) Joining the NCC Transform
person- he/she becomes more disciplined and committed and cultivates leadership qualities. 2) Such cadets can help in Disaste
rural development, Women empowerment, Corona duty etc. social and developmental and public health projects. 😰Challenges
deployed randomly by the local administration as mascots at VIP events, for crowd and traffic management at festivals. They ne
2) Due to funding constrain many cadets do not receive Proper weapons training. Poor quality of food and facilities in the camp
not in the good books of their superiors / Physically unfit are given sideline/punishment posting in the NCC organisation. Instea
sent and they should be given further promotion based on the good work in NCC. 3) At the school/college level NCC training is
Associate National Cadet Corps Officers (ANOs). But they do not have much career progression prospects. 4) Often NCC cadets
/Poor families who will later join as "Jawan/soldiers". For them, it is a pathway to better economic opportunities. Youth from Mi
does not join NCC. except a few of them for the thrill of donning a uniform, participating in adventure activities, and undergoing
to address the shortage of officers in defence service, NCC needs to be made more attractive For students of all types of socio-
सभी विश्वविद्यालयों को पत्र लिखा है कि एनसीसी को एक वैकल्पिक-विषय के रूप में उपलब्ध करवाया जाए, ताकि मार्क शीट में भी उसके गुण अलग से दिखे और विद्यार्थियों को नौकरी रोजगार में सुविधा मि
शक्ति, अनुशासन, सेवा की भावना, राष्ट्रभक्ति उत्पन्न होती है. वह आपदा प्रबंधन महामारी प्रबंधन, भीड़ प्रबंधन, तथा अन्य सामाजिक और राष्ट्रीय सेवा के कार्य में जुड़ सकता है. हालांकि एनसीसी कु छ चुनौ
एनसीसी कै डेट्स को कहीं पर भी वीआईपी कार्यक्रमों में भीड़ नियंत्रण में लगा दिया जाता है जबकि कै डेट्स के रूप में उनकी असल तालीम पर कम ध्यान दिया जाता है, सरकारी फं ड की कमी के चलते कैं प
हथियार चलाने की पर्याप्त तालीम नहीं दी जाती। सेना के ऐसे अधिकारी जो अपने बड़े अफसरों के साथ रिश्ते बिगड़ चुके हैं उन्हें सजा के रूप में एनसीसी में तबादला किया जाता है. और फिर ऐसे नाखुश अ
एनसीसी में जुड़ने वाले ज्यादातर कै डेट्स गरीब परिवारों से आते हैं जो यह सोचते हैं कि एनसीसी सर्टिफिके ट की मदद से हमें सेना में जवान की नौकरी मिले तो हमारी आर्थिक स्थिति बेहतर होगी। मध्यम व
आकर्षित करने की जरूरत है ताकि सेना में अफसरों की कमी को भी संबोधित किया जा सके .

Fake news: ANDHRA Pradesh Police an FIR against former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu for spreading “misinformation”
the coronavirus originated in Andhra Pradesh, and has a higher rate of spreading and is 10 to 15 times more dangerous than th
Fake news: People in semi-urban and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Bihar and Punjab are trying to stop 5G tria
in the belief that the testing of 5G technology spreads coronavirus, Because Such rumours are spread through WhatsApp. The D
(Geneva, Switzerland), International Telecom Union (ITU, Geneva, Switzerland) and Global Radiation Commission said there is
spreading Covid- 19. "5G टावर के चलते कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण बढ़ता है" ऐसी अफवाह के चलते लोग 5G-परीक्षण का विरोध कर रहे हैं. जबकि राष्ट्रीय और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संस्थाएं बता चुकी
नहीं है.
Fake news: WhatsApp messages that smearing of cow dung on the body gives protection against coronavirus. So, some people
But, Doctors warn that such ‘cowdung therapy' may cause other infections including mucormycosis (Black fungus). गोबर का शरीर पर
रोगप्रतिकारक शक्ति बढ़ती है ऐसी अफवाह के चलते लोग ऐसे प्रयोग कर रहे हैं, जबकि डॉक्टरों ने चेतावनी दी है कि इससे तो आपको अनेक किस्म के और संक्रमण हो सकते हैं.
Rituals: Jal Samadhi or “Jal Pravah” = disposing the dead bodies in the river- such custom is prevalent in some communities. 96
floating in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh in Bihar. Public afraid these are Corona victims. The associated river pollution will further
Corona. As DM/SP How will you address this? बहुत सारे शवों को गंगा नदी के पानी में विसर्जित किया गया है, प्रशासन को शक है कि यह कोरोना मरीज थे. ऐसे शवों को नदी के
तथा कोरोना संक्रमण फै लने की संभावनाएं संभावना बढ़ जाती है
Rituals: Gujarat HC observed that state government limit of allowing 50 and 20 persons’ limit for marriages and funerals respec
increases the speed of Corona. This many people need not be present. Case Study Q: if its a marriage in your own family, and
adamant in inviting 50 people, what will you do? कोरोना समय में शादी ब्याह में 50 लोगों को आमंत्रित करने की क्या जरूरत है, यह संख्या बहुत ज्यादा है- ऐसा गुजरात हाई
CHINA warned Bangladesh against joining the US-led Quad alliance, saying that Bangladesh participation in the anti-Beijing “clu
damage” to bilateral relations. चीन ने बांग्लादेश को धमकी दी है कि अगर QUAD समूह में जुड़े तो हमारे आपसी रिश्तो में भारी नुकसान के लिए तैयार रहना. लेकिन उससे भी ज्यादा
बड़ा 'विश्व गुरु' कै से हो गया कि उसे quad में शामिल होने का निमंत्रण मिला है!!? यह तो वही बात हो गई कि मिमोह चक्रवर्ती/आफताब शिवदासानी को Avenger चलचित्र मैं रॉबर्ट डाउनी जूनियर
G7 Summit 2021 at Cornwall, Britain in 2021-June. But, PM Modi will not travel to the summit in person/Physically because of th
Pak PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan says Pakistan would not hold talks with India until India reverses its 2019's decision of scrap
special status of Jammu and Kashmir. This is interesting. Just a few weeks back their army general was talking about peace and
some local election is coming so Pak PM has changed the tone of his pipudi. कु छ दिनों पहले तो पाकिस्तानी प्रधानमंत्री भारत के साथ शांति मंत्रणा की पीपुल ब
अलापना शुरू किया है- कि 2019 में भारत सरकार ने संवैधानिक रूप से जम्मू कश्मीर को दिए गए खास श्रेणी को हटा दिया जब तक उसे पुनः स्थापित नहीं करते तब तक हम शांति मंत्रणा के लिए नहीं
Death: K R Gouri Amma- female minister in the first democratically elected Communist government of 1957 in Kerala. Associate
Kerala Agrarian Relations Bill. Died at the age of 102, political Career of eighth decades. Associated with CPI(M) party.
Central Vista Avenue: Aims to build new Parliament building and other administrative buildings in Delhi. Second time PIL in SC t
spending during Corona pandemic wave 2.0. However, Union government has responded that the petition should be rejected a
on the activists. संसद भवन और अन्य सरकारी भवनों के निर्माण का सेंट्रल विस्टा प्रोजेक्ट रद्द करना चाहिए-क्योंकि वह कोरोना में वह पैसों की बर्बादी है और मजदूरों को भी कोरोना का जोखिम
के खिलाफ कें द्र सरकार ने कहा है कि यह प्रोजेक्ट हम बंद नहीं कर सकते, ऐसे आंदोलनकारियों पर कोर्ट ने मोटा दंड लगाना चाहिए.
ALLAHABAD High Court observed that “the Election Commission, the Higher Courts and the Government failed to foresee the di
permitting the elections in few States and the Panchayat elections in UP, which has aggravated the Corona situation. Now some
what is the point of preparing all this? Ans. for the essay or interview - there may be some questions where you will have to cri
coronavirus wave 2.0. At that time your arguments need to be rational that Madras High Court, Allahabad High Court and Delhi
निबंध और इंटरव्यू में कु छ ऐसे प्रश्न जहां पर सरकार की आलोचना करने की जरूरत हो तो अपने मुंह से निजी अनुभव नहीं बताना है कि "मेरे फ्रें ड के साथ ऐसा हुआ था इसलिए कें द्र सरकार या राज्य सर
है उस हिसाब से नकारात्मक पहलू बता देना है.
May 12, the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale (Britain), is celebrated as World Nursing Day.
Geometric Energy Corporation is a startup company that created the DOGE-1 cubeset Mini satellite for moon voyage. Elon Musk
agreed to launch it with Falcon 9 rocket and accepted the payment from Startup, in the form of Dodgecoins- This is the first cas
payment is made with cryptocurrency. Dogecoin was invented as a joke by two software developers who passed the digital ima
dog on to the crypto currency they created. एक स्टार्टअप कं पनी का उपग्रह चांद पर भेजने के लिए, एलॉन मस्क कि स्पेसएक्स कं पनी ने भुगतान dogecoin नामक क्रिप्टो मुद्रा
बार हुआ है. कहीं ऐसा तो नहीं कि गंजेड़ी एलॉन मस्क ने कु छ दिन पहले सैटरडे नाइट लाइव टीवी कार्यक्रम में जानबूझकर अंट-शंट बकवास करके dogecoin की कीमतों को गिराया ताकि वह उसे सस्
space/satellite वाली न्यूज़ रिलीज करवा रहा है ताकि वापस dogecoin की कीमतें बढ़ जाए? और वह बड़े मुनाफे पर dogecoin बेच सकें ? लगता है कि कोचिंग माफियागिरी सस्ता धंधा है
Medicine-Baricitinib: Anti Corona drug by US pharma giant Eli Lilly. Company has issued royalty-free, voluntary licences to three
Sun Pharmaceuticals and Lupin — to manufacture this.
Medicine-Ivermectin: Goa state government announced that all aged 18/> will be given anthelmintic drug Ivermectin (oral med
coronavirus symptoms. Anthelmintic are a group of antiparasitic drugs that kill parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal p
Corona patients, this drug prevents the attachment of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike
membrane. Various studies in the US, UK Japan, Germany showed that if Ivermectin is administered in advance= Corona morta
Health Organisation (WHO), have advised against the use of Ivermectin for Covid. (गोवा राज्य सरकार ने तय किया है कि इवरमेक्टिन नाम की कृ मि-मारक
करोना हो या ना हो ,क्योंकि इस दवाई को लेने पर कोरोना संक्रमण में मृत्यु की संभावना कम हो जाती है ऐसा कु छ विदेशी प्रयोगों से मालूम हुआ है.
B-1617 variant of coronavirus, first identified in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India, has been classified as a “variant of conc
World Health Organisation (WHO).
Vaccine divide: OVER 40 per cent of Mumbai's 1.3 crore population lives in slums. Many of them do not have a smartphone or a
The government's insistence on registering and booking slots online through CoWIN App makes it especially difficult for these s
in short supply So even after getting a slot a person may have to revisit the same clinic multiple Times / Wait in long queues. S
can not afford to lose their daily wage to get vaccinated. मुंबई की झोपड़पट्टी में रहने वाले गरीबों के पास, ना तो कोरोनावायरस टीकाकरण का पंजीकरण करवाने के लिए मो
कर कतार में खड़ा रहने का समय।
Kerala model of Oxygen federalism: KERALA state government informed the Centre that it would not be able to provide oxygen
Kerala own cases will jump to 6 lakh by May 15. So, Kerala State government has asked the Centre to run ‘Oxygen Express’ tra
Nadu, Kerala and Telangana to provide the liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to these Southern states. के रल राज्य सरकार, जिसका "मॉडल" वैसे तो
राज्यों को ऑक्सीजन आपूर्ति नहीं कर पाएंगे क्योंकि हमारे राज्य में 6 लाख लोगों को कोरोना संक्रमण होने वाला है इसलिए हमारे खुद के वान्धे हो गए हैं, अभी के रल के इस "सहकारी संघवाद" पर _ _
का विषय है.
Death: Fortunato Franco - footballer from India's last Asian Games gold winning football team in 1962.
Bamboo cricket bat: Traditionally the cricket bats are made from English willow wood. Researchers develop bats from bamboo.
40% heavier and more robust than traditional english willow wood bats. So, batsmen will be able to hit the ball much harder. 2
6 years, While English willow takes 15 years to mature. 3) India is the second largest cultivator of bamboo after China. Great po
cricket bats across the globe. Challenge? However, cricket rules require that Bat must be made consist solely of wood, whereas
rules will have to be updated/Amended to permit this.
Book: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Author: Michael Lewis, Financial journalist

India and Middle East: 1) As America steps back from the Middle East, most regional actors either need alternate patrons (Russ
weapons/funding. However neither Russian or China has the same level of money / weapons power like the USA, to help Middle
these countries are now looking to normalise relations with their neighbouring countries, disregarding the previous Shia/Sunni c
normalise relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 2) Saudi Arabia Trying to normalise relations with Qatar and Iran. “Abraham A
President Donald Trump: Israel was recognized as a country by UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. 3) Middle East nations can n
tropes like pan-Islamism, pan-Arabism, or anti- Americanism. Now they will have to to look towards Nationalism, economic inter
India kept good relations with all the middle Eastern countries and did not meddle with any of their internal/domestic/neighbou
Turkey under President Erdogan, continues to remain hostile/non-friendly against India. 5) On the other hand Pakistan couldno
the Middle East/Israel, So its relationships have suffered. 6) When Pakistani foreign minister criticized Saudi-led Organisation of
Opposing India's Constitutional changes on J&K, → Saudis Started asking Pakistan to repay the loans. अमेरिका मध्य पूर्व एशिया से अपने पैर पी
मसीहा ढूंढ रहे हैं, हालांकि रशिया और चीन मसीहा बनने का ख्वाब तो देखते हैं, लेकिन हथियार और पैसों के रूप में इन देशों की अमेरिका की तुलना में मदद नहीं कर सकते/ अंततः मध्य पूर्व एशिया के
भूलकर पड़ोसियों के साथ रिश्ते बेहतर करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं. जैसे तुर्की -सऊदी अरब और इजिप्ट के साथ तथा सऊदी अरब - कतर और ईरान के साथ अपने रिश्ते सुधारने में लगे हैं. भारत ने इन
और उनके आंतरिक मसलों में या पड़ोसियों के साथ झगड़ों में हमने किसी का पक्ष नहीं लिया. इसके विपरीत पाकिस्तान अपनी विदेश नीति को ठीक से बना नहीं पाया, और मध्यपूर्व के साथ उसके रिश्ते ख
2018- Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF, HQ Paris) put Pakistan on the grey list For money laundering and terror F
Demanded Pakistan to demonstrate that 1) Pakistani government has prosecuted criminals involved in Money laundering and te
sanctions against all designated terrorists. If Pakistan manages to prove this by June 2021 then it may be removed from the gre
towards Pakistan have already fallen because of the grey list + Corona, So Imran Khan government is under tremendous pressu
like Hafiz Saeed. धन शोधन और आतंकी वित्तपोषण से लड़ने के लिए पाकिस्तान पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय दबाव और बढ़ रहा है.
Al- Aqsa mosque: East Jerusalem. Israel police entered, after clashes between Jews and Muslims.

Sport ethics: Tokyo Olympics Sportsmen are having following doubts 1) False positives: What happens if an athlete tests positiv
is forced to sit out and it then emerges as a false positive case? 2) In team sports, if one player tests positive, Will the entire te
participating? 3) Safety: all athletes need to be given individual rooms with private bathrooms to avoid catching infection From
organisers should provide free medical-grade masks during the Games, But presently the organizers are requiring athletes to br
Britain has appointed naturalist Sir David Attenborough as "People’s Advocate" for UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to b
Glasgow, Scotland. Role of people's advocate? 1) He will address world leaders at major international events over the next six m
Summit in Cornwall, Britain. 2) he will address world leaders and the public at the Glasgow Summit. स्कॉटलैंड में होने वाली संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु
"जनता का वकील" नियुक्त किया गया है, और वह दुनिया के सब बड़े नेताओं को संबोधित करेंगे, यह जानकर ग्रेटा थनबर्ग को मजा आएगा, या फिर कि उसे बुरा लगा है कि मुझे 'जनता का वकील' क्यों न
रखनी होगी.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi): BEFORE Business Responsibility Report (BRR) rules. AFTER: Business Responsib
(BRSR) 2021. This role requires top 1000 listed companies to disclose ESG (environmental, social and governance) risks and op
नियम लगाया है कि उन्होंने "व्यवसाय जिम्मेदारी और स्थिरता रिपोर्ट" प्रकाशित करनी होगी जिसमें पर्यावरण सामाजिक और कॉरपोरेट्स शासन से जुड़े हुए जोखिम और अवसरों के बारे में जानकारी देनी हो

China's Long March 5B rocket was used to send a module to its Tianhe space station. When a rocket is launched, its discarded b
atmosphere and falls back to Earth, usually in an uninhabited area. But Chinese rocket / space debris fell in an uncontrolled ma
has criticized Chinese space agency for being irresponsible. चीनी रॉके ट के अवशेष मालदीव के करीब गिरे, नासा ने चीनी अवकाश संस्था के अवकाश कचरे के प्रबंधन के
(GSM2) Separation of powers: Union government's "Liberalized and Accelerated National Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy" came i
provides that 1) vaccine manufacturers would sell 50% of their monthly production to Union & sell remaining 50% to entities “o
i.e., state governments & private hospitals- Which will be given to 18-44-years age group. 2) Two set of different prices for Cen
government has made informal consultations with vaccine manufacturers to ensure that price remains the same for Union and S
Beneficiaries need not pay the price because state governments have declared that they will give it free of cost. Supreme Court
Policy. So, Union Government's stand: 1) Our vaccination policy had been framed to ensure equitable distribution, with the limit
policy was “just, equitable, non-discriminatory". 3) “policy conforms to mandate of Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution o
several rounds of consultation and discussion with experts, State Government and vaccine manufacturers 4) policy requires no
dealing with a pandemic of this magnitude, the Executive does have a room for free play in the joints, in larger public interest.
उत्पादित वैक्सीन का आधा हिस्सा कें द्र सरकार को बेचा जाएगा और बाकी का आधा हिस्सा राज्य सरकार तथा निजी अस्पतालों को बेचा जाएगा. राज्य सरकारी यह वैक्सीन मुफत में लाभार्थियों को देगी औ
वह निजी अस्पतालों में खुद से खरीद भी सकते हैं. यह टीकाकरण नीति समता के सिद्धांत पर बनाई गई है और कोर्ट ने इसमें दखल देने की जरूरत नहीं है ऐसा कें द्र सरकार का कहना है
If a person becomes minister but not yet elected to either upper/lower house of the respective Union or state Legislature then h
months. Such by-election to the vacancies in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha must be held within a reasonable period of time- but
exact time is 'reasonable'. Representation of peoples act Section 153: By election must be held within six months from the vaca
/ compulsion to Election Commission of India such as 1) IF state government recommends to ECI to hold by-election earlier, th
cognizance. 2) if a person elected as leader of the biggest Legislature Party in the Assembly is yet to become an MLA, he or she
announcing his intention to contest from a vacant seat. A colleague can resign from a seat to facilitate the election. In this case
cognizance. 3) But by-election can be delayed if the electoral rolls are not updated. 4) Different court different orders: Kerala H
Sabha while Madras HC saying ECI should be charged with murder case. So it remains to be seen how Election Commission app
CM Mamta Banerjee's election within 6 months. यदि कोई व्यक्ति मंत्री बन जाता है लेकिन सदन में विधायक या सांसद के रूप में चुना नहीं गया तो 6 महीने में उसने चुनाव जी
उसकी स्पष्ट समयसीमा संविधान में तो नहीं लिखी गई किं तु जनप्रतिनिधित्व कानून में उपचुनाव 6 महीने के भीतर करने की बात है. यहां पर चुनाव आयोग संज्ञान में ले सकता है - यदि सदन की सबसे बड़ी
करवाने के लिए पत्र लिखें, राज्य सरकार की तरफ से यदि ऐसा कोई पत्र लिखा जाए. हालांकि कोरोनावायरस मैं जब मद्रास हाईकोर्ट ने चुनाव आयोग को फटकार लगाई है तो क्या उसी का इस्तेमाल करते
उपचुनाव न आयोजित कर, ममता बनर्जी का मुख्यमंत्री पद काटने की कोशिश होगी कि नहीं, इस पर विशेषज्ञ चिंतित.
Age of politicians: When a person became PM/President What was his age? USA-Barack Obama 47. UK David Cameron was 43.
Modi- 64 (2014, first term). So while India has median age of 26, but PM/CM is mostly above 60 age. For the last 20 years, the
MPs has always been above 50. According to Census 2011, around 11 per cent of the Indian population comes in the age brack
2019, hardly 1.5 per cent MPs came in 25-30 age group. Younger PM/CM/leaders required to bring about change in a faster ma
system of the younger generation - with respect to gender / women reservation, LGBT, caste, religion politics. विकसित देशों में प्रायः उन
होते हैं जबकि भारत में हालांकि ज्यादातर आबादी नौजवान है किं तु मुख्यमंत्री, प्रधानमंत्री, राष्ट्रपति की उम्र सामान्य रूप से 60 साल से ऊपर की होती है. ऐसे बुजुर्गों /पुरानी पीढ़ी के नेताओं की मूल्य व्यव
विविध मुद्दों पर राजनीति अलग किसम से चलती रहती है.
Appointment: BJP's Himanta Sarma to replace Sarbananda Sonowal as the Chief Minister of Assam.
Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish Grand Prix racing championship
Role of Diaspora: Bihar and Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA)- these NRI doctors created ‘Pran Covid-19 Helplin
session, They provide 1) “general information” regarding Covid-19 2) special webinars on weekends 3) one-on-one online medi
telemedicine call to the patient directly, - all free of cost.
China has shown reluctance to clear a $6 billion loan for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's Mainline-I railway due to the gr
will not be able to repay the debt. सोचो चीन भी पाकिस्तान को लोन/कर्जा देने से डर रहा है, कि इमरान खान वापस कर पाएगा कि नहीं.
Bioterrorism/Bioweapons: news agency ANI released a research paper Authored by Chinese scientists. The document revealed
be fought on bioweapons 2) Chinese military scientists were discussing the weaponization of SARS coronaviruses five years bef
So now News Agency believes that Coronavirus was created for military use by Chinese Government and it was accidentally rele
pandemic. यानी कि चीनी सरकार द्वारा कोरोनावायरस को जैविक हथियार के रूप में 5 साल पहले से बनाना शुरू किया गया था, ऐसा अखबारी संस्था का दावा है.
Hacking ransomware: A ransomware attack is a cyberattack using malware that encrypts the victim’s files and requires users pa
files. USA's Energy Company Colonial Pipeline - forced to shutdown operation after hackers locked its computers with ransomwa
company was forced to pay a ransom of $5 million in Bitcoins to Eastern European/Russian hacker group known as 'Darkside' P
Technologies help in automation of the companies but also make them more vulnerable to such attacks. Such attack on energy
endangers the energy / economic security but also endangered the lives of Corona patients. अमेरिका में हैकर द्वारा ऊर्जा कं पनियों को हैक किया जा
जिससे ऊर्जा सुरक्षा और कोरोना मरीजों की जान जोखिम में है
NEPOTISM Gang: A CONTROVERSY in Uttarakhand over BJP MLA's 25- year-old son getting the anti coronavirus vaccine despite
people in his age group is yet to begin in the state. Although his MLA father maintains that my son is a Corona front line Warrio
Points to consider: News of favouritism / nepotism increases the cynicism of the public towards politicians and civil servants, An
towards engaging in corruption thinking that without corruption it is not possible to get anything done. विधायक के बेटे को भाई भतीजावाद के
ऐसी घटनाएं प्रकाश में आती हैं तो लोगों का नेताओं तथा सरकारी बाबू से विश्वास कम होता है, और जनता यह सोचने लगती है कि कोई भी काम बिना रिश्वत या सिफारिश के नहीं होता है, इसलिए वे बि
की फिराक में लगे रहते हैं.
Greed: British Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Prince Michael, has been caught offering Russian investors "Confidential information ab
At the price of 10,000 pounds a day. Lesson? Greed, corruption, sedition, and traitorous tendencies are not confined only to thi
Prince in a developed country involved in it. It is not the lack of money but the greed for more money that makes a rich and fam
such nefarious activities. महारानी एलिजाबेथ के चचेरे भाई ने रशियन जासूसों को कहा कि मुझे 1 दिन के 10000 पाउंड दोगे तो मैं अपने देश की गुप्त जानकारी आपको ऑनलाइन मीटिंग
देशद्रोह और गद्दारी में लिप्त हो, तो सामान्य जनता से क्या ही देशभक्ति की उम्मीद रखी जाए चाहे यूट्यूब पर देशभक्ति के कितने वीडियो बना लो.
Greed / Grave-robbers / Dignity of dead bodies: Uttar Pradesh Baghpat police arrests 7 people for stealing clothes and items fro
crematorium and reselling them. They were doing it for the last 10 years so it is not out of desperation for corona-business loss
so morally degraded, Where even dead bodies are not respected, it is difficult to expect ethical behaviour from the living- family
Government all not fulfilled their responsibilities. उत्तर प्रदेश में मृत व्यक्तियों के कपड़े कफन और चीज वस्तुओं को कब्रिस्तान में से हुई चोरी करके बेचा जा रहा था. जब किसी
हो की मृत शरीरों की भी गरिमा का सम्मान नहीं किया जाता तो, उधर क्या ही नीतिमत्ता और इमानदारी की उम्मीद रखी जाए- जब परिवार, शिक्षक, समाज, सरकार अपनी जिम्मेदारियां भूल गए हैं या चूक
State denialism: In corona wave 2.0: UP is witnessing oxygen / Ventilator/Hospital bed/Medicine shortage. However, chief minis
that there is no shortage of oxygen in any private or public COVID hospital in Uttar Pradesh. He asked officials to take action un
and the Gangsters Act against “anti-social elements” who spread “rumours” and propaganda on social media and try to “spoil th
Children had died in hospital due to oxygen shortage at that time to there was State Denialism. Lesson? Epidemic diseases are
societies capriciously and without warning. Every society produces its own specific vulnerabilities.To Study them, we need to un
Structure, its standard of living, and its political priorities. राज्य सरकार द्वारा कोरोनावायरस और ऑक्सीजन की आपूर्ति की कमी से ही इनकार. और यदि कोई इस प्रकार
कानून के अंतर्गत, समाज का माहौल बिगाड़ने के लिए गिरफ्तार किया जाएगा. महामारी कोई यादृच्छिक घटना नहीं है हर समाज ने स्वयं ही अपने को महामारी के प्रति भेद्य और कमजोर बनाया है- यदि समा
राजनीतिक प्राथमिकताओं का अध्ययन किया जाए - तो हम अपने आप समझ पाएंगे की महामारी का प्रकोप इतना ज्यादा क्यों है?
Recency bias: is a psychological phenomenon where we give more importance to recent events compared to what happened a
coronavirus 2.0 is being blamed on 1) political parties' mass ralleys/campaigns for vidhansabha elections in Tamilnadu Kerala W
mela. However since November-2020 many mass-events could be causing the spread of virus 1) Farmer agitation near Delhi bo
lakh people visited Goa to celebrate! 3) Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal Celebrations In mid-January, Holi in March end. ताजी घटनाओं
हुई ताजी घटनाओं को ज्यादा महत्व देकर सारी समस्याएं / सारी सफलताओं का सेहरा उसी पर बांध दें- जैसे कि सिर्फ चुनाव प्रचार और कुं भ मेले को ही कोरोना महामारी की दूसरी लहर के लिए दोष आ
आंदोलन, नए वर्ष के पार्टी समारोह, और विविध त्योहारों में जमकर कोरोना नियमों की धज्जियां उड़ाई गई थी- यानी कि यह लहर काफी समय से धीरे-धीरे अपना स्वरूप धारण कर ही रही.
Compassion for Kids: Children feel everything intensely and go through a periodic see-saw of emotions esp in Corona Lockdown
depression, profound anxiety, intense sadness. lack of appetite,poor concentration, school/study avoidance, nightmares, irritabi
from activities and friendships. How do parents teachers relatives? 1) Children need to be told that all the emotions are normal.
through problem-solving, compassion, creativity and flexibility 3) address the emotions of children in an age-appropriate manne
negative emotion overload, 4) Ask them to create gratitude journals- Thanking everyone who has made their life happier. कोरोना
लगना, पढ़ाई में ध्यान न लगना, बुरे सपने, क्रोध/गुस्सा- इत्यादि का शिकार होते हैं तब मां-बाप और शिक्षकों की जिम्मेदारी बनती है कि बच्चों की इन संवेदनाओं को संबोधित करें उन्हें रचनात्मक प्रवृत्तियों
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NATIONAL ASSET Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) / bad bank announced in Budget 2021- 22,is expected to b
already covered in Win21 series Pillar1B.
GST on Vaccines: West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee wrote to the Finance ministry To remove the GST on vaccines (5%) and cor
finance minister has rejected the demand saying if GST =0% then Vaccine manufacturer will not get input tax credit (ITC), The
the final product and it will increase the price burden on the customer /Patient. वैक्सीन पर अगर वस्तु एवं सेवा कर को शून्य कर दिया गया तो वैक्सीन बना
मिलेगा तो असल में वह वैक्सीन को ग्राहकों के लिए महंगा कर देगी इसलिए वित्त मंत्रालय वैक्सीन पर से जीएसटी हटाने के हक में नहीं है
5G or fifth generation is the latest upgrade in the long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks. 5Gmainlyworks in 3 ba
high frequency spectrum. 1) The low band spectrum has a large coverage area but it has limited speed. 2) The mid-band spect
compared to the low band, but coverage area and penetration of signals is weak. 3) The high-band spectrum offers the highest
but has extremely limited coverage and signal penetration strength. 4) The Department of Telecom decided to defer the auction
presently telecom companies do not have enough money / profit to bid high amounts. So even if the spectrum is auctioned, the
good amount of money.
Cryptocurrency Mania & Social media: billionaire Elon Musk had been making tweets about Dogecoin Cryptocurrency. So many
and started purchasing it at very high prices resulting in price rise by 16,000% in 2020. Now 2021- billionaire Elon Musk, appea
comedy show” said "Dogecoin is a hustle" ["Hustling"' is a word associated with cheating and defrauding in sales through fake c
telecast of this comedy show, Price of Dogecoin (against dollar) fell by nearly 30%. Lesson? People are losing hard earned savin
craze for cryptocurrencies. Corona led job loss making them invest in such risky manner. Cryptocurrencies are not backed by an
Government regulation necessary. गंजेड़ी एलोन मस्क की ट्वीट के चलते डोजकॉइन नाम की क्रिप्टो मुद्रा का दाम आसमान छू रहा था किं तु उसी गंजेड़ी ने 'सैटरडे नाइट लाइव' नामक
तरकीब/धोखाधड़ी बताया- जिसके चलते वापस इस क्रिप्टो मुद्रा का दाम गिरने लगा है. तो कई बाबू शोनो की जीवन भर की कमाई इसमें डू बने के कगार पर है.
Mucormycosis: a black fungal infection occurring as a post-coronavirus complication. ultimately result in loss of vision if not trea
use of steroids in diabetes patients responsible for vulnerability to this disease. Antifungal injection Amphotericin-B required. Gu
Task force because of the severity of mucormycosis cases in the state. Myucomercosis is not contiguous; it does not spread thr
oxygenation. The fungus is present in a closed and open area and enters the respiratory system through air.
Union government new guidelines on Corona patient admission 1) positive test for Corona not required for admission to a Covid
will be refused services on any count. This includes medications such as oxygen or essential drugs even if the patient belongs t
admissions must be based on need and beds should not be occupied by persons who don't need hospitalization. यानी कि कु छ लोग जिन
लेकिन फालतू में ही "मेरी छाती में दर्द हो रहा है, मुझे ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडर दो" बोलकर हॉस्पिटल बेड पर कब्जा जमाए हुए हैं-तभी तो सरकार ने अपनी दिशा निर्देश में इसका जिक्र किया है. उसी तरह जि
करने की कै पेसिटी नहीं लेकिन फिर भी दशकों तक दिल्ली में अड्डा जमा कर बैठे रहते हैं कि "मैं यूपीएससी की तैयारी कर रहा हूं." और आजकल तो वेब सीरीज मैं यूपीएससी तैयारी का ग्लोरिफिके शन/महिमा
सकती है.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)'s new oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) drug can provide early rel
among the Corona patients. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use permission to it. कोरोना मरीज यह दवाई मुं
होगी.
SUPREME Court set up a 12-member National Task Force (NTF), including top experts and doctors for formulating a methodolo
of oxygen to states and UTs (Union Territories). Although the name of the chairman is not given in the news report, or may be,

VACCINE MAITRI: India gave 6.6 cr Vaccine doses to 93 countries. This enough to vaccinate all adults in Delhi and Mumbai- if t
earlier the corona wave 2.0 & oxygen/remdesivir shortage would be less severe. यानी कोई आदमी "विश्वगुरु" बनने निकले, लेकिन खुद के बच्चों को वजीरा
Government Data: 50,000 Covid patients in India are currently in intensive care units, 14,500 are on ventilator support, 1.37 lak
oxygen support. Parallelly on Twitter: 1.16 lakh tweets demanding release of Asaram Bapu.
Book: India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class And Cultural Revolution BY SANJAYA BARU. Earlier he had written a book "the accidenta
Manmohan Singh.
Book: Bengal and Partition: An Untold Story By Bhaswati Mukherjee
Death: KK Tiwari, a scorer with the Board of Control for Cricket in India, passed away because of Covid-19
Death: Hockey player and women hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik. Winner of 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Arjuna
He wrote book The Golden Boot.
Death: Hockey player Ravindra Pal Singh - Winner of 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
IQ vs EQ: "businesses on spreadsheets has become a passé/useless, When Corona pandemic has caused new challenges like m
falling sick/dead, supply chain management disruptions, Work from home causing new set of emotional distress/Family dispute
combine emotional quotient (EQ) and intelligence quotient (IQ). IQ and EQ Should not be seen as two different binaries, but as
IIM-A chairperson Kumar Mangalam Birla Convocation speech, भावनात्मक गुणक और बौद्धिक गुणक को दो अलग-अलग एकम के रूप में ना देखते हुए, उनका एकीकर
सिर्फ एक्सेल फाइल में लीपापोती करने से धंधा नहीं चल सकता जब आपकी फै क्ट्री के मजदूर पलायन कर रहे हो, मर रहे हो, वर्क -फ्रॉम-होम वाले कर्मचारी भी मानसिक तनाव/पारिवारिक समस्याओं से पी

Lack of empathy while in a group: IIM-A Director Errol D’Souza Convocation speech- 1) Being a part of the group somehow low
accountability and de-individuated its members. e.g. In 2002 riots in Gujarat, prayer was held at Sabarmati Ashram but some h
journalist. Prof D’Souza asked the Gandhian who were sitting in prayer to fetch water for the wounded photographer But none
Gandhians in that meeting were relying on cues from the overt reactions of the others in the group to figure out what course of
(around) to understand how others are reacting. We become indifferent to others’ sufferings and intervene less when there are
not helping that person. That is disturbing, because it means even if we agree as to what constitutes wrongdoing or to what req
we may not act on that knowledge 2) Enron scandal of 2001, doping scandals in sports, Fake encounter/corruption by police pe
instances of group loyalty fostering cultures of crime by demanding members' silence to others’ crimes/transgression. 3) We are
(volatility,uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world. differences in perspectives, thoughts and insights that often enable dec
spots and find creative ways to address problems. But "group thinking" prevents difference of opinion in meetings/decision mak
others in the group. 4) During a road accident, if group of bystanders, then no one will help but if a single bystander he is more
"समूह/भीड़" का हिस्सा होते हैं तो व्यक्तिगत जिम्मेदारी/जवाबदेही कम हो जाती है, और हम कई बार गलत चीजों पर भी अपनी आवाज नहीं उठाते/ मौन / मुक प्रेक्षक बने रहते हैं, हैं क्योंकि उस समूह या

Unemployment in USA: 42% small businesses had job vacancies but could not fill in March 2021 while 80 lakh Americans are re
Allowance cheques from Government. Reason for this contrast: Many jobless/lazy/fearful people are preferring to stay at home
allowance cheque, instead of going out for work in the times of Corona. Lesson: Countercyclical fiscal policy ke naam pe Giving
may result in such a negative outcome. So Government money should be given conditionally for doing some work, and not for s
सरकार बेरोजगारी-भत्ता दे रही है तो बहुत सारे कामचोर/आलसी लोग नौकरी पर जा ही नहीं रहे हैं और बहुत सारी छोटे उद्योगों को श्रमिक/मजदूर मिल नहीं रहे हैं, जबकि वे छोटी उद्योगपति लोगों को नौक
BANKS Board Bureau (BBB, a non-constitutional non-statutory body under the department of financial services under Finance m
for selecting chairmen, CEOs and MDs of public sector banks and insurance companies—has chosen Mini Ipe and BC Patnaik as
Insurance Corporation (LIC). Inderjeet Singh for the position of CMD in United India Insurance Company and Suchita Gupta for
National Insurance Company. (BizGK for non-IAS Bank-Insurance exams)
Lockdown: KARNATAKA over 45,000 Covid cases daily in the past week, so the State government imposed a total lockdown from
the chain of Covid transmission. सोचो इस राज्य के इंटरव्यू कैं डिडेट यूपीएससी पैनल को क्या जवाब देंगे "हमारी राज्य सरकार और हमारे लोग, कोरोना के प्रति बहुत ही गंभीर और जिम्
ही बीमार हो रहे हैं." क्योंकि कोचिंग वाले हमेशा यही सिखाते हैं कि अपने राज्य के बारे में कु छ खराब नहीं बोलना है, सब कु छ सकारात्मक रूप से बोलना है.
Corona variant, called B.1.617, first found in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, has received a lot of attention because of its abilit
and, possibly, also to evade the immune response. HEALTH AUTHORITIES in England have labelled it as a variant of concern (V

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs( NSAIDs): these medicines are common treatments for acute pain and rheumatological d
arthritis. Previously it was thought that NSAIDs Will create dangerous side effects on Corona patients. But new research says th
Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm: recieved emergency use authorisation from WHO. So, it may be Given to
countries free of cost under UN-backed COVAX programme.
CoWIN portal: If a person is registered but he does not get vaccination because of vaccine shortage / missing appointment, Stil
messages that "User has received vaccination." So, A NEW feature has been added to the CoWIN portal. Now, anyone who has
have to produce a four digit security code /OTP t the vaccination centre to verify themselves.
Secularism: Oil PSUs — IOC, ONGC, GAIL, BPCL and HPCL — have committed Rs 100 crore for the redevelopment of Badrinath
shrines of Hindus, as a spiritual smart hill town. Counter argument: Govt companies' money could have been used for fixing oxy
2.0 instead of developing religious sites. Counter-counter argument: Infrastructure development will boost tourism, Constructio
of jobs.
Death: Music composer Vanraj Bhatia (Mumbai) won National Award and Padma Shri. Associated with music of Bharat Ek khoj,
Waagle ki Duniya, Banegi Apni Baat and Tamas etc.
Death: Dhirubhai L Sheth, political scientist and philosopher. member of the National Commission for Backward Classes from 19
Appointment: AINRC leader N Rangasamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. He will lead a coalition governmen
cabinet
Compassion for death row criminals: USA's South Carolina State government is unable to get lethal injections from pharmaceuti
criminals facing death penalty. So the state government is now enacting a bill/law that death-row criminals will face either A) el
when lethal injection is not possible. Human right activists are opposed that death should be painless (like in Lethal injection wi
electric chair and firing squad are very painful. And if People are killed through firing squad then what is the difference between
and a dictatorship like North Korea?” Question: As an MLA in South Carolina Vidhan Sabha Will you vote in favour of this bill or
फार्मास्यूटिकल कं पनियों से जहरीला इंजेक्शन नहीं मिल रहा जिससे कि वह मृत्युदंड वाले कै दियों को मार सके . इसलिए राज्य सरकार ऐसा विधेयक लेकर आई है कि जहरीला इंजेक्शन नहीं मिला तो विद्युत
देंगे. मानव-अधिकार आंदोलनजीवी इसका विरोध कर रहे हैं की कै दी को दयापूर्ण तरीके से और बिना दर्द के मारना चाहिए-जो के वल जहरीले इंजेक्शन में संभव है क्योंकि उसमें नींद की दवाई भी मिलाई हो
नींद में ही मर जाता है. विधायक के रुप में आप इस बिल/विधेयक पर कै से वोट करेंगे?
Money landing in Corona: MONEY lenders have submitted memorandum to the District Collector demanding that 1) they be incl
they can keep their money lending shops open in Corona, as they lend money to the needy on gold and silver ornaments. 2) M
no work. They want to borrow money and banks are not passing the loans for purchasing remdesivir and oxygen cylinder in bla
lending shops are not allowed to open, people have to suffer a lot. 3) We are small players catering to the middle class and low
shops are allowed to open, the poor with benefit. But the policeman are forcibly shutting down our shops in the name of Coron
Collector (IAS) will you permit this or not? ब्याज पर पैसा घुमाने वाले साहूकार बोल रहे हैं कि हमको भी "आवश्यक सेवा" में गिना जाए और कोरोना में हमारी दुकानों को खोलने खु
अपने सोने जवाहरात गिरवी रख के ब्लैक में रेमदेसीविर इंजेक्शन और ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडर खरीद पाएंगे. वरना बैंक वाले तो इसके लिए लोन में पैसा देंगे नहीं! तो डिस्ट्रिक्ट कलेक्टर के रूप में उनकी इस अ
Religious belief in Corona: A video has become viral on social media showing a large number of women devotees took out a rel
yatra) in Sanand of Ahmedabad district, amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic. The community believed that prayers to Lord Baliyad
diseases including Covid-19. As Superintendent of Police (IPS) What will you do? "कोरोना से हमारे गांव को बचाने के लिए हम एक धार्मिक कलश यात्रा निका
वायरल हुआ तो पुलिस एसपी के रूप में आप क्या करेंगे?
Greed /Lack of cyber-awareness: Cybercriminals create a fake website. It mentioned that the Gujarat government had launched
free tablet for students who just completed class 12.The website had demanded Rs. 500 for registration. 71 Students duped. सर
नौकरियों का फॉर्म भरने में- फर्जी वेबसाइट बनाकर लोगों को बेवकू फ बनाया जा रहा है.
Disguise/sting operation: Pune Police Commissioner Krishna Prakash takes disguise of a bearded man "Jamal Kamal Khan" wea
And visits various Police stations to find 1) Pimpri Police Station refused to write his complain about emergency Ambulance Serv
him to visit another police station in the middle of the night. Thus, they were not sensitive towards the complainants," 2) In the
arrested on different charges,crammed in one lock-up violating Covid protocol of social distancing. पुराने जमाने में राजा महाराजा वेश बदलकर लो
आज पुलिस कमिश्नर ऐसा कर रहे हैं.
Black money: To discourage cash intensive economy and black money earlier Central Board of Direct taxes banned cash transac
because of coronavirus wave 2.0, CBDT allowed hospitals, dispensaries and Covid care centres to accept cash payments in exce
or kin till May 31. Although hospitals will have to keep a record of PAN or Aadhaar. points to consider 1) why is corona treatmen
lakh!? instead of controlling prices/loot-bazaar/encouraging cashless health insurance for everyone, why is govt allowing cash p
business! कोरोना का इलाज के लिए ₹200000 से ज्यादा कै श/नगदी में भुगतान करने के बाद, चड्डी-बनियान के अलावा और कु छ बचेगा कि नहीं, - यह भी गौर करने का विषय है.
Drosera-30 is a homeopathy syrup with 91% alcohol content. 9 villagers in Chhattisgarh consumed it as a substitute for liquor &
मिल रही तो होम्योपैथी की सिरप पी जा रही है)
Earlier Madras High Court remarked that Election Commission of India should be put on murder charges for not stopping politic
protocol. ECI complained about this remark to the Supreme Court. SC ruling: 1) Madras High Court comments were harsh and i
exercise caution in the off-the-cuff remarks in open court. Judicial language must be sensitive to the constitutional ethos. Judge
before using strong and scathing language to criticize an individual or institution. 2) Madras HC remarks were made orally and t
judicial record therefore the Supreme Court cannot expunge them. And the media has freedom of speech and expression so the
remarks- Because our legal system allows open access to courts to safeguard the constitutional freedoms. 3) Citizens have the
in the "open court" proceedings- This also ensures that judges act in accordance with law and probity. 4) However, Citizens don
exactly transpired the "closed/in-camera" proceedings involving rape cases, child abuse, matrimonial/divorce cases etc Where p
important. ("कोरोनावायरस के दौरान राजनीतिक दलों के प्रचार पर नियंत्रण न रखने के लिए चुनाव आयोग के खिलाफ हत्या का मुकदमा चलाना चाहिए", उस भाषा पर मद्रास हाई कोर्ट ने थोड़ा संय
है. हालांकि मीडिया को इस मुद्दे पर रिपोर्टिंग करने से सुप्रीम कोर्ट रोक नहीं सकता क्योंकि खुले कोर्ट सत्र में यह टिप्पणियां की गई थी, इसलिए नागरिकों को जानने का हक है.)
Death: Ajit Singh, son of Chaudhary Charan Singh, Leader of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). He was Industries minister in VP Singh g
& Civil Aviation Minister In Manmohan Singh UPA government
MK Stalin: chief of DMK party sworn as chief minister of Tamilnadu.
G7 foreign ministers London Summit declaration- "We condemn China for abuse of human rights and using coercive economic p
of Taiwan in World Health Organisation." (स्वाभाविक है चीन को मजा नहीं आएगा, और यह जानकर भारत को डबल मजा आ जाएगा.)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Sri Lanka Bans Travellers from India due to Corona. I Wonder What the immature babu-shona interns of _ _ _ _ new
this decision of their Rockstar Hero Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (उन्होंने अखबार के वाचको को से माफी मांगनी चाहिए कि हम जरूरत से ज्यादा fanboy बन गए थे.)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bangladesh Government sends 10000 vials of remdesivir injection to India as "Medical assistance on behalf of peopl
"Pharmacy of the world" भारत के क्या स्वर्णिम दिन आ गए हैं कि उसको बांग्लादेश से खैरात में इंजेक्शन लेने पड़ रहे हैं. यानी कि अब बांग्लादेश "विश्वगुरु" बन चुका है.)
Island of Jersey (UK): After BREXIT, Britain wants restriction of the EU-countries fishing boats in this area. Now both France an
ships to flex their muscles in this region. (मच्छीमारी के हक पर भारत-पाकिस्तान, भारत-श्रीलंका तो लड़ते झगड़ते रहते हैं, अब ब्रिटेन और फ्रांस भी लड़ रहे हैं और अपनी अपनी
Sport ethics: "Pitch sliding"= sport team support staff using Mobile phone to communicate the information to the bookies. Usua
second before an information (about goal, runout, etc) is aired on television and based on that sport Gamblers place their bets.
information in advance, he gets upper hand. However technically it is not match fixing and therefore it is not illegal in UK and N
India.
Sport ethics: Sushil Kumar two time Olympic medalist wrestler accused of being involved in a brawl that resulted in death of 23
junior champion was residing in a house linked to Sushil Kumar but he was not vacating the house so musclemen were sent →
when people get involved with shady-characters in real-estate to make money, and use muscleman to get house vacated instea
inevitable they'll end up in some controversy.

Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) Harsh Bhanwala (ex-chairman, Nabard) technical group on social stock exchan
highlights: 1) In the social Stock Exchange: Following type of biz/organization/social venture fund (SVP) can issue shares/bonds
investment instruments for eradicating hunger, malnutrition, poverty, gender equality,LGBTQIA+ communities, rural sports, slu
affordable housing. 2) Minimum investment size in SVP= Rs.2 lakh 3) SVP will fall under category-I alternative investment fund
(FP) and not-for-profit organisations (NPO) can open such schemes. But, “Corporate foundations, political or religious organisat
professional or trade associations, infrastructure and housing companies (except affordable housing) will not be permitted on so

WTO: South Africa and India had proposed patent waivers in TRIPS agreement i.e. Third world country Pharma Companies can
which were originally patented by 1st world countries pharma companies, without any fear of lawsuits from original researcher
was Opposed to the idea in 2020, but in 2021 they have agreed for it. Challenges? 1) Even if the technology is transferred but
transferred then vaccine cannot be developed 2) Apprehensions that third world Pharma Companies do not have the adequate
mechanisms to produce such vaccines 3) Pfizer vaccine requires very low temperature-Which may not be available in third worl
World Pharma Companies invested billions of dollars in research and development of the vaccines. if they are to be produced by
adequate compensation or royalty share then First World Pharma Companies will be demotivated in future to research more vac
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA, New Delhi) is a new statutory body set up under the consumer protection act 20
advertisement and misleading claims. It has received complaint about an international air conditioner brand that is claiming to p
"destroying" coronavirus.
Cooperative federalism: PM-KISAN scheme provides 6000 rupees per year to farmers. The scheme was launched with effect fro
government has not yet implemented it, So their farmers are yet to receive a total 18000 rupees. West Bengal Government wan
give the money to the State Government and then the state government will release it to farmers, Whereas union government
money into farmers bank account. (राज्य सरकार चाहती है कि कें द्र पहले हमको पैसा दे फिर हम किसानों को पैसा देंगे जबकि कें द्र चाहता है कि हम सीधा कि किसानों को पैसा दे देंगे
2007: India and European Union started talks for free trade agreement but by 2013 the talks had stopped because Both side se
tax structure (Indian idol-argument), data security for IT sector etc. 2021: After 8 years now both India-EU have resumed the t
has recommended India to shed its 'big but poor mentality'- otherwise difficult to get any FTA concluded with USA/EU. (भारत सरका
GDP की साइज 3 ट्रिलियन डॉलर है लेकिन कि हम बहुत गरीब है इसलिए हम तो यूरोप से आने वाली चीजों पर टैक्स कम नहीं कर सकते लेकिन भारत से यूरोप निर्यात पुणे वाली चीजों पर कोई भी टैक्
इसलिए हमको इंडियन आईडल बना दो - तो आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण ने भी कहा है कि इस गरीब इंडियन आइडलवाली मानसिकता से भारत सरकार ने बाहर निकलना होगा वरना कोई अमेरिका या यूरोप की सरका
हस्ताक्षर नहीं करेगी)
PRINCIPAL Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister: 1) 3rd wave of corona will come. But it is not clear on what timescale Phase
mutant variant” of the Coronavirus (B.1.617) responsible for corona wave 2.0
Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court proceeding for contempt against union government officers for not supplying oxygen to D
not to haul up officers for contempt. Such action will not bring oxygen. exercising powers under contempt jurisdiction will not so
When the country is facing a humanitarian crisis, the High court must aim at problem solving”."
CENTRAL DRUGS Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has provided an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Roche Pharm
cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in India.
Canada becomes 1st country to authorise Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12.

Indra Sawhney judgement that reservation should not exceed 50% unless“extra- ordinary circumstances. Maharashtra State Re
Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 giving 13% reservation to Maratha in public education and government emplo
Indra Sawhney limit, Article14 and 16 of the Constitution. Public employment is not sufficient to cater the needs of all, after priv
the economy 2) “Providing reservation in Government jobs is not the only method for improving the welfare of the backward cla
measures including education, skill development to enable the backward classes to be self-reliant. 3) when more people aspire
forwardness = country itself stagnates. 4) Marathas were classified as a Socially and Educationally Backward Class based on Jus
Commission. But, SC found the report data clearly proves that Marathas are not socially and educationally backward class. Mara
forward class and are in the mainstream of national life. 5) ‘To change the 50% limit is to have society based not on equality bu
government will have their separate list of SEBCs for providing reservation in state government jobs and education, whereas Pa
central list of SEBCs for central government jobs/admission. However, final say in regard to inclusion or exclusion (or modificati
with the President and then with Parliament. National Backward Classes Commission must publish a fresh list of SEBCs, both fo
Napoleon laid the foundation for the modern French state — its bureaucracy, education system, secularism and modernity — an
But, in Modern Times, Napoleon became a controversial figure within French Politics- a leader who supported slavery, systemic
Right-wing Political parties try to claim the Legacy of Napoleon to woo rural and small-town right-wing voter. French people’s vi
become a barometer for their political allegiance. 2021: French president Macron laid a wreath on Napoleon Bonaparte’s grave
death anniversary. Lesson? History keeps getting reinterpreted. The heroes of the past are now seen as villains.
Truth triumphs: Earlier startup company Whitehat Junior had invented a fake character 13 years old Wolf Gupta who allegedly g
Google! Then white hat junior company marketing executive will try to convince parents to purchase the online computer codin
engineer Pradeep Poonia Had been making continuous post against this nonsense so to silence him, Whitehat junior company h
defamation lawsuit on Pradeep Poonia. But finally the company has decided to withdraw this defamation suit. Lesson? Had Prad
campaign then the fake-marketing would have continued and many parents would have been fooled. It’s not just our right but
our freedom of speech. Whether it is the education sector or any other sector, whether you are a student, consumer, or parent
concerned citizen, please remember the strength of your voice depends on your own perseverance- said Pradeep Poonia.
RBI measures against Corona wave 2.0: 1) ₹50,000 on-tap liquidity window to give loans upto 3 years. interest rate? = repo ra
giving loans to vaccine makers, vaccine importers, medical device makers, hospitals, oxygen suppliers etc. 2) Special Three-yea
(SLTRO) of ₹10,000 cr. interest rate? = repo rate. Who can borrow? small finance banks (SFBs) who want to give fresh loans o
borrower to micro and small industries, and other unorganised sector entities. 3) G-SAP (government securities acquisition prog
will buy ₹35,000 cr ki G-Sec. 4) loan resolution/ recast frameworks for individuals, home loan, edu loans and MSMEs. Their tenu
2 extra years. However, mostly technical guidelines, nothing MCQ worthy. 5) Overdraft (Borrowing) facilities for the State Gove
days to 50 days per quarter. Refer to WMA topic lecture in the Win21 series Pillar1C for more. 6) no punitive action on banks /
Your Customer (KYC) updation till December 31, 2021.
Inflation: In ordinary times, coconut sells for 30 rupees per unit, but there has been a steep increase in inflation -- In fruits like
papaya etc. They are selling for anything between 70-100-150 rupees. because 1) Corona 2.0 wave = increased demand of fru
demand by pickle industry In summer season.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Companies Act requires large companies to spend at least 2 per cent of their average pro
years on public welfare activities. MINISTRY of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on notified that any expenditure made by a company to
infrastructure for Covid- 19 treatment will also be counted in CSR.
Privatisation/Strategic disinvestment: The government owns 45.48 per cent in IDBI Bank, while LIC holds 49.24 percent. LIC is
IDBI Bank while the government is co-promoter. Cabinet has approved Strategic disinvestment =Privatisation Of IDBI so the go
shareholding & use the ₹₹ to Finance development activities.
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare type of high blood pressure when the pressure in blood vessel leading from heart to lungs get
caused by genetic mutation in family, overweight, Exposure to asbestos etc. 5th May is observed as world pulmonary hypertens
Corona- Allahabad HC: death of Covid patients just for non-supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less th
Hospital fire reasons 1) Air conditioners need to be shutdown after continuously running for 15 to 16 hours 2) Due to Corona: m
/electric equipments are added beyond the the current capacity of the electric system of the hospital so it results in overheating
fume = Highly inflammable material (ज्वलनशील पदार्थ). 4) Proper ventilation not available 5) Automatic sprinkler system not availabl
died in the last 9 months in hospital fires across India.
Women in politics: Assam Vidhan Sabha 2021: only 6 out of 126 MLA are women = less than 5% only.

IPL Matches put on hold after players test covid positive. They may hold the remaining 31 matches of the IPL after the World T
Death: Jagmohan Malhotra. Governor of J&K in mid-80s. Minister for Urban Development in Vajpayee Government
BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPISTS Bill Gates and wife Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years of marriage.
India UK: virtual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British PM Boris Johnson adopted 'Roadmap 2030
1) elevate bilateral ties to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” 2) Enhanced Trade Partnership to negotiate a comprehensiv
(FTA) with an ambitious target of more than doubling India-UK trade by 2030 3) cooperation on Maritime Domain Awareness A
sharing 4) UK to join India’s Information Fusion Centre in Gurgaon 5) UK to help development of India’s indigenous Light Comb
trilateral defence exercises
Municipal corporation mis-management in A'bad: 1) State government mandated that negative RTPCR test required before entr
Municipal Corporation (AMC) not strictly enforcing this rule if a person happens to be a permanent resident of Ahmedabad and
2) Number of vacant hospital beds in Municipal corporation hospital =info not available on its website so patients have to go fro
manually inquire about vacancy. 3) AMC mandated that only patients coming through 108 helpline ambulance Will be admitted
patient coming through private vehicle then not admitted. Result? Gujarat Highcourt expresses displeasure. Calls AMC a "undisc
fix these issues.
Twitter bans Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut's account with 30 lakh followers permanently for repeated violation of the hate s
W.Bengal, Kangna had tweeted,"This is horrible... we need super gundai to kill gundai... She is like an unleashed monster... to
your Virat roop from early 2000's...#PresidentRuleInBengal"
used cooking oil (UCO): It will be used for extracting biodiesel. 7% biodiesel will be blended with regular diesel. benefit? ⏬oil im
pollution. Indian Oil Company starts the project
DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications( DoT) Allowed the three private telcos, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vi (forme
run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to start 5G trials in the country. Following frequencies will be tested for 5G: 3
millimeter waveband), 24.25GHz to 28.5 GHz band, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2500 MHz

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(Irdai) has proposed concept of model insurance villages to cover the
areas, with the financial support of various institutions like Nabard and CSR funds. Year1: 500 Villages will be covered. year2: 1
S&P Dow Jones has launched Indices to track the movement of cryptocurrency prices - S&P Bitcoin Index, S&P Ethereum Index
Index
National Health Authority (NHA) — the nodal agency managing the CoWin app—has opened up application programming interfa
appointments to the public. This opening up means that anyone can develop a tool that keeps an eye out for whenever a vaccin
CoWin platform and alerts users of the tool via an SMS, an e-Mail or a WhatsApp message.
R21/Matrix M: This vaccine is designed by Oxford University to stop the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite from entering t
subsequent deadly blood stages.World Malaria Day is observed on April 25.
American experts believe Herd Immunity is not possible in USA because 1) vaccination rates are falling 2) many people are not
the virus will most likely become a manageable threat that will continue to circulate in the US for yearstocome,still causing hosp
much smaller numbers.
0% Integrated Goods andServicesTax(IGST) on the import of Covid-related relief material donated or received free of cost from
distribution.
WTO's Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement: India and S.Africa want 1st world countries to
TRIPS Agreement need to be modified for this purpose. There cannot be any vaccine nationalism- Nirmala.S
Corona Press Negativism: PIL in Delhi HC "news channels are airing “very negative” visuals and stories of the second wave of th
is causing a sense of insecurity towards life among people. The news article should be aired with the objective to incite positivit
public at large/viewers,". Delhi HC judgement "We see no reason to entertain the petition. Whenever news about death is publi
is negative news. It is a wrong notion in the mind of the petitioner. There can be no curbs on the media so long as the informa
correct."
Madras HC had said Election Commission should be put on murder charges for for “not stopping political parties from wanton ab
in election rallies. EC went to SC. SC observes- EC not to take criticism otherwise because discussions are in the public interest,
vital to democracy. High Courts were doing a very important job, and it (SC) could not demoralise them.

Death: daughter of Chhannulal Mishra died of Covid. Varanasi District administration setup inquiry panel about medical negligen
celebrated Hindustani classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee and proposer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2014
Death: Vinod Kumar Bansal, renowned teacher from Kota Coaching classes.
UAE Sheikh Zayed Book Award: GERMAN philosopher Juergen Habermas won but he refused to accept it.
Greg Abel will be the successor of WARREN BUFFETT in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Corona Sport Migration: To avoid Corona infection in India before Tokyo Olympics- weightlifter Mirabai Chanu leaves India and
base 2) Indian shooting team shifts base to Croatia.
India-UK: for many years, bitter legacies of the Partition and Britain’s perceived tilt to Pakistan have long complicated the engag
UK. 1997 Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, "Britain is a “third rate power”. Britain of created the Kashmir problem in th
India how to solve it." PM David Cameron and PM Theresa May also tried to improve relationship but nothing concrete. 2020-21
and Johnson cancelled by Corona but digital conference planned with 1) possible agreement on “migration and mobility” to faci
Indians into Britain. 2) climate change, 3) Enhanced trade partnership Agreement (ETP)
5-State Vidhansabha election result out: W.Bengal (Mamta), Kerala (CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF)), Assam (BJP), Tamiln
Mamata Banerjee defeated in Nandigram seat by Suvendu Adhikari. Mamta can still become CM as her party won a majority, bu
to get a seat in the State legislature within 6 months. Because Article 164(4) of the Constitution states: “A Minister who for any
months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.” In past, sim
Adityanath (UP, 2017), Goa CM Laxmikanth Parsekar (2017), Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda (2014).
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Israel bans travel to India because they are jealous of India's $5 trillion economy.
Quote: Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation - Simon Sinek (British Author).
ELECTION Commission (EC) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s observations that “EC sho
charges” for “not stopping political parties from wanton abuse of the Covid-19 protocol” in rallies. EC's defense: we are an indep
authority, the Madras High Court made "serious allegations of murder on another independent constitutional authority without a
ultimately dented both the institutions.
GST Before: oxygen concentrators pe IGST 28% AFTER 12%
T Rabi Sankar: Appointed as Dy.Governor of RBI for 3 years. He was executive director of RBI before.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Why has USA banned travel from India? Ans. Because India has become "Vishwaguru" and therefore USA is jealous
ban kiyaa hai. Why is IndianExpress even keeping such clickbait title "why has USA banned travel from India?"
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Nepal decides to close 22 entry points with India amid Corona surge. if Gajab Bejjati had a face.
Vaccine VIP culture/Dada-giri/Bullying: Adar Poonawalla, owner of Serum Institute of India (SII) runs away from India to UK wi
and other powerful men in India allegedly threaten him for not supplying vaccines instantly. The level of expectation and aggre
It’s overwhelming. Everyone feels they should get the vaccine. They can’t understand why anyone else should get it before the
the needs of X, Y or Z, I really don’t want to guess what they are going to do to me.”
Death: Bikramjeet Kanwarpal- a retired army officer who played supporting roles in many movies/serials died.
Death: Ronnie Govender. Indian-origin author and playwriter. Famous book Cato Manor Stories,won the1997 Commonwealth W
Death: Pt Devabrata "Debu" Chaudhuri was awarded the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for h
music. Originally from Bangladesh, died in Delhi in Corona.
Corona: Defence Ministry grants emergency financial powers to armed forces to spend upto ₹50 lakh per case, to setup establis
hospitals.
Medicine from the Sky project: Telangana government, World Economic Forum and Apollo Hospital. To deliver medicines using
Government permission- that drones allowed to be operated within the visual line of sight (VLOS) range for a period of one yea
Death: former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee (1930-21)
1 May 1960: Gujarat was formed by splitting the erstwhile Bombay State into two halves- Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, Israel: Jew Religious festival stampade kills 45.
Quote: A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption.— Guy de Maupassant
Attitude towards LGBT: Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court declared his intention of undergoing a “psycho-ed
expert on LGBTQI+ matters so that he may deliver a better judgement in the case of a same-sex couple seeking protection from
Lebanon: Qaraoun lake on the river Litani. tonnes of dead fish because of water pollution.
Epicurious, one of the world’s most popular recipe websites, announced that it will no longer be publishing any beef related con
change. Raising ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats) has a massive impact on land resources & GHG Emission: for 119.49 sq m of l
kilocalories of beef, compared to 6.61 sq m for poultry, 4.35 sq m for eggs and 1.44 sqm for wheat and rye. Moreover, land use
for cattle feed. Bill Gates too has urged rich countries should make a 100% switch to plant-based meat to avert the climate cris
Rajasthan Cheeranjivi Yojana- Rs.5 lakh health insurance for everyone. 1) Govt pays premium for National Food security Act be
under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011, Small marginal farmers, contract workers, destitute. 2) For remaining familie
premium of rupees 850 from their own pocket. 3) Scheme available only when admitted in hospital
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The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony,” = name of the module of China's permanent space station. It was launched in 2021-April
USA will maintain a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific just as we do with NATO in Europe, not to start conflict, but to p
100th day speech. China didnot like it- not one bit
Sports Ethics: Golf PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program = it pays golfers on their popularity and social media impact, regardless o
Tiger Woods was given $8 million. Counter? Such rewards go against the basic tenets of sport that is awarding merit and hardw
pictures on Instagram etc are not the 'sportsman skills' that need to be rewarded and Tiger Woods is already very rich. Money c
training other younger golfers. Counter-Counter? sportsmen need to be paid for their social media efforts because it helps bring
sponsors.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ New SEBI rule for fund manager compensation that 20% of their salary be paid in form of Mutual Fund Units so tha
investment / management work more seriously.
Death: APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUT Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make th
moon in 1969, died.
SBI: 5121 junior associate (customer support & sales).
USA: India has signed 3 agreements with USA: 1) LEMOA (Logistic Exchange Memorandum of Agreement) in 2016, 2) COMCAS
Compatibility and Security Agreement)in2018 3) BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement) in 2020. These provideUS
facilities and have facilitated military sales to India. Yet USA 's reluctance to send vaccine raw material / aid to India in Corona w
be over-dependent on USA in the times of emergency.

Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) also known as the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT), is a geological fault along the boundary of the In
plates. The Kopili Fault is a 300-km northwest- southeast trending fault from the Bhutan Himalaya to the Burmese arc. In news
RT-PCR test detects the virus; Ct (cycle threshold) value sets a benchmark for whether a person is to be counted as positive. in
considered Covid-positive if the Ct value is below 35. Globally, the accepted cut-off for Ct value for Covid-19 ranges between 35
Medical Research (ICMR), NITI Aayog etc differ on what should be CT Value.
Sri Lanka Cabinet approves proposal to ban Burkha in public places because “All forms of face covers are a threat to national se
masks to combat Covid-19 is allowed."
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NATIONAL SECURITY Adviser A K Doval and Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen Faiz Hameed h
meeting in the United Arab Emirates late last year.
Mask Rule: Thailand PM fined $190 for not wearing mask.

