2020-Nov-Dec

DATE (YY-MM-DD) Subject Subtopic (if any)

News Item (Page Numbers correspond to Ahmedabad Edition)
Tamil Nadu 7.5% medical reservation for government school students
2020-November-20 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ who cleared the Neet exam (Page16)
Maoist-affected MP-district's MGNREGA workdays ⚖ ‍from‍100‍days‍
2020-November-20 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ to 200 days (Page15)
2020-November-20 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ Manual Scavenging act reform (Page1)
‘The‍Republican‍Ethic’,‍a‍book‍containing‍selected‍speeches‍of‍
2020-November-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors President Ram Nath Kovind (page15)
(GSM4 Ethics Case study) Unable to pay Rs 200 each for Durga Puja,
2020-November-20 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ 14 Gond families face social boycott for two weeks (Page16)
2020-November-20 Polity⚖ ⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
1st All India Speakers conference at-Guj's Kevadiya (Page14)
2020-November-20 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
Column on EAS summit & Hanoi Declaration (Page9)
2020-November-21 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ Bhutan Rupay Phase2
RBI PK Mohanty Committee on banking license: convert large NBFCs
2020-November-21 Economy⚖ 1b⚖Bank Classification
into Banks
& Loans
India is losing over $10.3 billion in taxes each year due to global tax
2020-November-21 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
abuse by MNCs says Tax Justice Network
2020-November-21 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
Economic growth under various Prime Ministers of India (p8)
2020-November-21 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Booker‍prize‍to‍Douglas‍Stuart’s‍novel‍‘Shuggie‍Bain’
Rajasthan labourers daughter waiting for years to get INR 55,000
2020-November-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ under‍the‍government’s‍scheme‍(p10)
2020-November-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ student commits suicide due to ⚖ ‍college‍fees‍(p11)
Britain’s‍ministerial‍code‍prevents‍ministers‍from‍bullying‍or‍
harassing their staff. Home Minister (Secretary) Priti Patel in
2020-November-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ controversy. (p14)
2020-November-21 History/Culture⚖
Places-in-News Kumbh Mela @Haridwar (2021)
2020-November-21 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
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 (2020-Nov)-
added more access facility. (2) ISRO to launch Bhutani is satellite
2020-November-21 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
(2021)
2020-November-22 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ ⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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), Chandigarh, Uttar
2020-November-22 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ Pradesh and Rajasthan.
9th Global Sustainability Film Award organized by org ' (i) TVE & (ii)
2020-November-22 Environment⚖ Awards Difficult Dialogues'.
2020-November-22 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors 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,
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ would u have done this? (p10)
Youngest female Grandmaster Koneru Humpy wants 1)
Unified/Unisex Tournament 2) equal prize money for female. As
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ Chess council chairman will u agree? (p16)
2020-November-22 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Death: Travel writer/Historian Jan Morris (Book Pax Britannica) dead.
France bill to ban uploading Police photos online to instigate Anti-
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Social Media⚖ Police attack (p12)
Kerala‍Police‍Act‍amended‍5‍years‍jail‍&‍₹10k‍fine‍for‍offensive‍post‍
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Social Media⚖ in social media. But later withdrawn due to public outcry.
Tamil Nadu- 3rd state to bans online games/gambling after AP &
2020-November-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Social Media⚖ Telangana
2020-November-22 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ Personal Data Protection Bill debate (p11)
15th G20 summit (online host: Saudi) Modi calls for New Global index
2020-November-22 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
for transparency in governance
Comedian Bharti Singh Narcotics arrest, Controversies surrounding
District Development Council (DDC) polls in J&K, Violence in Tripura/
2020-November-22 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Bru ⚖ settlement
IndianExpress‍Column:‍RBI‍proposal‍to‍convert‍large‍nbfc‍into‍Bank‍–‍
2020-November-23 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
pros-cons. (page6)
Mrunal's TheHindu column: Corona-a mixed blessing for Indian
2020-November-23 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
Capitalism! (p9,theHindu)
Vikram Seth novel A Suitable Boy (1993) In controversy because its
2020-November-23 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Netflix series promoting Love Jihad. (p9)

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Father killed a man for raping his his 5 year daughter, booked under
IPC Section 302 (Life imprisonment or death). As the judge, what will
you do? As SP how will you prevent recurrence of such vigilantism in
2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ future? (p4)
Netflix series 'Suitable Boy' shows kissing scenes inside a religious
place. Multiple people file complaints.As Secretary (IAS) in MinI&B,
2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ how will you address OTT regulation?
Odisha Govt to merge government schools if <15 students enrolled.
Activists argue ⚖ ‍school‍dropout‍in‍remote‍areas.‍As‍Education‍
2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ Secretary (IAS), how will you address? (p10)
2020-November-23 IR/Defense⚖ Fodder⚖⚖ Column: Idea of New world/Democratic Global governance (page7)
2020-November-23 Environment⚖ Pollution Column: Crop Residue burning (page6)
Explaiend: Why Tamilnadu, Andhra, Telangana banned online game
2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Social Media⚖ (p13)
⚖⚖ ⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ (continued) kerala social media gag law. (Presume
that you have prepared 2015's Shreya Singhal case on IT Act sec.66
2020-November-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Social Media⚖ (A) decriminalization
(continued) G20 Summits- Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in
2023, Brazil in 2024. Modi suggests 'Circular carbon economy
2020-November-23 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
approach'
2020-November-23 Environment⚖ Water⚖ Column: Chinese dam project in Himalayas are water bombs (page7)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Petrol diesel price rise, LVB-DBS merger, G20 debt relief
2020-November-23 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ plan..
⚖
2020-November-24 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
China's negative-yield bonds
PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE scheme (PLI): Apple-Samsung etc
doing Contract manufacturing/Assemble in India (⚖ Wait‍for‍
2020-November-24 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ Mrunal's Win21CSP)

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2020-November-24 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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 women in Army,
Ayodhya judgement, championed RTI, Indian Supreme Court hears
2020-November-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary more cases annually than USA SC (76), UK (76).(Column P7)
2020-November-24 Science⚖ Public-Health⚖⚖‍⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Corona Vaccine Development
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Kerala Police Act (Social media Objectionable post five
years jail) amendment not to be implemented, Rohini land scam in
2020-November-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ J&K,
(Column P7) Khaleeji (=Gulf) capitalism & India's strategic interests in
2020-November-24 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
Gulf by C.Rajamohan
India‍-‍an‍observer‍Djibouti‍Code‍of‍Conduct‍—‍anti-sea-piracy‍
Summit/Agreement-India
2020-November-24 IR/Defense⚖ framework for Gulf, the Horn of Africa and East Africa
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Rajan criticizes converting large NBFCs into Bank, SEBI
2020-November-24 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Paper
⚖ on Promoter reclassification & minimum shareholding etc
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Israeli Prime Minister to meet, Saudi Prince Indian
Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal, Pakistani pm visit Afghanistan, Joe
2020-November-24 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Biden's
⚖ cabinet selection
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy undergoes trial
for bribing a judge and political corruption, France Police questions
2020-November-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 10 ⚖ year old Muslim girl for 'defending terrorism'
3D printed swabs- cheaper than Commercial swabs for covid testing
2020-November-25 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
(p11)

2020-November-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ Maharashtra‍to‍provide‍₹₹‍&‍grains‍to‍sex‍workers‍as‍per‍SC‍directive

2020-November-25 Environment⚖ Disaster Cyclone Nivar@Tamilnadu, Puducherry
2020-November-25 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ Government guidelines against scholarship scams (page1&2)
All‍India‍speakers‍conference‍@Kevadiya,Guj.‍Theme-‍‘Harmonious‍
coordination b/n Legisl, Executive & Judiciary=Key to vibrant
2020-November-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary democracy’.‍Ends@Nov26 Constitution day
Uttarakhand's Igas festival/Budh Diwali Celebrated 11 days after
2020-November-25 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News Diwali to encourage reverse-migration
2020-November-25 IR/Defense⚖ Social Media⚖ MEITY Bans 43 more Chinese under information technology act
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍SEBI Bans Karvy stock broking, FPI inflows, Proposal of
2020-November-25 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ giving
⚖ bank license to Nbfc/large‍corporates‍–‍pros‍and‍cons
2020-November-25 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Brahmos missile trial, Bru tribe protests/violence
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍#METoo case involving former minister MJ Akbar, DMK
requests Governor to release the Rajiv Gandhi assassins on
humanitarian grounds, Kerala social media gag law to be Withdrawn
2020-November-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ by ⚖ an ordinance, TRP fraud case, Arnab Kangna cases,
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Farmer protests in Haryana Punjab against Union
2020-November-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ agriculture
⚖ laws,
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ "0" prefix required to call mobiles from landline, Vaccine
2020-November-25 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Development
⚖
2020-November-26 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
LVB merged
& Loans⚖
with DBS Bank from Nov-27-2020.
Sebi launches Securities Market Trainers (SMARTs) Program for
2020-November-26 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
investor education
26th Nov'49: Constitution Assembly adopted Constitution. Earlier
called "National law day" but Modi@2014 renamed it as
"constitution day". | "Art32- Right to constitutional remedies is the
2020-November-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ heart and soul of the constitution" said Dr.Ambedkar
Dr Gaurav Sharma: Indian origin New Zealand MP took oath in
2020-November-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment Sanskrit
2020-November-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ India’s‍entry‍to‍Oscars-‍Malayalam‍film‍"Jallikattu".
Oxford dictionary word of the Year: Toxic(2018),Climate
emergency(2019), NOT declared for 2020 saying Corona-led
2020-November-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors problems cannot be accommodated in a single word.
Case-Studies⚖ 10 year old child hoisted the tempered national flag. Mother and
child booked under National Honour Act,1971. As a judge, will you
show leniency? As SP, how will you prevent the recurrence?
2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ (Ahmedabad Ed. Page1)
Medical‍College‍students‍want‍more‍₹₹‍for‍internship‍in‍Covid‍
threatening strike. As dean, u msg health minister, but Govt says we
do not have funds, then what will you do to handle this? (Ahmedabad
2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ Ed. Page1)

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2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ Pak Ordinance for Chemical Castration of rapists.
2020-November-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 99th Anniv of Dr Verghese Kurien (Amul Milk)
Death: Diego Maradona footballer, Argentina| Ahmed Patel,
2020-November-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Congress leader, Gujarat
26/11/08: Lashkar-e-Taiba Terror attack on Mumbai,
2020-November-26 IR/Defense⚖ Defence ⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ India Bahrain cooperation, Jaishankar visit
BEOSP test = brain fingerprinting test. Neuro-psychological method.
Accused shown audio/visual clips related to crime and his brain
2020-November-26 Science⚖ Defence responses mapped. Done4Hathras.
2020-November-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Essay Words R the most powerful drug used by mankind- Rudyard Kipling|
ban on Diwali crackers, vehicle emission norms, Collegium system
2020-November-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary 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 4national security
2020-November-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature e.g. J&K telecom ban.
Unelected Institutions necessary to keep elected govt in check (Ram
2020-November-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Pressure-GroupsMadhav, Column P7)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Amazon-Future group-Reliance case, IBBI norms on
2020-November-26 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Voluntary
⚖ liquidation
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ GST compensation two options for States, NIIF Debt
2020-November-26 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ fund
⚖ mein equity infusion (Mrunal's Win21 series),
Paytm, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, others now NPCI shareholders
2020-November-27 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ (#Win21CSP)
Tech Reliance/case hearing via video conferencing= new inequality
2020-November-27 Polity⚖ ⚖ 5-Communication
for poor
Essay: Will ICT/monopoly over data make India a "digital colony" of
2020-November-27 Economy⚖ 5-Communication
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 boy. As
District Child Protection officer what will you do (a) orphanage (b) re-
2020-November-27 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ give to TN couples. (p10,A'bad Ed)
2020-November-27 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive President’s‍powers‍to‍pardon‍—‍in‍US,‍India‍(Explained,‍p13)
2020-November-27 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ Indo-Gangetic plain = most Polluted region in the India& world!-CPCB
New Zealand to declare "Climate emergency" - similar to
2020-November-27 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ Canada,France,Britain

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⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Bank license to NBFC/large corporates |Farmer protest

against Union farm laws, Cox & Kings travel NBFC Investigated for
money laundering, Trade union strike in Kerala Bengal Assam | LVB-
DBS merger | Amazon-Reliance-Future dispute| Capital account
convertibility reform / process to continue says Governor|
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB): unified
2020-November-27 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ tariff
⚖ structure for gas pipelines
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖Foreign Secretary visit to Nepal, Doval to visit Lanka,
2020-November-27 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Jaishankar
⚖ visit to Seychelles | Ethiopia- civil war in Tigray region
2020-November-27 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖PM proposes one Nation one poll (Prep 1time frm CA-PDF)
5-CommunicationUK creates new digital regulator to impose code of conduct on tech
2020-November-28 Economy⚖ giants like Facebook and Google.
To ⚖ Women‍scientist:‍British‍project‍"Athena‍SWAN"‍Collaborating‍
with Indian project "GATI- Gender advancement through
2020-November-28 Science⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ transforming institutions" by Dept of SciTech.
2020-November-28 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ Boxer Mike Tyson (54 years) returning exhibition match.
Case-Studies⚖ 15yo Boy arrested for sending death threat to UP-CM through
WhatsApp. Parents ask for mercy that he may have done it out of
frustration/joke. (1) As judge what will u do? (2)As SP What will you
2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ do to prevent recurrence of such hoax/prank calls? (page11)
Case-Studies⚖ A doctor had a land dispute with another person, but police & district
authorities not listening. So he creates a fake email account of the
Prime Minister's office and sends an email (from fake-PMO) to the
police, to look favorably into his case. Doctor arrested for forgery and
impersonation. (1) Doctor feels he has done nothing unethical; Do
you agree? (2) Often citizens go to mafia/Bahubali for grievance
redressal involving land/property disputes. What should be done to
2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ prevent?
Case-Studies⚖ Chief‍Justice‍of‍Guj‍laments,‍“my‍own‍judges‍are‍travelling‍500‍to‍
600 km to attend weddings of some relatives, disregarding the
Corona‍wedding‍guest-limit‍guidelines.”‍Similar‍problems‍in‍
enforcing firecracker ban in Delhi. When public order requires doing
something that goes against public sentiment, What should be done
to ensure its proper enforcement? (Corona, firecracker, dowry,
Celebratory firing in marriage, traffic jam in religious processions,
2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ Chinese string in kite-flying, Ganesh PoP idols, etc)
Case-Studies⚖ 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 income for
Govt- Coal mining is beneficial even though such risks are always
2020-November-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ 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 asked in
2020-November-28 IR/Defense⚖ Defence past UPSC GSM3-2019] (page13)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍Surge pricing guidelines on uber/ola, Under motor Vehicle
Act, PNGRB guidelines on OMCs for city gas distribution| Bharti AXA
2020-November-28 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ General
⚖ with merger with ICICI Lombard| France GAFA tax,
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍J&K District council election,Farmer protest ,Arnab bail
2020-November-28 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ case,
⚖
Atma Nirbhar package Challenges:1) "under-heating" [despite
stimulus, demand not ⚖ ],‍2)‍If‍export>imports:‍Current‍account‍
surplus‍→‍‍stronger‍rupee‍→‍‍bad‍for‍Exports‍→‍‍job‍loss‍3]‍Import‍
Bans‍-‍autarky/closed‍economy‍→‍Difficult‍to‍get‍even‍4.5%‍GDP‍
2020-November-29 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
growth rate [Column- P11].
Boycott of China harms Indian economy? 1) "CAPITAL GOODS":
Thermal power plant wants new machinery, Indian BHEL takes upto 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 ⚖ loan‍rates‍to‍4%,‍
Indian banks can't do it bcoz then deposit interest rates need to be
2020-November-29 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
⚖ ,‍which‍is‍Politically‍sensitive.
⚖ 1st‍All‍Living‍Things‍Environmental‍Film‍Festival‍in‍India‍(Very‍low‍
2020-November-29 Environment⚖ Awards⚖ profile body)

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Obama's‍book:‍"A‍promised‍land“|‍NK‍Singh's‍book‍:‍Portraits‍of‍
2020-November-29 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors 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 /murder
case of their relatives. How to ⚖ ‍boost‍the‍public‍faith‍in‍police‍&‍
2020-November-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ judiciary?(Pg8)
Rajasthan- Molestation accused forced to eat feces. Both molester
and the vigilantes were arrested. Vigilantes Don't think they have
done anything unethical. Way forward for⚖ ‍boosting the public
faith in police & judiciary / ⚖ ‍Vigilantism? (Pg8) | ⚖Teaching
2020-November-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ Environmental ethics to children (column P16)
⚖ Cheating‍during‍online‍examinations‍in‍IITs.‍American‍premiere‍
colleges have "honour code" if broken very severe punishment given
2020-November-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ e.g. Permanent expulsion.(Pg8)
UP's Love Jihad ordinance passed: Legal protections already available-
IPC section 366- coercing a woman into marriage, POSCO Act 2012,
Indian majority act 1857-Marriage is a contract between adults.
Article 21 life and liberty, Article 25 freedom of religion. Special
Marriage Act, 1954 for registration & divorce of inter-faith couples.
UP‍Govt‍already‍running‍a‍scheme‍to‍give‍₹50k‍for‍inter-caste‍and‍
2020-November-29 Polity⚖ ⚖ Intolerance inter religion marriage couples! (p9)
INDIA,‍SRI‍LANKA,‍MALDIVES‍Trilateral‍Meet‍(Virtual)-“terrorism”,‍
Summit/Agreement-India
“radicalisation”,‍“extremism”,‍“drugs”,‍“arms‍and‍human‍trafficking”,‍
2020-November-29 IR/Defense⚖ “money‍laundering”‍and‍“cybersecurity”

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⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍SEBI bans NDTV promoters for Insider trading, EPFO life
certificate deadline extended to Feb'21, Post-BREXIT UK-EU Trade
deal,| ⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍GST Compensation- Punjab accepts Option#2
2020-November-29 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ (Win21CSP)
⚖
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍More Chinese apps to be banned, Iran to revenge the
2020-November-29 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ nuclear
⚖ scientist killing, Ethiopia: Tigray war
2020-November-29 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍J&K District council election, Farmer protest
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖‍DoT guidelines for '0' prefix when landline2mobile call |
2020-November-29 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Vaccine
⚖
1/3rd of the HIV patients are not taking HIV-medicines due to
2020-November-30 Science⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
lockdown/₹₹.
Social‍Security:‍Motor‍vehicle‍(amendment)‍act‍2019‍→‍guidelines‍
requiring Ola/Uber cab aggregators to provide drivers with Health
insurance, Term Life Insurance, training, Gender sensitization, Data
must be stored in Indian server, fare linked with WPI & norms on
2020-November-30 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
surge pricing.
PSUs:‍FPI‍invested‍over‍‍→‍₹1.50lcr‍in‍Indian‍shares‍this‍year‍so‍far,‍
but very little in the government companies, bcoz they suck.
2020-November-30 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
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. Fishermen need
more ₹₹‍to buy diesel, ice and crew salary. 2) Covid safety protocol-
China not clearing cargos, delaying payments, buying Fish from other
desperate countries 3) Indian fishermen try to focus on European
2020-November-30 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ Union but their SPS norms are very strict.⚖
incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR)= amount of capital required
to produce 1 unit of output. ⚖ ICOR‍=‍bad‍thing‍/‍inefficient‍
2020-November-30 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
production.‍ICOR‍in‍India:‍3.8‍(2016)‍→‍4.9‍(2018)‍→‍6.9‍(2019)
MEITY: mfg 10 lakh chips that can accept both NaVIC (Indian regional
2020-November-30 Science⚖ 5-CommunicationNavigation satellite) & GPS signal.
PPP in Leopard rehab: Mukesh Ambani's private zoo @Jamnagar, Guj-
‍"Green‍zoological‍rescue‍&‍Rehabilitation‍Kingdom"‍to‍use‍Reliance’s‍
2020-November-30 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity profits‍→‍CSR‍→‍sheltering‍captured‍leopards‍in‍250acre.
Sardar Patel Zoological Park -Located near Statue of Liberty,
2020-November-30 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity Narmada, Gujarat
Uttarakhand Ecobridge in Nainital jungle to help the reptiles Cross
2020-November-30 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity Road during traffic.
Suppose a Govt owned pharma company conducting vaccine trials.
Patients have signed the consent forms. But, 1 trial patient suffers
complications due to his medical factors other than vaccines. Yet he
demands‍₹5‍crore‍in‍damages.‍Rival‍pvt‍companies‍start‍sponsoring‍
sensationalized news in the Press and social media, Thus discouraging
new vaccine volunteers, & future sales. As, MD how will you address
2020-November-30 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ this negative propaganda?
2020-November-30 Environment⚖ Disaster 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
2020-November-30 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News Liberty (10k per month)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍FY21 GDP growth: -23.9%(Q1), -7.5%(Q2) so we're on
recovery. (WAIT4⚖⚖ES21) | Competition Act 2020 →‍amendment‍Bill‍
2020-November-30 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ to⚖ ⚖ powers of CCI. (WAITtillPassed)| Budget commentary
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ UN's International telecommunication Union (ITU)
2020-November-30 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Evaluates
⚖ 5G-Technology
Insurance Underwriting loss = when claims are higher than the
premium income of the insurance company. 2019-20- many
Insurance cos faced this due to motor, crop and health. Similar
2020-December-01 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
problems feared in Corona.
Gold import customs duty@12.5, diamond@7.5% encouraging
smuggling, And harming our export-oriented jewelry business. Govt
2020-December-01 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ shd ⚖ ‍but‍then‍CAD‍:(‍due‍to‍excess‍imports!

