THE GIST of HINDU, YOJANA, Kurukshetra, PIB, Science Reporter Magazine

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• Gist of Science Reporter Magazine

• Gist of PIB (Press Information Bereau)

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1.  Accountability and Control

Out of my mind: The Sole Reformer

Every week from Tuesday to Saturday, newspaper headlines are dominated by decisions of the Supreme Court. The pace and scale of its activities are more hectic than any time in the decades since Independence. Just this year, same-sex relationships have been decriminalised. Adultery is no longer a crime. Gender-based restrictions have been removed for temple entry (women catching up with Dalits). Sexual harassment, especially rape, is to be punished severely and by death penalty if the victim is a minor. Triple talaq is against the Constitution.
It is as if the only branch of government functioning to change society for better is the Judiciary. The Legislature at the Centre and state levels is frequently disrupted and barren of any new decisions. The Executive at the Centre, especially the Prime Minister, is consumed by electioneering and, after the torrent of activity in the first half of its tenure, is now bogged down in firefighting. Even in something as vital as triple talaq, despite the invitation of the Judiciary, the best the Executive has been able to do in face of a fractious Parliament is to resort to an ordinance.

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2. Indian Government and Politics

Know Thy Judge

Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as a judge of the US Supreme Court but the process allowed Christine Blasey Ford to publicly recount her trauma of sexual abuse in exercise of what she considered her “civic duty”. We are enriched in our understanding of the people who eventually hold high positions of authority. This is how a democracy functions.

India has no similar process for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court or any other court. We have what we call a “collegium” of the five senior-most judges of the Supreme Court considering names primarily from among chief justices of the high courts and occasionally from the bar for appointment to the Supreme Court. The future chief justices of India will be chosen from a pool of judges in the high courts, who have today put in more than 14 years of service. Those who have or have had a relative in the judiciary have a better chance of making it compared to others. An aspiring law researcher with a little help from Google Analytics will be able to predict who will be the CJI of India in 2039.

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(ALERT) संघ लोक सेवा आयोग (UPSC) जल्द ही आवेदन वापसी की अनुमति देगा

हाल में आई खबरों के अनुसार, संघ लोक सेवा आयोग (UPSC) उम्मीदवारों को परीक्षाओं से आवेदन वापस लेने की अनुमति देगा। यह नया प्रस्ताव इंजीनियरिंग सेवा परीक्षा (IES) 2019 के साथ लागू किया जाएगा। बाद में, CSE, आईएस आदि जैसी अन्य परीक्षाएं इस व्यवस्था के तहत लाई जाएंगी।

आवेदन वापसी की प्रक्रिया:

• इस सुविधा का लाभ उठाने के लिए, उम्मीदवार को आवेदन का विवरण देना होगा।
• वन टाइम पासवर्ड (OTP) पंजीकृत मोबाइल नंबर और Email ID पर उम्मीदवारों को भेजा जाएगा। आवेदन वापस लेने के सफल समापन पर, ईमेल पर एक पुष्टिकरण संदेश और एक SMS भी भेजा जाएगा।
• एक बार अगर आवेदन वापस ले लिया जाएगा तो, इसे संशोधित नहीं किया जा सकेगा |

नयी व्यवस्था के लाभ:

• यूपीएससी ने अनुमान लगाया है कि पंजीकृत लोगों में से लगभग 50% उम्मीदवार परीक्षा में शामिल नहीं होते हैं।
• लगभग 50% उम्मीदवारो के लिए जगह, पेपर एवं निरीक्षकों की भर्ती करना बेकार चला जाता है।

UPSC द्वारा अन्य सुधार:

• यूपीएससी ने परीक्षा-संबंधित पत्राचार और लेनदेन को ऑनलाइन करने में भी बढ़ोत्तरी की है। उम्मीदवारों के लिए तनाव को कम करने के लिए यह एक अच्छी पहल साबित होगी।
• यूपीएससी परीक्षा के पेन और पेपर मोड से कंप्यूटर आधारित परीक्षा(CBT) लेने की भी बात चल रही है।
• इसके अतिरिक्त, नई प्रणाली प्रत्येक परीक्षा के लिए समय चक्र को कम करने के लिए भी कारगर होगी।