Attitude Towards Women: "Sofagate" incident- President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of th
Michel went to Turkey to meet President Erdogan in April 2021 but there was no chair kept for the lady to sit. She was made to
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: INDIA WAS the third largest military spender in the world in 2020, behind on
amount was instead invested in medical infrastructure, then the situation would be more comfortable in the second wave of Co
Vaccine Maitri: India gave/sold 66 million vaccine doses to other countries now struggling to acquire raw material from the USA
time has come to wear masks at home settings to break the chain of transmission.- says THE HEAD of India’s Covid-19 task for
मास्क पहने के बैठो.
Election Commission did not stop political parties from violating Covid protocols during their campaign rallies for Assembly polls
should probably be imposed on the ECI for being the only institution responsible for the situation that we are in today- says Ma
शायद हत्या का मुकदमा करना चाहिए

Oscar / 93rd Academy Awards: 1) best actor went to Anthony Hopkins for movie The Father 2) Best actress: Frances McDorman
3) Best Director Chloe Zhao for Nomadland. She becomes the second woman in the history to win Oscar for direction- Kathryn
was the only previous woman to win. 4) My Octopus Teacher- won the best documentary. It has Indian filmmaker Swati Thiyag
and production manager. 5) ‘In Memoriam segment to remember the Deceased actors - where actor IrrfanKhanandcostumedes
Archery World Cup, Guatemala: Husband-wife Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari men’s and women’s individual recurve gold meda
“If sport can continue and be one of those avenues to relieve stress or give a glimmer of hope that the world is OK. But, looking
view, how are these companies and franchises spending so much money, and the government, on the IPL when there’s people
accepted into hospital in Corona wave 2.0?"- Comment by Rajasthan Royals IPL Team bowler Andrew Tye who left for Australia
of COVID-19 wave 2.0 in India. लेकिन क्या भारत के क्रिके ट प्रेमी लंबी अवधि तक यह बात याद रखेंगे?
RBI fixed the tenure of the managing director (MD),chief executive officer(CEO) and whole-time director (WTD) in private secto
maximum age at 70 years.
Countries with highest percentage population vaccinated: Bhutan 75%, Israel 62%, UAE 51%, UK 79% USA 41%.., Brazil 12%
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋_ _ _ newspaper ke Babu-shone-interns ki "Bhutan Bhakti" ke How Bhutan managed to vaccinate majority of its 7-8
model is very 'Mahaan'....even though the population of Ahmedabad city alone is more than 10 times the population of Bhutan.
if their local movie got Housefull boards there, then If the same movie was released across 1500000 cinema halls across the wo
collection will be bigger than Avengers end-game- aisaa inka logic hai. भारत के लोग बिना दवाई और ऑक्सीजन के मर रहे हैं और सुबह सुबह ये बाबू शोने दिमा
explained सीरीज लिखके । इनको बोलिए भूटान से भारत के लिए दवाई, ऑक्सीजन और वैक्सीन लेकर आए, और जरूरत हो तो गोटाबाया राजाबक्शा को भी साथ ले जाएं पैरवी करने के लिए.
Death: Delhi-based Hindustani classical vocalists Pt Rajan Mishra from Banaras Gharana.

oxygen concentrator= medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air. Atmospheric air has about 78% N2 and 21%
release the nitrogen back into the air → gives 90-95% pure oxygen. 😰? Oxygen concentrators are the Easiest Alternatives to c
5-10 litres of oxygen per minute(critical patients may need 40-50 litres per minute). excess demand and price rise in corona wa
Space-X Dragon Capsule: used for carrying four astronauts at the International SpaceStation (ISS)
Book: WHEREABOUTS: A NOVEL BY JHUMPA LAHIRI
Book: UNDERGROUND ASIA: BY TIM HARPER.
1915: 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Empire forces, in the events known as Metz Yeghern. Previous American pr
genocide to prevent ego-hurting Turkey- who is a NATO ally. 2021: President Biden finally labels it as 'Genocide'.
Niti Valley in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand: GLACIER burst
India- poisonous snakes: 1) cobra 2) Russell’s viper, 3) saw-scaled viper and the 4) common krait. Snake venom is a mixture of
helps kill the prey and digest it. King cobras have Neurotoxic Venom that affects the neural system. Russell's Viper Venom has h
blood coagulation.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-2020) was launched to provide free grains to beneficiaries of National Food
2020's Scheme gave 5 kg Food grains (Rice/Wheat) + 1 kilogram pulses each month free. 2021's version: Scheme is extended
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RBI said the existing interim WMA (Ways and Means Advances) limit of Rs 51,560 crore for all states and UTs will co
Theory explained in Win21 Series Pillar1C (Ref: Mrunal.org/Download)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RBI prohibits Card Companies 1) American Express Banking Corp (Amex) and 2) Diners Club International from on-b
customers on to their card networks from May 1, Because they are not compliant with RBI directions on storing payment system
French Energy Company EDF Send proposal to the government of India to build 9,900 mega watt (MW) nuclear power plant at
coastal districts of Maharashtra. This will be the world's largest nuclear power project. Although o protest by environment /nuke
company says it'll greatly reduce CO2 emission
Quote: There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. — Mahatma Gandhi

Confidentiality/Breach of protocol: Virtual meeting of PM and CM on coronavirus second wave. CM Kejriwal was live-streaming s
was speaking about shortage of oxygen cylinders etc- PM expresses displeasure, "This meeting is meant to be internal, it should
public." CM Office expresses regret. Points to consider: If ministers or bureaucrats start live streaming confidential/Internal mee
gallery/ sensationalize/ show off to voters ... It sets a bad precedent because then other Meeting participants may also do it to
and then confidential / sensitive information could get leaked to the public causing more disruptions in economy / strategic rela
Sexualization of Sports: In artistic gymnastics usually women athletes are required to wear swimsuits/leotard/short dresses in th
beauty". But it passively perpetuates the objectification of women and sexualization of their bodies. So, a GERMAN GYMNAST S
full body suit. 2) 2019: Serena Williams broke the tennis skirt-dress stereotype by wearing a full body catsuit at the French Ope
C-17 and IL-76: transport/cargo aircrafts of Indian Air Force which are now being used for carrying trucks with oxygen containe
equipment for fighting Corona.
Denmark has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some Syrian refugees, arguing that
neighbouring regions are safe so We can not grant you asylum anymore, You should leave Denmark. Earlier Denmark accepted
pressure on its resources, slowdown in Corona → adopting stricter positions on immigrants/refugees. Lessons for India? Europe
India what it should do with Rohingya Refugees / Myanmar refugees खासकर उन दिनों के जब India ke खुद के ऑक्सीजन और दवाइयों के वान्धे चल रहे हैं
हमारी मदद करने के लिए असमर्थ हैं.
Vaccine Euphoria: NITI Aayog Use this term in context of people who have got the vaccine and they are no longer adopting the
masks / social distance. और फिर खुद को भी और दूसरों को जोखिम में डालते हैं
breakthrough infections= Number of coronavirus vaccinated persons who get infected with Corona even after Vaccination. Beca
are 60 to 95% effective. 2) it typically takes about two weeks for the body to build immunity after being vaccinated. In the mea
exposed to coronavirus...
A pulse oximeter is a tiny device that usually slides over your fingertip or clips on your earlobe and uses infrared light refraction
is binding to your red blood cells. Oximeters report blood oxygen levels via an oxygen saturation measurement called periphera
or SpO2. It is also used for checking the health of Corona patients. Controversy? Hackers are creating fake mobile apps labelled
people to simply put their thumbnail on the screen and it will test the oxygen level but in reality, it is copying your fingerprint an
from your mobile phone for cyber frauds. यानी कि हर मुफ्त में मिलती ऐप डाउनलोड करना जरूरी नहीं है
Type I interferons are Polypeptides that help the body fight against viral infections. "Virafin"- Antiviral for treatment of hepatitis
Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) allows Zydus Cadila To use it for treatment of Corona.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover → has a device called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) → It
converters into oxygen and releases carbon monoxide as a byproduct. It successfully produced 5 grams of oxygen which is suff
breath for 10 minutes
Calcutta High Court censured the ECI for not doing enough to ensure that political parties were following appropriate Covid-19
Commission (EC) on banned roadshows, vehicle rallies,and public meetings of more than 500 people in West Bengal, noting tha
candidates were “still not adhering to the prescribed safety norms” during campaigning. यानी कि अब तक चुनाव आयोग सो रहा था. कोर्ट ने डांट दी
पर प्रतिबंध लगाना होगा
Article 311(2) - government employee shall be dismissed or removed or reduced in rank ONLY AFTER an inquiry. But this clause
the Governor is satisfied that in the it is not Practical to hold such inquiry due to state security interests-Then such government
without enquiry.Using this provision JAMMU and Kashmir administration has set up a Special Task Force (STF) to initiate action
employees suspected of doing such Anti National activities.
Death: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, the noted Islamic scholar, spiritual leader and author from Uttar Pradesh (1925-2021). A rec
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award, He was editor of Jamiat Ulema Hind and Al-Risala.
Commonwealth Committee finds that 50,000 Indian soldiers who died fighting for the British Empire during World War I were n
way as others (white soldiers). UK Government apologizes now.
Vaccine hesitancy nahi ab Vaccine compulsion: Gujarat Technological University mandates that All the students who have attain
mandatorily to get Covid-19 vaccination before filling Winter 2021 exam forms. यानी कि अगर टीकाकरण नहीं करवाया तो गुलाब का फू ल तो नहीं देंगे....परी

Vaccine Black marketing: No honour among black marketeers: Divyesh promised to sell remdesivir injection in black market for
reality he was simply giving water vials with fake labels. Doctor became alert before giving the injection and notified the Surat p
arrested. Lesson? While family members of the patient may be reluctantly opting for the Black Market operators to save the pat
forget that black market operators have no ethics. It is therefore necessary for officers to Create awareness about this and arre
operators Who are not only looking the the family members but also endangering the life of patients by giving water injection in

Corona: China Model for containing virus spread: Each town has residential committees (RCs) Though officially not part of the s
institutions of self-governance, these committees are the instruments of the Communist party for effective governance and poli
local disputes, and assist government agencies with maintaining public surveillance, health and sanitation, carefor the elderly, e
they strictly enforced the lockdown norms, and ensured vaccination of a maximum number of people. In India too, we have suc
various apartment complexes - But all India level uniform policy required on how they can be utilised for coronavirus vaccinatio
Sports Ethics: International Olympic Committee upholds Rule 50 i.e. sportsmen Will not be allowed to do protests Tokyo Olymp
T-shirts with political slogans- (like Free Tibet) etc.
Corona 2020- RBI had ordered commercial banks not to pay dividends from their profits to the shareholders. This would help ke
losses arising out of coronavirus defaults. 2021: RBI relaxes the norms regarding dividend release.
Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN has potential to prevent even UK and Brazil variants. , It has interim clinical efficacy of 78 per cent, a
against severe Covid- 19 disease in phase 3 trials.
European Union draft regulation outlining Dangers of Artificial intelligence risky uses e.g.AI That is used for filter out School / jo
Cooperative federalism: Serum Institute sells Covishield to the Centre at Rs 150 a dose, and plans to sell it at Rs 400 per dose f
dose for private hospitals. Government of India and the state government being treated as "separate" during a pandemic. Critic
for remaining in the good books of the union government to get import/export clearances easily? Is the Union government pres
get a large quota of vaccines and cheaper prices and then distribute them in selected States for political games? Counter: “Cons
prices American vaccines (Rs 1,500/dose), Russian vaccines (Rs 750/dose) and Chinese vaccines (Rs 750/dose) - SII's Covishie
needs to make profit for expanding the factory capacity”
Supreme Court appointed judicial Commission gives clean chit to the police man involved in the encounter killings of gangster V
Death: Shankha Ghosh, BENGALI poet and Sahitya Akademi winner
USA: Annual report of the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) puts India under "‘countries of concern
is in danger. Indian government's stand, "we do not recognise this report. This organisation has no locus standi in matters relat
Australia cancels belt and Road initiative deal of China. Reason 1) China imposing trade sanctions / high level of taxes on Austra
loans for this project, are putting the the Nations into unsustainable debt levels - Especially in the times of Corona.
KRI Nanggala 402: Indonesian submarine that has gone missing during the Navy training exercise
“Government should Beg, borrow or steal Oxygen cylinders. It is a national emergency. ” says Delhi High Court
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson he exchanged text messages with a wealthy industrialist and promised PM would “fix” the t
that it is violation of ethics and Business lobbying rules
USA President Joe Biden announce to cut emissions around 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
Death: FORMER RESERVE Bank of India Governor M Narasimham He was chairman of two banking sector Reform committees i
considered to be the father of Indian banking system reforms
BOMBAY OXYGEN Investments Ltd does not manufacture any oxygen It is a non-banking financial company, but the company’s
200 percent since December 2020 just because the company’s name has ‘oxygen in it. Its share price surged From Rs 8,511 in
by April, 2021!
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Exit window likely for crypto holders in India. It is not yet given in official press statement of the government or RBI
item based on "sources". Let it get officially announced first
Vaccine: Uttar Pradesh and Assam – announced that they would provide free Covid vaccination to those aged above 18 from M
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) not-for profit body in Paris → World Press Freedom Index-2021. Top-3: Norway, Finland and D
China@177, Bottom Most Eritrea@180. India's rank unchanged compared to last year- it continues to be counted among the co
journalism.
Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for judicial appointment is based on three SC decisions – the First Judges Case (1981),Secon
Third Judges Case (1998). MOP: High Court Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of the HC initiates the process of appointme
recommendation is made, the opinion of state governments and the input from the Intelligence Bureau are sought → then reco
by the central government → sent to the Supreme Court Collegium. BEFORE: The MoP does not prescribe a timeline for the Ce
recommendations. But-2021: SC modifies the MoP judicial order that the government must act on the names recommended for
months.
SUPREME Court clears the way for appointment of retired judges as ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A to deal wi
Death: Sumitra Bhave. Marathi film maker. Her movie Kaasav had won prestigious President Golden Lotus National Award (201
Death: Baboolal Goverdhan Joshi: hockey statistician.
Nepotism controversy: Tanmay Fadnavis distance nephew of of former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis got coron
only 22 years whereas at present vaccine available only for those aged 45 years and above.
Teachers: Gujarat education department orders the teachers to remain 100% present in the respective schools on April 24 for t
address on Corona. controversy that it will result in further spread of Corona. Sadly, everywhere success of events is measured
crowd/pageviews.
Corona: All people above the age of 18 can get vaccinated in the month of May. States allowed to buy directly from manufactur
permitted. 2) In USA too - All adults and eligible to get vaccinated
Nasa’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity Becomes the first aircraft to fly in another world or planet (Mars). It was controlled by
on Mars is nearly impossible because there is not much air to push against. At the surface of Mars, the atmosphere is just 1/100
to generate enough lift for helicopter the blades had to spin in opposite directions at more than 2,500 revolutions a minute
Vaccine raw material: 1) BIOREACTOR BAG- A plastic, disposable bag used in the process of artificially growing large quantities
MEDIA: gel or liquid that helps in the growth of cells in the lab by supplying them with various compounds and nutrients. 3) LIP
mRNA vaccines for encapsulating the drug substance for delivering it to target site 4) MICROCARRIER BEADS: Tiny spheres ma
they are used to grow protein-producing or virusgenerating cells
Driverless cars: Tesla cars have autopilot function that assist the driver In a long drive and parking. Elon Musk says this feature
accident by 10 times compared to normal vehicle But in USA report of Two people dead by using this function in the car.
mobile signal repeaters usually installed by telecom companies at certain low connectivity places where it is not easy to install m
work by drawing in all the available mobile signals in the area with low connectivity. However many traders are illegal is selling
website but such illegal devices deplete the network strength and result in call drops and poor audio quality for other subscribe
orders e-commerce sites to be more vigilant in preventing sale of such illegal devices
Allahabad high court orders week-long lock down in 5 cities of UP but State refuses 'There will be no complete lock down in the
saving lives is important but saving livelihood is even more important.'
Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the Irish Republican army in 1979. IRA Now issued apology
Boris Johnson cancels visit to India because of the corona crisis.
ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) Mk III aircraft- This is the first indigenously built Helicopter with an all glass cockpit and will be
special operations and coastal surveillance
European Union release is 10 pages document to increase its influence in the indo-pacific region and engage more with the cou
Australia. Although it clarifies that the plan is not Anti-China.
RBI Sudarshan Sen Committee for comprehensive review Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) - a type of NBFC that buys b
To extract maximum value out of it
British finance minister says Planning to launch Britcoin /A digital currency backed by Central bank of England To reduce the the
genetically modified crops in India Arguments for allowing it: 1) Bangladesh Farmer adopted BT brinjal in 2018- The brinjal prod
pesticide consumption reduced by 60% 2) GM mustard should be allowed because India imports over 65% of the edible oil req
GM canola grown all over America.
Discrepancy in the number of farmers: Agriculture ministry (2016, 150 million), NABARD All India Rural Financial Inclusion Surv
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKisan) Beneficiaries getting ₹6k/per year (2021:111 million enrolled). Unless there is a
statistics- Difficult make appropriate policies and targeted interventions to help the "Serious full time" farmers.
MSP & Adam Smith Value Paradox: diamond is very expensive even though it is non-essential to human survival whereas water
essential for human survival. reason- If something is available in abundant supply then the marginal utility / satisfaction from "o
one extra bottle of water) Than an item which is in short supply (e.g. extra biscuit of gold). Modern Similarities- 1) 1970: Price
litre of diesel now you require 4kg. 2) 1970: price of 200 kg of wheat = price of 10 gm of gold. Today Farmer will have to sell 2
buy 10gm gold. [After the green revolution, the production of wheat greatly increased but the same was not true for Diesel / G
middleman, inefficiency in APMC market etc. Way forward? 1) Instead of growing ONLY wheat the farmers should diversify- to
veggies, milk, honey, silk, eggs, duck meat etc. 2) Instead of guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) government should
income to full time farmers.
Religious Acrimony: Vadodara (Hindu) crematorium overburdened with dead bodies in Corona. Large quantities of cow dung an
youth/contractor volunteered to supply it & place it on the pyre. Local political leader complaints, "Muslim should not enter Hind
pyre." As the municipal commissioner (IAS) how will you address this complaint? *] Stakeholder analysis se Answer wordlimit fi
performed by the Hindu priest but other logistic help if provided by other religious communities need to be welcomed in the tim
migrant workers are leaving for their home states, so there is a shortage of workers everywhere in cities. *] Mixing religious ide
worldwide crisis should be avoided. *] Talk with the religious leaders and sort out the issue amicably.
Public communication: Corona second wave- While the Union / State governments are planning/implementing lockdown but the
word "lock down"so as to 1) stop the migrant workers from panicking - else They will flock the bus stations & railway stations c
FPIs flying the share market creating new set of financial crisis.

Attitude towards transgender sportsperson: International Olympic Committee and World athletics rules allowed the transgender
women's sports provided that their testosterone levels is below "X%" for 6/12 months. However in many of the American state
MLAs are pushing for laws That completely ban the transgender persons from competing in the school level sports tournament
Death: USA - Charles Geschke: Adobe co-founder, helped develop the Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Electoral bonds : Jharkhand Mukti morcha discloses that Hindalco company donated ₹1 cr through electoral bonds.
operations in Jharkhand
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Goa Uniform Civil Code -Many technical details where it is not so uniform -You may read the explain series if law as
National Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration = Chairman RS Sharma. National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bhutan Model MAHAAN Hai because 60% population vaccinated, The vaccination rate is 7 times more than India - W
size of population and population density geography etc.
Doctor shortage rural area: Gujarat State Rs.20 lakh bond penalty If Govt college MBBS pass out does not serve for minimum o
the last two years 83% of Graduates refused to serve & only 12% of them paid bonds. Others are not even paying the bond pe
Govt not doing regular recruitment of (permanent) nurses and doctors. So usually the district and Municipal authorities hire the
contractual basis. But Corona → work/ jobs increased within Private sector hospitals in urban areas. so in rural / tribal areas no
for less than Rs.45,000 per month & no MBBS doctor under Rs.3 lakh a month. Because they want to live in city areas. As Narm
of What will you do? #] Write a letter to the health department for stricter enforcement of bond penalties, regular recruitment o
DoPT@Union for Creation of all India services for doctors similar to IAS/IPS/IFS(Forest) suggested by 15 FC #] Suggest State g
loans for car/home/clinic to doctors who serve in rural areas for minimum "X" Years. Send suggestion to RBI/MCA ministry that
PSL shortfalls/CSR. #] Use other funding available example 15 finance commission grants for Healthcare sector, Pradhan Mantr
to offer an attractive salary to the contractual doctors. #] Increase the amenities /fully furnished home/ AC/Fridge, Smart TV w
Vehicle facility to take them/family to near by city area for weekly shopping/restaurant #] Police patrolling @hospital to prevent
Residential areas Control the nuisance of Bahubali/Rowdy elements in rural areas for safety of women doctors & nurses. #] If a
for 7 days a week in a rural area, see if 2 doctors can be hired for serving 3-3- days a week, While on remaining days They can
area. Challenge? They may focus more on their private practice in urban areas and then ask the patient to come to City for mor
Telemedicine remote diagnosis etc. #] regular public bus/Public ambulance facility to take the the sick villagers to nearby City h
doing good work in a rural area his fame will not help him when he starts private practice in urban areas for getting customers
he can "carry away" his fame later on. #] If nothing helps then Rose-flower & Hriday Parivartan.
China refused to pull back its troops from Hot Springs and Gogra Post

Raul Castro-the brother of Fidel Castro to retire as the chief of Cuban Communist Party. Cuban president Miguel Diaz Canel may
Elon Musk Space-X company: 1) Developing Starship Rocket to take people to Mars 2) Won the NASA contract to use the Starsh
astronauts to moon at nearly 3 billion dollar. Jeff Bezos Amazon-Has also created a "blue origin" company but they did not win
IMD (India Meteorological Department under Ministry of Earth Sciences) and Skymet (Private weather forecast company) predic
third consecutive year
⚾️📻⚾️🎓Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) allows a company with loan outstanding above Rs 50 crore and be
to raise fresh credit without providing any additional collateral. Which companies are eligible? Ans Government keeps expanding
commentary not important. We have covered the topic under Mrunal's Win21 Free economy lecture series available at Mrunal.o
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋United States placed 11 countries, including India, China, Japan, South Korea, Germany and Italy in the currency pra
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Nirav Modi extradition
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Insurance FDI draft rules about 180% Solvency margin/Dividend /General reserve.
Turkey's Central Bank bans use of cryptocurrency- Bitcoin can cause irreparable damage to the economy, and transaction crisis

Villagers Tapi District magistrate / collector (IAS) "Tehsildar sahib has Threatened to demolish our shops if we do not get the va
"Villagers are Exaggerating/Embellishing the story. I did not threaten to demolish the shops. I told them I will "shut down" your
vaccines because the coronavirus is spreading fast, And we need to to get more number of people immunised As per governme
you address this complaint received from villages? Ans. 1) Threatening to demolish the shops (Even if they are illegally construc
Unnecessarily puts everyone at risk because of the dharna Pradarshan / gharo / Loss of livelihood= Further violation of social d
unnecessary increase in police duty ⏫ Therefore, Tahsildar should be advised to avoid such coercive steps. 2) Village elders ne
"tact" how it is beneficial for them And how the vaccines are safe, And also how people are dying fast and there is shortage of R
Oxygen cylinders. It is much cheaper to get vaccines - Then go through the ordeal of corona / expenses. But, without the tone
fearmongering that person will commit suicide after getting Corona positive! 3) Villagers may be reluctant to get vaccines becau
the shop / travel and wait in line for 3-4-5 hours it may result in loss of livelihood. So a vaccine camp may be open near to thei
time / public -bus as mobile vaccine site 4) Chinese government is offering free eggs, store coupons and discounts coupons to P
vaccination. In the past many African countries have also offered three bags of rice for parents to get their children vaccinated
be explored with the surplus stock of NFSA food ration. Accordingly, write letter to higher authorities.
Cricket was part of 1900 Olympics in Paris. If Cricket is part of 2028's Los Angeles Olympics and BCCI may send the team.
US Defence Production Act: Using this Biden has prohibited the export of special plastic bags, filters and cell culture media- This
for production of vaccines, So this is harming the production of Covishield(SII) in India.
Mission Covid Surakha (2020): Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Under the ministry of Science Technology provide grants for
coronavirus vaccine in India. 2021: Haffkine Pharmaceutical (Mumbai) got approval to mfg doses of Covaxin. Previously a comp
oral polio vaccine and anti snake venom.
Oxygen has applications in the iron and steel industry,hospitals,pharmaceutical units that manufacture vials, and the glass indus
have diverted their entire oxygen production for medical use. Challenges? 1) India does not have enough cryogenic tankers sur
medical oxygen. 2) Sudden increase in demand because of Corona so prices have soared
Vaccine Hesitancy: Chinese government is offering free eggs, store coupons and discounts coupons to People who come for vac
African countries have also offered three bags of rice for parents to get their children vaccinated for polio.Similar models could
stock of NFSA food ration.
Banking: Following entities have applied for RBI on tap licensing system 1) Applications for Commercial banks: Repco Bank, Cha
Exchange and Financial Services, and Pankaj Vaish and others 2) Applications for Small finance banks: VSoft Technologies, Cali
Bank, Akhil Kumar Gupta, and Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services. Committee? Ex-dy-Gov Shyamala Gopinath's standing
(SEAC), will evaluate these applications.
1999: RBI's Regulation review authority (RRA 1.0) Today view the banking/NBFC sector regulation based on feedback from pub
Regulation review authority (RRA 2.0) headed by Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao for a period of one year for simplification o
enhancement of ease of compliance
Digital economy: RBI's centralised payment systems (CPS) 1) Real Time Gross settlement (RTGS) For high value transactions in
Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) for Small to medium value transactions with Settlement every 30-30 minutes. BEFORE: only Ba
NEFT/RTGS mechanism (Because they require IFSC code only Bank branches have IFSC code). AFTER: RBI will allow non-bank
Instrument (PPI) issuers, Card Networks, White Label ATM operators, Trade Receivables Discounting System(TReDS) platforms
CPs. Initially the maximum transfer limit will be 200000 rupees
Digital economy: Cash withdrawal facility: BEFORE- Customer could withdraw cash from his account only from Bank's branch/ A
Bank-Mitras. AFTER: Even prepaid payment instruments like Amazon Pay/ PhonePe/ Mobikwick could offer it (through tieing up
Customer will feel comfortable so he will not carry a large amount of cash. Digital economy ⏫
Citibank to close down retail / consumer banking in India & China, to focus on institutional banking investment banking at globa
Investment banking Wealth Management etc.).
BizGK: Flipkart to acquire Cleartrip online travel company
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Wholesale price index 8 month high.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt’s concept, there are two more coal economies, statecraft coal (non-legal small scale coal mines in
subsistence coal(small-scale collieries run on village commons usually bordering formal mines) for which there are no official fig
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Chetak name of the E scooter by Bajaj -Booking closed because supply chain uncertainty is in Corona
Public Comminication: Corona-fear-mongering in social media: farm labourer in Dangs Districts of Gujarat committs suicide afte
Continuous fear mongering in Gujarat - "Shortage of Remdesivir injection how it is selling for 20000 rupees, Dead bodies are pi
have thought he would not survive and or it will put great financial burden on his family so decided to end life. While governme
should inform the citizens about the threats of Corona to deter them from violating mask rule but not in such fear-mongering m
suicidal.
Education: CBSE Board Exams postponed because of Corona second wave but instead if government provides vaccination for te
priority basis then it will not disrupt the flow of students to higher education institutions.
Chevalierdes Arts et des Lettres”- French Embassy give this award to Guneet Monga, producer of 'Lunchbox' and 'Pagglait' for H
gender equality
OCI card is required to be reissued at attaining age 20 and 50 Because at that time changes occur in the face. New photos requ
remove this rule Because At that time people have to get a new passport issued anyways, so new passport will have the new p

French president Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to a French history teacher who was killed by by an Islamic extremist for show
classroom → Pakistan hardline parties warned serious threats → French Embassy tells French citizens to leave Pakistan at earlie
India and France signed an agreement for cooperation for the Gaganyaan space mission to send 3 Indians in Space. France will
at French space agency CNES. Flight physicians or surgeons are responsible for astronaut’s health before, during and after the
physicians are from the Indian Air Force. Gaganyaan orbital spacecraft project (2018) originally intended to send astronauts fro
anniversary of independence in 2022. However, the mission was delayed by Corona.
Cancel culture: American cartoon series "Simpsons" - White male Voice actor has to apologize for stereotyping Indian character
Character from the series. Within Indian cinema to racial stereotyping exist- All Nepalis as 'Bahadur / Chowkidaar', South Indian
"Ayyo", Gujarati "Garba/Theplaa", Caricaturing Sardar/Punjabi/Parsis/Bhojpuri. Excessive level of sensitivities by American India
eye to similar practices at home
Greed: Bernard madoff- Largest ponzi scam in history worth $64 billion→ USA court given 150 years jail, died in 2021. Even ma
had Forwarded their innocent clients money into it. Lesson? Despite having a higher level of literacy, financial inclusion and reg
USA-Greed for money takes people to such scams.
Sports Ethics: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak who was working as IPL cricket team bowling coach, convicted in match
via whatsapp → bookie paid him 2 bitcoins and Iphone to his wife. Previously as captain of Zimbabwe team he had a made lot
8000 acre farm in Zimbabwe. So it is not the lack of money but the greed for more money and lavish lifestyle pushing successfu
Birthplace of of Lord Hanuman: 1) Karnataka claims Hanuman was born on Anjeyanadri Hill in the valley of the Tungabhadra ne
to correspond to Kishkinda of the Ramayana. 2) Andhra Pradesh-based Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, on the other hand, cla
be in Anjanadri in the Seven Hills of Tirumala.
China is playing mind game by using terms like QUAD = ASIAN NATO. We do not have such military vision. Says India's foreign
India-France and Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, but views differ on how to handle the Myanmar situation
Corona: Education ministry postponed the CBSE class 12 exam and cancelled the class 10 exam.
Coronavirus natural calamity? Disaster Management Act, 2005 → State disaster response fund srdf →Union State 75:25 contrib
calamity but not yet defined as Natural Calamity so state governments are unable to use the money from this fund to help indiv
writes to prime minister.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ CCI’s antitrust plan: Select staff to view competitor’s confidential info
MSME development board- a Statutory body under the m s m e act chaired by the Union Minister. 46 members- 26 from official
industrial side. Controversy that all of the industry side are affiliated with BJP.
Spectrum given to the telecom companies: Union government is the legal owner of the spectrum. Telecom company is only giv
spectrum. Therefore if a telecom company is undergoing Insolvency proceedings → The spectrum itself cannot be treated as 'a
owner is Government and not the company- says National Company Law appellate Tribunal.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS, Statutory body under Ministry of Consumer Affairs). → Gold jewellery hallmarking (to certify p
15th June 2021 (Originally the deadline was 15 January).
Nepotism: Kerala Lokayukt found Minority Welfare Minister KT Jaleel guilty of favoritism/nepotism, Because he had Illegally app
Manager of the Kerala state minority finance Development Corporation. He has tendered resignation. Separately he was also ac
misappropriation of Kerala floods fund, bridge construction funds. In the past Kerala Lokayukt had even made adverse reports a
Minister Oommen Chandy but he had not resigned. Lesson? Corruption and nepotism is not confined only to the states with low
of education.
Resignation: Austria Health Minister Rudolph resigns citing 1) I am exhausted with corona work and battling with the other offic
blood pressure problems and twice I had to take sick leave. The country needs a Health Minister who is 100% fit. (vs. India old
interested to leave the Minister job unless pushed out by others)
Cancel Culture: Some computer programmers are opposed to the racist words like “master” and “slave” and “whitelist” and “bla
to the Internet Engineering Task Force (A voluntary international organisation) to replace them with more 'neutral / inoffensive'
of 'blacklist'.
9/11 (september 2001) Attack on the the World Trade Centre → America had sent troops to Afghanistan → President Trump de
1st May 2021 But situation not fully stable so president Biden to keep 3000 troops beyond May and full withdrawl by 11th Septe
the the 9/11 attack.
130th birth anniversary of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar on 14th April- 1) His book "The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and Its Solution"
→ birth of RBI 2) As a labour member in Viceroy’s Executive Council from 1942 to 1946, he evolved numerous policies in the w
welfare sectors 3) Central Water Commission, Inter-State Water Dispute Act, 1956, and the River Board Act, 1956 emanate from
Assembly’s Poona session in 1937, he introduced a Bill to abolish the Khoti system of land tenure in Konkan 5) As a member of
Ambedkar opposed the introduction of the Industrial Disputes Bill, 1937, as it removed workers’ right to strike. 6) As chairman o
committee, 7) advocacy of the Hindu Code Bill was a revolutionary measure towards ameliorating women’s plight by conferring
and inherit. 8) (2016) Modi govt developing Panchteerth — Janam Bhumi (Mhow), Shiksha Bhumi (London), Chaitya Bhumi (Mu
(Nagpur), Mahaparinirvan Bhumi (Delhi).
If High Court gives blanket order "XYZ Person shall not be arrested and no coercive steps are to be taken against him" But this
Officer's duty of conducting the investigation Because at every step accused person's lawyer will keep blocking Access to docum
account "this is coercive step". So high court must clarify why it is given such immunity?" - says SC.

Corona: Maharashtra curfew from 14th April till May 1. state government announces: 1) ₹1500 DBT To hawkers, auto rickshaw
workers. 2) Tribal family dbt 2000 rupees 3) 3 kilo wheat 2 kilo rice per person free for 1 month for NFSA beneficiaries etc. 4) n
marriage 5) no shooting of movies/ads including Vimal Guthka. 6) Lockdown in such key economic hubs can cost up to 1.25 bill
Corona: if Vaccine is already given emergency approvals by the US, EU, UK and Japanese / WHO → Indian government will no
phase 3 clinical trials. De-dhanaa-dhan (=fasttrack) approval to be given. Challenges? 1) Foreign manufacturers have already si
different countries so they will not have the stock to sell to India 2) Our vaccine storage infrastructure capable of handling only
whereas Pfizer & Moderna Need to be kept at a very low temperature. 3) EU had given subsidies/grants to Pfizer While its vacc
and therefore Pfizer is selling the vaccine at $15 (EU) and $20 (USA). Indian government has not invested in this foreign compa
they may not sell us cheap. 4) India has about 100 million senior citizen population but only 40 million of them have taken vacc
hesitancy among the public is reduced the increased the supply of vaccine unlikely to help combating corona pandemic
2011: Japan massive earthquake near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Its nuclear reactor got damaged and its cooling wat
Company wants to shut down the plant but they will have to release the water in Ocean- This move is strongly opposed by the
Korean Government. But Japanese cabinet has approved release in the next two years
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋SEBI Fines Yes bank for AT1 Bond Case (explained in Mrunal's Win20 Free economy lecture series)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ IF Insolvency bankruptcy code resolution process has started then other courts can't attach the property under Prev
act (PMLA)- says National Company Law appellate Tribunal.

Friendship: Consequence of putting friendship above institutional rules: Nirma University student Pallav shares Zoom lecture lin
Himanshu for education / learning purpose. Himanshu logs in with fake name "Faizaan Bakshi” and engages in Zoom-bombing
showing pornographic images & obscene videos→ girl students send complaints to National Commission for Women → Police s
fled to Canada. But Police arrested Niram Student Pallav for sharing the lecture link with unauthorised person. Points to conside
injection- As IAS/doctor will you give it to your friend who says he needs it for a relative? (Counter? What if he does not require
black market at Higher price? And later on it is exposed and your name is also tarnished in the media?) [2) Your friend has lost
mania/PUBG Matches, he asks you (IAS) to temporarily loan him 50k from the govt funds- with the promise that within 10 days
recover and he will give you double the money for poverty-welfare fund! [3) You are a librarian at the Govt library with an offic
But your friend is preparing for the IAS exam and says "please allow me to sit & read till midnight. Because there is too much n
Will you do it with the risk that after a few days there are reports of stolen books / empty liquor bottles & used narcotic injectio
Officer should help their friends but not by violating the rules you can never be sure of their hidden motives.
1950s: Mao signed Treaty of alliance with Russia and fought against USA on Korean War. 1969: Russia China border conflict, R
Mao Ping Pong diplomacy with USA. 2021: USA imposed sanctions on both Russia and China so now they are again shaking han
there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. India should keep in mind this great power triangle between Russi
C.Rajamohan)
Shantir Ogrosena exercise: 10-day long Military exercise in Bangladesh in which troops from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bang
observers from the USA, UK, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore.
Raisina Dialogue: organised by the MEA and the think tank ORF (Observer Research Foundation) for lecture/debate of eminent
geo-economics. Usually done at Delhi but Corona-2021: PM to inaugurate the VIRTUAL summit. Babu-Shonas (Especially those
advised not to waste time Watching its YouTube videos. Complete the Prelim & Mains exam syllabus first.
Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the BAFTA for best dir
Death: I A Rehman: Pakistani human right advocate, original born in Haryana (1930)
Hideki Matsuyama: First Japanese golfer to win Augusta Masters and green jacket
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Election: Election Commission of India imposes 24 hours ban on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for pr
Central armed police forces -And instigating women to do gherao of CAPF while other villagers went to vote.

Rajya Sabha: 2021-April: 3 seats fell vacant from Kerala, before the starting of Kerala State Assembly Elections. Kerala Vidhan S
2021. So, Election Commission did not organise the polls for Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala thinking 1) Vidhan Sabha election h
should not get chance to vote in Rajya Sabha election because people's will may have changed 2) Corona. Now Kerala HC orde
Vidhan Sabha because 1) it is up to the Commission to fix the schedule of election would not mean that the Commission can fix
the Commissioner to act fairly and legally 2) Election can be postponed if only any law-and-order situation or any practical impo
SUSHIL CHANDRA was appointed the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) replacing Sunil Arora. SUSHIL CHANDRA is the second
(IRS) officer to become CEC.
SC petition seeking deletion of 26 verses from the Quran which justified violence against non-Muslims”. SC dismissed the petitio
frivolous and also imposed ₹50000 fine.
Vaccine: Sputnik-V (Efficacy 92%) Russian Vaccine developed by Gamaleya National Research Institute Moscow Becomes the th
India after Covishield (Efficacy 51%, Serum Institute of India), and Covaxin (Efficacy 81%, Bharat Biotech). Sputnik's Indian ma
Dr Reddy laboratory In collaboration between Russian direct investment fund RDIF. Storage: The vaccine has to be stored at m
its lyophilized (freeze dried)form can be stored at 2°C to 8°C. It uses two different virus that causes common cold (adenovirus)
shots 21 days. Cost around 750 Rupees per shot.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋"RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) wants NPCi to regulate NUE to save time/money in supervision.This is a tip/scoop giv
Express. Let the RBI officially notify.
Little Guru: Sanskrit learning app by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam A
Education Minister. ICCR an autonomous body under administrative control of Ministry of External Affairs.
Natanz - Nuclear facility of Iran suddenly faced electric blackout. Local media allege cyberattack by USA/Israel.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Jordan King's Royal rift with his brother
Death: Datta Iswalkar, Labour/Trade union leader Maharashtra
(GSM2) Freedom of speech: Chinese government launches a hotline for citizens to report "History Nihilists" Who are distorting t
version of Chinese history and Chinese culture online.
Use of AI: At Haridwar Kumbh, Uttarakhand Police to use AI-equipped cameras to zoom in on those not wearing masks

Remdesivir Antiviral injection manufactured in 2014 to treat Ebola. Can also be used for SARS and MERS and Corona. Problem?
UAE names two astronauts including one female (Noura al-Matroushi) for its Moon Mission. (Critics argue it is a divergent exerc
controversy involving their PM keeping daughter as Hostage) India's Gaganyan mission 2022 to send 3 astronauts in space. Pre
undergoing training- among them 3 will be sent. Critics argue/speculate that none of them are Indian women because The Elig
from the armed forces with minimum "X" hrs of flight training" - which did not have women. Although a female robot Vyom-Mit

Remdesivir: Antiviral injection used for treatment of Corona patients in ICU/Oxygen Supply. Suddenly a large scale shortage be
mafias Unnecessarily prescribing it for profiteering & when stock is over → insisting that patient himself must arrange 6 doses o
farzi youtubers, patients themselves become "self-taught experts" and demanding Remdesivir even for home isolation (Where i
does not prescribe it → relatives create Dhamaal in the hospital. As per coronavirus guidelines of Govt, Only government alone
hospitals. Chemists/pharma stores are not allowed to sell it directly to people. Separately ruling party state president starts dist
injections from ruling party office and uploads photos on social media. Opposition parties are outraged how did he get injection
allowed to distribute it? Simultaneous Dharna Pradarshan / Dhmaal by patients as well as opposition Parties. As Municipal comm
(IAS) how will you address this? Way Forward? Stakeholders: [1) Stop the political parties from distributing injections from their
a violation of the corona guidelines 2) farzi-youtuber political parties, patients, relatives, hospital, pharma companies. [3) Reduc
the Remdesivir. [4) Request National Medical Commission (NMC) To issue guidelines to prevent this "MBBS students turned farz
vlogger type videos with half-information 5) Deploy security personnel at hospitals for these 'self-expert corona patients & their
Union ministry for new stock & SOP/Treatment guidelines with different drugs e.g. Tocilizumab. [7) More stringent implementat
mask To prevent the spread of Corona. IF corona⏬then Injection demand ⏬
Role of Media: BBC cancelled its regular programming and aired special coverage hosted by black-clad news anchors throughou
Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Too many Viewers complained to "this is too much coverage on one person. O
neglected." Then BBC setup 'Dedicated web page where users can complain about this!' In India too, after death of celebrities f
similar issues seen. some other angles in past by Indian Media: 1) Large Hadron Collidor /God Particle experiment: too much fe
Indian committed suicide 2) Corona- fearmongering in initial months- suicide attempt.
“Air bubble/Transport Bubbles" are temporary arrangements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger
international flights are suspended by COVID-19 pandemic. INDIA HAS more than 25 such pacts. Latest entry Sri Lanka. 2020-G
for Ghar wapsi of NRIs in Corona.
China fines $2.75 billion on Jack-Ma (Alibaba E-commerce website/Ant-NBFC) for misusing his dominant position in e-commerce
merchants from using other online eCommerce platforms.
MNC Tax avoidance: Multinational corporations registered their company in Tax Haven/Low Tax nations like Luxembourg 1.39%
Cayman Islands 0.2 % to Avoid paying taxes to normal countries. India is Losing annually $100 cr and USA $500 cr by this. Ind
laws/rules -General anti avoidance rules (GAAR), Place of effective management (POEM)/significant economic presence 2) Chan
avoidance agreement (DTAA), Assigning Tax Information exchange agreements (TIEA), ratifying OECD treaty base erosion and
USA: Former President Donald Trump had reduced the corporation tax from 35% to 21%. New President Biden aims to increas
be given for American companies registered in Tax Haven / low corporation tax nations. Biden also urged G20 group of countrie
Corporation taxes of 21%
Singapore becoming the first country to ratify Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
endemic species: are plant and animal species that are found in a particular geographical region and nowhere else in the world.
a continent while the others can be endemic to an island. E.g., Lemurs of Madagascar, Snow leopard of Himalayas. They are 2.
extinct with global warming, Because it will damage their habitat And they cannot migrate/survive anywhere else. Therefore pro
deal - Keeping global warming below 2C is necessary.
Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra = Some miscreants started forest fire.
Surat Municipal Corporation ordered Municipal school teachers to come for the night duty to count Corona dead bodies at the cr
Association opposed, "we are already overburdened with academic work, government duties related to various surveys, by-elec
corporation junior staff's stand, "Due to Corona lockdown teaching work is reduced, We are paying salary to the teachers so, be
work even if it requires counting the dead bodies!" As Municipal Commissioner (IAS) What will you do?
Rule of law/Impartiality/political neutrality: Norway's Police fined $2000 on Prime Minister Erna Solberg for breaking Covid-19 so
she organised a family gathering to celebrate her birthday. Whereas in India, ministers organise political rallies without much ca
distancing rules yet rarely serious action by Election Commission or Police or Municipal commissioner (IAS).
Gairsain Town: Previous Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had announced to make it the administrative Capital of Uttarakha
minister Tirath Singh Rawat has suspended it.
La Soufriere volcano: Erupted in Caribbean island of Saint Vincent
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) does not authorise other States to carry military exercises or manoeuvres in an
Economic Zone and on the continental shelf without consent/legal-permission. However, USA Navy doesn't agree with this, and
navigation operation (FONOP) across the world.
India’s Territorial Waters - Continental Shelf- EEZ Act,1976 1) defines EEZ= an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial wate
from baseline. 2) All foreign ship except the warships shall enjoy right of innocent passage.
US Navy 7th fleet's USS John Paul Jones had carried out a "US Freedom of Navigation operation", inside India’s exclusive econo
requesting India’s prior consent. India has been accommodative of these USFONOP operations in the past, not challenged the m
fleet. But this time American Navy released a press statement, So it has made the Government of India uncomfortable. Presiden
7th Fleet in 1971 War To evacuate American citizens from Bangladesh however in the later years declassified documents reveal
authorisation to American Navy to help Pakistani forces / attack Indian Army.
Italian ship enrica lexie- two Italy marine soldiers opened fired killing Kerala fisherman, arrested case going on.⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋
Death: PRINCE PHILIP, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, father of Prince Charles died. He was nephew o
Teaching in mother tongue: Gujlish project: Government of Gujarat directed Gujarati medium private schools to teach basic term
Science from class 1 to 10 in English medium. PIL in HC: This has reduced the score of students as they are unable to cope up
Government stand "this is beneficial for NEET/college studies"
Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann: Founder of Homeopathy- His birthday 10th April Celebrated as World homeopathy d
"Homeopathy- the ultimate green medicine"
IFFCO: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), India's largest fertilizer seller has increased the the prices of of non urea fe
Non-urea fertilizers = decontrolled prices so companies are free to change them as per business model. 2) Input cost of ammon
phosphate⏫
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Us presidential envoy John Kerry visits India says 1) he did not talk about net zero emission targets with Modi 2) He
activism of Greta Thunberg ki saheli Disha Ravi.
2015: Yes Bank issued India's first green (infrastructure) bond. 2021: Ghaziabad Municipal corporation (Uttar Pradesh) first Mun
green bonds in India (150cr, 8.1%, 10 year tenure). it has 50cr green shoe option = extra 50cr ke bonds can also be issued (be
listed at Bombay Stock Exchange's BOND PLATFORM. ₹₹To be used for wastewater reuse
New code of conduct for IIM-C faculty: NO CRITICISING the institute or the government, no joining protest demonstrations tha
“decency,” No going press without permission, no politics, no signing joint petitions for redressal of grievances. 😰The rules are
Central Government employees service conduct rules and it undermines the academic independence of the the professors 🤩fav
schools success is judged on placement packages. Too much Political/civil rights/freedom/environment activism may discourage
for placements e.g. Israel/Palestine human right activitsm vs American Company owners fear about tweet by such student. The
schools should conduct themselves in different manner than Liberal Arts institutions.
Panandhro: Lignite coal mining area in Kutch, Gujarat. Reserves are exhausted so closed down.
Rohingya Refugees detained in Jammu → Government is working to deport them to Myanmar. Refugees petition to Supreme C
will be subjected to genocide". Govt stand 1) Threat to National Security. 2) Nuisance of agents and touts that help illegal immi
1) They will be deported back as per the the procedures prescribed by the government of India
NETHRA KUMANAN (Chennai): First Indian women sailor to enter in Olympics-2021.
PLACES of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991: If any religious place was encroached before 15/Aug/1947- No court case ca
New case about Kashi Vishwanath vs Gyanvapi Mosque= uski ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋
(GSM2) Comparing constitution: Freedom of speech in other countries: 1) Pakistan Penal Code → Amendment Bill : Any criticism
forces will be subjected to 2 year jail & fine.
“vaccination utsav” between the birth anniversaries of icons Jyotiba Phule (April 11) and B R Ambedkar (April 14).
Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine trial to start in India
Particle physics → Standard model → three fundamental forces ( electromagnetic, weak interactions, and strong interactions), t
quarks, six leptons. The muon is one of the leptons. It is similar to the electron, but 200 times larger, and much unstable. USA
experimentation: "muons g minus 2".
G-SAP Program: Before: RBI conduct open market operations (OMO) to buy and sell government securities. But it was done in
firefighting manner. So, the investors did not know when exactly it would be done: fuelling more anxiety and speculation. After
Acquisition Programme (G-SAP) 1.0 to buy ₹1 lakh cr worth of G-Sec in Q1-2021-22. 🤩1) Investors given a timeline /calendar.
2) It will help stabilizing the The yields of government securities similar to Operation Twist.

RBI Monetary policy committee April meeting- 1) repo unchanged @4%. basics explained at earlier video https://www.youtube
2) Existing schemes like TLTRO, WMA, funding to AIFI (NABARD, SIDBI etc) continued/extended till September 2021.
IMF special drawing rights (SDR) ⏫ by $650 billion to help during Corona. SDR allotted on 'pro-rata' basis (i.e. If America's orig
then in new $650 billion It may have to contribute that much proportion. So in reality the share holding pattern may not change
capital/funds available to IMF for giving as loans to needy country will change) 2) plan to give Debt service suspension to 3rd w
loan moratorium similar to RBI).
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋PLI scheme for White goods like LED/air conditioner
Pariksha pe Charcha - Education ministry initiative where Prime Minister interact with students and teachers online: "Destination
choices based on relatives/neighbours' kids- So if their relative or neighbours child failed in a particular career they avoid it. But
master the core subject / area/career which is interesting them.

Social media fake news: Guj HC Suggested 3 to 4 days lockdown but Gujarat government imposed only night curfew → fake ne
Minister son is getting married so he did not impose the curfew for his own celebration". CM denied "My son is not getting marr
Attitude towards women: Pakistan PM Imran Khan- "If women remained in veil/pardah/hijab then Men will be less tempted to r
not have strong will power to control his lust" Prime minister has displayed a batting ignorance / patriarchial attitude of how rap
victim for the crime. Even Pakistan human right Commission criticized this.
E-governance: Jammu Kashmir annual Darbar move exercise - Administrative Secretariat was shifted from Jammu to Srinagar in
winter. 2021- “only 10 trucks worth of sensitive records/files to be sent to Srinagar’’ reason: e-office module/paperless administ
GSM3: Social media- ISI agents now contacting small criminal in India (of any religion) using Facebook & sending them ₹20-25
weapons from UP/Madhya Pradesh→ assassinate Rival gang target share news link to ISI handler on Facebook → later offering
acts of sabotage like setting fire in garment shops / damaging railway lines etc. Police arrested module in Ahmedabad.
ISIS has lost ground in Iraq and Syria so, now They are providing support to civil wars in Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Somalia
1) ISIS gets new recruits 2) African rebels/militants Gaining more clout/fear/funding/weapon/training/license to rape murder &
of ISIS.
Pakistan: First visit by Russian foreign minister in a decade. He promises to sell them "Special military equipment". Although Pa
'We have no hostile design towards any country!'
Saurabh Kirpal: His name recommended by Supreme Court collegium for appointment as judge in Delhi High Court. Although g
file to SC, with objection that Kirpal's Partner associated with some European organisation which is having conflict of interest. W
can withdraw the name OR B) collegium can resend the same name, Then it will be binding for the government - If appointed h
gay judge.

Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions Of Service) Ordinance, 2021: Many small time tribunals have been removed r
the litigant 2) These tribunals have not reduced workload of High Court in a significant manner. 3) too many chairpersons' salar
burden: example: Cinematograph Act, 1952: Central Board of Film Certification (censor board) → Film Certification Appellate Tr
body under the ministry of Information and Broadcasting), has been removed. Similarly tribunals under the Following acts remo
Patents Act, 1970; Airport AuthorityofIndiaAct,1994;Trade Marks Act, 1999; Geographical Indications Of Goods(Registration and
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’RightsAct,2001;Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic)Act,2002- their tribuna
Cinematograph Act, 1952: Central Board of Film Certification (censor board) gives film certification in 4 categories: 1) U: Unrest
(Suitable for all age groups) 2) U/A: Parental guidance for children under age 12. 3) A: Restricted to adults(Suitable for 18 year
To A Specialised Group Of people, such as engineers, doctors or scientists. If a filmmaker is unhappy he can appeal to Film Cer
(FCAT- A statutory body under the ministry of Information and Broadcasting). But now 10 such tribunls has been removed. Film
High Court
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Ex-CEA Subramanian A. criticising Present CEA Subramanian K. On the interest rate growth differential countercyclic
Mrunal's Win21 Lecture on Pillar#2: Budget.
Corporate governance if same person is occupying the position of Chairman and/cum managing director (e.g. Mukesh Ambani)=
making ⏬. So SEBI wants spitting of the CMD post between two people. Rule to be applicable on top 500 listed forms before 1
Vivad se Vishwas- Attempt to settle Direct tax dispute outside the court. Original target was 2 lakh cr but hardly about 50kcr Re
coming from Government companies.
Mandatory for the importer and exporter to verify their identity PAN card number Aadhar card number as well as physical verific
Benefit? Smuggling & tax evasion ⏬. Lesson? If we allow everything on self certification faceless online registration method For
always in the best interest of public administration/
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Appointment of Secretary (IAS) in Department of Revenue Department of economic affairs. Person in the news not i
randomly get transferred or retired. Dynamically changing information = debatable answer key = Intelligent examiners avoid it.
Forbes annual world billionaires list 1) Amazon's Jeff bezos for the fourth consecutive 2) Tesla's Elon Musk.
Unicorn club =Startup company with valuation over 1 billion dollar. e.g. Byjus, Unacademy etc. Credit card payment app CRED
Attitude towards women: Sympathy for domestic workers/maid/Construction worker: 1) India has not ratified the ILO conventio
states do not enforce the minimum wages 2) Poor families in tribal districts given advance money by the contractor for the wed
repaying previous loans → girl taken away. She cannot leave the maid-job even if the employer is harassing her because the ad
her family. 3) So even though she is given wages, she is a literate person but she's a bonded labourer. way forward 1) financia
PM Awas yojana etc housing schemes 3) mass wedding

Police reform: In Prakash Singh v. Union of India (2006): 1) Minimum tenure for the DGP, But most States don't have it. 2) Set
To enquire into misconduct by police officers. But most state govts have not set it up. Some States have set up but they are he
officers instead of judges, so independence/impartiality is doubted by activists/critiques. 3) Even in the states where police com
following problems found e.g. Gujarat: 1) Very little awareness among the people about the existence of Gujarat State Police Co
website (gspca.gujarat.gov.in) is not easily searchable through Google / sitemaps of other govt websites 3) It can only investiga
officers of DySP rank or above- But in most cases DySP Will not demand bribe/extortion directly. it will be done through his sub
inspector/head constable level. 4) More awareness generation is required similar to Anti corruption Bureau posters on social me
Donbass - region of Ukraine, Russia supported militants/separatists causing civil war. So, Ukraine govt wants to become a mem
fear that A) Russia may annex the region similar Ukraine's Crimea (2014) or B) Putin may use To divert media/public attention
crisis involving i) Sanctions on Russia for poisoning opposition leader Aleksei Navalny ii) Constitutional amendments to extend P
may put India in a tight spot to balance its relationship between QUAD/USA/EU while While purchasing S400 missiles from Russ
Shuttle diplomacy: negotiations conducted by a mediator who travels between two or more parties that are reluctant to hold dir
not willing to meet with USA officials- So diplomats of Britain and France and Germany work as Mediators carrying the message
Reached an agreement to set up a working group to restore the 2015-Iran Nuclear Deal. Ping-pong diplomacy = exchange of ta
players between the United States (US) and China in the early 1970s
Thingyan Water Festival= Buddhist new year in Myanmar. Although protesters are boycotting it because of the prachand-dham
Election: Sometimes critics say: Urban/educated people are more cynical to a democracy and they do not participate in election
despite covid restriction and high level of literacy - Kerala state assembly election Voter participation (77%-2016) and (74%-20
Covid-19 Taskforce: Chief Dr.VK Paul: NITI Member. New strategy- "Give vaccines to those who need it. Our priority should not
who want it.
Corona total number of death cross 30 lakh in 2021-April. USA: country with highest number of total deaths - 5.55 lakhs.
Insolvency bankruptcy code ordinance 2021: 1) IBC suspension no longer extended. Fresh cases can be registered for biz loans
pack for MSME upto ₹1cr. A pre-pack is a resolution agreement between borrower - lenders - investors instead of a public biddi
SBI|PNB- Tata Vistara airline. If 66% financial creditors (Bank,NBFC etc) approve then placed before National Company Law Tri
Challenge allowed: If Tata Vistara was willing to buy 60% of Jet Airways shareholding at 100cr. But this amount is insufficient t
creditors (suppliers/contractors etc of the Jet Airways whose payments are pending) then Swiss challenge will be done: Wherei
SpiceJet, Indigo etc. may also start bidding for better offer.
Global minimum tax: US President Joe Biden proposed to increase Corporation tax to 28%. US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen
agree on a global corporate minimum tax rate. So that governments across the world can have stable tax revenue to run the w
LG Electronics has decided to shut down its loss making mobile phone division.
Bambi Bucket is A helicopter bucket to deliver water for aerial firefighting. Indian Air Force helicopters using it to collect water f
forest fire in Uttarakhand.
Bombay High court orders Central Bureau of intelligence CBI To conduct preliminary enquiry into the allegation against Maharas
Deshmukh accused of demanding monthly ₹100cr Haftaa-wasooli. Home minister finally resigns.
Why IAS? Rehabilitation of Displaced persons: Orissa Kendrapara district more than 700 families lived in a group of villages but
sand & saline water, it was impossible to continue farming & residence. Male members were forced to migrate to Tamilnadu Ke
magistrate To provide 10 decimals of land (400sq meter) and rupees 1.5 Lakh to construct house under Biju pakka Ghar Yojana
Tropical cyclone Saroja: Indonesia and East Timor
Shitalakhsya River Bangladesh: boat drowning, 26 dead.
The National Security Act (NSA) gives the state powers to arrest without formal charge or trial - To prevent a criminal harming
Pradesh state the number one reason for invoking NSA is cow slaughter. In many cases Allahabad High Court quashed the case
and Criticized the district magistrates for mechanical passing order merely based on police report. sometimes Real/hidden reaso
2) property dispute/jealousy between neighbours and relatives.

LWE (Left wing extremism): 1) Local police has the keyrole to play in Controlling the Maoist. CRPF (Cobra commands) alone can
have knowledge of the local dialects or network of local intelligence. 2) Example of state police special units commandos: Andh
(c60 force), Jharkhand (Jaguar), W.Bengal (Straco). Whereas in Chhattisgarh the local police yet to take serious initiative. 2) De
Deny Strategy need to be adopted. 3) Andhra Greyhound formed 1989. Every IPS officer in the Andhra cadre required to spend
with them, So they have better coordination with Greyhound Commandos in the later years. 4) W.Bengal: Phone intercept and
Undercover agents. 2011: State police killed top Maoist leader Kishan ji afterwards no incident since 2014. 5) Odisha: After killin
and doing Administrative development work in in Koratpur Malkangiri region- LWE problems is under control. 6) Maharashtra m
-Areas close to Chhattisgarh. Maharashtra c60 Commandos trained by NSG & Also knowledge of the Marathi language help in ru
villages. 7) Chhattisgarh: local people were armed to fight the Maoists under banner "Salwa Judum". But 2008 Supreme Court o
not to fund this Local militia vigilantism. Salwa Judum declined, But there is no proportionate improvement in the state police o
Chhattisgarh police has set up district reserve guard (DRG) using Tribal youth and surrender maoist but it is a relatively young o
and Independence required. If they take out the Maoist leader Hidma It will help but Chhattisgarh jungle area lack of Telephon
intelligence is few days old and their lack of good roads= Patrolling and Rapid response also difficult.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, 1949, HQ Brussels, Belgium.), military alliance led by USA and selected European na
USSR after WW2/during Cold War. Need for Indian NATO dialogue / Partnership: 1) India is not interested in becoming a memb
interested in making India member but common ground against terrorism, Pakistan and China is possible. 2) After the breakup
involved in civil war/ anti-terror ops in Iraq, Libya Afghanistan & peace keeping operation in Yugoslavia Serbia Bosnia Kosovo et
NATO can help during Indian NRI/worker rescue etc. / Securing the energy resources 3) India already conducts military exercis
who are members of NATO. So there should not be much ideological problem in talking with NATO 4) Russia and China are join
based sanctions from USA and European Union in 2021. So India also needs to make more friends 5) After independence India
Europe through the lens of another colonization / NAM-ki-Pipudi so avoided deeper engagements but Europe is not a single mo
groupings which have their own agenda as an India needs to to engage with them individually for example a) Visegrad Four (Cz
Poland and Slovakia) b) Nordic Region: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland c) Franco-German Alliance for Multilate
after BREXIT. So we need to to engage with them for our strategic and economic interest (Column C.Rajamohan)
Russian constitutional amendments: 1) President Putin can continue for two more times until 2036 2) Supremacy of Russian law
sanction 3) Same sex marriages outlawed 4) Belief in God is core value. Points to reflect- How is Indian constitution better /Diff
Petrol pe Union tax per litre: Basic excise ₹1.40 + Special additional excise ₹11 + ₹18 Road Infrastructure cess + ₹2.50 Agricul
development cess (💼Budget-2021). and then State VAT ₹20 per litre.
Diesel pe Union tax: Basic excise ₹1.80 + Special additional excise ₹18 + ₹18 Road Infrastructure cess + ₹4 Agriculture infrastr
(💼Budget-2021). and then State VAT ₹15 per litre.
Petrol diesel tax per litre. EU (45-60%), Canada 15-30%, USA exception (15%). Presently India - Union Excise (approx ₹32 per
litre) This translates to around total tax on base price of petrol @135% & diesel@116%. If replaced with highest GST slab (28%
each for Union and State = Loss of over 4 lakh cr On petrol and diesel taxes in GST system compared to present (Excise VAT) r
State governments are willing to take deep cuts in their revenue
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Delhi HC judgement on Cairn- Now Income Tax Department wants to collect more tax
0 GST on gift voucher (e.g. Amazon gift card) → But when goods/service are purchased using that gift voucher, Appropriate GS
mobile bought.
Death: India's first environment minister Digvijaysinh Jhala from Wakaner Morbi Gujarat. He was environment minister in 1982-
Persuaded the Indian Railways to switch from wooden sleepers to Reinforced cement concrete (RCC) sleepers to ⏬ tree cutting
tree cutting was not a priority concern in India till early 80s.
Uttarakhand Forest Fire: 1) 3rd week of May peak temperature is highest. dry spell, dry grass smallest incidence of bidi/cigar ca
villagers going to collect firewood/Minor forest produce 2) Farmers burning crop Residue 3) Tourist and mischievous elements.
union government to send helicopters Per tracking and dousing fire.
Amreli district ASP ordered the ruling party workers to disperse from a park due to corona/night-curfew. workers' side "We were
camp and sitting arrangement as our party president was coming, and ASP slapped us" ASP: "I did not slap anyone. Some verb
and pulling happened. We told them to come with us but they refused." Outcome: ASP transferred to the State Reserve Police F
to consider: 0) Stakeholder : Political workers, Policeman & his responsibility, Public at large 1) While it is a good thing that poli
vaccination camps but nowadays this culture of "showing off" for political gains & social media- more gathering of mass. Difficu
distancing and night curfew norms are not applied to ruling party workers 2) IPS officers instantly transferred at the Complaint
⏫Confidence of Baahubali elements & ⏬morale of police. 3) CCTV, Police Bodycam to find who slapped/pushed whom 4) Need
Police Board / state security commission for transfer posting promotion of police officers without political Interference. 5) Until t
work with more tact, in "difficult" districts. Smoother relations / coordination with the local political leaders required instead of d
followers on the street. 6) गुलाब या कमल का फू ल देकर ह्रदय परिवर्तन करवाना चाहिए.
Gujarat- usually Primary Government schools shift from afternoon (10:30AM to 5PM=6.5hrs) to morning session (7:30AM to 12
To save children from the heat wave. But in 2021: not done promptly. Education department's justification- "Additional teaching
for the covid-19 loss". One Govt Teacher's Facebook post- "Why Is It That Officers show authority only in front of teachers and
pass ministers and MLAs.Officers need to tell the government to withdraw some of its Tughlakhi (whimsical) decisions. And as f
they(officers)don't seem even the slightest worried about the children." Way Forward: 1) Show Cause Notice to teacher becaus
prohibited from speaking or writing against Government orders In public platform / social media 2) Teaching Hours School timin
Keeping the best interest of academic loss in Corona as well as heat wave.
Rajkot Primary Health Care Centre: Doctor and lab technicians are not doing the RT- PCR tests in contact tracing. They would s
names and mobile numbers and send the kits Then the report will come negative "Everything is under control in our area!" / Ma
to private clinics. News channel highlighted → CM orders the Rajkot district magistrate to dismiss the doctor from service. Way
modern day cutting-edge workers at tehsil level (Doctors, nurses,teachers, police, tahsildar,Forest officer)- Habit of just sitting i
from home" from city (for coaching of child for 10-12-NEET/IIT). [2) Reactionary approach of acting/punishing only after Sting
= Not good governance. Proactive Vigilance required. [3) Dismissal is justified for dereliction of duty in the times of Corona and
lethargic Government doctors.
Chhattisgarh- Bastar District Maoist attack: 22 Policemen/Commandos martyred. Worst attack in last 4 years: 1) Quality of the i
Maoist knew their Messages were intercepted by the security forces that they used to dupe them that 1000 Maoists had gathere
of the villages were totally empty, meaning villagers had fled knowing about the upcoming attack, so, accordingly the security f
the patrolling. 3) Body of the injured/Dead Commandos were not retrieved immediately. Maoist got enough time to loot their w
wireless walkie-talkies.
(Diaspora) Vaccine nationalism: 1) Even though 70% of Kuwait's population is migrant workers, but corona vaccination 6x more
born-citizens over migrants. 2) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposes covid passport those who have taken vaccine can
sports stadiums, Rock concerts etc. This may further increase the discrimination for the immigrant workers / housewives if they
facility.
National Maritime Day was first celebrated on April 5, 1964. Indian shipping industry first started on April 5, 1919, when the SS
Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd travelled from Mumbai to the United Kingdom (London), marking a crucial step for India
routes were controlled by the British.
Death: (If GPSC) Makrani Ibrahim (pen name) Khalil Dhantejvi: Gujarati Gazal maestro, native of Dhantej village. Some of his g
Singh.
Death: (If MhPSC)Table tennis players Suhas Kulkarni from Maharashtra
Death: Shooting coach Sanjay Chakravarti -He had also won Dronacharya Award (2017), Had trained Anjali Bhagwat and other
Charismatic Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers of India behave in America like "Presidential" form of government -Where other
stamps. Tamil Nadu- Presence of powerful chief minister Kamaraj Karunanidhi MG Ramachandran Jayalalitha - Other ministers d
"Bowing down as the chief Minister's helicopter lands", Taking every small decision only after approval of the Chief Minister not
conferences by themselves. But after the death of Jayalalitha charismatic chief Minister era ended- State cabinet ministers beca
helped in faster decision making and good governance.
The people who count the votes decide everything. — JOSEPH STALIN. So if Election Commission not working in an impartial a
difficult to for democracy to functions perfectly.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Adjusted gross revenue case again in Supreme Court
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋What will RBI do in the repo rate ? Arre Bhai meeting ho do.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Company can give only salary to the Independent directors But not stock option (As it will undermine his independen
think it is necessary to motivate him for taking personal interest.
Why IAS/ Officer like quality (MP): women self help groups (SHG) formed under various Government schemes, but often they s
because confined to soap,saree,agarbatti making without Branding packaging marketing refinements. Madhya Pradesh- Lady AD
maker women self help groups with National Institute of Fashion Technology and National Institute of Design → fashion photog
Fashion Magazine → ⏫Demand in the hand printed sarees.
Why IAS/ Officer like quality (Vadodara): Insurance companies would not release the claim on time so Corona Hospital will not
😰1) Patient will be made to pay extra from his pocket.😰2) Hospital beds and occupied unnecessarily, during Corona. So, Using
act 1897 Municipal commissioner (IAS) orders Insurance companies to release the cashless claim 12 hours ahead of the corona
hospital.
Why IAS? 4 Minute Hindi Movie "The Lockdown" - About a mother starting prostitution to recharge her daughter's mobile so she
school fees & other household expenses- gets Berlin flash Film Award & Short listed for Cannes Film Festival. Director Abhishek
real life story. Role IAS /DM to ensure Govt schemes for Free public Wi-Fi (Digital India, PM WANI), electricity (SAUBHAGYA), L
(Subsidised food), even DBT of ₹1500 to women Jan Dhan Account in Corona etc. reach all the beneficiaries in timely manner.
Why IAS/IPS? (Noida) Residents feed poisoned milk to stray dogs after a dog bites a child. Animal rights activists shoot viral vid
register the complaint. Only after Lok Sabha MP Maneka Gandhi intervention post-mortem was conducted. Authorities failed to
menace / dog-murder. Broken window theory: Today mob poisoning the stray dogs, tomorrow vigilantism and mob lynching.
World's highest Railway Bridge over river Chenab. Bridge is 359 m above the River Chenab i.e. 35 meters higher than Eiffel tow
Location? Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir / Katra Banihal Railway line connecting Bakkal (Katra) and Kauri (Srinagar) Chall
km per hour, Chenab river is in the middle of seismic zone 4.
(Diaspora) 2008: Government of India's policy that only citizens of India eligible to represent the country in international sports
eligible. 😰Counter? Afghanistan has allowed Overseas citizens to play for the national football team & winning matches, Where
suffering losses due to Lack of better players.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Chess Cheater Dadang Subur vs IM Irene Sukandar match viral on youtube. NOTIMP unless Chess is hobby in Inter
Election: Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sharma was banned for objectionable remarks during election rally for 48 hrs → E
Expressed "unconditional regret." EC's lack of strict action against star campaigners → hate speech in election rallies ⏫
Corona 2nd Wave: When citizens and ministers behave in an irresponsible manner difficult to contain Corona 1) Assam Health M
Sharma "No need to wear mask, Corona has gone, will tell you when it returns! How will beauty parlours run if we wear masks?
more than 161 crore fine for mask violation. Proving the lack of discipline among people

NFT: Robot Sophia: 2017 granted Saudi Arabian citizenship, becoming the world’s first robot citizen. She created a digital painti
→ Non-fungible token (NFT) Auction for more than 6 lakh$$. Sophia created by David Hanson/Hanson Robotics (Hong Kong ba
PPP: Public private partnership in airport management: 😰 Once private company gets the right to manage the airport they alwa
BEFORE: Airport Authority of India (Statutory body under Ministry of Civil Aviation) Directly managed Ahmedabad International
Later, Adani got the right to manage Parking fees hiked to ₹90-150 depending on vehicle & hrs. The Free parking time 10 minu
from the entry gate to airport, Time taken to unload the luggage / wishing goodbye- 10 minutes insufficient. So you have to sh
(Earlier Adani kept Free parking only 5 minutes!).
PPP: Public private partnership in Hospital management: 1) Parking fees 2) Relatives charged ₹₹ even for meeting patients 3) S
admission form, separate fee for 'discharge form' etc. Allegations that some transaction done in cash & Receipts not disclosed t
evasion. 4) Doctor/nurses/ staff not paid minimum wages so engage in various way To Loot money from patient parallelly, whil
eye.
Ministry of Electronics and information technology (MEITY) → Common service centres (CSC): Help the villagers apply for vario
competitive exams, check exam results, print Internet browsing etc. 2020: CSC started Gramin e-store concept - Allowing the v
(VLE) To sell their products online. Amazon Walmart Offered tieups/tech upgrades but Government refused citing need for inde
private companies misusing the dominant positions.
Naliya Great Indian Bustard sanctuary in Kutch, Gujarat -Forest fire.
Assam Lok Sabha election- Ratanbari polling station- voting concluded Polling officer head to bring the Electronic voting machin
But his government vehicle broke down on the road. Meanwhile local BJP leader's supporters offered him lift in a personal vehic
ride, the opposition mob stopped the vehicle, held the polling officer hostage & started circulating photos and videos of EVM ma
District Election Officer/District Magistrate (IAS) What will you do? Ans. 1) Send a police party to rescue the polling officer and c
enquiry in the tempering of the EVM machine. Even if no tempering is found, still conduct fresh voting To instill the faith of vote
the polling station because transport protocol has been violated. Under no circumstances should a polling officer take an EVM m
private place. 4) Suspend the polling officer, investigate his negligence/bona-fide intentions.
Corruption: organised corruption in the police: 1) money taken on a regular basis from restaurants, liquor shops and dance bars
hierarchy and the politicians. 2) Network of politically connected brokers who were taking bribes for manipulating lucrative assig
home minister became virtually de facto police chief of the state and that the director-general of police been reduced to a non-e
Supreme Court had recommended setting up state security Commission to look after the posting promotion and transfer of poli
implemented. Way forward? 1) Maharashtra Sachin Waze 100cr monthly target crisis can be converted into an opportunity. Bre
politicians, bureaucrats, police and criminals. 2) debar persons of criminal background from entering politics. 3) police functiona
robust criminal justice system 4) Restaurant/bar etc regulate the building/land ownership, working hours, CCTV monitoring: Usu
beyond the stipulated hours, serve liquor without permit/to minors, prostitution, drugs etc. Then police get the opportunity to d
bribes. (Column Prakash Singh: Page6 A'bad Edition)
University governance: 1) Stakeholders: — faculty, staff, students, parents, accrediting bodies, government departments, regul
partners, and donors 2) University should be measured for intangible-outcomes like intellectual growth, holistic personality/Cha
instead Nowadays monitored on: number of students admitted, Placement package level, profitability etc. 3) ⏫Profitability: Les
number of students & assign Clerical administrative task to the teachers = Personal mentoring and character development⏬ 4)
Autonomy in research⏬ : democratisation of knowledge⏬ (Column C.Raj Kumar, Page7, A'bad Edition)
Shigmo, or Shigmotsav, is the rice/paddy harvest festival by tribal communities of Goa. Celebrated in March/April month depend
Associated folk dances: Ghodemodini (a dance of equestrian warriors), Gopha and Phugadi. 😰Section 144 of the Criminal Proce
March 27 prohibiting public gatherings ahead of Holi, Sabh-e-Barat, Easter and Eid-Ul-Fitr.
Nostra Dame Cathedral Paris. It was damaged in the fire now reopened.
Narcotic Drugs: Home ministry/BSF probe that Punjab farmers/Factory owners use bonded labourers from Bihar and Uttar Prad
drugs to extract long hours of working. Although Punjab State Govt opposed to this defamation of the farmers
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means- Former US President Ronald Reagan
Pakistan Govt's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on 31st March- Announcement to import cotton and sugar from India
cabinet did "U-Turn".
Election: Election Commission bars senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning, holding any public meetings,pub
roadshows, interviews and public utterances in media (electronic, print, social media) in connection with ongoing Assam Electio
comments against leader of Bodoland People's Front
Right to Education Act: 25% Reservation to economically weaker sections in the private schools. But this is not applicable to mi
Educational Trust judgement- approved this rule/policy/norm. Counter argument? Article 14 equality before the law -But here m
institutes are treated unequally. (Many other case rulings are also cited regarding Fundamental right versus educational institut
law is your optional subject. Column Aankhi Ghosh)

Corona stopping second wave. How to stop A] Covid appropriate behaviour (CAB) enforcement. ✅Use police and disaster mana
penalty ✅Use of local officials, political, cultural,sports, social media & religious influencers to disseminate masks and physical d
spreader events- Schools, colleges, gym, hotel, festivals, fair/melas, Wedding, funeral, social and religious congregations ✅ Vac
wastage B] Treatment ✅Setup micro containment zones, Command area, Daily reporting, ⏫number of isolation bed/oxygen/ve
required ✅minimum 25-30 persons' contact tracing for every infected patient → Compulsory Rapid antigen test (RAT). If negat
like Corona → / RT-PCR tests✅Prompt isolation Of infected persons. If home Quarantine given monitor them daily By visiting in
Chickenpox (छोटी माता) usually occurs only once. After contracting the virus, a person will have lifetime immunity to it, he/she will
coronavirus: 4.5% Re infection cases found in a study by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Counter? Even the cured
amount of virus left in the body for upto 3 months, which will be give positive test.
Narmada canal broke 100 times in last 2 yrs- admits Gujarat govt in Vidhan Sabha. Reason 1) Corruption: substandard quality o
maintenance 2) Farmers illegally drilling holes in the canal to insert their own pipelines to steal water. Why is canal breaking ba
Flora Fauna 2) crops destroyed → Same farmers demand compensation from Govt → additional burden on taxpayers.

Economic policy uncertainty 1) 2021-April: Department of economic affairs announced reducing the small saving interest rate →
minister says it was a mistake.No changes. (Perhaps because of the adverse impact on West Bengal election. Top-3 contributor
UP, MH. Previously "undo"-ing decision after public protest: [2) Income Tax surcharge on Foreign portfolio investors (FM Nirma
tax on EPF withdrawal. Past Economic Surveys Criticized such economic policy uncertainty because it harms the saving behaviou
of doing business, Bureaucrats become risk-averse and start to take decisions with political considerations → Policy paralysis.
Lateral Entry/ Generalist Specialist: Ministry of personnel → Department of personnel and training (DOPT) → Public Enterprises
Responsible for selection of Chairman, Managing Director, executive director in Central public sector enterprises (CPSE/ Govern
Coal India etc. BEFORE: Usually a senior IAS officer would be appointed as the chairman of this board. (Although private sector
appointment) 2021: Mallika Srinivasan CMD of Tafe tractor company appointed for 3 years / 65 age. Benefit? 1) More insight an
CMDs. 2) if More talented persons are selected to head CPSE= Profitability ⏫. Separately there is a bank board Bureau under t
Department of financial services for selecting public sector bank and public sector nbfc's top officials.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋IL&FS sells 49% shareholding of a Chinese Road company (Not for patriotism), but to pay the Bank of Baroda loans
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Automobile sales increased 1) by Low base effect [i.e.Depending on the denominator of previous year figure= the p
80)/80= 12.5% whereas (100-90)/90=11% Even though in both cases the absolute increase in the car sales is only 10 cars. Bu
to low base effect] 2) personal mobility demand : corona - Restrictions/infection fears in bus/rail/airplanes- So people begin to t
vehicle /car.