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Proposal for NRI-Postal-Ballot: "Electronically Transmitted Postal

Ballot‍System‍(ETPBS)"‍=‍NRI‍gets‍ballot‍paper‍in‍email‍‍→‍printout‍→‍
tick‍→‍send‍in‍ordinary‍mail.‍60l‍out‍of‍1cr‍Non‍resident‍Indians‍are‍
in the voting age. ECI aims to roll it by getting the govt to modify
Election Rules 1961- doesn't even need Parliament approval. (⚖ Pros‍
and cons may appear in future IE-"Explained series", so self-PHD not
2020-December-01 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election 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
disqualified‍MLA‍under‍anti-defection‍law‍‍→‍BJP‍nominated‍him‍as‍
2020-December-01 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election MLC & to make him minister. Karnataka Highcourt blocked this. (p11)
Beti‍Bachao‍Beti‍Padhaao‍→‍mass‍awareness‍→‍Uttarakhand‍-‍‘Ghaur‍
ki Pachyan, Nauni ku Nau (Identity of the house, in the name of the
daughter)‍→‍house‍name‍plate‍will‍mention‍daughter‍name.‍e.g.‍
"Simran Niwas"- Postman, courier delivery boys start using the name
2020-December-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ gender sensitization, respect for women etc. (p11)
Bhagya‍Lakshmi‍Temple‍near‍Charminar,‍Hyderabad‍‍→‍Yogi‍
2020-December-01 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News proposes rename city as "Bhagyanagar"
Govt brings back Varanasi Temple's stolen Goddess Annapurna statue
from Canada (Archaeological Survey of India:ASI looks after the
2020-December-01 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News administrative procedure)
Indian & middle east: 1) Turkey PM Erdogan- Political Islamic
Summit/Agreement-India
conservatism, leaning to Pak. UAE,Saudi,Egypt want modernization.
2) Saudi/UAE planning to send back Pakistani workers, demanding
Pak to return loans sooner. 3) If Pakistan recognises Israel as a
country due to pressure from UAE/Saudi/USA- it may help Pak get
2020-December-01 IR/Defense⚖ more loans/technology from Israel/USA. (C.Rajamohan, Page9)

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Organisation of Islamic cooperation's foreign ministers' session- some

remarks about Kashmir. India objects- "OIC should not allow itself to
be used by Pakistani propagandas- when Pakistan itself has a poor
record due to Religious intolerance and persecution of minorities.
2020-December-01 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
(Explained‍series,‍Page‍13,‍A’bad‍Edition)
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit: India hosting it for
the first time (virtual mode), chairman- VP Venkaiah Naidu. Earlier
NSA Doval walked out of NSA-summit due to wrong Kashmir map
2020-December-01 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
used by Pak.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍British mercenaries had provided training and air-
support to Sri Lankan and Indian troops to combat LTTE in 1980s,
2020-December-01 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ now ⚖ Scotland yard investigating, after a journalist's book.
(Capitalism)‍Corona‍test‍₹4500‍in‍private‍labs,‍after‍Guj‍Govt‍
notification‍₹800‍if‍@lab,‍₹1100@home. Earlier too GujGovt ordered
pvt schools to cut fees by 25% due to Corona. Thus, free reign of
2020-December-02 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
capitalism not suitable for public welfare.
(Capitalism)‍HDFC‍outsourced‍Statue‍of‍Unity‘s‍ticket‍cash‍
collection/depositing‍work‍to‍private‍co‍→‍‍5‍cr‍siphoned‍over‍the‍
year. Wrong to presume that Privatisation/outsourcing = efficiency &
2020-December-02 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
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. Prisoners
can be allowed to meet relatives via video conference during Corona.
Biometric‍data‍captured‍‍→‍helps‍future‍crime‍Investigation.‍Gujarat‍
2020-December-02 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
prison department won an award for this.
(Corona) Entire Indian population may not be mandatorily
2020-December-02 Science⚖ 6-Health 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 present:
Patient given consent forms, Hospital also has internal ethics
committee, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), DCGI (Drugs
2020-December-02 Science⚖ 6-Health Controller General of India) also involved in oversight.
2020-December-02 Science⚖ 6-Health (Explained) Vaccine emergency use approval (p13)
TN political party demand 20% reservation for Vanniyar community.
2020-December-02 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ State Govt announces panel to conduct caste based survey
(Excess police action) Man beaten to death after fight among rowdy
customers in a resturant. Police forcing all the restaurants in this
locality to close at 9:00 p.m. Restaurant owners filed a complaint to
2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ 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 mobile, &
parade him naked on streets. They feel nothing unethical because
police complaint will take a lot of time to get the post removed from
social media.why vigilantism⚖ ?‍As‍SP‍how‍will‍u‍prevent!?‍(p3,‍
2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ A'bad Edition)
⚖⚖ "Some American States legalized marijuana. India shd also do!"
(col, P7) NOTIMP Bcoz (1) NO DPSP prohibit! (2) UPSC doesn't ask
'Championing/Campaigning causes for columnists', until ES/ NITI
2020-December-02 Polity⚖ ⚖ Defence /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 Reform bill:
Canadian PM & many foreign readers from UK, US, Australia
supported farmers, for wooing local vote Punjabi vote bank. Govt of
India opposed to foreign nations commenting/intervening in internal
2020-December-02 IR/Defense⚖ Diaspora domestic affairs of the country.
Disaster management: ⚖ ‍incidents‍of‍Fire‍in‍hospitals,‍malls‍and‍
2020-December-02 Environment⚖ Disaster factories. SC pulls up Guj govt for Rajkot hospital fire.
Ethics-Theory⚖ Public office has to face criticism and allow youth to express. We
have to find balance between rights of individual and Society-
2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ Bombay HC on arrest of a person for tweets against CM

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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.m. ⚖ ‍
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 leader promises if he
2020-December-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2020-December-02 Polity⚖ ⚖ Interview interview)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍MSP be made a legal right? just write past & future
economic survey's suggestion for MSP reforms. Populism
government kept ⚖ MSP, pvt players couldn't‍pay‍→‍FCI‍flooded‍with‍
2020-December-02 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ grains.
⚖ Govt intervention harmed more than it helped.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Natural gas pipeline tariff Policy controversy |
2020-December-02 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ commentaries
⚖ before Dec4 MPC.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ "Naga peace talks difficult coz Naga separatist demand
2020-December-02 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ separate
⚖ flag & constitution." says Gov of Nagaland.
Industrialists demand loan restructuring but SC "Govt has to arrange
2020-December-03 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
affairs based
& Loans⚖on its economic capacity."
Ahmedabad was 1st to launch Municipal bonds ('98). 2020-Lucknow
2020-December-03 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
9th city in India & 1st in North India.
Gujarat HC- Mask rule violators will hv to do community service in
2020-December-03 Science⚖ 6-Health covid hospital
UK to be 1st western country to start vaccination (Pfizer) in 2020-
2020-December-03 Science⚖ 6-Health Dec. China-Russia already started b4 in Asia.
Total fertility rate (TFR) replacement level 2.1. China@1.5. Govt
2020-December-03 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ worried population ⚖ .‍2nd‍child‍since‍‘16

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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.
2020-December-03 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ Mental Healthcare act 2017. (Tharoor, p9)
26th Jan Chief Guest: 2018-10ASEAN leaders, 2019-S.Africa's Cyril,
2020-Brazil Bolsonaro, 2021-UK's Boris Johnson(unconfirmed).
Calculated move to sign India-UK trade/security agreements post-
2020-December-03 IR/Defense⚖ Awards⚖ BREXIT
Oscar nominated 'Juno| Xmen|Inception actor Elliot Page: 'I am a
2020-December-03 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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 penalty
2020-December-03 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ clarified.
Online sports betting is prohibited in all state UT except Sikkim. But
in live match online betting sites giving TV ads. (pros- Legalize to earn
taxes, & ⚖ mafia‍influence‍as‍many‍other‍nations‍did.‍Cons-‍
2020-December-03 Polity⚖ ⚖ Defence 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 across world in
2020-December-03 Environment⚖ Disaster 2020.
La Nina=Global cooling effect. El Nino=warmer temperature. 20%
chance Global temperature will exceed pre-industrial level by 1.5% by
2020-December-03 Environment⚖ Disaster 2024.
Railway to stop recruitment Bunglow peon (Telephone attendant
cum Dak Khalasi: TADK). But, other group D staff may be deployed
with their consent. PM Modi had asked Railways to stop this practice
&‍and‍give‍₹₹‍to‍the‍officers‍to‍hire‍private‍peons.‍Similar‍burning‍
issues in the police and military orderlies- that it's not best use of
2020-December-03 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ Government human resources.
Article 129: Suo-moto Contempt powers to the supreme court. e.g.
Prashant Bhushan then Attorney General or Solicitor general consent
not required. Contempt of courts act 1974: AG/SG can bring
Contempt of court case @SC/HC, if suo-moto not done. But if a
private citizen making such application, then AG/SG consent required
e.g. AG consent in Rachita Tanjea / Kunal Kamra case - about Arnab-
2020-December-03 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary 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. Women constitute
less than 10% Judges in (HC+SC). Need to ⚖ ‍female‍judges‍for‍
2020-December-03 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary gender sensitization and sexual violence cases.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Privatisation of BPCL| Jack Ma's ANT company EXIT from
2020-December-03 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Paytm
⚖
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Lesser florican bird migrate from Western India to
2020-December-03 Environment⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Peninsular
⚖ India for breeding season
Usually vaccines are developed by inactivated / weakened virus in
lab. But, Corona vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna-Pharma
are based on m-RNA tech. They inject Messenger-mRNA which tells
human body to develop a Corona shaped protein structure. mRNA
very unstable. Challenges: (1) requires -20-70C storage. How many
dose required | Is the immunity permanent? (2) Indian poor nutrition
2020-December-04 Science⚖ 6-Health =weak immunity.
UK's Varkey Foundation Global teacher prize 2020: $1mil to
Maharashtra's Ranjitsinh Disale. Hei voluntarily decided to share half
of the prize with 9 other contestant teachers. He promoted girl
2020-December-04 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Awards⚖ education through QR coded textbooks.
Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 runs in ODI,
2020-December-04 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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. "Near-
2020-December-04 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity Threatened" in IUCN list. (page11)
(Case‍Study)‍SC‍stays‍Gujarat‍HC’s‍community‍service‍order‍for‍mask‍
rule violators bcoz State gov feels it'll ⚖ ‍Corona‍spread‍if‍Normal‍
2020-December-04 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ people engaged in COVID hospital community service.

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Death: Historian Vishwa Natha Datta- known for books on Jallianwala

2020-December-04 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Bagh, Sati,Madan Lal Dhingra etc
Death: MDH: Mahashian di Hatti spices company founder Mahashay
2020-December-04 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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
2020-December-04 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Vikramaditya,‍and‍a‍second‍one—INS‍Vikrant‍—‍is‍under‍construction
Army‍reforms:‍Chief‍of‍the‍Army‍Staff‍(General)‍→‍Vice‍Chief‍→‍(new‍
post) Deputy Chief of strategy to act as single point advice person to
2020-December-04 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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, & some
medicines)" removed from most-dangerous list (Heroine etc still
kept) for encouraging medical use. India, USA, Europe voted yes to
remove, China Pakistan Russia voted "NO". India's Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, 1985 =cannabis still a punishable
2020-December-04 Science⚖ Defence offence.
Bhashan Char, or floating island in Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh govt
shifting the Myanmar's rohingya refugees to this isolated Island
because presently refugees overcrowding mainland, ⚖ Organised‍
2020-December-04 IR/Defense⚖ Places-in-News crime, disease. UN worried.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍GST Compensation Back2Backloans Jharkhand only
state remaining not to join option-1. | SC disagrees: GST to continue
2020-December-04 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ on ⚖ lottery/ gambling. (Wait4 Mrunal's Win21CSP Series.)

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⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Gold prices ⚖ because Vaccine=economic recovery to

come, investors shifting from gold to shares. (Explained p13)| HDFC
Bank frequent power/server failures. RBI halt it from issuing new
2020-December-04 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ credit
⚖ cards
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Explained: "NRI Postal Voting". Too much 'chronological
commentary' very little on pros & cons- which we need for GSM2.
2020-December-04 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ (p13)⚖ Better do from CA-PDF.
MPC: Repo rate is the rate @which RBI lends money to its clients for
short term while taking G-Sec as collateral. To combat inflation, repo
shd be ⚖ ‍→‍expensive‍loans‍→‍⚖ demand‍→‍⚖ inflation.‍RBI‍
monetary policy committee required to control the inflation within 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 to become more
expensive. so repo rate unchanged at 4%.(More in Mru's Win21
2020-December-05 Economy⚖ 1A2-Monetary Policy
Series)
RBI: KV Kamath Committee walle 26 stressed sectors brought under
TLTRO | Banks prohibited from from paying dividend| contactless
credit card limit ⚖ ‍to‍5k|‍digital‍payment‍guidelines‍etc‍(More‍in‍
2020-December-05 Economy⚖ 1A2-Monetary Policy
Mru's Win21 Series)
Coalition government =Individual entrepreneurs become more power
e.g. early 90s "Andhrapreneurs" from Andhra like GVK, GMR,
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”‍capitalism‍become‍dominant:‍when‍majority‍of‍
sectors are held by just 2-3 dominant players, Instead of large
number of individual entrepreneurs e.g. Ambani (petrochemicals,
telecom and retail), Tata (steel, vehicles, salt and IT services), Birla
(cement, aluminium and chlor-alkali) and Adani (ports, power, edible
oil, airports). It results in centralisation of the economic & political
2020-December-05 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
power.
IB ministry orders TV channels not to show online-sports-gambling
ads as per Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and
2020-December-05 Economy⚖ 5-Communication Consumer Protection Act,2019
Niti Aayog on Friday published a draft for discussion to regulate
online fantasy sports platforms (OFSP) like Dream11, Mobile Premier
League and My11Circle etc- they're operating in grey areas between
2020-December-05 Economy⚖ 5-Communication sports betting and fantasy gaming.
National education policy- offering graduation programs in local
languages.‍But‍if‍entire‍B.Tech‍in‍local‍languages‍→‍faculty‍
recruitment will be from 'local language' persons. But good education
2020-December-05 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ faculties‍from‍global‍level”,says‍IIT‍director.
6-Health Ayush Ministry Notification allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to
perform surgeries, criticized by Indian Medical Association. Ayurveda:
Shalya Tantra= general surgery, Shalakya Tantra = surgery4eyes, ears,
2020-December-05 Science⚖ nose, throat, teeth (Explained, p13)
Singapore becomes the first country to allow lab grown chicken meat
sale. benefit?1) ⚖ zootonic‍disease,‍E.Coli‍&‍Salmonella‍infection‍
2)⚖ methane‍emission‍from‍Animal‍husbandry‍3)⚖ food‍availability.‍‍
2020-December-05 Science⚖ 6-Health (Explained, p13)
Dalit assaulted for using upper caste surname. As DM/SP How will
2020-December-05 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
6-Rights-Issue⚖ you prevent atrocities & ⚖ social‍harmony?
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 UT- for Shias
2020-December-05 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ in Kargil. Waqf boards look after Waqf properties, Dargah, Shrines.
Vivek Murthy: US Surgeon General selected by President Biden. He
2020-December-05 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment held the same post in Obama administration
Marine mammals such as whale and dolphin - their blood is unique
because‍1)‍More‍red‍blood‍cells‍→‍Higher‍oxygen‍carrying‍capacity‍2)‍
Higher oxygen-carrying protein suggest myoglobin, neuroglobin
2020-December-05 Science⚖ Bio-Diversity etc.3) sometimes Blood clotting mechanism absent (Explained, p13)
Death: Dineshwar Sharma (IPS)- administrator of Lakshadweep union
2020-December-05 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death territory, interlocutor Jammu Kashmir, ex-IB chief

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post-Covid order will require re-learning, re-thinking, re-innovating,

2020-December-05 Science⚖ Essay and re-inventing.
Dr.Ambedkar‍lived‍at‍10‍King‍Henry’s‍Road‍in‍Camden,‍UK‍during‍his‍
student days at the London School of Economics. (1921-22) This
2020-December-05 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News house will be converted into a Museum.
China's Chang'e-5 mission was launched with "Long-March-5" rocket.
2020-December-05 Science⚖ Space-Tech⚖⚖‍⚖ Now returning back with 2 kg moon rocks.
2017- Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar but
2020-December-05 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
now trying to revive the relations to isolate Iran.
TRADE RECEIVABLES and Discounting System (TReDS)- online portal
wherein MSME pledge unpaid invoices to get Short term loans from
banks and nbfc. RBI permitted in 2014. eg. portal Receivable
Exchange‍of‍India‍(RXIL)‍—‍set‍up‍by‍SIDBI‍+National‍Stock‍Exchange‍
2020-December-06 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
(NSE). Now loaning ⚖ =signs‍of‍economic‍recovery.
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 ⚖ /stop‍agri‍subsidies‍so‍these‍
exporters nation can compete against Indian farmers. So when
2020-December-06 Economy⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ Canada PM expresses care for Indian farmers= hypocrisy.
2020-December-06 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖Indico-2 / Llanos oil block in Columbia. ONGC Videsh to explore.
2020-December-06 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment Bank board Bureau recommends S.Ramman as SIDBI CMD.
Book: Jugalbandi-The BJP before Modi : Vinay Sitapati. (Earlier a
2020-December-06 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors biography of PM Rao)
Book: Troubled blood detective novel by Harry Potter-walli JK
2020-December-06 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Rowling under the pseudonym 'Robert Galbraith'

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JCB Prize for Literature for an Indian author- 2020 given to

2020-December-06 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors 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,VP-
2020-December-06 IR/Defense⚖ Defence with defense capacity.
Old parliament construction started in 1921, Inaugurated by Lord
Irwin (1927). Modi's Central Vista project= redevelopment of
Parliament, PM office, PM house etc. 2020: New Parliament building
foundation stone to be laid by PM. Old Parliament building will be
preserved as an archaeological site. @Present, LS strength = 543, RS=
245. New Building RS=384, LS=888 sitting capacity. During joint
session, new LS chamber can accommodate all members of LS+RS.
2020-December-06 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature HCP company designed,Tata to construct contract, cost Rs. 971cr.
Japanese space agency JAXA's spacecraft Hayabusa 2 returning Earth
with samples from asteroid Ryugu. It'll land in the barren region of
2020-December-06 Science⚖ Space-Tech⚖⚖‍⚖ Woomera, South Australia.
Indian Commerce Ministry's DPIIT dept signs Intellectual property
Summit/Agreement-India
Corporation memorandum of understand (MoU) with US Patent &
2020-December-06 IR/Defense⚖ trademark office.
USA ends 5-year Cultural program with China calling it a soft power
2020-December-06 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
propaganda tool.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Forex⚖ /⚖ | Delhi Petrol@83, AirIndia investment
controversies | Jharkhand joint GST compensation 1. (More in Mru's
2020-December-06 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Win21
⚖ Series)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍MEA minister Jaishankar skips video call with Canadian
2020-December-06 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ foreign
⚖ minister.
2020-December-06 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ IIMs vs Education ministry autonomy controversy
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Pfizer applying for Emergency use licence in India|
Bahrain becomes 2nd nation after UK to approve emergency-use for
the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner
2020-December-06 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ BioNTech
⚖
PSUs‍gave‍₹155‍cr‍from‍staff‍salaries‍&‍>2000cr‍frm‍CSR‍funds‍to‍the‍
Prime‍Minister’s‍Citizen‍Assistance‍&‍Relief‍in‍Emergency‍Situations‍
(PM‍CARES)‍fund.‍“PMCARES‍is‍not‍a‍public‍authority‍under‍the‍RTI‍
2020-December-07 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
Act.Hence controversy about how the money is used
Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) scheme:
2020-December-07 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
small dealers in GST(1word-asso)
- China controls 75% mfg of Lithium batteries (req4 e-vehicles) & 70%
of solar cells. India needs to ⚖ R&D‍and‍aquires‍global‍mines‍of‍
2020-December-07 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖lithium.
(DATA)‍Corona:‍>200‍mn‍2b‍added‍into‍extreme‍poverty‍→‍Total‍1‍bn‍
2020-December-07 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ extreme poverty by 2030- UNDP
Book: The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations- by
2020-December-07 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Daniel Yergin
Case-Studies⚖ Covid corruption: Govt has used Private hospitals for treatment of
covid patients & later amount is reimbursed. (1) Govt officials
demanding‍10%‍cut‍in‍releasing‍₹₹‍to‍private‍hospital‍owner(2)‍
Private hospital owner showing fake data to ⚖ ‍the‍number‍of‍
patients by 10% to pay bribes. As health secretary (IAS) how will you
2020-December-07 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ prevent such scams?
Mobile gaming: ⚖ cases‍of‍‍(1)‍youth‍stealing‍money‍from‍
parents/grandparents' bank accounts to buy / unlock weapons and
outfits in mobile games. (2) skipping school homework / assignment
submission etc. (3) vulgar & abusive language/temperament learned
from online gaming chat. Way forward? Role of parents, teachers,
2020-December-07 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ government?
INS Viraat Decommissioned (2017), shipbreaking to be done in
Alang,Guj. Some groups want it converted into a museum but
2020-December-07 IR/Defense⚖ Defence defence ministry rejected
Global GHG emission largest nations: China 30%> USA 15%>Europe
2020-December-07 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ 10%>4th is India 7%