निष्कर्ष एवं भविष्य की आशाएं:

• बेहतर नौकरी के अवसरों के लिए युवाओं की आकांक्षाओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए यूपीएससी (UPSC) अब अपनी वेबसाइट upsc.gov.in पर कुछ परीक्षाओं में अनुशंसित उम्मीदवारों के स्कोर और रैंकिंग का खुलासा कर रहा है और इसे श्रम मंत्रालय के "National Career Service Portal" से आगे जोड़ा जाएगा।
• विभिन्न केंद्रीय मंत्रालय और संगठन इस व्यवस्था का लाभ उठा सकते हैं, जहां उम्मीदवारों में सिविल सेवाओं, इंजीनियरिंग सेवाओं या संयुक्त मेडिकल परीक्षा में कठोर स्क्रीनिंग प्रक्रिया को मंजूरी दे दी गई है, लेकिन रिक्तियों की बाधाओं के कारण मेरिट सूची में कोई स्थान नहीं मिला, अब उसी डेटाबेस से अन्य सरकारी, सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र या निजी क्षेत्र की नौकरियों के लिए चयनित किए जाने की उम्मीद जागी है।

Implications of data mirroring

Mains Paper: 3 | Information Technology 
Prelims level: Data mirroring 
Mains level: It remains to be seen whether such a policy will backfire when it comes to the potential threat of data colonialism

Introduction

• Data is the new oil and a driver of growth and change.
• India is a supposed to become data rich before becoming economically rich.
• This digital growth is being pushed by large foreign digital companies.
• They are largely fuelled by the data of their users.
• The visits of the prime minister and Union information technology minister to Silicon Valley over the past few years as part of the Digital India campaign.

Why ICT is so important?

• It is important for sectors such as e-commerce, social media, digital entertainment, online communication, and information and communication technology (ICT) hardware in India are predominantly served by foreign companies, or domestic companies funded by foreign capital.
• Indian users today are accessing digital technology-driven services not only within India’s national boundaries, but also outside its jurisdiction.
• The foreign service providers are free to process the personal data of millions of Indians within their own shores.
• The advancement of digital tools and technology in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), has enabled them to monitor and profile user behaviour, preferences and even daily routines, granting them the potential power to influence their decisions through targeted communications.

What is Data Colonialism?

• Experts have been ringing the alarm bells for the past few years, warning the government of digital colonialism by such companies.
• Data is now considered a strategic asset by many, and data driven network effects coupled with user feedback loops have given first mover advantage to the more developed western world.
• The data processed by these companies is not only used offshore to track and profile users, but is also fed as fuel into modern technologies like AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), which are touted to be the drivers of modern manufacturing, service delivery and governance.
• Perhaps that’s why it is Silicon Valley that is expected to lead the way in researching, implementing and controlling digital technologies, earning it the reputation of being the new Rome.

Steps are taken by government

• The Srikrishna committee in its draft data protection bill has rightly observed that the freedom to share personal data in the digital economy works selectively in the interests of certain countries that have been early movers.
• These countries can support a completely open digital economy without any detriment to their national interests by virtue of their technological advancement.
• The popular websites owned by foreign entities refuse to provide data to Indian law enforcement agencies in many instances.
• It has also flagged other related critical issues in the realm of personal data protection and data sovereignty.
• It also preventing foreign surveillance and fostering AI in India, all of which need to be addressed.   
• The path recommended by the committee to accomplish the feat is mandating local storage of a copy of user’s data, or data mirroring, something which has not gone down well with its critics.
• Contemporary public discourse interprets digital colonialism as a large global economy wherein small local players are left out.
• It has also been argued by industry players, academia and consumer groups that mandating data mirroring.
• It will raise entry barriers in the Indian market and adversely impact a variety of smaller domestic stakeholders.
• In such as start-ups and micro, small and medium enterprises.