Environmental ethics: Aristotle wrote two ethical treatises: the Nicomachean Ethics and the Eudemian Ethics. Nicomachean Ethi
[When applied to climate change] 1) Distributive Justice: Climate change funding should be distributed in the principles of equit
emission by 2050 China is singing this tune just to appease the American and European Union policy makers so as to sign the t
violates the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC) i.e. First world countr
funding in combating the climate change compared to third world countries. 2) commutative justice: Requires fairness in all typ
Paris Deal- First world countries agreed to donate billions of dollars but in reality not doing so 3) Corrective justice: Giving punis
injustice and/or Giving compensation to the victim. But not happening in climate change, In letter and spirit.
Dada Saheb Phalke award by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: Rajinikanth (Original name Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, Marath
Karnataka)
World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021: Top5- Iceland Finland Norway Newzealand Sweden.... #140:India (2
year) ...#156 Afghanistan. (Our other neighbours Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan Bhutan and Sri Lanka ranked ahead of India). Glo
monitors four parameters 1) economic participation and opportunity (Labour force participation rate less than 25%, etc) 2) edu
less than 70%, women in college less than 30%) 3) health and survival, and 4) political empowerment (India less than 15% pa
10% ministerial positions by women).
Small saving schemes e.g. Public provident fund, Kisan Vikas Patra: you invest from Bank/Post Office → ₹₹ National Small Savi
government, Food Corporation of India etc. Finance ministry's department of economic affairs ⏬ interest rate by 0.4-1.1% Due
revenue income insufficient to pamper public with high level of savings interest rates.
RBI act requires the government to decide the inflation targeting after Consulting with the Governor every five years. Originally
from 2016 31/3/2021. Now same extended till 31/3/2026.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Deadlines extended for Aadhar PAN card linking (june30), foreign trade policy(Sept30), emergency credit line guara
mandate for online transactions(Sept30), Labour codes etc.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Government to recapitalize 4 PSBs through Zero coupon bonds (finished in Win21 Lecture Pillar 1B2)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Production linked incentive scheme in food processing (Ref Win21 Lecture Pillar 4B)
Attitude towards women: Punjab State Government announces free of cost travel for women in all government buses this will h
state. 🤩Benefit? 1) Punjab already child sex ratio poor. Daughters are seen as a burden, it will help in their educational and eco
the state govts do not enforce minimum wages so often women employees may be earning less than ₹8000 per month in & Sp
monthly inter-city bus travel. 😰Availability of buses & safety & Cleanliness. Parking space safety/Rickshaw availability near Nea
Attitude towards transgender: US President Biden allows transgender persons to join Army and also eligibility to get medical tre
weakening La Nina conditions = summers to get hotter in northwest India says IMD
India-Pak: 2019 Pakistan banned import from India. 2020- Pak ended the Import ban on Indian Medical products due to Corona
Import ban of Indian cotton and sugar mainly because 1) Indian sugar is cheaper than other countries 2) Pakistan's desperation
explained in previous cells in Excel file e.g. IMF conditional loan, FATF Blacklist threat etc.
Jai Sofia- Cruise ship for conducting Sea tourism between Surat and Mumbai
(GSM2): Declining quality of debates in house: When a bill is to be passed in house, Its copy should be given to the members f
can study properly for debate e.g. Rajya Sabha (2 days in advance), Guj Vidhan Sabha: at least 4 days in advance but in Gujara
before taking it so the opposition MLA is unable to study/discuss it properly. 2021- Guj Speaker reprimands the government dep
(GSM2) Election: Kerala opposition leader created a website operationtwins.com -Containing list of 4.34 lakh bogus voters. 1) L
name and same photograph registered multiple times in multiple Constituency. Kerala High court orders the election commissio
voters & Not allow them to leave the premises until their (Silver nitrate indelible ink) ink has dried. ASD Voters = Absent (A) - fo
the area for the most part of the year, Shifted (S) - for those who have shifted out of the address on the electoral list, and Dead
voting booth they can vote after careful scrutiny.
Russia becomes the first country in the world to approve Corona vaccine for pet cats and dogs
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News Item (Page Numbers correspond to Ahmedabad Edition)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Auto recurring debit / E-Mandate: Customers give standing instructions to its bank/card company/Prepaid payment i
etc): please cut XXX ₹₹ From my credit card every month for Tatasky/Netflix/Spotify etc. From 1st April: Banks will have to not
before actually cutting the money And some additional measures in e-mandate to ensure customer safety and transparency.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Mobikwik digital payment App 10 cr user data leaked on the darkweb. Argument point for why we need less cash e
cashless economy.
MSP: From 1st April, the payment for minimum support price (MSP) will be transferred directly into farmers account. This will b
commission / cut-money-culture of FCI officers/agents, Arahatiyas.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Union thinking about reducing the coverage of national food security act after Niti Aayog report. Basics already cove
them actually do it.
Climate change: "To see or not to see, that is the question" - Pope Francis , Modifying the Shakespeare's famous Hamlet quote
blind to the climate change destruction.

GOOGLE’S MAPS app will start directing drivers along routes es timated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traff
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋VOLKSWAGEN's US operations renamed as “Voltswagen of America” as it shifts its focus to electric vehicles. THIS W
#faaltu-company-ki-sasti-harkatein
Veraval-Patan town Gujarat -Renamed as Somnath. It has India's first Jyotirling among all 12.
Afghanistan India wants double peace = peace within Afghanistan and peace around Afghanistan
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Pakistan Cabinet meeting to improve trade relations with India. Let them actually announce something concrete. Ba
previous lecture
World leaders proposes a treaty to combat future pandemics, But it remains to be seen whether the actual cooperation is done
China vs USA in Corona pandemic.
2018: India Agro Ministry declared millets as “Nutri-Cereals” & observed as "National Year of Millets”. 2023: UN General Assemb
Sponsored resolution to mark 2023 as the “International Year of Millets”. 🤩MILLETS better than rice and wheat in vitamins, min
amino acid, Antidiabetic. They are hardier and drought-resistant crops, with a short growing season (70-100 days, as against 12
lower water requirement (350-500 mm versus 600-1,200 mm).
Millet examples: Examples: bajra (pearl millet), jowar (sorghum), ragi (finger millet), kodo (kodo millet), kutki (little millet), kak
(barnyard millet), cheena (proso millet), kuttu (buckwheat) and chaulai (amaranth). International Fund for Agricultural Develop
Nations agency funding kodo and kutki cultivation in Madhya Pradesh.
Gluten: Millets Kneading dough and rolling rotis are difficult because they don't have gluten protein. Wheat is easier to knead/m
gluten proteins that swell and form networks on water = more cohesive and elastic when compared to gluten-free millets.
Cropping Method: Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)= establishing a rice crop from seeds sown in the field rather than by transplanting
nursery. 🤩 saving irrigation water, labour, energy,time,⏬greenhouse-gases In transportation, better growth of crops, etc

Cropping Method: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Transplant the seedlings when they are very young (8-12 days) Instead
spacing / Square grid pattern & One plant per Hill instead of 3-4 to avoid root competition. ‘intermittent irrigation’ or ‘Alternative
the soil moist but not flooded. such changed management of plants, soil, water and nutrients improved productivity. Can also b
Niti Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index (2019): 75 per cent households in India do not have access to drinking water
Water usage in India: Agriculture uses about 78 per cent of fresh water resources. Irrigation sources In India Groundwater (64%
(2%), other(11%)
Water requirement for one kilogram of rice: Flood irrigation 3,065 litres while Drip irrigation just 842 litres.
Punjab government “Paani Bachao Paise Kamao” = meters installed on farmers’ pumps, and if they save water/power compared
pays ₹₹ in their bank account.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋MCA requires companies to submit cryptocurrency investments to Registrar of Companies (RoC)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Cairn lawsuit To attach Assets of Indian government companies abroad (Already studied few months ago. same com
500th time, then I'm not Going to read it 500th times)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Government not to issue Zero coupon bonds anymore for BASEL-recapitalisation of public sector banks after RBI exp
Punjab and Sind Bank wala financial gimmick (REF: Lecture#4 in Mrunal's Win21 series)
Slender-billed gulls: sea / wetland birds mostly in Western Indian ocean Islands/coastal areas. It creates nests on the land. Kutc
bulldozer destroys 500 nests.
Liberalism: Chandro Tomar / Shooter Dadi is an octogenarian sharp shooter from the Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh, won ove
despite Patriarchal villagers' objections. Saand Ki Aankh (2019) - a biopic Movie based on her life. Looking at her example many
also participated in shooting sports. Liberalism / Women rights can't be a monopoly or gift from foreign country. It must take ro
village- as Suggested by Swami Vivekanand, Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi. American and Swedish organisations giving certificates/
democracy and freedom of speech, need to introspect about the level of freedom & bigotry (कट्टरता) in their own society. 2020: 1
riots after far-right-wing party burned copies of Quran. 2) USA: Police murdering a black person George floyd -Black lives matte
supporters' rioting/Insurrection in the Parliament itself.
Attitude towards women: BRITAIN women Kidnapped and murdered allegedly by a policeman causing widespread protests. 580
about sexual abuse of schoolgirls. Education development GDP alone is not antidote to women safety.
Bangladesh: Violent protest in burning of Hindu temples & trains - a day after Modi's visit. Previously bloggers were also murde
Merely because GDP has grown better, does not mean rivers of milk and honey are flowing in Bangladeshi democracy And mino
protected.
Football: Video assistant referees (VAR) Technology -It helps referees to determine goal/ penalty etc By watching the footage a
because FIFA World Cup qualifier tournament- some Stadium did not have this technology so Ronaldo's goal not registered.
Formula One Race car world champion: Mercedes team. Lewis Hamilton won Bahrain Grand Prix.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ A PIL in Supreme Court has sought that 26 verses of the Quran be declared unconstitutional and non-functional. Le
mains exam is in September-Not tomorrow morning.

(GSM3: Economics of animal rearing) India's Gir breeds of cows- barely 10-15 litres milk per day. 1960s: Gir bull gifted to Brazil
and selective breeding with Holstein (Dutch cow) : "Girolando" hybrid cow= upto 70 litres of milk daily Even in extreme weathe
diseases. Lessons? 1) India has the genetic resources but is unable to capitalise on it due to lack R&D. Economic survey 2021 a
sector for not investing enough in R&D. 2) Indian Dairy Sector entrepreneurs complaining against RCEP Agreement and India-E
will harm our our business- They should instead focus on improving the cattle breed, production & quality as Brazilian Dairy ent
(GSM3: Economics of animal rearing) 61% decline in the Donkey population (2012-19). Reasons: 1) advent of mechanisation- l
pickup trucks 2) less interest of younger generations in donkey rearing 3) underutilisation of donkey milk as Health supplement
milk with antidiabetic properties similar initiatives required for "Halari donkey (Saurashtra Gujarat)" - its milk Antioxidant and an
insemination. Donkeys are cheaper to maintain than cows and buffaloes. If focused it could help improving the income of small
farmers
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ 🧔📯Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI: उत्पादन आधारित प्रोत्साहन) aims to ⏫ mfg of automobiles, pharma, mobiles,
them conditional 4-6% subsidy on incremental sales of goods manufactured in India, against their production in base year/zero
Corona mobile companies want the base year to be changed but ball by ball commentary is not important.
MK Ranjit Singh (Ex-IAS from Madhya Pradesh cadre) Chairman of the expert committee to relocate Cheetah from Africa to Ind
committee in 2020
Attitude towards weak/Depressed students: Attitude of the college authority that we do not want to keep "weak students / dam
our academic record prishtine and unblemished". Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat- Student f
exam due to "depression and suicidal thoughts during Corona". Student removed/expelled from the institute. Student goes to th
certificate about the mental treatment. HC orders Institute to take him back & allow him to sit in the supplementary exams. Les
have the monetary resources, or the awareness to approach the High Court. 2) Going to the High Court requires money= the s
parents but if parents are strict / Non supportive → further depression & suicidal thoughts. 3) If a student is removed from the
to get admission elsewhere in India. unlike in foreign universities. Although National education policy talks about such ideals. 4)
Minister's reply to Parliament: "60 students committed suicide in IIT and IIMs in the last five years." Academic pressure among
should make some uniform laws/guidelines.
Sports Ethics: International Olympic Committee rule 50 -Prohibits sportsman from displaying any political messages /Protests /S
sporting events. Similar rules in FIFA football but in recent years FIFA allowed freedom of speech and protest e.g. 1) Black lives
murder by policeman 2) Norway and Germany Football teams wore black T-shirts with slogans to protest against Qatar human
workers. Qatar is hosting 2022 FIFA Football World Cup. Counter thought? 1) Sportsman start protesting against Sovereign Nat
advertisement revenue [e.g. IF Chinese government banned the telecast in China, Facebook/Nike etc stopping the sponsorship]
limit themselves to Sporting performance in the stadium instead of engaging in political messaging.
Harichand Thakur -Spiritual Guru of Mathua community. His birthplace is in Orakandi/Gopalganj District Bangladesh. Modi visits
independence 50 years celebration. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges vote bank politics.
December 6, the day India Recognised Bangladesh As An independent nation, to be celebrated as Maitree Diwas
Indian Martyrs of Bangladesh Liberation war this exclusive Museum To be built at Ashuganj Bangladesh.
India Bangladesh-Modi's visit on 50th anniversary / Modi Hasina bilateral meeting: Agreement/Jt Statement: ] We will quickly co
economic partnership agreement (CEPA) ] Corporation in space, artificial intelligence ] Border fencing tranquil stable crime free
in all forms ] Bangladeshi young entrepreneur was invited to India to obtain venture capital funding ] India to help Bangladesh
Security Council for early return of Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar ] Bangladesh is the largest foreign recipient of India-made v
including 3.2 million as a gift. 109 ambulances. ] Ground implementation of Teesta water sharing Treaty that was signed 9 year
Bangladesh Liberation war this exclusive Museum To be built at Ashuganj Bangladesh. ] India Bangladesh friendship postal stam
connect Dhaka Cantt (Bangladesh) with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal announced. ] December 6, the day India Recognised Ba
nation, to be celebrated as Maitree Diwas ]
China Iran 25 year cooperation agreement: 1) $400billion of Chinese investment in Irani banking, ports,healthcare and technolo
2) In exchange, China Would get a Regular supply of Iranian Oil. 3) military cooperation, joint training, research and weapons d
sharing. 2020: Iran had dropped India from the Chabahar-Zahedan railway project, citing delays in funding. Issues affecting Ind
competitiveness, Supply chain management.
Book: The population myth: Islam family planning and politics - Former chief election commissioner S Y Qureshi.
(GSM1) Population Issues / Secularism Hate/Divisive politics: Uttarakhand chief minister (Tirath Singh Rawat) exhorting Hindus
offspring) to get entitled to bigger ration quotas like Muslims. Counter-Arguments? 1) Hindu family in Bihar might have four chi
Kerala or Tamil Nadu may have less than two children. 2) There is nothing like a ‘Hindubirthrate’ or a‘Muslimbirthrate’. 3) Birth
determinants 1) Education 2) income 3) late marriages 4) Access to family planning. 4) Indian doctors are reluctant to serve in
districts. 5) Quran does not prohibit family planning. Bangladesh has overtaken India in terms of population control — their Tot
Excerpts from Ex-CEC S.Y.Quraishi's book.
British period- Different laws for Hindus, Muslims, Parsis, Christians. different personal laws governing marriage, succession, ma
Article 44: Uniform Civil Code to replace them. Goa was controlled by Portuguese: Portuguese Civil Code 1867 → joined India in
Uniform Civil Code. In Goa Hindu, Muslim, Christians all are bound with the same law related to marriage, divorce, succession. e
allowed by polygamy 2) Cannot give verbal divorce /triple talaq. CJI Bobde asks intellectuals to study all this.
Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003: Religious conversion prohibited for force/Gift/cash. 2021- amendment Bill 1] Divine bles
Impersonation by False name, surname, religious symbol for marriage (to prevent 'Love Jihad').3] Victim, his/her parents, Broth
complaint 4] court can declare marriage void. 5] Jail upto 10 years and fine upto 5 lakh.

Speaker: In Loksabha / vidhansabha: speaker is from the ruling party but deputy speaker position should be given to the oppos
healthy democratic practice and for sportsmanship. 2) moral suasion → Less chances of opposition party members creating ruc
member sitting in the chair. However, in recent years, Either the deputy speaker position is kept vacant or given to the ruling p
Guj: Dy Speaker Vacant. Although a list of 5 MLA is kept, if a speaker wants to take recess, any one of them will preside. 5 MLA
during the speaker's recess BJP leader is given the chance to sit. 2021-For the first time a Congress MLA was given this chance
Electoral bonds -Supreme Court reject the petition to stop its sale. There are enough safeguards available To prevent the misus
Judiciary: SC case backlog 60,000 (2020-March) → ⏫66,000 (2021-March). Similarly in High Court case pendency ⏫from 6 %
High Court Judges posts vacant 2) SC - Max 34 judge but 4 vacant. 3) Corona: Video conferencing But process is slow, technica
to produce the witness and documents in a timely manner due to lockdown.
Death: Journalist Anil Dharkar, Mumbai

Death: RBI Ex-Dy Governor Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty, Mumbai. He has also served as chairman cum MD (CMD) of Punjab
Saina: Biographical sports movie directed by Amol Gupte. Actress Parineeti Chopra plays the role of Badminton star Saina Nehw
trained by Pullela Gopichand (Hyderabad)

CHINA SLAPPED sanctions on British politicians because Britain had Slapped sanction against Chinese leaders for violation of hu
Eritrean army had entered Ethiopia’s Tigray region during a five-month war But now Troops withdrawing

Mumbai Dreams Mall -Fire audit was done (2020) their fire extinguisher system was non-functional → fire spread to the third fl
hospital had fire safety systems but fire spread to quickly 10 killed. Lesson? 1) Fire safety, road safety, Corona safety= not resp
collective responsibility of all persons. We cannot be safe, if others are behaving in an unsafe manner. 2) (GSM1) Unplanned Ra
negligence on fire safety resulting in multiple cases of hospital fire, factory fire, Coaching class fire in recent years - Both in Mah
Teacher: Person without appropriate degree and qualification (B.Ed/M.Ed/TET) is teaching → 1) Most likely, they would have br
Teacher recruitment system 2) Private school deliberately hiring unqualified people for low salary/Profiteering. difficult to expec
qualified teachers. Guj Govt admits over 7000 unqualified teachers in 3000 private schools are like this.
Corporate governance controversy: Tata sons (Holding Company) its ownership: Ratan Tata Trust (##%) Shapoorji Pallonji (Mi
Cyrus Mistry (Son of Pallonji Mistry) replaced Ratan Tata as the Chairman of Tata Sons. 2016- Board of directors (Allegedly at th
Ratan Tata) removed Mistry through voting. Mistry went to Companies Act: National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) → National
Tribunal (NCLAT): basically ruled Mistry was right, Ratan Tata was wrong. Reinstate Cyrus Mistry as Chairman→ SC: NCLAT is w
Corporate governance / Boardroom battles between the founders = poor profitability → LIC & Mutual Funds invested in the com
Returns → Middle class shift to gold and real estate investment → Black money, Current account deficit, Inflation. ✋There are
conversion of public limited company to private limited company, and whether Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry group can sell its shareh
AND/OR get them exchanged for Other companies of Tata Group like Tata Motors/TCS AND removal of Independent director N
Jinnah'sgrandson) But not very important unless preparing at the interview stage and having BCom MBA degrees.
Beeple (real name Michael winkelman)- American digital artist. He combined his 5000 images to create a mega image/collage in
File (Everydays: the First 5000 Days), Which was auctioned for $70 million in Ether Cryptocurrency. Bought by username "Meta
Sundaram a computer programmer. Although allegations- Both have colluded/Marketing stunt to raise the price of remaining pi
eventually other Investors will lose money in NFT-Mania. Non-fungible token- already explained in a past video.If it comes in th
need not prepare it 500 times, unless you're a hopeless-Babu-SHONA.

SEBI innovators growth platform (IGP) framework/rules (2018) = Provides for relaxed rules before a startup company is given p
BSE/NSE etc stock exchange. Yet upto 2020-Dec, no startup company got listed under this framework/rules. So, SEBI Relaxes t
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋MCA disclosure norms on Crypto transaction
Net zero emission economic growth = balancing the amount of emitted greenhouse gases with offsetting/absorbing/sequesterin
Equivalent amount.
Attitude towards women: Babita Punia case (2020) Supreme Court ordered the government to ensure women in Short Service C
permanent commission in the army including command postings. But the Army's methodology of doing medical fitness tests of
officers must meet the minimum fitness criterias of the lowest merit male officer In the corresponding batch. Consequently man
to pass the fitness test. SC orders the army to stop & reform this. Present method is causing indirect discrimination, systematic
psychological harm to women officers
Police attitude towards SC ST: Prevention of atrocities act - "in last 1 year Bihar Police only filed chargesheet in 19% of cases. I
notices to accused, no further investigation/arrest. They seem to be doing the activity only for khanapurti (Working for the sake
Additional DGP.
Narcotic drugs: New York State legalizes marijuana-With hopes to create a $4 billion dollar industry creating tens of thousands
marijuana impairs short-term memory and judgment and distorts perception, it can impair performance in school or at work and
2) Long term use permanently damages cognitive ability, Breathing & heart problem. 3) pregnant mothers negative effect on ba
Use of marijuana will eventually lead to dependence on a harder drug (such as cocaine or heroin)
India Bangladesh Economy: India exports rice, spices, cotton ceramic chemical petroleum machinery vehicles to Bangladesh wh
garments. Bangladesh has a trade deficit with India so they are keen for negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership ag
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Banga Bandhu, 1920-1975): 1960s Started political rallies against Pak President Ayub Khan's biased po
1970s- Won majority seats in the Pakistan general election. He won more seats than all the parties of West Pakistan! West Paki
honour the the election result & launched "Operation Searchlight" on 25/3/1971 to arrest / murder East Pakistani leaders 26/3/
Rahman: declared independence of Bangladesh from west Pakistan. 10 million Bengalis fled their country to India due to persec
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent army to help in Bangladesh Liberation war, Trained Mukti Bahini (Gorilla force). Rahman beca
Bangladesh: Nationalised the private industries, Initiated Land Reforms, signed 25 year Indo Bangladesh Treaty of friendship, J
1975: Junior Army officers in Bangladeshi Army staged a coup, Assassinated Rahman, wife, sons. Daughter Sheikh Hasina later
Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangabandhu. 2021 is his 101st birth anniversary
Ever Given: It is a cargo ship stuck in Egypt Suez Canal Because of strong winds and sand Storm. It is blocking the way for at le
Billions of dollars worth cargo stopped.

Freedom of speech: 2020-July: Basketball playing non-tribal youth were attacked by masked youth in Meghalaya. A journalist w
attackers allegedly tribal boys with masks on should be immediately booked....criminal elements have no community and imme
against”. Police booked her for inciting violence and hatred between tribal and non tribal communities. Supreme Court ruling: 1
expression cannot be branded as an attempt to promote hatred between two communities. 2) Freedom of speech cannot be sti
criminal cases, unless such speech has the tendency to affect public order”. 3) Demanding protection of non-tribals living in Me
stretch of imagination, be categorized as hate speech. 4) FIR quashed. Lesson? Even for simplest matters, person has to move
Court for justice- shows that Protecting freedom of speech on social media requires more legal reforms, police Training-Sensitiz
AICTE rule to allow candidates who have not studied physics and maths in class 10 and 12 to join engineering courses. Civil me
Engineering Concepts cannot be understood without understanding of linear algebra differential equations integral calculus com
probability. If school childrens know they can get admission without studying maths and physics then they will be non-serious i
cannot deliver the future generation of best scientists and engineers. In the last five years 40% of the engineering college seat
fall in jobs. In 2020 alone nearly 180 engineering & technical colleges have shut down. So, the private colleges suffering a loss
driven more the desire to help them in biz rather than education
Goa Feni is a liquor from the fermented juice of cashew apples/palm/coconut. Goa state budget announces tomake "Feni = Goa
GI tag for 1) coconut Feni 2) Bebinca cake.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋India EU free trade agreement -Indian dairy industry concerned about cheap imports from Europe
Workers contribute money in the Employee Provident Fund → Earn approx 8% interest. This interest income is not subjected to
contribution is not more 5 lakh rupees per year. (Earlier this limit was ₹2.5 lakh Contribution per year). = benefit to upper midd
=⏫spending , economic revival.
Kalpsar Project aims to build a 30-km dam across the Gulf of Khambhat/Cambay in Gujarat, to create a fresh water coastal rese
Case Study: In 22 districts of Guj, district hospitals do not have CT Scanner machines. Their demand increased in Corona becau
required to check intensity infection in some cases. One machine costs ₹30 cr, And also requires a radiologist/specialist to oper
additional salary burden. But govt struggling with funds. As Health Secretary (IAS) What will you do? Ans. 1) Public Private Part
wherein Poor people get free CT scan done at private hospitals with PM-JAY health insurance. 2) Fee ceiling to restrict profiteer
Companies to dedicate CSR funds, national & international Donor orgs. 4) Ask Union govt's DST/CSIR/ICMR etc to encourage re
made machines.
Case Study: Gujarat govt announces to create Kota style coaching centres in four cities. Earlier Uttar Pradesh also launched the
similar objectives. However, often such initiatives suffer from following drawbacks 1) Top coaching facultys do not teach full tim
hourly rates are very low versus Their hunger for money is very high. Govt cannot pay them high due to funding constraints 2)
institutes become merely glorified libraries / study rooms / cheap hostel rooms- With No classroom attendance because of poor
room become den of unsavoury elements- Drinking, Drugs, Debauchery 4) In Outsourcing/PPP model Govt pays fees to private
section students but often Private institutes do not teach them with the same quality which they do in the full time courses. Con
in the actual exam is very low. As Education secretary (IAS) How will you go about the design & implementation of such schem
कोचिंग माफिया का ह्रदय परिवर्तन करवा दूंगा मैं "

Distasteful comments by leaders showing falling standards of Politics / Thinning Lines between BigBoss/MTV Roadies and politic
Health Minister demands "All MLA should be investigated whether they are having extra marital affairs or not. Former Chief Min
like Harishchandra being devoted to their wife. Let the world know about them, everyone will be exposed. I am making an open
BJP President,"Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should wear bermudas instead of saree so she can show her injured leg more cl

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2021 at New Delhi for rifle & pistol. Some winners: Aishwary Pratap S
CJI: Justice NV Ramana (Andhra) to replace CJI S A Bobde as the 48th Chief Justice of India till for the next 16 months till Aug
Coercive federalism: 1) NCT of Delhi Bill 2) Union govt cornering lot of revenue as cess/surcharges (Which are not shared by th
the taxes)- And using that ₹₹ as conditional loans/schemes to States. 3) NEET imposition of States etc
Pandaram land is the central portion of each of the 36 Islands of Lakshadweep. It is fertile and used for coconut plantation & H
had taken away this land from the local people who are now demanding the government to give them ownership titles.
Covid mutation: When the RNA strand of the virus replicates but makes mistakes during the process. The occurrence of mutatio
of them are deadlier. But sometimes more deadly e.g. UK, South Africa. Double Mutation = Within single virus two significant c
locations. Such variant found in India.
Corona in Animals: SARS-CoV-2 can infect pet dogs and cats. Cases found in the UK/USA. It causes Myocarditis = inflammation
decreases the ability to pump blood normal. Cats more vulnerable than dogs.
Thallium: a poison Used by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to kill his political opponent. Delhi Businessman reads about
murder his wife. Thus, internet can be used for both good and bad purposes depending on the character of a person
Vaccine imperialism: EU updates the export rules - First priority to vaccinate the local population. Restriction on exporting vaccin
reciprocating e.g. Britain Netherland Belgium.
RBI Loan Moratorium: Mar2Aug: But banks were asking interest on interest on the loans that were not paid during this period.U
paying the difference between simple and compound interest rate for this period for selected category of loans upto 2 crores. S
from charging any Interest on interest during this period on any loan, And refund all the money was collected. 2) No more exte
accordingly defaulters will be treated as NPA accounts & banks will recover the money.
NPA as a percentage of total loans: 7.5% (2020, Sept). RBI fears it will rise to 13.5% by 2021,Sept.
Kerala election: Congress Manifesto promises NYAY- minimum income guarantee scheme ₹72000 rupees per family per year. E
proposed Universal basic income UBI- pros and cons in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TIvNEHd1VQ

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋SEBI directive on Mutual fund investment in AT1-1 bonds. SEBI wanted to put some restrictions but then difficult for
3 capital through AT1 bonds IF Mutual Funds are restricted from investing in it so Finance ministry had SEBI asked to reconside
Bonds basics already explained in Win20 Series Pillar1B- April 7, 2020 lecture https://unacademy.com/@mrunal.org/courses?go
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Govt tweaks rules about the income tax exemption on the interest on on EPF income so that Middle to high income
Ken Betwa river water link: 😰its canal will pass through Panna Tiger reserve.
Ahom general Lachit Borphukan: defeating the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat (1671). Lachit Divas has been celebrated on N
anniversary) in Assam since the 1930s. 😰Controversy? In election season, political parties trying to re-narrate the history as Hi
(Mughal) whereas Ahom army too had Muslim generals & Mughal Army had Rajput allies.

India Sri Lanka: UNITED Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution "Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Hum
against Sri Lanka for war crimes against Tamil separatists during the civil war. China, Pakistan and Bangladesh voted against th
favour, 11 voted against so ultimately resolution passed. India abstains from Voting because 0) Tightrope between local politics
govt 1) India wants peace and justice for the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka 2) At the same time wants territorial integrity and stab
(GSM2) NGO: Over 32 lakh registered civil societies/NGO groups in India. Hardly 4000 of them Having any substantial impact o
contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)- To control the influence of foreign money in orgs. 2016: NITI's DARPAN Portal for registrat
will be eligible to receive funding from government schemes. Darpan portal also monitors the CSR, FCRA data & found most of
in Maharashtra Gujarat Tamil Nadu. Niti Aayog has formed a group to draft a new policy

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2020- amends 1971 Act: 1) Both married and unmarried women allowed a
(condom/birthcontrol pills etc) failed, upto 20 weeks. (Original act only allowed married women). [2) in other cases, e.g. Mothe
likely to be born with physical or mental problems then abortion timelimit A) Up to 20 weeks by Advice of one doctor. B) 20-24
doctors (Original Act not allowed) C) over 24 weeks by Approval of medical board D) At any time the doctor thinks it is necessa
✅Unmarried women given legal right to abortion 😰 Eugenics approach to abortion wherein physically or mentally deformed ch
Assuming that they are burden to society. Eugenics = using principles of genetics, heredity, selective breeding for improving th
Bihar special Armed Police bill 2021: to rename Bihar Military Police (BMP) into Bihar special Armed Police & allow them to Guar
to Central industrial security force (CISF). 😰? They can arrest any person without warrant or magistrate permission- Opposition
misused.
Corona: 1) All Indians over the age of 45 eligible for vaccination from 1st April, due to ⏫ cases.
RBI Committee of Ex-Dy-Gov Shyamala Gopinath for Evaluating "on tap licence applications" received for small finance banks an
banks. (More in Win21 Lecture).
market infrastructure institutions (MIIs): include stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories. [If preparing for the S
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NABFID)= Its officials cannot be prosecuted by Police, CBI,SFIO a
For their professional recommendations, Until court gets prior approval from the union government. Earlier Economic Surveys o
officials reluctant to clear large projects fearing 4C: CVC,CBI,CAG, Courts.

Climate change: 2020-Australia suffered the worst Wildfire. 2021: Australia suffered the worst floods.Nearly 20,000 Australians
Customer rating system on employees Problems: India: Zomato delivery boy, Urbanclap beauticians, Uber Cab drivers are not e
treated as "independent service providers" / gig workers. Startup companies classify them into various categories (Blue bronze
user rating sales targets. Higher badge holder will be allotted more work, bonus and company will raise his grievances more qu
reward system? [1) Faster delivery = better rating=Reckless driving violating the traffic norms. [2) Underage customer wants d
/ seeks sexual favours from home-beautician / wants taxi-driver to take him to drug-den/brothel = if refused → Customer gives
face bonus cut. Alternatively if a worker complies, he/she will get a Positive rating & bonus! [3) Kamaraj, a Zomato delivery par
assaulting an instagram influencer lady in Bengaluru, Although counter complaints that Instagram influencer lady deliberately d
subscribers. Since Kamraj had a positive rating & media highlight= company supported him but Many other delivery boys may h
for fake complaints. Lesson? 1) If we adopt a citizen rating system for promotion/bonus of government employees or Public sec
needs to be taken to avoid such problems. 2) Gig Worker shd be given Body cams / Taxi cams. But overreliance on such electro
will create a new set of debates on privacy and social trust. 3) Govt shd evolve a Regulatory framework to uphold the rights of
with an effective mechanism for resolving grievances.
Non-refoulement = a fundamental principle of international law that forbids host nations from sending asylum seekers / refugee
they would be in likely danger of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. 😰Problems in India? 1) In
speaks in favour of this but, Not allowing the persecuted Myanmar Chin/Rohingya Muslim refugees to come to India/Wants to s
on Asylum seekers. Not signed 1951 Refugee convention. Does not discriminate between humanitarian refugees and illegal eco
between refugees based on religious lines. Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) allows non-Muslim refugees from neighbouring co
India Bangladesh friendly relations but India-Pak friendly. Because: 1) Even though India and Bangladesh also have problem ar
movement of refugees, Cattle smuggling & river water sharing. But they set aside such conflicting issues and co-operate on tra
Whereas Pakistan policy makers see even economic cooperation with India as a 'conditional bargain' for Kashmir lense.
Gandhi Peace Prize by Govt of India started in 1995, the 125th Birth Anniversary of Gandhi. It is open to all people regardless o
caste or gender, carries ₹1cr award. Jury includes the PM as Chairman, CJI, LS opposition leader, LS speaker etc. 2019 award:
Qaboos. 2020: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman / Bangbandhu- Prime minister of Bangladesh, President of Bangladesh. His daughter Sh
is the PM of Bangladesh at present.
Indo Pak: India is building 1) Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project (1,000 MW) on river Marusagar,a. 2) Lower Kalnai project on rive
oppose this in Indus water Treaty Commission meeting
Australian Govt list "SKD" neo-Nazi group as terror organisation for plotting to attack the British royal family. Lesson? Terrorism
religion. Earlier Canada also classified "Proud boys" (White supremacist group) as terrorist organisation
Houthi- Yemen Rebel groups (notable cities of Yemen Sanaa, Marib, Hodeida Port). Earlier accused of drone attack on Saudi oil
earlier doing airstrikes on them but now offered a ceasefire (Possibly to rehabilitate the image of Prince Mohammed bin Salman
accused him of killing Journalist Jamal khashoggi). Earlier such negative places in world news were asked in UPSC MCQS.
China: USA, EU, Britain, Canada: Sanctions on Chinese officials For human rights abuse abuses in Xinjiang- Putting 1 million Uig
camps, forced sterilization in pretext of combating radicalization/terrorism. 2) Previously USA EU sanctions on Russia for murde
Alexey Navalny. 3) Such economic sanctions usually involved blocking of the visa, bank accounts and financial assets. So Russia
meeting to reduce the usage of dollar and western payment technology systems.
Sagar Sarhadi (pseudonym/Nom De Plum) / Gangasagar Talwar (original name): Bollywood script writer from 70-80 era famous
Ashok Lahari: first person who has been a chief economic advisor (CEA, 2002-07) to contest election (West Bengal State Electio
Uttar Pradesh Age of consumption of liquor is 21 years. So Delhi govt reduces the age of liquor consumption from 25 years to 2
People below the age of 21 cannot enter bars/pubs/Restaurants where alcohol is served, unless accompanied by a parent/guard
1) 21-24 age-walle moving to UP border areas to consume liquor Delhi govt may be losing state excise tax. 2) 21-24 walle may
behind the closed door anyways ✋Argument Against? [1) Women Safety. Domestic violence. Rowdyism, Road Rage, Drunk Driv
prohibition while the capital of the country is obsessed with earning money from liquor taxes. [3) Netherlands- Prostitution lega
USA, Marijuana also legal & such bizpersons pay income tax/sales tax, But for tax consideration, immoral thing should not be al
State shall endeavor to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of d
health.
Vaccine: Covishield (SII Company's Indian version of Astrazeneca Oxford Vaccine): The period between first and second dose in
8 weeks, to ⏫ efficacy.
Corona: Surveillance of Wastewater for Early Epidemic Prediction (SWEEP)-based model by IIT-Gandhinagar to predict pandem
wastewater quality. EU also has a similar system for Taking precautionary measures. Relevance? Interview Q: Why IAS despite
engineer?
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited BPCL: Government aims to disinvest 53% of its shareholding. BPCL shares trading at ₹43
Limited and other private players are offering ₹430 + 62% control premium over this market price = ₹700 per share. Control p
buyer is sometimes willing to pay over the current market price to acquire a majority share in that company
Saudi and OPEC+ group continuously ⏬ oil production to demand more prices. Indian government's Oil marketing Companies (
⏬the purchase of oil from Saudi (To teach them a lesson). Way forward 1) Saudi may cut prices 2) India will use the the oil fro
reserves (Where India keeps buffer crude oil, Which was purchased during cheap prices) 3) ⏫Purchase from USA 4) E-vehicles
World Water Day : 22nd March Designated since 1993 by United Nations. 2021 THEME= valuing water. Solutions: 1) Hydrogel
to store water in the root zone of crops and releasing water gradually as per demand of water in crops. 2) Hydroponics -growin
water with (synthetic / manmade) nutrients. 3) Aquaponics –grows with both fish and plants, utilizing the waste from one to fee
growing plants in an air or mist environment with no soil and very little water(recycled water) 5) Greenhouse (glass), Polyhouse
(Wood) enclosure to control the use / evaporate water 6) Rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, desalination of water, c
Precision farming.
Ken-Betwa link project to be signed between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Ken and Betwa rivers originate in MP and are
Water from the Ken river will be transferred to Betwa River, through the construction of Daudhan Dam and a canal linking it. Th
Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers.🤩 ⏫water supply to Bundelkhand region spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Prad
Tomar dynasty ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana between the 8th and 12th centuries. Their capital original capital i
Anangpal II / AnangPal Tomar (11th Century): setup capital at Dhillikapuri/Delhi/Indraprastha. He built Lal Kot fort and Anangta
was succeeded by his grandson Prithviraj Chauhan, who was defeated by the Ghurid forces in the Battle of Tarain (present-day
Delhi Sultanate was established in 1192.

National Monument Authority- Statutory body under the culture ministry under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites Act
"Maharaja Anangpal II Memorial Committee’, headed by BJP MP from Gonda (UP) Brij Bhushan Singh, is to establish Anangpal I
S-400 Advanced air defence missiles: India wants to buy them from Russia but fear of USA sanctions
Whitsun Reef: South China Sea news because Chinese vessels are roaming around and Philippines is opposed
Purvanchal festival = Art and culture event for Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant received "Maati Samman".
Rights of the convicts: Life imprisonment = imprisonment until death. Although the executive, at its discretion, can release the
years. But sometimes a poor/non-influential person may languish till his death. The Supreme Court expressed displeasure over
Right to lawyer: 1) Article 20 (3): "No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself". 2) Art
to consult/be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice 3) USA Miranda rights/warning = require a police officer to inform th
has the right to lawyer.
Citizens Commission on Elections (CCE), a civil society group headed by retired Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur released a
India's Election System". Problems highlighted: 1) integrity and inclusiveness of the electoral rolls 2) increasing criminalisation,
winning election 4) non-compliance with the model code of conduct 5) influence of paid media, social media & fake news. 6) Po
statements about religion and caste to get the Election Commission not doing anything Substantial to prevent it. 7) Reforms by
Seshan (1991-96): Model code of conduct, Candidates required to submit expense accounts, Officers showing by promptly susp
election because of violence. Such initiatives and boldness not shown by recent Election Commissioner
Electoral bonds: 15 days tenure 0% interest walle (physical paper) bonds sold only @SBI. Citizens and registered Indian compa
donate money anonymously to their favourite political parties. Political party will then submit the bond to SBI, who will transfer
Account. Bonds are issued by the SBI in denominations of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore. Governme
SBI and the Govt also bears the cost of printing these bonds. 🤩Benefit? 1) Anonymity to Donor while Transparency for the poli
their SBI bank account 😰Accusations that shell companies are formed to donate black money to political parties.
(GSM2) Role of civil society / pressure groups: Why FICCI-ASSOCHAM-NASSCOM/RSS/VHP/Farmer organisations are more pow
Millennial social media activists 1) Permanent Institutions with organised leadership, internal bureaucratic structure. 2) FICCI-AS
members to be high level of fees 3) RSS/VHP workers who will go door to door to collect donations. 4) They organise regular p
have separate sub-organisations for women and regional offices/chapters. 6) hashtag walle Millennial social media activists/Bab
effervescent initiatives, occasional candle light march, neither have the financial power or permanent organisation structure to c
ideas and demands. 7) For similar reasons Amul Cooperative and Lijjat Papad Mahila Udyog are more profitable & sustainable th
entrepreneurs.
(GSM2) Pressure Groups:West Bengal Politics: 1) Syndicate Raj = unemployed local youth leaders form Gang/Syndicate and for
the building material / labourers from them at an inflated price. They also control college admissions. 2) cut money culture = G
Beneficiary required to pay a certain % of money to local leaders, else his file for house construction etc may not be cleared by

Herd immunity: 1) Herd immunity is possible only in diseases which are transmitted from one human to another, for example, m
COVID. 2) One measles infected person can infect 10 people. So, 90% Population needs to be vaccinated. Similarly for corona 7
achieve 70% vaccination across India, we should first focus on cities where infection levels are very high e.g. Delhi, Mumbai, Ch
Vaccine imperialism: World Health Organisation created a technology pool in 2020 to encourage 1st world pharma Multinationa
patents/tech knowledge with poor countries' pharma companies. Not a single vaccine company has signed up. USA/EU Nations
such Pharma MNC (Because they provide large political / election funding). USA administration present approach = first all Ame
then we will to share vaccines with the other Nations. Only for tokenism/Media coverage, USA shipped some vaccines to Mexico
India has shared vaccines to many nations.
Disinvestment/privatisation- Why: Gujarat- Govt companies' cost of thermal electricity production @₹5/unit while private sector
cheaper bcoz- Govt companies machinery old and inefficient, procure coal from far away places with high transportation cost, s
attitude due to security of jobs.
Cheetah: 1) Family (Cat / Felidae) | Genus: Acinonyx (It is the only species in this genus). 2) non retractable claws. Their liver,
heart are all large to allow intense fast running 3) Life expectancy 7 to 12 years 4) Akbar & other royals kept them as pets/Roya
Declared extinct in 1952 in India. 6) 2021: India to import Cheetah from South Africa and Namibia & may keep them at the follo
Mukundra Hills / Shergarh wildlife sanctuary B] Madhya Pradesh: Gandhi Sagar wildlife sanctuary/Kuno National Park/Nauradeh
prefer semi arid grasslands just like lions
Sardar Patel Zoological Park near Statue of Unity (Kevadia|Narmada|Gujarat) - 27% of the birds brought in the zoo died within
International Day of forests 21st March 2021 started since 2012 by UN Resolution. United Nations Forum on Forests with FAO ,
implementation. the theme of 2021 is "Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being.".
Reading comprehension CSAT Paper2: "Ranjeet Lal- Column on different types of wild cats." https://indianexpress.com/article/e
wildcats-more-ferocious-than-tigers-7237492/
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Political corruption: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner emails to CM (Shivsena Party) alleging that Home Minister
Anil Deshmukh had ordered police officer Sachin Waze to collect ₹100 crore every month so, Sachin planted bomb-walli SUV-ca
home demanding extortion in Bitcoins.
Police Citizen Acrimony / Distrust ⏬: Even after Theft, people sometimes do not complain to police thinking it'll be a futile exerc
not be returned. So, Vadodara police organises a ceremony for returning Stolen jewellery/Chain snatching, 36 motorcycles, 2 au
mobile phones to their rightful owners. Could be done behind the closed doors, but holding a public ceremony with media prese
police, citizen trust. Also done awareness program that stolen mobile or vehicle could be used for crime and then owner could b
reported the crime.
Interview Q: Why IAS / How IAS provides "diverse opportunities / platforms" / Why Science/Engineer/medical graduate coming
Biochemist GV Ramakrishna (IAS, died 2021): He had served as 1) SEBI's first Chairman- cleaning up the share market after Ha
outlawing 'Badla (Carry forward transaction) system, despite opposition from vested group of share traders. 2) chairman of the
3) India's Ambassador to European Union. 4) Chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh. Sadly because of the web series youngsters ch
Mehta more than the IAS officers!

Attitude towards women: Instanbul Convention (2011): men and women have equal rights, government must prevent gender b
women. It was signed by EU + 45 Nations around Europe. (Indian not a signatory). 2021: Turkey Govt withdrawn rectification c
is necessary for combating domestic violence rather than punishment. 2) Too much women empowerment undermines the trad
Turkey. 3) Gender equality ke naam pe Europe is trying to force its LGBTQ / Homosexuality freedom norms on Turkey which is
all the Govt of the world accept common norms for women rights, it is difficult to ensure safety of women everywhere.
Attitude towards women: Pakistan Court sentences to man for raping a French woman. Pak also has laws for Chemical Castratio
deter the criminals in future. ✋Argument against: death penalty 1) Data does not prove death penalty is a deterrent. Although
Bangladesh have death penalty for rapists, it didnot ⏬rape cases greatly. Certainty and promptness of punishment, rather than
When accused person is a relative of the victim → threat of death penalty=Greater pressure from relatives on victim to drop th
make the rapist kill the victim after rape & hide her body, instead of allowing her to go 4) Madhya Pradesh Death sentence for r
the convicted men are from poor families. (Rich / influential men can buy the witnesses/victim) 5) Idea of retributive Justice ve
Assumption that a criminal can never reform even after spending 10-15-20 years in jail.6) Delhi December 2012 Gangrape → Ju
but even he did not recommend death penalty.
On 21st March and September 23rd, direct rays of the sun fall on the equator. At this position, neither of the poles is tilted towa
earth experiences equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox
Volcano: Reykjanes Peninsula volcano in Iceland
Myanmar Coup: 1) Chin refugees coming to Mizoram- "They are ethnically our Mizo Brethren so we can't Turn indifferent to the
Tatmadaw is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar.
RSS new general secretary: Dattatreya Hosabale
Thursday: Pakistani PM Imran Khan given Chinese vaccine produced by Sinopharm. Friday: He is reported Corona positive. May
with a Corona positive person before vaccination. Challenge in Public Communication? 1) if announced = fear among Pakistani
social media half-truth/memes. 2) if PM's illness is not announced = others who came in contact, can't be put in quarantine / fu
Way forward? Truth & Transparency.
Bond Vigilantes: large bond market investors who aggressively sell G-Sec in open market to protest against Policies of Govt/Cen
→ prices⏬ → G-sec Yield⏫ → share investors sell underperforming companies' shares to invest in G-Sec → sharemarket ⏬ →
raise equity(share) capital through IPO. RBI report warns about Bond vigilantism in USA / World.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋India produces minerals worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore per year and imports minerals worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore per year. th
only 1.75% but 1% growth in the mining sector generates 1 lakh (jobs) in direct employment and 5 lakh (jobs) in indirect empl
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋DPIIT changes norms on NRI investments
1) National Lake Conservation Plan and 2) the National Wetlands Conservation Programme were merged into National Plan for C
systems (NPCA) in 2015. NPCA is a Centrally sponsored scheme (=Both Union and State required to contribute money) for lake
in India.
World Sparrow Day is celebrated on March 20 every year, Started by India's Nature Forever Society with support of a French Or
Honeyeater- a song bird in Australia. Usually they sing their own songs, but nowadays imitate the songs of other species of bird
Songbirds are unable to hear voice of others in their species , so songbirds copying songs of other birds- which is unusual. Simi
isolation, work-from-home, e-learning. Students / Workers deprived of contact of persons from other race, religion, caste, gend
fall in company of radical elements = danger of intolerance ⏫, Free exchange of ideas⏬
International Day of happiness on March 20: Started by UN since 2013. 1) Bhagwat Gita three types of happiness — satvic,raja
happy,the entire world(seems)happy. If the mind is despondent, the entire world (seems) despondent.Hence,if you desire happ
happiness of the mind first. 3) Happiness is a purely internal and intangible feeling. Although Science says happiness can be ac
reactions and hormones so It can be manipulated through psychological medicines/Narcotic drugs- but only temporary. 4) Othe
happiness: Consumerism, materialist goods, flesh-trade, but their pursuits Eventually result in degradation of environment depr
trafficking. 5) Govt measures to boost happiness Fit-India campaign, Khelo India, Prime Minister'sParikshaPeCharcha,etc. for a l
healthy life for citizens 6) happiness is subjective- every individual has different parameters for his/her happiness, yet UN Happ
countries- India performs poorly than its Neighbours.

Myanmar Coup: Indian home Ministries stand, "do not allow the refugees to enter in India. We are not a signatory to UN Refug
governments have no power to grant Refugee status to any foreigner." YET Mizoram State Govt has prepared a standard opera
allowing them to enter, Providing shelter in the community halls,Medical assistance etc. Assam Rifle complaints to MHA. Angles:
Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar, allowing people living within 16 km on either side to travel across
days. But this facility was suspended in Corona.
Combative federalism: Kerala state police registered an FIR against enforcement directorate (ED, a body under Finance ministry
PMLA violations). Kerala Police FIR alleges that ED officers forced a witness to frame Kerala CM in a gold smuggling case. ED's d
woman constable tortured the women witness to undo her statement & frame ED.
Candida Auri- Deadly Drug resistant fungus in Andaman Salt marshes.
Covid Vaccine Wastage reasons: Expiry date, temperature, theft, Inexperienced nurse/doctor mishandling. Vaccine wastage in T
Pradesh is 10% or higher
A diatom is a kind of algae found in almost every aquatic environment, including fresh and marine waters. If a person drowns →
longest kidney bone marrow by blood circulation. But if person was murdered elsewhere and then body dumped in water then
Thus, diatom test is a forensic test that can help in establishing the cause of death.
Metal air battery/Aluminium air battery: use oxygen from air + Aluminium hydroxide solution → Oxidation → Electricity. 🤩1) Ch
ion(LION) batteries. 2) More energy dense i.e. vehicle can run up to 400 kilometres instead of LiON (200km) 3) India does not
aluminium resources 😰1) Aluminium air battery cannot be recharged they need to be swapped to change its chemicals. Why in
sign agreement with Israeli startup Phinergy for this. Maruti Suzuki and Ashok Leyland to buy batteries from it
Pusa-FSF: Farm Sun Bridge- Solar powered refrigerator to store vegetables and prevent the post harvest losses by women scien
Research Institute (IARI).
Uttar Pradesh: Gramin Awas Abhilekh (Gharuni) = Government housing schemes' Ownership certificate/title to be made in the n
household. Benefit? Domestic violence ⏬,Easy to get bank loan, Prepared with Drone Mapping & Issued digitally-Tempering dif
grabbing / encroachment by mafia.
Government to remove all physical toll booths in the country within one year. Future toll collection to GPS and fastag.
Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund:-Building workers contribute money into it, State govt use for their welf
Union labour ministry order them to release the money as DBT- So worker can buy the things as per his requirements. But inste
"Household Essentials Kits" -Stainless steel vessels umbrellas lanterns cycles etc (Possibly corruption/collusion with the Business
Counter argument? If direct money was given the worker may have wasted on liquor and gambling.
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 = Proposes to allow captive miners to sell up to 50%
market.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋IRDAI Propose "the pandemic pool": sp.type of fund/insurance scheme to Cover the losses of MSME during future p
(Win21)
“Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernisation Programme” by Road Ministry by amending Motor vehicles act: 1) Commercial vehicle ol
personal vehicles older than 20 years marked for Voluntary scrapping. if Owned by government/PSU then Compulsory scrap 2)
from 2023- If they fail to pass the test they will be seized and destroyed. However Vintage/Museum type Vehicles exempted. 3)
certificate: then 5% Discount on buying new vehicle if old vehicle is scrapped. ₹0 Registration fees. 25% rebate on road tax. 4)
facility (RVSF) To be linked to the National Police database so as to to track vehicle stolen / involved in crime. 🤩Benefits? clean
better road safety (e.g. New vehicle seat belt airbags), automobile jobs (35k⏫), GDP (₹10kcr⏫).
Animal meat industry is a contributor to GHG Emission so French city Lyon's Mayor bans meat from schools. He belongs to "Gre
are outraged 1) Livelihood threatened for French pig/chicken farmers and butchers 2) Elitist & moralist attitude over food choice
crusaders are harming The traditional countryside / rural values 4) Meat also required for nutrition of child

Lateral entry: Allowing non IAS non government professionals from private sector to become joint secretary for a contractual pe
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Bimal Jalan, Vijay Kelkar were joint secretaries in their mid-30s and secretaries by their late 40s. Using
experience, they could later rise to Planning Commission Vice chairman, RBI Governor, Finance commission Chairman etc. 😰Ch
experience demanded by the present UPSC notification Post graduation plus 10-15 years experience = Average 38-45 years old
talented professionals of that age may already be CEO,CFO,COO,Professor rank jobs at much better pay, freedom, future prosp
contract is not sufficient because that much time will be gone just in learning the bureaucracy & building network. Longer secur
India Pak: 2019: Pak official stand "No more peace dialogue with India until India reverses the annexation of Kashmir/Article 37
said if India improves relations with Pakistan it can gain access to Central Asia. Today Pakistani General Bajwa proposes to resu
four pillars” of Pakistan's new national security paradigm: 1) Long lasting peace within and outside; 2) non-interference in inter
countries 3) boosting intra-regional trade and connectivity; 4) investment and economic hubs in the region. Reasons? 1) FATF b
Indian diplomats 2) Economic slowdown in Corona 3) After Pulwama-attack India increased customs duty on imported Pakistan
conditional loans to Pakistan- require them to ⏬Defence expenditure and ⏫ profitability of Govt companies: neither possible w
Saudi & other nations also demanding loans back so Pakistan's economic security is under threat.
Moscow Peace conference for Afghanistan Development- Representatives of USA, Afghanistan,Pakistan,Iran,India and China att
Pritzker Prize 2021 for architecture to French Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal.
Porvorim, North Goa: New High Court Building to be inaugurated here.
Madhya Pradesh high court ordered molestor to get Rakhi tied by victim girl, before giving bail. Supreme Court ruling 1) Molesta
minor transgression that can be undone by rendering community service, tying a rakhi or presenting a gift to the survivor, or ev
etc. Court should not be showing such a patriarchal attitude. No contact should be required or permitted between the victim an
of the victim - "she was wearing short clothes, consuming alcohol, smoking, giggling with stranger men so she was inviting men
Discussion about the dress, behaviour, past conduct/morals of the prosecutrix should not enter the verdict.
Australian Police Commissioner suggest dating apps to have feature about recording Consent for sexual relationships- That will
complaints are filed by ex-girlfriend. Counter? 1) Privacy and dignity of women 2) What if the app is hacked to give consent bef
romantic and intimate relationship into 'Formal Business contract' 4) Oversimplified a problem with Band-aid solution.
AICTE rules: Math & Physics not compulsory for Admission in engineering colleges- Niti members criticise: 1) depth in mathema
achieved through bridge course /crash courses in Engineer college. Student must have studied them at school level. 2) Biotechn
understanding of statistics and probability, Colloidal motions- Cannot be understood without maths & physics.
Indian production of corona vaccines 1) Serum Institute of India's Covishield (Astrazeneca Oxford, Chimpanzee adenovirus, 53%
Covaccine by inactivated killed virus (86% efficacy) 3) Dr Reddy/Hetero/Gland pharma's Sputnik-V (by Russian institute, Non re
91% efficacy) 4) Zydus Cadila's Zycov-D (DNA plasmid, 3 doze) 5) Bharat Biotech Nasal Vaccine (BV154) single doze 6) Janssen
single dose). ++ Many others but without fancy names.
MSP Procurement: Punjab-Rice and wheat=procurement by FCI. Whereas Maharashtra-Pulses, sugar, Cotton = National Agricu
Federation (NAFED) and Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Responsible for procuring. 🤩Charms 1) If the prices of crops fall bel
farmers sent SMS to bring produce to Procurement centre. ₹₹ DBT within few days. 2) No involvement of APMC, middleman or
Sometimes SMS notification glitches. 2) MH Model require farmers to Register with land records. FCI trying same for Punjab- bu
Tenant farmers.
Road connectivity increases economic activities & employment avenues. But outcomes need to be monitored closely. With indic
Index = average speed of the typical journey, and (ii) the Excess Distance Index (EDI) = is the ratio of distance travelled to the
Despite increase in road schemes, Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh lag in these indicators, showing 1) Poor quality of roads = corr
roads are created to increase contactors payment. 💼Budget-2021: 30% ⏫ in road budget but outcome framework not mention
easily be monitored using GPS/ satellite mapping / Google maps.
Economic Policy Uncertainty: Corona lockdown-2020: Initially shortage of ventilators so all the Indian manufacturers ramped up
Govt banned export of ventilators till 2020-Dec To ⏫ its supply in local market. Export Ban lifted in 2020-Dec but, Indian ventila
improvement in the corona therapy & Social distancing & ⏫production of ventilators elsewhere. Today hardly 2% of Corona po
losses for MFG. Had Govt used big data analytics, they could have averted this. Such experience discourages pvt sector to inves
Fiscal Constraints vs Electoral populism: TMC Manifesto for W.Bengal Election 1) Basic income ₹6000/pa for general category, 1
credit card to students, they can withdraw money at 4% interest.

Policy design: TMC Manifesto promising ₹10 lakh credit card to students, they can withdraw money at 4% interest, ⏬burden on
1) Wouldn't putting fee-control/fee-ceiling on college/coaching be more suitable solution than giving more money to students a
start purchasing expensive iPhone & Levi's jeans & dhoom-style bikes & weekly trips to McDonald for demonstration effect with
students use the borrowed money for speculative Investments in shares/gold/cryptocurrency/sport-gambling/pubg for becomin
there be some type of restrictions on how the credit card money is spent? 4) Student will not be able to repay the money till he
upto 1 decade or more for UPSC-ke-babu-shone/SSC/Railway/StatePSC aspirants). So Credit card repayment the burden will be

Cryptocurrency 1) Mukesh Ambani: Bomb-walli SUV parked outside his home had ransom letters demanding extortion money in
track/Anonymous. 2) Morgan Stanley -First investment bank in USA Offering its clients investments in Bitcoins. Scope for Tax av
Compassion/Leadership Quality: "With malice towards none, with charity towards all." - Abraham Lincoln.
Attitude towards Youth/Western clothes/Globalisation: "Ripped jeans- the result of work of scissors, is both The cause for and s
Sanskari-ness. This mad run towards nudity & westernization by young Indian men and women. Sadly their parents have turne
Tirath Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand)'s comments have drawn criticism from social media.
Encounter specialists: 'Police inspectors who are good in combat/Shooting are used by IPS officers for extrajudicial killings to sh
such inspectors take advantage of their utility to the organisation and abuse their proximity with authority. when the encounter
hand → ⏫cases of extortion, - Because they start acting in cahoot with the gangsters. ' New case: Assistant Police Inspector Sa
(1997-2004) → Suspended for custodial death, Joined Politics→ Reinstated in Police for covid-19 duty (2020). He allegedly got
Mukesh Ambani's home with Gelatin bombsticks demanding extortion in cryptocurrency & later allegedly killed the car dealer wh
himself was tasked to solve this case, tried to temper CCTV footage as well! NIA Arrested him. Mumbai Police commissioner als
as punishment posting. 😰Lesson? Encounter specialists provide quick justice but pose dangerous to society, Bring disrepute to
actually criminals in uniform.
National Cadet Corps (NCC) Act 1948: "Allows only members of male or female sex to be enrolled as cadets" Kerala HC: allow T
considering the NALSA-2014 Judgement that Recognised the rights of TG.
Aadhar Card need to be linked with voter ID To prevent the menace of multiple enrollment of the same person in different Con
past SC judgements, the Govt will have to enact a law, to link the both.
Criminal law Reform committee under Prof Ranbir Singh, VC of National Law University, Delhi.
CovoVax: Developed by American company Novavax. India production licence given to Serum Institute of India, Pune
PPP/Asset monetization: Government planning to sell/lease assets including roads, Railway wagons, Railway station, electricity t
pipelines, telecom towers, Jawaharlal Nehru sports stadium. Nature of PPP- 1) Toll operate transfer 2) InvITS 3) Operation and
Operation management development agreement (ODMA) Target ₹2.5 lakh crore. NITI tasked to prepare National MONETISATI
PPP/Privatisation: Airport Bundling- AAI to privatise airports in a pairs of profit making airport with loss making airport(s) e.g. 1)
(Kushinagar and Gaya airport) 2) Amritsar airport with Kangra 3) Raipur Airport with Jalgaon. 4) Indore with Jabalpur etc So, in
compulsorily buy Loss making airport if he wants to buy profit making airport. This will unburden AAI from Loss making airport.
Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR): Refer to Mrunal's Win21 Series Pillar1C
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021: (NaBFID)- This Development Finance institution (DFI) T
government,Original 100% shareholding by the govt (20,000cr), in future to be reduced to 26%. It will have a 10 years tax hol
Infrastructure. Previous DFIs like ICICI & IDBI were converted into commercial banks. Refer to Mrunal's Win21 Series Pillar1B2
Internet imperialism: Earlier Google charged 30% Commission on the developers for App Store sales. To be ⏬ to 15% from Jul

Vulture Conservation: 1) Stop farmers from using diclofenac medicine for cattle treatment, Vultures eating such dead carcasses
Compensate farmers when Vultures build nest on their coconut palms and destroy the coconuts in process 3) Build a cafeteria f
platforms where dead animals are kept for vultures to feed. India is home to nine out of 23 species of vultures: white-rumped v
vulture (LBV), read-headed or king vulture (KV), Egyptian vulture (EV), Eurasian griffon (EG), Himalayan griffon (HG), cenereou
vulture (SBV) bearded vulture(BV). Except slender-billed and bearded vultures, the rest species found in India are sighted in Gu
Microplastic: tiny particles of less than five millimetres- move through water bodies, air and farm soil to enter in human digestiv
Only 9% of all the plastic ever produced is recycled.
Environmental ethics versus Economic Desperation: Gujarat: Surat Navsari region insufficient rainfall= fodder⏬: Agriculture and
Villagers cannot engage in Diamond polishing business because Businessmen hire cheaper labour from Odisha. So, started illeg
Police crackdown → villagers started illegal shrimp farming in govt land & river by blocking water flow & damaging coastal ecolo
Land Grabbing prohibition Act which has minimum imprisonment of 10 years. MLA starts Dharna "How are these people going t
alternative means of livelihood, Gujarat already has a provision for 85% local reservation but industries are flouting it!" Environ
Dharna "Illegal shrimp farm damaging coastal ecology", & They even got Greta Thunberg & Rihanna to tweet about it, thus brin
So, as DM(IAS) How will you address this?
Man-eater Avni tigress's cub killed by another tigress. Social media outcry about how the forest department failed to protect thi
total number of tigers are growing it is not the responsibility of the officials to look after individual celebrity tigers given the Sma
Mandate of the forest department is not to bodyguard "individual tiger" 24/7 but to conserve the whole species. 3) Tigers are te
expect "human ethics" from them. "How could wild Tigress kill Avni's cub?" 4) If tiger becomes a man eater it need to be shot d
on social media and press brings down the moral of the Forest Officers. In future they will only focus on protecting the celebrity
of other animals will suffer.
Communication: Guj MLAs in habit of raising complaints about their constituency to the government through Facebook / Twitter
ministers, Secretaries (IAS) and District collectors (IAS)- with an agenda of Showing to their followers and supporters "look I ha
IAS is not responding!" DyCM's Stand: "Checking the social media messages 24/7 is not the basic work of an officer. As MLA yo
letter/email to the departments/officers then they can check it formally. If you do not send authorised letter, we will not conside
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Social science department sends a proposal to make any of following women visiting professor
[1) Nita Ambani wife of Industrialist Mukesh Ambani [2) Priti Adani wife of Industrialist Gautam Adani [3) Usha Mittal wife of In
Pros? 1) Such elite women have networks in all big industries / International Donor organisations → better campus placement f
summer internship etc. 😰Cons? Merit/Education qualification. To become "Professor", One should have completed PhD with ma
research experience.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit India in April.
Sports: International tent pegging Federation World Cup Championship- Horse tournament involving lance /sword that pick up r
United Nation F4R Movement: Faith for rights : The Religious leader should encourage (human) rights for women, minorities
(Religious/ethnic/racial/linguistic), LGBT instead of becoming intolerant and offended about 'their religious rights' being offende
declarations: Rabat Plan for Action (2012), Beirut declaration (2017).
Tenth schedule (1985): Anti defection: If a nominated member joins a political party after the expiry of 6 months from his oath
disqualified. Rajya Sabha nominated MP Swapan Dasgupta taken oath in 2016. Now in 2021 wants to contest West Bengal Stat
candidate, so Opposition parties demanding his disqualification, so he resigned. 12 members Nominated to RS By President from
service etc. They have the same rights and privileges selected members, but they cannot vote in the election of the President.
Thrombosis: formation of clots within blood vessels. Astrazeneca Oxford vaccine allegedly having this side effect so some Europ
usage
Rajasthan rural Schools in Nagaur District electrification improved the level up attendance and test scores, because outside hea
have fans at home, so they stay in the class & study. Past economic Surveys too highlighted the 'nexus approach in SDG": how
the health and education outcomes.
GSM1 Population: National Population Policy 2000- target to achieve Total fertility rate at replacement level 2.1. In Non-Souther
Assam West Bengal Maharashtra Jammu Kashmir achieved as per National family health survey-4. All the southern States achie
Telangana Karnataka Andhra. South: State govts proactively encouraged female sterilization after 2 children so, TFR ⏬even am
Bihar- 23% of Indian population. way forward 1) late marriage & child birth 2) modern contraceptives esp. injectable contracep
for 3 months. 3) promote women Labour force participation and ancestral property rights
India's biggest oil suppliers: 1) Iraq 2) USA 3) Saudi. Saudi Arabia ✋ from 2nd to 3rd place due to OPEC oil cuts.
Npci cheque truncation system started since 2010-covering 1.50 lakh bank branches but around 1219 branches still outside it. R
2021-Sept.
BizGK: Stripe: becomes highest valued startup in USA, it's related with Payment processing technology.
BizGK: Clubhouse App: audio chatting type app. Banned in Oman for anti-Government discussion /lack of censorship.
Corporate Greed: T20 matches between India England = around 55,000 fans gathered at NaMO Stadium. But remaining 3 Matc
doors and ticket will be refunded with rising Corona cases.
CBI books 17 Army officers for recruitment scam -They were taking bribes to clear the official candidates rejected on medical g
Thus corruption not only confined to civilian departments but also in Armed forces.
Empathy/compassion for LGBT: Vatican Catholic Church Stand: gay people must be treated with dignity and respect, but that g
disordered." Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” Marriage is a union of man and woma
sake of creating new life.
Tapti-Daman Sector: Mumbai offshore basin. ADani to explore gas.
Largest Top-5 exporters: USA Russia France Germany China. World's Largest arms importer: 1) Saudi 2) India. India's arm impo
2011-2020 because of a) Atma-Nirbhar b) Complex procurement system/red-tapism.
Tit for tat: Earlier British parliament discussed farmer protest, now Indian Parliament -matter raised about ⏫racism in Britain be
forced to resign as Oxford University student president 2) Allegations by Meghan Markle. External affairs minister reply: "Large
eyes. Will monitor this development closely." "no parliament should debate laws passed by the legislatures of other nations and
sovereignty." - President of inter parliamentary Union (Switzerland).
Arvind Adiga's book white tiger- Netflix movie starring Priyanka Chopra, Nominated in the Oscars for best adapted screenplay
Mister Edson Arantes do Nascimento: Real name of the Brazilian football Legend Pele. In the news because of a Netflix docume
Gujarat Speaker removes Cong MLA from House for wearing t-shirt. "Decorum of the house is important. one cannot come wea
tomorrow they will come wearing a baniyan this cannot be allowed! wear kurta-pyjama, pant-shirt, coat. Recall Earlier- New Zea
Maori leader for refusing to wear a tie but later rule cancelled after public protest. Arguments in favour of formal dress: 1) Here
being imposed. Kurta-Pyjama is also allowed. 2) While there are no written rule about T shirt in in state legislature, but there ar
orally by the speaker.

Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to amend 1991 Act. 1) "Delhi Government means the
NCT of Delhi appointed by the President under Article 239. 2) LG opinion required before ANY executive decision taken by Minis
outside the purview of Delhi Vidhan Sabha: L-G will not assent to such bill & FWD it Prez 4) Delhi Vidhan Sabha / its Committee
day-to-day administration the Capital or related to administrative decisions. 🤩Favour? 2018 SC Judgement "Elected governmen
Delhi is not a state." 😰Counter Arguments? 1) 2018's SC judgement "LG bound by Council of Ministers advice on the matters th
of LG. (matters under LG = land, public order, police) 2) New bill negates the ideals of representative governance and democra
Delhi by Article 239AA” 3) New bill will essentially take away all the power and autonomy of the CM. 4) The status of the Lieute
that of a Governor of a State, rather he remains an Administrator, in a limited sense, working with the designation of Lieutenan
Kerala: While 50% women reservation in local bodies but in Last Vidhan Sabha hardly 8 out of 140= less than 6% women. Alle
leader tries to get a party ticket, her male co-members start a smear campaign / Refuse to help. So, political parties field very f
female apply as "independent candidates" -Chances of victory are very slim because less money power & less backing of religio
Female labour force participation also declined in recent years.
Corona ⏫ in Maharashtra because 1) Contact tracing concept was not understood clearly by the field staff. They would only list
members. But not trace the office co-workers, relatives met at social gatherings, co-travellers etc. 2) They should have created
rising cases 3) 85% active cases where put in home isolation but officials did not visit them regularly or even called them phone
started going outside before completing the treatment. 4) Healthcare staff busy in vaccine administration so limited personnel a
contact tracing
NITI Aayog’s Agricultural Markets and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index — AMFFRI, for States. low AMFFRI rank implies the state
Irrigation, rural roads,APMC, Seed fertilizer availability,Cold storage infrastructure etc. Such States have witnessed better growt
production than other states. e.g. Gujarat (mainly cotton, groundnut, livestock), Madhya Pradesh (wheat, soybean, pulses), Odi
vegetables), and Bihar (maize and livestock).
Disinvestment/Asset monetization: Airport Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body under the ministry of Civil Aviation. Its ow
(26%), Mumbai(26%), Hyderabad (13%), Bengaluru (13%). This airports are operated by Joint venture companies e.g. Mumba
Limited (MIAP: AAI 26%+ Adani 74%=100%) then AAI signs - OMDA Agreement with MIAP: (Operation, Management, Develo
effectively provides operational responsibilities to Adani group, And they will have to share profit with AAI. Now AAI to sell away
airports to private sector.
Populism: AIADMK Manifesto:- Washing machine will be given, Free data for college students, Travel concession for women etc
Fiscally sustainable to support the middle class money should be better spent on infrastructure to create a sustainable demand"
GSM2 Scheme design implementation: Beneficiary identification in Odisha's Kalia scheme “Unification-Verification-Exclusion” 1)
fill up forms to join the scheme 2) Verification - Through SECC census, Beneficiary list of national food security act, Aadhar card
datasets, thus even Landless farmers/labourers also identified. 3) Exclusion: Govt employees, tax payers, large farmers etc. 4)
mechanism for farmers. 5) Data privacy. Personal details of farmers only available to selected government officials on a need to
need to be Extended to Welfare schemes for migrant workers, unorganised sector workers, etc. Odisha's KALIA Scheme “Krush
and Income Augmentation”. Feature: Farmers given 1) ₹25000 for total five cropping seasons 2018 onwards, 2) ₹50000 crop lo
₹10,000 to Landless labourers per year 4) ₹12,500 for Landless farmers, mushroom beekeeping etc. Whereas Union govt PM-K
₹6000 per year & does not cover landless-farmers. [Counter? 15th FC gave large ₹₹ to the state govt so they can give money.
responsibility of all the farmers otherwise fiscal deficit ⏫]
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Safe Harbour mechanism for independent directors in company law criminal prosecution.
Shetrunjay Hills forest area in Bhavnagar, Gujarat: a habitat of Asiatic lions, in news for forest fire.
Officer like Quality: Not necessary to give an opinion on everything asked by a journalist. Niti Aayog vice chairman Dr. Rajiv Kum
about "freedom in danger" type of reports by Freedom House USA and with V-Dem Sweden? His Ans. I can only speak about th
Economic freedoms are not curtailed in India. Regarding political freedoms- Not studied the report fully, I leave it to the better
it.
Body cameras: Worn by policemen over shirt to record the events. Gujarat Police To introduce 10,000 such cameras mainly due
between police and citizens over mask violation, traffic violation. Benefit? 1) Live streaming of the event to the command centre
deployment 3) Data/memory extraction and tampering is not possible by third party agencies. So, Can be submitted as evidenc
Police brutality, Corruption.
QUAD: China criticised them as Asian NATO, harbinger of new cold war and transient 'sea foam'. But the recent decision of QUA
Vaccine 2) Climate change and 3) New age Technology- proves that Quad is neither a military alliance nor an anti-China coalitio
the world’s second Largest economic and military superpower so it is inevitable the other countries will form alliances to balance
friendly relationship with others instead of pursuing hegemony.
Afghanistan: USA had originally planned to troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1/5/2021. Corona economic slowdown also fo
expenditure. So, it is keen to have India on board to look after the mess in Afghanistan. India does not have friendly relationsh
Because we do not differentiate between good Taliban and bad Taliban. But because of the Indian support in development of d
schools in Afghanistan- India is the largest development owner for Afghanistan with $3 billion. Common Afghans see India as a
convert that positive public opinion into strategic advantage- Before Taliban-Pakistan-Turkey etc from their own alliances.
Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India - Pak, 1960: 1) all the waters of the Eastern Rivers (Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi) annually
unrestricted use. 2) Western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab) given largely to Pakistan. 3) India is allowed to build dams/hyd
rivers but Pakistan is given the right to raise concerns over the dam design. 4) Indus Commission to meet regularly at least onc
India and Pakistan. 2020-Not done by Corona. 2021- New Delhi meeting.
Sports: Fencing- Ms. Bhavna Devi becomes the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Death: Renowned Painter and Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai (Goa).
Democracy: Defection / Horse Trading: Rajasthan state government admitted in Vidhan Sabha that Phone tapping was done Fo
order under the provisions of Indian Telegraph Act. Allegations that Phone tapping was done on MP/MLAs, to find out who was
selling MPs.
GSM2/Comparing constitution: Jirga (Paki Panchayat): Assembly of leaders in the tribal areas of Pakistan/Afghanistan that decid
decrees. Hindu temple was burnt down and 50 people were arrested. Jirga held: Hindu community pardon the mob, Muslim cle
future → They will send the reconciliation statement to the supreme court → Arrested persons may be released. Charms? Reco
the case. Poor people cannot afford lawyer fees. 😰Criticism of Jirga? 1) Eye for Eye type of Justice. Rape for Rape, Honor Killin
go scot free after paying Blood Money for killing/raping poor families.
USA Freedom House and Sweden's V-Dem Institute criticising India for democracy ⏬ & autocracy⏫. External affairs minister Ja
their approval. Who has made them the self appointed custodians of the world? 2) If India is a Nationalist country then why or
vaccine 75 Nations free of cost? What have other countries (USA, Sweden) done? 3) In USA former President (Trump) himself i
was fraud, Such questions are not raised in India!
AEG12: It is a protein found in mosquitos. It inhibits the family of flaviviruses such as Zika, West Nile etc. by destroying virus's
used against Covid-19.
All Indian Council For Technical Education (AICTE), Statutory body under Ministry of Education new norms that maths and Engi
for admission in Engineering. How? A candidate with minimum 45% in any 3 subjects out of the 14 subjects [physics, mathema
science, electronics, information technology, biology, informatics practices, biotechnology, technical, vocational subject, enginee
studies, and entrepreneurship] is eligible. Although ultimately it is for the college admit/not admit them. 🤩Arguments in favour
unable to find admission in biotechnology colleges because maths was deemed compulsory. 2) agriculture engineering colleges
candidates. 2) National education policy 2020 also talked about removing the rigid separation between arts / science / PCM. 3)
interdisciplinary engineering education can bring more innovative ideas. 😰Against: 1) if not studied maths in 11-12, then such
to understand concepts of Engineering → Depression / dropout / suicide.
NITI Aayog’s Agricultural Markets and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index — AMFFRI, for States. low AMFFRI rank implies the state
Irrigation, rural roads,APMC, Seed fertilizer availability,Cold storage infrastructure etc. Such States have witnessed better growt
production than other states. e.g. Gujarat (mainly cotton, groundnut, livestock), Madhya Pradesh (wheat, soybean, pulses), Odi
vegetables), and Bihar (maize and livestock).
Disinvestment/Asset monetization: Airport Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body under the ministry of Civil Aviation. Its ow
(26%), Mumbai(26%), Hyderabad (13%), Bengaluru (13%). This airports are operated by Joint venture companies e.g. Mumba
Limited (MIAP: AAI 26%+ Adani 74%=100%) then AAI signs - OMDA Agreement with MIAP: (Operation, Management, Develo
effectively provides operational responsibilities to Adani group, And they will have to share profit with AAI. Now AAI to sell away
airports to private sector.
Populism: AIADMK Manifesto:- Washing machine will be given, Free data for college students, Travel concession for women etc
Fiscally sustainable to support the middle class money should be better spent on infrastructure to create a sustainable demand"
GSM2 Scheme design implementation: Beneficiary identification in Odisha's Kalia scheme “Unification-Verification-Exclusion” 1)
fill up forms to join the scheme 2) Verification - Through SECC census, Beneficiary list of national food security act, Aadhar card
datasets, thus even Landless farmers/labourers also identified. 3) Exclusion: Govt employees, tax payers, large farmers etc. 4)
mechanism for farmers. 5) Data privacy. Personal details of farmers only available to selected government officials on a need to
need to be Extended to Welfare schemes for migrant workers, unorganised sector workers, etc. Odisha's KALIA Scheme “Krush
and Income Augmentation”. Feature: Farmers given 1) ₹25000 for total five cropping seasons 2018 onwards, 2) ₹50000 crop lo
₹10,000 to Landless labourers per year 4) ₹12,500 for Landless farmers, mushroom beekeeping etc. Whereas Union govt PM-K
₹6000 per year & does not cover landless-farmers. [Counter? 15th FC gave large ₹₹ to the state govt so they can give money.
responsibility of all the farmers otherwise fiscal deficit ⏫]
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Safe Harbour mechanism for independent directors in company law criminal prosecution.
Shetrunjay Hills forest area in Bhavnagar, Gujarat: a habitat of Asiatic lions, in news for forest fire.
Officer like Quality: Not necessary to give an opinion on everything asked by a journalist. Niti Aayog vice chairman Dr. Rajiv Kum
about "freedom in danger" type of reports by Freedom House USA and with V-Dem Sweden? His Ans. I can only speak about th
Economic freedoms are not curtailed in India. Regarding political freedoms- Not studied the report fully, I leave it to the better
it.
Body cameras: Worn by policemen over shirt to record the events. Gujarat Police To introduce 10,000 such cameras mainly due
between police and citizens over mask violation, traffic violation. Benefit? 1) Live streaming of the event to the command centre
deployment 3) Data/memory extraction and tampering is not possible by third party agencies. So, Can be submitted as evidenc
Police brutality, Corruption.
QUAD: China criticised them as Asian NATO, harbinger of new cold war and transient 'sea foam'. But the recent decision of QUA
Vaccine 2) Climate change and 3) New age Technology- proves that Quad is neither a military alliance nor an anti-China coalitio
the world’s second Largest economic and military superpower so it is inevitable the other countries will form alliances to balance
friendly relationship with others instead of pursuing hegemony.
Afghanistan: USA had originally planned to troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1/5/2021. Corona economic slowdown also fo
expenditure. So, it is keen to have India on board to look after the mess in Afghanistan. India does not have friendly relationsh
Because we do not differentiate between good Taliban and bad Taliban. But because of the Indian support in development of d
schools in Afghanistan- India is the largest development owner for Afghanistan with $3 billion. Common Afghans see India as a
convert that positive public opinion into strategic advantage- Before Taliban-Pakistan-Turkey etc from their own alliances.
Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India - Pak, 1960: 1) all the waters of the Eastern Rivers (Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi) annually
unrestricted use. 2) Western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab) given largely to Pakistan. 3) India is allowed to build dams/hyd
rivers but Pakistan is given the right to raise concerns over the dam design. 4) Indus Commission to meet regularly at least onc
India and Pakistan. 2020-Not done by Corona. 2021- New Delhi meeting.
Sports: Fencing- Ms. Bhavna Devi becomes the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Death: Renowned Painter and Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai (Goa).
Democracy: Defection / Horse Trading: Rajasthan state government admitted in Vidhan Sabha that Phone tapping was done Fo
order under the provisions of Indian Telegraph Act. Allegations that Phone tapping was done on MP/MLAs, to find out who was
selling MPs.
GSM2/Comparing constitution: Jirga (Paki Panchayat): Assembly of leaders in the tribal areas of Pakistan/Afghanistan that decid
decrees. Hindu temple was burnt down and 50 people were arrested. Jirga held: Hindu community pardon the mob, Muslim cle
future → They will send the reconciliation statement to the supreme court → Arrested persons may be released. Charms? Reco
the case. Poor people cannot afford lawyer fees. 😰Criticism of Jirga? 1) Eye for Eye type of Justice. Rape for Rape, Honor Killin
go scot free after paying Blood Money for killing/raping poor families.
USA Freedom House and Sweden's V-Dem Institute criticising India for democracy ⏬ & autocracy⏫. External affairs minister Ja
their approval. Who has made them the self appointed custodians of the world? 2) If India is a Nationalist country then why or
vaccine 75 Nations free of cost? What have other countries (USA, Sweden) done? 3) In USA former President (Trump) himself i
was fraud, Such questions are not raised in India!
AEG12: It is a protein found in mosquitos. It inhibits the family of flaviviruses such as Zika, West Nile etc. by destroying virus's
used against Covid-19.
All Indian Council For Technical Education (AICTE), Statutory body under Ministry of Education new norms that maths and Engi
for admission in Engineering. How? A candidate with minimum 45% in any 3 subjects out of the 14 subjects [physics, mathema
science, electronics, information technology, biology, informatics practices, biotechnology, technical, vocational subject, enginee
studies, and entrepreneurship] is eligible. Although ultimately it is for the college admit/not admit them. 🤩Arguments in favour
unable to find admission in biotechnology colleges because maths was deemed compulsory. 2) agriculture engineering colleges
candidates. 2) National education policy 2020 also talked about removing the rigid separation between arts / science / PCM. 3)
interdisciplinary engineering education can bring more innovative ideas. 😰Against: 1) if not studied maths in 11-12, then such
to understand concepts of Engineering → Depression / dropout / suicide.
Vaccine protectionism / Non tariff barriers: Chinese government to pass the visa application faster if the foreigner has taken Ch
Secularism: DMK Manifesto: ₹1000 crore will be allocated for renovating Hindu temples and ₹200 cr for renovating the Churche
Federalism: DMK Manifesto: We will pass a law against NEET, If we win Tamil Nadu election!

Federalism: Kerala infrastructure investment fund board (KIIFB)- had borrowed money from abroad using MASALA bonds. Earlie
negative remarks about its functioning. Thomas Isaac-Kerala Finance Minister: "I will not cooperate with the enforcement direct
arrest me! if they arrest me I will not even take bail." Spirit of cooperative federalism is missing. Language not suitable for a ev

Middle class and politics/ democracy: Politics is enriched and civilized by the participation of the middle class. While they may n
they are opinion makers- Usually with empathy, reason, fairness and equity- Because of their level of education. Upto 1980s, M
actively participated in management of sport federations, Cooperative bodies, dairies, Temple Board Trustee, school/college boa
recent decade these bodies are swamped with full time politicians → ⏫cynicism among middle class leaders. In urban areas co
jobs and admissions⏫ so, Civic consciousness ⏬⏬Among middle class. They are becoming "gated Mini-Republics" focused on
Issues involving farmers, climate change, citizenship, fake encounters, Intolerance etc. Middle class became like 3 Monkeys of G
one with cotton in its ears and one with its mouth taped." =Not healthy development for vibrant democracy
Racism / Civil rights: 2020-May: USA black person George Lloyd Murder by police during arrest → "Black lives matter" Campaig
media→ 2021-March: Court orders $27 million compensation to family. = Case finished in less than one year. Whereas in India
Encounter, Police Brutality/Atrocity Against minorities/SC/ST take years to conclude / merely slap on the wrist for the accused p
compensation. Maybe because they do not receive as much media attention. Justice delayed is justice denied.
Secularism: SRI LANKA will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1000 Islamic schools. [Food for thought: Did they
decision till Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit was over!? #Art-of-diplomacy] Switzerland is also doing referendums on similar matt
Vadodara Mayor complaints, "Principal/Headmaster of Govt primary school has eloped with the lady teacher. Strong action need
other teachers from engaging in similar activities of Moral turpitude (नैतिक अधमता)". As Education Secretary (IAS), How will you ad
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): If air Travellers do not wear masks properly Despite repeated warning → Deboard
Categorise as on unruly passenger → put on "no-fly" list for 3 months. Points to consider/Officer like qualities: 1) Just for the sa
passengers' safety cannot be compromised. 2) Only by giving the flowers, a change of heart cannot be accomplished.

Old Vehicle scrapping policy (DRAFT): Use the certificate for 1) Claiming discount on new vehicle 2) Fee waiver in vehicle regist
not want to buy vehicle then trade the certificate with other buyer. 🤩Benefit? 1) ⏬Pollution By removing older vehicles 2) ⏫Au
Infrastructure/ Regional development/ Northeast / Scheme design and implementation issues: Ministry of food processing: Ope
transport and storage subsidy for fruit vegetables- To make supply available round the year at reasonable prices. Northeast ind
bamboo, rubber, betel nut, black pepper, mustard, soyabean to be added. Ministry's stance- "These are neither fruit nor vegeta
perishable & non-food commodity- So we cannot give subsidy under the given scheme. please ask Railway ministry to support t
Scheme." But the Railway ministry's Kisan Rail scheme has many rails originating from Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Andhra Pr
none from N.E.
Infrastructure/ Regional development/ Northeast / Scheme design and implementation issues: Ministry of food processing: Ope
transport and storage subsidy for fruit vegetables- To make supply available round the year at reasonable prices. Northeast ind
bamboo, rubber, betel nut, black pepper, mustard, soyabean to be added. Ministry's stance- "These are neither fruit nor vegeta
perishable & non-food commodity- So we cannot give subsidy under the given scheme. please ask Railway ministry to support t
Scheme." But the Railway ministry's Kisan Rail scheme has many rails originating from Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Andhra Pr
none from N.E.
Old Vehicle scrapping policy (DRAFT): Use the certificate for 1) Claiming discount on new vehicle 2) Fee waiver in vehicle regist
not want to buy vehicle then trade the certificate with other buyer. 🤩Benefit? 1) ⏬Pollution By removing older vehicles 2) ⏫Au
Vadodara Mayor complaints, "Principal/Headmaster of Govt primary school has eloped with the lady teacher. Strong action need
other teachers from engaging in similar activities of Moral turpitude (नैतिक अधमता)". As Education Secretary (IAS), How will you ad
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): If air Travellers do not wear masks properly Despite repeated warning → Deboard
Categorise as on unruly passenger → put on "no-fly" list for 3 months. Points to consider/Officer like qualities: 1) Just for the sa
passengers' safety cannot be compromised. 2) Only by giving the flowers, a change of heart cannot be accomplished.
Secularism: SRI LANKA will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1000 Islamic schools. [Food for thought: Did they
decision till Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit was over!? #Art-of-diplomacy] Switzerland is also doing referendums on similar matt
Secularism: DMK Manifesto: ₹1000 crore will be allocated for renovating Hindu temples and ₹200 cr for renovating the Churche
Federalism: DMK Manifesto: We will pass a law against NEET, If we win Tamil Nadu election!

Federalism: Kerala infrastructure investment fund board (KIIFB)- had borrowed money from abroad using MASALA bonds. Earlie
negative remarks about its functioning. Thomas Isaac-Kerala Finance Minister: "I will not cooperate with the enforcement direct
arrest me! if they arrest me I will not even take bail." Spirit of cooperative federalism is missing. Language not suitable for a ev

Middle class and politics/ democracy: Politics is enriched and civilized by the participation of the middle class. While they may n
they are opinion makers- Usually with empathy, reason, fairness and equity- Because of their level of education. Upto 1980s, M
actively participated in management of sport federations, Cooperative bodies, dairies, Temple Board Trustee, school/college boa
recent decade these bodies are swamped with full time politicians → ⏫cynicism among middle class leaders. In urban areas co
jobs and admissions⏫ so, Civic consciousness ⏬⏬Among middle class. They are becoming "gated Mini-Republics" focused on
Issues involving farmers, climate change, citizenship, fake encounters, Intolerance etc. Middle class became like 3 Monkeys of G
one with cotton in its ears and one with its mouth taped." =Not healthy development for vibrant democracy
Racism / Civil rights: 2020-May: USA black person George Lloyd Murder by police during arrest → "Black lives matter" Campaig
media→ 2021-March: Court orders $27 million compensation to family. = Case finished in less than one year. Whereas in India
Encounter, Police Brutality/Atrocity Against minorities/SC/ST take years to conclude / merely slap on the wrist for the accused p
compensation. Maybe because they do not receive as much media attention. Justice delayed is justice denied.
Vaccine protectionism / Non tariff barriers: Chinese government to pass the visa application faster if the foreigner has taken Ch
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ National statistical office monthly data on 1) index of Industrial Production ⏬and 2) consumer price index ⏫. Q3-w
lived.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is more than 10% shareholding by a foreign entity in a single Indian company. Corona-2020: C
by Indian govt, so as to prevent any opportunistic takeover of Indian companies. 2021: Economy is recovering and many Indian
capital, Banks reluctant to give loans, so govt may relax these norms of Chinese FDI. Dangers If China acquires significant own
1) Chinese owners will force Indian companies to use China made equipment / Raw material/Intermediate goods. 2) They may
the senior management of Indian companies 3) Injection of Malware/surveillance-codes into equipment made by Indian compa
Australia and Canada foreign investment laws- their govt may prohibit incoming FDI if threat to national security. India's foreign
(FEMA) 1999, Need to be amended suitably.
Non-fungible token (NFT)- Digital file photo file (JPEG), Animated image (GIF), music file (MP3) etc Stored using blockchain Tec
exchanged with one another. So they are Non-fungible. e.g. ₹2000 note can be exchanged with ₹100 x 20Notes: So currency n
10rest-to-8 times Satoshi coins. So Bitcoin is fungible. But here NFT (Abba harmonium Meme) = can't be exchanged with NFC (
Because their values are different. So they are non-fungible. Mass Hysteria going on to purchase such digital assets from new-a
Ethereum cryptocurrency. 🤩Charms? 1) Multimedia Creators: Easier to trade digital assets, check ownerships authenticity / Pla
industry: You play a game for 50 hours and win some legendary weapon/armour. Convert it NFT → can sell it to other players f
patent documents, digital certificates can be stored. Paperless administration. 😰Challenges: 1) Started in 2017 - steep price ris
file selling for millions$. This bubble will collapse. Investors will lose money 2) Money laundering terror Finance. 3) Maintaining
record → Electricity consumption⏫, CO2 Emission.
Gig workers/ platform workers e.g. Swiggy Zomato delivery boys. They are not hired as employees of the companies but Design
contractors. Swiggy/Zomato Not required to contribute for ESIC=Worker Social security / Health Insurance Not available. Social
thinking of requiring such Companies to contribute X% of turnover or Y% of Contractor payments - And then all workers will be
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋FinMin asks SEBI To withdraw MF pe AT1 Bond investment limit. Else Difficult for PSBs to Recapitalise for Basel III n
lecture series)
BizGK: Tata Group to buy 64% Ownership of Bigbasket online grocery delivery App.
Philadelphia city of USA: Skyscraper building lights will be dimmed in the night to prevent the migratory birds from getting disor
glass.

Attitude towards women: USA Fox-news host showing photos of pregnant women soldiers & debating that USA army will lose w
Because excessive number of women soldier are making US Army weak. Lesson? Education/Economic Development alone is no

QUAD Virtual Summit 2021: Summit between US President Joe Biden interacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian PM
Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga. Outcome 1) Quad critical and emerging Technology working group 2) Quad climate working grou
group. → India will mfg American vaccines with Japanese funding and Australian logistics support. Target? 1 billion Covid vaccin
QUAD Virtual Summit 2021: Veiled references to China as a belligerent (लड़ाकू ): 'Shared vision for free and open indo-pacific unco
leaders agreed to meet in person on the sidelines of G7-2021 summit in UK and G20-2021 summit in Italy.
Death: LOU OTTENS, Dutch inventor of the cassette tape
Death: Goodwill Zwelithini-Zulu King who fostered cooperation between South Africa's Indian community of and the Zulu People
Indian painter V S Gaitonde untitled painting (1961) Auctioned for $5.5 million (₹40cr)- Highest price for an Indian art so far.
Gurdeep Singh: First Turban wearing Sikh to get seat in Pakistani Rajya Sabha (Senate) belongs to the Tehreek-e-Insaaf party
Big ball tournaments: Football, basketball, field hockey, softball, beach volleyball, handball etc. Chinese women team have won
tournaments but Chinese male teams have been disqualified in Tokyo Olympics. Reasons? 1) Despite communist political ideolo
Chinese society. Male member of a family is valued/cherished for his Individual accomplishment. So, Table tennis, badminton, G
Taekwondo, Fencing,Boxing - men win medals. But team based Sports- lagging. 2) Chinese government Funding To particular c
3) Private sector entry in Sporting events- Alibaba/JackMa tried but later Under investigation by Chinese SEBI. Foreign collabora
difficult. 4) Chinese local T20 type Commercial tournaments -Over Reliance on foreign players. Homework: Think of similarities
achievements in sports For essay and interview.
Domicile based Reservation: Jharkhand govt to provide 75% quota in private sector jobs for salary upto ₹30k.
Tamilnadu Political parties electoral Promises of giving monthly salary to housewife: Criticism? [1) Diverts the attention from the
workers like Minimum wages, sexual harassment, Social security, Upward mobility in promotion and salary etc. [2) Microfinance
companies' loans to women for Child education, Social/religious obligation- marriage/childbirth etc ceremonies, Hospital expend
debt-trap. But Parties are silent. [3) Dravidian politics of Household-welfarism given free/cheap rice, Mixer grinder etc. But usua
State Gov Fiscal Deficit ⏫Due to Excess borrowing for popular schemes → Inflation and other meladies

SUPREME Court ruled that a government official cannot be appointed State Election Commissioner. He cannot be expected to a
additional charge of state election commissioner to a government official is a “mockery of the Constitution. State election comm
“independent persons” and that nobody, who has been employed or holds an office of profit under the central or any state gove
as election commissioners Article 243(2): State Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except like ground a
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ plea challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. Let the verdict come. Our exam is not tomorr
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ 2001 FO32: Largest asteroid passing the earth in 2021. Not important unless fancy name is given.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Myanmar Satellite held by JApan on ISS
Blockchain technology allows data storage in many servers in a decentralised manner and viewed nearly in real-time.- It will be
Marketplace (GeM) portal to track purchase & Delivery of medicines.

Common themes in the state budgets 2021-1) ⏫Welfare / pension / money transfer schemes 2) ⏬Capital Expenditure (infrastr
collection 2) Upcoming elections - Cannot invest in long gestation projects Like Road building and dams. Populist measures are
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ European Central Bank to print money at a faster pace to provide Corona relief packages. And then 500 ways in wh
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Insolvency bankruptcy code and Supreme Court mein 500 jaat ke judgements.
Uttar Pradesh is the first state to declare human wildlife conflict - a "natural disaster"
When artificial intelligence used for Monitoring social media: During the live broadcast of chess matches, commentators speak/w
White is brutal’ or ‘Black should be able to block White’s advance’" etc. But it gets flagged as hate speech. Some YouTube accou
result. Therefore human intervention is required to check the context of the words.
Cancel culture /oversensitivity/cyber-bullying: Rashmi Sawant first Indian girl president to Oxford University student union force
Due to constant cyber bullying for her past tweets 1) she had captioned a Malaysia photo with "Ching Chang", Which is termed
word "Trans woman", Instead of letting them as just "women" Which is termed as transphobic/homophobic 3) Her mother had
Ram so a faculty member raised concern that Rashmi was within Islamophobic background. Her defense? Being a non-native E
posted some tweets 3 to 5 years ago, And has apologized, YET cyberbullies / cancel-culture people continue to harass her. Less
associated only with a single religious group. It has many facets involving race and sexuality as well.
The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine. — Vladimir Putin. But,
preferred over bitter medicine e.g. 1) Gujarat state govt U turns helmet rule- First Made compulsory → public protest so made
then again by high court order made compulsory (2020) [2) USA Texas state government allowing all the bars and pubs to ope
Corona (2021).
Roskomnadzor: Russia's Media regulator -Instead of doing outright ban on Twitter it has enforced "slowed down" = Twitter web
slowly in Russia. With the hopes that eventually the activist will lose patience and scatter away. Russian authorities dislike Twitt
drug, suicide, hate speech & Anti-government tweets in Timely fashion.
PM to launch Azadika Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of independence) by flagging off a 386-km “Dandi March” from Sabarmati Ashr
Navsari district of South Gujarat
Chinese Parliament 14th five year plan (2021-25) : Approved building a dam in Medog county of Tibet over Brahmaputra river.
India 😰
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Online Quad summit: let them conclude, then we will see the outcome.
EU Parliament declared LGBT freedom zone. This is mainly because 1) Poland - where many municipalities passed resolutions a
Some EU nations forbid sex-change operation.
Hiraba: Prime Minister's mother got vaccinated against Corona.
Punjab and Haryana High Court orders 1) to set up safe houses for run-away couples marrying against the family wishes. 2) Se
couples can file complaints without being physically present.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Sweden’s V-Dem Institute described India as "electoral autocracy”: India is as “autocratic” as Pakistan, and worse t
Sindhu Sadhana -Research vessel, scientist from National Institute of Oceanography Panaji. It will collect samples of microorgan
genome mapping. It will help understand how microbes have adopted to different level of iron zinc cadmium, copper etc in vari
of polymetallic nodules.
Insurance Act 1938 to be amendment to ⏫FDI from 49% to 74%: Features arguments in favour and against ... will see that in
Prompt corrective action framework (PCA): RBI keeps categorizes weak banks in 3 risk-categories, based on their profitability, B
performing assets- And takes streak actions on them like Restricting the branch expansion, loan activities etc. Previously IDBI w
removed.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Indian youtuber's Income from USA: Google company to withhold 15% as tax to USA Government.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋SEBI said that no mutual funds should own more than 10 percent of AT1 bonds issued by a single bank. At1 bonds w
series.
National Safety Council (1965)- a body in the Ministry of Labour setup under by the Societies Registration Act. March 4 Nationa
Broken window theory in policing: If small crimes are not prevented it results into Bigger tragedies /Bigger crimes. 1) Govt insta
lights but their Lead Storage batteries are stolen by rowdy elements. No light in the night → robberies, eve-teasing, rape, murd
India exports cast iron manhole (गटर के ढक्कन) covers to the USA but within India we use concrete /Cement Manhole covers becaus
stolen for selling as metal scrap. But poor quality of concrete → broken cover/open manhole → poor families' infants fall into m
3) Poverty/Destitute as a root cause of petty theft of Manhole covers and lead batteries- True but cannot be condoned. Strict ac
spread awareness/IEC-ki-pipudi" Alone cannot solve such problems.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Vaccine Maitri: Delhi High Court observes: "government should earn Goodwill within the country then earn it outside
that India is exporting vaccines to even a not so friendly countries it will deprive Indian population from faster inoculation."
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) : virtual meeting of the foreign minis
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand on April 1. Sri Lanka is the host. Controversy because they invited the Myanmar
that Sri Lanka is endorsing the coup.
Department of Telecom Telecom licensing condition: Telecom companies cannot buy buy products from non trusted sources. e.
been under for allegedly installing ‘backdoor’ or ‘trapdoor’ vulnerabilities spying for the Chinese government
MV SWARNA Krishna, an oil tanker with an all-women crew-Started from Mumbai to reach vadinar port in Gujarat.
GP Samanta as the Chief Statistician of India for a period of two years, Under Ministry of statistics and programme implementat
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong- James Bryce -Brit

Leadership: Since Indira Gandhi transformed the cabinet system of government to a presidential style of administration in the 1
replicate the model in the states to consolidate powers in their office. Chief minister -Narendra Modi Jayalalitha Nitish Kumar Ma
Pinarayi Vijayan - All of them keep the important portfolios (Home, revenue, Industries, Mineral etc) with themselves, And run t
bureaucrats (IAS). Other ministers are kept mostly given ceremonial rubber stamp portfolios - Tourism, Pilgrim development, Pr
and wool development etc. Cabinet merely becomes an extension of a leader's personality. Absence of Negotiation/ consensus
highway" approach. Uttarakhand these elements combined with patronage, kinship and caste e.g. Ex-CM Rawat proposing to m
Uttarakhand → Instability → Ambitious legislators shift parties to make or break government, for not getting position of power.
Kerala CPM: two-term limit for MLAs. Then they will not be given the election ticket. 🤩Benefit? infusion of fresh talent into the
from among those who have spent long years in the organisation. Otherwise disaffection → ambitious leaders joining other poli
anti-party activity. 2) Same leader keeps getting tickets from the same place→ Personality cult driven politics rather than party
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Controversies related to PM cares Fund ke it recieved XXX crores from Adani Ambani and tata. Basic theory covered
If a vaccine vial has "Clinical trial mode" Label = 1) Phase 3 clinical trial is not fully completed 2) If the patient suffers from seri
be compensated by the company 3) Company has to send frequent information about the safety and efficacy government autho
Subject expert Committee (SEC) Proposal to CDSCO to remove this label from Bharat Biotech covaxin.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Russia China agree to setup a Lunar research station on Moon. Let them announce its fancy name.
Godhan Nyay Yojana — Chhattisgarh government’s cow dung procurement scheme. Government by the cow dung at ₹2/kg fro
₹8/kg as vermicompost. Parliamentary standing committee on agriculture recommends the union to implement such scheme at
Delhi State Budget: ₹45 crore for installing 500 High-Mast National flags across Delhi to instill the spirit of Patriotism among. Ni
Budget"
IBC pre-pack- Just taught in Yesterday's Win21 Lecture.
Maitri Setu connecting Sabroom (Tripura) with Ramgarh (Bangladesh) over Feni River → From Ramgarh (Bangladesh) → Chatto
kilometres from Ramgarh so, this will provide quick access to Northeast States to export through sea port. Constructed by India
Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL). This is also part of HIRA-wala Development= Highways, I-ways (inf
highway/communication infra), Railways and Airways.
Trans border connectivity -World Bank report trust deficit between India and Bangladesh. Consequently even though Banglades
Motor vehicle agreement was signed in 2015, Insufficient growth in road cargo transport because 1) Poor infrastructure 2) High
barriers 3) Excessive security checks. Indian firm- 15-20% cheaper to trade with Brazil or Germany in Bangladesh. After reform
grow by 8%
Post-Brexit: Britain is trying to revive its ties with Indo-Pacific nations-Because of the familiarity & economic/cultural connect sin
WW1- UK-Japan had friendly relations- due to common enemies (China and Russia), but soured during & after WW2, When Jap
Now Britain offers Japan to Join 1) Five eyes intelligence Alliance (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada), 2) D10 group for
China). On the other hand Japan may also invite the UK to join QUAD grouping (India US Australia Japan). This will help curtail
over the Asian continent.
Gilgit-Baltistan's LEGISLATIVE Assembly passed unanimous resolution asking asking the federal Pakistan government to grant it
Representation in Pak Parliament. India's stand- Gilgit Baltistan region is part of India, Illegally occupied by Pakistan.
Olympics 1) 2021- Tokyo Olympics bans foreign spectators due to Corona. Originally it was to be organised in 2020 2) Delhi Sta
apply for hosting 2048 Olympics which will mark 100 years of India's Independence.
Local bodies Problem: J&K newly elected District Development Councils from all parties, including the BJP, boycotted a two-day
jointly staged a demonstration seeking better status and facilities. Not even given office space. Puducherry model of Panchayat
enjoy the status of Cabinet ministers and vice chairpersons of Ministers of State. Whereas in J&K They are given status equal to
while in the Ladakh Development Council-Chairperson enjoy status of cabinet minister. This effects chairpersons' Powers to recr
expenses, his own salary, bungalow, vehicle security guard, and other ceremonial / Protocol duties.
Political instability in Uttrakhand- 9 CM in 20 years, (After the resignation of Trivendra Singh Rawat). Smaller States touted to b
administration but this provides a counter argument
World Health Organisation: one in every 3 woman experiences violence- physical/sexual.
Israel- first country to have "vaccine passport"- It is basically a certificate that allows vaccinated persons to visit public facilities
and hotels in the country. In future May even prove useful for international travel.
USA Capitalism system of Economy- Dominance of Private sector banks. There is only one public sector bank, the state bank of
financial scams, incl Subprime crisis 2007-08 highlighted the The shortcomings of the private sector banking system- 1) Reckles
weak borrowers 2) Institutional bias against racial minorities- Black, Asian, Mexican - Either the loans are not passed quickly, or
interest rate for being more 'risky'. 3) Various state governments of USA planning to introduce bills to setup public sector banks
community, infrastructure projects and small businesses.
Tamil Nadu state election manifesto/ Electoral populism: DMK promises ₹1000 monthly allowance to housewives, AIADMK Prom
cylinders per year. Controversy? lack of clarity on how the state government could source funds to cater to these heavy-budget
times of Corona led ⏬⏬ in revenue collection.
New umbrella entities (NUEs) - Presently, Paytm has rival companies like Mobikwick, Phonepe; Mastercard X Visa; SBI X Axis Ba
company against NPCi. NPCi is an umbrella entity for retail payments system - it operates in card payment (RuPay), Money tran
(UPI, BHIM), ATM Network (NFS),Aadhaar enabled payment system (AEPS), fast tag etc. So in order to bring Competition and i
applications for NUE. Last date to apply is 31st March. Many Indian and global companies expressed interest.
SMS scrubbing= Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India(Trai) guideline that Telecom service providers will have to verify Every S
delivery.- mainly to prevent marketing spam SMS. Challenge? Many genuine SMS/OTP not getting delivered.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Rupee dollar Exchange rate crude oil prices
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ GST e-invoice limits- Dynamically changing information, SEBI norms for unique client code (UCC) for commodity de
NCLAT powers on Corporate insolvency,
Environment ministry has proposed Project Lion- To prevent the extinction of Asiatic lion. Planning to set up wildlife research ce
canine distemper virus which had resulted in death of Gir lions in previous years.
Racism & Patriarchy: Hollywood Actress Meghan Markle married British Prince Harry but his royal family allegedly expressed res
of their child'. Meghan Markle Suffering from depression and suicidal thought wanted to meet psychologist but Royal Palace offi
thinking it would harm the reputation of the monarchy. Later Meghan markle and Harry have left the British royal family to purs
in USA.
Afghanistan redevelopment: proposal for regional conference under the UN auspices with foreign ministers of US, India, Russia
discuss a “unified approach” on Afghanistan.
Ministry of Home Affairs notification imposing restrictions on Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) from 1) practising journalism or re
Tabligh or missionary activities. 3) OCI can apply for for NEET/JEE etc test, But they will not be eligible for the admission seats
exclusively for the Indian citizens
Malala Yousafzai: Youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner (2014) signs deal with Apple company for developing drama documentary
in Pakistan, Graduated from Oxford UK
1) 1979: Second backward classes Commission (Mandal Commission) - Socially and economically backward classes (SEBC) be g
1992: Indra Sawhney v. Union of India judgement / Mandal judgment: Vertical quota cannot exceed 50%, Except in Exceptiona
efficiency of the public administration also need to be ensured. 3) 1993: Tamil Nadu 69% reservation Law- kept in Ninth schedu
to prevent Judicial review under Article 31A. 4) 2007: I.R. Coelho case (2007) SC ruled- 9th schedule laws cannot be challenged
of fundamental rights but Can be challenged on the grounds that it violates the basic structure of the constitution. 5) 2019: 103
10% reservation to Economically weaker section (EWS) from unreserved categories. 6) Maharashtra state government provides
Bombay High Court ⏬to 12-13% SC petition: Maharashtra total quota exceeding 50% so 1) Weather Maratha reservation is an
be allowed as per the Mandal judgement 2) Re looking the Mandal judgement 50% Limit itself in the light of subsequent Consti
judgments and changed social dynamics of the society etc”
National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 Provides one chairman, one Vice Chairman and five members = 7 persons. Delhi h
displeasure that the union government is not filling up vacancies of NCM. 6 notified minorities in decreasing order of population
Buddhist Jain Parsi.
Evidence Act 1872: “a Judge may ask any relevant or irrelevant question / document / proof from parties, discover the truth. Pa
to it without permission of the judge." Controversy? Rape case where accused has promised to marry girl. So, SC Judge asked "
her?"- To ascertain whether that particular accusation was correct or not. But a section of media and activist took the question
was suggesting him to marry.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋IIM autonomy controversies involving directors and ministers, Personal data protection bill Re identification of anony

Essay topic: Internet imperialism (साम्राज्यवाद)- 1) Even if Indian app developer sells an app for ₹100 on Google Play Store, Google
commission. Further the app developer may host content on a server by Amazon / Microsoft who will take away more money fr
will have to to pay for advertisements on Google Facebook to attract more visitors to download his apps ⏬⏬ Ad companies wil
₹70. Similar to Jamidar/European cultivators fattening their wallets at the expense of Indigo farmers / Bonded labourers. 2) Eas
looted India through spices, sandalwood, ivory, cotton etc trade these modern, Foreign Tech Giants will do harvesting / selling
Only 20 Indian tech firms have valuation over a billion dollars. Business loan interest rate in India may be 15%, whereas in the
Access to capital, Indian companies cannot be expected to counter Facebook, Google , Microsoft Apple and other Tech Giants. J
industrialists could not compete with the European textile companies. 4) British authorities Divide and rule policy / fear-monger
Facebook/Twitter not taking quick action against #Farmergenocide & other fake news = fear mongering for pageviews/ad reve
to trial by Indian judges. Google / Facebook / Twitter oppose the idea of being subjected to Indian judges / Tax authorities.

EPFO reforms: 1) It is offering only 8.5% interest whereas private sector pension funds giving attractive Returns. EPFO is a lega
upon the workers - Because compulsorily a portion of their salary is deducted and saved here, Mostly to give loans to governme
give good Returns (compared to investing in shares/bonds of blue chip companies). 2) Non transparency of investment. the late
only up to 2018-19. 3) California State Government EPFO- Much more transparent in showing where they have invested the the
Tax terrorism: 2019-Sabka Vishwas Legacy dispute resolution scheme: Businessman could settle his pending cases related to se
authorities may give him relief from higher penalties. 2021- Revenue collection ⏬Due to Corona so to fill up the tax collection t
sending notices to Businessman who had settled the matter in past. And giving them only 7 days time period to reply to notices
Corona. Earlier Economic Surveys had recommended Government to avoid Economic Policy Uncertainty else ease of doing biz ⏬
💼Budget-2021: Automakers to give 5% rebate on purchase of new car, If the customer gives his old vehicle for scrapping. Ben
older polluting vehicles. 2) GDP job creation in automobile sector.
Petrol getting expensive is a good news for the sugar ethanol industry because it will encourage more research and efforts for e
petrol.
Mount Etna: volcanic eruption Italy
Soft Diplomacy: 1) Buddhist Association of China- They organised world summits for Buddhist, Appointed Panchen Lama as Vice
second highest authority after the Dalai Lama) and Nepali politicians as members. Trying to prepare Lumbini (Nepal) as the cen
billion dollar infrastructure funding, to wean away spiritual tourism power from India. 2) Chinese People’s Association for Friend
Countries(CPAFFC): They sponsor Civil Society groups in various countries to fuel opinion and propaganda against Indian borde
freedom movement. 3) New Social Class Work (NSW): They target emerging social Elites in foreign countries e.g. IT/Media pro
influencers, Film television fashion music celebrities etc. | China uses soft diplomacy tools in addition to its military aggression,
offensive diplomacy.
Commonwealth Day= second Monday in March, In all the countries that were formal colonies of the British Empire. So each yea
date. 2021: 8th March. Theme- "Delivering a Common Future "
Badminton Swiss open 2021: Carolina Marín (Spain) defeated PV Sindhu (India)

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Budget session of parliament- second leg/ part-II begins: Government may introduce built related to Pension Fund R
Authority (Amendment) Bill, National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, Electricity (Amendment) Bill and C
of Official Digital Currency Bill, ⏫legal age of marriage for women.✋ But let them get introduced and passed then Prepare the
8th March: International Women's Day
Emotional intelligence vs Friendship/ Loyalty/ Patience / Relationship management: Youngsters choosing pets over human relat
Postponing marriage for career, Child upbringing cost⏫, Divorce rates⏫ 2) Pets can live on the same bowl of food. don't dema
/ caring like Children. Animals greet the owner more enthusiastically than family members. 3) Human interactions (husband wif
bring conflict. Whereas pet animals do not. 4) Even if a pet destroys some furniture, ceramic plates-We can forgive them becau
in the case of humans we continue to hold vindictiveness / grudge for a long time- even for words spoken in the past. Implicati
years. Real human friends / family members will continue to stay for a very long period. But, youngsters unable to develop skill
intelligence to deal with human relationships. Instead, they develop growing cynicism towards human society that dogs/pets ar
to share such memes and wallpapers 24/7 Instead of trying to reflect why they are unable to find loyal friends. [3) Rise of 'Inte
communities' where pets are becoming more valuable than humans. Lady Gaga offered a $50,000 bounty to recover her kidnap
School girls kidnaped to be sold as slaves- yet very little attention. [4) "Woke Culture": 'Disdain' for the label 'owner' of the pet.
'Parent' of the pet → Empathy missing for Orphan Children, Child Labourers.

Environmental ethics: 1) Great Indian Bustard -Its forward vision is not strong. So, they fly into fans of wind-mills. A tool of Clea
of biodiversity destruction/ 2) Individuals can be jailed upto 7 years for killing peacocks under Wildlife Protection Act 1972. But
make railroad, airport And industrial Park → Habitat destruction → Slow death of peacocks, No jail for any bureaucrat or politici
to carry 100 kg timber or walk graciously in religious processions. It is inevitable some of them will go berserk / attack people. 4
Some feed food to stray dogs, monkeys & pigeons while others Throwing stones at them If stray animals urinate/defecate on th
Globalization: 1] Food is a dynamic expression of our cultural identity. e.g. A] Fusion: Dosa with Cheese & Tomato sauce. Pizza
Indian families are familiar with noodles, pasta, bread, cake. B] Compromise: Indian diaspora unable to find the authentic India
/spices/vegetables in foreign countries, so they make dishes using local substitutes/ alternatives. 2) 16-17 century Tomatoes ca
⏬ → prices high so families used tamarind (इमली) & kokum as souring agents (खट्टा करने के लिए) while peanuts & coconut as bulking
India= tomatoes supply ⏫ → used as both souring & bulking agents.
Book: Methods in Madness: Parameswaran Iyer (IAS), Associated with swachh Bharat mission
Cricket: India enters world test Championship final after defeating England in A'bad.
SC ‘hybrid’ mode hearing = counsel appear either via videoconferencing or be physically present in court. If the lawyer does no
shall be presumed that he wants to appear through video conferencing.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ RBI Inflation targeting, production linked incentive scheme, GDP growth projections, Income tax raids on Taapsee P
GK🏋️
Death: MG GEORGE MUTHOOT, Chairman Muthoot group- known for gold loans.
26th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to held in Glasgow, UK in 202
world countries promised $100 billion per year funding. But struggling to reach even $80bn. Corona will ⏬Their capacity to fina
China may announce ambitious climate change targets just to appease/conclude trade deals with USA and European Union. Thi
pressure on India & other nations of BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, China and India) because EU-UK pledged carbon neutrality by
neutrality by 2060. Considering India's target for development, poverty removal, energy security -We cannot blindly copy them.
Similipal national park and a tiger reserve: Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district / Eastern Ghat. News because of forest fire
Each department is created for a purpose and involves training inputs specific to the job requirements. Police personnel are rec
crime and maintain law and order, while prison officers are recruited and trained to reform and rehabilitate offenders. That's wh
prison reforms recommended a separate all India prison service, similar to IAS/IPS. Yet, Given the shortage of officers in the st
deputed. This is also a violation of separation of powers - Police officers cannot enter judicial custody without court order.
Superstition: Vadorara 6 family members attempt suicide after loosing 32 lakh in Various rituals suggested by the astrologers to
condition. Police books 9 astrologers across India. Previously Another Vadodara man lost 40 lakh to an astrologer to get a wife
Previously cases of rape/sexual exploitation of women. Q1) Reasons for prevalence of superstition and blind faith even among t
areas? Ans. Greed / Lust/ Desperation. Consumerist / Capitalist Economy: Pressure to earn lots of money quickly. Lifestyle living
young professionals buying expensive cars, unable to repay loans in Corona. Engaging in speculative business/sharemarket for
Loneliness / depression. Social norms/Patriarchy desire for a male child. Etc. Q2) As municipal commissioner (IAS) or Police Com
you do to prevent this? 1] Registration of astrologer shops / Are they paying property tax / professional tax- collab with IRS- ins
जो ढोंगी तांत्रिक बहुत ज्यादा हवा में उड़ रहे हैं वह थोड़े लिमिट में रहे 2] Drugs and Magic Remedies. Act. 1954: Prevents advertisement /selling of Talism
claiming miraculous powers to cure diseases. Keeping track of Newspaper advertisement to detect such non-sense people. 3] S
numbers - tell the counselors to categorically tell callers not to approch such astrologers /baba-log. 4] Awareness Programs in s
aware -Through them make their parents aware.

Combined Commanders Conference, held at Kevadia, Narmada district Gujarat / Statue of Unity, Under chairmanship of Defenc
Model code of Conduct: After taking Corona Vaccine, People are given vaccine certificate, Which includes Photographs of PM Mo
complain to Election Commission due to MCC in Vidhan Sabha election W.Bengal, Assam, Kerala etc. EC ordered removal of pho
75 years of Independence — Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: high-level national 259 member committee to commemorate 75 years o
PM. Members include former President ministers governors chief ministers sports persons, Army generals and other eminent cit
filmstars, bizmen.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋GoM on improving govt communication - let announcement come. | SSR/RHEA Case.
Cookies: website codes. Stay in a visitor’s browser and they continue to follow the person as he moves on from one website to
of Chetan Bhagat goto newspaper website Google's Adsense company may start displaying Amazon advertisement banners for
books. 🤩Pros: 1) Targeted /Customised advertisements sales conversion Newspaper website will also on earn commission. New
Website cannot continue to generate free content without sustainable passive income from ads. 2) Targeted advertisements es
businesses. Else people may never know about them! 😰Cons: 1) Privacy Violation. 2) Harvesting user data FB sold to Cambridg
delivering targeted ads against Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump election- rich candidate can buy cookie-data to win, po
3) Security challenges/Financial frauds. 4) If young adults searching Financial tips Online gambling / poker sites. If searching fo
Fake astrologer ki ads. ✅Way forward: Google Parent company Alphabet has announced it'll discontinue user-tracking "cookies
some new tools to address the needs of users and advertisers!)
QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Ranking 2021: 12 India universities in top 100 subject rankings (8 in 2020)
EPFO interest rate 2020-21: 8.5% lowest in last 8 years.
Ministry of housing and urban affairs: Million Plus Cities 1) Ease of living index Top5: Bengaluru Pune Ahmedabad Chennai Sura
index Top5: Indore, Surat, Bhopal, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune. Separate ranking for cities with less than million population
Wipro acquires British Consultancy Firm Capco for $1.45 bn, its biggest ever buy (Interview Question for IT Graduates)
A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy. — Theodore Roosevelt
Cancel culture in Literature: American children books author Dr. Seuss wrote books in 1930s- Carrying racist Stereotypes e.g. A
skirts, Asian men described as “helpers with slanted eyes from from countries no one can spell ''. Movements to cancel/remove
books- Similar with Mark Twain books. 🤩Pro: will prevent young children from being exposed to racial stereotyping. ✋Counter?
curating or modifying his work To suit the present day social attitudes - is a disservice to literary freedom. It should be preserve
Children born in the era, Have not automatically become racist because of a book. They fondly remember the "experience" of re
content itself.
Sports Ethics: ICC anti corruption unit findings on Match-Fixing 1) Bookies ⏫Use of Bitcoins and encrypted messaging Apps / S
detection. 2) 10-12 Indian bookies are responsible for most of the match fixing in entire cricket world 3) ICC to Identify the kno
photos on the website to name them and shame them & will order Cricketers to avoid meeting these "Excluded persons'' 4) Ben
have bought T20 cricket teams In the name of other owner. behind the curtain they are fixing the matches, by pressurizing the
getting them removed from the team.
Domicile based employment preference or reservation: Article 16(3): Parliament can make law for domicile based reservation in
legislature cannot. Constitution does not speak about domicile based reservation in private sector. Yet, Haryana State Employm
2020 to reserve 75% of jobs having salary upto 50k for local people- Both in public and private sector: 1) Companies will try to
outstate workers informally /not-on-formal pay records:- Worker social security⏬,Cash based economy, blackmoney and tax ev
Haryana may ⏫Labour Inspector Raj → Ease of doing business ⏬, Corruption⏫. 3) social unrest / violence- local vs outsiders.
challenged in court-so not yet implemented in reality. Madhya Pradesh also similar law. Constitutional angles of Right to profess
Non-discrimination. 6) When/If Supreme Court strike down this bill → politicians may fuel youth's disaffection towards judiciary
not creating enough jobs. 7) Class descriminition: if pvt company offering salary over 50k- then outsiders (rich/Educated family
the entry barriers created only for the poor and low skilled people but not for rich. 8) Job entry barriers go against the spirit of
Removal of article 370 in J&K.
Local bodies mein OBC RESERVATION is only “statutory”, unlike the “constitutional” reservation for SC/ST. So, OBC reservation
reservation crosses 50%- says SC. But wait for the Columns/explain series no need for self PHD YET.
JHARKHAND government for the first time presented an outcome-based budget, in which departments have been given specific
the results of which will be measured by the end of next financial year. Union budget already has a system of Output Outcome
intention
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA): e.g. Mauritius Resident doing job/biz/investment in India= if Both the Mauritius
Demand tax on his income =Double taxation. To avoid that burden on the person, Govts sign DTAA agreements. challenges? 1)
avoidance through round-tripping 2) Resident / Non-Resident status determined based on how long you have stayed in India. B
restrictions: So Finance ministry allowed some temporary relief regarding "Resident" definition & submission of documents
Insurance ombudsman Quasi judicial body under Insurance Act, 1938. Functioning since 1999 to help Customers file Complaint
companies. Finance ministry updated the rules: now Customers can 1) File complaint against insurance brokers also 2) File com
International Energy Agency (IEA, HQ: Paris): US, EU nations, Japan have become advanced economies / developed countries
past. Developing nations like India depend on coal for 60 per cent of their energy, and coal and associated sectors are major em
won’t be fair to ask developing nations to stop using coal without giving international financial assistance.
Mary Shelly’s Novel Frankenstein. Scientist revives a dead person through Chemical electrical experimentation. But this creature
frightened villagers for his hideous appearance. Monster begins killing people for hating him, & demands scientists to make him
him, Because humans will not love him. But scientist does not comply, monster kills his fiance Scientist was revenge but dies of
feels deep regret, goes for suicide. Reflection: 1) Who is the real monster here? The scientist or his much-vilified creation? 2) W
college/university- And the professor tries to compare with real-world parallel narratives: 1] USA creating Osama Bin Laden, 2]
etc. Social media outrage by certain groups: Freedom of speech and academic Independence ⏬
Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra: A character -Octavius Caesar is the grand-nephew of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. Octa
of acquiring power through any means necessary- from false propaganda, lies. dirty tricks, betraying / punishing his friends & lo
story is taught in college/university- And the professor tries to compare with real-world parallel narratives Of various national le
by certain groups: Freedom of speech and academic Independence ⏬
Gangavaram port Andhra Pradesh India's deepest all weather port, in news because Adani company making investment
National Cyber Power Index 2020 by Harvard University: #1-5: China, Netherlands, France, USA, Canada. India 21 out of 30 co
of Cyber Defence, Offence, Surveillance, Control, Intelligence, Commercial Norms. Cyber warfare is non-contact warfare. it can
from manipulating election, to Banking Finance frauds, to traffic / power / airlines / military operations.
In cricket: India Pakistan rivalry is unparalleled both in the sportsperson and the spectators. But in Tennis, Rohan Bopanna (Ind
(Pak)- This India Pak tennis doubles to play at ATP tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. The Sporting spirit and maturity need to to
and bilateral relationships
Iraq: Grand Ayatullah Al Sistani- head of Shia Islam. He is opposed to the direct rule By clerics. Unlike Iran- where Grand Ayatu
the Govt. Pope Francis (Vetican) is planning to meet Grand Ayatollah of Iraq. Soft diplomacy: 1) ⏬Persecution of Christian mino
Iraq-Western powers ties against Iran.
1) Freedom house, NGO, USA publishes "Freedom in the world" To check the condition of political rights and civil liberties. Coun
Free, or Not Free. India downgraded from free to partly free, because of sustained erosion of civil liberties. 2) Separately Frenc
borders" publishes Press Freedom Index 2020: India Ranked 142 out of 180. #1 is Norway.
Vaccine efficacy=Ability of the vaccine to protect the person. Bharat Biotech Covaxin vaccine 81%, Russian Sputnik 92%. Altho
different level of efficacy in different races/DNA profiles/loctaions e.g. Covovax 90% (UK) but 60%(S.Africa)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ 4G spectrum auction: Jio top bidder.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ IMF members agreed to expand SDR. Let it get actually finalized
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋IBM India, HP India etc import softwares for selling in India. So, when they send payments to foreign suppliers - It w
Equalisation levy tax. But it'll not be counted as 'Royalty payment'. IT dept can't ask 10% TDS / royalty tax on this. says SC. ✋C
benefit from exam point of view.
Knowledge economy: India is losing the leadership in the knowledge economy except for space, pharma, IT. 1) Brain drain that
accelerating 2) China is providing tough competition in these sectors- Particularly in hardware production 3) Philippines Indones
offering graduates with command over english, data processing, IT, engineering to MNCs. 4) Space Sector grown because of G
missing in case of Electronics/hardware. Pharma sector growth because of the private initiative. But they're not Spending adequ
research and development is pointed out by the economic survey. Jugaad mentality harming tru
Greenland is a self-governing island of Denmark. It has huge reserves of rare Earth minerals that can be used for creating supe
used in wind turbines, electric vehicles, aircrafts & high-tech weapons. Greenland Glaciers melting so, mining companies in race
minerals. Challenge? Rare earth minerals' ores naturally contain uranium and thorium. Processing involves the separation and r
thorium, which results in TENORM wastes. Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM)
Flex Engine / flexible-fuel vehicle / dual-fuel / Alternative fuel engine: Capable of using traditional Petrol/diesel, as well as altern
and methanol. Highway Minister told Indian automakers to focus on this
When your conduct is determined solely by consideration of profit you will arouse great resentment- Confucius
Diaspora: While in USA, Canada, United Kingdom - persons of Indian origin command noticeable presence in politics, bureaucra
same not true in Australia because 1) Indian migrants lag the social and professional network to connect them with politicians a
dominated by White/Anglo communities. 2) Power brokers pluck scholars/activists from Melbourne University → hire as Advisor
get election tickets. Indian students mostly focused on tech/biz courses & not in humanities subjects & University politics 3) Eve
is given an election ticket - They lack the skill to articulate political agenda, handling of Press/media.
Rape is a non compoundable offence i.e. Settlement not possible outside the court, unlike commercial / civil / business / proper
instances police, panchayat, lower courts try to Mediate such settlements asking rapist to marry the girl. But this Patriarchal atti
and suffering. After marriage, victim may be subjected to domestic violence and marital rape repeatedly. Reduces the dignity an
equal citizens. Latest controversy involving Supreme Court judge asking an alleged rapist whether he'd marry the victim girl?
Union budget and state budget get Press/media attention but Municipal budgets are neglected in press coverage- Even though
Consequently it reduces the accountability of the Municipality for clean air, clean water, garbage, Traffic, Park and amenities.
LSTV & RSTV Merged into Sansad TV As per the recommendations of Parliament appointed panel A. Suryaprakash (ex-chairman
are still being worked out on how actually it will cover both the houses.
Orissa Govt started its first state survey of social and educational conditions of people from backward classes who made up 54%
Haryana state employment of local candidates act 2021: Provides 75% quota in private sector job seekers from among the loca
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Phase-2 vaccination - 50 lakh people registered overcrowding at many places so now clinics to Remain open for lon
Epigraph: A computer algorithm which is being used / can be used for designing vaccines for HIV ebola influenza etc,
Novichok: Nerve agent / chemical poison. Russian agents used it on opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Now USA and European U
Russian officials under their chemical and biological weapons control related Acts.
Covishield vaccination interval between the two doses = 28 days. But looking at International studies some scientist was sugge
months- This will help covering more number of people with first dose, instead of covering only 50% juntaa with 2 doses.
Federalism: Indian Police Service rules 1954-Union government can transfer and depute IPS officers Under the the central gove
concurrence of the respective state Govt. If state government disagrees then Union government decision shall prevail. Previous
wanted to transfer some IPS officers from West Bengal cadre etc. SC upholds the unions power in this matter.
Uttar Pradesh vidhansabha passed Prevention of Property defacement bill: Anyone pasting posters / writing slogans etc on wall
property will face upto 1 year jail and 1 lakh fine. [Which actually shows the severeness of this menace! & its significance in ⏫
elegant looking city]
78th Golden Globe awards: 1) Chloe Zhao First first Asian American women to win award for direction (Nomad land). 2) Late Ch
panther superhero) for best actor Motion Picture drama for movie 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
Chinese hacker group Red Echo accused of "Shadow pad" malware attack For massive power outage in Mumbai in 2020-Oct aft
Russia was also accused of shutting down electricity in Ukraine
2004: Vajpayee Musharraf tripod Framework for peace 1) Pakistan will reduce cross-border violence 2) India will negotiate on K
measures to generate a conducive environment. But it collapsed in later years. 2019-20: 1) Pakistan had hoped to get UNSC int
Removal/Kashmir with the help of China but failed because Russia & Western support for India. 2) In recent years Indian diplom
sentiment in the financial action task force (FATF) for Money laundering and Terror Finance- Pakistan's economy is feeling the p
from grey list to blacklist then FATF member Nations will prohibit their Investors banks and nbfc from having financial relations
International investors and foreign bankers already shying away from investing/helping Pak Bizmen. 3) Surgical strike 4) Pakista
Javed Bajwa Agreed for ceasefire & respect for LOC. (Column C Rajamohan)
Numaligarh Refinery- Assam earlier owned by Bharat Petroleum Corporation BPCL but now selling it to other players.
Presidents convicted in corruption / Abuse office: 1) Brazil Dilma Rousseff (Impeachment) 2) South Korea Park Geun-hye (25 ye
France Nicolas Sarkozy (Accepting illegal election donations, Bribing judges)- 3 years jail. Previously 2011 President Jacques Ch
Observation? 1) Corruption and abuse of power is not confined only to third world countries. Human greed and lust for power p
developed Nations With high level of human development 2) When presidents engage in malpractices, difficult to expect ethical
subordinate officials / Ministers.
2010: INDIA became the third country after Australia and New Zealand to have a quasi-judicial body,the NationalGreenTribunal
cases.
Swachh Survekshan by Ministry of housing and urban affairs: survey to assess waste segregation, wet waste processing capacit
construction and demolition waste processing, and landfill waste. Further, city ranking: 1) Open Defecation Free (ODF),2) ODF+
maintained), 3) ODF++ (when sewage systems operate) 4) garbage-free rating. BEFORE: Municipal areas now district will also
Samman awards of divya (platinum), anupam (gold), ujjwal (silver), udit (bronze), and aarohi (copper / aspiring). 2016: Mysuru
Survekshan while Indore has won the last three (2017-18-19). 2020 winner awaited.
Circular economy's one component is:- "Prolonging the life cycle / repair / reuse / Refurbishment of a electric appliances". Elect
repair 1) often glued or riveted together, you need specialist tools or have to break open the device, then you can’t repair it. 2)
3) Poor quality of material & assembly. European Union- Right to repair framework: COMPANIES THAT sell refrigerators,washer
need to ensure those appliances can be repaired for up to 10 years, to help ⏬electrical waste. Companies need to provide spar
instruction manuals for disassembly & repair.
RBI report on ‘State of the Economy’: 1) 0.4% Quarterly GDP growth=Shallow and short-lived recovery. Animal spirit is missing
economist John Maynard Keynes argued that investors and consumers are guided by animal spirit / psychological urge than unb
facts. 2) Home loan ⏬
Andhra bank and Corporation Bank merged with Union Bank so now 2 merged banks' IFSC codes are set to change to UBIN08*
Financial System Code are like PIN code numbers for the bank branches for financial transactions
Ministry of Food Processing Industries: Operation Greens (OG) originally for Controlling the prices of tomatoes onions potatoes
on building warehouse, cold storage infrastructure for farmer org & companies→ Post harvest losses ⏬ → Round the year supp
prices. Atma-Nirbhar 2020/Budget-2021: We will expand coverage to 22 perishable commodities. Although data in last 3 years
seasonal Inflation in T-O-P continues. 2) 😰Farmer hardly getting 26 to 32% of the final selling price of T-O-P. Remaining 68-74
wholesalers retailers and intermediaries. Solutions: 1) OG presently implemented by Jt.Secretary (IAS) rank officers But they ro
promotions so there is no consistency in implementation of the scheme. Visionary technocrat like Vargis Kurien should be appoi
operation Greens 2) Criteria for choosing funding clusters need to be made more transparent. e.g. Tomatoes: Nashik/Pimpalgao
while less important districts from Odisha (Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj), Gujarat (Sabarkantha, Anand and Kheda) and West Ben
(Bihar) included but Aurangabad (Maharashtra) left out. For potato, Punjab added only after CM's request. Perhaps Govt's ration
and Punjab have better SCM so we shd focus on backward districts BUT District selection should be made more quantifiable and
politics aways. 3) It took almost 20 years for the Operation Flood to improve the milk Supply chain management (SCM) in India
OG.
Decarbonisation has become a buzzword but to ensure it gets effective action on the ground, the ministries need to stop workin
vehicular Pollution 1) Ministry of heavy industries =Encourage e-vehicle production 2) Highway ministry encourage re-charging
ministry & Power Ministry encourage wind and solar plants' connectivity to such station 4) Science technology ministry encourag
batteries. 5) Finance ministry, Commerce ministry, Corporate Affairs ministry: Encourage foreign direct investment applications
ministries: ease of doing business 7) SEBI/RBI/Financial regulators encourage investment in such projects. But as evident from
There is a disconnect among the ministries & regulators at union & State level. energy is a concurrent subject and there is no o
body solely responsible for this domain.
National Green Tribunal Act 2020: After NGT has given environment-clearance to a project, an affected Party can challenge it w
there is sufficient cause NGT may allow a grace period of another 60 days to file a challenge. 2020-Many of the applications we
that the applicant did not file the complaint within the 30-90 days time limit. Applicants argue 1) We are villagers/ farmers. we
newspaper/portals to know which project is given environment clearance in our area! 2) Sometimes we have to file RTI to get n
make our case-file, get experts/lawyers' opinion but also takes time. 3) Corona lockdown. | Industrialists defend 1) After we ge
For mining/highway/airport then after 90 days again NGT hears appeals/grievances- Project delays, bank loans repayment prob
how will you balance this Need for fast tracking the development/Ease of doing business versus Citizens right to appeal? As cha
do
JP University teachers' program to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr Rajendra Prasad, India's first President. were susp
to Hindi songs for “gross misconduct and dereliction of duties”. Teachers' defence: we were dancing with children after the offic
after the national anthem was over. As VC/ Principal what will you do?
POCSO Act: District child welfare committee (CWC)- a Quasi judicial agency be formed. Local police need to notify sex abuse ca
that the child is without a home or paternal support then victim has to be produced before CWC who will look after the child's C
development, rehabilitation. Jharkhand minor girl gangraped but Police officers did not inform CWC. Reasons may be: 1) Police
aspects or doing the duties in very casual manner 2) Lack of empathy / corruption in crime involving poor girls vs powerful men
dressing -Trying to downplay the level of crime in the district for their on career progression.
Ministry /department : highest: Secretary → additional secretary → joint secretary. 2017: Niti Aayog recommended lateral entry
years contract (From experienced professionals in private sector). Benefit? Fresh talent new ideas,Specialised knowledge Challe
upto 3 people then no reservation applicable. DoPT treats these entry jobs as individual departments' single-single posts & not
vacancies announced in 2021. So, no SC/ST/OBC reservation applicable. 2) Allegations of political favouritism
Successive Pakistani governments, ISI exploited extreme religious ideologies to garner votes, appease political religious groups,
phenomena is creating a tunnel vision that Pakistan citizenry is defined / centered around Idea of religion instead of the idea of
violence, intolerance and hatred towards other communities-And helping the militant movement.
UNESCO Global Education Report: "65% of the low-income Nations have cut their educational budget because of Corona slowd
Afghanistan Ethiopia Bangladesh Pakistan Nigeria Columbia Jordan etc. Less educated person → Job/income⏬ → Religious ind
terrorist propaganda becomes easier.
Amazonia 1: commercial remote sensing satellite for the Brazilian space research satellite, launched by ISRO's PSLV-C51. This P
contains other 18 satellites from USA and various universities of India. Bengaluru startup Pixxel India also planned an ANAND s
imaginary for climate change agriculture urban planning but because software issues =could not add in this launch.
Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine cleared by USA. It can be stored for three months at 2-8C, unlike Pfizer. Because Johns
based on double stranded DNA walla adenovirus that is more rugged than single stranded RNA used in Pfizer/Moderns. But JJ's
Pfizer/Moderna= 95%
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2021-February-23 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

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2021-February-20 Economy💳 6-Health

2021-February-20 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-20 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪
2021-February-20 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-February-19 Science🧪 6-Health

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2021-February-19 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-19 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-February-19 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-19 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment

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2021-February-19 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-February-19 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-February-19 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-19 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-18 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-18 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-18 Economy💳 6-Health

2021-February-18 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-February-18 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-February-18 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-February-18 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-February-18 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

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2021-February-17 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-17 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-17 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion

2021-February-17 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-February-17 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-February-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-February-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-February-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-February-17 History/Culture🗿 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-February-17 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-February-17 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-17 PIN-GK🏋️ Executive

2021-February-17 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-February-17 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-17 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-17 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-17 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-February-16 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-16 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-February-16 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-16 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-16 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-16 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-February-16 Economy💳 5-Infra-Communication

2021-February-16 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-February-16 Governance🧔 5-Infra-Communication

2021-February-16 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-February-16 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-16 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-February-16 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-16 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-16 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-16 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-February-16 Economy💳 5-Infra-Communication

2021-February-16 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-February-16 Governance🧔 5-Infra-Communication

2021-February-16 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-February-15 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-February-15 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-15 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-February-15 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-February-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-15 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-February-15 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-February-15 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-15 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-February-15 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-February-15 PIN-GK🏋️ Social Media📣

2021-February-15 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-15 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-February-15 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-15 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾
2021-February-15 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-February-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-15 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-February-15 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-February-15 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-15 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-February-15 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-February-15 PIN-GK🏋️ Social Media📣

2021-February-15 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-14 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion

2021-February-14 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-14 Geo🗺 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-14 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-14 IR/Defense🔫 Books-Authors

2021-February-14 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-14 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-14 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-14 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-14 Polity⚖️ Defence
2021-February-13 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-13 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-13 Environment🌿 Disaster

2021-February-13 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-February-13 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment
2021-February-12 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-12 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-12 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-February-12 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷

2021-February-12 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-February-12 Governance🧔 Social Media📣

2021-February-12 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-February-11 Economy💳 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-February-11 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Loans🔪

2021-February-11 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-February-11 Environment🌿 Disaster

2021-February-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-February-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-February-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-February-11 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-11 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-11 IR/Defense🔫 Death
2021-February-11 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2021-February-11 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-February-11 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-11 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-11 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬
2021-February-11 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-February-10 Economy💳 6-Health

2021-February-10 IR/Defense🔫 Places-in-News
2021-February-10 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-February-10 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-10 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-10 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-February-10 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-10 Polity⚖️ Places-in-News

2021-February-10 Polity⚖️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-February-10 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-February-09 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion

2021-February-09 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳
2021-February-09 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-09 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-09 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-February-09 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-February-09 Environment🌿 Disaster

2021-February-09 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-February-09 Governance🧔 Defence

2021-February-09 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-09 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-09 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-February-09 Polity⚖️ PRI

2021-February-09 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-February-09 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-February-08 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-February-08 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-08 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-08 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-February-08 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-08 Environment🌿 Disaster

2021-February-08 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-February-08 IR/Defense🔫 Diaspora

2021-February-08 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2021-February-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2021-February-07 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝
2021-February-07 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷
2021-February-07 Economy💳 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-February-07 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-February-07 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-February-07 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-07 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-07 Polity⚖️ 5-Infra-Communication

2021-February-07 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-February-06 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-February-06 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2021-February-06 Polity⚖️ Defence

2021-February-06 Polity⚖️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-February-06 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-February-06 IR/Defense🔫 Social Media📣
2021-February-06 IR/Defense🔫 Places-in-News

2021-February-06 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-February-06 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-February-06 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-February-06 Economy💳 1A2-Monetary Policy

2021-February-06 Economy💳 1A2-Monetary Policy

2021-February-06 Economy💳 1A2-Monetary Policy

2021-February-06 Economy💳 1A2-Monetary Policy

2021-February-05 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼
2021-February-05 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-February-05 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-February-05 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-February-05 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-February-05 Governance🧔 Social Media📣

2021-February-05 History/Culture🗿 Death

2021-February-05 History/Culture🗿 Medieval

2021-February-05 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-February-05 Polity⚖️ Executive

2021-February-05 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕
2021-February-04 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket
2021-February-04 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
2021-February-04 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-04 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-April-01 Economy💳 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-April-01 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion

2021-April-01 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-April-01 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-April-01 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2021-April-01 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-April-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-April-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈
2021-April-01 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-April-01 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-April-01 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-April-01 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-April-01 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-April-01 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-March-15 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-March-15 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-March-15 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-March-15 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-March-15 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket
2021-March-15 Environment🌿 Places-in-News

2021-March-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-March-15 Governance🧔 Ethics-Theory😈

2021-March-15 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Multilateral

2021-March-15 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-March-15 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-March-15 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2021-March-15 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-March-15 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-March-15 Polity⚖️ PRI

2021-March-15 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-March-15 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-March-15 Science🧪 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-March-14 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-March-14 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-March-14 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-March-14 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-March-14 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-March-14 Polity⚖️ Election
2021-March-14 Polity⚖️ Federalism

2021-March-14 Polity⚖️ Federalism

2021-March-14 Polity⚖️ Pressure-Groups

2021-March-14 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-March-14 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-February-04 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-04 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-February-04 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-04 IR/Defense🔫 Defence
2021-February-04 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment

2021-February-04 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-04 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-04 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-February-04 Polity⚖️ Defence

2021-February-03 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼
2021-February-03 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-03 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-03 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-03 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-03 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-03 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-February-03 Governance🧔 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-February-03 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-February-03 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-February-03 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
2021-February-03 IR/Defense🔫 Defence
2021-February-03 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2021-February-02 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-February-01 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-February-01 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-February-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-February-01 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-February-01 Polity⚖️ 2-Budget-Taxation💼

News Item (Page Numbers correspond to Ahmedabad Edition)
Food Subsidy: National food security act 2013 provides subsidised grains to 75% of rural population and 50% of urban populati
Aayog suggests ⏬ coverage to 60%(rural) & 40% (urban) to ⏬subsidy burden by ₹47kcr/yr. Previously economic survey, Shan
have also recommended similar.
American Lok Sabha (House of Representatives) passed a $1.9 trillion Covid Pandemic relief bill 1) $1400 tax rebate to income
are income tax payers, India hardly 4-5%. Even if Indian govt gave income tax relief in the latest budget it may not prove as ef
USA's income tax relief- Because that will cover a larger number of the population. Ideally 23% of Indian voters shd be Income
development] 2) $400 per week unemployment allowance 3) Airline & other selected companies to get $15 billion Provided the
send them on furlough ('forced temporary leave due to slowdown in biz) 4) Funding to schools, local bodies and native-America
mostly focused on Subsidized loans, subsidized food, Capital expenditure for Infra development. Very little attention on minimu
Because our level of development demographic composition and electoral politics are different.
Compassion for animals: 1) Illegal cock/ rooster fights in Telangana with betting of lakhs of rupees on which bird will win. Owne
legs of the rooster. This is partly driven by craving for sadistic entertainment & partly for poverty, desperation and quick income
after the bird attacked. 2) bull taming sport 3) Fake astrologers dupe a Vadodara bachelor man promising to find him a wife wh
sacrificing of two buffaloes. Cravings for companionship, heirs, money, power & fame / superstition too becomes a reason for c
poached for their bones, muscles for "miraculous drugs", pelts/hides, sold as exotic pets eg Caracal 5) Man animal conflict-Elep
electric fences. 6) American Singer Lady Gaga's dogs abducted, 'kidnappers' even shot the employee.
Youth & Moral degradation: Social media fuels the sense of frustration- young male/female feels that everybody is doing better
him/her, doing job/vacation in places better than him/her. This constructs an illusionary ladder of “success and happiness”. If y
is dismissed as a waste of time & non-productive pathway to life i.e. Best college, best salary job, fancy lifestyle. It encourage t
at any cost. Otherwise young people have inborn sense of justice, fairness & forthrightness so they can become natural agents
as they are mental slaves to social media.
The Ganga has two major tributaries — Alaknanda and Bhagirathi. These two rivers originate from different glaciers. Bhagirathi
while Alaknanda comes from the Satopanth glacier. Need to do conduct Scientific studies to prevent GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburs
among the biggest sources of freshwater, and millions of people depend on Ganga.
E-Judiciary: 1) Gujarat High Court will provide updates to subscribers pertaining to daily notices, circulars, streaming links , com
notifications and other updates, on Telegram channel from March 1. These information are otherwise only available on the Guja
streaming live proceedings on Youtube.
Govt planning All India Judicial Service or Indian Judicial Service through competitive exam similar to IAS/IPS, with reservation
appointed as additional district judges → District judges → High Court Judges. There may be some grouping / cadre system : E
Northern India, Southern India, Western India.
If people have the right to file Public Interest Litigation (PIL) then they also have duty to respect the judgement received. Latel
opinionated mind that they must get judgement of a particular type only and if it is not given then they start trolling not only ag
the judge on social media.
INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODE OF 2021-Also known as soft touch Regulation guidelines - Th
into types: 1) Normal / non-significant = upto 50 lakh users. 2) significant social media intermediaries: over 50 lakh users- They
person to coordinate with law enforcement agencies etc.
Right to privacy / Facial recognition Technology: American court orders Facebook to pay $345 to every FB user in Illinois state w
harvested by FB without consent. Total $650 mn to be paid. How facial recognition Technology may be misused? 1a) sending d
for racial profiling / arrest in peaceful protests 1b) Vigilantism / Lynch mob: USA cases where white supremacists tracking socia
through Facial recognition tools, & beating / harassing them. 2) Hacker may be able to know when the person is not at home b
instagram updates to do robberies | Hackers using face recognition data to unlock the mobile phone → commit e-banking fraud
stalking/abducting women/children by finding movement patterns. 4) Big corporate spying on their employees whether they are
people or not & then removing from job merely on suspicion.
Vaccine Phase 2: Govt puts price ceiling. Private hospitals buy vaccines at ₹150 to National Health authority (NHA) per dose. gi
@₹250rs per dose x 2 doses req= ₹500.