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NATIONAL Highways Authority of India says "Creating green tree

cover, removing encroachments on highways- is the responsibility of
contractors (and not ours)" National green tribunal criticises, "NHAI,
Despite being a statutory body lacks a sense of responsibility 4
2020-December-07 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ Environment
Jupiter orbits the sun @every 12 ys, Saturn @29 yrs. 2020-Dec: They
2020-December-07 Science⚖ Space-Tech⚖⚖‍⚖ will appear very close to each other, known as "Great Conjunction".
Global Coalition for Carbon Neutrality (2017) 15+ nations group for
2020-December-07 Environment⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
Better implementation of Paris agreement. India not a member yet.
Virtual Climate Ambition Summit (2020): UK + France + UN and a few
other nations organizing this summit to mark the 5th anniversary
2020-December-07 Environment⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
Paris Agreement.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(PNGRB)'s new tariff structure for natural gas pipelines to ⚖ gas
2020-December-07 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ prices
⚖ for users who're faraway from sources of gas. (1word-asso)
2020-December-07 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Vivad Se Vishwas- new technical reforms by I-T Dept. |
2019- Jet Airways biz collapsed but with new investors, it'll resume
2020-December-08 Economy⚖ 5-Infra- Transport⚖
operations
⚖ in 2021 summer.
More vaccine developers apply for Emergency use approval 1) Bharat
Biotech (COVAXIN) (2) Serum Institute of India (Covashield- its based
2020-December-08 Science⚖ 6-Health on UK's Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine AZD1222)

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Sugam portal by health ministry's Central Drugs Standard Control

Organisation‍(CDSCO)‍→‍online‍approval‍of‍drugs/its‍trials‍@Drug‍
controller general of India (DCGI) and State Food and Drug
2020-December-08 Science⚖ 6-Health Administration (StateFDA).
2020-December-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment Venezuela: President Nicolas maduro claims victory in election
Bob Dylan Nobel peace prize winning American musician sells his 600
2020-December-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ song catalogue for 300 million
Olympian Anju Bobby George has only single kidney, yet has won
2020-December-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ medals.
Eco bridges/Eco-Ducts to help the wildlife animals, apes and reptiles
2020-December-08 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity to cross highways in Uttarakhand. (p11)
2020-December-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors 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 Raj Kamal
2020-December-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Jha's book "The City and the Sea"
Tagore Prize for Social Achievement 1) Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said
2020-December-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors (Oman) (2) Indian dancer Sandip Soparrkar
(Child Competition) Dubious marketing strategies by startup
company: Even before a child has learned basic mathematics, they
start marketing courses for teaching them computer coding. Parents
feel pressurized to enroll the child because of competitive
atmosphere. Some of these online companies even making false
2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ claims‍that‍"XYZ‍child‍got‍crores‍of‍₹₹‍package‍from‍Google."‍(p11)
Case-Studies⚖ Chattisgarh- 4 minors held for raping class9 girl for 15 days. Reasons
for increasing instances of involved juveniles in sexual crimes- what
2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ can be done to combat it?
Case-Studies⚖ Disproportionate asset: Suggest technological solutions to curb this.
(Hint: Economic Survey2020 suggested Technological solutions to
2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ 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) criticized it-
Protesting for a cause vs returning awards are two separate things-
Award is given by the President on behalf of people of India and not a
2020-December-08 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ political party.
(Smart weapons) Iran claims Israel killed its top nuclear scientist using
a satellite controlled machine gun which was hidden in a truck. Actual
2020-December-08 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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 political parties in the coalition governments and in
the federal vs state power struggle. US President Joe Biden willing to
get back into Paris and China is also willing agree for more GHG cuts
depending on US action. US President Biden may impose new range
of foreign policy tools like higher taxes and sanctions against
polluting products. Indian diplomacy must get ready for these
2020-December-08 Environment⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
challenges. (Rajamohan, p7)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Kisan Bharat Bandh, SC Stays Central Vista construction
| JHARKHAND govt- announcing loan waiver for farmers & set to
2020-December-08 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ replace‍PM‍Kisan‍Bima‍Yojna‍with‍the‍state’s‍own‍Fasal‍Rahat‍Yojna.
⚖
Small marginal farmer own 85% of agrarian land. They are unable to
generate‍enough‍large‍marketable‍surplus,‍need‍to‍borrow‍₹₹‍→‍#‍of‍
agri households with debt: Maharashtra (57%), UP (44%). 2013's
Land Acquisition Act and 2020's Draft Environment Impact
Assessment (draft) makes it easier to get land for
industries/infrastructure. Similarly, Karnataka Land Reforms Act,
1961: only farmers can buy land. 2020 State govt want to change it.
more‍displacement‍→‍more‍agrarian‍unrest.‍‍(Counter:‍Small‍farmer‍
2020-December-09 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ need to be shifted from Agro2mfg)

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750 million Internet users in India but 300 million still trapped in 2G
speed. Faster internet req for e-learning, e-medicine, e-judiciary etc.
5G: Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the highest executive
decision-making body of the DoT announced sale of 8300MHz
spectrum for 5G at reserve price at Rs 5.22 Lcr. Airtel,Vodafone not in
2020-December-09 Economy⚖ 5-Communication position to afford. Jio may get a monopoly & launch 5g in 2021.
Government can acquire any land for construction of Highway, under
National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) Act,1956. Highways
2020-December-09 Economy⚖ 5-Infra- Transport⚖
⚖ economic,‍human‍&‍sustainable‍Development-‍SC
⚖
CDSCO's Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019: They do not use the
term "Emergency use authorisation=EUA", it's called "Accelerated
2020-December-09 Science⚖ 6-Health approval process". (Explained, p11)
Eluru town in Andhra: >500 sick with Mystery disease, traces of lead
2020-December-09 Science⚖ 6-Health and Nickel in blood sample
Health Ministry's National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration of
Covid-19‍(NEGVAC):‍Vaccine‍priority‍→‍‍front-line‍staff,‍over‍50‍age,‍
young at risk | Drugs / Vaccines: Molnupiravir (stops Corona
2020-December-09 Science⚖ 6-Health Transmission 24 hrs).
(GSM2: Pressure groups) NITI CEO: "Tough reforms are very difficult
in India because we are too much of a democracy- particularly labour,
agriculture, mining, electricity" It requires very strong political
determination and administrator will. We want to overtake China as
a manufacturing nation. But it'll not happen out of holding seminars
and webinars. Very hard-headed, ground-level approach required.
Inevitable some of the pressure groups will get unhappy because of
losing their power. (labour union, APMC middlemen lobby, farmer
2020-December-09 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ leaders)

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2019's NZ: ChristChurch Attack 51 Muslims killed by White

supremacist Gunman. Enquiry Commission faults security agencies
for excessive focus on Islamic terrorism while neglecting other
2020-December-09 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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 earthquake
2020-December-09 Geo⚖ Places-in-News that triggered the debate whether height had reduced or increased?
Mt. Everest- 1st to climb: New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary & Nepal's
2020-December-09 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News Tenzing Norgay in 1953
Municipal Elections shd be contested on local devlp issues but in
Hyderabad - renaming city (Bhagyanagar), religious divide (Hindu-
Muslim), son of soils (throw away migrants,) etc. This weakens local
2020-December-09 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI government,
General MM Naravane becomes 1st Indian Army chief to visit UAE
Summit/Agreement-India
2020-December-09 IR/Defense⚖ and Saudi
USA's religious freedom report 2020: Pak, China, Myanmar, Eritrea,
Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
2020-December-09 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
engaged in systematic violations of religious freedom.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍UK mein who got 1st Pfizer vaccine, Canada’s‍province‍
2020-December-09 PIN-GK⚖⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ which
⚖ Indian person became speaker?
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍State Maritime bodies oppose Indian ports bill 2020 |
2020-December-09 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Draft E-Commerce Policy
Nobel Winner Abhijeet Banerjee- need to relax foreign ownership
rules of Indian Bank to attract more capital. it's flawed to think Indian
2020-December-10 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
capitalists are good and foreign capitalists are bad!
Prime‍Minister‍WiFi‍Access‍Network‍Interface‍(PM-‍WANI)‍→‍Public‍
2020-December-10 Economy⚖ 5-Communication Wifi scheme through Public Data Offices (PDO).
GSM2-‍Scheme‍design‍implementation:‍(1)‍ICDS‍→‍14‍lakh‍
Anganwadi centres (AWCs) for pre-schooling of children below6yr.
But many don't hv water/toilet/medicine/food. poor families sending
kids to private nurseries= savings⚖ .‍‍(p8)‍(2)‍Prime‍Minister's‍
Employment‍Generation‍Programme(PMEGP)‍—provide‍financial‍
assistance for self employment/micro enterprises but banks not
2020-December-10 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ approving‍₹/loans‍in‍Jharkhand‍so‍10,000‍applicants‍stuck.
Jail/death for rape, acid attack, child abuse: (1) 2019-Andhra Disha
2020-December-10 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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/abusive
language. Artistic freedom versus public morality & respect for
2020-December-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ defense services.
Death: Hindi poet-journalist Manglesh Dabral, won Sahitya Academy
2020-December-10 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Award in 2000
Tripura MLAs demand replacing CM Biplab Deb for his Dictator style
functioning. CM announcing 'Public mandate'- "Whether he should
continue or not?"- Q: Recall is a method by means of which the
voters can remove a representative or an officer before the expiry of
his term, when he fails to discharge his duties properly. What are
2020-December-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
from Vidhan Sabhas.(2) increasing presidentialisation of national
politics, ⚖ charisma‍of‍CM,‍a‍single-party‍dominance‍with‍powerful‍
messaging power on social media (3) hyper-localism, domicile
reservation, anti-migrant/outsiders (4) Security threats in J&K, NE
2020-December-10 Polity⚖ ⚖ Federalism require more union intervention. (p8)
France law against Islamic radicalism(1) Compulsory school frm 3yr
(2) Mosques hv2 register & disclose donations (3) doctor can't give
2020-December-10 Polity⚖ ⚖ Intolerance 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
2020-December-10 Polity⚖ ⚖ Intolerance debate in Vidhan Sabha.

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Indus Valley: Alamgirpur (Meerut, UP), two in Masudpur (Hisar,

Haryana),‍Lohari‍Ragho‍(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
2020-December-10 History/Culture⚖
Places-in-News 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 elections due to
Corona so SC orders CEOs to run local bodies temporarily, without
2020-December-10 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI taking policy decisions
(GSM3: Cyber security) Maharashtra Op. BlackFace against Child
2020-December-10 Science⚖ Social Media⚖ porn. Acquired an interpol software to detect websites.
Beresheet-2: Israeli unmanned lunar mission 2024.| Vaccine: Pfizer to
2020-December-10 Science⚖ Space-Tech⚖⚖‍⚖ 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 model! but
Russia and China will not become subordinate to it! Russia believes
2020-December-10 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
only in G20 outside UN"
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Pandemic lessons learnt, database on migrants may be
ready by June. Let it be notified first! | IRDAI for standard personal
accident insurance product | NEFT already 24/7. RTGS becomes 24/7
2020-December-10 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ from ⚖ Dec.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ “Assam's NRC (National Register of Citizens) prepared by
former officer Prateek Hajela is flawed. Final list yet to be published
2020-December-10 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ by ⚖ the Registrar General of India (RGI)”- says new NRC officer in HC
Govt planning to to list G-Sec in global bond markets to get funding
2020-December-11 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
@cheaper rates from Non resident investors
Facebook bought Instagram @$1bn, WhatsApp @$19bn=monopoly
in Social media. USA authorities now thinking of breaking up its
2020-December-11 Economy⚖ 5-Communication 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 some School
2020-December-11 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ Board had reduced syllabus)
To stop custodial death/torture, SC ordered installation of cctv
cameras in all police stations. But ⚖(1) if tortured offsite / camera
blind spots (2) night vision, audio/video temperating (3) Mindset
won’t‍not‍change‍until‍strict‍punishments‍are‍given. | Bhutan’s‍
2020-December-11 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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 tourism but now
2020-December-11 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity State govt thinking of resuming
2020-December-11 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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 Committee looks
after sanction on terrorists- Travel ban, asset freeze, arms embargo.
2020-Controversy:‍It‍allowed‍PakGov‍to‍pay‍₹1.5‍lakh/month‍to‍
2020-December-11 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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
⚖ psychedelic‍effect.‍Cannabis‍is‍grown‍in‍HP‍for‍making‍footwear‍
etc. But Charas illegal under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
2020-December-11 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Substances Act (NDPS) 1985
2020-December-11 Environment⚖ Disaster 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
flood-prone have now become drought-prone and vice versa. Over
75% districts of India Have become hotspots of extreme weather
2020-December-11 Environment⚖ Disaster events. In last 50 years- flood frequency ⚖ by8x,‍while‍land‍slides,
J&K HC: Government officials are like Kumbhkaran- sleeping. Laziness
of govt official = loss of tax payers' money. Their lazy attitude will not
change unless top most authorities are held accountable for their
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Social Media: NITI Aayog CEO "India has too much democracy that
difficult too much democracy so difficult to reforms in agriculture /
labour laws". He defends my words taken out of context, due to
social media's culture of preferring clickbaits/brevity instead of depth
2020-December-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Social Media⚖ /length / rationality of discussion
Indo-Bangla: Railway b/n Haldibari in Cooch Behar to Chilahati in
Summit/Agreement-India
northern Bangladesh was stopped since 1965- Now it will be resumed
in 2020-Dec. | India Nepal Air-bubble agreement for easier air travel
2020-December-11 IR/Defense⚖ for citizens.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Govt planning working hours limits on service sector
work from home employees in the OSH (Occupational Safety, Health
and Working Conditions) Code.| CCI raid on cement cartels, IRCTC
disinvestment, UPL Whistleblower | Battle between Tata Sons vs
2020-December-11 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Shapoorji
⚖ Pallonji group
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ EPFO interest8.5% (2019-20). Earlier proposal to 'split' &
give it in 2 installments due to Corona slowdown, but now will be
2020-December-11 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ given
⚖ in single installment.
2020-December-11 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Parliament New building Bhumi Pujan
15th‍FC‍Boss‍NK‍Singh:‍Annually‍₹6-7lcr‍schemes.‍Are‍we‍getting‍
2020-December-12 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
corresponding benefits? Need more rationalization in schemes
Economics of animal rearing: Crossbred cow takes 17-18 months to
reach‍puberty‍for‍insemination.‍+‍9-10‍months‍of‍pregnancy‍→‍starts‍
milk at 28 months. Subsequent calvings, every 13-14 months.
Farmers‍usually‍don’t‍keep‍a‍cow‍beyond‍5-6‍calvings,‍when‍milk‍
yields ⚖ ‍so‍feeding‍becomes‍expensive.Thus‍cow‍becomes‍
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. States
with anti cow protection laws = cow population ⚖ ‍while‍buffalo‍
2020-December-12 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ population ⚖ .‍(p1)
Union and State governments hv many schemes providing subsidies'
DBT to farmers for purchase of solar pump set, organic farming, food
processing unit etc. But agriculture officials demand 20-25%
cut/bribe For approving the project. so, DBT itself is not panacea.
2020-December-12 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ Discretionary powers of the officers also need to be ⚖
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
2020-December-12 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
players 1) China (50%) 2) Japan 3) S.Korea.
5‍types‍of‍malarial‍parasites‍—‍Plasmodium‍falciparum‍(majority‍in‍
India), vivax (the commonest ones),P. malariae, P. knowles and
Plasmodium Ovale. P Ovale Malaria occurs in Sudan / W.Africa.
Indian soldiers got in UN posting brought to Kerala.But not very
2020-December-12 Science⚖ 6-Health serious.
RAJA JON Vurputoor Chari: an Indian-American US Air Force colonel
2020-December-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment selected by manned mission to Moon.
2020-December-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ Time’s‍Person‍of‍the‍Year:‍Joe‍Biden‍&‍Kamala‍Harris.
Environment ministry portal Parivesh- people told to Voluntarily
disclose ownership of Exotic pets like iguana, snakes, turtles,civet cat,
macaws, gibbon, crocodiles, pygmy falcons etc by 31/12/2020, then
2020-December-12 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity immunity from prosecution. (Explained p13)
Presidential years= 4th vol of ex-Prez Pranab M's memoirs. 3rd
2020-December-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors volume= Coalition years| recall Obama's book: "A promised land"
Case-Studies⚖ 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 ⚖ if‍we‍are‍investigated‍by‍local‍
2020-December-12 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ policemen!" But HC rejects CBI arguments.
Paris Olympics 2024: breakdance added as a medal sports. to ⚖ the‍
viewership among youth. (Versus Controversial suggestions of
dropping wrestling, shooting because not enough
2020-December-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Case-Studies⚖ 'audience'/sponsors.)
Death: Paolo Rossi Italian footballer in the 80s| Kim Ki Duk South
2020-December-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Korean filmmaker
International Bharati Festival 2020 to mark 138th birth anniversary of
2020-December-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Tamil poet Subramania Bharati