What are the matters of concern?

• The concerns in this regard are based on the premise that large foreign companies will be able to mobilise the requisite resources to invest in setting up their data centres (DCs) within India.
• Though the same may not be possible for smaller domestic companies.
• The possible enhanced costs of setting up or renting such infrastructure along with the non-availability of cheaper foreign cloud services may affect their business interests.
• It coupled with fears of potential long-term adverse impact on innovation and economic growth.

• It may deepen the existing issues of monopolisation of data and the digital economy, leading to enhanced risks of digital colonialism.

• Though with the right intention, it seems that the committee has taken the most obvious path to achieve data sovereignty without exploring other and possibly better alternatives.
• The observation of the committee must be treated as a recommendation one that should be judged from the perspective of India having to carefully balance the possible benefits of localisation with the costs involved in mandating such a policy.

Conclusion

• There is a need to do a regulatory impact assessment or cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the proposed data mirroring mandate before its enactment and implementation.
• This need is further exacerbated considering the committee’s observation that there was no conclusive evidence presented to them demonstrating a CBA on the above arguments and counter-arguments.
• This effectively means that though a draft law has been formulated, it is yet to be determined whether data mirroring will do more harm than good.

UPSC Prelims Questions: 

Q.1)  Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Insurance Repository System’ in India:
1. It is a digital database of insurance policies which will be stored in an electronic format.
2. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) act as the National ‘Insurance Repository’.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: A

UPSC Mains Questions:

Q.1): What is data mirroring? What the implications of it? 

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For liberty’s sake: on the scope of Article 32 in the activists case 

Mains Paper: 3 | Economic Development 
Prelims level: Right To Education Act
Mains level:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human resources.

Introduction

• The Supreme Court’s intervention following the arrest of five prominent activists by the Pune police last month.
• It has been truly extraordinary and raises the bar for protection of personal liberty.
• The court has granted them the rare relief of remaining in house arrest while it examines the charges against them.
• It has reserved its decision in the case and now must decide on one of the following courses.

Important highlights of the conspiracy

• The police in Maharashtra to pursue its investigation against the activists for allegedly being members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) and joining a conspiracy against the government.
• It set them at liberty on the ground that this is a trumped-up case, to order a probe by an independent team.
• It has a legal tussle between the Centre’s contention that it is probing a terrorist conspiracy involving Maoist insurgents and their urban supporters and the counter-argument that this is a thinly disguised crackdown on political dissent.
• The petitioners, led by historian Romila Thapar, have questioned the motivation for the police raids on the residences of these activists and a few others in a coordinated operation across several States.
• They want those arrested to be released and demand an independent investigation.
• The Maharashtra and Union governments have sought to defend the arrest and prosecution, contending that the case is based on incriminating evidence seized during the probe.
• And it has nothing to do with the ideology or the political views of those under investigation.

The SC observations

• The Supreme Court has set the stage for an examination of some fundamental questions at the intersection of criminal procedure and constitutional law.
• The procedural question is whether in a criminal matter the court can entertain a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution.
• In under which the Supreme Court enforces fundamental rights, for which the accused are expected to seek their remedy under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
• The substantive question is whether the court should intervene when the liberty of citizens and their right to dissent are sought to be denied by arbitrary police action.
• Observations that “dissent is the safety valve of democracy” and “personal liberty cannot be sacrificed at the altar of conjecture” indicate the court’s thinking.
• It is against this backdrop that the Bench has decided to examine the case diary to see whether the charges have some basis.
• The government may have reason to worry about a precedent being set, whereby every accused can rush to the Supreme Court immediately on arrest.
• At the same time, one cannot wish away the peculiar circumstances in which a case relating to violence at a Dalit commemoration dramatically morphed into a Maoist plot.

UPSC Prelims Questions: 

Q.1)  With respect to Right to Property, consider the following statements:
1. It is a constitutional right.
2. In case of violation, the aggrieved person can move the Supreme Court under Article 32.
3. It can be regulated without constitutional amendment by an ordinary law of the Parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: B

UPSC Mains Questions:
Q.1) Determining the scope of Article 32 in the activists case. comment.