Vaccine Phase 2: Comorbidities for 45-59 age group who are eligible: Heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, kidney liver, stem
cancer Sickle Cell, bone marrow failure, Thalassemia, HIV, PH-Intellectual disability, Multiple disability- deaf-blind, Acid attack v
Vaccine Logistics: 25% of the vaccines mfg'ed by serum Institute of India might get expired by April, because 1) Not enough pe
handling the centralized distribution- Private Distributors with private hospitals may have proven more effective?
Quarterly GDP growth rate (Oct to Dec 2020) =0.4% so we are out of technical recession. ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Beyond that which secto
important. GS-MCQs based on the Yearly-GDP growth not Quarterly-Growth. हर चीज में घुस जाना जरूरी नही है. पुराने प्रश्नपत्र देख के पढ़ाई करो
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Share market falls because of the rising bond yield & Iran-USA tension.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ RBI suggest reforms in the monetary policy committee [let them get approved]
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Vivad se Vishwas scheme for income tax disputes- payment dates extended
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Whether USA will restore India under generalised system of preferences (GSP): let them actually do it.
Caracal (बनबिलाव): a medium-sized Nocturnal wildcat found Rajasthan, Gujarat, Middle East Africa and Asia, added in the list of cr
Its fossils found in Indus valley. Abul Fazl’s Akbarnama- Royals used it as a hunting animal. While it is not hunted for meat / pe
It is found in wasteland, arid, Chambal region but Govt policies mainly focus on conservation of green forest areas while reclaim
agriculture, energy, rail road Project projects: rodent population⏬ → Caracal food sources⏬
Education: MBBS doctor in Ahmedabad paid ₹30 lakh to a middleman to get admission in Masters of surgery (MS) course in Lok
Mumbai, But after the middle man duped him, filed an FIR. Aspirations arising in youth (to become crorepati/big person immed
increase in hardwork (to clear PG entrance exams). Increase in corruption, financial scams, frauds, cheating, degradation in eth
looking for shortcuts.
Education: Coaching centres assure instant success, fancy schools manufacture the brigade of “toppers”. And with increasing co
student becomes a consumer,andateacher is just a “service provider”. A good student is not the one who writes technically perf
pleases the corporate employers. A good student should be courageous to say “no” to unethical conduct, corruption, bigotry, in
environmentally destructive development. Society decays if our classrooms are dead (Column Prof Avjit Pathak page12)
International relations mein ethics- compassion for children: Commodification of children: 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria b
haram / terror organisations. Parents/govt will have to pay the money or girls will be sold as sex workers. Similarly boys kidnap
/suicide bombers. While Govts & Media Vocal about the issues on nationalism, Environment protection, Freedom of speech but
neglected.

International relations mein ethics: Human rights / murder / journalistic freedom overshadowed by Strategic concerns. 2018- U
murdered by the assassins / Agents of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman for writing articles against the Prince. Declas
this, yet no action against the Prince yet because the USA needs Saudi support for energy security & countering Iran-Syria-Russ
Maryada Purushotam Sriram Airport: Civil Aviation ministry approves the proposal for development of this International Airport i
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Telephonic discussion between India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar with Chinese minister Wang Yi.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ American airstrikes in Syria
Joint ceasefire statement between India and Pakistan / Troop withdrawal by India and China in the Eastern Ladakh: peace on th
rooted in the strategic logic of a economic growth in corona pandemic.

1) Pakistan-Sri Lanka’s second largest trading partner in South Asia after India. Pak-SriLanka FTA: Textile cement tea rubber re
China Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC) towards Sri Lanka through sea route will further enhance this trade. 2) 1990s: India d
While Pakistan continued to provide arms, ammunition, fighter pilot training to to Sri Lanka to fight against LTTE. Sri Lanka see
UNHRC resolution on war crimes but Islamic nations are outraged because the Sri Lankan govt ordered cremation instead of bu

Indian economist Ligia Noronha appointed as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nation
India off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the second fastest bowler to 400 Test wickets in 77th Match, India-England. 1st
Muralitharan (72 matches)
Populism before model code of conduct comes into force: 1) West Bengal State Govt hikes the minimum wages for labourers 2)
₹1 lakh rupees to landless families in National Park 3) Kerala announces free Corona testing for expatriates 4) Tamil Nadu anno
quota for Vanniyar community.
World Bank defines extreme poverty as those living on less than $1.90 per day. China defines @$1.69 per day. Chinese Preside
victory in eradicating rural poverty. Critics argue that poverty definition set low to window dress the numbers.
Vajrayana -Tantrik form of Buddhism. 900 your old Buddhist monastery found in in Hazaribagh district, JH by ASI. Deity Tara's
dispensing of boons] and Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra [gesture of hand showing five fingers of right hand towards the earth
enlightenment]. Also found Shaivite Deity Maheswari's sculpture- hinting cultural assimilation in this area.
Pakistan Violated the line of control over 4000 times in 2020. Finally 2021- Ceasefire India Pakistan issued a joint statement to
This is a first joint statement in 8 years
Death: Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri Padmashree poet Kerala /Malayalam
Neera Tanden: first Indian-American lady to become Budget director for the President
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ PNB scam: Nirav Modi Extradition from Britain
Information Technology Act, 2000 → Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 20
Oversight" rules for 1) social media 2) digital news 3) OTTs. 😰Controversy? Govt oversight,Freedom of speech,Civil rights. 🤩D
Tech Companies Act within the legal and democratic framework of a country. If there is misuse of provisions, Then Supreme Co
citizens, as it has done in the previous cases like Shreya Singhal.
Social media Soft touch oversight: 1) Women safety and dignity: remove nude/morphed images of a person within 24 hrs of co
representative. 2) Remove content prohibited under any law, porn, gambling, likely to incite riot/public order, Likely to harm the
countries, etc. 3] Appoint grievance officer, resolve complaints in 15 days. 4] File monthly compliance report on complaints rece
co itself removing/blocking/delete a user account/post- They will have to a) give explicit reasons to user b) opportunity to the u
These companies will be subdivided into two parts [A) (normal / small sized) social media intermediaries [B) (big) significant so
Have to follow more strict rules e.g 24/7 Nodal Officer to to coordinate with law enforcement agencies.
Social Media Soft touch: safe Harbour: As long as the social media site / intermediaries comply with Govts soft touch oversight
immunity/Safe Harbour from prosecution for the user-generated content. else they will not enjoy immunity & may be punished
content e.g.riot/porn etc- under Section 79 information technology act.
Digital news Soft touch oversight: 1) Follow Press Council of India, Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act norms. 2) Self-regulator
Code of Ethics 3) I&B Ministry to form a panel, oversight mechanism.
over-the-top (OTT) platforms like Netflix, YouTube, etc Soft touch oversight: 1) they'll have to self-classify their content into fiv
U(universal), U/A 7+ (years), U/A 13+, U/A 16+, and A. at the beginning of every programme so the user can decide whether
for content classified 13+ age or above.
Allahabad Court rejects anticipatory bail application of Amazon content chief for the controversial web series Tandav. Merely de
submission of apology would not absolve the accused persons of the offence committed by them. Fundamental duty of every ci
harmony and spread common brotherhood amongst all the people of India,”

Homosexuality: SC only decriminalised IPC Section 377. Govt's stand: 1) SC judgement has not legitimised the human conduct
Same sex marriage is not a fundamental right to life / right to privacy under article 21 3) Same sex marriage is against the Indi
Policy uncertainty in India: Earlier External affairs ministry ordered that universities will have to seek prior permission before ho
to Kashmir, NE, internal security but after objections from scientists and academicians the govt scrapped this order. Past econo
economic policy uncertainty harms ease of doing biz. If a similar situation prevails in education sector then difficult to attract fo
India as envisioned under the National Education Policy 2020
FinMin lifts embargo- allows all private sector banks to participate in govt- biz like tax collection, pension payments, small saving
Better technological innovations. 2) Convenience to customers.
special purpose acquisition company( SPAC) = It does not do production of goods and services by itself so its a 'shell company'
only to acquire share/equity capital through initial public offering (IPO) & use it to buy / acquire another company. If the acquis
the IPO, the SPAC is delisted and the money is returned to the investors. SPAC also known as Blank cheque company. In news
Power getting acquired through this process by RMG Acquisition Corp. II (RMG II), a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition c
involving an Indian company.
Sitanadi Udanti Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh. Villagers vs Govt dispute over forest resources under the Forest rights act 2006. Sta
tiger reserve so grazing rights cannot be given To the villagers
Transparency International organisations corruption perception index: limitations 1) survey of only businessmen but not poor pe
representative. 2) Businessmen sending Diwali gifts to bureaucrats & ministers is a common "Social norm" in India, even thoug
given. But foreign Businessmen may consider it corruption. 3) The report highlights major bribe taking countries, but does not h
"companies"- it takes two to tango. 4) It does not distinguish between a wider catalogue of corrupt acts, such as nepotism, exto
payments, collusive networks, administrative and political cor ruption, or state capture by major private interests. 5] it measure
FIR/reports. 6) Therefore one should also look at other indices Global Corruption barometer (Also done by sim transparency Int
Freedom Index (by Paris based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Rule of Law Index ( by World Justice Project org) etc
MOUNT ETNA, Italy: Volcanic eruption.
United Nations Human rights council (UNHRC) required Sri Lanka to investigate the war crimes during military action 2009 again
(LTTE). Earlier India's UPA-2012 govt voted in favour of such resolutions due to DMK-coalition-politics. Now again UNHRC resol
against SriLankan generals / leaders accused of war crimes - It remains to be seen what India will do, considering 1) upcoming
governments betrayal by cancelling the port deal And its general proclivities of sitting in the lap of China.
World's Largest Cricket Stadium- Motera, A'bad, Guj: renamed from Sardar Patel Stadium to Narendra Modi stadium. Area conv
Enclave housing this NaMo Cricket stadium, tennis court, hockey stadium etc. Controversy? No intl. cricket stadiums in India are
named after politicians
Justice G. Rohini's OBC subcategorization report: Prelims specific points already covered EXCEL file past entries in Mrunal.org/cu
about the report How the the categorisation will be unscientific without conducting a caste census= NOT IMP YET because Rep
again they will repeat in 'explained series', while Mains exam is in Sept. Criticism analysis point not important for prelims to be h
India Corona Vaccination Phase-2: from March-2021. All citizens above 60 age and those over 45 age with comorbidities. Gover
hospital prices to be decided by govt
Rajasthan right to health bill: Free health insurance of ₹5l, for Contract workers, small- marginal farmers. others (Middle class)
in universalization of health protection coverage
Inflation is taxation without legislation. - Milton Friedman
Empathy: Baghpat- Uttar Pradesh: Chaat vendors fight with rods for business rivalry over customers. Social media erupted with
a "cool / funny / normal thing" to do. But women of the two families suffered: "Street-food sales down in corona. Our families w
catalysing the biz rivalry / competition in unlockdown, Otherwise we were peaceful. Now male members arrested, with attempt
the shop. We will have to pay a very large amount for bail/lawyers. Irreparable damage to both the family." Juveniles / Males c
under Passion / PubG / Mirzapur webseries- disregarding the consequences on their mothers, wives, daughters & sisters. 2) Plig
by viral meme driven society finding amusement at the expense of others' agony.
China's belt and Road initiative → China Pakistan economic corridor to connect with Gwadar port in Balochistan, Pak. India oppo
Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Pakistan wants to increase the ties with Sri Lanka through CPEC. Sri Lankan Government cancelled
Parliament because they were afraid he would mention Kashmir, which will Further deteriorate the ties with India after the canc
Sri Lanka not yet 100% sitting in China lap.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel sports Enclave, Motera, A'bad, Gujarat- It will have 1) World's largest cricket stadium + Tennis Stadium
football stadium indoor sports halls etc. To be inaugurated by President Kovind.
Section 124A IPC: Sedition: Greta thunberg toolkit Activist Disha Ravi given bail. Court observed: Sedition cannot be invoked fo
policies or to heal the wounded vanity /ego of govt. Social media toolkit does not have call for violence. Merely engaging with p
crime (e.g. Attending a zoom call with Pro-Khalistani activists)- Purpose of the engagement needs to be proven. Throwing Impu
about Human Rights violation is not sedition, Unless the person is calling for violence. Accused deleting her social media accoun
Person may do it to stay away from unnecessary controversies.
RTI activist ANJALI BHARDWAJ (Delhi): US State Department’s International Anti Corruption Champions Award winner.

Nepal: Prime Minister KP Oli had dissolved the house Blaming his opponent within the party not allowing him to function proper
the house coz Nepal Constitution mandates executive can't dissolve the house mid-term without exhausting all the options to fo
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover has two instruments 1) SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescen
2) WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering). SHERLOC will search for chemicals to detect life
images of the samples. Detective Sherloc Holmes & Dr. Watson are characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective novels.
USA 5 lakh died in Corona = More deaths than in WW1, WW2, Vietnam War combined. Even though the USA has less than 5%
for 20% of the deaths In Corona. Compared to the death rate of white Americans, the death rate of Black Americans, Hispanics
Inequality in access to Healthcare.
The“Roll-On-Roll-off (RORO) Truck Rail service: basically loaded trucks to be loaded on Cargo trains so they can reach their des
congestion. Proposal in Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Bond yield is the profit you make on Bond investment. If Mr.Bhide buys ₹100 principal bond with 10% interest = his yield = ( ₹
but if he sells it to Mr.Jetha at ₹90 then Jetha's yield = ₹(110-90) interest / ₹90 investment= 22%. Thus bond yield ⏫if you m
the original (face value) price. When bond yield ⏫ some investors may sell their shares of the low performing / overvalued com
share prices will start to ⏬fall so SENSEX will go ⏬
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Goa casinos cause traffic congestion in Panaji, so offshore casinos on river boats on Mandovi river. But if the river w
shake & gambler will not enjoy it, uski Explained Series.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ State budgets of Uttar Pradesh Odisha Bihar -unless preparing for StatePSC
Propriety & Conflict of Interest: Ex-Minister of state finance & present Chairperson of standing committee for finance Jayant Sin
To Tiger Media company and promising them get loans at cheap rate, for a consultancy fees of XX lakh + GST. Although he def
fully disclosed this. 📔📔ES20 had cautioned against crony capitalism and related party transactions (RPT) wherein ministers/wif
members/consultants for companies.
Prime Minister’s vision of ‘SAGAR' (Security and Growth for All in the Region). 1) Mauritius given $100 million Loan by India to b
naval base development in Maldives etc. 3) Vaccine diplomacy
Both USA and China rely on the semiconductors chip produced by Taiwan so even though China is capable to to crush Taiwan t
doing it, so as to ensure smooth flow of chips. USA will inevitably join the war to protect its supply of semiconductor chips. Indi
Taiwan is a part of China. But India needs to engage more with the Taiwanese chip-mfg companies for success of Assemble in
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Boeing 777 plane suffered engine failure. Worldwide concerns that all of its 777 series planes have problem.
Death/Suicide: Mohan Delkar, MP from Dadra & Nagar. Earlier with Congress & BJP later won election as independent candidate
number of persons, including a senior politician, for his act of taking his own life.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Hayley Arceneaux to be Youngest American in Space, on Elon Musk's Space-X rocket.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RTI Act Amendment PIL controversy / commentary
Article 21: Activist Varavara Rao accused in Elgar Parishad Bhima Koregaon case In unlawful activities Prevention Act. Court gra
right to life includes the right to proper medical treatment for undertrials. But government jail Hospital is not equipped to treat h
Super Speciality Private hospital. Usually bailed-person needs to regularly appear to the nearest police station, but because of h
video call from hospital to nearest police station.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Explained series on Karnataka reservation quota issue.
Nothing significant tomorrow today but tomorrow Mrunal's Win21 Series Pillar#1 Banking updates Free live lecture at 9:00 p.m.
Officers like quality: It is not necessary to jump into every debate And opine on every question that is asked without knowing th
(Chairman 15th FC, Retd. IAS) about arrest of Greta Thurnberg ki Saheli: "I do not know the full facts of this case. it is difficult
and interpretations based on many versions of the story available in media. Therefore I am unable to comment on this."
Corporate Governance / Role of pressure groups: Big American companies have significantly cut down election donation/fundin
had supported Donald Trump's allegations about election fraud, and downplayed Capitol Hill Mob insurrection & voted to save h
used to give more than 1.50 lakh dollars per candidate now reduced to less than $15,000. If Indian companies also cut down th
hatred, it can help cleansing the politics.
Uthuru Thila Falhu (UTF): India will develop this Naval port in Maldives to improve maldivian defence capacity and facilitate reg
Assistance and Disaster Relief) efforts.

Australian Open Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia)- This was his ninth win in Australian

1962: France handed over Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam to the Indian Union. Amendment Art 239A: Puducherry bec
elected, 3 nominated by Central Govt. These nominated members are also eligible to vote in the no confidence motion and bud
AIIMS Director: Difficult to achieve Corona herd immunity in India. reasons 1) New type of strains and mutations coming 2) If y
number of antibodies may be produced = May not give permanent immunity, it will vanish after some time. 3) Herd immunity r
population with antibodies
Silver Antimony Telluride: Bengaluru scientist discovered this new material it can facilitate "thermoelectric" energy conversion e
charge the mobile phone. Using heat from the mobile phone to charge a small smart watch. Lead antimony telluride Has even m
the environment, so silver better.
S.S.Katherine Johnson: Supply ship for International Space Station (ISS), USA named it after NASA's Black woman mathematici
of 101. Hollywood movie 'hidden figures'.
Black footed ferret: Extinct species native to North America, Scientist made a genetic clone based on a dead ferret from 1988. N
Niti Aayog draft policy on migrant labourers: 1) Voting rights 2) Interstate body to manage migration corridors e.g. Uttar Prades
Access to health insurance, Education skilling, Psycho-social assistance through helpline. 4) Combating trafficking of women and
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Relationship between bond yield increase and fall in the share market
Empathy for the weaker section: Odisha Talakata village road Accidents happen very often on that road but Govt officials did no
tired of petitioning the authorities. Village women & school children themselves filled the potholes, thus embarrassing the distric

Effective propaganda appeals to the emotions of the people rather than their ability to reason. - Hitler. So even before completi
judgement- media trial will effectively convince people a certain narrative 1) When webseries, movies and books are criticised f
Anti-Dalit" ordinary citizens feel emotional outrage and → Freedom of speech and expression suffers. 2) SSR case & drug addic

Religion and faith-based practices are called the opiate of the masses. But, religion is not the villain. The villains are the pastors
who push this hatred from temples, synagogues, mosques and monasteries. They use religion as a divisive tool for power, mon
religiosity out of religion. If religion doesn’t make us shout and scream when another human is mistreated, then our religion is n
Science versus religion: 1) Some Islamic scholars apprehension that pig gelatin used as stabilizer in coronavirus in so it is Haram
vaccine is made from infected cows- If Hindu/Vegetarians take such injections it is a sacrilege, tantamount to eating beef." 3) 1
refused to take smallpox vaccine alleging that it was collected from the pus/scabs of lower caste children so they will get "impu
Death: Sayed Haider Raza (1922-2016) - Padma vibhushan Indian painter from Madhya Pradesh who lived in France. Birth cent
2021-Feb.
Australian Open Mixed Doubles: American Rajeev Ram and Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova
Australian Open Singles Female: Naomi Osaka, Japan defeated USA's Jennifer Brady.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋MISA: Maintenance of Internal Security Act 1971: Was misused during the national emergency of 1975 -77:many Jo
Film actors were arrested. Basically parallels are drawn in column: 1) Indira Gandhi govt Asked Film stars to make movies & TV
got dissenters arrested in MISA. 2) latest Govt (allegedly) asking firm stars to defend farm laws & tweet against Greta Thunberg
put in jail under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 So history is repeating itself
Indian American scientist Swati Mohan: Flight controller for Perseverance Mars rover of NASA. Perseverance Is the ninth spacec
rocks samples to find existence of microscopic life.
Corona vaccine Sputnik 5 by Russia/Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. In India, they've partnered
It has more efficacy Than India's Covishield & Covaxin.
Information technology act: Section 79: Social media (Twitter Facebook), Over the top OTT: (Netflix Amazon Prime) Are consid
immunity from legal prosecution for any objectionable content posted on their platform- Provided that they remove the objectio
working method is not transparent and impartial. And they feign ignorance/Excuse "We are merely providing a service actual co
govt thinking of making this section even more strict so that such companies Will have to proactively detect and prevent unlawf
of notice etc.
Death: Isaac Thomas Kottukapally- National award winner music director born in Kerala.
Death: Female football coach Fouzia Mampetta, Kerala.
Australia’s “News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill 2020” to give bargaining power to to media house
distribution by Facebook Google etc. Australian Prime Minister also approached India France etc to make a global coalition again
February 21, 1952 East Pakistanis protested against imposition of Urdu & launched the Bengali language movement in Banglade
as "International mother language day" since 1999
Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal founded Tagore in 1921. Repeated in news because Prime Minister give speech in convoc
Nonfeasance = officer not doing work when required. Malfeasance= officer doing wrong/illegal action, mainly for Corruption / v
officer exceeds the limits of his power regardless of whether the action is for good or ill. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is a st
are not considered Govt employees /Civil servants- like the Traditional Secretariat staff, Tehisildar etc. Gujarat State Election Co
election duty for local bodies election- Citing extraordinary shortage of staff due to Corona vaccination drive. LIC Employee Unio
no jurisdiction over us. Final verdict awaited.
Attitude towards women- When celebrity men do sexual harassment it doesn't recieve as much media outcry as street goons in
woman complaint about it before? she wants money / personal vendetta?". Sexual harassment is a problem of institutions, and
Because if institutions play a blind eye to the man in power they feel encouraged to do this. According to studies more than 60%
India, Bangladesh, China face sexual harassment. domestic workers, street vendors, sanitation and waste workers, construction
unionized strength, Their employer not required to setup anti-sexual harassment committee in office, if they complaint to police
While the case could go on for years.
Role of education: French Education Minister announces that the government will review the research studies done by universit
religion, Colonialism etc because they are importing 'Islamo-Leftist' & 'American' ideals which are corrupting the French society.

Role of Leadership: During the hardship, leader must stay with his followers and associates. He must practice what he preaches
and workers in Satyagraha, walked with them to Dandi. He ate the same food in jail, that was given to others. Texas winter Sto
electricity, while their Senator (RajyaSabha MP) Ted Cruz took his family to Mexico, to avoid freezing winter. After public outcry
UN Study: India will overtake China as world's most populous country by 2027. China abandoned one child policy in 2016 but b
Because high cost of raising children. Northeastern China: Ageing population,Factories and workers shifting elsewhere.
Gig workers: Uber drivers are not treated as employees of the company they are treated as independent service contractors. so
to minimum wages, pension provident insurance etc not given by the company. UK Court ruled- They need to be treated as em
minimum wages.
RBI imposes withdrawal limit on Deccan urban Cooperative Bank & stops it from giving fresh loans.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RBI digital payment security Master Circular
Zolgensma gene therapy is a one-time injection that replaces the defective gene with normal gene and rectifies Spinal muscular
cannot survive beyond A few years. Developed by Novartis company although it costs 15cr.
USA life expectancy drops by 1 year: 78.8yr (2019) to 77.8yr 2020 due to Corona. African Americans their life expectancy dropp
Second World War
New Zealand girl students to get free sanitary period products to combat period poverty.
2019: Sexual harassment charges against the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. SC formed justice A Patnaik enquiry com
plot against Gogoi, by some unhappy persons, because he was taking serious tough decisions in cases related to National regist
Section 60 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (RPA)- allows voting through postal ballot, is currently limited to a few cat
forces, Government officials on election duty, foreign Embassy staff etc. SC Petition: Allow postal ballot for internal migrant labo
business professionals, NRI, overseas migrant labourers outside their constituency.
Raja Aau Desh Bachau: Continuous political instability/turmoil in Nepal → a group of people started demanding to bring back m
Monarchy vs democracy? 1) Thailand Lese Majeste law = Strict punishment for saying anything against the king 2) Saudi Crown
accused of killing dissenter Journalist Jamal khashoggi
E.Sreedharan- Popularly known as Metro Man,For developing Delhi Metro public transport, joining BJP Kerala
India US Australia Japan group- Until now Ministry of External Affairs officially called it "A meeting of four countries", but now fo
first time. Quad is group of political democracies, market economies and pluralistic societies with shared attributes. It wants “co
based international order, by respect for territorial boundaries” integrity and sovereignty, rule of law, transparency, freedom of
and peaceful resolution of disputes.
SAARC Nation + Seychelles online workshop: ‘Covid-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward. Modi propo
and nurses to travel within the region during health emergency
La Gomera is one of Spain's Canary Islands: its Silbo Gomero, whistling language is in UNESCO list of the Intangible Cultural He
Climate activism by Capital market: 1) Aviva, British insurance company announced it would sell away (divest) its stock and bon
corporate emitters of carbon, if those companies failed to take affirmative action over climate change 2) Sweden's Biggest bank
to any Oil gas projects 3) Blackrock Global investor fund announced it will start voting against the board of directors in compani
seriously. On the other hand Indian investors are not demanding any such accountability on climate change. So, SEBI putting B
Environment Reporting (BRSR) guidelines which mandates top 1,000 listed companies to declare their ₹₹ on Environment, clim
skilling, gender diversity, CSR etc.
Govt planning LIC disinvestment through initial public offer (IPO). 😰challenges? IN 2017s General Insurance Corporation (GIC)
IPOs sold ₹800-900 per share range but presently price⏬⏬₹170 (62% loss to Original investor)- So investors will have to be c
Board of director will see entry of private professionals But they will have a tough task improving the efficiency of LIC agent.
Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) suffering from bankruptcy. RBI has cleared Piramal group to buy this entity
A nation trying to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket trying to lift himself up by its handle. — WINSTON
borrow money → Capital infrastructure investment → Multiplier effect. 📔📔ES21 Recommended this without worrying about so
equivalence proposition. (Ref Mrunal's Win21CSP Series)
Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI: उत्पादन आधारित प्रोत्साहन) aims to ⏫ mfg of automobiles, pharma, mobiles, textile etc. secto
incentive/subsidy on incremental sales of goods manufactured in India, against their production in base year (2019-20) If MSME
year1& year2. After that ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ x sector added, y product added.

India Mauritius Free trade agreement: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)- More than 3
textile electronics will get concessional customs duties in Mauritius while more than 600 Mauritius goods will get Similar treatme
USA per capita income more than $50,000 dollars while India per capita income less than $2000 so, American Pharmaceutical c
affordable for Indian people. -Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ SEBI relaxes Technical norms on minimum public offer to facilitate LIC IPO.
Grey hydrogen =Produced from fossil fuel. Blue hydrogen=Produced from fossil fuel with carbon capture and storage option. G
renewable energy. Hydrogen cell → Platinum catalyst → Oxidation reduction reaction → Chemical energy converted to electric
footprint. Hydrogen electric cars are much faster to recharge than normal electric Lithium battery operated cars. India's hydroge
2021.
Climate Change → Winter storm in Texas USA → Excessive demand for electricity for room heaters that no electricity company
failed. 24 died in freezing temperature.
Chittaura lake, Eastern UP, Bahraich District: Modi inaugurates Postal Stamp & Statute for Medieval king Maharaja Suheldev's b
nephew of Turk conqueror Mahmud Ghazni. Column on how BJP reviving Medieval Hindu kings like Raja Suheldev, Gokul Jaat,
against Muslim intruders.
Death: Dr. Jarnail Singh- Indian origin aviation medicine expert in Singapore. Played important role in 2003 SARS outbreak
Death: Captain Satish Sharma died in Goa. He was Petroleum minister in Narsimha Rao govt, Supreme Court had imposed fines
pump allocation.
World's biggest cricket stadium: Motera, Ahmedabad - seating capacity of 1.10 lakh people.
Home ministry proposes to sports ministry merge Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, into a single national award.
#Me-Too: Ex-Journalist & Ex-Union Minister MJ Akbar vs Journalist Priya Ramani- Sexual misconduct and harassment allegation
Criminal defamation. Verdict: “woman cannot be punished for raising voice against sex-abuse on the pretext of criminal compla
cannot be protected at the cost of the right of life and dignity of woman. Woman has the right to put her grievance on any plat
decades." 1997- SC's Vishaka guidelines for or sexual harassment of women at workplace → Act in 2013. + IPC amendment to
abuse case happened in 1993 so Priya didn't have mechanism to complaint / Social stigma, but 20 other Journalists also testifie
Preponderance of probability= legal principle- probability to lean towards one side being more than to lean to the other side. Ju
women to call their violators to account.
Celebrity activism and Twitter diplomacy: To grab attention of the ordinary young masses, Government and business organisati
world of celebrities — actors, sports heroes, prominent authors, media personalities, global public citizens, Nobel winners, etc. T
the political parties shower them with Rajya Sabha Nomination, funding to their NGO etc. United Nation routinely deploys goodw
trust in the image of the “celebrity-as-rescuer-of-victim” (Bollywood actor Sonu Sood helping migrants during Corona lockdown)
1) offers band-aid solutions 2) capsule knowledge- Like Climate activist Greta Thunberg on coal based thermal power plants & f
celebrities' large social media followers = govts & courts across the world are becoming more vulnerable to global public opinio
celebrities.
1) Anticipatory transit bail: sought by the accused, when police from another state is coming to arrest him. 2) Transit remand: o
arrested person to local court of the given state- Because long travel time involved in Going to other state's Court, while Art22 M
be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours (Excluding journey time)

Production linked incentive (PLI) scheme: Govt gives X% subsidy based on Incremental sales of India mfg'ed Electronics, Pharm
MEITY ministry nod in this scheme to make Firestick in India. (It is a device to connect with non-smart televisions to watch OTT
Tata Group purchase 68% ownership of Bigbasket Grocery delivery app.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is "likely" to cut the interest rate for financial year 2020-21 in March
hai??? let is finalize.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bitcoin crosses $50,000 for first time. Financial Superlatives not important.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RBI Norms For Credit Default Swaps. Knowledge over such Complex financial derivative instruments not important f
swap is a derivative instrument where one party will exchange its debt securities/loan papers with Another party depending on
Attitude towards Depressed Person / Drug Addict / Misogyny against female celebrities: A new documentary on the pop star Bri
she was hounded & trolled by Tabloids, Journalists, Stand up comedians & former boyfriends while her drug addiction, divorce
American law she's deemed as a person with mental incapacity & under legal conservatorship of her father- Who makes all the
this 38 year old woman. After the documentary, due to mounting social media anger, those journalists and former boyfriend ap
Raises new debate over sympathy. ostracization / lampooning / roasting does not help in recovery or rehabilitation of a troubled
drawn with Indian media treatment against Rhea Chakraborty & others.
Attitude towards women: Quran’s original Arabic text is free of misogyny and does not encourage any kind of violence. But its r
known as "Hadith"- sometimes introduced such elements. e.g. "One male witness=Two female witnesses". Saudi Arabia's Crow
Started the process of rewriting the textbooks and codifying the Islamic laws to break the State-Ulama Nexus that has been a c
Saudi women, Allowing them to drive vehicle etc.
Burning of women 1) As Sati 2) Not bringing dowry 3) America, Europe, Asia: accusing women to be 'Witches' . 4) Latest Burnin
for supporting farmer protest. The burning of women also represents masculine anxiety regarding women who are seen to be in
public debates. Educated and employed women expected to prioritise the home and “domestic duties''. Their Education and em
ensuring women’s autonomy but, rather, as adding to the household income and material prosperity.
Mavala, India's Biggest tunnel boring machine used for creating tunnels for India's first undersea tunnel Road -In Mumbai -To c
"Mavala" word associated with infantry Warriors in Shivaji Army. (Midival dictionary Terms)
(Non-IAS) 75 years of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) is a non-profit organization in Shahjahanpur, UP, which teaches "Saha
Modi spoke about Make in India- "Spiritual tourism".
Pakistan $6 billion loan from the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF). But it is a conditional loan given in installments - Dependin
Implemented by Pakistan. IMF gave latest round of $500 million installment.
Union removed the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of the Union Territory, Kiran Bedi, with whom the Puducherry government has h
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, given additional charge of Puducherry.
Justice (Retd) M Rama Jois, Former governor of Bihar and Jharkhand, ex-Rajyasabha member, Chief Justice of Punjab and Hary
judgements during 1975 emergency.
Rajya Sabha election reform: 1) Politicians who are not truely related to a particular state gain backdoor entry e.g ManMohan vi
businessmen get back entry. Guj-Maruti Courier Service owner- Not contested any election in last 30 years but he is among the
Rajya Sabha ticket from Gujarat 2021- After death of Ahmed Patel (Congress RSMP). 🤩Pro? Business community finds represen
highlight their grievances and legal priorities. 😰Anti? ⏫Influence of money in elections, Even a bizman person may not be the
Previously Vijay Mallya also was a RSMP.
Freedom of Expression: INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) cautioned the members and students they should first take
institute and not directly put up objectionable complaints on social media against ICAI nor share other (unverified) complaints o
to the institute. Freedom of speech and expression but -on social media, this right should be exercised after verifying the facts.
Freedom of press: For every $100 of digital advertisement in Australia: $53 goes to Google, $28 goes to Facebook & $19 to the
uneven revenue distribution is harming the impartiality, viability & diversity of journalism. Australian govt new law to provide m
houses against tech giants.
Boca Chica: Place in Texas USA where Elon Musk Space-X is building a spaceship for sending man to Mars. 2021 Mars 1) UAE H
Tianwen-1 3) NASA: 4th gen mars rover Perseverance. The previous three were- Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity.

Globalisation: Tech Giants 3 issues 1) Labour rights: They have made the wealth partly by exploiting the workers. Uber Zomato
"contractual service providers" to deny them social security benefits 2) Tax- Tech Giants are tax avoiders. As evident from Digit
and India 3) Privacy/Politics/Sovereignty - Tech Giants' role in manipulating the election result through targeted ads and fake ne
🎓✋Explained Series: Why petrol / diesel prices ⏫. We have already learned that 500 times before.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) new Director general is NGOZI Okonjo-Iweala, replacing Brazil's Roberto Azevêdo. She is a for
woman and first African WTO chief.Previously worked in World Bank. Trump Had been blocking her Candidacy in the past.
RBI ex-Dy Governor NS Vishwanathan Panel for strengthening urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs).
4 PSBs Short listed for privatisation- Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India. (Althoug
Ministry)
Wholesale price index ⏫ while Consumer price index ⏬ because 1) Food items have higher weightage in CPI - winter season- S
Commodities' supply is not matching the demand so WPI seems to be ⏫⏫
Communication minister to set up two bodies 1) Digital intelligence unit (DIU) against Unsolicited commercial communication -T
Telecom analytics for fraud management and consumer protection. Reason? ⏫ digital frauds involving Mobile calls and SMS.
Mandarin duck- Migratory species from Russia Korea Japan China- spotted in Maguri-Motapung beel, a wetland in Eastern Assam
wetland-black-breasted parrotbill and marsh babbler.
SANDESH App- National Informatics Centre under MEITY developed this whatsapp like App. Separately they have developed Go
(GIMS) for central and state govt organizations for intra and inter organization communication
Kerala: Confirmed cases over 10 lakh. 1 out of every 35 person infected with Corona- all India average 135. Second highest aft
that Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have less prevalence of Corona, despite having higher population density than Maharashtra.) Reas
containment in the initial phase so larger population remained uninfected so Herd immunity not developed. 2) Urbanization - Pu
Essential commodities supply- More chances of infection. 3) People being more reckless in mask, social distancing, party on 31s

Globalisation: Tech Giants 3 issues 1) Labour rights: They have made the wealth partly by exploiting the workers. Uber Zomato
"contractual service providers" to deny them social security benefits 2) Tax- Tech Giants are tax avoiders. As evident from Digit
and India 3) Privacy/Politics/Sovereignty - Tech Giants' role in manipulating the election result through targeted ads and fake ne
🎓✋Explained Series: Why petrol / diesel prices ⏫. We have already learned that 500 times before.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) new Director general is NGOZI Okonjo-Iweala, replacing Brazil's Roberto Azevêdo. She is a for
woman and first African WTO chief.Previously worked in World Bank. Trump Had been blocking her Candidacy in the past.
RBI ex-Dy Governor NS Vishwanathan Panel for strengthening urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs).
4 PSBs Short listed for privatisation- Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India. (Althoug
Ministry)
Wholesale price index ⏫ while Consumer price index ⏬ because 1) Food items have higher weightage in CPI - winter season- S
Commodities' supply is not matching the demand so WPI seems to be ⏫⏫
Communication minister to set up two bodies 1) Digital intelligence unit (DIU) against Unsolicited commercial communication -T
Telecom analytics for fraud management and consumer protection. Reason? ⏫ digital frauds involving Mobile calls and SMS.
Mandarin duck- Migratory species from Russia Korea Japan China- spotted in Maguri-Motapung beel, a wetland in Eastern Assam
wetland-black-breasted parrotbill and marsh babbler.
SANDESH App- National Informatics Centre under MEITY developed this whatsapp like App. Separately they have developed Go
(GIMS) for central and state govt organizations for intra and inter organization communication
Kerala: Confirmed cases over 10 lakh. 1 out of every 35 person infected with Corona- all India average 135. Second highest aft
that Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have less prevalence of Corona, despite having higher population density than Maharashtra.) Reas
containment in the initial phase so larger population remained uninfected so Herd immunity not developed. 2) Urbanization - Pu
Essential commodities supply- More chances of infection. 3) People being more reckless in mask, social distancing, party on 31s

Economic cost of FCI= procuring,transporting, storing, distributing food grains. For every kg Wheat economic cost = “pooled co
gets) + “procurement incidentals” of ₹3(gunnybags, market fee,arhtiya commission, labour); +“distribution cost” ₹7 (freight,ha
other administrative charges)= ₹30/kg wheat & 43/kg rice. National Food Security Act (NFSA) of 2013, 81.35 crore persons=67
kg of grains from PDS stores. wheat@2/kg, Rice@3/kg. So, subsidy burden is 30-2=28/kg wheat subsidy & 43-3=₹40/kg rice s
Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana = extra 5 kg grain per month, free of cost, to NFSA beneficiaries (for eight months from April-
returning migrant labourers( for 2 months from May-June). Still FCI is overflowing with grain stocks. Last 2 economic surveys re
2) ⏫Central Issue price (=Price @which Union sells to State) 3) Conditional DBT to poor & Let them buy from market.
15th FC: was mandated to submit Report#1 for 2020-21 (Finished, refer to Win20CSP Series https://mrunal.org/download#Win
26- Tabled in parliament in February-2021's budget session. States, along with Ladakh, J&K be given 42% share from Union tax
& Ladakh} to get 1%, so in reality other states getting 42-1=41%). Provide grants for revenue deficit, Local body, Disaster man
report#1. Public Account → Non-lapsable Modernization Fund for Defence and Internal Security (MFDIS) for 5 years worth ₹2.3
finance commission is to recommend money for the States and not for union- like Non lapsable defence fund= that much ⏬⏬₹
on performance tied money instead of equity = Fiscal federalism in danger.

China, Israel, India comparison: Percentage of workers in agriculture: 26%,1%,46%. Agriculture contribution to GDP: 8%,1%,1
agricultural output despite having smaller arable land than India because China reformed its agriculture market in 70-80s itself,
reforms has not been able to do so. Israeli agriculture focuses on High value crops for export -citrus fruits, dates, olives; Desali
water. Water accounting seriously done for every crop. Whereas India: Open ended MSP procurement = excessive rice Cultivat
15/2/21 Midnight: All the lanes of national highways will be FASTag lanes. If vehicle doesn't have fastag = pay 2x toll amount.
Attitude towards women: Nepal proposed law requires that any woman below 40, if travelling abroad, needs to present a letter
of her family. Govt's defense: Nepali women thrown in international human trafficking, Sexual exploitation, Bonded labourers es
Modi inaugurates International Cruise Terminal at Cochin Port, Kerala: 5000 tourists at a time. Ro ro service between Wellington
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Abydos burial grounds, Egypt: World's oldest beer factory discovered.
G7 Group of Seven countries=USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan. 2021's Summit @Cornwall, UK. While India Sou
of G7, but their leaders are invited to attend.
ArjunMark1A indigenously designed and manufactured Main Battle Tank - dedicated to India on 2nd Anniversary of Pulwama at
martyred.

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Explained series: Importance of Kailash Range in 1962's Sino-India offensive, key battles at Rezang La and Gurung
focused on Latest missiles, weapons, military exercises and documented 'relief ops'. If you want to pass the competitive exam t
Ek-tha-Tiger & Raw Agent-giri from your mind, & youtubers who're excessively teaching every minute details of every India-Chi
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Greta Thurnberg ki saheli Disha Ravi arrested for designing 'farmer protest toolkit' & upcoming 500 columns related
Comparing Constitution: Trump Impeachment- his Defence team presented a very weak case and yet the Senate acquitted Tru
required, but Trump's Republican party didnot support. Implications? He remains eligible to contest future elections.

Economic cost of FCI= procuring,transporting, storing, distributing food grains. For every kg Wheat economic cost = “pooled co
gets) + “procurement incidentals” of ₹3(gunnybags, market fee,arhtiya commission, labour); +“distribution cost” ₹7 (freight,ha
other administrative charges)= ₹30/kg wheat & 43/kg rice. National Food Security Act (NFSA) of 2013, 81.35 crore persons=67
kg of grains from PDS stores. wheat@2/kg, Rice@3/kg. So, subsidy burden is 30-2=28/kg wheat subsidy & 43-3=₹40/kg rice s
Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana = extra 5 kg grain per month, free of cost, to NFSA beneficiaries (for eight months from April-
returning migrant labourers( for 2 months from May-June). Still FCI is overflowing with grain stocks. Last 2 economic surveys re
2) ⏫Central Issue price (=Price @which Union sells to State) 3) Conditional DBT to poor & Let them buy from market.
15th FC: was mandated to submit Report#1 for 2020-21 (Finished, refer to Win20CSP Series https://mrunal.org/download#Win
26- Tabled in parliament in February-2021's budget session. States, along with Ladakh, J&K be given 42% share from Union tax
& Ladakh} to get 1%, so in reality other states getting 42-1=41%). Provide grants for revenue deficit, Local body, Disaster man
report#1. Public Account → Non-lapsable Modernization Fund for Defence and Internal Security (MFDIS) for 5 years worth ₹2.3
finance commission is to recommend money for the States and not for union- like Non lapsable defence fund= that much ⏬⏬₹
on performance tied money instead of equity = Fiscal federalism in danger.
China, Israel, India comparison: Percentage of workers in agriculture: 26%,1%,46%. Agriculture contribution to GDP: 8%,1%,1
agricultural output despite having smaller arable land than India because China reformed its agriculture market in 70-80s itself,
reforms has not been able to do so. Israeli agriculture focuses on High value crops for export -citrus fruits, dates, olives; Desali
water. Water accounting seriously done for every crop. Whereas India: Open ended MSP procurement = excessive rice Cultivat
15/2/21 Midnight: All the lanes of national highways will be FASTag lanes. If vehicle doesn't have fastag = pay 2x toll amount.
Attitude towards women: Nepal proposed law requires that any woman below 40, if travelling abroad, needs to present a letter
of her family. Govt's defense: Nepali women thrown in international human trafficking, Sexual exploitation, Bonded labourers es
Modi inaugurates International Cruise Terminal at Cochin Port, Kerala: 5000 tourists at a time. Ro ro service between Wellington
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Abydos burial grounds, Egypt: World's oldest beer factory discovered.
G7 Group of Seven countries=USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan. 2021's Summit @Cornwall, UK. While India Sou
of G7, but their leaders are invited to attend.
ArjunMark1A indigenously designed and manufactured Main Battle Tank - dedicated to India on 2nd Anniversary of Pulwama at
martyred.

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Explained series: Importance of Kailash Range in 1962's Sino-India offensive, key battles at Rezang La and Gurung
focused on Latest missiles, weapons, military exercises and documented 'relief ops'. If you want to pass the competitive exam t
Ek-tha-Tiger & Raw Agent-giri from your mind, & youtubers who're excessively teaching every minute details of every India-Chi
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Greta Thurnberg ki saheli Disha Ravi arrested for designing 'farmer protest toolkit' & upcoming 500 columns related
Comparing Constitution: Trump Impeachment- his Defence team presented a very weak case and yet the Senate acquitted Tru
required, but Trump's Republican party didnot support. Implications? He remains eligible to contest future elections.
World Bank report on traffic crash injuries: India #1 in road accidents: annually 1.5 lakh people killed, 4.5 lakh disabled. Every
Total 3.14% GDP lost in road accidents. more deadlier than Corona.
Labour ministry aims to implement 4 labour codes from 1st April. Newspapers reports about 4 day work week with 3 paid holida
Everything becomes final in April. Until then, ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋
Tumakuru= Industrial city in Karnataka. Elon Musk Tesla electric vehicle factory to be set up here.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres- 5 years terms (2017-22). UNDP Employee Akanksha Arora (Indian Origin) t
election for this post.
If Gujarati literature is ur optional subject: column on stories of Dhumketu on page15
Different religions have different laws related to divorce e.g. Hindu Marriage Act 1955, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on
Court petition for uniform divorce laws for all the religions in India. But, All India Muslim personal law board is opposed. Their a
shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by Part III (Fundamental rights). 2] Personal laws (M
inheritance) =Direct relationship with religion. So they cannot be tested on the article 14 (Equality before law) 15 (Prohibition o
or 44 (Uniform Civil Code).
Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021 to abolish certain appellate tribunals such as Airport App
against orders of Airports Authority of India), Advance Ruling Appellate Authorty (in Customs Act), Intellectual Property Appella
registrars/bodies for Copyright/Patent/Trademark/GI/Plant Varieties) etc. Reasons 1) Public at large is not litigant 2) Henceforth
Court etc
Private members bill: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak (BJP) bill to Regulate Over the Top platforms (OTT) By setting up regulatory body
Amazon prime etc Web series hurting religious sentiments, unnecessary glorification of violence, drugs, adultery, foul language.
British politician Thomas Macaulay drafted Indian Penal Code → implemented in 1860. Originally it did not have provisions relat
Section124A. It was added later- Tilak & other Freedom fighters were jailed. Post-Independence many poets, students, authors
have been booked. 1962: SC Judgement- Freedom of speech allows criticism of government. Sedition applicable if only a perso
rebellion.
Jammu Kashmir will be given full statehood at an appropriate time- Home Minister.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Govt "likely" to guarantee the bonds / security papers issued by the Bad Bank /Asset reconstruction company. - Let
Tax buoyancy: If GDP grew by x%, then how much % Income tax collection will grow? 2019-20 & 2020-21: negative territory b
(positive figure)
Uttarakhand Flashflood: Development activities like roads dams barrages, tunnels have increased the vulnerability. Supreme co
to environment impact assessment) had recommended closure of 14 dams.
Earthquake near Murghab city in Tajikistan.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge becomes new leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha replacing Ghulam Nabi Azad who retired.
Privatisation pro-arguments:Tamil philosopher Thiruvalluvar spoke about wealth creation to ethical means. But post independen
=Not possible to flourish in business without political influence and bribery. Post-1991: Harshad Mehta Ketan Parekh share mar
default scams, 2g Scam, coal mines scam etc = Crony capitalism → Stigmatised capitalism -Wherein public believes person can
political patronage. So, Indian capitalists vilified in public imagination. But, Job creation and Poverty removal can only happen a
running the airlines, hotels, banks, courier to telecom companies- Private sector much more efficient than the public sector (bar
malpractices/scams). Privatisation disinvestment necessary- same advocated by 📔📔ES20 & defended by PM in Lok Sabha Budg

Privatisation anti-arguments: No reservation in the private sector, perpetuates inequality, nepotism, caste patriarchy, gender-bia
crisis was the result of greedy capitalism. Corona highlighted the looter/ robber-baron mindset of Private hospitals, educational
Govt borrows ₹₹ via Government securities (G-Sec/Govt Gilt Bonds)- which pay principal+interest. Before: Retail investors inve
exchange through NDS-OM (Negotiated Dealing system-order matching). AFTER: RBI allows retail investors to open Gilt accoun
platform= directly purchase fresh G-Sec from India (=Primary market) & resell it to other investors (=secondary market). Profit
to earn interest 2) resell it to others- make ₹ Depending on the movement of bond yield. (What is bond yield Ans. Win20CSP se

Parliamentry Standing committee on labour- "No better scheme than MGNREGA for sustainable livelihood of unskilled workers.
in 2006 to provide 100 days of guaranteed unskilled labour work to every adult rural person." Corona → migration to homestate
India Crypto currency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021: bans private cryptocurrencies like Bitoin while legal
currency” by RBI. Whereas Tesla /Elon Musk, Twitter/ Jack dorsey are investing in Bitcoin. Visa and MasterCard also announced
stable cryptocurrencies.

India's own microblogging platform 'Koo' to counter Twitter. Recently Union Ministers, Bollywood celebrities, cricketers supporte
App Innovation Challenge 2020 (Along with 23 other apps in various categories for social media, games, news etc). Controversy
Chambal Dacoit museum @Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, by police dept
Azim Premji University study- Over 80% primary school children have lost at least one language ability & one mathematical abil
able to read familiar words, Writing sentence by looking at a picture, identifying 2 digit numbers, performing basic mathematica
SBI Home Loan Co-lending: basically two banks/Bank+NBFCs giving loans to a borrower.
NSE Co-location Controversy: Co-location = stock exchange allowing the share broker to install their office/computer systems v
his computer will receive Tick by Tick data feed system about share prices/sales quicker than a computer sitting 500kms away.
computer algorithm itself doing buying and selling of shares based on smallest price changes. So, co-location gives them added
Stock Exchange for Not providing level playing ground to the Brokers.
2021's Uttarakhand flash flood was not glacial Lake outburst flood (GLOF) but massive rocks falling in stream, blocking flow & t
Flood.
Corona antigen testing kit cost ₹40/- Bihar Primary Health Centre (PHC) Given daily target of conducting 150-300 antigen tests.
numbers & fake names to show tests done on paper, and re-selling the kit to pvt clinics/original manufacturers. Soln: ⏫Vigilanc
inspection/calling beneficiaries, helpline numbers.
Disconnect /Communication gap between HQ and field officials: Guj District education office circular, "If school teacher refuses
then teacher will be held responsible." <Ignoring the possibility that students may get coronavirus by parents/relatives/friends/
Circular withdrawn "It was only a draft copy." When coercion used instead of cooperation & confidence building for vaccination→
good governance ⏬. Much of the teachers' time was wasted in Dharna-Pradarshan, RTI & litigations, lobbying against the circu
ordering teachers to do morning petrol against open defecation, blow whistle & torch.]
Mental slavery to Western ideals: New Zealand Parliament dress code for male MP: necktie is must. A Maori tribe leader Rawiri
it 'Colonial noose', Attempting to suppress the indigenous culture, Speaker removed him from the house. Global outrage. Tie ru
Indo China Troops to disengage / withdraw from the Pangong Tso region of Eastern Ladakh.
Rome Statute → 2002 International Criminal Court (ICC, Hague, Netherlands). China, India, Srilanka, Pakistan etc not signed it.
'ratified' in their parliament /cabinet. 2021: ICC to conduct trial against Israel for war crimes against Palestinians during Gaza W
India to speak against ICC. But India is so far silent. But, ICC's war trial could open precedence against India e.g. 'ill-informed' i
ICC alleging Indian Armed Forces committed 'war crimes' in Kashmir & Arunachal. #faaltu-ki-magajmaari
January 27: International Day of commemoration of the Holocaust.
Tenzing Norgay Award: highest award for adventure tourism in India.Controversy? Nominee was making fake claims about clim
Article 243-O: Bar to courts in the electoral matters related to delimitation of constituencies & election of local bodies. In Guj- P
SC/ST are rotated on a regular basis to ensure a seat doesn't remain 'reserved' for perpetuity. Some candidates file petition in H
Court cannot interfere as per article 243-O. Guj HC judgement- "Judicial review is part of the basic structure of the Constitution
related to Article-243-O as well, But court should not do ordinarily else, interfere in the election process"
Major ports authorities bill 2020 to replace 1963's Act to replace 'Port Trusts' with 'Port authority' for each major port =Professio
vote sought for first time in Corona time. Administrative challenge because due to social distancing the MP not sitting in their de
simply press the Electronic button button.
USA voting software company Smartmatic filed $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News for false claims about voter fraud
not willing to accept the election result → Capitol Hill Insurrection. Freedom of Press versus fake news vs Tech Giants.
Mars: Chinese probe Tianwen-1 Successfully enter the orbit (2021-Feb-week2)
Mars: USA Perseverance Rover to land on Mars Surface (2021-Feb-week3)
Poor people: PM Jan Arogya Yojana ₹5l Health insurance, Organised sector factories / units ke blue collar workers: Employee S
Health insurance. Yet many of lower middle class families working in small shops, restaurants, unorganized units etc.= Benefit
to expand the coverage.
Lalandar dam by India in Afghanistan for drinking water in Kabul.
Death: Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor , the youngest son of Raj Kapoor. He was producer of the movie Heena, India's official ent
Uniqueness of Indian Democracy / Pluralism: USA=Excessive divisiveness, bitterness & bickering versus- India: PM Modi (BJP) a
RSMP Ghulam Nabi Azad's (Congress). Ghulam Nabi Azad's farewell speech - In Afghanistan, Iran, other Islamic countries- even
Hindutva/Christian majority there, Yet there is sectarian Muslim violence. Whereas, Hindustani Muslims can progress in public li
4 Kashmir RSMPs term expired. Rajyasabha MPs Elected by State legislature. So, Jammu Kashmir and likely to have a represent
own State legislature is formed. UT with Legislature ke RSMP Quotas: Delhi (3), Puducherry (1), J&K (4)
Sweden and Finland pass their bills through two parliamentary committees 1) committee#1 looks at the technical aspects of a p
focuses on a bill's constitutional validity. In India, Government bills do not automatically go to committee for examination. Even
National judicial appointment Commission bill → Declared unconstitutional. 3 farm bills' Controversy etc.
Freedom of food choices, Freedom of Youtubing profession vs Hurting religious sentiments. SC Judgement "Kerala activist maki
repeatedly referring to the meat as "Gomatha meat" - Cow is revered as sacred animal among Hindus, So using such terms wan
riot under IPC Section 153. You may make cooking videos, but can not use such terms to offend others."
Kotia region between Andhra and Odisha. Andhra State Govt planning to conduct Panchayat election, Odisha went to SC "this is
Kerala govt: Recruitment of temporary office attendance, temporary driver etc. → Now giving them permanent jobs- Allegation
permanent govt jobs through this route, while youth who secured ranks in Competitive exams still waiting for appointment lette
permanent govt jobs must be done through regular recruitment process, and not through patronage."
UAE's Unmanned spacecraft 'Amal', Arabic for 'Hope', Enter the Mars orbit. This is Arab world's first interplanetary mission
Unit linked insurance plan/policy/product (ULIP): insurance policy premium: "x" part in life insurance & "y" part goes in share/b
die, you will on some profit from "y". 😰Challenges? Commission rates and Risk high. So, Proposed "Index Linked Insurance Pro
to SENSEX performance, SBI fixed deposit interest, 10 year Government Security interest etc.
Elon Musk promised Tesla e-cars can be purchased with Bitcoins in future.
Draft PROPOSED labour codes ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋
Fiscal profligacy: 'Induction ceremony of Rafael jets cost ₹41 lakh. Similar expenses while inducting Apache and Chinook helico
to showcase the defence upgrade of India- Symbolic and ceremonial activities ⏫Soldiers morale & public morale.
Ministry of Culture → National Monuments Authority (NMA) under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites Act, 2010. usua
buildings can be constructed within "X" meters of monument or not? ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋

Madagascar chameleon species 'Brookesia nana': World's smallest reptile discovered. One theory behind species size- Small isla
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) & Landslide Lake Outburst Floods (LLOFs) Disaster management: When glaciers melt → g
accumulated and become a natural glacial / moraine dam. → When it is destroyed → Flashfloods. How to prevent? 1) Identify s
aperture radar imagery, field observation, past Geology records. 2) Remove excess water from such lake/moraine dam through
breaching/ explosive. 3) Hazard mapping → Preventing construction of new buildings In the downstream. 4) 80% Search and r
carried out by local community before outside help can arrive. So training of the local people For disaster management work. 5)
water supply backup, Rubber boat, life jacket 6) Early warning and communication Smartphone, satellite phone, Ham radio etc,
fake news. 7) psychological counselling of victims, Rehabilitation programs.
Congo's Mwazulu Diyabanza started a pan-African movement called Yanka Nku (Unity, Dignity, Courage) - stealing African artef
bring them back to Africa. Diyabanza's defense- 1) We are taking back home our items, by committing "their" crime. 2) Injustic
this manner. Counter-arguments: 1) Gandhi- Purity of means necessary. Even though "end goal" is noble but theft is unethical.
whole world blind. Tomorrow, even Americans Could find justification ine looting Nigeria saying Nigerian Princes have looted us
MHA’s Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)'s 'Cyber volunteer project': citizen volunteers can as report to the unlawfu
terrorism, radicalisation & anti-national activities. 😰Challenge ? 1) No clear definition of what constitutes Anti-National activities
can make frivolous complain to settle personal scores. 3) ⏫Culture of "Chugli-khori" (Snitching) akin to George orwell's dystopi
their parents for having "Anti-National thoughts".

Western power to turn demanding democracy and human rights in Asia- To serve their own domestic political & economic inter
generals with sanctions to and winning mining rights in the back channel.) Democracy and pluralism can never be foreigner’s gi
attempts in Nepal and Sri Lanka. India should not engage itself in political arguments with the USA over its domestic matters. E
other countries for commercial and security interest - automatically the USA will soften. While Hollywood celebrities speak in fav
ensure no movie offends China- for business interests. Some of the diaspora always unhappy with India- 1980-90s many Resolu
British Parliament against India for Khalistan and Kashmir. We shd to promote unity at home → will become less vulnerable to e
Ex-General & Present Minister of state for highways VK Singh said ‘If China has trespassed 10 times, we must have 50 times’. S
that India is the aggressor and we are the victims!
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021- Considered to be world's most prestigious festival for experimental movies: Koozha
win the Tiger award.
Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan Panchayati Raj / ULB acts, "any candidate who has more than two living biological children, must be
Madhya Pradesh had similar law but scrapped in 2005- after objections were raised on the ground that such a rule was not app
parliamentary elections.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Supreme Court judgement on minimum marks for dental surgery courses
Scientists detected a molecule called phosphine in Venus' atmosphere. Phosphine emitted through waste product of microbes. L
equipment mistaken Sulphur dioxide as Phosphine. 2) Venus temperature over 800 degree fahrenheit not possible for any life f
NITI has ordered study of “economic impact”of judicial decision / activism by SC/HC/NGT etc. e.g. Firecracker / Single use Plast
terms of Environment conservation versus Business loss/GDP loss. Shutting down liquor shop on highway = ⏫road safety vs ⏬
Strategic disinvestment: FM statement, "We are not selling family silver. These companies are in ICU. We cannot continue to in
going. Disinvestment occurred in the past also but through piecemeal approach i.e. 1 govt company sold after lot of opposition
repeated with next company. We have brought clarity "Strategic vs non strategic sectors", To prevent endless debates in Parliam
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Steel Ministry wants to Privatise RashtriyaIspat Nigam Ltd (RINL) which has a steel plant in Visakhapatnam. So, And
because of local worker politics.
Budget-2021: voluntary vehicle scrapping policy, personal vehicles fitness test after 20 years, commercial vehicles after 15 year
get tax/subsidy on buying new vehicle. 1) ⏬Pollution, 2) Automobile sales.
Next UK budget likely to be the heaviest annual borrowing since the Second World War. so, UK planning one time "Excessive Pr
Excessive Profit during Corona.

2013: Cloudburst in Uttarakhand, 5700 died. 2021: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) @Chamoli district Uttarakhand → sudde
Ganga river. Devastation @1) Nanda Devi National Park 2) bridge & tunnel near Joshipura. Glacier Lake sometimes forms inside
through satellite. Although Scientist yet to finalise the reason for this Disaster. Disaster reasons 1) climate change 2) Many dam
Vishnugad Hydropower project on the Dhauliganga- a tributary of Alaknanda 3) construction of hotels, highways, mining → dist
Dhekiajuli- Assam 'Martyr town' known for 1942 quit India movement, 12 year old Tileshwari Barua killed by police bullets.
Diaspora: Group of Indian Indian MPs US Congress = "Indian Caucus" - Tell Indian Ambassador to ensure democracy norms in
Canadian PM 'issuing statements' on internal matters of India, for appeasing his local diaspora voters']

Biden "There is no longer a separation line between foreign policy vs domestic policy. all of our foreign initiatives must keep the
families in mind." - Similar to Trump's "America First" policy- will Biden be restricting the visa entry, creating protectionism- trad
CBDR, after the initial honeymoon is over? Although the main targets are Russia and China. India shd finalize trade, Investment
Death: National tennis coach Akhtar Ali died in W.bengal, he had mentored Vijay Amritraj, Leander Paes etc.
Death: George Shultz- USA diplomat who worked to end cold war died @100.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Forex reserve ⏫/⏬ , Vivad se Vishwas - how many case solved.
Towards Universal basic income (UBI): State Govt's "Assam Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar" scheme for tea plantation workers- ₹
UNNATI Portal/App by MEITY: for skills training, loans, job matching, e-counselling, jobs demands data, and financing, along w
experience and training records. UNNATI= 'United Platform for Skill Development and Employment Ecosystem'. Also planning to
portal database. ASEEM maps Local Industries demand versus workers skill in the given area- itl also displays changes in salary
and the cost of living. ASEEM = Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping, this full form asked in UPSC-CDS-2020-ii
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva: if govts stop fiscal support until corona over → Dangerous waves of bankruptcies,
decade, lost generation and great divergence. While 1st world spent 25% of GDP on Corona revival packages, 3rd world 6%, L.
Only one country Morocco started vaccination drive.
Attitude formation by Media: 2020-March- public/press/social media outrage & FIR against singer Kanika Kapoor Because had C
other lives at danger. 2020-Dec-31: People totally violating Mask & social distancing norms to celebrate new year party, yet littl
we have freedom of travel but it is not 'Ethical' to travel for leisure in Corona times. (Col p9)
Hague Netherlands:1) International Court of Justice (UN charter, World Court) for country vs country cases. e.g. Kulbhushan Ja
(ICC, Rome Statue, younger in age than ICJ). ICC for individuals in genocide, war crimes etc. ICC opened a case against Israel
Israel and USA unhappy. Israel not a member of ICC but Palestine is a member.
Freedom of religion: Kerala Sabarimala temple- entry of women of menstruating prohibited. 2018 SC judgement Permitted the e
in the court. Congress: "If voted to power, we will make a law to protect the age-old tradition of the temple. If anyone violates
(=police arrest without warrant / court permission)" Earlier, UPSC asked Q on "secularism - a challenge to cultural practices?" R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQw8yjntiOw
Freedom of speech: Indian Telegraph act 1885: Internet shutdown order issued by Home Secretary (IAS) of Union or State Gov
106 times for total ~4200 hours (=total loss $1.3 dollars billion), 2020: 83 times for ~9000 hrs ($2.5 billion).
Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960: Gujarat split from Maharashtra → A'bad HC: 2021 = 60 years Diamond jubilee.
Indian authorities deny emergency use approval to Pfizer vaccine. India clinical trial rules 2019- Foreign companies can seek wa
approval in a country (e.g UK) recognised by India's CDSCO-Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). Although C
(SEC) recommended Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) not to give permission to Pfizer because Serious adverse events s
paralysis of facial muscles. 2) Anaphylaxis- Allergic reaction to body
Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) project: world’s largest radio telescope. It is not a single telescope butan array of a
Australia. HQ: UK. can detect even very weak extra-terrestrial signals. India will provide funding and some hardware.
Passport Act, 1967: Indian government can deny passport if [*] Person not a citizen of India [*] If Indian citizen likely to harm
abroad / Not in Public Interest [*] Convicted of an offence [*] Pending warrants or summons.

Can give extra chance to UPSC civil service aspirants If Corona-2020 was their last attempt & NOT crossing age limit in 2021, U
Britain tennis player Francesca Jones- Competingin Australian Open. She has 8 fingers and 7 toes due to ectrodactyly ectoderm
affects the development of hands and feet.
4G mobile internet connectivity restored in Jammu Kashmir after 18 months.
General K S Thimayya (Army chief 1957-61)'s museum in Karnataka's Kodagu district.
Attitude toward women: Tokyo Olympic organising Committee - only 5 women out of 24 members. chief Yoshiro Mori's sexist co
sense of rivalry. If one raises her hand to speak, all the others feel the need to speak, too. Everyone ends up saying something
Sports Committees, we will not be able to finish meetings in time." His sexist comment Criticized in social media.
NHAI had submitted to Karnataka HC, "Environment protection Act was passed due to foreign pressure. NGO file flimsy complai
Although later sought to withdraw the comment. HC tells NHAI to donate ₹₹ to an environment NGO as punishment.
Tamilnadu Govt -Farmer loan waiver ✅Pro: Farmer faced problems by Covid-19, cyclones Nivar and Burevi, and unseasonal rai
loan waivers make the farmer undisciplined- they deliberately stop paying installments before elections with the hope of getting
help agriculture production.
BEFORE: Retail investors Indirectly invested in G-sec via Mutual funds, stock exchanges. AFTER: Retail Investors can directly Op
Direct" with RBI. 🤩[1) Deepening of the g-sec market [2) New investment opportunities
Repo rate / policy rate / RBI benchmark rate @4% (unchanged). 1) Food inflation normalizing, but fuel inflation is a concern. so
revive so cant⏫ [else Expensive loans= =⏬demand →⏬GDP growth]. Stance: accommodative = next meeting RBI may kept R
Consequently, the reverse repo unchanged at 3.35 %, marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 4.25%
CRR: CORONA →CRR 4% to 3% (2020-March till 2021-March). now moving towards economic recovery, enough loanable fund
in two phases: 3.5% (2021: March2May ) →4% (2021-May)
Before: RBI appointed 3 types of ombudsman for consumer complaints: (i) Banking Ombudsman Scheme (ii) NBFC Ombudsman
Ombudsman. After: Merge 3 into a One Nation One Ombudsman / Integrated Ombudsman Scheme FROM 2021-June
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ EPF interest on the principal >2.5l will be taxable income.
Blockchain: A secured decentralized database that maintains a continuously growing list of records / transactions. Mainly used f
network. But it can also store any type of data. MEITY draft- Framework to use blockchain technology in Record Keeping of pro
Distribution, health record, supply chain management etc. database architectures based on Ordinary public/pvt org can read/wr
Challenge? Skilled workforce, Hacking/manipulation by non-state actors.
India's agricultural Exports ⏫ (2020 Apr-Dec) because 1) Good monsoon bumper crops 2) dry weather by major producers suc
Thailand, Vietnam Russia - so their Wheat soybean production ⏬ → their agro relatively more expensive than Indian so foreign
agriculture prices ⏫ by lockdown so earned more $$
Airport PPP: "Profitable airport to be clubbed with a non-profitable airport"- Entire thing will be offered as one package - Otherw
invest in the non profitable airport.
Municipal hospital staff allegedly gave Corona vaccines out-of-turn to their friends and relatives who then uploaded selfies on so
Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner (IAS), What will you do? Ans. Vaccine favoritism bad because [*] Frontline/ Elderly People
getting their quota [*] Disaffection among public regarding government facilities → ⏫Vaccine Black marketing, ⏫ chances of h
1) Investigate the list of beneficiaries vs vaccine stock Allotted to each Hospital 2) Seek explanation of the parties involved unde
penalties / Ask police to do more depending on the legal provision. 3) Stern warning to the hospital administrators/ CMOs to se
will be held accountable for protocol breach by their staff. 4) Order your staff to watch social media activities. 5) Order staff to
beneficiaries whether they got the vaccine or not as per records 6) Announce Complaint email ID against Vaccine favouritism &
will go and give vaccines myself (If u do doctor-walla work then when will you do the IAS/officer-walla work?)" 2) I will dismiss
workers in pandemic)
Social media manipulated to undermine democracy: anti-farm-law groups with Khalistani ties had prepared toolkit/document In
media #trending, digital strikes. Since original coordinators cannot control what exactly their supports will tweet along with has
Hindu-vs-Sikh type content uploaded causing disharmony among social, religious and cultural groups & encouraging disaffection
2) Asking people to request USA/UK/Foreing MP/MLA /International celebrities to protest 3) Staging dharna at Indian Embassies
Thunberg mistakenly uploaded this Document in Feb'2021 & then deleted it- retrospectively it proves how Jan-2021's farm-prot
level.
Death: Ancient medieval- Historian Prof DN Jha (Delhi Uni). His Research 1) Based on archaeological evidence there was no Hin
historian's reporte as 'opinion' 2) Beef / cow meat conjunction was very much part of the early Indian non veg diet. Sacred stat
Conjunction of wine also part of ancient Indian culture- so attacking women in bars is wrong.
Bargi = Horseman/Cavalry of Maratha Mughal who attacked Bengal (1741-51). Sarnmobat = Commander in chief. Silhedar- Cav
chief. Modern Bengali politics -Barghi = "outside/Non-bengali politicians"
Defense Export: “India is ready to supply various types of weapons missile systems,light combat aircraft, helicopters, warship, p
radars, military vehicles, electronic warfare systems etc to Indian Ocean countries
When non-death-penalty-walla prisoner of State law files a mercy petition to the governor for- He has two options 1) give mery
governor uses third option- "Forwarding to President, Because releasing Rajiv Gandhi assassins is extraordinary matter". Inordin
is also a violation of human rights.
Trackchild / Khoya Paya Portal of WCD Ministry: 43000 children missing in 2020.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani banned for insider trading
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Insurance FDI what was the stand of Congress and BJP in the past
Indian toy market =₹7,000 crore per year. India made toys 10-15%. Need to become atma nirbhar- Modi.
Tax devolution: 14th FC: 42% , 15% FC: 41%. But in reality cess & surcharge not shared with the states. so States getting only
healthy sign for Fiscal federalism.

World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021: Top5- Iceland Finland Norway Newzealand Sweden.... #140:India (2
Afghanistan. (Our other neighbours Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan Bhutan and Sri Lanka ranked ahead of India). Global gender gap
economic participation and opportunity (Labour force participation rate less than 25%, etc) 2) educational attainment (Literacy
less than 30%) 3) health and survival, and 4) political empowerment (India less than 15% parliament seats & Less than 10% m
Small saving schemes e.g. Public provident fund, Kisan Vikas Patra: you invest from Bank/Post Office → ₹₹ National Small Savi
government, Food Corporation of India etc. Finance ministry's department of economic affairs ⏬ interest rate by 0.4-1.1% Due
revenue income insufficient to pamper public with high level of savings interest rates.
RBI act requires the government to decide the inflation targeting after Consulting with the Governor every five years. Originally
2016 31/3/2021. Now same extended till 31/3/2026.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Deadlines extended for Aadhar PAN card linking (june30), foreign trade policy(Sept30), emergency credit line guara
mandate for online transactions(Sept30), Labour codes etc.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Government to recapitalize 4 PSBs through Zero coupon bonds (finished in Win21 Lecture Pillar 1B2)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Production linked incentive scheme in food processing (Ref Win21 Lecture Pillar 4B)
Attitude towards women: Punjab State Government announces free of cost travel for women in all government buses this will h
Benefit? 1) Punjab already child sex ratio poor. Daughters are seen as a burden, it will help in their educational and economic u
do not enforce minimum wages so often women employees may be earning less than ₹8000 per month in & Spending over ₹10
travel. 😰Availability of buses & safety & Cleanliness. Parking space safety/Rickshaw availability near Near bus stop
Attitude towards transgender: US President Biden allows transgender persons to join Army and also eligibility to get medical tre
weakening La Nina conditions = summers to get hotter in northwest India says IMD
India-Pak: 2019 Pakistan banned import from India. 2020- Pak ended the Import ban on Indian Medical products due to Corona
of Indian cotton and sugar mainly because 1) Indian sugar is cheaper than other countries 2) Pakistan's desperation to revive th
previous cells in Excel file e.g. IMF conditional loan, FATF Blacklist threat etc.
Jai Sofia- Cruise ship for conducting Sea tourism between Surat and Mumbai
(GSM2): Declining quality of debates in house: When a bill is to be passed in house, Its copy should be given to the members f
study properly for debate e.g. Rajya Sabha (2 days in advance), Guj Vidhan Sabha: at least 4 days in advance but in Gujarat on
taking it so the opposition MLA is unable to study/discuss it properly. 2021- Guj Speaker reprimands the government departmen
(GSM2) Election: Kerala opposition leader created a website operationtwins.com -Containing list of 4.34 lakh bogus voters. 1) L
and same photograph registered multiple times in multiple Constituency. Kerala High court orders the election commission to ca
allow them to leave the premises until their (Silver nitrate indelible ink) ink has dried. ASD Voters = Absent (A) - for those who
part of the year, Shifted (S) - for those who have shifted out of the address on the electoral list, and Dead (D). If they arrive at
careful scrutiny.
Russia becomes the first country in the world to approve Corona vaccine for pet cats and dogs
NITI Aayog’s Agricultural Markets and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index — AMFFRI, for States. low AMFFRI rank implies the state
rural roads,APMC, Seed fertilizer availability,Cold storage infrastructure etc. Such States have witnessed better growth in the ag
states. e.g. Gujarat (mainly cotton, groundnut, livestock), Madhya Pradesh (wheat, soybean, pulses), Odisha (livestock and frui
and livestock).