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ECI/E-Gov:‍90cr‍voters.‍Printing‍Elector’s‍Photo‍Identity‍Card‍
2020-December-12 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election (EPIC)=₹10-15‍each.‍Planning‍for‍e-Voter‍ID-‍stored‍as‍PDF
15th FC Boss NK Singh: Need to review the 7th schedule legislative
power b/n Union and State. It has eroded over the period of time e.g.
agri, land, labour, banking, law and order, technology, globalization
2020-December-12 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature etc.
2020-December-12 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
Shahtoot Dam: India to build this dam in Afghanistan
EU climate deal: 27 Nations to ⚖ GHG‍by‍40%‍‍(2030),‍NET‍0‍by‍
2020-December-12 Environment⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
2050. Eastern nations like Poland very poor, require a lot of funding.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ CCI finds Cartelization among Indian beer
2020-December-12 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ companies|Factory
⚖ output ⚖ to pre-covid levels
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ India, Uzbekistan sign 9 pacts. Prepare the collective
2020-December-12 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ interest
⚖ for all Central Asian countries
Oct‍2020-‍Atmanirbhar‍2.0-‘Special‍Assistance‍to‍States‍for‍Capital‍
Expenditure’/CAPEX‍scheme-‍Union‍to‍loan‍₹12,000‍crore‍special‍
interest-free 50-year loan to states, exclusively for capital
expenditure like, health, rural development, water supply, irrigation,
2020-December-13 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
power, 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 disputes harm the
2020-December-13 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ supply chain
SC PIL=Implement two child norm to control population. government
response =already total fertility rate⚖ from‍3.2‍(2000)‍→‍‍2.2‍(2018)‍
2020-December-13 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Health , Coercive methods/Forced sterilization etc not useful
Vikas Dube was a notorious Gangster killed police encounter. But,
Now‍some‍youngsters‍have‍created‍facebook‍fan‍pages‍“Vikas‍Dubey‍
amar‍rahe”‍(Long‍live‍Vikas‍Dubey)-‍Such‍group‍have‍1200‍to‍10000‍
members. Youngster feel that it is their freedom of speech and
expression. Web series like Narcos, Sacred games, Mirzapur etc also
glorify the lives of gangsters. SP superintendent of police what will
you do to reduce the the charm of rowdyism/gangsters among the
2020-December-13 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ youth in your district
2020-December-13 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Death: U.A. KHADER- Malayalam author
2020 Novr-Election code of conduct rules 1961: govt ⚖ ‍Election‍
expenditure‍limits‍by‍10%-Large‍States‍‍(1)‍LS-₹77l,‍(2)Vidhan‍Sabha-
30.8l. This amount lower for smaller states/UT. (59lakh4LS,
22Lakh4VS). Now, Election Commission asking opinion of political
2020-December-13 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election 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
2020-December-13 Economy⚖ Interview development.
Mumbai: Ashokan Era Mahakali Rock cut Caves. Some, movie studio
2020-December-13 History/Culture⚖
Places-in-News wants to buy this land
Climate ambition Summit 2020: Modi says " (1) ⚖ Carbon‍emission‍
intensity by 21%⚖ ‍(2)‍Renewable‍energy‍target‍175GW‍by‍2022,‍
450GW by 2030". China plans for Carbon neutrality by 2060. This
Summit is hosted by UK,UN,France,Italy and Chile, to mark the 5th
anniversary of the Paris Agreement. challenges (1) USA left deal. (2)
Argentina, Mexico, UK, Japan, Canada, Germany, France etc
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 GHG <10% and
2020-December-13 Environment⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
Per capita emission is less than 2 tons.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ RBI guidelines for resolution plans for covid-19 By
2020-December-13 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ corporates
⚖
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ West Bengal IPS officers deputation to Centre
2020-December-13 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ controversy
⚖ after BJP
Motor vehicle act 2019 third party vehicle insurance is mandatory. It
covers the death/disability/damage loss of the third-party in road
accident. 50% Indian vehicles are not insured- People do not renew
2020-December-14 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
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If we aspire for $5 trillion dollar economy then current farming laws

and banking sector laws need to be reformed. But people afraid of
change, even though the change name be beneficial to them after a
2020-December-14 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
decade. (p7)
2020-December-14 Science⚖ 6-Health Eye transplant may also spread Corona infection
Case-Studies⚖ Diversity requirements: USA's NASDAQ stock exchange may soon
require all listed companies to include at least one female, 1 racial
minority, 1 LGBTQ community member on their board of directors.
Indian Company Act also requires public listed companies to have at
least one female board member- The debate between inclusivity
versus merit. Criticism (1) Not real inclusivity because of owners'
female relatives are appointed to fill quotas (2) While transgender
may be given job reservation for economic hardship, but corporate
board of director level appointment should be based on merit and
2020-December-14 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖ not LGBTQ / sexual orientation.
Punjab prison DIG resigns to support protesting farmers. Earlier 2 IAS
officers also resigned against some government policies (Shah Faizal,
Kannan Gopinathan). Critics argue it is done for starting a Political
career, they have wasted a precious seat, Civil Servant Neutrality
VERSUS Freedom of conscience (a person's moral sense of right and
2020-December-14 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ wrong).
Fire safety- Gujarat: Fresh engineers and fire safety graduate will be
designated‍as‍fire‍safety‍officers‍‍(FSO)‍‍→‍They‍will‍act‍as‍freelance‍
professionals similar to CA/Auditors and will give inspect & issue no
objection certificate (NOC) to building owners for fire safety, and
charge fees. Govt's fireoffer will Randomly check a few buildings to
2020-December-14 Geo⚖ Disaster ensure no malpractices.
IF Optional Political Science / Sociology: columns on political dissent
2020-December-14 Polity⚖ ⚖ Intolerance (p6), women, patriarchy, inter community relationships (p7)
Mountain height can be measured using (1) trigonometry (2) GPS
(3) flying planes with laser beams (LiDAR). Mount Everest latest
height. Mt. Everest (PeakXV) 8848mt+86cm⚖ due‍to‍Northward‍
2020-December-14 Science⚖ Places-in-News 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 change,
Global trade, data privacy etc may not align with their interests. (2)
Need to focus on hard power, Synergy between foreign policy and
military policy. Canada, Norway or Sweden may not require large
standing Army because they do not have unsettled border disputes
2020-December-14 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
or intense terrorism. (p9)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Draft Rules on code of wages definition of basic pay
allowance | IFSCA gold Bullion exchange norms | GSTR-3B Forms will
2020-December-14 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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) Malnutrition among
children⚖ ‍(2) Gap in Internet access between Rural-urban / male-
female is wide. (LET CA_PDF walla Make comprehensive summary of
2020-December-14 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ it)⚖
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Judgements on IPS
deputation an ongoing controversy in West Bengal | Bodoland
territorial Council elections in Assam | Maharashtra Ordinance for
2020-December-14 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ OBC⚖ reservation
SARHAD Dairy: Kutch District Cooperative Milk Producers Union,
popularly known as Sarhad Dairy -PM Modi to inaugurate (Utility? In
the border region to prevent the radicalisation Cooperative
2020-December-15 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ movements may be explored like this.)
technical recession = if growth rate is negative for two consecutive
quarters (USA definition). RBI's December 2020 bulletin- India is in
2020-December-15 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
Technical Recession.
World's largest Hybrid renewable energy park near the Indo- Pakistan
border near Khavda, in Kutch, Gujarat. 30,000-MW capacity
(solar+Wind) over 72,600 hectares of land along the border. Land
2020-December-15 Environment⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖allotted to Adani Green, Gujarat State Electricity company etc.

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NFHS (1) caesarean delivery (C-section)⚖ = ⚖Dr doing unnecessarily

to get more ₹₹? (2) # of reported Domestic violence cases ⚖ = legal
2020-December-15 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Health awareness ⚖ .
Covid-19‍virus‍spikes‍bind‍on‍human‍protein‍'ACE2'‍→‍replicating.‍
Replication efficiency of virus is measured through "codon adaptation
2020-December-15 Science⚖ 6-Health index". humans, ferrets, cats,civets and dogs vulnerable.
Policy for National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) to protect patient's
2020-December-15 Science⚖ 6-Health data privacy.
Death: Author John Le Carre (born David Cornwell) known for spy
2020-December-15 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death thrillers like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (3 columns on him in IE!)
PROJECT 17A: Indian PSUs build STEALTH FRIGATEs. 1st launched-
2020-December-15 IR/Defense⚖ Defence "HimGiri"
22 Ex-Indian-Diplomats write Open letter- Canadian PM Justin
Trudeau's remark over farmer agitation in India are driven by vote
bank politics in Canada. Khalistanis control prominent Gurudwaras in
Canada‍→‍use‍donation$‍for‍anti=Indian‍activities‍and‍for‍financing‍
2020-December-15 IR/Defense⚖ Diaspora Canadian elections. (GSM2: Role of Diaspora)
Model code of conduct violation? BJP promising Free corona vaccine
2020-December-15 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election during Bihar election, Kerala CM doing same in local elections
Conduct of a leader: If leaders in a political party can give certain
statements, then others also have the freedom to speak their mind.
But if a leader holds a Constitutional post, he should not comment.
(J&K Lt Gov when asked to comment on Amit Shah's remarks over
2020-December-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ Gupkar Gang)
Secularism: Assam: State-run Madrasa will be converted into regular
schools, State run Sanskrit tolls will be converted into study /research
2020-December-15 Polity⚖ ⚖ Intolerance centres.
Parliament Session: (1) Budget (Feb2May), (2) Monsoon (Jul2Sept),
(3) Winter (Nov2Dec). 2020-Corona: No winter session. directly
budget session from Jan'2021. maximum gap between two sessions
2020-December-15 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature 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!
because Media turned it into a sensation, while neglecting China
Pakistan border, corona, Delhi LSR college girl commits suicide
2020-December-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Social Media⚖ because she couldn't afford a laptop for e-Learning during Corona.
Tech Diplomacy / Governance: (1) D10 group for 5G suppliers
outside‍China‍(2)‍Trump's‍“Artemis‍Accords‍2020”‍-‍a‍set‍of‍principles‍
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 disaster
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 weapons (P11,
2020-December-15 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
Rajamohan)
5C’s‍of‍Water‍Vulnerability:‍Climate‍Change,‍Contaminants,‍Co-
occurrence, Conflicts,and Covid-19 (Subject of Virtual conference in
2020-December-15 Environment⚖ Water⚖ IIT GNR- useful in Essay)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Tata in the race to buy Air India (⚖ Let the final result
2020-December-15 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ come)
⚖
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ "NRI Postal Voting"- non-Gulf NRIs to get it 1st. (Let it
notify‍‍→‍CA-PDF wala will cover)| Vera Sarin Petition in Supreme
Court to declare 1975 emergency unconstitutional, where her
2020-December-15 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ family's
⚖ jewellary business for seized & family forced to leave India
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Ayurved post graduates to do surgery - controversy
2020-December-15 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ (p10,
⚖ REF Dec5)
Monoculture= Growing same crops every year= yield⚖ ,‍pest/disease‍
Vulnerability ⚖ .‍So,‍paddy‍and‍wheat‍monoculture‍needs‍crop‍
diversification (1) Pulses/Legumes for Nitrogen fixation (2) cotton,
maize, ground nut, pulses, chana, mustard or sunflower etc. but not
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⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ FSDC meeting, LIBOR transition, Labour Bureau' survey,

Pre budget consultation, 3.45 lakh Indian Auto Workers lost job in
2020-December-16 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Corona
⚖
2020-December-16 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ DakPay = Payment Appby department of post
Pradhan Mantri Wireless Access Network Interface (PM-WANI)-
Public Wi-Fi hotspot benefits: ⚖ a‍kirana‍shop‍owner,‍a‍tea-stall‍
vendor, or a Common Service Centre can resell/distribute internet to
people as Public Data Offices (PDOs).⚖ ‍It‍will‍destroy‍the‍
cartelization of the Internet service providers(ISPs) and 3g/4g mobile
cos / roaming charges. ⚖ UPI/BHIM‍created‍common‍payments‍
infrastructure that unbundled whose payment app you use! = 3Cs
greater convenience,higher confidence and lower costs.⚖ public‍Wi-
2020-December-16 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
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, foreign
banks & Chinese Apps/companies. But Even Indian companies are
known to engage in political corruption, crony capitalism and
unethical business practices (Kingfisher, Yes Bank, Satyam etc)
therefore Companies should be regulated with uniform rules & not
2020-December-16 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
based on "Nationalistic sentiments"
Himalayan Serow: Donkey-goat like herbivore animal in altitudes
between 2,000 metres and 4,000 metres. But spotted in Spiti Valley
2020-December-16 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity 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 referendum). Mainly
for appeasing France's Green Party's voter base before 2022's
2020-December-16 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ election.
Work life balance- Doctors on Corona Duty for 6-7 months without
any‍breaks‍→‍Mental‍health‍/concentration‍/focus‍⚖ .‍‍(1)‍Clashes‍‍
with patients and relatives (2) Dead bodies are not handled in a
dignified manner.(3) Incidence of hospital fire in Gujarat due to
2020-December-16 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ negligence. SC asks Govt to give them a break from work.
2020-December-16 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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 war
2020-December-16 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Memorial Delhi
Books-Authors Book: Pranab's "The Presidential Years"- his son wants to stop the
release of the book bcoz excerpts in it, while daughter wants the
2020-December-16 PIN-GK⚖⚖ publication to continue
Death: Indian aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha, Padma
2020-December-16 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Vibhushan, Karnataka.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha's Breach of privilege motion against
journalist‍Arnab‍Goswami‍‍→‍Arnab‍goes‍to‍SC‍→‍SC‍to‍send‍notice‍
to 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
2020-December-16 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature 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 months (3)
National database of sex offenders (4) Disclosing rape victim identity
2020-December-16 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ is punishable
Nepal Ordinance for reducing quorum requirement for Constitutional
2020-December-16 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature Council.
SC:‍Homeopathy‍practitioners‍can‍prescribe‍‘immunity‍boosters’,‍
2020-December-16 Science⚖ 6-Health can’t‍claim‍Covid‍cure
3A-Intl-Trade⚖ USA- Currency manipulator monitoring list- India, Vietnam,
2020-December-17 Economy⚖ Switzerland, Singapore China etc. (but -ve news as such MCQ⚖ )
Capitalism‍in‍Corona:‍TRAI‍recommended‍reserve‍price‍of‍₹5.60LCR‍
For selling 4G spectrum. DoT's highest body Digital Communications
Commission (DCC) accepted, but telecom cos citing losses in AGR &
Corona(!)‍‍Govt‍desperate‍for‍₹₹‍by‍⚖ tax‍collection‍in‍corona,‍so‍
2020-December-17 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
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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
2020-December-17 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
redressal.
Malnutrition: NFHS-2019 ⚖ Child malnutrition. ⚖1) NFSA ₹6k but PM
Matru Vandana Yojana gives only ₹5k for 1st child only 2) Integrated
Child Development Services (ICDS) Anganwadi kendra lack basic infra
3) Not serving eggs for religious reasons 4) Corona lockdown: but
2020-December-17 Economy⚖ 6-Health 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 category. Then existing
Muslim maths/science teachers forced to teach urdu grammar.
2020-December-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ (A'bad Ed)
Central‍Educational‍Institutions‍(Reservation‍in‍Teachers’‍Cadre)‍Act‍
2019:‍“institutions‍of‍excellence,national/strategic‍importance‍walle‍
research‍institutions,‍minority‍institutions”‍exempt‍from‍reservation.‍
V.Ramgopal Committee suggested to put IITs in this list to scrap
reservation- reveals RTI docx. (p10) Counter: ⚖ of‍suicides/dropouts‍
among IIT students from reserved community because struggling to
2020-December-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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 Agency
2020-December-17 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment (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,
2020-December-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ Desperation, Consumerism fuelled by movies and TV shows.
RS-MP suggested MPs shd be made Familiar with the rank and
uniforms of Defence Services. Rahul Gandhi walks out of meeting ke
precious time is being wasted in teaching GK, instead of more
important issues like border security and terrorism. Q: You are sitting
in a meeting, where non-essential agenda is taken up, what will you
2020-December-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ do?
Ludwig van Beethoven- German musician/pianist- 250th Birth
2020-December-17 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Anniversary in 2020. (p9 col4CSATP2)
Sir George Everest- Surveyors General of India after whom Mt. is
2020-December-17 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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 companies to
2020-December-17 IR/Defense⚖ Defence spread Chinese influence/insider trading.
S.Africa DNA profiling- Same person was involved in 30 different rape
cases. India- DNA Technology regulation bill: Storing DNA profiles of
Crime scene, unclaimed dead bodies, suspected persons etc Can help
tracing repeat offenders. ⚖Privacy concerns, manipulation, scientific
2020-December-17 Science⚖ Defence errors where DNA sample gets contaminated
Blurring Lines between corporates & politicians- CSR wing of a pvt
2020-December-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election company wins Local bodies election in Kerala. (PolSCI Optional, p10)
ELECTION Commission (EC) to file criminal cases against 3 IPS in MP
2020-December-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Election 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 yrs jail.
2020-December-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 7 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 protest
bcoz govt negotiations failed to resolve logjam. Lesson: Whenever
one branch (execuive) becomes weak, the other (judiciary) gets
2020-December-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary stronger
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ SC notice 2Govt 4Gender-religion neutral rules for diverse,
alimony/Uniform Civil Code. SC petition declare Sanskrit =national
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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 "plea-
2020-December-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Social Media⚖ bargain" only to avoid long trial & return home.
2020-December-17 Science⚖ Space-Tech⚖⚖‍⚖ ISRO to launch CMS-01 Communication satellite using PSLV-C50
2020-December-17 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ NERPSIP power project. (no fancy name then⚖ )
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, Group
activities etc. (3) Mix of both. E-learning= mostly vertical= ⚖ social
capital. ⚖In Corona, big rallies/protests, social-religious festivities
allowed then WHY not schools? Norway - Denmark Opened the
schools, there was no 2nd wave. (Counter: unki public disciplined hai,
2020-December-18 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ 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. Only 50%
even have functioning TV/DTH. State government had ordered the
private schools to cut fees by 25% yet poor parents were not aware
bcoz don't have TV/mobile/internet. So, schools fooled them into
paying the full fees. 85% poor children did not receive a take home
ration instead of mid day meal. We can only imagine the situation in
2020-December-18 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ rural areas.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Bitcoin explained series (p11) | Why has US put India on
2020-December-18 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ currency
⚖ watchlist (p13)
Production linked incentive (PLI) scheme: Govt gives X% subsidy
based on Incremental growth on mfg. But Karnataka iPhone factory
2020-December-18 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ violence- harm the scheme.
(Women over-empowerment?) France law prevent govt agencies
from hiring more than 60% management positions from same
gender. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo fined $110,000 for hiring 'too
2020-December-18 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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. Farmers steal
electricity to set up fences, but electricity department does not have
2020-December-18 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Bio-Diversity 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. UP SDM
Orders‍farmers‍to‍furnish‍personal‍bonds‍of‍₹50‍lakh‍to‍prevent‍
2020-December-18 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ farmer protest. Amt2b reduced after Controversy.
Singapore’s‍‘hawker‍/‍fastfood‍bazaar’‍culture‍given‍UNESCO‍
2020-December-18 History/Culture⚖
Awards⚖ "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" recognition
2020-December-18 History/Culture⚖
Awards⚖ 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 the police
Stations with courts (2 send documents), RTO/Transport department
(vehicle registry), Hospitals (dead bodies), NGO, citizens etc. State
governments can develop their own apps to extract/connect data
2020-December-18 IR/Defense⚖ Defence with CCTNS. EGujCop won the best app award.
Alibaba facial recognition Technology can detect Muslims in
videos/photos. Chinese government used similar technology for
2020-December-18 IR/Defense⚖ Defence persecution of UIGHURs through dragnet
Indo Bangla Virtual Summit: (1) 2020 is the birth centenary of
Bangabandhu‍Sheikh‍Mujibur‍Rahman‍being‍celebrated‍as‍‘Mujib‍
Borsho’.‍(2)March‍2021:‍50‍Years‍of‍Bangladesh‍Independence‍Modi‍
to visit. (3) restoration of Chilahati (Bangladesh) to Haldibari
(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-
2020-December-18 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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Doping: Russia banned from using its name, flag and anthem at the
next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two
2020-December-18 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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 towards
2020-December-18 Polity⚖ ⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ agricultural areas. (p11, Explained)
A mutation in an RNA virus = when the virus makes a mistake while it
is‍making‍copies‍of‍itself.‍Covid-19‍→‍UK‍Mutation‍N501Y.‍Will‍the‍
vaccine be ineffective? Ans. If mutation is only in a few spikes of
2020-December-18 Science⚖ 6-Health virus, then still Vaccine will work. (p11)
2020-December-19 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ &⚖⚖⚖ Loans⚖
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 households to adopt
rooftop Solar Plant (2) Over 60% electricity still comes from coal.
DISCOM & Power plant suffering from losses so unable to invest in
plant upgrades/renewable energy (3) if coal power shutdown job loss
4workers‍(4)‍Auctioning‍of‍the‍coal‍mines‍at‍cheaper‍price‍for‍₹₹‍for‍
populist‍schemes,‍but‍then‍21%‍forest‍cover‍→‍33%‍forest‍cover‍
difficult. (5) Solar and wind energy intermittent, not 24/7. need to be
2020-December-19 Environment⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖stored in batteries. R&D ⚖ ‍(p9)
KGD6- Asia's deepest offshore gas field in East Coast of India by
2020-December-19 Environment⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖Reliance & BP
(Journalism) journalism should be critical of the 'order of the times'-
but based on facts and evidence. But this should not slip into
complete negativity. media should not be seen by the public as
discrediting the change that is happening since such a change is
contrary to their long held positions "Development journalism"-
Partner with government to highlight the change (e.g. Sanitation,
superstition, safety of women) only then we can build building a
2020-December-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ strong,‍resurgent‍and‍developed‍India,”‍VP‍Naidu‍(P11)
(Empathy/ Tolerance) Tibetian families make tea with salt & butter-
are we more 'elites/Sophisticated' because we are using sugar and
milk? Homogeneity enforced in name of physical beauty, singing
voice, correct pronunciation, education, manners, handwriting, food
habits. Urbane / Metropolitan / brahminical culture of Indian
literature because nepo gang of publishers & reviewers. Child will
2020-December-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ have ⚖ ‍empathy‍/‍compassion‍for‍weaker‍section‍(p9)
“Vivadse‍Vishwas”‍direct‍tax‍resolution‍scheme:‍if‍case‍pending‍
@appellate forums like Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals),
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), High Court or Supreme Court
(over‍₹4LCR‍case‍stuck)-‍It‍can‍be‍settled‍by‍paying‍just‍taxes.‍No‍
interest, penalty or prosecution. But only 12% Resolution in Gujarat.
2020-December-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
2-Budget-Taxation⚖
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
money‍for‍pageviews.‍NYTIMES‍outcry‍→‍now‍deleting‍10‍million‍
2020-December-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
6-Rights-Issue⚖ videos.
(Leadership)‍11‍yo‍Madurai‍boy‍sends‍₹1145‍DD‍to‍LS‍speaker‍for‍
Construction of new Parliament building. Speaker returns with
2020-December-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ blessings.
Rajasthan Jan Kalyan portal: where all schemes' info available at one
2020-December-19 Governance⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ place‍|‍Indira‍Rasoi‍Yojana‍2‍give‍₹8‍food‍to‍poor‍in‍urban‍areas.
SolarWinds hack- Alleged Russian attempt to hack American
2020-December-19 Governance⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ government website and private companies
DRDO built ⚖(1) Army ke liye: Border Surveillance System (BOSS): “all‍
weather”‍electronic‍surveillance‍system‍@Ladakh where sub-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
2020-December-19 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Air Force.
2020-December-19 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ FIFA Best Men's Player for 2020: Poland Captain Robert Lewandowski