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A Lesson To Learn

Mains Paper: 3 | Economic Development 
Prelims level: Right To Education Act
Mains level:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human resources.

Introduction

• The school for not seeking alms from the state but motivating its alumni to donate funds.
• It is the people’s money which runs it and its task is only to administer the resources that people generate.
• The government, of course, decides everything for schools, including how many teachers each school needs, the infrastructure they must have and so on.
• “The Economic Survey of the year 2017-18 released this week shows that the states and the Union government together have been investing less than 3 per cent of the country’s GDP in education.
• The Right To Education Act was adopted after a long struggle in 2011.

The existing education policy

• Its effectiveness depended on the proper allocation of resources towards infrastructure, midday meal, teacher education at different levels, text book preparation and other related areas.
• The minister also spoke about his resolve to curtail the school curriculum by 50 per cent to make room for extra-curricular activities.
• According to the National Curriculum Framework, 2005, “a curriculum is neither a document nor a sequence of experiences.
• It is a plan of facilitating learning for the child.
• This plan starts from where the child is, enumerates all the aspects and dimensions of learning that are
  considered necessary, gives reasons why such and such learning is considered necessary,
  and what educational aims it would serve.
• The plan also defines stage-specific objectives, what content to teach, and how to organize it.
• It also recommends general principles of teaching methods and evaluation and criteria for good teaching-learning material.”

What is an ideal curriculum that India needs?

• Curriculum is, therefore, about
• i) the general objectives of education at a particular stage or class;
• ii) subject-wise instructional objectives and content;
• iii) courses of studies and time allocation;
• iv) teaching/learning experiences;
• v) instructional aids and materials;
• vi) evaluation of learning outcomes and feedback to pupils, teachers and parents.

Conclusion

• Governments are being asked to spend on sports and other activities which are not extra curricular activities, but the right of every child.
• When we speak of schools, images of children flash before our eyes. They have the first right on the resources of the nation.

UPSC Prelims Questions: 

Q.1)  Which of the following legislations was/were enacted to give effect to fundamental rights?
1. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
2. Right to Education Act, 2009
3. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: D

UPSC Mains Questions:
Q.1) How the Right to Education policy can be improved?

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1. NO CASE FOR AN ALL INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICE 
2. CAUTION FROM
3. A SOBERING SURVEY 
4. THE PRIVATE ROUTE 
5. THE HEALTH CHECKLIST 
6. MONUMENTAL LEGISLATION 
7. REDRAWING THE ARC OF INFLUENCE 
8. THE DISEASE THAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY 
9. CAUSE FOR CAUTION, NOT GLOOM 
10. POLITICS OF PROBE 
11. SAFEGUARDING THE INTERESTS OF FARMERS 
12. RECASTING THE STEEL FRAME 
13. REBOOTING INDIA-NEPAL TIES 
14. UNDOING INJUSTICE 
15. UNDERSTANDING WORK 
16. TWO CHEERS FOR THE SUPREME COURT 
17. LESSONS NOT LEARNT 
18. THE CONSTITUTION, REFRESHED 
19. DON'T FEAR TRADE DEFICIT 
20. CASTE AND CLASS 
21. THAT OLD SPARK 
22. SEARCH FOR DEMOCRACY 
23. HOW PRIVACY STACKS UP 
24. LESSONS FROM DOKLAM 
25. THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR 
26. POWERING ASPIRATIONAL INDIA 
27. BRICS OFF THE WALL 
28. PERFORM OR PERISH 
29. CELEBRATE, BUT INTROSPECT 
30. INVESTING IN THE ECOSYSTEM 
31. ECONOMY OUTLOOK STILL CLOUDY 
32. BREAKING THE BANK 
33. A CASE FOR UNIVERSAL MEDICAL CARE 
34. DEVELOPMENT MUST BE CLIMATE-SMART 
35. FORA ROBUST DATA PROTECTION REGIME 
36. SOCIAL REVOLUTION IN A JAM
37. FOCUS ON CAPABILITIES 
38. INDICATORS THAT MATTER 
39. ALL THAT DATA THAT AADHAAR CAPTURES 
40. SEARCH FOR QUALITY 
41. A FOREST POLICY ON TODAY'S TERMS 
42. THE TRACK TO SUCCESS 
43. THE RESILIENCE OF OUR LIBERALISM 
44. AN ALLIANCE ON TRACK 