Disinvestment/Asset monetization: Airport Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body under the ministry of Civil Aviation. Its ow
Mumbai(26%), Hyderabad (13%), Bengaluru (13%). This airports are operated by Joint venture companies e.g. Mumbai Intern
AAI 26%+ Adani 74%=100%) then AAI signs - OMDA Agreement with MIAP: (Operation, Management, Development Agreeme
operational responsibilities to Adani group, And they will have to share profit with AAI. Now AAI to sell away its ownership from
Populism: AIADMK Manifesto:- Washing machine will be given, Free data for college students, Travel concession for women etc
sustainable to support the middle class money should be better spent on infrastructure to create a sustainable demand"

GSM2 Scheme design implementation: Beneficiary identification in Odisha's Kalia scheme “Unification-Verification-Exclusion” 1)
forms to join the scheme 2) Verification - Through SECC census, Beneficiary list of national food security act, Aadhar card bank
thus even Landless farmers/labourers also identified. 3) Exclusion: Govt employees, tax payers, large farmers etc. 4) Grievance
Data privacy. Personal details of farmers only available to selected government officials on a need to know basis. Similar model
schemes for migrant workers, unorganised sector workers, etc. Odisha's KALIA Scheme “Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and
Farmers given 1) ₹25000 for total five cropping seasons 2018 onwards, 2) ₹50000 crop loan at 0% interest 3) ₹10,000 to Land
for Landless farmers, mushroom beekeeping etc. Whereas Union govt PM-Kisan scheme only provides ₹6000 per year & does n
15th FC gave large ₹₹ to the state govt so they can give money. Union alone cannot bear responsibility of all the farmers other
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Safe Harbour mechanism for independent directors in company law criminal prosecution.
Shetrunjay Hills forest area in Bhavnagar, Gujarat: a habitat of Asiatic lions, in news for forest fire.
Officer like Quality: Not necessary to give an opinion on everything asked by a journalist. Niti Aayog vice chairman Dr. Rajiv Kum
"freedom in danger" type of reports by Freedom House USA and with V-Dem Sweden? His Ans. I can only speak about the econ
are not curtailed in India. Regarding political freedoms- Not studied the report fully, I leave it to the better observers to comme
Body cameras: Worn by policemen over shirt to record the events. Gujarat Police To introduce 10,000 such cameras mainly due
police and citizens over mask violation, traffic violation. Benefit? 1) Live streaming of the event to the command centre. 2) GPS
Data/memory extraction and tampering is not possible by third party agencies. So, Can be submitted as evidence in the court. 4
Corruption.
QUAD: China criticised them as Asian NATO, harbinger of new cold war and transient 'sea foam'. But the recent decision of QUA
Climate change and 3) New age Technology- proves that Quad is neither a military alliance nor an anti-China coalition. China ha
second Largest economic and military superpower so it is inevitable the other countries will form alliances to balance it. China s
others instead of pursuing hegemony.
Afghanistan: USA had originally planned to troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1/5/2021. Corona economic slowdown also fo
expenditure. So, it is keen to have India on board to look after the mess in Afghanistan. India does not have friendly relationsh
do not differentiate between good Taliban and bad Taliban. But because of the Indian support in development of dams, electric
Afghanistan- India is the largest development owner for Afghanistan with $3 billion. Common Afghans see India as a friend. We
public opinion into strategic advantage- Before Taliban-Pakistan-Turkey etc from their own alliances.
Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India - Pak, 1960: 1) all the waters of the Eastern Rivers (Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi) annually
unrestricted use. 2) Western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab) given largely to Pakistan. 3) India is allowed to build dams/hyd
Pakistan is given the right to raise concerns over the dam design. 4) Indus Commission to meet regularly at least once a year, A
2020-Not done by Corona. 2021- New Delhi meeting.
Sports: Fencing- Ms. Bhavna Devi becomes the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Death: Renowned Painter and Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai (Goa).

Democracy: Defection / Horse Trading: Rajasthan state government admitted in Vidhan Sabha that Phone tapping was done Fo
under the provisions of Indian Telegraph Act. Allegations that Phone tapping was done on MP/MLAs, to find out who was leavin
GSM2/Comparing constitution: Jirga (Paki Panchayat): Assembly of leaders in the tribal areas of Pakistan/Afghanistan that decid
decrees. Hindu temple was burnt down and 50 people were arrested. Jirga held: Hindu community pardon the mob, Muslim cle
→ They will send the reconciliation statement to the supreme court → Arrested persons may be released. Charms? Reconciliatio
Poor people cannot afford lawyer fees. 😰Criticism of Jirga? 1) Eye for Eye type of Justice. Rape for Rape, Honor Killing etc. 2) R
after paying Blood Money for killing/raping poor families.
USA Freedom House and Sweden's V-Dem Institute criticising India for democracy ⏬ & autocracy⏫. External affairs minister Ja
approval. Who has made them the self appointed custodians of the world? 2) If India is a Nationalist country then why or how h
Nations free of cost? What have other countries (USA, Sweden) done? 3) In USA former President (Trump) himself is saying the
questions are not raised in India!
AEG12: It is a protein found in mosquitos. It inhibits the family of flaviviruses such as Zika, West Nile etc. by destroying virus's
against Covid-19.
All Indian Council For Technical Education (AICTE), Statutory body under Ministry of Education new norms that maths and Engi
admission in Engineering. How? A candidate with minimum 45% in any 3 subjects out of the 14 subjects [physics, mathematics
electronics, information technology, biology, informatics practices, biotechnology, technical, vocational subject, engineering gra
entrepreneurship] is eligible. Although ultimately it is for the college admit/not admit them. 🤩Arguments in favour? 1) PCB wall
admission in biotechnology colleges because maths was deemed compulsory. 2) agriculture engineering colleges not finding en
education policy 2020 also talked about removing the rigid separation between arts / science / PCM. 3) Candidates with interdis
bring more innovative ideas. 😰Against: 1) if not studied maths in 11-12, then such college student will struggle to understand
Depression / dropout / suicide.

Infrastructure/ Regional development/ Northeast / Scheme design and implementation issues: Ministry of food processing: Ope
transport and storage subsidy for fruit vegetables- To make supply available round the year at reasonable prices. Northeast ind
bamboo, rubber, betel nut, black pepper, mustard, soyabean to be added. Ministry's stance- "These are neither fruit nor vegeta
non-food commodity- So we cannot give subsidy under the given scheme. please ask Railway ministry to support them through
ministry's Kisan Rail scheme has many rails originating from Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh bu
Old Vehicle scrapping policy (DRAFT): Use the certificate for 1) Claiming discount on new vehicle 2) Fee waiver in vehicle regist
to buy vehicle then trade the certificate with other buyer. 🤩Benefit? 1) ⏬Pollution By removing older vehicles 2) ⏫Automobile
Vadodara Mayor complaints, "Principal/Headmaster of Govt primary school has eloped with the lady teacher. Strong action need
teachers from engaging in similar activities of Moral turpitude (नैतिक अधमता)". As Education Secretary (IAS), How will you address
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): If air Travellers do not wear masks properly Despite repeated warning → Deboard
Categorise as on unruly passenger → put on "no-fly" list for 3 months. Points to consider/Officer like qualities: 1) Just for the sa
safety cannot be compromised. 2) Only by giving the flowers, a change of heart cannot be accomplished.
Secularism: SRI LANKA will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1000 Islamic schools. [Food for thought: Did they
till Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit was over!? #Art-of-diplomacy] Switzerland is also doing referendums on similar matter.
Secularism: DMK Manifesto: ₹1000 crore will be allocated for renovating Hindu temples and ₹200 cr for renovating the Churche
Federalism: DMK Manifesto: We will pass a law against NEET, If we win Tamil Nadu election!
Federalism: Kerala infrastructure investment fund board (KIIFB)- had borrowed money from abroad using MASALA bonds. Earlie
negative remarks about its functioning. Thomas Isaac-Kerala Finance Minister: "I will not cooperate with the enforcement direct
they arrest me I will not even take bail." Spirit of cooperative federalism is missing. Language not suitable for a even-tempered
Middle class and politics/ democracy: Politics is enriched and civilized by the participation of the middle class. While they may n
opinion makers- Usually with empathy, reason, fairness and equity- Because of their level of education. Upto 1980s, Middle clas
participated in management of sport federations, Cooperative bodies, dairies, Temple Board Trustee, school/college board trust
these bodies are swamped with full time politicians → ⏫cynicism among middle class leaders. In urban areas cost of living ⏫,C
so, Civic consciousness ⏬⏬Among middle class. They are becoming "gated Mini-Republics" focused on their own career instea
change, citizenship, fake encounters, Intolerance etc. Middle class became like 3 Monkeys of Gandhi-ji- "one blindfolded, one w
mouth taped." =Not healthy development for vibrant democracy
Racism / Civil rights: 2020-May: USA black person George Lloyd Murder by police during arrest → "Black lives matter" Campaig
2021-March: Court orders $27 million compensation to family. = Case finished in less than one year. Whereas in India, some ca
Brutality/Atrocity Against minorities/SC/ST take years to conclude / merely slap on the wrist for the accused persons / piecemea
because they do not receive as much media attention. Justice delayed is justice denied.
Vaccine protectionism / Non tariff barriers: Chinese government to pass the visa application faster if the foreigner has taken Ch
Staggered approach= Everyone should not be doing a thing at the same time e.g. Biden took vaccine, Kamala Harris didnot for
effects/sick, Kamala could work. Budget 2021 disinvestment target ₹1.75 LCR but if all CPSE & PSB shares sold @same time,pr
amount. Staggered approach necessary for disinvestment.
Chauri Chaura Town in Gorakhpur district UP. 4/Feb/1922: 100 years centenary completed so postage stamp.
Srilanka cancelling Indo-Japan port deal 1) Sinhala-Buddhist majority groups in politics, civil society & media dislike India's 'big
matter. 2) Worker Unions opposed fearing job loss by privatisation 3) Chinese Instigation
Proud Boy- white supremacist far-right extremist group in the Washington Capitol Hill riots. Canada designate it terrorist org.
Amazon: Ande Jassy to replace CEO Jeff Bezos (Founder)
Social Media: Barbados pop singer Rihanna, climate activist Greta Thunberg etc tweet for Indian Farmer Protests. MEA expresse
help the farmers, but a very small section of farmers have some reservations/opposed. Celebrities shd ascertain facts & proper
of re-tweeting/commenting on fake news/half-truths in sensationalist social media hashtags. It is neither accurate nor responsib
Counter? 1) MEA shdn't express 'concern' in Myanmar coup / Washington protests / internal matters of other countries.
Social Media: Some Twitter users trending #Modiplanningfarmergenocide, Govt complainted yet Twitter ony suspended & then
Donald Trump who is completely banned from Twitter] IT Ministry orders action under Section 69A of the Information Technolo
Social Media: Bihar , Uttrakhand police warns people indulging in violent Anti-government protest and offensive anti-governmen
be monitored and police may not give verification certificate during arms li cense, passport, govt jobs, Govt road/building contra
license, govt grant, bank loans etc.
DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019- aims to create a national databank of Victims, missing persons, un
undertrials, crime scene DNA profiles. Parliamentary committee apprehensive that it will target virtually everyone since DNA is l
after the crime by several persons who may have nothing to do with the crime being investigated. Sometimes body hairs may g
person was not present there. Then DNA profiles could be misused to target segments of society based on religion, caste or po
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Budget 2021 mein "X" sector received "inadequate" funding type ke ronaa-dhonaa columns.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bond yields after the latest budget

💼Budget-2021: 'Bad Bank' (Asset reconstruction company) - It will not have shareholding from government but bankers thems
💼Budget-2021: National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)- a proposed statutory Development fina
long term infrastructure funding in next 3 years. Regulator? RBI. Owner 100% Union.
Budget papers traditionally kept in a leather suitcase (French word 'bougette') → 2019: Nirmala.S kept papers in red colored clo
valvet cloth/cover over "digital tablet" - for paperless/digital budget.
💼Budget-2021: Income tax returns forms will have pre-filled data about person's profit from share market, interest from banks
people were trying to game/fool the system / Under-reporting income will be deterred.
Bansi Paharpur sandstone-Pink coloured, high in demand. Illegal mining since 2016 has Damaged area. So, Rajasthan state gov
Bandh Baretha wildlife sanctuary to make room for mining. These stones also to be used for Ram Mandir, Ayodhya.
E learning: Chartered accountant exam pass percentage drops in some cities because Online examinations, fewer mock tests, c
→ middle or lower-middle class students had to study at home where they have to share the space with other noisy family mem
Sri Lanka nationwide agitations against port privatisation so their Govt cancelled 2019's Indo-Japan-SriLanka deal to develop str
Colombo port with Adani Group as an investor. [Previously India also suffered a setback in Iran Railway.]
Govt orders union funded universities to seek approval of Ministry of External Affairs before hosting “international conferences w
India’s security, the Northeastern states, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh or other “internal matters”.Controversy? few of ideas and
Myanmar military coup- first time in 1962, latest in 2021-Feb: Emergency declared for 1 year. During an emergency, the presid
commander as per 2008's constitution. "State Counciler" Aung San Suu Kyi put under house arrest for her party National Leagu
electoral fraud. She won Nobel 1991, Cannot become president since her husband is foreigner. Earlier she had backed military
less sympathy for her among International NGOs / media. China allegedly provided tacit support, also has mining interests in re
USA / EU impose Sanctions (Ban on import export trade relations until democracy is restored) → on Myanmar Ultimately people
PAKISTAN’S SC released Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, mastermind of kidnapping & murdering U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.
NASA: Indian-American Bhavya Lal Acting Chief of Staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the USA.
Budget summary ka video lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZM29l_3yzk and its Powerpoint at https://mrunal.org/d
Foreign competition & support help bringing excellence in local players e.g. IPL Indian teams with foreign players & coaches. Bu
4 foreign players in every playing 11 team- To nurture Indian talent. Whereas, English Premier League Football failed to create
because mostly Overseas players dominated teams So very little chance for local players. Indian Govt too shd explore similar- in
Foreign Cos vs no entry (total Atma-Nirbhar). 2) BCCI invested in cricket stadiums and training centres in small cities like Ranch
Dharamshala, Jaipur. Govt too shd do similar for the Skill training textile leather industry. 3] Cricket has high visibility in media=
Indian mfg sector Not receiving same treatment, so talented youth prefer to join service sector / silicon valley. Media need to h
small town entrepreneur in mfg. (Column: Dhiraj Nayyar)
60% of domestic steel demand from Construction and roads. In last 6 months top Indian Steel cos ⏫ price by 50% so, Highwa
from recycled scrap in constructing road/bridges.

Personality Types Corona/Corruption/Intolerance/Misogyny/Prejudice/Pollution: DENIERS: who downplay the Corona threat, pro
SPREADERS: who want it to spread, herd immunity to develop, and normality to return [*] HARMERS: who try to harm others b
at them [*] REALISTS: who recognise the reality of the potential harm and adjust their behaviours [*] WORRIERS: who stay inf
uncertainty and fear [*] CONTEMPLATORS: who isolate and reflect on life and the world [*] HOARDERS: who panic-buy and ho
youth, who believe themselves to be immune [*] REBELS: who flout social rules restricting their individual freedoms [*] BLAME
frustrations onto others [*] EXPLOITERS: who exploit the situation for power, profit or brutality [*] INOVATORS: who design or
19 [*] SUPPORTERS: who show their solidarity in support of others [*] ALTRUISTS: who help the vulnerable, elderly, and isolat
frontline healthcare workers, combat its grim reality [*] VETERANS:who experienced SARS & willingly comply with restrictions.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP)= 11 Pacific Nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada
NewZealand,Peru,Singapore, Vietnam. USA not a member. UK interested to join.
Article 293: State is free to borrow money within India upon security of Consolidated Fund of the State. But if State already own
Union permission is necessary. To outsmart this, & to Escape legislative scrutiny, Kerala State Govt made Kerala Infrastructure
Statutory corporation, to borrow money Overseas through masala bonds. CAG criticized this Off budget borrowing / Extra budge
resolution against CAG.
DATE (YY-MM-DD) Subject Subtopic (if any)
2021-January-31 Economy💳 5-Infra-Communication

2021-January-31 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-January-31 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-31 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷

2021-January-31 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-31 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-31 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-31 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-31 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Bilatera

2021-January-31 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2021-January-31 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-31 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-31 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-31 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-January-31 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-30 Science🧪 6-Health
2021-January-30 Science🧪 4b-mfg👷‍
2021-January-30 Polity⚖️ Judiciary
2021-January-30 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-30 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-January-30 PIN-GK🏋️ Defence

2021-January-30 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-January-30 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-30 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-30 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-30 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-January-30 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷

2021-January-30 Economy💳 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-30 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-30 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-January-30 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-30 Economy💳 6-Health

2021-January-29 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-January-29 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-January-29 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket
2021-January-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-January-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-January-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-29 A-Jobs👩‍💻 6-Edu👩‍🎓
2021-January-29 A-Jobs👩‍💻 6-Edu👩‍🎓
2021-January-29 PIN-GK🏋️ Social Media📣

2021-January-29 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-29 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-29 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-January-29 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-29 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-28 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-28 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-January-28 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-28 Economy💳 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-28 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-January-28 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-January-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-28 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-28 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-26 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-January-26 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-26 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-26 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-26 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-26 IR/Defense🔫 Awards🏆

2021-January-26 IR/Defense🔫 Awards🏆
2021-January-26 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-26 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-January-26 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-26 Economy💳 5-Infra-Communication

2021-January-26 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-January-25 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-
2021-January-25 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket
2021-January-25 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷

2021-January-25 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-January-25 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-January-25 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-25 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-25 Environment🌿 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-25 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-25 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-January-25 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-25 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-January-25 IR/Defense🔫 Places-in-News

2021-January-25 Polity⚖️ Election

2021-January-25 Polity⚖️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-25 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-25 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-25 Science🧪 E-Gov👩‍💻

2021-January-25 Science🧪 E-Gov👩‍💻

2021-January-24 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-24 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-January-24 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝
2021-January-24 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-January-24 Economy💳 Water💦

2021-January-24 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-January-24 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣

2021-January-24 Governance🧔 Social Media📣

2021-January-24 History/Culture🗿 Awards🏆

2021-January-24 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2021-January-24 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Bilatera

2021-January-24 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-24 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-January-24 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-24 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-24 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-23 History/Culture🗿 places-in-News

2021-January-23 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-January-23 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-23 Economy💳 6-Hunger🌽

2021-January-23 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-January-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕
2021-January-23 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-23 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-23 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-23 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2021-January-23 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-23 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-23 Polity⚖️ Pressure-Groups

2021-January-23 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-23 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-23 Polity⚖️ PRI

2021-January-22 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-22 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-22 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-January-22 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-January-22 Economy💳 6-Hunger🌽

2021-January-22 Economy💳 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-22 Environment🌿 5-Infra-Energy🔌

2021-January-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-22 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Multilat

2021-January-22 IR/Defense🔫 Social Media📣

2021-January-21 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-21 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-January-21 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-21 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-January-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈
2021-January-21 IR/Defense🔫 5-Infra-Energy🔌

2021-January-21 Science🧪 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-January-20 Agri🌽 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-20 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-20 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-January-20 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-January-20 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-20 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-20 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-20 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-January-20 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-20 Polity⚖️ Executive

2021-January-20 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣
2021-January-20 Science🧪 Places-in-News

2021-January-19 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-19 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-19 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-19 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-January-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-January-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-19 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-19 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-19 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment
2021-January-19 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment

2021-January-19 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-18 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-18 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-18 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-18 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-January-18 Governance🧔 Social Media📣

2021-January-18 Governance🧔 5-Infra-Communication

2021-January-18 IR/Defense🔫 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-January-18 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-January-17 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-17 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-January-17 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-January-17 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-17 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors
2021-January-17 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2021-January-17 Polity⚖️ Pressure-Groups

2021-January-17 Polity⚖️ Pressure-Groups

2021-January-17 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-16 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classification & Lo

2021-January-16 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-16 Environment🌿 6-Health

2021-January-16 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-16 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-16 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈
2021-January-16 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2021-January-16 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-16 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Multilat

2021-January-16 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-16 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-16 Polity⚖️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-16 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-16 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-16 Science🧪 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-January-15 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-January-15 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-January-15 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-15 History/Culture🗿 Places-in-News

2021-January-15 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-15 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-15 Polity⚖️ 4a-agro👨‍🌾
2021-January-15 Science🧪 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-January-15 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-14 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-14 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-14 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-14 Governance🧔 Social Media📣
2021-January-14 Governance🧔 Social Media📣
2021-January-14 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-14 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-14 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2021-January-14 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-14 Polity⚖️ PRI

2021-January-14 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-14 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-14 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-13 Economy💳 5-Infra-Transport⚓️

2021-January-13 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-13 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity
2021-January-13 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈
2021-January-13 IR/Defense🔫 Defence
2021-January-13 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-13 Polity⚖️ 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-13 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-13 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-13 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-13 Science🧪 5-Infra-Communication

2021-January-12 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-12 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2021-January-12 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-12 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-12 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-12 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-12 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2021-January-12 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-January-12 Polity⚖️ Executive

2021-January-12 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-12 Polity⚖️ PRI

2021-January-12 Science🧪 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-12 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-11 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-11 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-11 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-January-11 Governance🧔 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2021-January-11 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈
2021-January-11 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-11 Geo🗺 5-Infra-Energy🔌

2021-January-11 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-11 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2021-January-10 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2021-January-10 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxation💼

2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣

2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Legislature

2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2021-January-10 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-10 History/Culture🗿 Awards🏆

2021-January-10 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-10 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-10 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2021-January-10 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-09 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-09 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-09 Governance🧔 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-09 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-09 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-09 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-09 Polity⚖️ 👩🏻‍

Public-Health
‍⚕️️ ‍⚕️
2021-January-09 Science🧪 👩🏻‍
Public-Health
‍⚕️️ ‍⚕️

2021-January-08 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation🧅

2021-January-08 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2021-January-08 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2021-January-08 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sharemarket

2021-January-08 Environment🌿 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2021-January-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2021-January-08 Polity⚖️ Executive

2021-January-08 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-08 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2021-January-08 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-08 Polity⚖️ Executive

2021-January-08 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2021-January-07 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pension-Fin-

2021-January-07 Economy💳 5-Infra-Communication

2021-January-07 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-07 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Multilat

2021-January-07 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2021-January-07 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-07 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2021-January-07 Polity⚖️ Executive
2021-January-07 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-07 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-06 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-06 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-06 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-January-06 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2021-January-06 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2021-January-06 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-06 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-06 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2021-January-06 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-06 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-January-06 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2021-January-05 Agri🌽 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-05 Agri🌽 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-05 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-05 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2021-January-05 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Multilat

2021-January-05 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment
2021-January-05 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-05 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-04 Economy💳 5-Infra-Energy🔌

2021-January-04 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2021-January-04 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-04 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2021-January-04 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News

2021-January-04 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2021-January-04 Science🧪 6-Health

2021-January-03 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2021-January-03 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2021-January-03 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-January-03 Geo🗺 Places-in-News
2021-January-03 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-India

2021-January-03 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement-Multilat

2021-January-03 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

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⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋5G roll-out Notice period - Technical rules NOT IMP.

2020- Approx 1.5lakh Indians died in Corona. Annually. same number die in Road accidents. Beema bamboo variety in
Karnataka - Can be used for creating roadside crash / accident barriers instead of Steel barriers. 1) Cheaper and
environmentally sustainable than Steel 2) 'cushion effect' - Minimising the damage to vehicle and person.
Share market /Secondary market -Provides liquidity to the investor -Since he can sell existing shares 2nd hand to
others → motivation to buy new shares/IPO in primary market → capital to healthy new company. But, excess
speculation / betting in Corona bcoz 1) cheap loans / Expansionary monetary policy 2) 'work from home'- timepass. 3)
Youtubers/Reddit/Social media influencers share trading Apps/ tips. American video game store GAMESTOP shares
⏫1625% in 1 year but will crash eventually. Hedge funds lost money, small player profited but, Such gimmickry will
attract more small investors to invest their hard on Savings and in future they will lose when 'overpriced' shares see
'correction' in share market.
Odisha Mukhymantri Karm tatparta Abhiyan (MUKTA): Urban poor used as labourers for constructing parks, community
centres, road repair, stormwater drainage etc. No contactors allowed. Basically like MGNREGA for urban poor- but
without legal guarantee of 100 days.
Evergreen expectations from Budget: 1) Direct cash transfer to 30% of the poorest family 2) Rescue plan for MSME 3)
⏬tax rates to revive demand 4) ⏫capital Expenditure on infrastructure, health, education 5) Recapitalise public sector
banks, merge weak PSBs 6) Free trade agreements with like-minded countries instead of 'Protectionism' 7) Sector-
specific Revival plans to convert "K-shaped recovery" into "V" shaped recovery.
Man animal conflict ⏫ in Uttarakhand- Snake bite to Bear attack: 1) Highway Hotel Tourism Mining Development
Encroaching in jungle territory 2) Climate change → winters getting harsher, poor people can't afford heater- more
wood cutting 3) corona- tourism jobs ⏬ → poaching / hunting.

Superstitious beliefs that “witch (daayan)”— single woman widow Has magical powers to bring death and disease in
the community - so must be 'lynched / Exiled from the village'. Sometimes relatives/villagers do it to grab her property.
Practice in Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Bihar Odisha Rajasthan Assam. Only in 2018- Assam law came in effect. Assam
social activist Birubala Rabha- Padma Shri for fighting "Witch hunt" & Superstition. Studied up to 5th std.
Self respect: Instagram Facebook Selfi culture- Notion of what constitutes perfect hair, skin, body, Behaviour &
Lifestyle. Teenage girls forever feeling insecure about their looks / depression, improper dieting, low body mass index.
Beauty, fitness & makeup industry getting ₹₹ at the expense of youth. Need to stop "body shaming". ⏫Body positivity
image & self-respect.
Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) assured the world, we are not planning for coup, Unlike World media speculation.
Prachand dhamaal Nepal mein hai, idhar nhi.
Books: By Many a Happy Accident: Ex-Vice president Hamid Ansari autobiography. He was an IFS/diplomat, AMU V-C
also.
Mensa club for people with a high intelligence quotient (IQ). Dayaal Kaur- youngest British Sikh girl, 4 years.
Sports: National Wrestling Championship - 62kg gold to Sonam Malik (Haryana) defeated Rio Olympics bronze medalist
Sakshi Malik.
Sports: Om Nambiar: PT Usha's Coach, given Padma award.
Article 224(1) Additional Judges can be appointed in High Court to deal with increased case burden- They are drawn
from the bar council/District judiciary for a 'probation / contract' period of 2 years / 62 age. They do not enjoy the
same level of constitutional protection like a permanent judge. Bombay HC "Additional" Judge's Controversial
interpretation of POCSO Act ("skin to skin contact req for sexual assault. merely pressing breasts over her clothes is
not."). If Supreme Court Collegium Dissatisfied with the judges conduct, it may 1) extend probation before giving
"Permanent" appointment to Bombay High Court 2) Demote to district judiciary 3) ask to resign 4) 'Punishment posting'
in NE / Quasi-judicial bodies. Reports hint Option#1 likely to happen.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012: Section 7 defines sexual assault of a child as “whoever,
with sexual intent touches the vagina, penis, anus, or breast of such person.” Controversy? Bombay HC ruling "skin to
skin contact req for sexual assault. merely pressing breasts over her clothes is not."
30-Jan-2020: 1st COVID reported in India. So 1 year completed.
📔📔ES21: While India 5th largest economy (GDP,$,Current Price) but in India’s gross domestic expenditure on
research and development (GERD) 0.65%, not even among the top-10 economies in the world. Reliance on "Jugaad"
hurts innovation. 2020-April2Oct: Indian Startups applied 3500 patents → ALL REJECTED. Non-Startups (older) Cos
applied for 38000 patents but only 15k approved.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Comedian Kunal Kamra Supreme Court affidavit in contempt case
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋SC asks Government reply on need for uniform adoption laws in Hindi, Muslim, Parsi, Christians.
Election Commission model code of conduct (MCC)→ Ruling party shall ensure that its Govt machinery is not used for
election campaigning, else puts Opposition parties at disadvantage. 😰Controversy? upcoming Vidhan Sabha & local
bodies elections but PM Modi's photo on COWIN App, Vaccine certificate, Banners @vaccine centre.
M.K.Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Godse @Delhi's Birla House. Remembered as Martyr day/Shaheed
Diwas.
Death: Economist/social-scientist Shaibal Gupta- Renown for Bihar Economy research. Founder of Asian Development
Research Institute (ADRI) in Patna
Israel Embassy in Delhi: minor Blast, Irani hand suspected. (Recall Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by smart
machine gun last year.)

📔📔ES19: Total fertility rate ⏬: Need to merge schools having very less number of students to ⏬operational costs.
Guj 7000 primary schools (std1-8) have <50 students. Fiscal burden on State vs Right to education 2009 Act. Merger
proposals opposed by Villagers, civil society, educationists, teachers. As Education Secretary (IAS) how will you
address? Ans. 1) phase wise: Instead of directly shutting down all the 1-8. start with 8,7,6 <Older students can
cycle/bus-travel to even little further areas> 2) Adequate transport arrangement / special buses for whole village's 50
students 3) Give Assurance to teachers- They will be posted / transferred within the same district. 4) Villages/Districts
with very poor board exam result / Higher concentration of SC-ST / low female literacy- Avoid mergers.
📔📔ES21: Food subsidy- FCI buying wheat @MSP ₹27 per kg → Union selling them to States at ₹2kg (Central issue
price: CIP) → National food security act 2013 (NFSA) beneficiaries. Total subsidy 27-2=₹25. CIP unchanged since
2013, whereas MSP⏫⏫ every year [to keep farmers happy]. Need to ⏫CIP to ⏬Union subsidy bill.
📔📔ES21: V-shaped recovery: real GDP Growth rate @2019:+4.2% @2020: -7.7% @2021:+11%. How to achieve? 1)
Expansionary fiscal policy / Fiscal stimulus 2) Privatization of govt companies 3) Structural reforms in health, research,
etc
📔📔ES21: Bare Necessities Index (BNI): 26 indicators across 5 dimensions 1) water, sanitation,housing,micro-
environment, and other facilities: x3 Levels of access in areas- 1) high 2) medium 3) low 4) bare necessities: Find out
the inequalities In urban and rural areas → address with appropriate schemes. Looking at 2012 vs 2018 NSO Data,
bare necessities ⏫ thanks to Modi scheme.
Kerala State Govt: 5 lakh employees. 60% of them in eduction & health so More progress in social development than
other state. 11th State Pay Commission recommends lowest govt salary to be ⏫ from 16k to 23k. Employees to get 1
year 'parent care leave' For bedridden parents @40% salary etc.
🎓✋National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021 to set up a Development Finance institution
(DFI) for infrastructure finance→ let it get tabled. SELF PHD not req.
🎓✋Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021.→ let it get tabled. SELF PHD not req.
📔📔ES21: Even though Indian govt never defaulted on any loans, the International credit rating Agencies like Moody,
S&P giving 'low investment grade' BBB(-)/BAA3 etc to Indian G-Secs- 'biased', Harms Foreign investment.
📔📔ES21: India public sector Expenditure on healthcare 1% → ⏫2.5-3% to ⏬out-of-pocket expenditure for poor
people. Indonesia, China and Thailand Doing much better on here.
WTO Information Technology agreement 1996- Signatory parties to ⏬ customs duty on selected electronic goods to
0%. India signed in 1997 but could not benefit due to low capacity of local mfg. Now looking to restart.
Pakistan registered basmati rice as a geographical indication (GI) under its national law. Fighting against India @EU for
the tag.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Gamestop shares prices & short squeeze trading in USA by Reddit social media crowd.
Junagadh Agricultural University conducting research on indigenous cattle breeds (Gir, Kankrej, Jaffrabadi, etc.) For the
research purpose only need to keep one third of the calvings. Rest to be sold to farmers in auction @60k to 1l per
animal- Which further helps ₹₹ for research. In past some instances of auction malpractices & slaughterhouses buying
them in auction. Animal rights activist protest → University administration stopped auctions. 100 unnecessary extra
animals in university- Draining the man & material resources in their care and maintenance. As new VC, what will you
do? Ans. "Policy paralysis" of not doing the work because a protest/Possibility of corruption= "Not officer like quality. 1)
Letter to govt & Animal rights groups & Local journalists and farm leaders explaining the situation and seeking their
support. 2) re-starting auction with more transparency and precautions e.g. Only verified farmers will be allowed to
participate, minimum bid amount "X" etc. 3] University officials will visit farmer every 3-6 months to ensure its not sold
to slaughterhouse/discarded for atleast "X" years etc.
RTI: 1) Bus conductor Manish filed 170 RTIs against govt officials with cantankerous mentality. 2) Class 3 health
worker Deepa residing in Class2 officer level govt house. When a new Class2 officer posted, she refused to vacate the
house. Both since filed 21 RTIs against each other & over 1000 emails from police to Prime Minister's office. Guj State
Govt writes to the State Information Commissioner to Blacklist these people for wasting PIO's time. What will u do? Ans
1) RTI Act does not have provisions to Blacklist citizens. Citizen also not required to disclose any reasons why they
want info. for Blackmailing revenge. [2) RTI Section7: Govt not required to give information if it is disproportionately
diverting the public resources e.g. 1995-96 what was the number of passengers & ticket sales of Bus "X" on "Y" route?
Difficult for the PIO to waste entire day searching paper archives. He may refuse to give info, cite the reasons in
writing. [3) Vacating govt house= Govt shd take appropriate action under IPC.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then, we may be led to slaughter like dumb and silent sheep- George Washington
Rajasthan cooperative board: Asst. manager, Accountant officers, Chemists etc
RBI Grade B Officer
⚾️📻⚾️ India today cuts salary of Journalist Rajdeep sardesai for wrong tweet on farmer protest
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ unziping pants not Child Sexual Assault in POSCO Act- case ki ball by ball commentary.| Bengal Assembly
passes resolution against farm laws
Article 87 Joint sitting for President address. 1) new house after new election 2) every year 1st session. Similar in
British monarch, American President, Govt of India Act 1919 → Governor general address. Post independence 1st
address: 31/1/1950.
January 28, 1950: 1st sitting of SC so 71 Years completed
SC Expresses displeasure that "Government not doing anything about inflammatory/instigating content on TV" Case
related to Tablighi Jamaat corona news spreading communal hatred.
INDIAN Medical Association (IMA) going on hunger strike against ‘mixopathy’. Ref Mrunal's EXCEL for "Ayurvedic doctor
allowed to do surgery"
Fiscal prudence / Austerity measures: Parliament canteen subsidy removed, Now masala dosa price ⏫₹6 → ⏫₹50.
Gold monetisation scheme (2015)- Deposit your Gold in banks → MMTC company → Jewellers & electronics mfg → you
earn interest ~2-3% in the form of 'gold'. Limitation? Minimum deposit amount 30 gram of gold, so, poor people can't
join, so Govt thinking of ⏬.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Company incorporation rules relaxed to convert public limited company into private limited company.
Economics of Sports Premier Leagues: NITA Ambani's Indian super league football (similar to cricket IPL). Corona:
Ticket sales, television broadcast rights, Sponsorship⏬. 1) Reliance foundation stops 2 cr Youth subsidies given to
teams for developing next-gen footballers😰. 2) ISL salary cap rules that team owners can't pay >₹16.5 cr to a
footballer but some Team owners violate the rules using loopholes to poach other team's star players- Making the
business unsustainable for everyone.
Earth geological timeline is divided into In various eras. Present is "Holocene" (Start 11000 years ago). Earth
transformed from "Ice Age" to "Rice age". Informally also known as anthropocene- Because of the significant impact of
human activities on the ecology. Kenesian economics: government expenditure to combat recession and poverty. Then
Thatcherism & Reaganism - ⏬Public sector, ⏫Liberalisation & Privatisation. Presently, Economic debates are divided
between "Ease of doing business for corporations and startups" versus "Miseries of labourers & poors in capitalism &
gig economy". But little attention to the misery of the earth & environment. Both Economics & Science should be
utilised to ⏬the ecological footprint & resource consumption by humans.
Air pollution⏬: Information, incentives, institutions are 3 keys: World Bank. 1) Give high-quality information to public
to generate Sensitivity against air pollution 2) Give tax and subsidy incentives to curb air pollution 3) Collaboration
among various institutions for air pollution management strategies.
Web series: Article 19 - Freedom of speech & Freedom of profession is not absolute. "If actor accepts a role hurting
religious sentiments, he could not have done it without reading the script." So he cannot escape the blame that "it is
not me, but my character, who is using this bad language or hurting religious sentiments."

Sports Ethics: Kerala High Court issues notice to Cricketer Virat Kohli for promoting online sports gamling apps. Recall
Historian Ramchandra Guha:- "Twitter-Bhakt culture in Cricket = prevents any healthy debate on sports ethics."
Mount Merapi: Indonesia has most active volcano erupted
Auschwitz- Death camp /Gas chamber for Jews in Nazi occupied Poland. 76th anniversary of Liberation by Soviet
Troops in WW2.
25th Jan 1950: Foundation day of the election commission.It is celebrated as national voters day since 2011.
Indian Constitution is also referred to as a ‘Bag of Borrowings’. This is because it was influenced in many parts by the
constitution. original copy completely handwritten by Caligrapher Prem Behari Narain Raizada- Preserved in Helium
filled case at Parliament.
Constitution is not a mere lawyers’ document, it is a vehicle of life Dr. Ambedkar
The sharing of health data of a citizen without his/her consent = violates right of privacy under Article 21. So,
Karnataka HC restricts Union and NIC from sharing the aarogya Setu App data with other orgs.
WhatsApp privacy policy: European users' data not to be shared with Facebook. Indian users are given Differential
treatment. Alto Lawyer Kapil Sibal representing WhatsApp, submitted, "“Unless the law is put in place, Judges cannot
decide the issues. It's for govt/Regulatory body to do something."

Padma Shri: Transgender folk artist Matha B. Manjamma Jogati, head of the Karnataka Janapada Academy (Karnataka )
Padma Shri (DUO): Kanodia brother- Mahesh (Musician) & Naresh (Actor) from Gujarat film industry.
Soft diplomacy: Bangladesh colonel from '71 war & a lady musician awarded Padma Shri-2020. | Former Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Singer SP Balasubramaniam
26th Jan: first Chief Guest in 1950 Sukarno, the President of Indonesia.
K2 in: Second highest mountain in the world (8611) after Mount Everest (8848m)
“Adversity often plays the role of a great teacher. It makes us stronger and more confident." President's Republic Day
speech - (Famine/Drought: Green Revolution, BoP Crisis → LPG reforms...)
Rural-Urban values: French urban people Living in semi rural areas sue their farmer neighbours for 'noise of roosters,
ducks, animals; dung/manure smell, church bells etc. So, Parliament passing a bill to preserve the sensory heritage of
the countryside.
Discrimination: Trump had banned recruitment of transgenders in the armed forces. Biden "undo".
M-Sand policy of Rajasthan: to ⏫ state's reliance on manufactured sand, rather than sand mined from the riverbed.
manufactured sand produced by crushing of mineral/overburden (surface waste of a mine).
The Netherland Arbitration Court had ordered Indian govt to pay $1.2 billion to Cairn energy for tax harassment. Cairn
Now identifying Indian assets abroad to get them seized for recovering money e.g. Air India planes, ships, Indian
public sector companies bank accounts, businesses etc.

Rule of 3: In mature market generally 3 firms survive - Others collapse or get merged or live on oxygen e.g. 1) Jio, 2)
Airtel 3) Vodafone-Idea Control 88% of Telecom business. 2016-Reliance jio started ops, but it was not considered a
"significant market power" so TRAI & CCI Did not take action against its free plans-Which ultimately destroyed many
Telecom companies, & in future 5G may create a 'duo-poly': Only two firms control the market- Consumer to suffer.
⏬regional development inequality- soln: organization national programs like 26th Jan, 15th Aug, DGP meeting,
Speakers' summit etc in backward (=aspirational districts)= Local people will get some work employment in the event
management Sale of flowers, food, taxi, tourism etc.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Irdai panel recommends separate payments for cost of vehicle, insurance premium
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋decriminalisation of offences under LLP Act
UK's Oxfam Report:‘The Inequality Virus’: Rich Indians wealth ⏫by 35% during lockdown = ₹13 trillion- This amount is
large enough to give cheque of 94k to each poor person / run Health ministry for 10 years/MGNREGA scheme for 10
years. E learning business for exponential growth Whereas poorest 20% families mein only 9% have internet.
Coronavirus spread higher in poor families because live in congested unhygenic place, common toilet/water/spitting
points.
World economic forum (WEF)- Annual Summit @Davos, Switzerland shifted to Singapore due to pandemic (2021). Modi
may attend online.
Great Reset initiative: - Modern Tech-Giants no different than East India Company- they pay little taxes, low wages,
Unprecedented power to influence the government / politics. → Need to reset capitalism so we can revamp societies,
economies, education, social contracts and working conditions. For this Every country, USA to China, every industry
from oil-gas to tech, must be transformed. → Stakeholder capitalism =Not only profit for the company but also caring
for the well being of consumer,citizens,environment. → India must contribute to such new rules to govern international
capitalism.
Lesser Flamingo birds' nesting site Little Rann of Kutch (LRK). Greater Flamingo birds' Great Rann of Kutch (GRK/Anda
Bet). Although Lesser Flamingos also nesting in Great Rann of Kutch nowadays.
Ram Setu, Adam’s Bridge. Nala Setu: Between India and Sri Lanka. 2005: UPA proposed Sethusamudram Shipping
Canal Project to build a shipping canal to link the Arabian Sea with the Bay of Bengal to ⏬ travel time but required
dredging of Ramsetu = environment & religious sentiments. Now, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
and National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Goa to Conduct underwater study on Ram Setu

UN Report: By 2025, many Indian dams will be 50 years old: ⏫Sedimentation, repair maintenance cost, risk of disaster
Ladakh: 1) Thiksey monastery (Leh) 2) Indian astronomical observatory (Hanle) displayed in Ladakh UT tableau in 26th
Jan Parade.
Anandwadi village in Latur Maharashtra: All panchayat members are women and elected unopposed
Tahrir Square@Cairo, Egypt: 2011's Civilian protest led to fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime during Arab Spring
Risa, rignai and rikutu=Tripura women traditional handwoven garment. Also used in Garia Puja etc religious festivals by
tribal communities
AMPHEX-21: Amphibious Exercise at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
e-elector photo identity card (E-EPIC) = non-editable digital version of the elector photo identity card. can be saved in
PDF, digital locker, mobile, computer. Election commission's time + money saved in Not printing.
Abhyudaya Coaching programme: UP State Govt free coaching for JEE, NEET, UPSC etc
Open Science movement = to make scientific research & data accessible to all. Science research suffers from
fabrication / falsification of data, plagiarism, unethical authorship by hiding funding sources (e.g. writing thesis paper
'Smartwatch and fitness band help in health improvement' research paid by electronics Cos) and gender disparity in
research institutions etc.

Corona Vaccine- data dispute: “Emergency Use Authorisation” (EUA) to Covaxin/Covishield but 1) phase3 clinical trial
efficacy data is either currently unavailable or disputable in the Indian context 2) effect on older people - result not
shared. Counter argument? Phase 3 trial will take another 3-4 months → Another 50,000 may be infected/die.
Multi Function Displays (MFDs)= small cathode ray tube or liquid crystal display in printers,
photocopiers,cameras,aircraft etc to display/respond to user queries.
3D printing or additive manufacturing = printing models by laying down successive layers of materials such as plastic,
resin, thermoplastic, metal, fiber or ceramic.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Budget Halwa ceremony
Currency exchange: 2018- $1=₹63 (Jan) → 74 (Oct) = $ got 17% stronger. Whereas in same time frame Euro: 11% &
Saudi Riyal 11%. So, if we only focus on $:₹exchange rate we can't find fair value of rupee, external competitiveness
or good monetary/fiscal policies. So, RBI tracks Effective Exchange Rates(EERs). An EER is a summary indicator of
movements of the home currency against a basket of foreign currencies e.g. Nominal effective exchange rate (NEER-
36: Geometric average of Indian Rupee exchange rate with 36 Foreign countries currencies. When NEER adjusted with
CPI-inflation In respective countries: Real effective exchange rate (REER)”. RBI report says Indian currency stable as
per these indicators.
World Economic Forum (Swiz): online Davos Summit- Modi to participate
Crude oil price ⏫as Saudi cuts production. Indian Union & State Govt on willing to ⏬taxes → petrol-diesel all time high
since prices revised on daily basis with benchmark international price and foreign exchange rates
(Proposed) Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban (JJM-Urban) — to provide tap water connections to all statutory towns & sewer
connections to all cities with a population of over 1 lakh, by 2026. Because many such areas did not receive ₹₹ in
AMRUT scheme for it in the past.
Ayushman CAPF scheme= 28 lakh personnel of CAPF (BSF, CRPF etc), Assam Rifles, NSG and their families to be
covered in ‘Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)= 5 lakh health insurance.
Social Media: TikTok-blackout challenge:put a belt around your neck and hold breath while recording yourself on her
phone. Italian 10 yo girl died. 2016: Blue Whale Challenge- Social media users will challenge others to perform various
task including suicide.
Neeva:- an ad-free, private search engine by Indian experts from IIT & Ex-Google. But you will have to pay ₹₹.
Subhash Chandra Bose 125th Birth Anniversary on 23 January, Celebrated as "Parakram Divas". He was made
president of Congress party in 1938 Haripura, near Surat.
⚾️📻⚾️Indian and Chinese military commanders meeting at LAC Near Chushul
Tensions as Chinese Bomber planes enter Taiwan airspace
2020-Trump deal with Taliban, USA to exit Afghanistan by 2021-May but Presient Biden to review it, Weather Taliban
really keeping the promise of stopping terrorism/not?
Death: Larry King: CNN Interview program host.
2k Time Trial: Compulsory for Indian cricketers to pass this physical test: 400m track x 5 rounds = 2000m =2kms in
abt 8 minutes | Yo-Yo test = two cones are placed 20 metres apart & you've to run between them with the sound of a
beep.
Project 39A -a criminal laws advocacy group in National Law University in Delhi- report: 2020: 77 death penalties → 50
for sexual violence within that 80% victim is minor.

COVAX programme: WHO & GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, a partnership of public and private
sector org) to buy vaccines for poor and lower-middle income countries. Pfizer agreed to sell @Not-for-profit basis.
Jerenga Potha/ Rangpur, Sivasagar: Assam. Seat of Ahom dynasty. Ahom Princess Joymoti died.
Bitcoin mining requires large number of computers running 24/7: daily 450-1100 MW per day: ⏫Electricity
consumption → Electricity outage in normal houses. Diesel generator → ⏫Pollution /smog. So Iran cracking down on
bitcoin centres.
RBI proposes 4-tier structure for tighter regulation of NBFCs: BASE, MIDDLE, UPPER & TOP LAYER (most risky
companies)
National food security act 2013: projections max. 60 million tonnes cereals required for PDS. Yet FCI's MSP
procurement ⏫ every year To appease farmers 2017:70mill → 2019:90mil → 2020:100mil. Farmers more encouraged
to grow cereals (rice +wheat_= shortage of pulses,vegetables=inflation, while Excess cereals are rotten in FCI
warehouses & govt subsidy burden ⏫in MSP. Need to establish equilibrium between procurement and distribution. Soln
1) Diversify MSP & NFSA to offer vegetables, milk, pulses, edible oil etc. 2)⏫per person monthly quota in NFSA from
5kg to 10kg 3) Use excess cereals for biofuels / cattle feed. 4) export/donate to LDC 5) Impose upper limit in MSP
procurement. (Jean Dreze)
The Environment protection Act 1986 was enacted to protect the environment but also because of foreign pressure
from the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm (1972)! Many NGO file environment
complaints in India due to foreign powers vested interests- says NHAI in Karnataka HC, although later requests to
withdraw the statement!

⏫ conviction rate in corruption cases: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) need to hire Young minds National forensic science
University, National Law University, Chartered Accountants, IT experts etc. This team studies bank accounts,
properties’ documents of accused and their relatives, tracking the ⏫ income of officer viz a viz their career posting &
online shopping habits, Social media activity, Vacation photos etc prepare charts, graphical representation of data →
Public Prosecutor can make a stronger case presentation in the court. Gujarat adopted the model=2x conviction rate.
Patriarchal attitude towards domestic work- Only women/Lower caste maids are supposed to do cooking, cleaning,
child-care. Labour force Participation Rate of Women (LFPR) ⏬ = Women dependent on men / Tolerent of Domestic
violence and sexual abuse since they do not have personal income or property. Lower caste women not paid minimum
wages for domestic maid work. Lockdown losses: companies removed more women from job than men. E-learning /
Work From home: women paid less than men etc. (Amrita Dutta).
⏫Security in India Pak border so narcotics smugglers using Sri Lanka sea route
Disarmament: New start treaty-2010: USA & Russia to limit to number of Nuclear warheads. Expiring in 2021 but Biden
interested to extend it for 5 years
125th birth anniversary Gujarati author poet Jhaverchand Meghani, who was conferred the title of Rashtriya Shayar by
Gandhi-ji.
Death: Playback / Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal (Punjab).
When Parliament passes of Bill but does not get implemented (Self-study from Explained Series)
Kerala assembly passed resolution against Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) about his fault-finding Kerala govt's
Off-budget borrowing (Extra budgetary resources/EBR) via a Kerala Government company.
Democracy Fault lines: 1) Capitalist markets undermining democracy 2) Global Tech companies usurping the power of
sovereign govts / Influencing election 3) ⏬Trust in govt, business, media, even NGOs. due to fake news/social media.
4) Elected leaders over-reliance on technokrats /Economists / corporate advisors- e.g. farm laws 5) Govt focused more
on Ease of doing business rather than ease of living for poor (Arun Maira)

Facebook/Twitter etc want to keep the user hooked so If you click on a particular type of news they will only keep
showing you that type of related news. (e.g. Earth is flat). Results into "gated community"- People not listening to the
counter view point /accepting evidence. Trust in democracy / science / media / People from other caste and religion⏬.
Social Media: Bihar Police have issued a circular warning “objectionable and indecent” comments online against state
govt, Ministers, MLAs, MPs and officials can be booked under the IT Act and the Indian Penal Code. Earlier Kerala also
tried imposing new law but withdrawn after public protest.
Delhi municipal corporation ordered restaurant to display whether they are serving the meat slaughtered through
"Halal" Method (done by Muslim traders) or "Jhatka" method (by Khatik traders). Criticism that foods slaughter
methods for being communalise / polarize for political gains, since in real life not possible to distinguish cooked meat
prepared by either method. Recently Delhi HC criticized Municipal Corporation for not paying salaries/pensions to
employees on time.
Winter: ⏫supply of Carrot cabbage capsicum tomatoes onions so, price ⏬. Similarly, Sept to March: ⏫calving / cattle
birth & Increased supply of green fodderSo theoretically the milk supply should ⏫= milk prices⏬ but not happening.
Because- Milk demand⏬ by Hotel-restaurant marriage etc so, farmers reduced focus on animals, not giving them
sufficient fodder, so milk supply ⏬so prices ⏫
BSE-SENSEX launched in 1986 using 1979 as 'base year'- Monitors the prices of 30 well-established and financially
strong companies' shares. SENSEX crossed 50,000 because :1) Biden- Economic stimulus, Opening of international
trade 2) Vaccination 3) upcoming budget → demand⏫ → sales → profit⏫ → dividend⏫, with such expectations
'bullish' investors buying shares at high prices. Although not necessary SENSEX will continue to rise because when
American RBI ⏫repo, foreign investors will pull out money from Indian sharemarket to invest in USA then SENSEX may
fall / there will be 'correction in overinflated SENSEX'
Corona lockdown: household savings at 20 years high. $200 billion extra saved due to lockdown / unemployment /
salary cut panic. So, Demand⏬, Even if budget gives tax relief or ⏫MGNREGA wages, it won't ⏫demand until public
perception/animal spirit/shopping spree improves.
K Shaped Recovery: Most popular paid courses taken by Indian professionals at present = Microsoft’s cloud platform
Azure, software testing, English language test IELTS, e-mail etiquettes, Cybersecurity, machine learning.
PDS: Andhra govt doorstep delivery of rice ration to Elderly. PH etc to ⏬long queues in ration shops. Thus hardship⏬,
women can use time in other productive work instead in queues. Each rice bag is sealed with a unique code to prevent
adulteration & siphoning.
National education policy 2020: Internationalisation of Higher Education by inviting top 100 world-class universities to
open International branch campuses (IBC) in India. Challenges 1) Such institutes will take fees from Indians and send
it to their parent country. Adverse BoP & If Indian govt imposes more taxes / requiring minimum "X% Indian
staff/teachers etc" to prevent outflow of money then Foreign universities may not be interested to come. 2) Foreign
universities mainly interested in setting up MBA courses where it is easier to attract crowd, But we need foreign
universities coming to India for science, engineering, humanities. 3) Autonomy in designing their courses vs the
Nationalist / Sanskritization target of Govt.
Green bonds: Issued to borrow money from investors for clean/green/solar wind projects but, since 2018 less than 1%
of all types of bonds issued in India were of 'Green nature'. Earlier "superstar" type wind power companies have large
NPA. Due to govt price controls difficult to sell electricity at high prices so profitability not improving, so investors
hesitant, Have to offer higher interest rate= cost of issuing green bonds in India is high 😰
Transparency & Trust Has Many Components 1) Whether information available in public domain 2) Free and fair debate
allowed 3) Whether the government addresses the issues highlighted in such debate? 4) Integrity and fairness of the
people in org. e.g. Crime record data available in the public domain yet people do not trust police greatly. Court
judgements are uploaded online yet people's trust for lower Judiciary may be lower than the trust in SC/HC. "Vaccine
hesitancy"- one reason lack of healthy debate. Anyone asking questions about vaccine safety labelled as 'anti-national'
on twitter, doesn't help improving the trust in Vaccine. (Column Anand Krishnan)
Attitude toward women -Only 2021, Russian govt changed the law to allow women to drive taxis, trucks & metro trains.
Earlier they were considered to be "too weak" to drive heavy vehicles. Russian women are still prohibited from
explosives/chemical industry.
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. EU's Ambassadors are given "Full diplomatic status & privileges" by various
nations. But, UK not giving ke "EU is not a country" So tension.
Social media: Chinese US Embassy Tweet "Chinese government has emancipated Uighur Muslim women, they are no
longer longer “baby-making machines”, citing a research paper. Twitter removed tweet & locked account. Retaliatory
action may be expected from Chinese govt.
SC Ruling on IBC Section 32A: Successful bidders legal immunity from the scams done by previous owners. Otherwise
difficult to attract investors
Atma-Nirbhar → MOHUA → PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) programme → Collateral free loans
₹10000 approx @7.25% & Interest subsidy of 7%. Many loan accounts turned NPA, hinting recovery has not happened
/ "K Shaped Recovery".
India equalisation levy (2016) when a non-resident company selling services/goods to an Indian resident e.g. Facebook
/ google ads, subscription to Netflix, Adobe, Microsoft office etc. American Politicians donot like India/France/EU
imposing such Digital Service Tax (DST), as it mostly targets their MNCs (Who give them election funds). 😰
Challenges? 1) Company will not get input tax credit so their ⏫Subscription price. Ultimately Indian consumer bearing
the brunt. 2) USA engaging in retaliatory action by imposing more taxes on Indian products. Soln? International law
/International tax agreement under the aegis of OECD

Road Safety: annually 11% of world road accidents happen in India killing over 1.5 lakh, affecting well being of families
& insurance companies. TamilNadu model Soln: Stricter enforcement of traffic rules about mobile phone talking,
helmet, seat belt. ICT to dispatch Ambulance & Police. Closing Highway liquor shops. ⏫quality & safety of roads.
Guj E-governance module "E-Dhara" for digital land record management with transparency & accountability. Yet, a
Dy.Tehsildar in charge of its operation found with disproportionate assets of ₹30cr. Bribe demanded when changing
the land ownership records in the software. Thus, E-governance itself is not Panacea as long as the person operating
the software is corrupt. Effective Vigilance, oversight, grievance redressal mechanism required.
Neither the Constitution, nor law, nor the courts by themselves can uphold morality, values, humanism or democracy
alone. Bureaucracy, Industry Leaders, Professional Organisations must be brought to account. federalism, Separation of
Power, Freedom of speech, Diversity- cultural, religious and linguistic, all of them function properly for a successful
democracy in a 'moral universe'. (Kapil Sibal, Column)
Surat Teen class8 fedup with online classes, unable to understand anything from it, runs away from home. From other
cities news of teenage depression & suicides. As State Education Secretary (IAS) what will you do? Ans. [1) Strict
enforcement of Pragyata guidelines on digital education (e.g. Whether the teacher following 8 steps of "Plan- Review-
Arrange- Guide- Yak (talk)- Assign- Track- Appreciate." Class1-8 students can't have more than 90 minutes of classes
per day etc. [2) Minimum eligibility guidelines for the educators [3) Hold School principals / Startup Managers
accountable for sending compliance reports, District Education Officer shd have access to such classes for random
inspection [4) Redesigning the school textbooks which ⏫self-learning e.g.Tamilnadu's new Ebooks. Global teacher
Awareee Ranjitsinh Disale QR code in textbooks- to open Video lectures from best teachers, Rather than mediocre
teacher of given School. [5) Poor families without access to fast internet, mobile, hardware. Television telecast or loan
them Tablets/laptops with pre recorded content. [6) Send letter to Central Consumer Protection Authority to inquire
into Marketing claims & Unfair business practices in E-learning sector e.g. alleged Whitehat Jr. 'Wolf Gupta' ad. [7) IEC
ki pipudi with parents, students, teachers.
Union approves 850 megawatt Ratle hydroelectric project on Chenab in J&K's Kishtwar district. Pakistan objects
NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index Report 2020. 3 categories— major states (#1-Karnataka), NE-Hill States(#1HP) &
UT (Delhi#1). Overall score #1 Delhi.
Dragon Fruit / pitahaya: Red fruits with green spikes & white pulp inside. Originated from S.America, grown in parts of
India. Gujarat CM renamed it as 'Kamalam' because 1) Dragon fruit gives impression that it is from China but it is not.
2) Shape of the fruit resembles lotus (although it's not lotus / aquatic plant. It's Cactaceae species)
Corporate farming = large-scale agriculture on farms owned by large companies. Guj Govt to lease 50,000 acre
wasteland (बंजर भूमि) to them. Tenure 6-30years. Minimum bidding size 125 acre (rent is ₹100-500 per acre). Company
will not have to pay rent for the past 5 yrs (since Making the wasteland cultivable takes a lot of time & investment).
Subsidy for setting up micro irrigation and Solar plants. Only fruit vegetable and medicinal plant will be allowed- since
India is already having excess production of rice/wheat. Model is copied from Uzbekistan.
Atmanirbhar = mean self-sufficiency / self-reliance = putting more barriers to international trade = not consistent with
the idea of globalisation. We should focus on Atma Vishwasi Bharat = Self-confident India. =Instead of offering tax and
subsidy benefits to MNCs to shift their factories from China to India, we should try to develop our own global brands.
We have proved this with vaccine development, now time to prove it in other sectors. Although both citizen and
government also need to show confidence in Indian companies-Instead of having cynicism like Pfizer vaccine safer than
Bharat Biotech.
Commerce Ministry → DPIIT → National startup Advisory Council. 28 non official members from various startup
company, Chairman is Commerce Minister.
G-20’s brainchild Financial Stability board (HQ: BASEL) asked countries to identify Systemically Important Financial
institutions and put framework to reduce risk in them. Since 2015, annually RBI identifies banks that ‘too big to fail’ (=if
they fail, it’ll severely hurt the economy)’ and labels them as Domestic Systematic Important Banks (D-SIB), & orders
them to keep additional capital & technical norms. List unchanged for 2021- SBI, ICICI, HDFC.
Once Upon a time many Bollywood actors/actresses said they would not do scenes/dialogues, which will make their
kids uncomfortable, yet, today, use very obscene language & scenes in web-series & agree to do the scenes which
disrespect religion, SC/ST. Similar falling ethical standard among sr. journalist, sr. politicians, sr. sportspersons,
Prominent youtubers/Instagram influencers promoting betting gambling Bitcoin type apps- Perhaps because they are
unable to maintain the extravagant lifestyle costs & property loans in Corona. So, financial planning & parsimony is also
imp for an ethical/dignified life.
Vaccine Maitri/diplomacy : Indian govt sending corona vaccine first to Bhutan Maldives then
Bangladesh,Nepal,Myanmar, Seychelles, SriLanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius etc Neighbouring countries.
Death: Dr.V.Shanta noted Oncologist / Cancer research, Tamilnadu. Nobel winner scientists S Chandrasekhar and C V
Raman were her relatives .
India cricket test match win at Australia but this is not some MCQ worthy-tournament like World Cup, Ashes etc.

Purchase of real estate is a contract = Concurrent List.Union's Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA)
2016 to protect the home/office buyers, requiring Builder to register the project with the state RERA authority etc. 😰
Challenges? Some states are yet to implement the law / appoint the authority / setup the website. West Bengal
connected its own State Law without taking assent from President- violation of Art 254- Case in Supreme Court.
Lèse-majesté a French term "to do wrong to majesty"- In Thailand even the smallest criticism of the Royal family can
invite very harsh punishment. A woman given 43 years jail for her social media posts. India has much more freedom of
speech available.
Corona: Lakshadweep reports first corona virus case in 2020-Jan!
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Space Technology startup Devas Had signed a deal with Antrix (a company of ISRO) to receive S-Band
spectrum. Allegations of corruption so Govt cancelled deal, American Court order ISRO to pay $1.2 billion to Devas.Now
Govt to shutdown this Devas company- as per Section 271 of Companies Act "If a company was set up for fraudulent
purpose is then Union govt can approach NCLT to shut it down".
Economic Survey 2016-17 suggested setting up a “Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency” (PARA)/Bad Bank to buy
NPA/Bad loan papers from PSBs, To clean up their balance sheet. Counter? Taxpayers money for RBI dividend money
will be wasted in paying up the losses. This "band-aid" will not systematically address the NPA.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ NCLAT ruling to IBC offers| Technical Amendments to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act to help them
issue NCDs, Decriminalizing various offences EoD.

Engineered carbon removal / Direct air capture: Using Giants fans to pull carbon dioxide from air and trap it. Criticism:
Useless-Startup-tamasha. Plant more trees, it will remove more Co2 than wasting Electricity to run the fans.
Telugu Poet Gurajada Appa Rao (1862-1915): Pm quoted some of his verses. “Give up some of your own
welfare/profit, to lend support to your neighbour. / Soil does not make a country, but it is people who do so.” Don’t
claim patriotism as virtue of you alone,/don’t boast of false claims./Resolve to do something good/and show that to
people around you.
Kerala and Tamilnadu- hardly 25% of priority groups took vaccines because they are "hesitant". As Health Secretary
(IAS) what will you do? Ans. 1) More IEC / awareness / fact-sharing required to dispel the hesitation. For that, engage
with Indian Medical Association, Doctor Associations, Nurse Association, Professor & principles of the medical & nursing
colleges, Religious leaders, Journalists, Citizen Groups, Celebrities, Social Media Influencers. Pre-recorded caller tunes,
messages on milk pouches etc. Newspaper & Social media campaigning: - It should be targeted and customised e.g.
different for poor people, different for doctors etc. 2) Avoid coercion 3) Avoid "i'll do it myself-I will call Every person, I
will design the social media poster my self" The role of officer is to delegate the work, not to do the work by himself,
else will not be able to focus on other tasks.
Israel traded its citizen medical data with Pfizer to obtain vaccine doses. Allegations of neglecting Palestine citizens in
vaccination drive.
Soft Diplomacy in Corona: India to send 20lakh vaccine to Bangladesh. Even Pakistan is considering to get Indian
vaccine.
Border issue: thousands of cattle of UP/Bihar/Haryana smuggled to Bangladesh via W.Bengal. BSF officials take ₹2000
bribe per cattle, ₹500 to Customs official- says CBI.
PM Modi was elected as Chairman of the Somnath Temple Trust, Gir Somnath District, Gujarat.
Rohit Chopra: India amedican head of US agency for consumer financial protection
Role of Media: Bombay HC in SSR case: Media trial when the media itself plays the role of investigator, prosecutor,
judge. Perception based blame game assigned to accused, if police not instantly arrest the accused then channels
blame corruption / biasedness.= shakes junta confidence in police. IF accused person confession to police under
coercion or third degree torture, it's not admissible in the court, yet media publish it before real-trial. While Press
Council of India (PCI) guidelines are not applicable on TV news but until a separate regulator or guidelines are formed,
Bombay HC ordered TV news channels to follow PCI.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Expectation from budget, New trains to connect Statue of Unity

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Nomura India Normalization Index (NINI)- Prepared by an international organisation to find economic
recovery in India- hinting "K shaped recovery" so, budget should give more funds to sectors that are yet to recover.
Work life balance: E-Commerce and gig workers in China: "996 culture" - they've to work 9AM to 9PM 6 days a week.-
even though Chinese labour laws mandate a maximum 8 hours per day. Boss cut salaries If deadlines not met, Package
not delivered to customer on time,Customer gives negative review etc. ⏫Incidents of stress related deaths, suicide,
Knife attack.
Volcanic eruption at Indonesia’s Mount Semeru
Privacy: Before signing up for the online account, user has to click "I agree" with company's Privacy policy user terms
and conditions. But 1) they are written in such complex manner, most simply click yes. 2) Written exclusively in English
so Vernacular user cannot understand. ✅Soln: rating/labelling system e.g. FSSAI- green dot = veg, brown=non-veg.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency's energy star labelling system 1/5 star=less energy efficient Refrigerator. Similarly some
labelling system on the privacy policy Various companies. Create more awareness through Articles radio shows podcast
YouTube videos TV Advertisement. HOMEWORK: CA-PDF/Mains Type PDF compilation se 4-5 bullets prepare kro- 1)
Draft Data protection bill, 2) Niti aayog's data empowerment and protection architecture (DEPA), 3) Kris Gopalakrishnan
committee on using the non-personal data. 4) Economic Survey observations on Public Data- from Mrunal's Win20CSP
Series Pill5 Handout. (Mrunal.org/download)

5G 5th generation long term evolution (LTE) Mobile broadband: It has three spectrum bands 1) low frequency band=
greater coverage & Signal penetration, but max speed 100Megabits per second. 2) Mid-band: less coverage but faster
speed. 3) High-band spectrum: Fastest speed 20GigaBits per second but very low coverage & signal penetration.
G7= UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the USA, EU. Earlier it was G8 but Russia was expelled after
Annexation of crimea from Ukraine. G7 Annual Summit- 2019@Biarritz, France, Modi attended. 2020-USA but cancelled
by Corona, 2021: Cornwall,UK, Modi Invited. In the past ManMohan too attended summits.
Death: Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Hindustani classical vocalists from Rampur Sahaswan gharana.

NPA: Past economic survey had suggested setting up a bad bank that will buy bad loans from Public Sector Banks to
Absorb the losses and clean up their balance sheet using taxpayers money and money from RBI dividends. Previously,
RBI governors discarded it as an impracticable idea. But RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says he is open to consider it.
Prarambh Startup India International Summit 2021: Indian Commerce ministry + BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) countries viz. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri
Lanka & Thailand. PM announced ₹1000cr Startup India Seed Fund.
Italian American car maker Fiat Chrysler + Italian Car Marker Peugeot merged to become "Stellantis".
Dr Ketan Desai, former president of Medical Council of India (MCI) arrested on corruption charges- govt scrapped MCI
to setup National Medical Commission (NMC). He's among the 1st to receive Corona vaccine shots in Gujarat. is this
right/wrong? Ans. Officer/Hospital administrator needs to go by rules- 1st priority to doctors & senior citizens-he'd tick
both columns. Impartial & objective application of rules without bringing personal emotions/opinions. Shd Fodder scam
convict Lalu Yadav be given First priority in vaccination or not? Ans. Yes. Senior citizen comorbidity. Rhea Chakraborty
be given a vaccine or not? Ans. Go as per priority list rules.

International Film Festival of India (IFFI) jointly organized by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with Goa State
Govt @Panaji. Films' country in focus Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh co producing a movie Bangabandhu 100th
anniversary of the first President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award to Italian
cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Bengali Singer/Actor Biswajit Chatterjee awarded ‘Indian Personality of the Year’.
Book: The Making of Aadhaar:World’s Largest Identity Platform by Ram Sewak Sharma- the first DG of UIDAI
Book: Chipko Movement - a people's history by Historian Shekhar Pathak.
Coalition Govt - they tend to be more 'reformist' but also full of scams to placate all groups. PM Rao (1991-1996): 1995
was the year of scams: 1) Godman / Tantrik Chandra Swami alleged involvement in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi &
FERA violations. 2) Sugar import scam - Food minister had to resign 3) Telecom scam -Telecom minister has to resign
4) Jain brothers diary Hawala transfer to to various politicians 5) Purulia Arms dropping- AK47 were dropped allegedly
to arm the Anti-left groups in Bengal & create disruption to impose President rule. Later accused foreign Agents were
freed due to pressure from Russia.
Pressure groups: USA National Rifle Association (NRA)- Provides political financing/ Election funding esp to Republican
leaders to prevent gun control laws. NRA has filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to dissolve the company. May pave way for
stricter gun controls laws due to ⏬ election funding by this lobby.
Social Media: Uganda had blocked social media ahead of the election to prevent fake news. President Yoweri Museveni-
Re-elected continuously for 35 years. Opposition parties allege election was rigged, Social media block helped him hide
election irregularities!
2014: P J Nayak Committee Suggested government to create a banking investment company (BIC) and transfer shares
of public sector banks in BIC for 1) professional management 2) easier Disinvestment and privatisation of PSB. Now
speculation that it should be done budget. NOTIMP until it's done/proposed by Economic Survey.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Kerala state budget -Social welfare pension ₹1600, Subsidised laptops to weaker section etc.
Himachal & Hilly States- the traditional engineering solutions for sewage management don't work due to Gradient,
topography. Sesmic activities- undeground sewage pipes broken → toilet waste mixing with groundwater → Hepatitis
and Jaundice. "Decentralized location specific Civic Engineering solutions required"
Kambala (Karnataka buffalo race). Jallikattu (TN Bull Taming Sport). Cruelty to animals. But the respective state
governments made laws to continue 'cultural tradition'.
Houbara Bustard: 1) North Africa 2) Asia → Pakistan, India. Earlier PakSC banned the hunting but then lifted since
PakGovt argued 1) Arab Princes pay money 2) Required to keep good relations with Middle East Nations.
Cancel the Republic Day parade to save money and protect soldiers from Corona? (Col p10, C.Uday Bhaskar)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Watching horror movie increases psychological resilience against pandemic
Earthquake: Mamuju-Sulawesi, Indonesia

1992: Open Skies Treaty (OST) signed between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries to monitor/spy each other's territory
through unarmed aeroplanes. 2020-Nov: USA withdrew, 2021-Jan: Russia withdrew Because USA withdrew.
⚾️📻⚾️ TRP Scam Arnab WhatsApp messages LEAKED.
Gujarat Disturbed Areas Act 1991- Area having a history of communal tension then person has to to seek permission of
district collector/DM (IAS) before selling the house. Permission may not be given if Hindu selling house to Muslim or
vice versa. Recall other powers of IAS 1) land grabbing prohibition Act 2) CrPC bond for good behavior of
rioters/protestors/habitual offenders.
Sci-Hub & Libgen Sites for e-book/research paper download. Delhi High Court case about their piracy / copyright
violation. Some researchers find counter petition that poor country students can't afford books otherwise. Previously
similar matter in DU Photocopy /Oxford Coursepack xerox case & "Fair use" for educational purpose. let the final
verdict come.
Ultra processed food: Soft drinks, packed bread, chips, ice cream, cake, Instant noodles etc, They lack vitamins,
minerals, micronutrients such as Vit E, Zinc, Selenium, protein etc. Corona vaccine will not give good results in such a
person. India- Kids in both poor families and posh families lack it. Ultra Processed food should be taxed more, regulate
its advertizement similar to tobacco, to ⏬ consumption.
Herd immunity: When large number of people become infected/Vaccinated Then the virus spread chain will get broken
and then if a person 'not-vaccinated' / 'not-immune' will also be protected. Indian Express column Suggesting India to
reach this stage by June 2021.
Us Trade Representative Office (USTR): Notorious market list -Places where pirated or counterfeit American brand
goods are sold. Snapdeal, Mumbai, Dehi added.
PPP: Adani had won bid / Concession agreement to operate Ahmedabad,Lucknow,Mangalore, Jaipur, Guwahati,
Thiruvananthapuram etc Airports. Records should Some officials has expressed reservation that it does not have
sufficient technical experience yet the approval given, creating "Geographical monopoly" in Airports.
Clinical Trial Liability Insurance: General Insurance Cover to protect the pharmaceutical company if volunteer patient
suffers damage/death in clinical trials.
Companies Act: Big companies are required to spend 2% of Last three years average profit in corporate social
responsibility (CSR). ₹₹ Spent on Corona vaccine awareness will also be counted.
Bureaucratic Apathy: Special olympic cyclist Rajvir (Punjab) dies of brain infection. Won 2 gold, State Govt promised to
give ₹30lakh in 2015 but never received, Hospital expenses were mounting due to poverty. Whereas, if celebrity has
large followers on Twitter his/her grievances are immediately redressed.
Social media: Indonesia- Instagram influencers given 1st Corona vaccine, along with doctors to dispel the Religious
fears among citizens. Pig haram in Islam but Pig geletin used as Stabilizer in the vaccine.
Indonesian island Sulawesi. Cave painting of pigs found. May be world's oldest.
UK's Royal Institute of International Affairs- published a report: India Russia Turkey and Saudi Arabia are the 'difficult
4' nations that will be awkward counterparts to 'Global Britain'.Thus, Western liberal world order yet to free itself from
the Imperial bias / hierarchical version of internationalism / Unable to accept / jealous of the rising power of India in
world order.
Army Day is celebrated on 15th January since 1949 to commemorate the day of taking over command of the Indian
Army by Field Marshal K M Carriappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief from Gen Butcher, the last British
Commander-in-Chief.
SC Appointed Farm-law Committee member Bhupinder Singh Mann, president of All India Kisan Coordination
Committee recused/exists citing 'I'm with farmers'.
Corona Vaccine: Brazil is the first country where India is exporting 2 million doses.