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2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China: E-sports & Break dance added
2020-December-19 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ as medal event
Book The Commonwealth of Cricket by Ramachandra Guha. "Bhakti
& superstar" culture in sport- just like in Politics. If Ganguli / Kohli
doing unprofessional things and anyone criticizes them then BHAKTs
2020-December-19 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors trolling on social media. so, Cricket reforms are difficult.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Hathras was a gangrape- CBI. (Ek baar mein prepare kro-
2020-December-19 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ women
⚖ safety topic)
Article‍21‍right‍to‍life‍‍→‍Right‍to‍health‍at‍affordable‍prices‍so‍
supreme court orders govt to impose more price control on Corona
2020-December-19 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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 machinery
in the state or not? Andhra State Govt went to SC ke Art356 only
President can check directly/via Governor. HC Overstepping its
constitutional boundary. SC stayed Andhra HC order, 'this is
2020-December-19 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary disturbing'. (p12)
6-Health India Corona vaccine FAQ: (1) even those Recovered need to get it
(2) if suffering from coronavirus present then wait for 14 days after
recovery (3) photoID compulsory. (Will it help nabbing Naxal
2020-December-19 Science⚖ leaders/Mafia gangsters?)
World’s‍‘biggest‍zoo’‍250‍acres‍in‍Jamnagar,‍Guj.‍Name‍"‘GREENS‍
Zoological‍Rescue‍and‍Rehabilitation‍Kingdom’,‍by‍Reliance‍Industries‍
2020-December-20 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity CSR fund, doing PPP for Leopard rehabilitation.
Powers of IAS: Under new New Farms Act 2020, if trader doesn't pay
₹₹‍in‍time,‍farmer‍can‍complaint‍to‍SDM.‍SDM‍in‍Madhya‍Pradesh‍
2020-December-20 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ orders Attachment of property for two absconding traders.
2020-December-20 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ IF Psychology Optional: Neurodiversity and Social Justice (col18)
1989-China Tiananmen Square massacre / student protest for
democracy. Zoom meeting for commemorating the event- Govt
agents join zoom meetings with profile picture that contain child-
2020-December-20 Governance⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ porn photos & then report it to zoom to get the meeting cancelled!
Dec 18, 1961- Op Vijay to liberate Goa from Portugese. 60 years
2020-December-20 IR/Defense⚖ Defence anniversary.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Nagorno-Karabakh region in Yerevan, Armenia -
2020-December-20 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ conflicts.
⚖ Russia brokered ceasefire
36/9: India's lowest score in a Test Match against Australia. Earlier
2020-December-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 1974's 42 was lowest.
1927: Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker had designed the Parliament
2020-December-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News building. Central Vista project for new parliament building
2020-December-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Death: MG Vaidhya- RSS leader (1923-2020)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Ancient Rome's first emperor Augustus- his mausoleum
2020-December-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News on river Tiber reopened.
Ayodhya Mosque- Dhannipur village 5 acre land. Design by INDO-
2020-December-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News ISLAMIC Cultural Foundation Trust
If PolSci Option: KIZHAKKAMBALAM PANCHAYAT Model of private
2020-December-20 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI co's CSR wing running a Panchayat. (p8)
2020-December-21 Economy⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ ⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ WTO reforms for food subsidy.
Banking: Positive pay mechanism in Cheque truncation system (CTS
of‍NPCi)‍→‍basically‍if‍amt‍>50k,‍issuer‍clicks‍photo‍‍→‍submits‍
photos‍to‍bank‍‍→‍issuer‍gives‍cheque‍to‍recipient‍‍→‍recipient‍
submits‍to‍bank‍‍→‍cross‍verification‍to‍prevent‍fraud.‍RBI‍mandated‍
2020-December-21 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ from 1/1/2021.
SEHAT scheme (Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine
SEHAT): Basically Aayushman Bharat for Jammu Kashmir union
2020-December-21 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
territory‍-Annual‍₹5‍lakh‍Health‍Insurance‍for‍families.
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 required in
2020-December-21 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ 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/audit
reports, whistleblower complaints etc.Will help preventing
2020-December-21 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
Sathyam/ILFS like scams

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Energy: ONGC Asokenagar-1 Petroleum reserve in West Bengal's 24

Pargana‍district‍→‍Will‍supply‍the‍crude‍oil‍and‍natural‍gas‍to‍Indian‍
2020-December-21 Geo⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖Oil Corporation Haldia refinery.
Nepal Prime Minister dissolves lower house due to bickering among
2020-December-21 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ various
⚖ functions of the ruling party
Sir Creek region near Kutch, Gujarat. India and Pakistan have disputes
over the border & international maritime boundary line (IMBL).
2020-December-21 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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 joint- sessions.
Criticism? (1) Delimitation exercise on population basis- Northern
States will see more number of Representatives. South ko
injustice.⚖(2) Difficult to control Disruptions and shouting if such
large crowd of MP. (3) Parliamentary committee meetings should
become more open to press similar to USA. Ministers must drop the
privilege and appear before the Committees. (4) ⚖ Parliamentary
oversight over the intelligence agencies and international treaties
2020-December-21 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature similar to USA.
2017: Pathalgadi movement, Jharkhand: villagers would erect giant
stone plaques declaring the gram sabha as the only sovereign
authority under Panchayat Extension to the Scheduled areas (PESA)
Act, to claim their independence from the state. They would prohibit
the entry of government officials. Many booked under IPC 124A
2020-December-21 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI (sedition) But now CM dropped all the cases
2020-December-21 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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 Prophet
Muhammad. Movement "Je Suis Charlie" (I'm also a Charlie)-
2020-December-21 Polity⚖ ⚖ Defence polarising French against Muslims.
If PubAd Optional: Public policy implementation monitoring system
2020-December-21 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive (p7)
Short term ⚖ in‍temperature‍and‍rainfall‍‍→‍Vector‍borne‍diseases‍
like Malaria ⚖ ‍→‍Ministry‍of‍Earth‍science‍working‍on‍an‍Early‍
2020-December-21 Science⚖ 6-Health Health Warning System to forecast the disease outbreak
Atma-Nirbhar: IBC was suspended till 25th Dec but Suspension may
2020-December-22 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
be extended
& Loans⚖
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,‍Intangible‍goods‍such‍as‍quality‍of‍primary‍
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 similar to
2020-December-22 Economy⚖ 6-Hunger⚖ LEFT = election success.
Power Ministry: Electricity (Rights of Consumers)Rules,2020:
consumer to get 24/7 Electricity, Grievance redressal and
2020-December-22 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖compensation mechanism etc
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Future Reliance Amazon deal controversy, GST
2020-December-22 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ compensation,
⚖ NIIF investments, PSB loan audit.
2020-December-22 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Volcano:‍Kilauea‍volcano‍eruption‍in‍Hawaii’s‍Big‍Island‍(USA)

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Indo European Ties: 2020- Chinese border issues made India grow
more close to USA for help bcoz Trump hated China. But China
Willing to co-operate on climate change and trade issues with Biden.
⚖ Our‍quotidian‍(=routine)‍diplomacy‍focuses‍on‍bipolar‍Cold‍War‍
dynamic (the East-West) and the North-South framework (developing
world versus the developed). ⚖ But‍the‍political‍realities‍of‍Europe‍
are fast changing after BREXIT. ⚖ Most‍Europeans‍believed‍that‍
Asian‍geopolitics‍was‍America’s‍burden‍(Vietnam,‍Korea,‍Japan‍issues‍
etc). ⚖ But‍as‍China‍transforms‍the‍Eurasian‍landmass‍through‍OBOR‍
so, US alone cannot redress the imbalance. So, 2021-India should
2020-December-22 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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't
2020-December-22 IR/Defense⚖ Defence recognise American sanctions.
Indo-Vietnam virtual Summit between PM: bolbachchan- Act East
policy, South China Sea dispute, Maritime security, joint military
training, Money laundering, terror Finance narcotics, disaster
2020-December-22 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
management, trade and cultural exchange.
Indian‍Navy’s‍Short‍Take-off‍but‍Arrested‍Recovery‍(STOBAR)‍system‍
2020-December-22 IR/Defense⚖ Defence for aircrafts on navy ships. Boeing's Super Hornet cleared the test.
UAE: Foreign migrant labourers outnumber in the domestic
population. UAE imposed visa restrictions on entry of Paki workers in
2020-December-22 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
the name of Covid. UAE-Israel angle also seen for security / terrorism.
Death: Motilal Vora (1928-2020)- CM of MP, Governor UP,
2020-December-22 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Rajyasabha MP, Treasurer of Congress Party
Book: "Years that changed India: Vajpayee" - book by ex-bureaucrat
2020-December-22 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Shakti Sinha
Corona: India stops flights from from UK due to N501Y MUTATION IN
2020-December-22 Science⚖ 6-Health SARS-COV-2 virus.⚖ ‍Share‍market‍⚖
Mucor-myco-sis: rare fungal disease- 50% mortality rate. cases in
India. Symptoms of one sided facial swelling. Non communicable. If
2020-December-22 Science⚖ 6-Health only person comes in contact with fungus.
Inflation:‍2020-‍Heavy‍rains‍→‍onion‍crop‍damage‍‍→‍Heavy‍inflation‍‍
→‍mid-sept‍Government‍banned‍the‍export‍of‍onions‍to‍⚖ supply.‍
But Dec- next crop arrived, farmers getting hardly 10-15/kg @trader,
2020-December-23 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ they're Requesting government to lift the export ban
$900 billion USA Covid Aid- Unemployment allowance, relief in
2020-December-23 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
tax/subsidies‍:‍may‍revive‍demand‍→‍Indian‍exports⚖ .
IBC suspension was expiring on 25th Dec so +3 months extended= 24
2020-December-23 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
March & 2021
Loans⚖
tak suspended. ⚖ Exact‍dates‍notIMP
THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) wants tax exemptions for
2020-December-23 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
hosting T20 World Cup 2021 in india, else will explore UAE.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ World bank to give 500 million dollar loan for for
2020-December-23 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Highway
⚖ projects in India
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖Balochistan actor was found dead in Toronto, India Japan
2020-December-23 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2020-December-23 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
strengthening Quad ties against China.
(Essay) Global World/Order Challenges to: Pandemic, rapid
technological change- & MNCs, cyber security, Space Security,
Climate Change, Poverty, Hunger, Radicalisation, weapons race,
2020-December-23 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
Weaponization of economy through Protectionism,
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Kashmir DDC election result, Kerala Sister Abhaya Case
2020-December-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ after
⚖ 28 years
Putin's new amendment: 1) Ex-president can become permanent
member of Russian Rajya Sabha. 2) Immunity from prosecution after
2020-December-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive the Presidential term expires.
(Secularism)‍nation-state‍law‍2018:‍Israel‍is“nation-state‍of‍the‍
Jewish‍people”.‍Arab‍minority‍feels‍unhappy‍with‍"inequality",‍file‍
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6th India International Science Festival (IISF) held virtually. Scientific

solutions needed for Health, Water Scarcity, Food Security, Pollution=
SDG. But Challenge is to retain youth in science. Steps? Hackathons,
2020-December-23 Science⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ 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, and Saturn
2020-December-23 Science⚖ Space-Tech⚖⚖‍⚖ once in 30. They'll meet again in 2040. & 2060.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Antibodies from Llama named 'Cormac' can help fighting
2020-December-23 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Corona
⚖
2020-December-23 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
Project
⚖ Titan - Apple's self driving cars by 2024.
Retrospective tax: early 2000, Vodafone, Cairn bought some Indian
company from their foreign owners in tax havens. Income Tax
Department demanded capital gains tax (CGT). This company refused
to pay, ke it was sold outside Indian tax jurisdiction. Early 2012- Govt
amended Income Tax Act to tax such deals 'before date of passing
this law' i.e. retrospective effect. Bilateral Investment Agreements
between India/UK provided for a permanent Court of arbitration at
the Hague (Netherlands) for such disputes. Indian government
2020-December-24 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
defeated -can't demand tax with Retrospective effect.
FDI: Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting services @100%, channel
2020-December-24 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ 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
time‍period‍only‍afterwards‍if‍agreement‍not‍renewed‍→‍job‍
automatically terminated. Eligible for EPFO only up to the period of
job.‍Neither‍providing‍job‍security‍to‍workers‍→‍Apple‍(Winstron)‍
Karnataka plant unrest. Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI):
Mobile companies given 4-6% subsidy based on additional
2020-December-24 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ 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 modify
the operating system etc. USA-EU also looking into similar antitrust
2020-December-24 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
action by google/facebook etc.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Post Matric Scholarship for SC: funding reforms | GST
2020-December-24 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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 monitor
2020-December-24 Governance⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ 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). Guj's
computer‍operators‍hack‍the‍system‍to‍siphon‍₹1cr.‍Soln‍(1)‍Effective‍
supervision necessary. (2) low paid contractual outsourced workers =
difficult to expect honesty. recall Sardar Statue of Unity's crores of
2020-December-24 Governance⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ ticket sales money also siphoned by them.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ NE Internal security: National Socialist Council of
Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) Ceasefire and peace talks with
2020-December-24 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ government.
⚖

Sport: V.Anand: just like t20>test cricket, classical chess could go that
2020-December-24 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ way (Shorter time format for Attracting more pageviews/ad revenue)
(If LAW Optional) CrPC 357-Court can order the The Criminal to pay
compensation to victims. Victim Impact Report (VIR) / Victim Impact
Statements‍(VIS)‍-‍victim‍will‍tell‍court‍about‍his‍losses‍→‍accordingly‍
Compensation may be determined. Notable judgements Ankush
Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra (2013), Karan v. State N.C.T.
2020-December-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ of Delhi (2020)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Anti cow slaughter laws of Karnataka and Goa | Kerala
2020-December-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Abhaya
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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 function
properly. So, SC orders HCs to do the needful, to make Court hearings
more accessible to them for right to equality guaranteed by Article 14
and‍the‍right‍to‍practice‍a‍profession‍of‍one’s‍choice‍under‍Article‍
2020-December-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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 when his
2020-December-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive term expires. (=how Indian constitution much better)
Indian Antarctic stations Maitri (1988) and Bharati (2012). In news
2020-December-24 Science⚖ Places-in-News about how to return them in Corona.
Corona: Health Ministry's COVID Vaccine
IntelligenceNetwork(CoWIN) system. Asked Startups to improve its
2020-December-24 Science⚖ 6-Health Technology
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Vodafone Singapore|Cairn Netherland Retrospective tax
rulings, Gold Bond| EU & Britain agree for a trade deal post brexit.
2020-December-25 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2020-December-25 Environment⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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 fixed; as in
plants, water the roots, and the whole plant prospers and yields
flowers and fruits.- Rahim 55 Central universities in India- 6 Vice
Chancellor sacked in recent years For corruption and
maladministration. Governing Council has too many members (e.g.
475 in Delhi!)- many Political appointees, No effective oversight over
the VC. So instead of doing dozens of reforms, 1st fix governing
2020-December-25 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ Council monitoring over by VC. (p11)
Case study: IIM-A's Iconic campus building was designed by American
architect Louis Kahn. Building got very old, concrete slabs are falling,
need to expand capacity to 800 students. So the administration
decided to raze the building, but strike/protests started by alumni
against the move- Some student political outfits are also instigating
them & insinuating corruption charges against you. As the director,
2020-December-25 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ wht wl u do?
Young MBBS graduates want2 prepare 4NEET(PG) exam, have
written to you (Health secretary,IAS) to be excused from Corona
2020-December-25 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ duty, 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 Year
celebration. But the younger generation started Twitter campaign.
Pub/Restaurant/Discobar owners cite potential revenue losses,
Finance dept wants liquor taxes. Pressure from all quarters., wht wl u
2020-December-25 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ do?
India's first Lithium refinery to be set up at Gujarat. Lithium will be
2020-December-25 Geo⚖ Places-in-News imported from Australia for refining.
1/1/1818: Mahar soldiers in British Army defeated Peshwa soldiers
near Koregaon / Perne village, Maharashtra. British erected a 'Jay
Sthmbh' memorial. Although some Maratha historians dispute the
claim. SC from Ambedkarite Mahar community commemorate this
event‍→‍2018‍clashes‍with‍Marathas.‍So,‍DM‍already‍ordered‍CrPC‍
2020-December-25 History/Culture⚖
Places-in-News 144 To prevent people from visiting The memorial in Jan 2021.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Army major found guilty of misusing AFSPA powers &
2020-December-25 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ fake ⚖ encounter of 3 Labourers in Amshipora, Shopian.
Death: 2002: US-Journalist Daniel Pearl beheaded in Pakistan, his
2020-December-25 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death alleged killer Omar Sheikh released.
Corona: Parliamentary panel suggests priority vaccination of Olympic-
2020-December-25 PIN-GK⚖⚖ 6-Health 2021 ke Indian atheletes & creation of bio-bubbles for their training.
25th Dec X'mas = Birthday of Bharat Ratna Ex-PM Vajpayee
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Article 19 Freedom of expression is a hallmark of a constitutional

liberal democracy. Citizen has right to comment on the affairs of the
State. Mere dissent does not amount to criminality. Allahabad High
2020-December-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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 offering 2-2-lakh
rupees to Professes to translate the outdated syllabus books into
Vernacular languages. This perpetuates the disconnect between what
is taught and what is practiced and has led to the employability crisis
→‍mediocrity‍of‍Engineers-‍Rail‍safety,‍road‍construction,‍canals,‍
2020-December-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ corruption. (p10)
Vidhansabha reforms: 1) Governor's address to vidhansabha
frequently disrupted in from UP to Kerala. 2) Only lip service to the
constitutional requirement of meeting two times a year. Most Vidhan
Sabhas total working day not even 30 days/year 3) Merely rubber
stamping bills/Ordinance-raj. Quality of debate, question hour poor.
2020-December-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature (p11)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Spectrum auction | anti dumping duty on carbon black ,
2020-December-26 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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 Tibetan
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- Enemy's enemy is my friend!
however we have not openly made any comments. India's official
2020-December-26 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
stand= Tibet is integral part China.
ARYA RAJENDRAN to be country's youngest mayor aged 21,
2020-December-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
2020-December-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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 upper caste. Groups
eligible for horizontal reservation cannot be excluded from the open
category seats because they are from SC/ST/OBC etc. inclusion must
not be seen as the antithesis of efficiency and merit; infact inclusion
2020-December-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ and substantive equality are aims of governance.
Pressure group: Farmer organisation demands boycotting of jio
during farm bill protests. Some farmers started cutting power lines to
jio towers= e-learning, work from home affected. (2) Blocking the
Railways =Transportation supply of essential commodities affected.
(3)‍Haryana‍farmers‍halting‍the‍toll‍connection‍at‍highways‍→‍Govt‍
2020-December-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ revenue collection affected.
(1) Aestivate= disappearing deep in soil to avoid dry summer heat.
Some frogs/toads do it. (2) Hibernate: Long winter sleep, body
temperature & heart rate drops. Northern Hemisphere chilly winter
so if species cannot migrate towards warmer climate, they must
hibernate e.g. Arctic squirrel. Polar bears don't technically hibernate
But they reduce physical activity. Tropical animals don't do it.
2020-December-27 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity 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. architect argues
we are using modern design, Solar wind energy, charitable hospital,
museum & library. Older generation is unhappy- this is looking like a
2020-December-27 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ picnic spot. If u r trustee- wht will u do?
Case‍Study:‍“Yogi’s‍mother‍used‍to‍give‍her‍mobile‍phone‍to‍her‍son‍
for homework and online education. However Yogi was spending a
lot of time playing games on mobile phone. Mother scolded, son
didn’t‍like‍advice‍committed‍suicide."‍Suggestions‍for‍curbing‍online‍
gaming addiction and suicide among adolescents. (1) China law to
prevent kids from playing online games between 11PM to 8AM. Not
more than 90mins on weekdays & 3 hrs in holidays. (2) Will need
Aadhar linked accounts, stricter regulation over gaming apps. (3)
Parental controls Apps (4) teachers shd give fun assignments &
learning activities, study itself could be 'gamified'. (6) Promote book
2020-December-27 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
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HRD- PM-Jan Arogya Yojna SEHAT scheme for J&K People 5L Free
2020-December-27 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
Health Insurance
HRD-Edu: RP Tiwari (VC, Punjab) Committee set up by UGC for
holding a common entrance exam for Central University admissions,
2020-December-27 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ 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 pods
suspended in air using Magnetic levitation/maglev. Virgin Hyperloop
plans to connect Pune and Mumbai 150-km distance at 1,200 kmph
2020-December-27 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
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
2020-December-27 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI minister.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍NMDC- Karnatak royalty dispute over iron ore, Franklin
Mutual Fund scam, GST rules, UK thinktank CEBR -India to become
2020-December-27 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ third
⚖ largest economy by 2030
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→‍govt‍sold‍zero‍coupon‍bonds‍at‍face‍value‍to‍Punjab‍& Sind
Bank (e.g. sold@₹5500cr, tobe repurchased by Govt @₹5500cr). Non
Transferable in nature (PnSB can't resell it to 3rd party). ⚖Benefit?
2020-December-28 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
Recapitalization without impact on fiscal deficit.
Atma-nirbhar‍Bharat‍→‍PM‍Street‍Vendor’s‍AtmaNirbhar‍Nidhi‍(PM
SVANidhi) by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Street vendors
given ₹10k loan/micro-credit @1year with 7% interest subsidy. Now
Govt launching "Main Bhi Digital" to teach them about digital
payment- how to use UPI, BHIM, Netbanking etc in Purchase of raw
material and selling etc. ⚖Benefit? Less‍cash‍economy‍→‍Banking‍
transaction‍history‍→‍⚖ credit scores, faster loans | Formalisation of
economy‍→‍better‍tax‍surveillance| ⚖ Counterfeit notes, ⚖ germ
2020-December-28 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
spread, etc.
GST input tax credit (ITC) given to entrepreneur for the purchase of
raw material/inputs. Scamsters create dummy firms/fake bills to
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 Annual turnover
2020-December-28 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
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 as the
2020-December-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ DM/SP/BSF Commandant?
28th December, 1885: Indian National Congress was founded with
2020-December-28 History/Culture⚖
Election the help of ICS officer A.O.Hume. 136th Anniversary in 2020.
Death: Padmashree Sunil Kothari dance historian, a proferssor in
2020-December-28 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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 majority / passing No
confidence motion. ⚖Controversy? Kerala CM wants to summon the
Legislative Assembly for a special session for debating the 3 farm
2020-December-28 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature laws. Governor denied permission. (Explained p10)
Women safety/ Juvenile delinquency: (1) China ⚖ criminal‍liability‍
age from 14 years to 12- to Combat serious Juvenile crime like rape,
robbery & murder**. (2) India Juvenile justice amendment 2015-
juveniles between 16-18 can be tried as adult for rape/murder etc.
2020-December-28 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ (3) 2020: Pak law for Chemical Castration of habitual rapists.
Transport Ministry ⚖ ‍validity‍of‍motor‍vehicle‍documents‍like‍
2020-December-28 Polity⚖ ⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
driving
⚖ license, registration certificate (RC) etc till 31/3/2021 due to
Casteism⚖ :‍UP‍penalty‍on‍writing‍caste‍name‍on‍vehicle‍registration‍
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⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖Maruti to offer car lease/subscription model for those who