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1. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS 
2. LANDACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT 
3. LARR – SOME HIGHLIGHTS 
4. GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
5. MAHATMA GANDHI’S CLARION CALL “DO OR DIE” 

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(Final Result) UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2017

Based on the results of the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2017 held by UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION on 23rd July, 2017 and the interviews for Personality Test held from 7th May to 17th May 2018, the following is the list, in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for appointment to the posts of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

2. A total number of 170 candidates have been recommended for appointment as per the following break-up:-

3. Appointments to the various services shall be made by the Government according to the number of vacancies available and subject to the candidates fulfilling all the prescribed eligibility conditions/provisions contained in the Rules for the Examination and verifications, wherever due, being completed satisfactorily. Allotment to various services shall be made according to the merit obtained and preference of services given by candidates.

4. The number of vacancies reported by the Govt. to be filled are as under:

*incl. 10% of total vacancies reserved for Ex-Servicemen.

@ One vacancy has been kept vacant in compliance with Hon’ble High Court of Delhi’s Order dated 27/04/2018.

5. The candidature of 43 recommended candidates with following Roll Nos. is provisional:

6. In accordance with Rule 16 (4) and (5) of the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2017, the Commission is maintaining a consolidated Reserve List of 38 candidates ranking in order of merit below the last recommended candidate under respective categories which are as under:

7. Union Public Service Commission has a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information /clarification regarding their Examination/recruitments on working days between 10:00 hours to 17:00 hours in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271/ 23381125. The result will also be available on the U.P.S.C. Website i.e. http//www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks are likely to be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of Result.

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यूपीएससी आईएएस परीक्षाओं UPSC IAS Exams के लिए पुरानी एनसीईआरटी Old NCERT बनाम Vs New NCERT Books नई एनसीईआरटी पुस्तकें

एक और सवाल जो अक्सर पूछा जाता है, कि क्या पुरानी एनसीईआरटी या नई एनसीईआरटी पुस्तकों को पढ़ना है? Old NCERT or New NCERT Books?

यह खंड इस प्रश्न से संबंधित आपके सभी प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने का प्रयास करता है

पुरानी और नई एनसीईआरटी : एक   तुलना

1. संस्करण: सन 2005 से पहले प्रकाशित एनसीईआरटी किताबो को आमतौर पर पुरानी माना गया है, और जो 2005 के बाद प्रकाशित सभी किताबो को नई माना जाता है। हालांकि यह एकमात्र अंतर नहीं है

2. ग्राफिक्स : नई एनसीईआरटी किताबो को अधिक ग्राफिकल माना जाता है क्योंकि वे अधिक छवियों और रंगों के साथ आती हैं, जो पुरानी की अपेक्षा अधिक स्पष्ट होती है, हालांकि ग्राफिक्स हमेशा खराब नहीं होते हैं उदाहरण के लिए, भूगोल की नई एनसीईआरटी किताबो में कुछ ऐसी छवियां हैं जो जटिल प्रक्रियाओं को एक बहुत सरल तरीके से समझा सकती हैं।