Corona India vaccine guidelines: Serum Institute (Covishield) & Bharat Biotech(Covaxin) at +2 to +8C. ✋Who will NOT
get? younger than 18 years. Pregnant or lactating women. Allergic reaction to vaccine, pharma, food. If Person infected
with Corona then only take 4-8 weeks post-recovery. ✅Who can take? Person with Cardiac disease HIV & other
comorbidities. Possible adverse reactions? headache; fatigue; myalgia (deep muscle pain);malaise(a feeling overall
discomfort); pyrexia (an abnormal elevation of body temperature); chills;arthralgia(pain in joint).
⚾️📻⚾️RBI allows UCBs to refund share capital to members
From 2020-Jan: sebi's new Mutual fund risk-O-meter: 6 risk levels — low, low to moderate, moderate, moderately high,
high, and very high. Help the investor Make an informed decision.
Karuna Abhiyan-2021: Gujarat govt initiative to save the lives of bird who get injured by kite flying (13k birds rescued
last year!).Helpline number 1962
UGANDA BANNED social media ahead of election to prevent fake news and targeted ads!
PARLER, A social network site/app popular among Trump supporters banned from App stores.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NSA visiting Afghanistan. Let some substantial agreement come
Department of Defence Research and Development (DRDO) → Aeronautical Development Agency designed Light
combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1A → Manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). Govt to buy 83 such planes
@48000cr.
Book: Ten Lessons For a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria

Special Marriage Act 1954: Inter-faith couples need to give 30-day public notice before marriage- displayed at the
office of the marriage officer. Violates 1) Right to privacy 2) equality before law because If couple marrying under
Hindu/Muslim personnel laws they Don't have to give such public notice! So, Allahabad HC say no longer necessary.
Auctioning off Gram Panchayat seats: A few influential villagers ask candidates to contribute money for a common
cause e.g. construction of a temple, or expansion of a school etc -The one who committs maximum money is given a
green signal to contest. The remaining candidates "quietly managed” to withdraw Nomination papers. State Election
Commission cancels Maharashtra Panchang polls in some villagers as a result.
Parliament challenges: 1) winter session cancelled by Corona so not enough debate on Personal Data Protection Bill,
2019, Dam Safety Bill, 2019, Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill, 2020, Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019,
Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill, 2019. 2) No of bills referred to the department related standing committee
for detailed scrutiny 15th LS (71%), 16th LS (0%) 3) Even in budget many demand for grants are fast without
discussion 4) MPLADS scheme frozen by Corona. 5) PM CARES funds Out of Parliament scrutiny
Corina Vaccination Challenges: 1) Phase 3 trial not submitted so doubts over 'efficacy'. Chinese Sinovac efficacy rate is
hardly 50%. WHO requires 78% 2) Side Effects if person having diabetes, hypertension, cancer lung disease -To
prevent allergic reaction3) Smuggling vaccines in blackmarket private clinics by showing bogus beneficiaries in govt
clinics. 4) Rich people should be allowed to buy Pfizer vaccine from 'open market' (else will encourage black marketing
from govt hospitals). 5) National Health id linked with Aadhar 6) should give low priority to small towns where the
infection rate very low e.g. Arunanchal. 7) TB & HIV-AIDS surveillance dropped to 50% Due to Vaccination and bird flu
duty 8) On 28th day, person must come for 2nd shot but Villager lack awareness and they may go to some different
Centre where different companies' vaccines may be given.
immune system releases Antibodies de → bind to the surface structures of bacteria or viruses and prevent their
replication. Nanobodies = Can be produced in lab and injected for better result than antibodies.
MICE Tourism: Meetings, incentives, conferences & exhibitions. Benefit? 1) Biz investment / Import export deals 2) Soft
Diplomacy & Development loans: e.g. African Development Bank (AfDB)'s annual summit held in Mahatma Mandir, Guj
(2017). 3) People2People connect 4) Income from event management. So, Guj govt to lease land to builders for
Creating such large seminar halls with 15% subsidy, ₹ 5000 subsidy for every Foreign MICE tourist, 6 month stipend
for tourist guides etc in its new State tourism policy (2021-2025).

Share repurchase / buyback = company itself buys its share from its investors. Then such shares are removed from the
balance sheet so in future no need to pay a dividend. GAIL & Other govt cos undergoing disinvestment in this route.
Houbara Bustard bird: Pak PM gives hunting permit to Dubai Royals for money.
12 January the birthday of Swami Vivekananda- celebrated as National Youth Day since mid-80s. Today Every 5th
young person in the world is Indian. Quotes: 1) “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached" 2) “Until you can
trust yourself, you cannot trust Allah or God.” 3) “Vishwabandhutva”, tolerance, cooperativeness, participation,
nationalism, collective India-Indianness. 4) "The more we come to help and help others, the more pure our heart
becomes. Such. Problems of modern Indian youth 1) Digital Zombies- Instead of dying at border fighting terrorists,
they're dying by accidently falling in canals while taking selfies 2) Socio religious issues: Either intolerance or apathy 3)
Brain Drain 4) Drugs etc.
India @UNSC: Pak giving 5star treatment to 1993 Mumbai Blast terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.
USA Govt List of country that sponsor terrorism- Iran, North Korea,Syria, Cuba.

Supreme Court suspended 3 farm laws & appoints a committee to give solution within 2 months. 1) Ashok Gulati,
Agricultural Economist, ex-chief of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP, which decides MSP); 2)
Bhupinder Singh Mann 3) Pramod Kumar Joshi, 4) Anil Ghanwat. Criticism? 1) Farmers & Opposition parties are
opposed because committee members already have pro-government view that farm laws are beneficial. 2) SC stayed a
law without proper hearing to examine its constitutionality Of a law passed by Parliament 3) Court’s job is not to
mediate a political dispute by forming a Committee. SC should only see if law is Constitutional or Ultra Vires Yes/No?
Corona vaccine price per doze: Pfizer 1500, Moderna: 2500, Chinese Sinopharm: 5000, Russian Sputnik V: 700, On the
other hand Indian: Bharat Biotech Covaxin & Serum Institute of India's Covishield cost less than 300. Just like cost-
effective Mars mission by ISRO, India has developed Cost effective vaccines for the world.
Corona: Railway maintenance staff, driver, Ticket checker, station officers, Railway Protection Force, constables etc
'Frontline workers ' So will be given vaccine on priority.
Corona: If person recovered from corona then also he's how positive antibody test. But in that case It does not mean
they are currently infected. Context? Some controversy about preventing Saina Nehwal from participating in Bangkok
badminton tournament.
25 to 37 GHz frequency millimetre band: extremely high-frequency frequency spectrum for airport security
scanners,CCTV, scientific research, machine-to machine communication, military etc. DoT considering whether this
band shd be given for 5G auction.
⚾️📻⚾️1st national toy fair by the Textile Ministry with help of Edu Ministry in Feb-March. Let it get concluded | RBI's
Financial Stability Report.
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972- Protected Areas in four 4 categories -- 1) 101 National Parks 2) 553 Wildlife Sanctuaries
3) 86 Conservation Reserves 4) 163 Community Reserves = 5% of Total area. Environment ministry's Management
Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of Protected area report 2021: Best performers 1) HP's Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary &
Great Himalayan National Park ... Most Bogus ZZ) Turtle wildlife sanctuary, UP.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Fore College admission in in USA and Canada. Its organizers Complaint to
Education Ministry about cheating in 'at home exam' during Corona.
18-19th Century USA/France: 'sale/auction' of Public offices/post. UK "Inheritance system". Even today USA
'Spoils/Patronage System' - After every election 10,000 Senior Civil Servants replaced based on winner's party. Modern
India 1) shooter Vartika Singh complained Minister Smriti Irani demanding money to make her a member of the
National Woman Commission. 2) Bengaluru Astrologer arrested for taking 8cr from Ex-Judge to make her a member of
a High level body. Difficult to expect public offices to function in honest and impartial manner.
National Sovereignty encroached by Foreign Intervention 1) Canadian PM on Indian farmer protests 2) USA in Korea,
Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq 3) Russia in Afghanistan, Crimea 4) China- Nepal, SriLanka, Tibet, HongKong, Taiwan,
Maldives, Vietnam 5) India- East Bangladesh (1971), SriLanka (IPKF/LTTE). “organised hypocrisy”. All powers — big
and small — frequently violated the principle of sovereignty. External intervention rarely succeeds & produces
unintended consequences sequences that acquire a life of their own. e.g. USA: Afghanistan Laden 9/11. The pressure
for external intervention often comes from major domestic constituencies (e.g. India: W.Bengal, Tamilnadu), Canada-
Sikh vote bank. India should not jump into every internal conflict of a small neighbour, nor we can stand apart. But
difficult to guide a single policy for this, given the political compulsions- but we should keep mutual trust, mutual
interest| respect | sensitivity. (Rajamohan, p9)
Navy Exercise 1) Sea Vigil 2021 for coastal security 2) TROPEX- Theatre level readiness operational exercise -
Conducted every2yrs
Air India's Captain Zoya Aggarwal: longest 17 hour flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru via North Pole
If a law violates the basic principles of constitution, SC can can strike it down as ultra vires e.g. National judicial
appointments Commission (NJAC). Until such a decision is made the court may also suspend / stay the law from
execution. But very few such instances where SC "stayed" a law eg. Tobacco Regulation Act was done. But SC did not
entertain such demands in CAA 2019 Act, or Prevention of atrocities act amendment 2018 or Aadhar Act. 2020-Jan:
Supreme Court says if govt cannot handle the farmers' protest, It may stay the farm laws.
Coups (=sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power) require 1) Military tacit Support (e.g. Pakistan Musharraf,Libya
Gaddafi) 2) Mob of Supporters (Trump tried) 3) Corrosion of Judiciary, Bureaucracy, Media & Opposition party (Indira
Gandhi's national emergency- to illegally remain in power).
⚾️📻⚾️Central Vista project to have underground "people mover" transit system for employees and visitors. | Less
number of house session because of Corona⏬accountability
Andhra HC suspends SEC notification for panchayat poll bcoz State government worried about Corona safety
⚾️📻⚾️Corona 1) Union to pay for the first 3 cr vaccine shots 2) 2009's Nobel Biologist Venkataraman Ramakrishnan
apprehensive of the Fast Track approval given to vaccines by lowering clinical trial standards.
Corona Vaccination Dry Run/Mock Drill problems: 1) Many villages/ beneficiaries not shown in Co-WIN App/Portal. Then
difficult to keep track of adverse / side effects, Keeping track of second shot. 2) PHC crowd⏫=staff ⏬focus on Polio,
child deliveries, TB/HIV Related routine work.
86% Indian farmers land size less than 2ht. 55% workers in agriculture (Census 2011)/45% workers in agriculture
(latest labour bureau survey). Water intensive crops: sugar (2000lt/kg), rice (5000lt/kg).
⚾️📻⚾️Next budget to focus on expenditure to boost growth, Yes Bank scam
eIA: e-Insurance account: Online repository where customers digitally store their insurance policies bought from
various companies - just like shares stored in digitally in DEMAT accont. Corona: ⏫in such accounts. e.g. NSDL's
National Insurance Repository (NIR).
Pandemic an opportunity to reform the school administration: Corona-income⏬ lower-middle class families shifting
children from pvt schools to govt schools. Construct clean toilets, drinking water, library, computer lab, playground
while the students are away in lockdown. Reform the textbooks/syllabus to make learning fun & engaging. ⏫Mixed age
group classes/activities to ⏫ cooperation, group work, compassion, human dignity & plurality of opinions
Vehicle pollution: Corporate Average Fuel efficiency (CAFE-2) regulations from 2022 & BS-VI stage-II norms from Apr
2023. Automobile companies want govt to defer the deadlines to 2024 to cover up the losses in Corona.
Indian cricket team refuses to play until the racist abuser crowd removed from the stadium in Sydney. Necessary to
raise the voice against injustice, Exploitation, humiliatiation- Else it strengthens the perpetrators - whether sexual
harassment, casteist abuse, bullying, trolling or intolerance.
today's reality, thinking in terms of 'myself, my family, my nation' has become unrealistic. An individual's future is now
linked to the entire humanity and planet. Happier humanity & a healthier world requires global cooperation- Dalai
Lama.
Austria labour Minister resigns over allegations of Plagiarism in her PhD thesis. Highest standards of ethics and morality
required in Indian politics.
British Prince Harry & wife Meghan Markle quit Twitter and Facebook to focus on progressive role in America.
lithium resources found in Karnataka’s Mandya district's Marlagalla-Allapatna region's igneous rocks.
Gas pipeline from Kochi (Kerala) to Mangaluru (Karnataka) to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Kerala, by Gail
Authority of India Limited (GAIL)- PM to Inaugurate. Public protest because they fear it will explode someday.
Home Ministry's "Police K9 Journal” to share best practices of training dog squads- Detecting narcotic drugs, explosives,
Cancer, Corona.
Death: Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, known for 12 volume Autobiography "continents of exile"
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋IBC 'pre-packs' for faster resolution. Let it be notified.| Bitcoin price rise
PMLA: KYC must for purchase of gold, silver jewellery or precious stones above ₹2l
Case Study: Airline Pilot makes a Derogatory tweet against Prime Minister. As CEO, what will you do? Ans. CEO's
responsibility to ensure profitability of company for well-being of other employees and shareholders. Already airline
industry suffering in Corona, if PM-fans boycott the airline- further losses harming all employees & shareholders.
Freedom of speech does not include the right to abuse. Suspend pilot till he deletes tweet, offers public apology.
Update the service conduct rules for the airline employees' behavior in social media.
Twitter banned US President Donald Trump after the Capitol Hill riots. BJP leaders oppose "Tech firms new oligarchs -
dangerous precedent against Free speech." Counter-Inciting rioting is not free speech. Although more transparency
required for uniform application of rules.
Duties of Legislator: Participate in every debate, make meaningful contributions without disrupting the house
proceedings. Constructive debates, informed opposition. Legislative house is only as good as its members. So
legitimacy of the house and its members interdependent on each other. They draw sustenance from each other.
Legislator should gain respect through 6 C’s of connecting with people, conduct, character, commitment, capacity and
communication.- Venkaiah Naidu.

Disaster management: Hospital fires in Maharashtra, 10 babies dead. Earlier repeated instances in Gujarat. What will
you do as Municipal commissioner (IAS)? Crony capitalism / profiteering ke liye Fire safety norms are ignored. Regular
Fire safety audit required. Fire extinguisher, fire alarm, Smoke detectors, Automatic Sprinkler, hosereel supply. short
circuit / Voltage fluctuation, Safety of oxygen cylinder, proper storage of extra bedsheet,gowns etc that catch fire.
Shortage of nurses/Support staff?, Holding the Civil surgeon/ Administration liable-Setting exemplary fines.
Indonesia: Laki Island plane crash.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose- 125th Anniversary starting from 23rd Jan. PM headed Committee of 85 members To plan
yearlong celebration.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋new rules of H1B Visa.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to Commemorate 9th January, 1915 Gandhi returned from S.Africa to Bombay (India). Started
annually in 2003, converted into Bi-ennial since 2015. 2019 grant event @Varansi,UP, 2020-small event, 2021's Chief
Guest: Suriname President Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi. Virtual Summit, Delhi. Theme: "Contributing to
Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Organizer: Ministry of External Affairs.
Death: ex-Union External minister and Gujarat ex-CM Madhav Singh Solanki of Congress (1927-2021).

Corona: Vaccination to start from January 16th for Covishield (Oxford AstraZeneca-SII) & Covaxin (Bharat Biotech).
Registration based on voter list, Monitoring through CO-WIN webplatorm. Priority: 1) 3 crore Health workers and
Frontline workers 2) Over 50, Under 50 with comorbidities. 3) Geographical prioritization to vulnerable States Kerala &
MH. 3 key principles: 1) utilising experience of elections (booth strategy); 2) experience from the Polio/Universal
Immunisation Program (UIP) 3) people’s participation (Jan Bhagidari). | DM(IAS) to select sites-100 shots per day.
Power ministry to ensure electricity supply to vaccine sites. Aviation & Railway ministry to look after Logistics. Labour
Ministry to deliver via ESIC hospitals. Home ministry / police department for security & crowd management. Defence
ministry for delivering in border areas, using ex-serviceman for Vaccine duty. Education Ministry to spread awareness.
Panchayati Raj ministry to tieup with PRIs etc.
Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO, UN Specialized Agency, HQ-Roma, Italy, 1945)'s food price index highest since
2014. Reason: 1) Corona supply chain disruptions 2) Dry weather in Thailand, Brazil, Argentina ⏬agro production 3)
China ⏫imports to stockpile food against pandemic and geo-political tensions. 4) Central banks' low interest policies →
cheap money flowing into Agri-commodity exchange speculation.

Uttarakhand villages have a tradition that liquor is given as a gift for the Volunteers who help in wedding preparation/
card distribution etc. But it resulted in in increased domestic violence and drunken fights. So, Ratir Kethi village
Panchayat passed a resolution that no one will be served liquor at wedding ceremony. No villager has opposed the
move. Lesson: Gandhi-ji's Gram Swaraj, Community participation necessary for success of any reform.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋WhatsApp new privacy policy your data may be shared with Facebook for personalized ads.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋USA H1B visa rules updates, Trump not the 1st president to boycott inauguration, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvia
given 15 yrs jail,
India Sri Lanka: 1) Sri Lanka's 13th Constitutional Amendment 1987- devolution of powers to Tamil minority but 2020-
their Sinhalese political leader say 'it can't be fully implemented'. 2) India-Japan want to develop a terminal @Colombo
port not much success while China playing String of pearls 3) Sri Lanka wants 1 billion dollar currency swap agreement
but India not yet signed. 4) Although India to provide Corona vaccines to Sri Lanka
KAMAL Hasan’s party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, promised salaries to housewives. NSO survey: men spend 1.5 hrs in
unpaid domestic work, while women 5 hrs/day. Women's financial autonomy ⏬tolerance to domestic violence. Need
the right to reside in a marital home. More legal clarity of Streedhan, Haq Meher, Daughters right over ancestral
property. (Column p8)
Disaster management act: Union ordered max 50% occupancy in Cinema halls due2 Corona, but TN State allowed
100% for populism & economic consideration. But, Madras HC stopped. W.Bengal too exploring 100% occupancy for
Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
Bird Flu/Avian Influenza/H5N1: 1st found: China Geeze Bird (1996), India Maharashtra's Nadurbar (2006). Can spread
from birds to humans but not if meat/egg cooked beyond 70 Degrees.
GDP: MOSPI → National Statistical Office (NSO): 1st Advance Estimates of GDP: 204Lcr (2019-20) → ⏬195Lcr (2020-
21)= Growth -7.7%(2020-21). Last Year +4.2%. Advance estimates are prepared using 7 months data. Notable Types
of Recoveries: V, U, W, K.

US Trade Representative’s office (USTR) section301 to investigate issues that harm American companies. India-
Equalisation levy/tax on digital advertising cos (Google, Facebook), Later expanded Digital Entertainment/Subscription
Service providers like (Netflix), And Digital eCommerce companies (Adobe, Microsoft, Sony PlayStation etc) USA says
such "Digital taxes" harm American cos, May retaliate against France, India, Italy, Turkey.
Petrol all time high at ₹84.2in Delhi. While the international crude oil price has remained low but Union 62% Excise and
State 57% VAT, they keep ⏫it to cover tax losses in Corona hence expensive 😰😰
Regulation "S": Shares or bonds offered outside USA by non-USA companies, then American-SEBI's rules don't apply.
SBI issued such bonds in London. but microscopic Share market GKNOTIMP.
Agri Ministry → Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) → National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases
@Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Investigating the outbreak of Avian influenza in Gujarat.
Death: Indian Fashion designer Satya Paul died in TN.
Tesla electric Vehicle founder Elon Musk is world's richest man - Bloomberg ranking
Comparing constitution: Trump supporters attack USA Congress/Parliament (Capitol Building, Washington), After he
refuses to accept the defeat in election & incites mob to do so. His social media accounts blocked, Speculations about
impeachment under 25th Amendment wherein VP & Cabinet can move motion to impeach President. Police accused of
not taking action on time. World leaders including Modi express concerns, USA may be the oldest democracy but India
is the greatest democracy.
Constitution article 179(C): Removal & Resignation of State Assembly Speaker and deputy speaker. Motion to remove
Kerala Vidhan Sabha speaker because of his alleged ties with gold smugglers.

Constitution Article 191(1)(e): MP/MLA/MLC disqualified qualified under the 10th Schedule cannot re-contest during the
term for which he was elected. Yet, Politicians change the parties & then recontestStory under a new party. SC Petition.
IPC section 295A: when Freedom of speech hurting religious sentiments. Invoked against comedians.
J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019. → Ordinance to merge Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS, IPS and IFS officers with that of
Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.
Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board-Arundhati scheme: poor Brahmin women given ₹25k for marriage.
Maitreyi scheme: ₹3L for marrying poor priests. Gujarat also has a Corporation for Unreserved community Educational
and economic development (Bin Anamat Nigam).
IRDAI std home insurance policy (Bharat Griha Raksha) against natural calamity. Similar for MSME factories. IRDAI
Ordered insurance companies to have similar "Standard" templates for insurance products to make it easier for
customers to compare policies.
DoT to auction 4g spectrum in the 700,800, 900,1800,2100,2300,2500 MHz
⚾️📻⚾️1966: No chief guest in 26th January parade because of the demise of PM Lal Bahadur Shastri. 2021: UK PM
Boris Johnson not attending due to Mutant Coronavirus. Sometimes the chief guest is changed after previous person is
unable to attend e.g. 2013- Oman Sultan couldn't come so Bhutan King came as replacement. etc. BUT KBC-GK
NOTIMP
2017: Saudi (Sunni) & its allies cut Diplomatic ties with Qatar (Capital: Doha) for 1) Extremist groups 2) Qatar's closer
ties with Iran (Shia). 2021: Now again restored the diplomatic ties- although with condition to Shut down Al Jazeera
news channel, Downgrade ties with Iran (Capital Tehran)
Hybrid chess: 1 player with physical chess board, 2nd player playing via online mode.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Supreme court notice on love Jihad laws in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. (Let the final verdict come)

Personal data protection / digital privacy: 1) by 2025, Indian people's personal data will be worth $1 trillion. 2) Anti-
CAA protests and the Delhi riots- Police identified 1,100 people through facial recognition technology- CCTV footage,
Driving licence, Aadhar card, Voter id card etc. 3) Arogya Setu app for contact tracing- Controversy about who can
access the data. 4) Data protection bill 2019: Setting up of data protection authority (DPA) but does not have clear
provision to appoint any judicial members / subject experts etc. Need to ensure it does not become an Orwellian State.
G Kishan Reddy Panel (MoS, Home) for preservation of Ladakh’s land, culture and language & inclusion in 6th Schedule
of the Constitution.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Saurabh Yadav horizontal / vertical reservation case - already learned.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Women Safety/ Empowerment: 1) Germany- Listed companies need to have at least one woman board
member -India already have similar provision in Companies Act 2) Iran new law against Sexual harassment of women
(But details not yet known)
Agro Research & Development (R&D) neglected in India. Less than 1% of GDP spent on it. China uses less water than
India for agriculture at their per hectare productivity is 2-3x more. 20-30% of crop loss due to pests & weeds. All
farmers can't afford pesticides. We need Agro-R&D for Low input high output agriculture in Cereal, millets, pulses, oil-
seeds. current debates on agriculture are centred on MSP, selling, debt waivers, cash transfer etc but Debate on R&D
missing from political discourse. (Column, p8)
Dept of animal husbandry's Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to hold Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Prachar- Prasar Pareeksha
(National cow science exam)
Digital payment is not Panacea for financial inclusion: NPCi's Aadhaar enabled payment system(AEPS) to credit
MGNREGA wages, Subsidy, Scholarship etc directly into beneficiary account but (1) Data entry error in bank account
number / Aadhar number = Rs not transferred Add beneficiary has to run from pillar to post to get justice (2) All rural
traders do not accept digital payments so cash is required. (3) But, banks in rural area understaffed & overcrowded so
poor need to waste 4-8 hrs just to wait in queue. (3) Passbook not updated so, frauds/scams. (4) Digital literacy,
middlemen doing Jharkhand scholarship scams etc. (Column, p8)
RBI's (1) Payment infrastructure development fund (PDIF) to subsidize digital payment infra in Tier-3 to Tier-6 cities.
(2) Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system Compulsory for transactions of ₹50cr& above. LEI is like a Global Aadhar Card
number for companies.
Demography: S.Korea population ⏬due2 1) Young South Korean have no confidence that life will get better,
unemployment, houses too expensive. 2) Women pursuing higher education/careers. so, young people remain
single/marry very late with no kids. Govt offering financial incentives $274 per new child per month yet not much
improvement.
Sports ethics: Doping in Russia, Match fixing/betting, Sexual exploitation of USA Gymnasts, Football violence in Europe,
Gender bias in awards money in Tennis & chess etc, Money laundering in IPL, BCCI non-transparent, Conflict of
interest-Indian cricketers invested in firms that have biz dealing with BCCI, Politicized sporting federations, Cricket
BHAKT culture preventing debate on ethics, etc
“For online learning, it's a matter of effort. One has to be self motivated. All online education material is available round
the-clock." Guj Govt reply in HC to IIM-A study about Govt school children suffering due to Corona.
Ethiopia wants to build Grand Renaissance Dam on Nile river- Africa’s biggest at 145m tall but Sudan & Egypt opposing
so Negotiations going on.
British PM Boris Johnson won't come as 26th Jan Republic Day chief guest due to mutant Corona virus. New guest yet
to be decided.
Separation of powers: Govt Central Vista project for building of new parliament & PM House/office etc. SC Petition that
1) Money should be spent in some other project for poverty/welfare (2)Environmental protection issues. SC says it is
beyond the judicial review powers of the court to examine this. If govt makes policy/scheme to construct a new
building then the Court cannot stop unless there is irreparable loss/unethical practices.
SC e-hearing done via VIDYO platform on National Informatics Centre (NIC) servers but Frequent server issues,
Supreme Court is upset
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA), a Statutory body under
the commerce ministry has removed the word "Halal meat" from its 'Red Meat Manual.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 - owner's animal can be confiscated only after he is convicted in
the offence. But 2017's Govt rules Provide confiscation of animals even when trial is going on, & send them to
Gaushala. This is encouraging the anti social elements to loot cattle traders. SC asks govt to fix rules.
PM-Aasha: Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan - Was launched to fixed the limitations of minimum
support price (MSP). It has 3 components 1) Price Support Scheme (PSS) - Government to procure pulses & copra. 2)
Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS)= Farmer paid difference between MSP and market price 3) Private
Procurement & Stockist Scheme= Private Agencies to procure on behalf of govt.
Communication: Chicken sales lose 1.5 million $/day in India due to misinformation that it spreads coronavirus. Many
people are apprehensive about vaccine side effects and religious extremism. Vaccine communication model: 1)
Complacency-If people think that disease is not very harmful they will not take 2) Confidence against side effects 3)
Convenience in physical availability & price. (Column page 6)
India enters as elected/Non-permanent Member of UN Security Council (UNSC): Differences between Russia/China and
USA⏫. China's aggression at Indian borders, not allowing us to become members of nuclear suppliers group, blocking
India's resolution against Pakistani terrorists. So India need to⏫Relationships with Russia and Britain in order to
contain China within UNSC. 70% of UNSC Resolutions are related 2peace in Africa so India should use UNSC platform
to improve its relations with African Nations. (Rajamohan, p7)
Nancy Pelosi re-elected as US House Speaker
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bengal special session to pass resolution against Centre’s 3 farm laws

Corona Vaccine mechanism 1) AstraZeneca and University of Oxford gave license to Pune's Serum Institute of
India(SII) for Covishield(AZD1222) → uses inactivated common cold chimpanzee virus. 2) Hyderabad's Bharat Biotech
with National Institute of Virology- "Covaxin"- uses inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus. Claim to work against mutated virus.
Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (2019) owned by NALCO, Hindustan Copper and Mineral Exploration Ltd- bought a lithium mine
in Argentina - 3rd largest reserve in the world to counter Chinese domination. Lithium required for rechargeable
batteries in electric vehicles, laptops and mobiles.
Decentralized procurement scheme in late 90s: State government procure the grains at minimum support price on
behalf of the union. Union had signed deal with Chhattisgarh State govt to get 24 lakhMT rice procured. Farmers still
bringing more rice, Chhattisgarh govt refusing to procure as quota is over.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Christchurch attacker visited Goa
China’s new defence law- ⏫powers of President to command the military, while ⏬powers of Premier (PM) & Cabinet.
Aim to build a fully modern military on par with the US by 2027, Government companies to to fund more defense
research, cybersecurity, space-war.
25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in four different cities-Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thalassery,
Palakkad
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Online sports gambling/Online Fantasy Sports Platforms (OFSPs) (finish it one time in from any CA-PDF)
Corona: Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved emergency use of Covishield and Covaxin but Expert
apprehensive due to lack of extensive recharge data.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Insurance ombudsman order on Bajaj Allianz to pay Covid Hospitalization bill, Trade deficit increasing
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Labour Ministry has issued draft model standing order for the services sector. Wait till it is finalized.
Sambalpur : Odisha- new IIM being opened here.
Aurangabad: MNC wants renamed to Sambhajinagar, Congress opposed.
USA's National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2021- includes a resolution urging

2015: Iran Nuclear deal prohibits Iran from uranium enrichment above 4%. Making a nuclear bomb requires 90% pure
Uranium. Iran plans to enrich the uranium to 20%, amidst assassination of its nuclear scientist allegedly by Israel.
Death: Buta Singh: Home minister in in Rajiv Gandhi govt, 8 time MP
UK Business Minister Alok Sharma resigned from minster post to focus on event management / chairmanship of UK's
United Nations COP26 climate change summit.
Book: I Am No Messiah by Sonu Sood & Meena K Iyer
Book: Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India By Shakti Sinha
#OrangeTheWorld UN's campaign to raise awareness on gender-based violence.
Corona: Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have clarified that pork products are not part of their Covid-19 vaccines. But
pork-derived gelatin has been widely used as a stabilizer to ensure vaccines remain safe and effective during storage
and transport. Islamic / Muslim Scholars differ on whether it's 'Haram Vaccine' or not?
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Draft Science Policy, 'One Nation one subscription policy where government to buy Access to science journal
subscription and make it public accessible': Let it get passed/approved.
Oxford University & Astrazeneca's UK Vaccine → its Indian variant by Serum Institute of India (SII)'s 'Covishield'
towards approval in India.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Ujjain Muslim house demolished after stone pelting incident| Jammu Kashmir new domicile rule allows
outsider to purchase immovable property after staying for more than 15 years- domicile jewellers shot dead by
militants.| Koregaon Bhima anniversary (Ref Mru's X'mas Video)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Muslim husband's mother can't be punished under triple Talaq law -SC
Book: Making of a Hindu Patriot: Background of Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj by Dr J K Bajaj and M D Srinivas
Polar Silk Road: Northern sea route connecting North Atlantic to North Pacific. Earlier frozen and inaccessible but due to
global warming ⏫ice melting ships can pass. Arctic sea region has 22% of Global Oil gas Reserves, 25% of global rare
minerals, Both Russia and China want to dominate. Norway, Denmark, USA, Canada also interested. India is an
Observer state of Arctic Council. We need to encourage economic & scientific Exploration of this route while protecting
environment. (p9)
New year in India and world (Ref Explained series p13)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Australia anthem words changed for aboriginals
Kerala government digital media literacy programme ‘Satyameva Jayate’ to help People identify fake news
Water Hyacinth- aquatic weed/Invasive species in river, lake, dams. Bad because ⏬Water transparency and sunline
penetration - other water plants die → decay process O2⏬ → fish die.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Education Policy- Finish it once from Mrunal's Win20CSP Series Free Lecture| GST collections improved in
December
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NFHS survey pe Jean Dreze vs Surjit Bhalla columns | 0% Sale tax on women sanitary products in UK, India
too has 0% GST on them.
RBI Digital Payments Index (DPI) with 5 component. Base Year 2018@100, then annual growth measured in
Digitisation of payments. Components. Will be published 4-4 months.
Scheme: Pradhanmantri Mudra Yojana for providing loans to micro enterprises. upto ₹50k “Shishu” | above ₹50k- upto
₹5l=“Kishor” | above ₹5l upto ₹10L=“Tarun”. Due2 Corona, Mudra-NPA likely to
Scheme: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana: if firm has upto 1000 workers, then Govt to contribute 12(worker)
+12(employer)=24% in EPFO for new workers' (& those who had lost jobs in Corona & later got new jobs. If firm has
more than 1000 workers then 12(worker) portion only.Earlier there was a similar scheme Pradhan Mantri Rojgar
protsahan Yojana (discontinued after 2019)
Scheme: Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) to all export goods starting January 1, 2021.
Exporters get Customs duty input tax credit (ITC) on all the Union state and local body taxes where ITC system not
available at present e.g State Electricity Duty etc. He can use this Customs duty ITC to pay for Customs duty on
imports or sell his ITC to other merchants.Previously there was Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) but had
to be stopped due to WTO rules.
Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC)= ₹₹ when one telecom company (e.g.Jio)'s client makes call to another telecom
company (e.g. Airtel) then Jio need to pay IUC to Airtel. Previously Jio imposed this burden on the client. From
1/1/2021 the IUC system itself discontinued by Govt.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋EPFO starts crediting 8.5% interest in Beneficiary account. Even though it had suffered losses in the IL&FS
investment | Quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey
Agra- novice youth in Illegal sand mining Yamuna river, when police jeep appeared he lost control of truck due to poor
driving skill & died in accident. A mob of 300 set fire to police chowki. As SP How will you control the law and order?
Ans. Deploy additional forces, check CCTV footage to identify the culprit, arrest & pay for the vandalism, Put curb on
illegal sand mining, rash driving, traffic vigilance for unlicensed drivers. More CCTV cameras in the routes where sand
mining rampant, rotate policemen deployment to prevent nexus with Sand-mafia etc.
Meerut: a class 10 student brought his uncle's revolver and shot a classmate over a sitting dispute. How to prevent the
rising cases of Juvenile delinquency? Ans. Stakeholder perspectives 1) Parents- pubG / gun must be kept locked in
almari, 2) teacher- bullies control "Broken window theory." 3) Society, movies, web series like Mirzapur, the
worshipping of rowdies & goonda-ism. 4) Teenagers should be kept occupied in activities like PT, Sports, NCC, NSS for
productive work. 5) Show documentary movies to schoolkids about ramification of crimes, dull life in Juvenile
DETENTION CENTREs.
Death: Hockey player Michael Kindo in 1970s. Although he wasn't the first ST hockey for India. 1st was Jaipal Singh
Munda (1928 Olympic captain)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋KERALA Assembly passed a resolution, urging the Union Government to repeal new farm laws.
Hygiene hypothesis= 3rd world's poor people = already exposed to low sanitation, communicable diseases at an early
age so develop stronger immunity through 'immune training'. Inversely, 1st world rich people= better access to Clean
water clean air so they remain safer from infectious diseases= Weaker immunity. That's why the Corona mortality
number is higher in USA than in India.
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2020-December-22 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
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2020-December-21 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2020-December-21 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳

2020-December-21 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pen

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2020-December-11 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-11 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-11 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-10 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-December-10 Economy💳 5-Communication

2020-December-10 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷

2020-December-10 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2020-December-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-10 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2020-December-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-December-10 Polity⚖️ Federalism

2020-December-10 Polity⚖️ Intolerance

2020-December-10 Polity⚖️ Intolerance

2020-December-10 History/Culture🗿Places-in-News

2020-December-10 Polity⚖️ PRI

2020-December-10 Science🧪 Social Media📣
2020-December-10 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2020-December-10 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-10 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-10 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

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2020-December-09 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2020-December-09 Economy💳 5-Communication

2020-December-09 Economy💳 5-Infra- Transpor

2020-December-09 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-09 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-09 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-09 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2020-December-09 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-December-09 Geo🗺 Places-in-News

2020-December-09 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News

2020-December-09 Polity⚖️ PRI

2020-December-09 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen

2020-December-09 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen

2020-December-09 PIN-GK🏋️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-December-09 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-December-08 Economy💳 5-Infra- Transpor

2020-December-08 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-08 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment
2020-December-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2020-December-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆
2020-December-08 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity
2020-December-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-December-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-December-08 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

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2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-08 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-December-08 Environment🌿 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-08 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-07 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxatio

2020-December-07 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxatio

2020-December-07 Economy💳 5-Infra-Energy🔌

2020-December-07 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷
2020-December-07 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-December-07 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-07 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-07 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-December-07 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2020-December-07 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2020-December-07 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2020-December-07 Environment🌿 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-07 Environment🌿 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-07 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-07 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-06 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sha

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2020-December-06 Economy💳 3B-Intl-Org 🤝

2020-December-06 Economy💳 5-Infra-Energy🔌
2020-December-06 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment
2020-December-06 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors
2020-December-06 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors
2020-December-06 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-December-06 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-December-06 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2020-December-06 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬

2020-December-06 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen

2020-December-06 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-06 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-06 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-December-06 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-06 Science🧪 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-05 Economy💳 1A2-Monetary Pol

2020-December-05 Economy💳 1A2-Monetary Pol

2020-December-05 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-December-05 Economy💳 5-Communication

2020-December-05 Economy💳 5-Communication

2020-December-05 Polity⚖️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2020-December-05 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-05 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-05 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

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2020-December-05 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2020-December-05 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment

2020-December-05 Science🧪 Bio-Diversity

2020-December-05 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2020-December-05 Science🧪 Essay

2020-December-05 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News

2020-December-05 Science🧪 Space-Tech👩🏻‍🔬
2020-December-05 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-04 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-04 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Awards🏆

2020-December-04 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2020-December-04 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2020-December-04 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-04 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2020-December-04 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2020-December-04 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-December-04 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-December-04 Science🧪 Defence

2020-December-04 IR/Defense🔫 Places-in-News

2020-December-04 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-04 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-04 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-03 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classific
2020-December-03 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sha
2020-December-03 Science🧪 6-Health
2020-December-03 Science🧪 6-Health
2020-December-03 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷

2020-December-03 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

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2020-December-03 IR/Defense🔫 Awards🏆

2020-December-03 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2020-December-03 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-03 Polity⚖️ Defence

2020-December-03 Environment🌿 Disaster

2020-December-03 Environment🌿 Disaster

2020-December-03 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-December-03 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2020-December-03 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2020-December-03 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-December-03 Environment🌿 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-02 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-December-02 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-December-02 Science🧪 5-Infra-Communic

2020-December-02 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-02 Science🧪 6-Health

2020-December-02 Science🧪 6-Health
2020-December-02 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-December-02 Polity⚖️ Defence

2020-December-02 IR/Defense🔫 Diaspora

2020-December-02 Environment🌿 Disaster

2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

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2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-December-02 Polity⚖️ Interview

2020-December-02 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-02 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-December-02 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-December-01 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pen

2020-December-01 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2020-December-01 Polity⚖️ Election

2020-December-01 Polity⚖️ Election

2020-December-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-December-01 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News

2020-December-01 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News

2020-December-01 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen

2020-December-01 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen

2020-December-01 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-December-01 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-30 Science🧪 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sha

2020-November-30 Economy💳 1d⚰️Insurance-Pen

2020-November-30 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxatio

2020-November-30 Agri🌽 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2020-November-30 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-November-30 Science🧪 5-Communication

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2020-November-30 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2020-November-30 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity
2020-November-30 Environment🌿 Bio-Diversity

2020-November-30 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-30 Environment🌿 Disaster
2020-November-30 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News

2020-November-30 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-30 Science🧪 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-29 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-November-29 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�

2020-November-29 Environment🌿 Awards🏆
2020-November-29 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-November-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-November-29 Polity⚖️ Intolerance

2020-November-29 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen

2020-November-29 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-29 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-29 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-29 Science🧪 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-28 Economy💳 5-Communication

2020-November-28 Science🧪 6-Edu👩‍🎓

2020-November-28 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

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2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-28 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-November-28 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-28 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-27 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳
2020-November-27 Polity⚖️ 5-Communication
2020-November-27 Economy💳 5-Communication

2020-November-27 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-27 Polity⚖️ Executive
2020-November-27 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺
2020-November-27 Environment🌿 Pollution🛺

2020-November-27 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-27 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-27 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-26 Economy💳 1B-Bank Classific
2020-November-26 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sha

2020-November-26 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕

2020-November-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Appointment
2020-November-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Awards🏆

2020-November-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈
2020-November-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2020-November-26 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2020-November-26 IR/Defense🔫 Defence

2020-November-26 Science🧪 Defence

2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Essay

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2020-November-26 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2020-November-26 Polity⚖️ Legislature

2020-November-26 Polity⚖️ Pressure-Groups
2020-November-26 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-26 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-25 Science🧪 5-Infra-Communic
2020-November-25 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕
2020-November-25 Environment🌿 Disaster
2020-November-25 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-November-25 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2020-November-25 PIN-GK🏋️ Places-in-News
2020-November-25 IR/Defense🔫 Social Media📣
2020-November-25 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-25 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-25 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-25 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-25 Science🧪 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-24 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sha

2020-November-24 Economy💳 4b-mfg👷‍

2020-November-24 PIN-GK🏋️ Death

2020-November-24 Polity⚖️ Judiciary

2020-November-24 Science🧪 👩🏻‍
Public-Health
‍⚕️️ ‍⚕️

2020-November-24 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣

2020-November-24 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement
2020-November-24 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreemen
2020-November-24 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-24 IR/Defense🔫 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-24 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-23 Economy💳 1c👨🏿‍💻SEBI-Sha
2020-November-23 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�
2020-November-23 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-23 IR/Defense🔫 Fodder🙏🏼
2020-November-23 Environment🌿 Pollution
2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣

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2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣

2020-November-23 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-November-23 Environment🌿 Water💦
2020-November-23 Economy💳 zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️
2020-November-22 Economy💳 3A-Intl-Trade🤝

2020-November-22 Economy💳 4a-agro👨‍🌾

2020-November-22 Environment🌿 Awards
2020-November-22 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-22 PIN-GK🏋️ Death
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Social Media📣
2020-November-22 Polity⚖️ Social Media📣
2020-November-22 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-November-22 Polity⚖️ zz_JUNK⚾️📻⚾️

2020-November-21 Economy💳 1A1-Money-💳
2020-November-21 Economy💳 1b🔪Bank Classifi
2020-November-21 Economy💳 2-Budget-Taxatio
2020-November-21 Economy💳 4c-GDP/Inflation�
2020-November-21 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors
2020-November-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈
2020-November-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Ethics-Theory😈

2020-November-21 History/Culture🗿Places-in-News
2020-November-21 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-November-21 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

2020-November-20 Polity⚖️ 6-Edu👩‍🎓
2020-November-20 Economy💳 6-Poverty👷
2020-November-20 Polity⚖️ 6-Rights-Issue🧕
2020-November-20 PIN-GK🏋️ Books-Authors

2020-November-20 Ethics(GSM4)☯️ Case-Studies😈

2020-November-20 Polity⚖️ Summit/Agreemen
2020-November-20 IR/Defense🔫 Summit/Agreement

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News Item (Page Numbers correspond to Ahmedabad Edition)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Paradip Port project → development of western dock via Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Pr
Partnership (PPP) mode.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NPS to have online exit option, Deadlines for filing I-T, GST returns extended, Bitcoin reaches $28000, Ethanol bio
subsidy,
Digital payment: Many Instant loan apps which are not approved by RBI, but downloadable from google play store. Lure gullib
people into taking loans then App access their contact list. If person does not repay on time, app start sending fake FIR mess
relatives/ WhatsApp groups where the person is a member-to shame him → Driving into suicide.

China European Union investment deal: Will make it easier for the foreign companies to manufacture and sell electronics,
automobiles, Banking insurance, hospitals, real estate etc. without Partnering with a local Chinese company. China agreed no
force foreign companies to transfer technology to local companies, More transparency in subsidies, Ban on forced labour, eve
commitment for climate change! Prove that China is desperate to recover its economy after Corona, and fearful of EU protecti
otherwise. lesson for India- "Have to shed the 'big but poor mentality' to conclude trade deals with EU, UK, RCEP etc."

Gandhi-ji: Clear separation between means and ends. He did not want freedom through violent means. Gandhi-ji had moral a
& charismatic power to persuade the people to abandon violence - Chauri-Chaura, Noakhali. But today protestors engage in v
and destruction of public property- Whether the demand is for agriculture, reservation, citizenship, labour rights. Today we are
becoming more consumers than citizens. Consumers only focus on their own entitlement and rights. Citizen need to focus bot
rights as well as duties. His swachha should be seen not only for the physical garbage but also mental garbage.
Akash surface to air missile range of 25 kilometres. Cabinet approves its exports to friendly Nations. Will help in $5 Billion exp
target from Defence products.
Bengal, Punjab and Bihar have maximum VIP security- total 19000 Ministers, MLA, judges protected by 66,000 policemen.
Consequently routine law and order administration suffers due to shortage of police personnel. Whereas, J&K, Assam, Chhatt
have high number of terror/maoist attacks & bomb explosion, yet very few VIP under police protection!
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Assam passes Bill to turn madrasas into regular schools
Rail infrastructure: Dedicated freight corridor (DFC, over 2800kms since project 2006)- Eastern Arm- Punjab to W.Bengal. We
Arm: Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai. Separate railway line created exclusively for the cargo trains so speed to ⏫from 20kmph to
⏫60kmph🤩 Logistical efficiency, Faster movement of cargo.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋EPFO Interest rate split controversy, now to pay 8.5% @once, Electoral bonds, Appointment of HDFC chairman, T
buys shares of Air Asia, RBI commentary on bad loans
Kolar leaf nosed bat- in Karnataka-Important species for pollination and insect control.
Diaspora: In last two decadesMore than 50% of the CBSE toppers have migrated overseas. Indian parents sending money ab
higher education ⏫ $1.5billion (2016) to 18bn (2019)= drain of both financial wealth and human wealth. New Indian elites also
overseas citizenship to avoid Indian taxes. For India to become Atma nirbhar, this trend to be reversed. Counter? (1) India is a
largest recipient of remittance from workers abroad. (2) "Study in India" program where we are also attracting students from A
South America, Eastern Europe:- Their countries may be feeling the same! (Col, p6)
Death: Pierre Cardin, Fashion designer, France.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Madhya Pradesh Ordinance against religious conversion/Love Jihad. | OBC =41% share in the population but only
police.
Electric Vehicle- Tesla-2021 Indian entry ke naam pe 500 columns✋ Finish the benefits and challenges + Economic Survey2
observations from https://mrunal.org/2019/09/economic-survey-2019-summary-09-electric-vehicles.html
Corona: WW2 50 million died but silver lining- Decolonization of Asia and Africa, Greater participation of women in workforce e
there any silver lining in Corona? pollution ⏬, People learn to live on bare necessities - Consumerism plastic waste generatio
Made govt serious about identification & documentation of the migrants & poor for targeted delivery of schemes/vaccines. (Re
column to cultivate Vocabulary, p7)
⚾️📻⚾️Maruti to offer car lease/subscription model for those who do not want to to buy the car fully. | Devlali-Danapur most po
route of Kisan Rail| Onion export Ban lifted | IRDAI Norms for standard travel insurance policy | RBI research paper on inflatio
targeting

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Persuasion: Gurugram Municipal Corporation to give "Family sanitation Challan book" to "Swachata captain" children who will
"Challan" to Family members For unhygienic habits. Counter? Encouraging the children to do 'chugli' on parents, George Orw
dystopian novel "1984"- children informing authorities if their parents discuss 'non-communist' ideals or criticize 'supreme lead
Children should be helping the family to clean up the things rather than writing Challan on them.
Chinese 5G invasion: China already enslaving the small Nations 'One belt one road' cheap infrastructure loans. Now, China to
provide 5G technology and equipment to Nepalese Mountaineering and tourism industry. Later may also start supplying 5g
Communication Technology to small nations' militaries. This poses grave economic and strategic challenges to India. (col, p10

Anglosphere: CANZUK group: Canada, New Zealand, Australia UK and later USA. They already have "5-Eyes" arrangement
intelligence sharing. Should further collaborate with India, Ireland, Singapore and other like-minded English speaking countrie
=economic, military, and strategic ties. 😰=Foreign political parties interfering in Indian Internal issues due to diaspora- 30 mill
Indians sending $80 billion remittance per year (e.g. Canadian PM supporting farmer protest in India). While the East India Co
exploited the Chinese through opium trade wars, But Chinese authorities ever so eager to sign FTA with UK in the Post-Brexit
India should also shared its Colonial/NAM mindset. (RAJAMOHAN, p11)

Gated globalisation: India should protect its interest through strong fences and strategic ties. India cannot remain Non-aligned
can become friends with everyone. Bipolar world (USA vs USSR) is replaced with Multipolar world (USA, China, BRICS, EU, Q
RCEP, MNCs). China's 'gated globalization': allows Apple and Google to manufacture their phones but restricts their digital op
through Great Firewall. EU's General data protection regulation (GDPR) similar. India needs to take swift actions by (1) Greate
over FDI norms, data protection norms (2) Soft loans & 5g Tech to like-minded small countries. (3) FTAs with like-minded cou
(Col,p11)
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative- between USA-India to setup an educational forum to study Mahatma Gandhi & Ma
Luther King Jr.
Sports: Kohli (1) ODI Cricketer of the Decade award (2) Sir Garfield Sobers award for the best male cricketer of decade. | Dho
Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.
Pneumosil vaccine: India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine by Serum Institute of India (SII, Pune). Same
company also developing Covaxin.
If Civil engineering optional or Architect degree: List of foreign Architects who developed Indian cities - for Mains/Interview(p12
Zero coupon bonds are usually issued at discount and purchased at par value(face value) on maturity so, Investor gets some
interest/profit on it. But for Basel III recapitalization of public sector banks → govt sold zero coupon bonds at face value to Pun
Sind Bank (e.g. sold@₹5500cr, tobe repurchased by Govt @ ₹5500cr). Non Transferable in nature (PnSB can't resell it to 3rd
party). 🤩Benefit? Recapitalization without impact on fiscal deficit.
Atma-nirbhar Bharat → PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Street
given ₹10k loan/micro-credit @1year with 7% interest subsidy. Now Govt launching "Main Bhi Digital" to teach them about dig
payment- how to use UPI, BHIM, Netbanking etc in Purchase of raw material and selling etc. 🤩Benefit? Less cash economy →
Banking transaction history → ⏫credit scores, faster loans | Formalisation of economy → better tax surveillance| ⏬Counterfe
⏬germ spread, etc.
GST input tax credit (ITC) given to entrepreneur for the purchase of raw material/inputs. Scamsters create dummy firms/fake b
defraud Govt in ITC. So, 1/1/2021 se at least 1% GST needs to be paid in cash to Govt, by a certain category of firms with An
turnover of 6cr/higher. It will help detecting such fraudsters.
Villagers opposing BSF camp near 'religious site'. Informants indicate Maoists are instigating some villagers. What will you do
DM/SP/BSF Commandant?
28th December, 1885: Indian National Congress was founded with the help of ICS officer A.O.Hume. 136th Anniversary in 20
Death: Padmashree Sunil Kothari dance historian, a proferssor in Kolkata
Art 174: Governor summons State legislature, but on aid-and-advice of CM/Council of Ministers (Art 163). Although in some
exceptional cases Governor can summon the house on his own discretion, even without asking CM e.g. during proving majori
passing No confidence motion. 😰Controversy? Kerala CM wants to summon the Legislative Assembly for a special session fo
debating the 3 farm laws. Governor denied permission. (Explained p10)
Women safety/ Juvenile delinquency: (1) China ⏬criminal liability age from 14 years to 12- to Combat serious Juvenile crime
rape, robbery & murder**. (2) India Juvenile justice amendment 2015- juveniles between 16-18 can be tried as adult for rape/m
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Transport Ministry ⏫ validity of motor vehicle documents like driving license, registration certificate (RC) etc till 31/3/2021 due
Corona.
Casteism⏬: UP penalty on writing caste name on vehicle registration plates.
(1) Aestivate= disappearing deep in soil to avoid dry summer heat. Some frogs/toads do it. (2) Hibernate: Long winter sleep, b
temperature & heart rate drops. Northern Hemisphere chilly winter so if species cannot migrate towards warmer climate, they
hibernate e.g. Arctic squirrel. Polar bears don't technically hibernate But they reduce physical activity. Tropical animals don't d
Primates don't do it except Madagascar Lamur. (p15, Ranjit Lal)
Ayodhya Mosque at Dhannipur village 5acre land. New design doesn't have domes/arches as per classical mosque design. a
argues we are using modern design, Solar wind energy, charitable hospital, museum & library. Older generation is unhappy- t
looking like a picnic spot. If u r trustee- wht will u do?

Case Study: “Yogi’s mother used to give her mobile phone to her son for homework and online education. However Yogi was
spending a lot of time playing games on mobile phone. Mother scolded, son didn’t like advice committed suicide." Suggestion
curbing online gaming addiction and suicide among adolescents. (1) China law to prevent kids from playing online games betw
11PM to 8AM. Not more than 90mins on weekdays & 3 hrs in holidays. (2) Will need Aadhar linked accounts, stricter regulatio
gaming apps. (3) Parental controls Apps (4) teachers shd give fun assignments & learning activities, study itself could be 'gam
(6) Promote book reading, exercise, outdoor activities (7) IEC ki pipudi.
HRD- PM-Jan Arogya Yojna SEHAT scheme for J&K People 5L Free Health Insurance
HRD-Edu: RP Tiwari (VC, Punjab) Committee set up by UGC for holding a common entrance exam for Central University adm
as per National Education Policy 2020.
Hyperloop: 5th form of transportation after boat, rail, plane and automobile, Proposed by Elon Musk (USA). Metal tubes with p
suspended in air using Magnetic levitation/maglev. Virgin Hyperloop plans to connect Pune and Mumbai 150-km distance at 1
kmph speeds in about 35 minutes.
PRI: Since 2011 local body polls have not held in Puducherry because 1) Delimitation exercise not over 2) State election
commissioner not appointed due to Tussle between Lieutenant Governor vs chief minister.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ NMDC- Karnatak royalty dispute over iron ore, Franklin Mutual Fund scam, GST rules, UK thinktank CEBR -India
become third largest economy by 2030
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Spectrum auction | anti dumping duty on carbon black , Post-Brexit Trade Deal

USA's TIBET Policy and Support Act: 1) USA to oppose attempts by China to install its own Dalai Lama against principles of T
Buddhism 2) Travel ban on Chinese officials violating Tibetan Human Rights under USA "Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act". 3) USA to open a Consulate in Tibet. 😰China opposed- This is violation of international laws.🤩India- Ene
enemy is my friend! however we have not openly made any comments. India's official stand= Tibet is integral part China.
ARYA RAJENDRAN to be country's youngest mayor aged 21, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
Death: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, Padmi Shree Urdu poet from UP

Reservation: SC Judgement: Saurav Yadav versus State of UP- General / Unreserved / Open category is not a 'quota' for uppe
Groups eligible for horizontal reservation cannot be excluded from the open category seats because they are from SC/ST/OBC
inclusion must not be seen as the antithesis of efficiency and merit; infact inclusion and substantive equality are aims of gover
Pressure group: Farmer organisation demands boycotting of jio during farm bill protests. Some farmers started cutting power
jio towers= e-learning, work from home affected. (2) Blocking the Railways =Transportation supply of essential commodities a
(3) Haryana farmers halting the toll connection at highways → Govt revenue collection affected.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Vodafone Singapore|Cairn Netherland Retrospective tax rulings, Gold Bond| EU & Britain agree for a trade deal pos
Exact details yet to be worked out.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Protest against inclusion of schedule 5 /PESA villages of Narmda,Gujarat in Eco Sensitive Zones (ESA). Bcoz in ESA
Farmers will not be allowed to sell land for non agriculture purpose.
If you accomplish one big thing, everything gets accomplished, but if you try and fix everything at once, then nothing gets fixe
plants, water the roots, and the whole plant prospers and yields flowers and fruits.- Rahim 55 Central universities in India- 6 V
Chancellor sacked in recent years For corruption and maladministration. Governing Council has too many members (e.g. 475 i
Delhi!)- many Political appointees, No effective oversight over the VC. So instead of doing dozens of reforms, 1st fix governing
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Case study: IIM-A's Iconic campus building was designed by American architect Louis Kahn. Building got very old, concrete sla
falling, need to expand capacity to 800 students. So the administration decided to raze the building, but strike/protests started
alumni against the move- Some student political outfits are also instigating them & insinuating corruption charges against you
director, wht wl u do?
Young MBBS graduates want2 prepare 4NEET(PG) exam, have written to you (Health secretary,IAS) to be excused from Coron
else they're threatening to go on strike, wht wl u do?
As Bengaluru DM, you've imposed night curfew in CrPC section 144 from 24th Dec to 2Jan to prevent Corona spread New Yea
celebration. But the younger generation started Twitter campaign. Pub/Restaurant/Discobar owners cite potential revenue loss
Finance dept wants liquor taxes. Pressure from all quarters., wht wl u do?
India's first Lithium refinery to be set up at Gujarat. Lithium will be imported from Australia for refining.

1/1/1818: Mahar soldiers in British Army defeated Peshwa soldiers near Koregaon / Perne village, Maharashtra. British erected
Sthmbh' memorial. Although some Maratha historians dispute the claim. SC from Ambedkarite Mahar community commemora
event → 2018 clashes with Marathas. So, DM already ordered CrPC 144 To prevent people from visiting The memorial in Jan 2
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Army major found guilty of misusing AFSPA powers & fake encounter of 3 Labourers in Amshipora, Shopian.
Death: 2002: US-Journalist Daniel Pearl beheaded in Pakistan, his alleged killer Omar Sheikh released.
Corona: Parliamentary panel suggests priority vaccination of Olympic-2021 ke Indian atheletes & creation of bio-bubbles for th
training.
25th Dec X'mas = Birthday of Bharat Ratna Ex-PM Vajpayee celebrated as good governance day
Article 19 Freedom of expression is a hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy. Citizen has right to comment on the affair
State. Mere dissent does not amount to criminality. Allahabad High Court quashes FIR against man for tweeting "UP became
Jungleraj"
Vernacularization of technical education: Instead of spending money for modernization of the Engineering syllabus, AICTE offe
2-lakh rupees to Professes to translate the outdated syllabus books into Vernacular languages. This perpetuates the disconnec
between what is taught and what is practiced and has led to the employability crisis → mediocrity of Engineers- Rail safety, ro
construction, canals, corruption. (p10)
Vidhansabha reforms: 1) Governor's address to vidhansabha frequently disrupted in from UP to Kerala. 2) Only lip service to t
constitutional requirement of meeting two times a year. Most Vidhan Sabhas total working day not even 30 days/year 3) Mere
rubber stamping bills/Ordinance-raj. Quality of debate, question hour poor. (p11)
Retrospective tax: early 2000, Vodafone, Cairn bought some Indian company from their foreign owners in tax havens. Income
Department demanded capital gains tax (CGT). This company refused to pay, ke it was sold outside Indian tax jurisdiction. Ea
2012- Govt amended Income Tax Act to tax such deals 'before date of passing this law' i.e. retrospective effect. Bilateral Inve
Agreements between India/UK provided for a permanent Court of arbitration at the Hague (Netherlands) for such disputes. In
government defeated -can't demand tax with Retrospective effect.
FDI: Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting services @100%, channel licence period to 20 years.
(1) Contract workers =Company has them through middleman/labour contractor. Labour dispute/EPFO/legal compliance on
contractor. (2) Fixed Term employees = Company directly has them but for a specific time period only afterwards if agreemen
renewed → job automatically terminated. Eligible for EPFO only up to the period of job. Neither providing job security to work
Apple (Winstron) Karnataka plant unrest. Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI): Mobile companies given 4-6% subsidy ba
additional production. But if the labour issues not settled, then PLI is useless.
CCI: Google Misusing dominant position for search bias, promoting google pay, not allowing Mobile handset manufacturers to
the operating system etc. USA-EU also looking into similar antitrust action by google/facebook etc.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Post Matric Scholarship for SC: funding reforms | GST technical reforms 1% liability to be paid in cash.
E-Gov: Fuel pilferage and vehicle misuse: Guj's Rajkot Municipal corporation project "Fuel monitoring system" - Vehicle monito
through GPS and fuel devices- also integrated with city CCTV network.

E-Gov: DBT not panacea. MNREGA funds released DBT to beneficiary accounts through Management information system(MIS)
computer operators hack the system to siphon ₹1cr. Soln (1) Effective supervision necessary. (2) low paid contractual outsour
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⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NE Internal security: National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) Ceasefire and peace talks with
government.
Sport: V.Anand: just like t20>test cricket, classical chess could go that way (Shorter time format for Attracting more pageview
revenue)
(If LAW Optional) CrPC 357-Court can order the The Criminal to pay compensation to victims. Victim Impact Report (VIR) / Vic
Impact Statements (VIS) - victim will tell court about his losses → accordingly Compensation may be determined. Notable jud
Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra (2013), Karan v. State N.C.T. of Delhi (2020)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Anti cow slaughter laws of Karnataka and Goa | Kerala Abhaya murder
PH rights: VH lawyer/litigants if given paper copy of court documents😰 can't read. If PDF file given but not Optical character
recognition (OCR) or contains watermark/signatures at random places then Computer Text to speech software does not functi
properly. So, SC orders HCs to do the needful, to make Court hearings more accessible to them for right to equality guarantee
Article 14 and the right to practice a profession of one’s choice under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution
Blatant overuse and misuse of Presidential pardoning power by Trump to help his corrupt/fraud friends, before 20/1/2021 whe
term expires. (=how Indian constitution much better)
Indian Antarctic stations Maitri (1988) and Bharati (2012). In news about how to return them in Corona.
Corona: Health Ministry's COVID Vaccine IntelligenceNetwork(CoWIN) system. Asked Startups to improve its Technology

Inflation: 2020- Heavy rains → onion crop damage → Heavy inflation → mid-sept Government banned the export of onions to
⏫supply. But Dec- next crop arrived, farmers getting hardly 10-15/kg @trader, they're Requesting government to lift the expo
$900 billion USA Covid Aid- Unemployment allowance, relief in tax/subsidies : may revive demand → Indian exports ⏫.
IBC suspension was expiring on 25th Dec so +3 months extended= 24 March 2021 tak suspended. ✋Exact dates notIMP
THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) wants tax exemptions for hosting T20 World Cup 2021 in india, else will explore U
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋World bank to give 500 million dollar loan for for Highway projects in India
⚾️📻⚾️Balochistan actor was found dead in Toronto, India Japan Defence Minister talks
Indo-US: Legion of merit Degree chief commander: One of the highest military decorations-Trump gave it to PM Modi, PM Abe
(Japan) & PM Morrison (Aussie). Previously Indian who got 1) Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa 2) general SM Srinagesh. Aimed at
strengthening Quad ties against China.
(Essay) Global World/Order Challenges to: Pandemic, rapid technological change- & MNCs, cyber security, Space Security, Clim
Change, Poverty, Hunger, Radicalisation, weapons race, Weaponization of economy through Protectionism,
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Kashmir DDC election result, Kerala Sister Abhaya Case after 28 years
Putin's new amendment: 1) Ex-president can become permanent member of Russian Rajya Sabha. 2) Immunity from prosecu
after the Presidential term expires.
(Secularism) nation-state law 2018: Israel is“nation-state of the Jewish people”. Arab minority feels unhappy with "inequality"
case in the supreme court.
6th India International Science Festival (IISF) held virtually. Scientific solutions needed for Health, Water Scarcity, Food Secur
Pollution= SDG. But Challenge is to retain youth in science. Steps? Hackathons, Scholarships, Visiting foreign faculty etc.
(Space) Great conjugation of Jupiter and Saturn on Dec'21. Visible from naked eye. Jupiter orbits the Sun once in 12 years, an
Saturn once in 30. They'll meet again in 2040. & 2060.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Antibodies from Llama named 'Cormac' can help fighting Corona
Project Titan - Apple's self driving cars by 2024.
Atma-Nirbhar: IBC was suspended till 25th Dec but Suspension may be extended till 31/3/2021.
(GSM2: Issues related to health hunger) Modi's New welfarism: Subsidized tangible goods: e.g. LPG cylinder, toilets, electricity
housing, water, cash to farmers (PMKISAN-6k), Bicycle/laptop/tablets for students. ⏩ But, Intangible goods such as quality of
education and health are neglected because Easier to display/monitor tangible goods for Electoral populism. But showing
Improvement in health, nutrition, education takes a long time, difficult to convince the voters in a short time. ⏩ Similar "New"
welfarism trend in Poland Hungary and Turkey: (1) Identity/religion based right wing politics + (2) Subsidized tangible goods
to LEFT = election success.
Power Ministry: Electricity (Rights of Consumers)Rules,2020: consumer to get 24/7 Electricity, Grievance redressal and compe
mechanism etc
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Future Reliance Amazon deal controversy, GST compensation, NIIF investments, PSB loan audit.

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Volcano: Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii’s Big Island (USA)
Indo European Ties: 2020- Chinese border issues made India grow more close to USA for help bcoz Trump hated China. But C
Willing to co-operate on climate change and trade issues with Biden. ✅Our quotidian (=routine) diplomacy focuses on bipolar
War dynamic (the East-West) and the North-South framework (developing world versus the developed). ✅But the political rea
Europe are fast changing after BREXIT. ✅Most Europeans believed that Asian geopolitics was America’s burden (Vietnam, Kor
Japan issues etc). ✅But as China transforms the Eurasian landmass through OBOR so, US alone cannot redress the imbalance
2021-India should focus more on Europe.
USA imposed sanctions on Turkey for buying S-400 Missiles from Russia. India also planning to buy them. Russia says we don
recognise American sanctions.
Indo-Vietnam virtual Summit between PM: bolbachchan- Act East policy, South China Sea dispute, Maritime security, joint mili
training, Money laundering, terror Finance narcotics, disaster management, trade and cultural exchange.
Indian Navy’s Short Take-off but Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) system for aircrafts on navy ships. Boeing's Super Hornet cleare
test.
UAE: Foreign migrant labourers outnumber in the domestic population. UAE imposed visa restrictions on entry of Paki workers
name of Covid. UAE-Israel angle also seen for security / terrorism.
Death: Motilal Vora (1928-2020)- CM of MP, Governor UP, Rajyasabha MP, Treasurer of Congress Party
Book: "Years that changed India: Vajpayee" - book by ex-bureaucrat Shakti Sinha
Corona: India stops flights from from UK due to N501Y MUTATION IN SARS-COV-2 virus.⏩ Share market ⏬
Mucor-myco-sis: rare fungal disease- 50% mortality rate. cases in India. Symptoms of one sided facial swelling. Non communi
only person comes in contact with fungus.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋WTO reforms for food subsidy.
Banking: Positive pay mechanism in Cheque truncation system (CTS of NPCi) → basically if amt >50k, issuer clicks photo → s
photos to bank → issuer gives cheque to recipient → recipient submits to bank → cross verification to prevent fraud. RBI man
from 1/1/2021.
SEHAT scheme (Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine SEHAT): Basically Aayushman Bharat for Jammu Kashmir union
territory -Annual ₹5 lakh Health Insurance for families.
Post Green Revolution: Punjabi farmers became rich but their tractors, washing machines r mfg'ed in Tamilnadu, Maharashtra
Karnataka. MSP/APMC system functioning well in Punjab so they're opposing farm reforms. Labour intensive industrialisation r
in Punjab to shift people to mfg/service sector. (p7)
CARO guidelines from 1/4/2021. Ministry of Corporate Affairs guideline To increase transparency in the companys' finance/aud
reports, whistleblower complaints etc.Will help preventing Sathyam/ILFS like scams
Energy: ONGC Asokenagar-1 Petroleum reserve in West Bengal's 24 Pargana district → Will supply the crude oil and natural g
Indian Oil Corporation Haldia refinery.
Nepal Prime Minister dissolves lower house due to bickering among various functions of the ruling party
Sir Creek region near Kutch, Gujarat. India and Pakistan have disputes over the border & international maritime boundary line
Routinely fishermen arrested by either side.
Parliament reforms: 2002 decision's setup Delimitation Commission after 2026. Expected ⏫in seats: LS: 543 → ⏫888, RS:245
⏫384. That's why the new Parliament building's Lok Sabha chamber has 1200+ sitting capacity to accomodate all of them for
sessions. Criticism? (1) Delimitation exercise on population basis- Northern States will see more number of Representatives. S
injustice.😰(2) Difficult to control Disruptions and shouting if such large crowd of MP. (3) Parliamentary committee meetings s
become more open to press similar to USA. Ministers must drop the privilege and appear before the Committees. (4) ⏫Parliam
oversight over the intelligence agencies and international treaties similar to USA.
2017: Pathalgadi movement, Jharkhand: villagers would erect giant stone plaques declaring the gram sabha as the only sover
authority under Panchayat Extension to the Scheduled areas (PESA) Act, to claim their independence from the state. They wo
prohibit the entry of government officials. Many booked under IPC 124A (sedition) But now CM dropped all the cases
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Amit Shah to Implement CAA After covid vaccination
French Secularism: 2015 Islamist terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing a cartoon of Pr
Muhammad. Movement "Je Suis Charlie" (I'm also a Charlie)- polarising French against Muslims.
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Short term ⏫in temperature and rainfall → Vector borne diseases like Malaria ⏫ → Ministry of Earth science working on an E
Health Warning System to forecast the disease outbreak
World’s ‘biggest zoo’ 250 acres in Jamnagar, Guj. Name "‘GREENS Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom’, by Reliance
Industries CSR fund, doing PPP for Leopard rehabilitation.
Powers of IAS: Under new New Farms Act 2020, if trader doesn't pay ₹₹ in time, farmer can complaint to SDM. SDM in Madhy
Pradesh orders Attachment of property for two absconding traders.
IF Psychology Optional: Neurodiversity and Social Justice (col18)

1989-China Tiananmen Square massacre / student protest for democracy. Zoom meeting for commemorating the event- Govt
join zoom meetings with profile picture that contain child-porn photos & then report it to zoom to get the meeting cancelled!
Dec 18, 1961- Op Vijay to liberate Goa from Portugese. 60 years anniversary.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Nagorno-Karabakh region in Yerevan, Armenia - conflicts. Russia brokered ceasefire
36/9: India's lowest score in a Test Match against Australia. Earlier 1974's 42 was lowest.
1927: Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker had designed the Parliament building. Central Vista project for new parliament buildin
Death: MG Vaidhya- RSS leader (1923-2020)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Ancient Rome's first emperor Augustus- his mausoleum on river Tiber reopened.
Ayodhya Mosque- Dhannipur village 5 acre land. Design by INDO-ISLAMIC Cultural Foundation Trust
If PolSci Option: KIZHAKKAMBALAM PANCHAYAT Model of private co's CSR wing running a Panchayat. (p8)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Govt exploring Bad Bank (Ek Baar mein NPA prepare kro)
Renewable energy target 450GW by 2030: challenges (1) ⏫ thermal electricity charges in peak hours to Encourage household
adopt rooftop Solar Plant (2) Over 60% electricity still comes from coal. DISCOM & Power plant suffering from losses so unabl
invest in plant upgrades/renewable energy (3) if coal power shutdown job loss 4workers (4) Auctioning of the coal mines at ch
price for ₹₹ for populist schemes, but then 21% forest cover → 33% forest cover difficult. (5) Solar and wind energy intermitt
24/7. need to be stored in batteries. R&D ⏫ (p9)
KGD6- Asia's deepest offshore gas field in East Coast of India by Reliance & BP

(Journalism) journalism should be critical of the 'order of the times'- but based on facts and evidence. But this should not slip
complete negativity. media should not be seen by the public as discrediting the change that is happening since such a change
contrary to their long held positions "Development journalism"- Partner with government to highlight the change (e.g. Sanitati
superstition, safety of women) only then we can build building a strong, resurgent and developed India,” VP Naidu (P11)
(Empathy/ Tolerance) Tibetian families make tea with salt & butter- are we more 'elites/Sophisticated' because we are using s
and milk? Homogeneity enforced in name of physical beauty, singing voice, correct pronunciation, education, manners, handw
food habits. Urbane / Metropolitan / brahminical culture of Indian literature because nepo gang of publishers & reviewers. Chi
have ⏬ empathy / compassion for weaker section (p9)
“Vivadse Vishwas” direct tax resolution scheme: if case pending @appellate forums like Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), High Court or Supreme Court (over ₹4LCR case stuck)- It can be settled by paying just
No interest, penalty or prosecution. But only 12% Resolution in Gujarat. As IRS how will you make it succeed?
Monetization of sexual violence: Pornhub website users upload child rapes, revenge pornography, spycam videos of women
showering, racist content, women gettin beaten etc. And company pays the money for pageviews. NYTIMES outcry → now de
10 million videos.
(Leadership) 11 yo Madurai boy sends ₹1145 DD to LS speaker for Construction of new Parliament building. Speaker returns w
blessings.
Rajasthan Jan Kalyan portal: where all schemes' info available at one place | Indira Rasoi Yojana 2 give ₹8 food to poor in urb
areas.
SolarWinds hack- Alleged Russian attempt to hack American government website and private companies
DRDO built 🤩(1) Army ke liye: Border Surveillance System (BOSS): “all weather” electronic surveillance system @Ladakh whe
zero temp prevent manual chowkidaari. 🤩(2) Navy ke liye: Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System (IMSAS) for Naval
analytics 🤩(3) Airforce ke liye: ASTRA Mk-I Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Missile for Air Force.
FIFA Best Men's Player for 2020: Poland Captain Robert Lewandowski
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Book The Commonwealth of Cricket by Ramachandra Guha. "Bhakti & superstar" culture in sport- just like in Politics. If Gangu
doing unprofessional things and anyone criticizes them then BHAKTs trolling on social media. so, Cricket reforms are difficult.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Hathras was a gangrape- CBI. (Ek baar mein prepare kro- women safety topic)
Article 21 right to life → Right to health at affordable prices so supreme court orders govt to impose more price control on Cor
private hospitals /Open more govt hospitals.
(GSM2) Separation of powers: Andhra HC ordered Sarkari Vakil to prove show if there was Breakdown of the constitutional ma
in the state or not? Andhra State Govt went to SC ke Art356 only President can check directly/via Governor. HC Overstepping
constitutional boundary. SC stayed Andhra HC order, 'this is disturbing'. (p12)
India Corona vaccine FAQ: (1) even those Recovered need to get it (2) if suffering from coronavirus present then wait for 14 d
after recovery (3) photoID compulsory. (Will it help nabbing Naxal leaders/Mafia gangsters?)
Social capital : Level of trust and harmony in the society. Physical classrooms learning = ⏫social capital. (1) vertical education
teacher lectures and students take notes and (occasionally) ask questions (2) horizontal method = students internal discussion
activities etc. (3) Mix of both. E-learning= mostly vertical= ⏬social capital. 😰In Corona, big rallies/protests, social-religious fe
allowed then WHY not schools? Norway - Denmark Opened the schools, there was no 2nd wave. (Counter: unki public discipli
idhar even IIT-Madras 100+ve so had to shut down again).
IIM-A study: Corona lockdown & E-learning: A'bad city area only 30% of Government school children could watch live classes.
50% even have functioning TV/DTH. State government had ordered the private schools to cut fees by 25% yet poor parents w
aware bcoz don't have TV/mobile/internet. So, schools fooled them into paying the full fees. 85% poor children did not receive
home ration instead of mid day meal. We can only imagine the situation in rural areas.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Bitcoin explained series (p11) | Why has US put India on currency watchlist (p13)
Production linked incentive (PLI) scheme: Govt gives X% subsidy based on Incremental growth on mfg. But Karnataka iPhone
violence- harm the scheme.
(Women over-empowerment?) France law prevent govt agencies from hiring more than 60% management positions from sam
gender. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo fined $110,000 for hiring 'too many women'. If you are personnel Minister, what will you do

(Man versus Wild) Assam farmers setup electric fences to protect crop Pregnant elephants. Farmers angry that crop damage
compensation was not paid on time so we will kill the elephant, but agro/revenue dept itself not receiving funds on time. Farm
steal electricity to set up fences, but electricity department does not have enough staff for vigilance. As (DCF) what will you do
(Powers of IAS) SDM gets powers under Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to order a person to furnish bond for good behavior.
Orders farmers to furnish personal bonds of ₹50 lakh to prevent farmer protest. Amt2b reduced after Controversy.
Singapore’s ‘hawker / fastfood bazaar’ culture given UNESCO "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" recognition
Sports Ministry formally recognised yogasana as a competitive sport.