do not want to to buy the car fully. | Devlali-Danapur most popular
route of Kisan Rail| Onion export Ban lifted | IRDAI Norms for
standard travel insurance policy | RBI research paper on inflation
2020-December-29 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ targeting
⚖
Persuasion: Gurugram Municipal Corporation to give "Family
sanitation Challan book" to "Swachata captain" children who will
write "Challan" to Family members For unhygienic habits. Counter?
Encouraging the children to do 'chugli' on parents, George Orwell's
dystopian novel "1984"- children informing authorities if their
parents discuss 'non-communist' ideals or criticize 'supreme leader'.
Children should be helping the family to clean up the things rather
2020-December-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2020-December-29 IR/Defense⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
and strategic challenges to India. (col, p10)
Anglosphere: CANZUK group: Canada, New Zealand, Australia UK and
later USA. They already have "5-Eyes" arrangement for intelligence
sharing. Should further collaborate with India, Ireland, Singapore and
other like-minded English speaking countries- ⚖=economic, military,
and strategic ties. ⚖=Foreign political parties interfering in Indian
Internal issues due to diaspora- 30 million Indians sending $80 billion
remittance per year (e.g. Canadian PM supporting farmer protest in
India). While the East India Company exploited the Chinese through
opium trade wars, But Chinese authorities ever so eager to sign FTA
with UK in the Post-Brexit era. India should also shared its
2020-December-29 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
Colonial/NAM mindset. (RAJAMOHAN, p11)
Gated globalisation: India should protect its interest through strong
fences and strategic ties. India cannot remain Non-aligned, nor we
can become friends with everyone. Bipolar world (USA vs USSR) is
replaced with Multipolar world (USA, China, BRICS, EU, QUAD, RCEP,
MNCs). China's 'gated globalization': allows Apple and Google to
manufacture their phones but restricts their digital operations
through Great Firewall. EU's General data protection regulation
(GDPR) similar. India needs to take swift actions by (1) Greater clarity
over FDI norms, data protection norms (2) Soft loans & 5g Tech to
like-minded small countries. (3) FTAs with like-minded countries.
2020-December-29 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
(Col,p11)
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative- between USA-India to
setup an educational forum to study Mahatma Gandhi & Martin
2020-December-29 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
Luther King Jr.
Sports: Kohli (1) ODI Cricketer of the Decade award (2) Sir Garfield
Sobers award for the best male cricketer of decade. | Dhoni: ICC
2020-December-29 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.
Pneumosil‍vaccine:‍India’s‍first‍indigenously‍developed‍
pneumococcal vaccine by Serum Institute of India (SII, Pune). Same
2020-December-29 Science⚖ 6-Health company also developing Covaxin.
If Civil engineering optional or Architect degree: List of foreign
2020-December-29 Science⚖ Places-in-News Architects who developed Indian cities - for Mains/Interview(p12)
Rail infrastructure: Dedicated freight corridor (DFC, over 2800kms
since project 2006)- Eastern Arm- Punjab to W.Bengal. Western Arm:
Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai. Separate railway line created exclusively
for the cargo trains so speed to ⚖ from 20kmph to ⚖ 60kmph⚖‍
2020-December-30 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
Logistical
⚖ efficiency, Faster movement of cargo.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ EPFO Interest rate split controversy, now to pay 8.5%
@once, Electoral bonds, Appointment of HDFC chairman, Tata buys
2020-December-30 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ shares
⚖ of Air Asia, RBI commentary on bad loans
Kolar leaf nosed bat- in Karnataka-Important species for pollination
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Diaspora: In last two decadesMore than 50% of the CBSE toppers

have migrated overseas. Indian parents sending money abroad for
higher education ⚖ ‍$1.5billion‍(2016)‍to‍18bn‍(2019)=‍drain‍of‍both‍
financial wealth and human wealth. New Indian elites also taking
overseas citizenship to avoid Indian taxes. For India to become Atma
nirbhar, this trend to be reversed. Counter? (1) India is also the
largest recipient of remittance from workers abroad. (2) "Study in
India" program where we are also attracting students from Africa,
South America, Eastern Europe:- Their countries may be feeling the
2020-December-30 IR/Defense⚖ Diaspora same! (Col, p6)
2020-December-30 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Death: Pierre Cardin, Fashion designer, France.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Madhya Pradesh Ordinance against religious
conversion/Love Jihad. | OBC =41% share in the population but only
2020-December-30 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 25%⚖ in police.
Electric Vehicle- Tesla-2021 Indian entry ke naam pe 500 columns⚖ ‍
Finish the benefits and challenges + Economic Survey2020's
observations from https://mrunal.org/2019/09/economic-survey-
2020-December-30 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
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 etc. Is there
any silver lining in Corona? pollution ⚖ ,‍People‍learn‍to‍live‍on‍bare‍
necessities - Consumerism plastic waste generation ⚖ .‍Made‍govt‍
serious about identification & documentation of the migrants & poor
for targeted delivery of schemes/vaccines. (Read column to cultivate
2020-December-30 Science⚖ 6-Health Vocabulary, p7)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Paradip‍Port‍project‍→‍development‍of‍western‍dock‍via‍
Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Private
2020-December-31 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Partnership
⚖ (PPP) mode.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ NPS to have online exit option, Deadlines for filing I-T,
GST returns extended, Bitcoin reaches $28000, Ethanol biofuel
2020-December-31 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ subsidy,
⚖
Digital payment: Many Instant loan apps which are not approved by
RBI, but downloadable from google play store. Lure gullible people
into taking loans then App access their contact list. If person does not
repay on time, app start sending fake FIR messages to relatives/
WhatsApp‍groups‍where‍the‍person‍is‍a‍member-to‍shame‍him‍→‍
2020-December-31 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ 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 not to force foreign
companies to transfer technology to local companies, More
transparency in subsidies, Ban on forced labour, even commitment
for climate change! Prove that China is desperate to recover its
economy after Corona, and fearful of EU protectionism otherwise.
lesson for India- "Have to shed the 'big but poor mentality' to
2020-December-31 Economy⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ 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 authority
& charismatic power to persuade the people to abandon violence -
Chauri-Chaura, Noakhali. But today protestors engage in violence 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 both on his
rights as well as duties. His swachha should be seen not only for the
2020-December-31 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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 export target
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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, Chhattisgarh, have high
number of terror/maoist attacks & bomb explosion, yet very few VIP
2020-December-31 IR/Defense⚖ Defence under police protection!
2020-December-31 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Assam passes Bill to turn madrasas into regular schools
Foreign competition & support help bringing excellence in local
players e.g. IPL Indian teams with foreign players & coaches. But BCCI
also has a rule not more than 4 foreign players in every playing 11
team- To nurture Indian talent. Whereas, English Premier League
Football failed to create world class local English players because
mostly Overseas players dominated teams So very little chance for
local players. Indian Govt too shd explore similar- instead of 100%
unrestricted entry to Foreign Cos vs no entry (total Atma-Nirbhar). 2)
BCCI invested in cricket stadiums and training centres in small cities
like Ranchi cities like Ranchi, Indore, Dharamshala, Jaipur. Govt too
shd do similar for the Skill training textile leather industry. 3] Cricket
has high visibility in media= attracting best talented youth. Indian
mfg sector Not receiving same treatment, so talented youth prefer to
join service sector / silicon valley. Media need to highlight & cherish
success stories of small town entrepreneur in mfg. (Column: Dhiraj
2021-February-01 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ Nayyar)
60% of domestic steel demand from Construction and roads. In last 6
months top Indian Steel cos ⚖ ‍price‍by‍50%‍so,‍Highways‍ministry‍
approved use of steel from recycled scrap in constructing
2021-February-01 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
road/bridges.
⚖
Personality Types
Corona/Corruption/Intolerance/Misogyny/Prejudice/Pollution:
DENIERS: who downplay the Corona threat, promoting business as
usual [*] SPREADERS: who want it to spread, herd immunity to
develop, and normality to return [*] HARMERS: who try to harm
others by, for example, spitting or coughing at them [*] REALISTS:
who recognise the reality of the potential harm and adjust their
behaviours [*] WORRIERS: who stay informed and safe to manage
their uncertainty and fear [*] CONTEMPLATORS: who isolate and
reflect on life and the world [*] HOARDERS: who panic-buy and hoard
products [*] INVINCIBLES: often youth, who believe themselves to be
immune [*] REBELS: who flout social rules restricting their individual
freedoms [*] BLAMERS: who vent their fears and frustrations onto
others [*] EXPLOITERS: who exploit the situation for power, profit or
brutality [*] INOVATORS: who design or repurpose resources to fight
Covid-19 [*] SUPPORTERS: who show their solidarity in support of
others [*] ALTRUISTS: who help the vulnerable, elderly, and isolated
[*] WARRIORS: who, like the frontline healthcare workers, combat its
grim reality [*] VETERANS:who experienced SARS & willingly comply
2021-February-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ with restrictions.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership(CPTPP)= 11 Pacific Nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada,
Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, NewZealand,Peru,Singapore,
2021-February-01 IR/Defense⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ 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 owns loan
repayment to Union, then Union permission is necessary. To
outsmart this, & to Escape legislative scrutiny, Kerala State Govt
made Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), a
Statutory corporation, to borrow money Overseas through masala
bonds. CAG criticized this Off budget borrowing / Extra budgetary
2021-February-01 Polity⚖ ⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
resources. Kerala Govt passed resolution against CAG.
Scheme: Pradhanmantri Mudra Yojana for providing loans to micro
enterprises.‍upto‍₹50k‍“Shishu”‍|‍above‍₹50k-‍upto‍₹5l=“Kishor”‍|‍
2021-January-01 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
above‍₹5l‍upto‍₹10L=“Tarun”.‍Due2‍Corona,‍Mudra-NPA‍likely‍to

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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
2021-January-01 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
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
2021-January-01 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ be stopped due to WTO rules.
Interconnect‍Usage‍Charge‍(IUC)=‍₹₹‍when‍one‍telecom‍company‍
(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
2021-January-01 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
Govt.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ EPFO starts crediting 8.5% interest in Beneficiary
account. Even though it had suffered losses in the IL&FS investment |
2021-January-01 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ 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
2021-January-01 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ 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
2021-January-01 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death captain)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ KERALA Assembly passed a resolution, urging the Union
2021-January-01 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-01 Science⚖ 6-Health Corona mortality number is higher in USA than in India.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Draft Science Policy, 'One Nation one subscription policy
where government to buy Access to science journal subscription and
2021-January-02 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ make
⚖ it public accessible': Let it get passed/approved.
Oxford‍University‍&‍Astrazeneca's‍UK‍Vaccine‍→‍its‍Indian‍variant‍by‍
2021-January-02 Science⚖ 6-Health 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
2021-January-02 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ anniversary
⚖ (Ref Mru's X'mas Video)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Muslim husband's mother can't be punished under triple
2021-January-02 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Talaq
⚖ law -SC
Book:‍Making‍of‍a‍Hindu‍Patriot:‍Background‍of‍Gandhiji’s‍Hind‍
2021-January-02 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Swaraj by Dr J K Bajaj and M D Srinivas

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Polar Silk Road: Northern sea route connecting North Atlantic to

North Pacific. Earlier frozen and inaccessible but due to global
warming ⚖ ice‍melting‍ships‍can‍pass.‍Arctic‍sea‍region‍has‍22%‍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
2021-January-02 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
protecting environment. (p9)
2021-January-02 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
New year in India and world (Ref Explained series p13)
2021-January-02 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Australia anthem words changed for aboriginals
Kerala‍government‍digital‍media‍literacy‍programme‍‘Satyameva‍
2021-January-02 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ Jayate’‍to‍help‍People‍identify‍fake‍news
Water Hyacinth- aquatic weed/Invasive species in river, lake, dams.
Bad because ⚖ Water‍transparency‍and‍sunline‍penetration‍-‍other‍
2021-January-02 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity water‍plants‍die‍→‍decay‍process‍O2⚖ ‍→‍fish‍die.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Education Policy- Finish it once from Mrunal's Win20CSP
2021-January-02 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-02 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ them.
⚖
RBI Digital Payments Index (DPI) with 5 component. Base Year
2018@100, then annual growth measured in Digitisation of
2021-January-02 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ payments. Components. Will be published 4-4 months.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Insurance ombudsman order on Bajaj Allianz to pay
2021-January-03 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Covid
⚖ Hospitalization bill, Trade deficit increasing
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Labour Ministry has issued draft model standing order
2021-January-03 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ for ⚖ the services sector. Wait till it is finalized.
2021-January-03 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Sambalpur : Odisha- new IIM being opened here.
Aurangabad: MNC wants renamed to Sambhajinagar, Congress
2021-January-03 Geo⚖ Places-in-News opposed.
USA's National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2021- includes a
2021-January-03 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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
2021-January-03 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
nuclear scientist allegedly by Israel.
2021-January-03 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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
2021-January-03 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment COP26 climate change summit.
2021-January-03 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Book: I Am No Messiah by Sonu Sood & Meena K Iyer
2021-January-03 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Book: Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India By Shakti Sinha
#OrangeTheWorld UN's campaign to raise awareness on gender-
2021-January-03 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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
2021-January-03 Science⚖ 6-Health Scholars differ on whether it's 'Haram Vaccine' or not?
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
2021-January-04 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖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
2021-January-04 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ refusing to procure as quota is over.
2021-January-04 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Christchurch attacker visited Goa
China’s‍new‍defence‍law-‍⚖ powers‍of‍President‍to‍command‍the‍
military, while ⚖ powers‍of‍Premier‍(PM)‍&‍Cabinet.‍Aim‍to‍build‍a‍
fully modern military on par with the US by 2027, Government
companies to to fund more defense research, cybersecurity, space-
2021-January-04 IR/Defense⚖ Defence war.

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25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in four different cities-

2021-January-04 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Places-in-News Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thalassery, Palakkad
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Online sports gambling/Online Fantasy Sports Platforms
2021-January-04 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ (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
2021-January-04 Science⚖ 6-Health extensive recharge data.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-05 Agri⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-05 Agri⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-05 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ 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
2021-January-05 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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⚖ Relationships‍with‍
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.
2021-January-05 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
(Rajamohan, p7)
2021-January-05 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment Nancy Pelosi re-elected as US House Speaker
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Bengal‍special‍session‍to‍pass‍resolution‍against‍Centre’s‍
2021-January-05 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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)‍→‍uses‍inactivated‍common‍cold‍chimpanzee‍
virus. 2) Hyderabad's Bharat Biotech with National Institute of
Virology- "Covaxin"- uses inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus. Claim to work
2021-January-05 Science⚖ 6-Health against mutated virus.
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
2021-January-06 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ political discourse. (Column, p8)
Dept of animal husbandry's Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to hold
Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Prachar- Prasar Pareeksha (National cow
2021-January-06 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ science exam)

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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
2021-January-06 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ 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
Entity‍Identifier‍(LEI)‍system‍Compulsory‍for‍transactions‍of‍₹50cr&‍
2021-January-06 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ above. LEI is like a Global Aadhar Card number for companies.
Demography: S.Korea population ⚖ due2‍1)‍Young‍South‍Korean‍
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
2021-January-06 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ 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
2021-January-06 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ federations, Cricket BHAKT culture preventing debate on ethics, etc
“For‍online‍learning,‍it's‍a‍matter‍of‍effort.‍One‍has‍to‍be‍self‍
motivated. All online education material is available round the-clock."
Guj Govt reply in HC to IIM-A study about Govt school children
2021-January-06 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ suffering due to Corona.
Ethiopia‍wants‍to‍build‍Grand‍Renaissance‍Dam‍on‍Nile‍river-‍Africa’s‍
biggest at 145m tall but Sudan & Egypt opposing so Negotiations
2021-January-06 Geo⚖ Places-in-News going on.
British PM Boris Johnson won't come as 26th Jan Republic Day chief
2021-January-06 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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
2021-January-06 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary loss/unethical practices.
SC e-hearing done via VIDYO platform on National Informatics Centre
2021-January-06 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary (NIC) servers but Frequent server issues, Supreme Court is upset
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
2021-January-07 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
policies.
DoT to auction 4g spectrum in the 700,800,
2021-January-07 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
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
2021-January-07 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-07 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
with Iran (Capital Tehran)
Hybrid chess: 1 player with physical chess board, 2nd player playing
2021-January-07 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ via online mode.

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⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Supreme court notice on love Jihad laws in Uttar

2021-January-07 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-07 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ does not become an Orwellian State.
G‍Kishan‍Reddy‍Panel‍(MoS,‍Home)‍for‍preservation‍of‍Ladakh’s‍land,‍
2021-January-07 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive culture and language & inclusion in 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Saurabh Yadav horizontal / vertical reservation case -
2021-January-07 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-07 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ against
⚖ Sexual harassment of women (But details not yet known)
GDP:‍MOSPI‍→‍National‍Statistical‍Office‍(NSO):‍1st‍Advance‍
Estimates‍of‍GDP:‍204Lcr‍(2019-20)‍→‍⚖ 195Lcr‍(2020-21)=‍Growth‍-
7.7%(2020-21). Last Year +4.2%. Advance estimates are prepared
2021-January-08 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
using 7 months data. Notable Types of Recoveries: V, U, W, K.
US‍Trade‍Representative’s‍office‍(USTR)‍section301‍to‍investigate‍
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
2021-January-08 Economy⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ 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,
2021-January-08 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ 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
2021-January-08 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
bonds in London. but microscopic Share market GKNOTIMP.

Agri‍Ministry‍→‍Indian‍Council‍of‍Agricultural‍Research‍(ICAR)‍→‍
National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases @Bhopal, Madhya
2021-January-08 Environment⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ Pradesh. Investigating the outbreak of Avian influenza in Gujarat.
2021-January-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Death: Indian Fashion designer Satya Paul died in TN.
Tesla electric Vehicle founder Elon Musk is world's richest man -
2021-January-08 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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
2021-January-08 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive 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
2021-January-08 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature 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
2021-January-08 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature recontestStory under a new party. SC Petition.
IPC section 295A: when Freedom of speech hurting religious
2021-January-08 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ sentiments. Invoked against comedians.
J&K‍Reorganisation‍Act,‍2019.‍→‍Ordinance‍to‍merge‍Jammu‍and‍
Kashmir cadre IAS, IPS and IFS officers with that of Arunachal
2021-January-08 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.