3. सामग्री: नागरिक सेवा परीक्षा में अधिक सामग्री वाली एक पुस्तक को पढ़ना रंग और चित्रों के साथ बेहतर है,पुरानी एनसीईआरटी सामग्री में समृद्ध है 
   और बिपीन चन्द्र जैसे प्रमुख लेखक हैं, उदाहरण के तौर पर नई एनसीईआरटी की किताबे कई चित्रों के साथ आती  हैं, लेकिन तथ्यों के साथ-साथ ही रहती हैं, जबकि पुराने लोगों का कालानुक्रमिक होता है सुसंगत तरीके से इतिहास का पता चला है। प्रश्न 'स्पष्ट रूप से, अठारहवीं शताब्दी के मध्य में, भारत में विच्छेदित राजनीति (2017) की संभावना के साथ बाहर निकल आया' सीधे बिएन चंद्र द्वारा पुरानी एनसीईआरटी से उठाया गया था। इसके अलावा, नई एनसीईआरटी में अद्यतन जानकारी शामिल है और इस प्रकार वर्तमान मामलों के ज्ञान जैसे विषयों के लिए प्रासंगिक हैं।

4. उपलब्धता: नई एनसीईआरटी के दोनों नरम और कठिन प्रतियां बाजार में आसानी से उपलब्ध हैं, जबकि पुराने लोग शायद ही कभी मिलते हैं। हार्ड प्रतियां केवल दिल्ली में खरीदी जा सकती हैं, जो अनुकूल प्रारूप में भी पठनीय हैं। नरम प्रतियों के मामले में, यह आप अपने दोस्तों के साथ पुस्तकों के बारे में पूछ सकते हैं और दिल्ली जाने या खरीदने के बजाय, आप उन्हें उन्हें कॉपी करके अपने पास रख सकते हैं।

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इस प्रश्न का कोई मानक उत्तर नहीं है बहुत कुछ व्यक्ति की योग्यता और अन्य कारकों जैसे कि विषय (स्थिर / गतिशील), उपलब्धता इत्यादि पर निर्भर करता है। चित्रमय स्मृति वाले लोग नए एनसीईआरटी की तरफ आकर्षित होंगे जबकि पाठ के प्रति आत्मीयता वाले लोग पुराने लोगों को पसंद करेंगे।

हाल कि सूची के बाद चयनित उम्मीदवारों की सिफारिश के आधार पर इसे तैयार किया जा रहा है :

• इतिहास – पुरानी एनसीईआरटी जैसा कि विषय स्थिर है और बेहतर समझने के लिए एक सुसंगत और कालानुक्रमिक दृष्टिकोण की आवश्यकता है

• अर्थशास्त्र – नई एनसीईआरटी एनसीईआरटी केवल मूलभूत पहलू को कवर करेगा और इसलिए वर्तमान समय के लिए जानकारी नवीनतम और प्रासंगिक होना चाहिए। इस विषय का अधिकांश भाग अख़बार से कवर किया जाना है

• भूगोल – नई एनसीईआरटी स्पष्टीकरण के लिए अद्यतन जानकारी और चित्र आवश्यक है जो केवल नए एनसीईआरटी में उपलब्ध हैं

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MOTIVATION: Mayflies - Do UPSC aspirants have something to learn from them?

You might be wondering that how did mayfly figured out on a page where we are supposed to read something related to UPSC Exam or the very motivation that we seek to go ahead with our preparation. Well you’ll have to read the following description of the life of this small fly to have insights to your answers.

Many of us go through phases of intense disappointment, depression, failures while on our journey to prepare for this coveted exam. Many are even afraid to step on this path fearing intense competition; some are allured by the high rewarding jobs in private sector and are disenchanted with the very idea of a career where we get to do something for the society and nation we live in. The idea of self gratification and fear of the pain and hard work one is required to put in acts as deterrence to many. Well we need to look at the inner motive which geared us to IAS exam. The ephemeral life of a mayfly and the sensual pleasure that it seeks (this is nothing but the interpretation of an author of the life of a mayfly) will make us ponder on the idea of very purpose of life.

The life of a mayfly starts with a stage where the eggs are laid on the running stream of water and from where they fall down to the bottom of sea and are then rested on the underlying rocks. The eggs go through processes of molting which is nothing but a stage in development of the mayfly. However various predators in the form of snails, caddis fly, larvae feed on these eggs and only a few manage to escape being the feed of other beings.  Sheer amount of luck you see, There is nothing that the eggs could have done to save themselves here. This (The sole prevalence of luck) is not the domain where humans are supposed to carry out their Purusharthas (Goals).