Crime & Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) by the Home ministry's National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Connect
police Stations with courts (2 send documents), RTO/Transport department (vehicle registry), Hospitals (dead bodies), NGO, c
etc. State governments can develop their own apps to extract/connect data with CCTNS. EGujCop won the best app award.
Alibaba facial recognition Technology can detect Muslims in videos/photos. Chinese government used similar technology for
persecution of UIGHURs through dragnet

Indo Bangla Virtual Summit: (1) 2020 is the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman being celebrated as ‘Muj
Borsho’. (2)March 2021: 50 Years of Bangladesh Independence Modi to visit. (3) restoration of Chilahati (Bangladesh) to Hald
(W.Bengal, India) rail link (4) Keywords: Neighbourhood first policy, Teesta water-sharing agreement, visa, Rohingya refugees
Elephants, vaccines against Covid-19, trade pact, Hydrocarbon Energy: ONGC-Videsh Kanchan-1X, hydrocarbons, agriculture e
Doping: Russia banned from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the
two years. Its athletes allowed to compete.
Karnataka Land Reforms Act: The amendments to allow non-agriculturists-to buy agricultural land. Controversy? it will ⏬food
production Counter: Small Farms unproductive, better shift farmer to mfg/service sector by facilitating industries to move towa
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A mutation in an RNA virus = when the virus makes a mistake while it is making copies of itself. Covid-19 → UK Mutation N50
the vaccine be ineffective? Ans. If mutation is only in a few spikes of virus, then still Vaccine will work. (p11)
USA- Currency manipulator monitoring list- India, Vietnam, Switzerland, Singapore China etc. (but -ve news as such MCQ✋)
Capitalism in Corona: TRAI recommended reserve price of ₹5.60LCR For selling 4G spectrum. DoT's highest body Digital
Communications Commission (DCC) accepted, but telecom cos citing losses in AGR & Corona(!) Govt desperate for ₹₹ by ⏬ta
collection in corona, so reserve price ⏬ 3.92Lcr.
Use of ICT: Gujarat Labour Department to have online MIS portal to track industrial accidents, how many victims, how much
compensation paid- transparency & fast tracking of Grievance redressal.
Malnutrition: NFHS-2019 ⏫Child malnutrition. 😰1) NFSA ₹6k but PM Matru Vandana Yojana gives only ₹5k for 1st child only
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Anganwadi kendra lack basic infra 3) Not serving eggs for religious reasons 4)
lockdown: but take-home-ratio/cash not Given to all beneficiaries (Jean Dreze, p8)
(Reservation) Urdu medium schools run by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation suffering from large vacancies of Urdu teachers
because Urdu learned candidates from reserved category not found, yet Govt not converting those vacancies into general cate
Then existing Muslim maths/science teachers forced to teach urdu grammar. (A'bad Ed)
Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act 2019: “institutions of excellence,national/strategic import
walle research institutions, minority institutions” exempt from reservation. V.Ramgopal Committee suggested to put IITs in thi
scrap reservation- reveals RTI docx. (p10) Counter: ⏫of suicides/dropouts among IIT students from reserved community bec
struggling to cope up with semester exams in English med. Missing empathy?
US Airforce Col.Raja Chari 2b commander of SpaceX Crew-3 to International Space Station (ISS) by NASA +European Space A
(ESA).
Ahmedabad- ponzi scheme busted- scamster offering 1% return per day on investment. If city with high level of literacy, large
number of Bank branches- why do people fall prey to such scams? Greed, Desperation, Consumerism fuelled by movies and T
shows.
RS-MP suggested MPs shd be made Familiar with the rank and uniforms of Defence Services. Rahul Gandhi walks out of meet
precious time is being wasted in teaching GK, instead of more important issues like border security and terrorism. Q: You are
a meeting, where non-essential agenda is taken up, what will you do?
Ludwig van Beethoven- German musician/pianist- 250th Birth Anniversary in 2020. (p9 col4CSATP2)
Sir George Everest- Surveyors General of India after whom Mt. is named. His house in Uttarakhand developed in museum.
Communist Party of China (CPC) members have joined high ranking jobs in Multinational banking, Pharma, automobile etc com
to spread Chinese influence/insider trading.
S.Africa DNA profiling- Same person was involved in 30 different rape cases. India- DNA Technology regulation bill: Storing DN
profiles of Crime scene, unclaimed dead bodies, suspected persons etc Can help tracing repeat offenders. 😰Privacy concerns,
manipulation, scientific errors where DNA sample gets contaminated
Blurring Lines between corporates & politicians- CSR wing of a pvt company wins Local bodies election in Kerala. (PolSCI Optio
p10)

ELECTION Commission (EC) to file criminal cases against 3 IPS in MP for Distributing in last LS election. Civil service neutrality
Powers of DM: in last 4 years, 700+ people arrested for Land grabbing. Guj govt Land grabbing prohibition act with upto 14 y
member committee headed by DM will judge.
(GSM2) Separation of powers: SC to setup a Committee with members from Govt and farmers' sides to settle the ongoing pro
bcoz govt negotiations failed to resolve logjam. Lesson: Whenever one branch (execuive) becomes weak, the other (judiciary)
stronger
⚾️📻✋SC notice 2Govt 4Gender-religion neutral rules for diverse, alimony/Uniform Civil Code. SC petition declare Sanskrit =na
lang
Role of Media: Courts in Delhi & MH criticized Govt, Politicians, media for scapegoating the Tablighis as corona superspreaders
whereas many arrested muslims were not even present in the area during timeframe. Many foreigners arrested admitted in "p
bargain" only to avoid long trial & return home.
ISRO to launch CMS-01 Communication satellite using PSLV-C50
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋NERPSIP power project. (no fancy name then✋)

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Monoculture= Growing same crops every year= yield⏬, pest/disease Vulnerability ⏫. So, paddy and wheat monoculture need
diversification (1) Pulses/Legumes for Nitrogen fixation (2) cotton, maize, ground nut, pulses, chana, mustard or sunflower etc
not procured at MSP so, farmers discouraged.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋FSDC meeting, LIBOR transition, Labour Bureau' survey, Pre budget consultation, 3.45 lakh Indian Auto Workers lo
Corona
DakPay = Payment Appby department of post
Pradhan Mantri Wireless Access Network Interface (PM-WANI)- Public Wi-Fi hotspot benefits: ✅a kirana shop owner, a tea-sta
vendor, or a Common Service Centre can resell/distribute internet to people as Public Data Offices (PDOs).✅ It will destroy th
cartelization of the Internet service providers(ISPs) and 3g/4g mobile cos / roaming charges. ✅UPI/BHIM created common pa
infrastructure that unbundled whose payment app you use! = 3Cs greater convenience,higher confidence and lower costs.✅p
Wi-Fi access may be linked to Aadhar card to misuse/cybercrime⏬. (p7)
Corporate nationalism: Indian companies fuelling SC petitions and media propaganda against Amazon, Google, WhatsApp, fore
banks & Chinese Apps/companies. But Even Indian companies are known to engage in political corruption, crony capitalism an
unethical business practices (Kingfisher, Yes Bank, Satyam etc) therefore Companies should be regulated with uniform rules &
based on "Nationalistic sentiments"
Himalayan Serow: Donkey-goat like herbivore animal in altitudes between 2,000 metres and 4,000 metres. But spotted in Spit
that is much higher altitude. IUCN: Vulnerable.
French president E. Macron wants to add climate change as a goal in the constitution (need Parliamentary vote and referendu
Mainly for appeasing France's Green Party's voter base before 2022's election.
Work life balance- Doctors on Corona Duty for 6-7 months without any breaks → Mental health /concentration /focus ⏬. (1) C
with patients and relatives (2) Dead bodies are not handled in a dignified manner.(3) Incidence of hospital fire in Gujarat due
negligence. SC asks Govt to give them a break from work.
BRITISH PM Boris Johnson to be 26th Jan Republic Day chief guest
December 16, 1971: Pakistani forces had surrendered in the Bangladesh Liberation war. 50th anniversary hosted at National w
Memorial Delhi
Book: Pranab's "The Presidential Years"- his son wants to stop the release of the book bcoz excerpts in it, while daughter wan
publication to continue
Death: Indian aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha, Padma Vibhushan, Karnataka.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha's Breach of privilege motion against journalist Arnab Goswami → Arnab goes to SC → SC to send n
Speaker to know his side of the story but Art194: powers and privileges of the Houses Art212: courts cannot inquiring into
proceedings of the house. So, MH Vidhan Sabha passed the resolution that speaker / Dy.Speaker not to respond to SCs
notice/summons.
Pak's anti-rape ordinance: (1) Chemical Castration with the consent of the habitual rapist (2) Special Court to finish cases in 4
(3) National database of sex offenders (4) Disclosing rape victim identity is punishable
Nepal Ordinance for reducing quorum requirement for Constitutional Council.
SC: Homeopathy practitioners can prescribe ‘immunity boosters’, can’t claim Covid cure
SARHAD Dairy: Kutch District Cooperative Milk Producers Union, popularly known as Sarhad Dairy -PM Modi to inaugurate (Uti
the border region to prevent the radicalisation Cooperative movements may be explored like this.)
technical recession = if growth rate is negative for two consecutive quarters (USA definition). RBI's December 2020 bulletin- I
in Technical Recession.

World's largest Hybrid renewable energy park near the Indo- Pakistan border near Khavda, in Kutch, Gujarat. 30,000-MW capa
(solar+Wind) over 72,600 hectares of land along the border. Land allotted to Adani Green, Gujarat State Electricity company e
NFHS (1) caesarean delivery (C-section)⏫= 😰Dr doing unnecessarily to get more ₹₹? (2) # of reported Domestic violence ca
legal awareness ⏫.
Covid-19 virus spikes bind on human protein 'ACE2' → replicating. Replication efficiency of virus is measured through "codon
adaptation index". humans, ferrets, cats,civets and dogs vulnerable.
Policy for National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) to protect patient's data privacy.

Death: Author John Le Carre (born David Cornwell) known for spy thrillers like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (3 columns on him i

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PROJECT 17A: Indian PSUs build STEALTH FRIGATEs. 1st launched- "HimGiri"
22 Ex-Indian-Diplomats write Open letter- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's remark over farmer agitation in India are driven by v
politics in Canada. Khalistanis control prominent Gurudwaras in Canada → use donation$ for anti=Indian activities and for fina
Canadian elections. (GSM2: Role of Diaspora)

Model code of conduct violation? BJP promising Free corona vaccine during Bihar election, Kerala CM doing same in local elect
Conduct of a leader: If leaders in a political party can give certain statements, then others also have the freedom to speak the
But if a leader holds a Constitutional post, he should not comment. (J&K Lt Gov when asked to comment on Amit Shah's rema
Gupkar Gang)
Secularism: Assam: State-run Madrasa will be converted into regular schools, State run Sanskrit tolls will be converted into stu
/research centres.
Parliament Session: (1) Budget (Feb2May), (2) Monsoon (Jul2Sept), (3) Winter (Nov2Dec). 2020-Corona: No winter session. d
budget session from Jan'2021. maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months.
Role of media: SSR Death/Suicide- 450 personnel from CBI,ED,Maharashtra Police = 6cr in salary bill Solving a single case! be
Media turned it into a sensation, while neglecting China Pakistan border, corona, Delhi LSR college girl commits suicide becaus
couldn't afford a laptop for e-Learning during Corona.
Tech Diplomacy / Governance: (1) D10 group for 5G suppliers outside China (2) Trump's “Artemis Accords 2020” - a set of pri
for outer space exploration-India not yet joined (3) G20 Osaka Declaration on Digital economy - India not signed (4) Global
Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) by India, France, 15 nations. || While India has taken a lead Global Solar and disas
initiatives But we also need to play Global leader in diplomacy for cyber-security, right to privacy,integrity of political processes
content moderation social media,preventing tech monopolies, digital trade and taxation, trans-border data flows and robotic w
(P11, Rajamohan)
5C’s of Water Vulnerability: Climate Change, Contaminants, Co-occurrence, Conflicts,and Covid-19 (Subject of Virtual conferen
IIT GNR- useful in Essay)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Tata in the race to buy Air India (✋Let the final result come)

⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋"NRI Postal Voting"- non-Gulf NRIs to get it 1st. (Let it notify → CA-PDF wala will cover)| Vera Sarin Petition in Sup
Court to declare 1975 emergency unconstitutional, where her family's jewellary business for seized & family forced to leave In
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Ayurved post graduates to do surgery - controversy (p10, REF Dec5)

Motor vehicle act 2019 third party vehicle insurance is mandatory. It covers the death/disability/damage loss of the third-party
accident. 50% Indian vehicles are not insured- People do not renew them. Road accidents cause financial hardship to people.
If we aspire for $5 trillion dollar economy then current farming laws and banking sector laws need to be reformed. But people
of change, even though the change name be beneficial to them after a decade. (p7)
Eye transplant may also spread Corona infection

Diversity requirements: USA's NASDAQ stock exchange may soon require all listed companies to include at least one female, 1
minority, 1 LGBTQ community member on their board of directors. Indian Company Act also requires public listed companies t
at least one female board member- The debate between inclusivity versus merit. Criticism (1) Not real inclusivity because of o
female relatives are appointed to fill quotas (2) While transgender may be given job reservation for economic hardship, but co
board of director level appointment should be based on merit and not LGBTQ / sexual orientation.
Punjab prison DIG resigns to support protesting farmers. Earlier 2 IAS officers also resigned against some government policies
Faizal, Kannan Gopinathan). Critics argue it is done for starting a Political career, they have wasted a precious seat, Civil Serva
Neutrality VERSUS Freedom of conscience (a person's moral sense of right and wrong).
Fire safety- Gujarat: Fresh engineers and fire safety graduate will be designated as fire safety officers (FSO) → They will act a
freelance professionals similar to CA/Auditors and will give inspect & issue no objection certificate (NOC) to building owners fo
safety, and charge fees. Govt's fireoffer will Randomly check a few buildings to ensure no malpractices.

IF Optional Political Science / Sociology: columns on political dissent (p6), women, patriarchy, inter community relationships (p

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Mountain height can be measured using (1) trigonometry (2) GPS (3) flying planes with laser beams (LiDAR). Mount Everest la
height. Mt. Everest (PeakXV) 8848mt+86cm⏫due to Northward movement of Indian tectnoic plate.
(1) World is a competitive place. As India is rising, other nations will try to limit/prevent it- Because our demand for Climate ch
Global trade, data privacy etc may not align with their interests. (2) Need to focus on hard power, Synergy between foreign po
military policy. Canada, Norway or Sweden may not require large standing Army because they do not have unsettled border d
or intense terrorism. (p9)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Draft Rules on code of wages definition of basic pay allowance | IFSCA gold Bullion exchange norms | GSTR-3B Fo
be auto populated | DHFL fraud | 24/7RTGS|GDP to ⏬10%
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Health ministry is National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2019-20. Previous survey was done in 2015. (1) Malnutriti
among children⏫ (2) Gap in Internet access between Rural-urban / male-female is wide. (LET CA_PDF walla Make comprehen
summary of it)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Judgements on IPS deputation an ongoing controversy in West Bengal | Bod
territorial Council elections in Assam | Maharashtra Ordinance for OBC reservation
Oct 2020- Atmanirbhar 2.0-‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure’/CAPEX scheme- Union to loan ₹12,000 crore
interest-free 50-year loan to states, exclusively for capital expenditure like, health, rural development, water supply, irrigation,
transport, education, urban development.
Labour unrest in Apple iPhone factory in Karnataka vehicle burned, phones looted Over salary dispute. Economic Survey2020-
Assemble in India had highlighted this challenge. India cannot become part of the Global assembly line if Logistic And Labour
harm the supply chain
SC PIL=Implement two child norm to control population. government response =already total fertility rate⏬from 3.2 (2000) →
(2018) , Coercive methods/Forced sterilization etc not useful
Vikas Dube was a notorious Gangster killed police encounter. But, Now some youngsters have created facebook fan pages “Vi
Dubey amar rahe” (Long live Vikas Dubey)- Such group have 1200 to 10000 members. Youngster feel that it is their freedom
speech and expression. Web series like Narcos, Sacred games, Mirzapur etc also glorify the lives of gangsters. SP superintend
police what will you do to reduce the the charm of rowdyism/gangsters among the youth in your district
Death: U.A. KHADER- Malayalam author
2020 Novr-Election code of conduct rules 1961: govt ⏫ Election expenditure limits by 10%-Large States (1) LS-₹77l, (2)Vidha
Sabha-30.8l. This amount lower for smaller states/UT. (59lakh4LS, 22Lakh4VS). Now, Election Commission asking opinion of p
parties on revising the expenditure limits in elections
Kerala to give free vaccines to all.(Tamilnadu and Madhya Pradesh also announced) Kerala versus your home state model of
development.
Mumbai: Ashokan Era Mahakali Rock cut Caves. Some, movie studio wants to buy this land
Climate ambition Summit 2020: Modi says " (1) ⏬Carbon emission intensity by 21% ✅ (2) Renewable energy target 175GW b
450GW by 2030". China plans for Carbon neutrality by 2060. This Summit is hosted by UK,UN,France,Italy and Chile, to mark
anniversary of the Paris Agreement. challenges (1) USA left deal. (2) Argentina, Mexico, UK, Japan, Canada, Germany, France
announced NET ZERO GHG targets but no hard action being done on ground / accountability mechanism missing. (3) Fairness
CBDR. India cannot be expected to do as much as UK/France considering poverty, resource constraints. India's Contribution to
<10% and Per capita emission is less than 2 tons.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋RBI guidelines for resolution plans for covid-19 By corporates
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋West Bengal IPS officers deputation to Centre controversy after BJP
15th FC Boss NK Singh: Annually ₹6-7lcr schemes. Are we getting corresponding benefits? Need more rationalization in schem
Economics of animal rearing: Crossbred cow takes 17-18 months to reach puberty for insemination. + 9-10 months of pregna
starts milk at 28 months. Subsequent calvings, every 13-14 months. Farmers usually don’t keep a cow beyond 5-6 calvings, w
yields ⏬ so feeding becomes expensive.Thus cow becomes unproductive at 7-8 years. Buffaloes Productive age 9 to 10 years
Species Bos taurus = cows, bulls, bullocks and calves, but not buffaloes, that belong to a separate species Bubalus bubalis. St
with anti cow protection laws = cow population ⏬ while buffalo population ⏫. (p1)
Union and State governments hv many schemes providing subsidies' DBT to farmers for purchase of solar pump set, organic f
food processing unit etc. But agriculture officials demand 20-25% cut/bribe For approving the project. so, DBT itself is not pan
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3D printing or additive manufacturing = computer-aided design & printing of 3d parts. For certain automobile, circuit boards &
medical implants its cheaper. MEITY Ministry working on draft policy. Largest players 1) China (50%) 2) Japan 3) S.Korea.
5 types of malarial parasites — Plasmodium falciparum (majority in India), vivax (the commonest ones),P. malariae, P. knowle
Plasmodium Ovale. P Ovale Malaria occurs in Sudan / W.Africa. Indian soldiers got in UN posting brought to Kerala.But not ver
serious.
RAJA JON Vurputoor Chari: an Indian-American US Air Force colonel selected by manned mission to Moon.
Time’s Person of the Year: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris.

Environment ministry portal Parivesh- people told to Voluntarily disclose ownership of Exotic pets like iguana, snakes, turtles,c
macaws, gibbon, crocodiles, pygmy falcons etc by 31/12/2020, then immunity from prosecution. (Explained p13)

Presidential years= 4th vol of ex-Prez Pranab M's memoirs. 3rd volume= Coalition years| recall Obama's book: "A promised la
100kg gold missing from CBI custody. Madras HC ordered local police to probe. CBI officers opposed "Gold weighing
methods/machines faulty .Our Prestige will be ⏬if we are investigated by local policemen!" But HC rejects CBI arguments.
Paris Olympics 2024: breakdance added as a medal sports. to ⏫the viewership among youth. (Versus Controversial suggestio
dropping wrestling, shooting because not enough 'audience'/sponsors.)
Death: Paolo Rossi Italian footballer in the 80s| Kim Ki Duk South Korean filmmaker
International Bharati Festival 2020 to mark 138th birth anniversary of Tamil poet Subramania Bharati
ECI/E-Gov: 90cr voters. Printing Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC)=₹10-15 each. Planning for e-Voter ID- stored as PDF
15th FC Boss NK Singh: Need to review the 7th schedule legislative power b/n Union and State. It has eroded over the period
e.g. agri, land, labour, banking, law and order, technology, globalization etc.
Shahtoot Dam: India to build this dam in Afghanistan

EU climate deal: 27 Nations to ⏬GHG by 40% (2030), NET 0 by 2050. Eastern nations like Poland very poor, require a lot of f
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋CCI finds Cartelization among Indian beer companies|Factory output ⏫to pre-covid levels
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋India, Uzbekistan sign 9 pacts. Prepare the collective interest for all Central Asian countries
Govt planning to to list G-Sec in global bond markets to get funding @cheaper rates from Non resident investors
Facebook bought Instagram @$1bn, WhatsApp @$19bn=monopoly in Social media. USA authorities now thinking of breaking
ownership & preventing Facebook from acquiring more companies.
HRD: JEE-Mains reforms. Before- only 2 times a year, 90Qs. 2021: 4 times a year, attempt 75Qs out of 90 (Due to Corona som
School Board had reduced syllabus)
To stop custodial death/torture, SC ordered installation of cctv cameras in all police stations. But 😰(1) if tortured offsite / cam
blind spots (2) night vision, audio/video temperating (3) Mindset won’t not change until strict punishments are given. | Bhutan
Parliament law to decriminalize homosexuality
Pirotan Island is a coral island in Gulf of Kutch, near Jamnagar Marine National Park (MNP), Gujarat. Since 2010 closed for tou
now State govt thinking of resuming
Death: Indian contemporary dancer Astad Deboo, Padma Shree.
1999: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution#1267 for sanctions against Al Quida and Laden. UNSC 1267 Commit
looks after sanction on terrorists- Travel ban, asset freeze, arms embargo. 2020-Controversy: It allowed PakGov to pay ₹1.5
lakh/month to 26/11 Mumbai mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.
Drug Tourism: Malana cream is a charas from Malana Valley of Himachal. It's rich in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) so gives
⏫psychedelic effect. Cannabis is grown in HP for making footwear etc. But Charas illegal under the Narcotic Drugs and Psycho
Substances Act (NDPS) 1985
heavy rainfall, hailstorms, thunderstorms, and cloudbursts ⏫by20x
Micro climatic zones: where the weather is different from surrounding areas. New study finds that some districts which were f
prone have now become drought-prone and vice versa. Over 75% districts of India Have become hotspots of extreme weathe
events. In last 50 years- flood frequency ⏫by8x, while land slides,
J&K HC: Government officials are like Kumbhkaran- sleeping. Laziness of govt official = loss of tax payers' money. Their lazy a
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Social Media: NITI Aayog CEO "India has too much democracy that difficult too much democracy so difficult to reforms in agri
labour laws". He defends my words taken out of context, due to social media's culture of preferring clickbaits/brevity instead o
depth /length / rationality of discussion
Indo-Bangla: Railway b/n Haldibari in Cooch Behar to Chilahati in northern Bangladesh was stopped since 1965- Now it will be
resumed in 2020-Dec. | India Nepal Air-bubble agreement for easier air travel for citizens.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Govt planning working hours limits on service sector work from home employees in the OSH (Occupational Safety
and Working Conditions) Code.| CCI raid on cement cartels, IRCTC disinvestment, UPL Whistleblower | Battle between Tata So
Shapoorji Pallonji group
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋EPFO interest8.5% (2019-20). Earlier proposal to 'split' & give it in 2 installments due to Corona slowdown, but now
given in single installment.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Parliament New building Bhumi Pujan
Nobel Winner Abhijeet Banerjee- need to relax foreign ownership rules of Indian Bank to attract more capital. it's flawed to th
Indian capitalists are good and foreign capitalists are bad!
Prime Minister WiFi Access Network Interface (PM- WANI) → Public Wifi scheme through Public Data Offices (PDO).
GSM2- Scheme design implementation: (1) ICDS → 14 lakh Anganwadi centres (AWCs) for pre-schooling of children below6yr
many don't hv water/toilet/medicine/food. poor families sending kids to private nurseries= savings⏬. (p8) (2) Prime Minister's
Employment Generation Programme(PMEGP) —provide financial assistance for self employment/micro enterprises but banks n
approving ₹/loans in Jharkhand so 10,000 applicants stuck.
Jail/death for rape, acid attack, child abuse: (1) 2019-Andhra Disha Act (2) 2020- Maharashtra Shakti criminal law Bill:
INDIAN Air Force (IAF) objected to Netflix film where Anil Kapoor donned the Airforce officer uniform while using very foul/ab
language. Artistic freedom versus public morality & respect for defense services.
Death: Hindi poet-journalist Manglesh Dabral, won Sahitya Academy Award in 2000

Tripura MLAs demand replacing CM Biplab Deb for his Dictator style functioning. CM announcing 'Public mandate'- "Whether h
continue or not?"- Q: Recall is a method by means of which the voters can remove a representative or an officer before the ex
his term, when he fails to discharge his duties properly. What are your thoughts on introducing this mechanism in India?
Threats to Federalism= 1) state consent required but Union bifurcated Andhra, removed 370 in Kashmir even after opposition
Vidhan Sabhas.(2) increasing presidentialisation of national politics, ⏬charisma of CM, a single-party dominance with powerfu
messaging power on social media (3) hyper-localism, domicile reservation, anti-migrant/outsiders (4) Security threats in J&K,
require more union intervention. (p8)
France law against Islamic radicalism(1) Compulsory school frm 3yr (2) Mosques hv2 register & disclose donations (3) doctor
give virginity certificate to brides.
Karnataka: anti-cow slaughter law: All type of cattle slaughter banned except buffalo >13yrs. Critiques (1) Farmers can't sell
old/unproductive animals to slaughterhouses (2) Didnot get enough debate in Vidhan Sabha.
Indus Valley: Alamgirpur (Meerut, UP), two in Masudpur (Hisar, Haryana), Lohari Ragho (Hisar), Khanak (Bhiwani, Haryana) –
Farmana town (Rohtak) and Rakhigarhi city (Hisar)- new study on ancient ceramic vessels finds : people ate meat of
pigs,cattle,buffalo,sheep and goat, and dairy products.
Article 243E, 243U: PRI/ULB tenure 5yr from 1st meeting. Guj Tenure ending in 2020-Dec but State election commission elect
to Corona so SC orders CEOs to run local bodies temporarily, without taking policy decisions
(GSM3: Cyber security) Maharashtra Op. BlackFace against Child porn. Acquired an interpol software to detect websites.
Beresheet-2: Israeli unmanned lunar mission 2024.| Vaccine: Pfizer to have Differential pricing based on GDP of the country.
Russian Foreign minister- "We oppose Quad (USA,Aussie,Japan,India)- India is becoming a tool of Western Nations' unipolar m
but Russia and China will not become subordinate to it! Russia believes only in G20 outside UN"
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Pandemic lessons learnt, database on migrants may be ready by June. Let it be notified first! | IRDAI for standard
accident insurance product | NEFT already 24/7. RTGS becomes 24/7 from Dec.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋“Assam's NRC (National Register of Citizens) prepared by former officer Prateek Hajela is flawed. Final list yet to be
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Small marginal farmer own 85% of agrarian land. They are unable to generate enough large marketable surplus, need to borr
→ # of agri households with debt: Maharashtra (57%), UP (44%). 2013's Land Acquisition Act and 2020's Draft Environment
Assessment (draft) makes it easier to get land for industries/infrastructure. Similarly, Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961: only
can buy land. 2020 State govt want to change it. more displacement → more agrarian unrest. (Counter: Small farmer need to
shifted from Agro2mfg)
750 million Internet users in India but 300 million still trapped in 2G speed. Faster internet req for e-learning, e-medicine, e-ju
etc. 5G: Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the highest executive decision-making body of the DoT announced sale o
8300MHz spectrum for 5G at reserve price at Rs 5.22 Lcr. Airtel,Vodafone not in position to afford. Jio may get a monopoly &
5g in 2021.
Government can acquire any land for construction of Highway, under National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) Act,1956. H
⏫economic, human & sustainable Development- SC
CDSCO's Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019: They do not use the term "Emergency use authorisation=EUA", it's called "Acc
approval process". (Explained, p11)
Eluru town in Andhra: >500 sick with Mystery disease, traces of lead and Nickel in blood sample
Health Ministry's National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration of Covid-19 (NEGVAC): Vaccine priority → front-line staff, o
age, young at risk | Drugs / Vaccines: Molnupiravir (stops Corona Transmission 24 hrs).
(GSM2: Pressure groups) NITI CEO: "Tough reforms are very difficult in India because we are too much of a democracy- parti
labour, agriculture, mining, electricity" It requires very strong political determination and administrator will. We want to overta
China as a manufacturing nation. But it'll not happen out of holding seminars and webinars. Very hard-headed, ground-level a
required. Inevitable some of the pressure groups will get unhappy because of losing their power. (labour union, APMC middlem
lobby, farmer leaders)
2019's NZ: ChristChurch Attack 51 Muslims killed by White supremacist Gunman. Enquiry Commission faults security agencies
excessive focus on Islamic terrorism while neglecting other threats / lax firearm licensing.
Nepal and China Government certify that height of Mt.Everest is 8848.86 meters.=86 cm higher than 1954. 2015 Nepal earthq
that triggered the debate whether height had reduced or increased?
Mt. Everest- 1st to climb: New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary & Nepal's Tenzing Norgay in 1953
Municipal Elections shd be contested on local devlp issues but in Hyderabad - renaming city (Bhagyanagar), religious divide (H
Muslim), son of soils (throw away migrants,) etc. This weakens local government,
General MM Naravane becomes 1st Indian Army chief to visit UAE and Saudi
USA's religious freedom report 2020: Pak, China, Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkm
engaged in systematic violations of religious freedom.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ UK mein who got 1st Pfizer vaccine, Canada’s province which Indian person became speaker?
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ State Maritime bodies oppose Indian ports bill 2020 | ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Draft E-Commerce Policy
2019- Jet Airways biz collapsed but with new investors, it'll resume operations in 2021 summer.
More vaccine developers apply for Emergency use approval 1) Bharat Biotech (COVAXIN) (2) Serum Institute of India (Covash
based on UK's Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine AZD1222)
Sugam portal by health ministry's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) → online approval of drugs/its trials @
controller general of India (DCGI) and State Food and Drug Administration (StateFDA).
Venezuela: President Nicolas maduro claims victory in election
Bob Dylan Nobel peace prize winning American musician sells his 600 song catalogue for 300 million
Olympian Anju Bobby George has only single kidney, yet has won medals.
Eco bridges/Eco-Ducts to help the wildlife animals, apes and reptiles to cross highways in Uttarakhand. (p11)
Book: Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh
Book: RABINDRANATH Tagore Literary Prize- Founded by US-based publisher Peter Bundalo (2018). Now 2020's prize given to
Kamal Jha's book "The City and the Sea"
Tagore Prize for Social Achievement 1) Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Oman) (2) Indian dancer Sandip Soparrkar

(Child Competition) Dubious marketing strategies by startup company: Even before a child has learned basic mathematics, the
marketing courses for teaching them computer coding. Parents feel pressurized to enroll the child because of competitive atm
Some of these online companies even making false claims that "XYZ child got crores of ₹₹ package from Google." (p11)

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Chattisgarh- 4 minors held for raping class9 girl for 15 days. Reasons for increasing instances of involved juveniles in sexual c
what can be done to combat it?
Disproportionate asset: Suggest technological solutions to curb this. (Hint: Economic Survey2020 suggested Technological solu
curb bad loans just rinse and repeat the points.)
Many Athletes from Punjab Haryana belt threatening to return their Khel Ratna Awards but Indian Olympic Association (IOA) c
it- Protesting for a cause vs returning awards are two separate things- Award is given by the President on behalf of people of
and not a political party.
(Smart weapons) Iran claims Israel killed its top nuclear scientist using a satellite controlled machine gun which was hidden in
Actual shooter was not present.
Environmental diplomacy: China is pursuing "coercive environmentalism". President Xi decide the strict norms against polluting
industries. But in democratic Nations "liberal environmentalism" pursued, because difficult to bring consensus among different
parties in the coalition governments and in the federal vs state power struggle. US President Joe Biden willing to get back into
and China is also willing agree for more GHG cuts depending on US action. US President Biden may impose new range of fore
policy tools like higher taxes and sanctions against polluting products. Indian diplomacy must get ready for these challenges.
(Rajamohan, p7)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Kisan Bharat Bandh, SC Stays Central Vista construction | JHARKHAND govt- announcing loan waiver for farmers &
replace PM Kisan Bima Yojna with the state’s own Fasal Rahat Yojna.

PSUs gave ₹155 cr from staff salaries & >2000cr frm CSR funds to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance & Relief in Emergen
Situations (PM CARES) fund. “PMCARES is not a public authority under the RTI Act.Hence controversy about how the money is
Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) scheme: small dealers in GST(1word-asso)
- China controls 75% mfg of Lithium batteries (req4 e-vehicles) & 70% of solar cells. India needs to ⏫R&D and aquires globa
of lithium.
(DATA) Corona: >200 mn 2b added into extreme poverty → Total 1 bn extreme poverty by 2030- UNDP
Book: The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations- by Daniel Yergin
Covid corruption: Govt has used Private hospitals for treatment of covid patients & later amount is reimbursed. (1) Govt officia
demanding 10% cut in releasing ₹₹ to private hospital owner(2) Private hospital owner showing fake data to ⏫ the number o
patients by 10% to pay bribes. As health secretary (IAS) how will you prevent such scams?
Mobile gaming: ⏫cases of (1) youth stealing money from parents/grandparents' bank accounts to buy / unlock weapons and
mobile games. (2) skipping school homework / assignment submission etc. (3) vulgar & abusive language/temperament learn
online gaming chat. Way forward? Role of parents, teachers, government?
INS Viraat Decommissioned (2017), shipbreaking to be done in Alang,Guj. Some groups want it converted into a museum but
ministry rejected
Global GHG emission largest nations: China 30%> USA 15%>Europe 10%>4th is India 7%
NATIONAL Highways Authority of India says "Creating green tree cover, removing encroachments on highways- is the respons
contractors (and not ours)" National green tribunal criticises, "NHAI, Despite being a statutory body lacks a sense of responsib
Environment
Jupiter orbits the sun @every 12 ys, Saturn @29 yrs. 2020-Dec: They will appear very close to each other, known as "Great
Conjunction".
Global Coalition for Carbon Neutrality (2017) 15+ nations group for Better implementation of Paris agreement. India not a me
yet.
Virtual Climate Ambition Summit (2020): UK + France + UN and a few other nations organizing this summit to mark the 5th
anniversary Paris Agreement.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)'s new tariff structure for natural gas pipelines to ⏬gas p
users who're faraway from sources of gas. (1word-asso)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Vivad Se Vishwas- new technical reforms by I-T Dept. |
TRADE RECEIVABLES and Discounting System (TReDS)- online portal wherein MSME pledge unpaid invoices to get Short term
from banks and nbfc. RBI permitted in 2014. eg. portal Receivable Exchange of India (RXIL) — set up by SIDBI +National Sto
Exchange (NSE). Now loaning ⏫=signs of economic recovery.

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Cairns Group (a place in Australia) is an 20 agricultural exporting countries' group including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil
Canada etc. The want WTO members to ⏬/stop agri subsidies so these exporters nation can compete against Indian farmers.
when Canada PM expresses care for Indian farmers= hypocrisy.
Indico-2 / Llanos oil block in Columbia. ONGC Videsh to explore.
Bank board Bureau recommends S.Ramman as SIDBI CMD.
Book: Jugalbandi-The BJP before Modi : Vinay Sitapati. (Earlier a biography of PM Rao)
Book: Troubled blood detective novel by Harry Potter-walli JK Rowling under the pseudonym 'Robert Galbraith'
JCB Prize for Literature for an Indian author- 2020 given to Malayalam Author S. Hareesh for novel Moustache'.
American president has a special aircraft named Air Force One similarly we are testing Air India One aircraft - for President,PM
with defense capacity.
Old parliament construction started in 1921, Inaugurated by Lord Irwin (1927). Modi's Central Vista project= redevelopment o
Parliament, PM office, PM house etc. 2020: New Parliament building foundation stone to be laid by PM. Old Parliament building
preserved as an archaeological site. @Present, LS strength = 543, RS= 245. New Building RS=384, LS=888 sitting capacity. D
joint session, new LS chamber can accommodate all members of LS+RS. HCP company designed,Tata to construct contract, c
971cr.
Japanese space agency JAXA's spacecraft Hayabusa 2 returning Earth with samples from asteroid Ryugu. It'll land in the barre
of Woomera, South Australia.
Indian Commerce Ministry's DPIIT dept signs Intellectual property Corporation memorandum of understand (MoU) with US Pa
trademark office.
USA ends 5-year Cultural program with China calling it a soft power propaganda tool.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Forex⏫/⏬| Delhi Petrol@83, AirIndia investment controversies | Jharkhand joint GST compensation 1. (More in M
Win21 Series)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ MEA minister Jaishankar skips video call with Canadian foreign minister.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋IIMs vs Education ministry autonomy controversy
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Pfizer applying for Emergency use licence in India| Bahrain becomes 2nd nation after UK to approve emergency-us
the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech
MPC: Repo rate is the rate @which RBI lends money to its clients for short term while taking G-Sec as collateral. To combat in
repo shd be ⏫ → expensive loans → ⏬demand → ⏬inflation. RBI monetary policy committee required to control the inflation
2 to 6% of CPI all India. Inflation @7.6%(Oct), So in theory repo⏫ req, but corona-slowdown = RBI does not want the loans
become more expensive. so repo rate unchanged at 4%.(More in Mru's Win21 Series)
RBI: KV Kamath Committee walle 26 stressed sectors brought under TLTRO | Banks prohibited from from paying dividend| co
credit card limit ⏫ to 5k| digital payment guidelines etc (More in Mru's Win21 Series)

Coalition government =Individual entrepreneurs become more power e.g. early 90s "Andhrapreneurs" from Andhra like GVK,
Nagarjun fertilizer, Gangavaram port etc. Because small-coalition partners would pressurize Union to grant relief to
liquor/mining/apmc/Highway contractor/land sharks who funded their election. Whereas Non-coalition government @Centre=
“conglomerate” capitalism become dominant: when majority of sectors are held by just 2-3 dominant players, Instead of large
of individual entrepreneurs e.g. Ambani (petrochemicals, telecom and retail), Tata (steel, vehicles, salt and IT services), Birla (
aluminium and chlor-alkali) and Adani (ports, power, edible oil, airports). It results in centralisation of the economic & political
IB ministry orders TV channels not to show online-sports-gambling ads as per Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 199
Consumer Protection Act,2019
Niti Aayog on Friday published a draft for discussion to regulate online fantasy sports platforms (OFSP) like Dream11, Mobile P
League and My11Circle etc- they're operating in grey areas between sports betting and fantasy gaming.
National education policy- offering graduation programs in local languages. But if entire B.Tech in local languages → faculty
recruitment will be from 'local language' persons. But good education faculties from global level”,says IIT director.
Ayush Ministry Notification allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to perform surgeries, criticized by Indian Medical Association. Ayur
Shalya Tantra= general surgery, Shalakya Tantra = surgery4eyes, ears, nose, throat, teeth (Explained, p13)
Singapore becomes the first country to allow lab grown chicken meat sale. benefit?1) ⏬zootonic disease, E.Coli & Salmonella
2)⏬methane emission from Animal husbandry 3)⏫food availability. (Explained, p13)
Dalit assaulted for using upper caste surname. As DM/SP How will you prevent atrocities & ⏫social harmony?

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Post-370 removal: Union to create Waqf boards A) two boards in J&K UT- one for Shia, one for Sunni B) one board in Ladakh
Shias in Kargil. Waqf boards look after Waqf properties, Dargah, Shrines.
Vivek Murthy: US Surgeon General selected by President Biden. He held the same post in Obama administration
Marine mammals such as whale and dolphin - their blood is unique because 1) More red blood cells → Higher oxygen carrying
capacity 2) Higher oxygen-carrying protein suggest myoglobin, neuroglobin etc.3) sometimes Blood clotting mechanism absen
(Explained, p13)
Death: Dineshwar Sharma (IPS)- administrator of Lakshadweep union territory, interlocutor Jammu Kashmir, ex-IB chief
post-Covid order will require re-learning, re-thinking, re-innovating, and re-inventing.
Dr.Ambedkar lived at 10 King Henry’s Road in Camden, UK during his student days at the London School of Economics. (1921
This house will be converted into a Museum.
China's Chang'e-5 mission was launched with "Long-March-5" rocket. Now returning back with 2 kg moon rocks.
2017- Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar but now trying to revive the relations to isolate Iran.
Usually vaccines are developed by inactivated / weakened virus in lab. But, Corona vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna-
are based on m-RNA tech. They inject Messenger-mRNA which tells human body to develop a Corona shaped protein structur
very unstable. Challenges: (1) requires -20-70C storage. How many dose required | Is the immunity permanent? (2) Indian po
nutrition =weak immunity.
UK's Varkey Foundation Global teacher prize 2020: $1mil to Maharashtra's Ranjitsinh Disale. Hei voluntarily decided to share h
the prize with 9 other contestant teachers. He promoted girl education through QR coded textbooks.
Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 runs in ODI, breaking Sachin's record.
Malayan Giant Squirrel found in parts of NE, could vanish post-2050 due to Jhum, poaching. says Zoological Survey of India. "
Threatened" in IUCN list. (page11)
(Case Study) SC stays Gujarat HC’s community service order for mask rule violators bcoz State gov feels it'll ⏫ Corona spread
Normal people engaged in COVID hospital community service.
Death: Historian Vishwa Natha Datta- known for books on Jallianwala Bagh, Sati,Madan Lal Dhingra etc
Death: MDH: Mahashian di Hatti spices company founder Mahashay Dharampal Gulati@98 age. migrated frm Pak
4 Dec 1971: Indian navy sunk Paki ships in Op Trident, so 'Navy Day'. To monitor China@Ladakh, Navy used Poseidon P8I
surveillance aircraft and Heron aircraft.India currently has one aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, and a second one—INS Vikra
under construction
Army reforms: Chief of the Army Staff (General) → Vice Chief → (new post) Deputy Chief of strategy to act as single point ad
person to Vice chief. Need was felt since 2017's China Doklam crisis
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)- International convention on narcotic drugs: "Cannabis (used for making Charas, & s
medicines)" removed from most-dangerous list (Heroine etc still kept) for encouraging medical use. India, USA, Europe voted
remove, China Pakistan Russia voted "NO". India's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, 1985 =cannabis s
punishable offence.
Bhashan Char, or floating island in Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh govt shifting the Myanmar's rohingya refugees to this isolated I
because presently refugees overcrowding mainland, ⏫Organised crime, disease. UN worried.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ GST Compensation Back2Backloans Jharkhand only state remaining not to join option-1. | SC disagrees: GST to co
on lottery/ gambling. (Wait4 Mrunal's Win21CSP Series.)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Gold prices ⏬because Vaccine=economic recovery to come, investors shifting from gold to shares. (Explained p13
Bank frequent power/server failures. RBI halt it from issuing new credit cards
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Explained: "NRI Postal Voting". Too much 'chronological commentary' very little on pros & cons- which we need fo
(p13) Better do from CA-PDF.
Industrialists demand loan restructuring but SC "Govt has to arrange affairs based on its economic capacity."
Ahmedabad was 1st to launch Municipal bonds ('98). 2020-Lucknow 9th city in India & 1st in North India.
Gujarat HC- Mask rule violators will hv to do community service in covid hospital
UK to be 1st western country to start vaccination (Pfizer) in 2020-Dec. China-Russia already started b4 in Asia.
Total fertility rate (TFR) replacement level 2.1. [email protected]. Govt worried population ⏬. 2nd child since ‘16
3rd December International Day for PH. 1bn PH in world. 40 million PH in India, out of them 45% Illiterate. only 4 PH MP in
Parliament since independence. Cerebral palsy not eligible for Indian Foreign Service. Notable schemes: ADIP, Sugamya
Bharat/Accessible India. Mental Healthcare act 2017. (Tharoor, p9)

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26th Jan Chief Guest: 2018-10ASEAN leaders, 2019-S.Africa's Cyril, 2020-Brazil Bolsonaro, 2021-UK's Boris Johnson(unconfirm
Calculated move to sign India-UK trade/security agreements post-BREXIT
Oscar nominated 'Juno| Xmen|Inception actor Elliot Page: 'I am a transgender address me with pronoun he/they'
Jharkhand government staff asked to submit an affidavit to stop consuming all forms of tobacco WEF 1st April 2021. But no pe
clarified.

Online sports betting is prohibited in all state UT except Sikkim. But in live match online betting sites giving TV ads. (pros- Leg
earn taxes, & ⏬mafia influence as many other nations did. Cons- Gambling not Gandhian value. Financial ruin of family)
Cyclone Amphan caused $14 billion loss to India- Costliest cyclone for Indian Ocean. Due to global warming 96 cyclones acros
in 2020.
La Nina=Global cooling effect. El Nino=warmer temperature. 20% chance Global temperature will exceed pre-industrial level b
by 2024.
Railway to stop recruitment Bunglow peon (Telephone attendant cum Dak Khalasi: TADK). But, other group D staff may be de
with their consent. PM Modi had asked Railways to stop this practice & and give ₹₹ to the officers to hire private peons. Simila
burning issues in the police and military orderlies- that it's not best use of Government human resources.
Article 129: Suo-moto Contempt powers to the supreme court. e.g. Prashant Bhushan then Attorney General or Solicitor gener
consent not required. Contempt of courts act 1974: AG/SG can bring Contempt of court case @SC/HC, if suo-moto not done. B
private citizen making such application, then AG/SG consent required e.g. AG consent in Rachita Tanjea / Kunal Kamra case -
Arnab-SC satire. (Explained, p13)
No female Chief Justice of India so far. only 2 female judges in SC out of 34. Only 80 female judges in HC out of 1113. Wome
constitute less than 10% Judges in (HC+SC). Need to ⏫ female judges for gender sensitization and sexual violence cases.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Privatisation of BPCL| Jack Ma's ANT company EXIT from Paytm
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Lesser florican bird migrate from Western India to Peninsular India for breeding season
(Capitalism) Corona test ₹4500 in private labs, after Guj Govt notification ₹800 if @lab, ₹1100@home. Earlier too GujGovt ord
pvt schools to cut fees by 25% due to Corona. Thus, free reign of capitalism not suitable for public welfare.
(Capitalism) HDFC outsourced Statue of Unity‘s ticket cash collection/depositing work to private co → 5 cr siphoned over the y
Wrong to presume that Privatisation/outsourcing = efficiency & cost savings. Effective Vigilance / supervision required.
e-governance (GSM2): e-prison management: Jail warden can see inmate's criminal, medical, family history on the mobile. Pri
can be allowed to meet relatives via video conference during Corona. Biometric data captured → helps future crime Investigat
Gujarat prison department won an award for this.
(Corona) Entire Indian population may not be mandatorily vaccinated. govt will focus on Critical Mass -says Govt
(Corona) Vaccine adverse reaction- Sometimes due to occur it does not mean trial can be stopped, esp in Corona. Safeguard p
Patient given consent forms, Hospital also has internal ethics committee, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), DCGI (D
Controller General of India) also involved in oversight.
(Explained) Vaccine emergency use approval (p13)
TN political party demand 20% reservation for Vanniyar community. State Govt announces panel to conduct caste based surve
(Excess police action) Man beaten to death after fight among rowdy customers in a resturant. Police forcing all the restaurants
locality to close at 9:00 p.m. Restaurant owners filed a complaint to you (DM), How will you address?(p9, A'bad Edition)
(Vigilantism) Driver was posting abusing things against a family on social media. Family members kidnap him, break his mobil
parade him naked on streets. They feel nothing unethical because police complaint will take a lot of time to get the post remo
from social media.why vigilantism⏫? As SP how will u prevent!? (p3, A'bad Edition)
🎓✋"Some American States legalized marijuana. India shd also do!" (col, P7) NOTIMP Bcoz (1) NO DPSP prohibit! (2) UPSC do
ask 'Championing/Campaigning causes for columnists', until ES/ NITI /Govt report/ bill/policy/SC etc say something
Role of diaspora- 🤩(+ve) remittance| them ⏫ in politics like US-VP Kamala Harris. 😰(-ve) 2020-Farmer protest against APMC
bill: Canadian PM & many foreign readers from UK, US, Australia supported farmers, for wooing local vote Punjabi vote bank.
India opposed to foreign nations commenting/intervening in internal domestic affairs of the country.
Disaster management: ⏫ incidents of Fire in hospitals, malls and factories. SC pulls up Guj govt for Rajkot hospital fire.
Public office has to face criticism and allow youth to express. We have to find balance between rights of individual and Society
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Work life balance: Goa's culture of 'Sussegad': laid back/indolent attitude. Goan prefer Siesta=sleep between lunch hour to 4 p
your alertness and job performance afterwards. Even Roger Federer sleeps 2 hours in the afternoon for this. But, Marwadi
Shopkeepers keep the shops open in Goa between 2-4pm= Benefit tourists but harming Siesta culture. Goa forward party lead
promises if he becomes CM, he will compulsorily impose Siesta between 2 to 4 p.m.
(Explained) J&K Roshni Act scam (p13- Not for written exam, but for interview)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ MSP be made a legal right? just write past & future economic survey's suggestion for MSP reforms. Populism gove
kept ⏫MSP, pvt players couldn't pay → FCI flooded with grains. Govt intervention harmed more than it helped.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Natural gas pipeline tariff Policy controversy | commentaries before Dec4 MPC.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋"Naga peace talks difficult coz Naga separatist demand separate flag & constitution." says Gov of Nagaland.
Insurance Underwriting loss = when claims are higher than the premium income of the insurance company. 2019-20- many In
cos faced this due to motor, crop and health. Similar problems feared in Corona.
Gold import customs [email protected], [email protected]% encouraging smuggling, And harming our export-oriented jewelry business.
shd ⏬ but then CAD :( due to excess imports!
Proposal for NRI-Postal-Ballot: "Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS)" = NRI gets ballot paper in email → p
→ tick → send in ordinary mail. 60l out of 1cr Non resident Indians are in the voting age. ECI aims to roll it by getting the gov
modify Election Rules 1961- doesn't even need Parliament approval. (✋Pros and cons may appear in future IE-"Explained seri
self-PHD not REQ)
Article 164(1): Governor appoints the CM and other ministers appointed by Governor on advice of CM. In Karnataka, some
Congress/JDS MLA dumped their parties to join BJP. Speaker disqualified MLA under anti-defection law → BJP nominated him
& to make him minister. Karnataka Highcourt blocked this. (p11)
Beti Bachao Beti Padhaao → mass awareness → Uttarakhand - ‘Ghaur ki Pachyan, Nauni ku Nau (Identity of the house, in the
of the daughter) → house name plate will mention daughter name. e.g. "Simran Niwas"- Postman, courier delivery boys start
the name gender sensitization, respect for women etc. (p11)
Bhagya Lakshmi Temple near Charminar, Hyderabad → Yogi proposes rename city as "Bhagyanagar"
Govt brings back Varanasi Temple's stolen Goddess Annapurna statue from Canada (Archaeological Survey of India:ASI looks
administrative procedure)

Indian & middle east: 1) Turkey PM Erdogan- Political Islamic conservatism, leaning to Pak. UAE,Saudi,Egypt want modernizat
Saudi/UAE planning to send back Pakistani workers, demanding Pak to return loans sooner. 3) If Pakistan recognises Israel as
country due to pressure from UAE/Saudi/USA- it may help Pak get more loans/technology from Israel/USA. (C.Rajamohan, Pa
Organisation of Islamic cooperation's foreign ministers' session- some remarks about Kashmir. India objects- "OIC should not
itself to be used by Pakistani propagandas- when Pakistan itself has a poor record due to Religious intolerance and persecution
minorities. (Explained series, Page 13, A’bad Edition)
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit: India hosting it for the first time (virtual mode), chairman- VP Venkaiah Na
Earlier NSA Doval walked out of NSA-summit due to wrong Kashmir map used by Pak.
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ British mercenaries had provided training and air-support to Sri Lankan and Indian troops to combat LTTE in 1980
Scotland yard investigating, after a journalist's book.
1/3rd of the HIV patients are not taking HIV-medicines due to lockdown/₹₹.
Social Security: Motor vehicle (amendment) act 2019 → guidelines requiring Ola/Uber cab aggregators to provide drivers with
insurance, Term Life Insurance, training, Gender sensitization, Data must be stored in Indian server, fare linked with WPI & no
surge pricing.
PSUs: FPI invested over → ₹1.50lcr in Indian shares this year so far, but very little in the government companies, bcoz they s
Disinvestment plans to suffer

Fisherman in Corona: 1) Kisan Credit Card with 2 lakh limit given but banks not releasing more than ₹30-40k as loans. Fisherm
need more ₹₹ to buy diesel, ice and crew salary. 2) Covid safety protocol- China not clearing cargos, delaying payments, buyi
from other desperate countries 3) Indian fishermen try to focus on European Union but their SPS norms are very strict.😰
incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR)= amount of capital required to produce 1 unit of output. ⏫ICOR = bad thing / inefficie
production. ICOR in India: 3.8 (2016) → 4.9 (2018) → 6.9 (2019)
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PPP in Leopard rehab: Mukesh Ambani's private zoo @Jamnagar, Guj- "Green zoological rescue & Rehabilitation Kingdom" to u
Reliance’s profits → CSR → sheltering captured leopards in 250acre.
Sardar Patel Zoological Park -Located near Statue of Liberty, Narmada, Gujarat
Uttarakhand Ecobridge in Nainital jungle to help the reptiles Cross Road during traffic.
Suppose a Govt owned pharma company conducting vaccine trials. Patients have signed the consent forms. But, 1 trial patien
complications due to his medical factors other than vaccines. Yet he demands ₹5 crore in damages. Rival pvt companies start
sponsoring sensationalized news in the Press and social media, Thus discouraging new vaccine volunteers, & future sales. As,
will you address this negative propaganda?
IMD predicts colder winters in North India due to La-Nina over Pacific.
Statue of Unity attracts (13k per month) more visitors than Statue of Liberty (10k per month)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ FY21 GDP growth: -23.9%(Q1), -7.5%(Q2) so we're on recovery. (WAIT4📔📔ES21) | Competition Act 2020 →
amendment Bill to ⏫powers of CCI. (WAITtillPassed)| Budget commentary
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋UN's International telecommunication Union (ITU) Evaluates 5G-Technology
Atma Nirbhar package Challenges:1) "under-heating" [despite stimulus, demand not ⏫], 2) If export>imports: Current accoun
surplus → stronger rupee → bad for Exports → job loss 3] Import Bans - autarky/closed economy → Difficult to get even 4.5%
growth rate [Column- P11].
Boycott of China harms Indian economy? 1) "CAPITAL GOODS": Thermal power plant wants new machinery, Indian BHEL take
6 years whereas Chinese cos supply it within 10 months. Similar in telecom, Pharma, chemical dyes, ceramics. 2) Some Indian
importers rely on loan from China because Chinese banks ⏬loan rates to 4%, Indian banks can't do it bcoz then deposit intere
need to be ⏬, which is Politically sensitive.
✋1st All Living Things Environmental Film Festival in India (Very low profile body)
Obama's book: "A promised land“| NK Singh's book : Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside
Outside Odisha vidhansabha, 3 separate instances of suicide by families-because police failed to solve the missing person /mu
case of their relatives. How to ⏫ boost the public faith in police & judiciary?(Pg8)
Rajasthan- Molestation accused forced to eat feces. Both molester and the vigilantes were arrested. Vigilantes Don't think they
done anything unethical. Way forward for⏫ boosting the public faith in police & judiciary / ⏬ Vigilantism? (Pg8) | 🤩Teaching
Environmental ethics to children (column P16)
⏫Cheating during online examinations in IITs. American premiere colleges have "honour code" if broken very severe punishm
given e.g. Permanent expulsion.(Pg8)
UP's Love Jihad ordinance passed: Legal protections already available- IPC section 366- coercing a woman into marriage, POS
2012, Indian majority act 1857-Marriage is a contract between adults. Article 21 life and liberty, Article 25 freedom of religion.
Marriage Act, 1954 for registration & divorce of inter-faith couples. UP Govt already running a scheme to give ₹50k for inter-c
inter religion marriage couples! (p9)
INDIA, SRI LANKA, MALDIVES Trilateral Meet (Virtual)-“terrorism”, “radicalisation”, “extremism”, “drugs”, “arms and human
trafficking”, “money laundering” and “cybersecurity”
⚾️📻⚾️🎓 SEBI bans NDTV promoters for Insider trading, EPFO life certificate deadline extended to Feb'21, Post-BREXIT UK-EU
deal,| ⚾️📻⚾️🎓 GST Compensation- Punjab accepts Option#2 (Win21CSP)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓 More Chinese apps to be banned, Iran to revenge the nuclear scientist killing, Ethiopia: Tigray war
⚾️📻⚾️🎓 J&K District council election, Farmer protest
⚾️📻⚾️🎓 DoT guidelines for '0' prefix when landline2mobile call | Vaccine
UK creates new digital regulator to impose code of conduct on tech giants like Facebook and Google.
To ⏫Women scientist: British project "Athena SWAN" Collaborating with Indian project "GATI- Gender advancement through
transforming institutions" by Dept of SciTech.
Boxer Mike Tyson (54 years) returning exhibition match.

15yo Boy arrested for sending death threat to UP-CM through WhatsApp. Parents ask for mercy that he may have done it out
frustration/joke. (1) As judge what will u do? (2)As SP What will you do to prevent recurrence of such hoax/prank calls? (page

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A doctor had a land dispute with another person, but police & district authorities not listening. So he creates a fake email acco
the Prime Minister's office and sends an email (from fake-PMO) to the police, to look favorably into his case. Doctor arrested f
forgery and impersonation. (1) Doctor feels he has done nothing unethical; Do you agree? (2) Often citizens go to mafia/Bahu
grievance redressal involving land/property disputes. What should be done to prevent?

Chief Justice of Guj laments, “my own judges are travelling 500 to 600 km to attend weddings of some relatives, disregarding
Corona wedding guest-limit guidelines.” Similar problems in enforcing firecracker ban in Delhi. When public order requires doin
something that goes against public sentiment, What should be done to ensure its proper enforcement? (Corona, firecracker, d
Celebratory firing in marriage, traffic jam in religious processions, Chinese string in kite-flying, Ganesh PoP idols, etc)
Coal mining license allowed in Bhavnagar district but Environmental group sends petition to the collector that area is near the
earthquake fault lines and this could cause major disaster. Company argues that for the energy security of India and royalty in
for Govt- Coal mining is beneficial even though such risks are always present. As DM what will you do with the petition?
Information management and analysis centre (IMAC) for coast security. [A similar Q about Kerala Cyberdom project was aske
UPSC GSM3-2019] (page13)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓 Surge pricing guidelines on uber/ola, Under motor Vehicle Act, PNGRB guidelines on OMCs for city gas distribution| B
AXA General with merger with ICICI Lombard| France GAFA tax,
⚾️📻⚾️🎓 J&K District council election,Farmer protest ,Arnab bail case,
Paytm, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, others now NPCI shareholders (#Win21CSP)
Tech Reliance/case hearing via video conferencing= new inequality for poor
Essay: Will ICT/monopoly over data make India a "digital colony" of the West? (Col P8, Meeta Rajivlochan)
Woman arrested for selling 2 y.o.boy to TN Couple, because she wanted to get remarried but Bf didnot want old husband's bo
District Child Protection officer what will you do (a) orphanage (b) re-give to TN couples. (p10,A'bad Ed)
President’s powers to pardon — in US, India (Explained, p13)
Indo-Gangetic plain = most Polluted region in the India& world!-CPCB
New Zealand to declare "Climate emergency" - similar to Canada,France,Britain
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Bank license to NBFC/large corporates |Farmer protest against Union farm laws, Cox & Kings travel NBFC Investig
money laundering, Trade union strike in Kerala Bengal Assam | LVB-DBS merger | Amazon-Reliance-Future dispute| Capital ac
convertibility reform / process to continue says Governor| PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB): unified ta
structure for gas pipelines
⚾️📻⚾️🎓Foreign Secretary visit to Nepal, Doval to visit Lanka, Jaishankar visit to Seychelles | Ethiopia- civil war in Tigray regio
⚾️📻⚾️🎓PM proposes one Nation one poll (Prep 1time frm CA-PDF)
LVB merged with DBS Bank from Nov-27-2020.
Sebi launches Securities Market Trainers (SMARTs) Program for investor education
26th Nov'49: Constitution Assembly adopted Constitution. Earlier called "National law day" but Modi@2014 renamed it as "con
day". | "Art32- Right to constitutional remedies is the heart and soul of the constitution" said Dr.Ambedkar
Dr Gaurav Sharma: Indian origin New Zealand MP took oath in Sanskrit
India’s entry to Oscars- Malayalam film "Jallikattu".
Oxford dictionary word of the Year: Toxic(2018),Climate emergency(2019), NOT declared for 2020 saying Corona-led problem
be accommodated in a single word.
10 year old child hoisted the tempered national flag. Mother and child booked under National Honour Act,1971. As a judge, wi
show leniency? As SP, how will you prevent the recurrence? (Ahmedabad Ed. Page1)
Medical College students want more ₹₹ for internship in Covid threatening strike. As dean, u msg health minister, but Govt sa
do not have funds, then what will you do to handle this? (Ahmedabad Ed. Page1)
Pak Ordinance for Chemical Castration of rapists.
99th Anniv of Dr Verghese Kurien (Amul Milk)
Death: Diego Maradona footballer, Argentina| Ahmed Patel, Congress leader, Gujarat
26/11/08: Lashkar-e-Taiba Terror attack on Mumbai, ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋India Bahrain cooperation, Jaishankar visit
BEOSP test = brain fingerprinting test. Neuro-psychological method. Accused shown audio/visual clips related to crime and his
responses mapped. Done4Hathras.
Words R the most powerful drug used by mankind- Rudyard Kipling|

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ban on Diwali crackers, vehicle emission norms, Collegium system etc=e.g.of Judicial overreach- says VP.
Lok Sabha rule 270: Parliamentary Committees have powers to send for persons, papers, records but, Govt may decline 4natio
security e.g. J&K telecom ban.
Unelected Institutions necessary to keep elected govt in check (Ram Madhav, Column P7)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Amazon-Future group-Reliance case, IBBI norms on Voluntary liquidation
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋GST compensation two options for States, NIIF Debt fund mein equity infusion (Mrunal's Win21 series),
3D printed swabs- cheaper than Commercial swabs for covid testing (p11)
Maharashtra to provide ₹₹ & grains to sex workers as per SC directive
Cyclone Nivar@Tamilnadu, Puducherry
Government guidelines against scholarship scams (page1&2)
All India speakers conference @Kevadiya,Guj. Theme- ‘Harmonious coordination b/n Legisl, Executive & Judiciary=Key to vibr
democracy’. Ends@Nov26 Constitution day
Uttarakhand's Igas festival/Budh Diwali Celebrated 11 days after Diwali to encourage reverse-migration
MEITY Bans 43 more Chinese under information technology act
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ SEBI Bans Karvy stock broking, FPI inflows, Proposal of giving bank license to Nbfc/large corporates – pros and co
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Brahmos missile trial, Bru tribe protests/violence
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ #METoo case involving former minister MJ Akbar, DMK requests Governor to release the Rajiv Gandhi assassins o
humanitarian grounds, Kerala social media gag law to be Withdrawn by an ordinance, TRP fraud case, Arnab Kangna cases,
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Farmer protests in Haryana Punjab against Union agriculture laws,
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋"0" prefix required to call mobiles from landline, Vaccine Development
China's negative-yield bonds
PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE scheme (PLI): Apple-Samsung etc doing Contract manufacturing/Assemble in India (✋Wait
Mrunal's Win21CSP)
Death: TARUN GOGOI- 3 times Assam CM, died of Corona
Judicial barbarism/Favouritism: Pro-SC arguments: SC defended Right to privacy, LGBTQ rights, permanent commission to wo
Army, Ayodhya judgement, championed RTI, Indian Supreme Court hears more cases annually than USA SC (76), UK (76).(Co
P7)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Corona Vaccine Development
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Kerala Police Act (Social media Objectionable post five years jail) amendment not to be implemented, Rohini land s
J&K,
(Column P7) Khaleeji (=Gulf) capitalism & India's strategic interests in Gulf by C.Rajamohan
India - an observer Djibouti Code of Conduct — anti-sea-piracy framework for Gulf, the Horn of Africa and East Africa
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Rajan criticizes converting large NBFCs into Bank, SEBI Paper on Promoter reclassification & minimum shareholding
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Israeli Prime Minister to meet, Saudi Prince Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal, Pakistani pm visit Afghanistan,
Biden's cabinet selection
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy undergoes trial for bribing a judge and political corruption, France Police
questions 10 year old Muslim girl for 'defending terrorism'
IndianExpress Column: RBI proposal to convert large nbfc into Bank – pros-cons. (page6)
Mrunal's TheHindu column: Corona-a mixed blessing for Indian Capitalism! (p9,theHindu)
Vikram Seth novel A Suitable Boy (1993) In controversy because its Netflix series promoting Love Jihad. (p9)
Father killed a man for raping his his 5 year daughter, booked under IPC Section 302 (Life imprisonment or death). As the jud
what will you do? As SP how will you prevent recurrence of such vigilantism in future? (p4)
Netflix series 'Suitable Boy' shows kissing scenes inside a religious place. Multiple people file complaints.As Secretary (IAS) in
how will you address OTT regulation?
Odisha Govt to merge government schools if <15 students enrolled. Activists argue ⏫ school dropout in remote areas. As Edu
Secretary (IAS), how will you address? (p10)
Column: Idea of New world/Democratic Global governance (page7)
Column: Crop Residue burning (page6)
Explaiend: Why Tamilnadu, Andhra, Telangana banned online game (p13)

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🎓✋⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋(continued) kerala social media gag law. (Presume that you have prepared 2015's Shreya Singhal case on IT A
sec.66 (A) decriminalization
(continued) G20 Summits- Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023, Brazil in 2024. Modi suggests 'Circular carbon econ
approach'
Column: Chinese dam project in Himalayas are water bombs (page7)
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ Petrol diesel price rise, LVB-DBS merger, G20 debt relief plan..
⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋Forex reserves ⏫ by >$100bn in 8 months
Madhya Pradesh CM's Gau Cabinet- may become 5th state with cow cess after Punjab (1st state to implement, 2016), Chandig
Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
9th Global Sustainability Film Award organized by org ' (i) TVE & (ii) Difficult Dialogues'.
Book: Preparing for death by Arun Shourie
Tata Literature festival: 2 panelists dropped after they planned to read statement against the sponsor Tata Corp. As the show
organizer, would u have done this? (p10)
Youngest female Grandmaster Koneru Humpy wants 1) Unified/Unisex Tournament 2) equal prize money for female. As Ches
council chairman will u agree? (p16)
Death: Travel writer/Historian Jan Morris (Book Pax Britannica) dead.
France bill to ban uploading Police photos online to instigate Anti-Police attack (p12)
Kerala Police Act amended 5 years jail & ₹10k fine for offensive post in social media. But later withdrawn due to public outcry.
Tamil Nadu- 3rd state to bans online games/gambling after AP & Telangana
Personal Data Protection Bill debate (p11)
15th G20 summit (online host: Saudi) Modi calls for New Global index for transparency in governance
Comedian Bharti Singh Narcotics arrest, Controversies surrounding District Development Council (DDC) polls in J&K, Violence
Tripura/ Bru settlement
Bhutan Rupay Phase2
RBI PK Mohanty Committee on banking license: convert large NBFCs into Banks
India is losing over $10.3 billion in taxes each year due to global tax abuse by MNCs says Tax Justice Network
Economic growth under various Prime Ministers of India (p8)
Booker prize to Douglas Stuart’s novel ‘Shuggie Bain’
Rajasthan labourers daughter waiting for years to get INR 55,000 under the government’s scheme (p10)
student commits suicide due to ⏫ college fees (p11)
Britain’s ministerial code prevents ministers from bullying or harassing their staff. Home Minister (Secretary) Priti Patel in contr
(p14)
Kumbh Mela @Haridwar (2021)
India US Climate & Disaster Management cooperation (p9)
India-Bhutan: (1) Rupay in Bhutan Phase1 (2019) Bhutani people could use their Rupay cards in India @ATM & PoS. Phase2 (
Nov)-added more access facility. (2) ISRO to launch Bhutani is satellite (2021)
Tamil Nadu 7.5% medical reservation for government school students who cleared the Neet exam (Page16)
Maoist-affected MP-district's MGNREGA workdays ⏫ from 100 days to 200 days (Page15)
Manual Scavenging act reform (Page1)
‘The Republican Ethic’, a book containing selected speeches of President Ram Nath Kovind (page15)

(GSM4 Ethics Case study) Unable to pay Rs 200 each for Durga Puja, 14 Gond families face social boycott for two weeks (Pag
1st All India Speakers conference at-Guj's Kevadiya (Page14)
Column on EAS summit & Hanoi Declaration (Page9)

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