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Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board-Arundhati scheme:

poor‍Brahmin‍women‍given‍₹25k‍for‍marriage.‍Maitreyi‍scheme:‍₹3L‍
for marrying poor priests. Gujarat also has a Corporation for
Unreserved community Educational and economic development (Bin
2021-January-08 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ Anamat Nigam).
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 ⚖ agro‍production‍3)‍China‍⚖ imports‍to‍stockpile‍food‍
against pandemic and geo-political tensions. 4) Central banks' low
interest‍policies‍→‍cheap‍money‍flowing‍into‍Agri-commodity‍
2021-January-09 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ 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
2021-January-09 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ participation necessary for success of any reform.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ WhatsApp new privacy policy your data may be shared
2021-January-09 Governance⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ with⚖ Facebook for personalized ads.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ USA H1B visa rules updates, Trump not the 1st president
2021-January-09 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-09 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
provide Corona vaccines to Sri Lanka
KAMAL‍Hasan’s‍party,‍Makkal‍Needhi‍Maiam,‍promised‍salaries‍to‍
housewives. NSO survey: men spend 1.5 hrs in unpaid domestic work,
while women 5 hrs/day. Women's financial autonomy ⚖ tolerance‍to‍
domestic violence. Need the right to reside in a marital home. More
legal clarity of Streedhan, Haq Meher, Daughters right over ancestral
2021-January-09 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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
2021-January-09 Polity⚖ ⚖ Public-Health⚖⚖‍(KIFF).
⚖ ⚖
Bird Flu/Avian Influenza/H5N1: 1st found: China Geeze Bird (1996),
India Maharashtra's Nadurbar (2006). Can spread from birds to
2021-January-09 Science⚖ Public-Health⚖⚖‍humans
⚖ ⚖ but not if meat/egg cooked beyond 70 Degrees.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ IBC 'pre-packs' for faster resolution. Let it be notified.|
2021-January-10 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Bitcoin
⚖ price rise
PMLA: KYC must for purchase of gold, silver jewellery or precious
2021-January-10 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
stones‍above‍₹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
2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ 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
2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
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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.‍Legislator‍should‍gain‍respect‍through‍6‍C’s‍of‍connecting‍with‍
people, conduct, character, commitment, capacity and
2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Legislature 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/
2021-January-10 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Case-Studies⚖ Administration liable-Setting exemplary fines.
2021-January-10 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Indonesia: Laki Island plane crash.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose- 125th Anniversary starting from 23rd
Jan. PM headed Committee of 85 members To plan yearlong
2021-January-10 History/Culture⚖
Awards⚖ celebration.
2021-January-10 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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.‍Virtual‍Summit,‍Delhi.‍Theme:‍
"Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Organizer: Ministry of
2021-January-10 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
External Affairs.
Death: ex-Union External minister and Gujarat ex-CM Madhav Singh
2021-January-10 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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
Immunisation‍Program‍(UIP)‍3)‍people’s‍participation‍(Jan‍Bhagidari).‍
| 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
2021-January-10 Science⚖ 6-Health Raj ministry to tieup with PRIs etc.
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
2021-January-11 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ (5000lt/kg).
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖Next budget to focus on expenditure to boost growth, Yes
2021-January-11 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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: ⚖ in‍such‍
2021-January-11 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
accounts. e.g. NSDL's National Insurance Repository (NIR).
Pandemic an opportunity to reform the school administration:
Corona-income⚖ ‍lower-middle‍class‍families‍shifting‍children‍from‍
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. ⚖ Mixed‍age‍group‍classes/activities‍to‍⚖ ‍cooperation,‍
2021-January-11 Governance⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ group work, compassion, human dignity & plurality of opinions

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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
2021-January-11 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ 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,
2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ global cooperation- Dalai Lama.
Austria labour Minister resigns over allegations of Plagiarism in her
PhD thesis. Highest standards of ethics and morality required in
2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ Indian politics.
British Prince Harry & wife Meghan Markle quit Twitter and Facebook
2021-January-11 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ to focus on progressive role in America.
lithium‍resources‍found‍in‍Karnataka’s‍Mandya‍district's‍Marlagalla-
2021-January-11 Geo⚖ Places-in-News 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
2021-January-11 Geo⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖will explode someday.
Home‍Ministry's‍"Police‍K9‍Journal”‍to‍share‍best‍practices‍of‍
training dog squads- Detecting narcotic drugs, explosives, Cancer,
2021-January-11 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Corona.
Death: Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, known for 12 volume
2021-January-11 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Autobiography "continents of exile"
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖1st national toy fair by the Textile Ministry with help of Edu
Ministry in Feb-March. Let it get concluded | RBI's Financial Stability
2021-January-12 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-12 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity ZZ) Turtle wildlife sanctuary, UP.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Fore College admission in in USA
and Canada. Its organizers Complaint to Education Ministry about
2021-January-12 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-12 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
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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).‍“organised‍hypocrisy”.‍All‍powers‍—‍big‍
and‍small‍—‍frequently‍violated‍the‍principle‍of‍sovereignty.‍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.
2021-January-12 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
(Rajamohan, p9)
Navy Exercise 1) Sea Vigil 2021 for coastal security 2) TROPEX-
2021-January-12 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Theatre level readiness operational exercise -Conducted every2yrs
Air India's Captain Zoya Aggarwal: longest 17 hour flight from San
2021-January-12 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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
2021-January-12 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary 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
2021-January-12 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive illegally remain in power).
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖Central Vista project to have underground "people mover"
transit system for employees and visitors. | Less number of house
2021-January-12 Polity⚖ ⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ session
⚖ because of Corona⚖ accountability
Andhra HC suspends SEC notification for panchayat poll bcoz State
2021-January-12 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI 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
2021-January-12 Science⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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⚖ focus‍on‍Polio,‍child‍deliveries,‍TB/HIV‍Related‍
2021-January-12 Science⚖ 6-Health routine work.
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,‍₹‍5000‍subsidy‍for‍every‍Foreign‍MICE‍tourist,‍6‍month‍
stipend for tourist guides etc in its new State tourism policy (2021-
2021-January-13 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
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
2021-January-13 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
disinvestment in this route.
Houbara Bustard bird: Pak PM gives hunting permit to Dubai Royals
2021-January-13 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity for money.

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12 January the birthday of Swami Vivekananda- celebrated as

National Youth Day since mid-80s. Today Every 5th young person in
the‍world‍is‍Indian.‍Quotes:‍1)‍“Arise,‍awake‍and‍stop‍not‍till‍the‍goal‍
is‍reached"‍2)‍“Until‍you‍can‍trust‍yourself,‍you‍cannot‍trust‍Allah‍or‍
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
2021-January-13 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ intolerance or apathy 3) Brain Drain 4) Drugs etc.
India @UNSC: Pak giving 5star treatment to 1993 Mumbai Blast
2021-January-13 IR/Defense⚖ Defence terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.
USA Govt List of country that sponsor terrorism- Iran, North
2021-January-13 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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
passed‍by‍Parliament‍3)‍Court’s‍job‍is‍not‍to‍mediate‍a‍political‍
dispute by forming a Committee. SC should only see if law is
2021-January-13 Polity⚖ ⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ 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
2021-January-13 Science⚖ 6-Health developed Cost effective vaccines for the world.
Corona: Railway maintenance staff, driver, Ticket checker, station
officers, Railway Protection Force, constables etc 'Frontline workers '
2021-January-13 Science⚖ 6-Health 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
2021-January-13 Science⚖ 6-Health 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
2021-January-13 Science⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
considering whether this band shd be given for 5G auction.
2021-January-14 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖RBI allows UCBs to refund share capital to members
From‍2020-Jan:‍sebi's‍new‍Mutual‍fund‍risk-O-meter:‍6‍risk‍levels‍—‍
low, low to moderate, moderate, moderately high, high, and very
2021-January-14 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
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
2021-January-14 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity number 1962
UGANDA BANNED social media ahead of election to prevent fake
2021-January-14 Governance⚖ Social Media⚖ news and targeted ads!
PARLER, A social network site/app popular among Trump supporters
2021-January-14 Governance⚖ Social Media⚖ banned from App stores.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ NSA visiting Afghanistan. Let some substantial
2021-January-14 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ agreement
⚖ come
Department‍of‍Defence‍Research‍and‍Development‍(DRDO)‍→‍
Aeronautical Development Agency designed Light combat aircraft
(LCA)‍Tejas‍MK-1A‍→‍Manufactured‍by‍Hindustan‍Aeronautics‍Ltd‍
2021-January-14 IR/Defense⚖ Defence (HAL). Govt to buy 83 such planes @48000cr.
2021-January-14 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors 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
2021-January-14 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ to give such public notice! So, Allahabad HC say no longer necessary.

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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
remaining‍candidates‍"quietly‍managed”‍to‍withdraw‍Nomination‍
papers. State Election Commission cancels Maharashtra Panchang
2021-January-14 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI 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
2021-January-14 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature 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
2021-January-14 Science⚖ 6-Health given.
immune‍system‍releases‍Antibodies‍de‍→‍bind‍to‍the‍surface‍
structures of bacteria or viruses and prevent their replication.
Nanobodies = Can be produced in lab and injected for better result
2021-January-14 Science⚖ 6-Health than antibodies.
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"
2021-January-15 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
in Airports.
⚖
Clinical Trial Liability Insurance: General Insurance Cover to protect
the pharmaceutical company if volunteer patient suffers
2021-January-15 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
damage/death in clinical trials.
Companies Act: Big companies are required to spend 2% of Last three
years‍average‍profit‍in‍corporate‍social‍responsibility‍(CSR).‍₹₹‍Spent‍
2021-January-15 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
on Corona vaccine awareness will also be counted.
Bureaucratic Apathy: Special olympic cyclist Rajvir (Punjab) dies of
brain‍infection.‍Won‍2‍gold,‍State‍Govt‍promised‍to‍give‍₹30lakh‍in‍
2015 but never received, Hospital expenses were mounting due to
poverty. Whereas, if celebrity has large followers on Twitter his/her
2021-January-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-15 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ vaccine.
Indonesian island Sulawesi. Cave painting of pigs found. May be
2021-January-15 History/Culture⚖
Places-in-News 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
2021-January-15 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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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
2021-January-15 IR/Defense⚖ Defence 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
2021-January-15 Polity⚖ ⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ citing 'I'm with farmers'.
Corona Vaccine: Brazil is the first country where India is exporting 2
2021-January-15 Science⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ million doses.
Corona India vaccine guidelines: Serum Institute (Covishield) & Bharat
Biotech(Covaxin) at +2 to +8C. ⚖ Who‍will‍NOT‍get?‍younger‍than‍18‍
years. Pregnant or lactating women. Allergic reaction to vaccine,
pharma, food. If Person infected with Corona then only take 4-8
weeks post-recovery. ⚖ Who‍can‍take?‍Person‍with‍Cardiac‍disease‍
HIV & other comorbidities. Possible adverse reactions? headache;
fatigue; myalgia (deep muscle pain);malaise(a feeling overall
discomfort); pyrexia (an abnormal elevation of body temperature);
2021-January-15 Science⚖ 6-Health chills;arthralgia(pain in joint).
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
2021-January-16 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
Economic & Loans⚖
Survey.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Kerala state budget -Social welfare pension ₹1600,
2021-January-16 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
Subsidised laptops to weaker section etc.
Himachal & Hilly States- the traditional engineering solutions for
sewage management don't work due to Gradient, topography.
Sesmic‍activities-‍undeground‍sewage‍pipes‍broken‍→‍toilet‍waste‍
mixing‍with‍groundwater‍→‍Hepatitis‍and‍Jaundice.‍"Decentralized‍
2021-January-16 Environment⚖ 6-Health 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
2021-January-16 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity to continue 'cultural tradition'.
Houbara‍Bustard:‍1)‍North‍Africa‍2)‍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
2021-January-16 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity Middle East Nations.
Cancel the Republic Day parade to save money and protect soldiers
2021-January-16 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ from Corona? (Col p10, C.Uday Bhaskar)
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Watching horror movie increases psychological
2021-January-16 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ resilience
⚖ against pandemic
2021-January-16 Geo⚖ Places-in-News 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
2021-January-16 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
withdrew Because USA withdrew.
2021-January-16 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ ⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖‍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
2021-January-16 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature 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.
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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 ⚖ ‍
2021-January-16 Science⚖ 6-Health 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
2021-January-16 Science⚖ 6-Health by June 2021.
Us Trade Representative Office (USTR): Notorious market list -Places
where pirated or counterfeit American brand goods are sold.
2021-January-16 Science⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ Snapdeal, Mumbai, Dehi added.
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
2021-January-17 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
to consider
& Loans⚖
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
2021-January-17 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ ₹1000cr‍Startup‍India‍Seed‍Fund.
Italian American car maker Fiat Chrysler + Italian Car Marker Peugeot
2021-January-17 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-17 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ 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
Bangladesh‍Sheikh‍Mujibur‍Rahman.‍‘Lifetime‍Achievement’‍award‍
to Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Bengali Singer/Actor
2021-January-17 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ Biswajit‍Chatterjee‍awarded‍‘Indian‍Personality‍of‍the‍Year’.
Book:‍The‍Making‍of‍Aadhaar:World’s‍Largest‍Identity‍Platform‍by‍
2021-January-17 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors Ram Sewak Sharma- the first DG of UIDAI
Book: Chipko Movement - a people's history by Historian Shekhar
2021-January-17 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors 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
2021-January-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ Pressure-Groupsto 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
2021-January-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ Pressure-Groupsdue to ⚖ ‍election‍funding‍by‍this‍lobby.

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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
2021-January-17 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ rigged, Social media block helped him hide election irregularities!
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Expectation from budget, New trains to connect Statue
2021-January-18 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-18 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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. ⚖ Incidents‍of‍stress‍
2021-January-18 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ related deaths, suicide, Knife attack.
2021-January-18 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Volcanic‍eruption‍at‍Indonesia’s‍Mount‍Semeru
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/labelling‍system‍e.g.‍FSSAI-‍green‍dot‍=‍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
2021-January-18 Governance⚖ Social Media⚖ 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
2021-January-18 Governance⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
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.
2021-January-18 IR/Defense⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ In the past ManMohan too attended summits.
Death: Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Hindustani classical vocalists from
2021-January-18 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Rampur Sahaswan gharana.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
2021-January-19 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ down".
⚖
Economic‍Survey‍2016-17‍suggested‍setting‍up‍a‍“Public‍Sector‍Asset‍
Rehabilitation‍Agency”‍(PARA)/Bad‍Bank‍to‍buy‍NPA/Bad‍loan‍papers‍
from PSBs, To clean up their balance sheet. Counter? Taxpayers
money for RBI dividend money will be wasted in paying up the losses.
2021-January-19 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
This "band-aid"
& Loans⚖will not systematically address the NPA.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍NCLAT ruling to IBC offers| Technical Amendments to
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act to help them issue NCDs,
2021-January-19 Economy⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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
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Telugu Poet Gurajada Appa Rao (1862-1915): Pm quoted some of his

verses.‍“Give‍up‍some‍of‍your‍own‍welfare/profit,‍to‍lend‍support‍to‍
your neighbour. / Soil does not make a country, but it is people who
do‍so.”‍Don’t‍claim‍patriotism‍as‍virtue‍of‍you‍alone,/don’t‍boast‍of‍
false claims./Resolve to do something good/and show that to people
2021-January-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ 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
2021-January-19 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ doses. Allegations of neglecting Palestine citizens in vaccination drive.
Soft Diplomacy in Corona: India to send 20lakh vaccine to
2021-January-19 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
Bangladesh. Even Pakistan is considering to get Indian vaccine.
Border issue: thousands of cattle of UP/Bihar/Haryana smuggled to
Bangladesh‍via‍W.Bengal.‍BSF‍officials‍take‍₹2000‍bribe‍per‍cattle,‍
2021-January-19 IR/Defense⚖ Defence ₹500‍to‍Customs‍official-‍says‍CBI.
PM Modi was elected as Chairman of the Somnath Temple Trust, Gir
2021-January-19 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment Somnath District, Gujarat.
Rohit Chopra: India amedican head of US agency for consumer
2021-January-19 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Appointment 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
2021-January-19 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ news channels to follow PCI.
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
2021-January-20 Agri⚖ Bio-Diversity species)
Corporate farming = large-scale agriculture on farms owned by large
companies. Guj Govt to lease 50,000 acre wasteland (बंजर भूमम) 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
2021-January-20 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ 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
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Commerce‍Ministry‍→‍DPIIT‍→‍National‍startup‍Advisory‍Council.‍28‍
non official members from various startup company, Chairman is
2021-January-20 Economy⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ Commerce Minister.
G-20’s‍brainchild‍Financial‍Stability‍board‍(HQ:‍BASEL)‍asked‍
countries to identify Systemically Important Financial institutions and
put framework to reduce risk in them. Since 2015, annually RBI
identifies‍banks‍that‍‘too‍big‍to‍fail’‍(=if‍they‍fail,‍it’ll‍severely‍hurt‍
the‍economy)’‍and‍labels‍them‍as‍Domestic‍Systematic‍Important‍
Banks (D-SIB), & orders them to keep additional capital & technical
2021-January-20 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
norms.&List
Loans⚖
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
2021-January-20 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ life.
Vaccine Maitri/diplomacy : Indian govt sending corona vaccine first to
Bhutan Maldives then Bangladesh,Nepal,Myanmar, Seychelles,
2021-January-20 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-India
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
2021-January-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death relatives .
India cricket test match win at Australia but this is not some MCQ
2021-January-20 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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
2021-January-20 Polity⚖ ⚖ Executive 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.
2021-January-20 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ India has much more freedom of speech available.
2021-January-20 Science⚖ Places-in-News Corona: Lakshadweep reports first corona virus case in 2020-Jan!
SC Ruling on IBC Section 32A: Successful bidders legal immunity from
the scams done by previous owners. Otherwise difficult to attract
2021-January-21 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
investors
& Loans⚖
Atma-Nirbhar‍→‍MOHUA‍→‍PM‍Street‍Vendor’s‍AtmaNirbhar‍Nidhi‍
(PM‍SVANidhi)‍programme‍→‍Collateral‍free‍loans‍₹10000‍approx‍
@7.25% & Interest subsidy of 7%. Many loan accounts turned NPA,
2021-January-21 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
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
2021-January-21 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
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&‍
2021-January-21 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
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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.‍Bribe‍demanded‍when‍changing‍the‍land‍ownership‍records‍in‍
the software. Thus, E-governance itself is not Panacea as long as the
person operating the software is corrupt. Effective Vigilance,
2021-January-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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,
2021-January-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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-learning‍e.g.Tamilnadu's‍new‍Ebooks.‍Global‍teacher‍
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'
2021-January-21 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ ad. [7) IEC ki pipudi with parents, students, teachers.
Union approves 850 megawatt Ratle hydroelectric project on Chenab
2021-January-21 IR/Defense⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖in J&K's Kishtwar district. Pakistan objects
NITI‍Aayog's‍India‍Innovation‍Index‍Report‍2020.‍3‍categories—‍
major states (#1-Karnataka), NE-Hill States(#1HP) & UT (Delhi#1).
2021-January-21 Science⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ Overall score #1 Delhi.
Winter: ⚖ supply‍of‍Carrot‍cabbage‍capsicum‍tomatoes‍onions‍so,‍
price ⚖ .‍Similarly,‍Sept‍to‍March:‍⚖ calving‍/‍cattle‍birth‍&‍
Increased supply of green fodderSo theoretically the milk supply
should ⚖ =‍milk‍prices⚖ ‍but‍not‍happening.‍Because-‍Milk‍
demand⚖ ‍by‍Hotel-restaurant‍marriage‍etc‍so,‍farmers‍reduced‍
focus on animals, not giving them sufficient fodder, so milk supply
2021-January-22 Agri⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ ⚖ so‍prices‍⚖
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,
Opening‍of‍international‍trade‍2)‍Vaccination‍3)‍upcoming‍budget‍→‍
demand⚖ ‍→‍sales‍→‍profit⚖ ‍→‍dividend⚖ ,‍with‍such‍
expectations 'bullish' investors buying shares at high prices. Although
not necessary SENSEX will continue to rise because when American
RBI ⚖ repo,‍foreign‍investors‍will‍pull‍out‍money‍from‍Indian‍
sharemarket to invest in USA then SENSEX may fall / there will be
2021-January-22 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
'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⚖ ,‍Even‍if‍budget‍gives‍tax‍relief‍or‍⚖ MGNREGA‍wages,‍it‍
won't ⚖ demand‍until‍public‍perception/animal‍spirit/shopping‍
2021-January-22 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
spree improves.
K Shaped Recovery: Most popular paid courses taken by Indian
professionals‍at‍present‍=‍Microsoft’s‍cloud‍platform‍Azure,‍software‍
testing, English language test IELTS, e-mail etiquettes, Cybersecurity,
2021-January-22 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
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PDS: Andhra govt doorstep delivery of rice ration to Elderly. PH etc to

⚖ long‍queues‍in‍ration‍shops.‍Thus‍hardship⚖ ,‍women‍can‍use‍
time in other productive work instead in queues. Each rice bag is
2021-January-22 Economy⚖ 6-Hunger⚖ 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
2021-January-22 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ 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
2021-January-22 Environment⚖ 5-Infra-Energy⚖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
2021-January-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-22 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-22 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Multilateral
not giving ke "EU is not a country" So tension.
Social media: Chinese US Embassy Tweet "Chinese government has
emancipated‍Uighur‍Muslim‍women,‍they‍are‍no‍longer‍longer‍“baby-
making‍machines”,‍citing‍a‍research‍paper.‍Twitter‍removed‍tweet‍&‍
locked account. Retaliatory action may be expected from Chinese
2021-January-22 IR/Defense⚖ Social Media⚖ govt.
Jerenga Potha/ Rangpur, Sivasagar: Assam. Seat of Ahom dynasty.
2021-January-23 History/Culture⚖
places-in-News Ahom Princess Joymoti died.
Bitcoin mining requires large number of computers running 24/7:
daily 450-1100 MW per day: ⚖ Electricity‍consumption‍→‍Electricity‍
outage‍in‍normal‍houses.‍Diesel‍generator‍→‍⚖ Pollution‍/smog.‍So‍
2021-January-23 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ Iran cracking down on bitcoin centres.
RBI proposes 4-tier structure for tighter regulation of NBFCs: BASE,
2021-January-23 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
MIDDLE, & UPPER
Loans⚖ & TOP LAYER (most risky companies)
National food security act 2013: projections max. 60 million tonnes
cereals required for PDS. Yet FCI's MSP procurement ⚖ ‍every‍year‍
To‍appease‍farmers‍2017:70mill‍→‍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 ⚖ in‍MSP.‍Need‍to‍establish‍
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
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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
2021-January-23 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ later requests to withdraw the statement!
⚖ ‍conviction‍rate‍in‍corruption‍cases:‍Anti‍Corruption‍Bureau‍(ACB)‍
need to hire Young minds National forensic science University,
National Law University, Chartered Accountants, IT experts etc. This
team‍studies‍bank‍accounts,‍properties’‍documents‍of‍accused‍and‍
their relatives, tracking the ⚖ ‍income‍of‍officer‍viz‍a‍viz‍their‍career‍
posting & online shopping habits, Social media activity, Vacation
photos‍etc‍prepare‍charts,‍graphical‍representation‍of‍data‍→‍Public‍
Prosecutor can make a stronger case presentation in the court.
2021-January-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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) ⚖ ‍=‍Women‍dependent‍
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 /
2021-January-23 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
6-Rights-Issue⚖ Work From home: women paid less than men etc. (Amrita Dutta).
⚖ Security‍in‍India‍Pak‍border‍so‍narcotics‍smugglers‍using‍Sri‍Lanka‍
2021-January-23 IR/Defense⚖ Defence sea route
Disarmament: New start treaty-2010: USA & Russia to limit to
number of Nuclear warheads. Expiring in 2021 but Biden interested
2021-January-23 IR/Defense⚖ Defence to extend it for 5 years
125th birth anniversary Gujarati author poet Jhaverchand Meghani,
2021-January-23 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ who was conferred the title of Rashtriya Shayar by Gandhi-ji.
2021-January-23 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death Death: Playback / Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal (Punjab).
When Parliament passes of Bill but does not get implemented (Self-
2021-January-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature 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
2021-January-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature company.
Democracy Fault lines: 1) Capitalist markets undermining democracy
2) Global Tech companies usurping the power of sovereign govts /
Influencing election 3) ⚖ Trust‍in‍govt,‍business,‍media,‍even‍NGOs.‍
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
2021-January-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ Pressure-Groupspoor (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
2021-January-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ religion⚖ .
Social Media: Bihar Police have issued a circular warning
“objectionable‍and‍indecent”‍comments‍online‍against‍state‍govt,‍
Ministers, MLAs, MPs and officials can be booked under the IT Act
and the Indian Penal Code. Earlier Kerala also tried imposing new law
2021-January-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ 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
2021-January-23 Polity⚖ ⚖ PRI on time.
2021-January-24 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
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Currency‍exchange:‍2018-‍$1=₹63‍(Jan)‍→‍74‍(Oct)‍=‍$‍got‍17%‍
stronger. Whereas in same time frame Euro: 11% & Saudi Riyal 11%.
So,‍if‍we‍only‍focus‍on‍$:₹exchange‍rate‍we‍can't‍find‍fair‍value‍of‍
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
respective‍countries:‍Real‍effective‍exchange‍rate‍(REER)”.‍RBI‍report‍
2021-January-24 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ says Indian currency stable as per these indicators.
World Economic Forum (Swiz): online Davos Summit- Modi to
2021-January-24 Economy⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ participate
Crude oil price ⚖ as‍Saudi‍cuts‍production.‍Indian‍Union‍&‍State‍Govt‍
on willing to ⚖ taxes‍→‍petrol-diesel‍all‍time‍high‍since‍prices‍revised‍
on daily basis with benchmark international price and foreign
2021-January-24 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ exchange rates
(Proposed)‍Jal‍Jeevan‍Mission-Urban‍(JJM-Urban)‍—‍to‍provide‍tap‍
water connections to all statutory towns & sewer connections to all
cities with a population of over 1 lakh, by 2026. Because many such
2021-January-24 Economy⚖ Water⚖ areas‍did‍not‍receive‍₹₹‍in‍AMRUT‍scheme‍for‍it‍in‍the‍past.
Ayushman CAPF scheme= 28 lakh personnel of CAPF (BSF, CRPF etc),
Assam‍Rifles,‍NSG‍and‍their‍families‍to‍be‍covered‍in‍‘Ayushman‍
Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)= 5 lakh health
2021-January-24 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
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
2021-January-24 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖Social Media⚖ challenge others to perform various task including suicide.
Neeva:- an ad-free, private search engine by Indian experts from IIT &
2021-January-24 Governance⚖ Social Media⚖ Ex-Google.‍But‍you‍will‍have‍to‍pay‍₹₹.
Subhash Chandra Bose 125th Birth Anniversary on 23 January,
Celebrated as "Parakram Divas". He was made president of Congress
2021-January-24 History/Culture⚖
Awards⚖ party in 1938 Haripura, near Surat.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖Indian and Chinese military commanders meeting at LAC
2021-January-24 IR/Defense⚖ zz_JUNK⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Near ⚖ Chushul
2021-January-24 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
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
2021-January-24 IR/Defense⚖ Defence promise of stopping terrorism/not?
2021-January-24 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death 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
2021-January-24 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ them with the sound of a beep.
Project 39A -a criminal laws advocacy group in National Law
University‍in‍Delhi-‍report:‍2020:‍77‍death‍penalties‍→‍50‍for‍sexual‍
2021-January-24 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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
2021-January-24 Science⚖ 6-Health to sell @Not-for-profit basis.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Irdai panel recommends separate payments for cost of
2021-January-25 Economy⚖ 1d⚖⚖Insurance-Pension-Fin-Inclusion
vehicle, insurance premium
2021-January-25 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ decriminalisation of offences under LLP Act
UK's‍Oxfam‍Report:‘The‍Inequality‍Virus’:‍Rich‍Indians‍wealth‍⚖ by‍
35%‍during‍lockdown‍=‍₹13‍trillion-‍This‍amount‍is‍large‍enough‍to‍
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
2021-January-25 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ 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
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Great Reset initiative: - Modern Tech-Giants no different than East

India Company- they pay little taxes, low wages, Unprecedented
power‍to‍influence‍the‍government‍/‍politics.‍→‍Need‍to‍reset‍
capitalism so we can revamp societies, economies, education, social
contracts and working conditions. For this Every country, USA to
China,‍every‍industry‍from‍oil-gas‍to‍tech,‍must‍be‍transformed.‍→‍
Stakeholder capitalism =Not only profit for the company but also
caring‍for‍the‍well‍being‍of‍consumer,citizens,environment.‍→‍India‍
2021-January-25 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
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
2021-January-25 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity Flamingos also nesting in Great Rann of Kutch nowadays.
Ram‍Setu,‍Adam’s‍Bridge.‍Nala‍Setu:‍Between‍India‍and‍Sri‍Lanka.‍
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
2021-January-25 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity Conduct underwater study on Ram Setu
UN Report: By 2025, many Indian dams will be 50 years old:
2021-January-25 Environment⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ ⚖ Sedimentation,‍repair‍maintenance‍cost,‍risk‍of‍disaster
Ladakh: 1) Thiksey monastery (Leh) 2) Indian astronomical
observatory (Hanle) displayed in Ladakh UT tableau in 26th Jan
2021-January-25 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Parade.
Anandwadi village in Latur Maharashtra: All panchayat members are
2021-January-25 Geo⚖ Places-in-News women and elected unopposed
Tahrir Square@Cairo, Egypt: 2011's Civilian protest led to fall of
2021-January-25 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Hosni‍Mubarak’s‍regime‍during‍Arab‍Spring
Risa, rignai and rikutu=Tripura women traditional handwoven
garment. Also used in Garia Puja etc religious festivals by tribal
2021-January-25 History/Culture⚖
Places-in-News communities
2021-January-25 IR/Defense⚖ Places-in-News 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
2021-January-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election printing.
Abhyudaya Coaching programme: UP State Govt free coaching for
2021-January-25 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ 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)
2021-January-25 Science⚖ 6-Health and gender disparity in research institutions etc.

Corona‍Vaccine-‍data‍dispute:‍“Emergency‍Use‍Authorisation”‍(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
2021-January-25 Science⚖ 6-Health take‍another‍3-4‍months‍→‍Another‍50,000‍may‍be‍infected/die.
Multi Function Displays (MFDs)= small cathode ray tube or liquid
crystal display in printers, photocopiers,cameras,aircraft etc to
2021-January-25 Science⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ display/respond to user queries.
3D printing or additive manufacturing = printing models by laying
down successive layers of materials such as plastic, resin,
2021-January-25 Science⚖ E-Gov⚖‍⚖ thermoplastic, metal, fiber or ceramic.
25th Jan 1950: Foundation day of the election commission.It is
2021-January-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election celebrated as national voters day since 2011.
Indian‍Constitution‍is‍also‍referred‍to‍as‍a‍‘Bag‍of‍Borrowings’.‍This‍is‍
because it was influenced in many parts by the constitution. original
copy completely handwritten by Caligrapher Prem Behari Narain
2021-January-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature Raizada- Preserved in Helium filled case at Parliament.
Constitution‍is‍not‍a‍mere‍lawyers’‍document,‍it‍is‍a‍vehicle‍of‍life‍Dr.‍
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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
2021-January-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ orgs.
WhatsApp privacy policy: European users' data not to be shared with
Facebook. Indian users are given Differential treatment. Alto Lawyer
Kapil‍Sibal‍representing‍WhatsApp,‍submitted,‍"“Unless‍the‍law‍is‍put‍
in place, Judges cannot decide the issues. It's for govt/Regulatory
2021-January-26 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ body to do something."
Padma Shri: Transgender folk artist Matha B. Manjamma Jogati, head
2021-January-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ of the Karnataka Janapada Academy (Karnataka )
Padma Shri (DUO): Kanodia brother- Mahesh (Musician) & Naresh
2021-January-26 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ (Actor) from Gujarat film industry.
Soft diplomacy: Bangladesh colonel from '71 war & a lady musician
awarded Padma Shri-2020. | Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
2021-January-26 IR/Defense⚖ Awards⚖ Abe, Singer SP Balasubramaniam
26th Jan: first Chief Guest in 1950 Sukarno, the President of
2021-January-26 IR/Defense⚖ Awards⚖ Indonesia.
K2 in: Second highest mountain in the world (8611) after Mount
2021-January-26 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Everest (8848m)
“Adversity‍often‍plays‍the‍role‍of‍a‍great‍teacher.‍It‍makes‍us‍
stronger and more confident." President's Republic Day speech -
2021-January-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ (Famine/Drought:‍Green‍Revolution,‍BoP‍Crisis‍→‍LPG‍reforms...)
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
2021-January-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ preserve the sensory heritage of the countryside.
Discrimination: Trump had banned recruitment of transgenders in
2021-January-26 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ the armed forces. Biden "undo".
M-Sand policy of Rajasthan: to ⚖ ‍state's‍reliance‍on‍manufactured‍
sand, rather than sand mined from the riverbed. manufactured sand
produced by crushing of mineral/overburden (surface waste of a
2021-January-26 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ 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,
2021-January-26 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
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
2021-January-26 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
create a 'duo-poly': Only two firms control the market- Consumer to
⚖ regional‍development‍inequality-‍soln:‍organization‍national‍
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,
2021-January-26 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
tourism
⚖ etc.
Fiscal prudence / Austerity measures: Parliament canteen subsidy
2021-January-28 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
removed, Now masala dosa price ⚖ ₹6‍→‍⚖ ₹50.
Gold‍monetisation‍scheme‍(2015)-‍Deposit‍your‍Gold‍in‍banks‍→‍
MMTC‍company‍→‍Jewellers‍&‍electronics‍mfg→‍you‍earn‍interest‍
~2-3% in the form of 'gold'. Limitation? Minimum deposit amount 30
2021-January-28 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ gram of gold, so, poor people can't join, so Govt thinking of ⚖ .
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Company incorporation rules relaxed to convert public
2021-January-28 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
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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
2021-January-28 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ 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 - ⚖ Public‍sector,‍
⚖ Liberalisation‍&‍Privatisation.‍Presently,‍Economic‍debates‍are‍
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
2021-January-28 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ ecological footprint & resource consumption by humans.
Air pollution⚖ :‍Information,‍incentives,‍institutions‍are‍3‍keys:‍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
2021-January-28 Environment⚖ Pollution⚖ 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
2021-January-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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
2021-January-28 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ healthy debate on sports ethics."
2021-January-28 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Mount Merapi: Indonesia has most active volcano erupted
Auschwitz- Death camp /Gas chamber for Jews in Nazi occupied
2021-January-28 Geo⚖ Places-in-News Poland. 76th anniversary of Liberation by Soviet Troops in WW2.
WTO Information Technology agreement 1996- Signatory parties to
⚖ ‍customs‍duty‍on‍selected‍electronic‍goods‍to‍0%.‍India‍signed‍in‍
1997 but could not benefit due to low capacity of local mfg. Now
2021-January-29 Economy⚖ 3B-Intl-Org ⚖ looking to restart.
Pakistan registered basmati rice as a geographical indication (GI)
2021-January-29 Economy⚖ 3A-Intl-Trade⚖ under its national law. Fighting against India @EU for the tag.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍Gamestop shares prices & short squeeze trading in USA
2021-January-29 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
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
in‍auction‍@60k‍to‍1l‍per‍animal-‍Which‍further‍helps‍₹₹‍for‍
research. In past some instances of auction malpractices &
slaughterhouses buying them in auction. Animal rights activist
protest‍→‍University‍administration‍stopped‍auctions.‍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
2021-January-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
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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
2021-January-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Case-Studies⚖ house= Govt shd take appropriate action under IPC.
If freedom of speech is taken away, then, we may be led to slaughter
2021-January-29 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ like dumb and silent sheep- George Washington
Rajasthan cooperative board: Asst. manager, Accountant officers,
2021-January-29 A-Jobs⚖‍⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ Chemists etc
2021-January-29 A-Jobs⚖‍⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ RBI Grade B Officer
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖‍India today cuts salary of Journalist Rajdeep sardesai for
2021-January-29 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Social Media⚖ wrong tweet on farmer protest
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ‍unziping pants not Child Sexual Assault in POSCO Act-
case ki ball by ball commentary.| Bengal Assembly passes resolution
2021-January-29 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ 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,
American‍President,‍Govt‍of‍India‍Act‍1919‍→‍Governor‍general‍
2021-January-29 Polity⚖ ⚖ Legislature address. Post independence 1st address: 31/1/1950.
2021-January-29 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary 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
2021-January-29 Polity⚖ ⚖ Social Media⚖ Jamaat corona news spreading communal hatred.
INDIAN Medical Association (IMA) going on hunger strike against
‘mixopathy’.‍Ref‍Mrunal's‍EXCEL‍for‍"Ayurvedic‍doctor‍allowed‍to‍do‍
2021-January-29 Science⚖ 6-Health surgery"
2021-January-30 Science⚖ 6-Health 30-Jan-2020: 1st COVID reported in India. So 1 year completed.
⚖⚖ES21: While India 5th largest economy (GDP,$,Current Price) but in
India’s‍gross‍domestic‍expenditure‍on‍research‍and‍development‍
(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→‍ALL‍REJECTED. Non-Startups (older)
2021-January-30 Science⚖ 4b-mfg⚖‍ Cos applied for 38000 patents but only 15k approved.
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ Comedian Kunal Kamra Supreme Court affidavit in
2021-January-30 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary contempt case
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ SC asks Government reply on need for uniform adoption
2021-January-30 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ laws in Hindi, Muslim, Parsi, Christians.
Election Commission model code of conduct (MCC)→‍Ruling‍party‍
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
2021-January-30 Polity⚖ ⚖ Election @vaccine centre.
M.K.Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Godse @Delhi's
2021-January-30 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Defence 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
2021-January-30 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Death (ADRI) in Patna
Israel Embassy in Delhi: minor Blast, Irani hand suspected. (Recall
2021-January-30 IR/Defense⚖ Defence Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by smart machine gun last year.)

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⚖⚖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
2021-January-30 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
6-Edu⚖‍⚖ concentration of SC-ST / low female literacy- Avoid mergers.
⚖⚖ES21: Food subsidy- FCI buying wheat @MSP ₹27 per‍kg‍→‍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
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 4a-agro⚖‍⚖ 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)
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 4c-GDP/Inflation⚖
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
→‍address‍with‍appropriate‍schemes. Looking at 2012 vs 2018 NSO
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ 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
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 6-Edu⚖‍⚖ parents @40% salary etc.
⚖⚖ National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill,
2021 to set up a Development Finance institution (DFI) for
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 1B-Bank Classification
infrastructure‍finance→‍let‍it‍get‍tabled.
& Loans⚖ SELF PHD not req.
⚖⚖ Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill,
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 1A1-Money-⚖ 2021.→‍let‍it‍get‍tabled. 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
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
Foreign investment.
⚖⚖ES21: India public sector Expenditure on healthcare 1% →‍⚖ 2.5-
3% to ⚖ out-of-pocket expenditure for poor people. Indonesia, China
2021-January-30 Economy⚖ 6-Health and Thailand Doing much better on here.
2021-January-31 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Communication
⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ ⚖⚖⚖ 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)
2021-January-31 Economy⚖ 5-Infra-Transport⚖
'cushion
⚖ effect' - Minimising the damage to vehicle and person.
Share market /Secondary market -Provides liquidity to the investor -
Since‍he‍can‍sell‍existing‍shares‍2nd‍hand‍to‍others‍→‍motivation‍to‍
buy‍new‍shares/IPO‍in‍primary‍market‍→‍capital‍to‍healthy‍new‍
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%‍in‍1‍
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
2021-January-31 Economy⚖ 1c⚖⚖‍⚖SEBI-Sharemarket
'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
2021-January-31 Economy⚖ 6-Poverty⚖ MGNREGA for urban poor- but without legal guarantee of 100 days.

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Evergreen expectations from Budget: 1) Direct cash transfer to 30%

of the poorest family 2) Rescue plan for MSME 3) ⚖ tax‍rates‍to‍
revive demand 4) ⚖ capital‍Expenditure‍on‍infrastructure,‍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
2021-January-31 Economy⚖ 2-Budget-Taxation⚖
recovery" into "V" shaped recovery.
Man animal conflict ⚖ ‍in‍Uttarakhand-‍Snake‍bite‍to‍Bear‍attack:‍1)‍
Highway Hotel Tourism Mining Development Encroaching in jungle
territory‍2)‍Climate‍change‍→‍winters‍getting‍harsher,‍poor‍people‍
can't afford heater- more wood cutting 3) corona- tourism jobs ⚖ ‍→‍
2021-January-31 Environment⚖ Bio-Diversity poaching / hunting.
Superstitious‍beliefs‍that‍“witch‍(daayan)”—‍single‍woman‍widow‍
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
2021-January-31 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ 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₹₹‍at‍the‍expense‍of‍youth.‍Need‍to‍stop‍"body‍shaming".‍
2021-January-31 Ethics(GSM4)☯⚖
Ethics-Theory⚖ ⚖ Body‍positivity‍image‍&‍self-respect.
Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) assured the world, we are not
planning for coup, Unlike World media speculation. Prachand
2021-January-31 IR/Defense⚖ Summit/Agreement-Bilateral
dhamaal Nepal mein hai, idhar nhi.
Books: By Many a Happy Accident: Ex-Vice president Hamid Ansari
2021-January-31 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Books-Authors autobiography. He was an IFS/diplomat, AMU V-C also.
Mensa club for people with a high intelligence quotient (IQ). Dayaal
2021-January-31 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ Kaur- youngest British Sikh girl, 4 years.
Sports: National Wrestling Championship - 62kg gold to Sonam Malik
2021-January-31 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ (Haryana) defeated Rio Olympics bronze medalist Sakshi Malik.
2021-January-31 PIN-GK⚖⚖ Awards⚖ 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
2021-January-31 Polity⚖ ⚖ Judiciary Option#1 likely to happen.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012:
Section‍7‍defines‍sexual‍assault‍of‍a‍child‍as‍“whoever,‍with‍sexual‍
intent‍touches‍the‍vagina,‍penis,‍anus,‍or‍breast‍of‍such‍person.”‍
Controversy? Bombay HC ruling "skin to skin contact req for sexual
2021-January-31 Polity⚖ ⚖ 6-Rights-Issue⚖ assault. merely pressing breasts over her clothes is not."

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