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The nymphs molt again and many of them are further eaten by frogs and fishes as they develop in their successive stages. The instinctive tendencies of these nymphs make them move upstream towards the surface of water as they develop and finally they’re able to open up their wings as a developed mayfly when they reach the surface. So we have here a fly who has just arrived at the spot and is ready to gaze at this amazing world. Isn’t it similar to the stage where we step in to prepare for this exam? Well its just a matter of imagination and correlation.

Though if you suppose mayflies to be heroes in certain way you’re wrong. They aren’t going to make social service their goal or even something as difficult as UPSC to crack as their aim. They’re all ridden by instinctive tendencies to seek mate for sensual gratification as soon as they gaze the world. They all gather in swarms above the stream to seek their potential mates to lay the foundation of next generation. Within minutes of mating the male mayflies collapse and die out of exhaustion and the females fall down on the water stream and die after laying their eggs.

This is all about the life of a mayfly, Their short lifespan of less than 24 hours and even few hours or minutes in some of their species, All they do is seek mates to lay the foundation of next generation. How bland or tasteless life you see. It is all but a matter of length of lifespan, humans might live for 100 years but what we do and seek makes all the difference. The goals we seek and the effort we put in makes us different from these creatures. We often get distracted by the fancy lifestyles of the people in our social circle and we question the worth of putting in so much of headwork for a carrier which might not offer us the perks as great as that of an employee of MNC posted abroad, The fame as great as a bollywood actor but one is sure to feel proud of a carrier which offers potential to fulfill the social and individual aspirations, to not just seek personal gratification but to make a difference in lives of others and above all an opportunity to become a mini universe of knowledge in oneself if  we prepare for it extensively, this I think is enough of an inspiration to tide us over all the lows that we go through, the restraint that we need to exercise for this demanding phase of preparation, to realize that things are not as great for us as mayflies where they’re all provided with their potential mates(Though they too compete for their potential match).

There is nothing more painful for the serious aspirants to fail to make to any one of the 3 successive stages of examination, One is bound to feel low, but to heal again and strive for worthy goals or to fall and die like a mayfly is all our choice.

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Tips to Prepare General Studies for Civil Services Exam by IAS Topper Gokul GR

A good base in general knowledge is important for clearing the civil services exam and for the career ahead. As i had mentioned in a previous post, this job requires broad-based people with a good understanding of the things happening around them. As far as the exam is considered, 600 marks in the GS papers + 200 in essay + 300 in interview depends on your general knowledge base. And off late, the second paper in Public administration is more like a GS paper 3. Thus around 1100-1400 marks depends directly on your general knowledge base.

Preparation for general studies is composed of two parts:

• Conventional topics.
• General knowledge and current affairs.

Before I go into the books, some general points on preparation and approach:

• Make notes as you read. It’s impossible to come back to the text books during revision. Notes should be so comprehensive that once you are done, you would not have to take the text-book again.
• The basic approach should be STUDY-REVISE-IMPROVISE.
• Dont use guides, standard preparatory material or NCERT text books.
• Keep on referring to UPSC previous years papers to check if you have missed any topic.
• Prepare for the subjective papers ( i.e mains). Note down extra facts for the prelims as you make descriptive notes. Prelims is just a necessary evil.

Conventional Topics:

It is composed of:

1. Indian History :

Pre-modern history (before Europeans) has lost significance. Last year no questions were asked in mains. Besides, it is too bulky and is not worth the effort. One need to have a good understanding of the National movement(1800s-1947).

• India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra is a good book for that. Read it cover to cover.

One also need to study about the expansion and the decline of the other Europeans, the expansion of British empire and the administrative development in India during the British period ( 1650-1857). Try to get some book on Indian History from the library to make short notes. Brief notes will do for this section.

2. Geography:

Use NCERT books only for geography. Non- geography optional students don’t have to go in-depth. Read

• Indian Geography ( NCERT class XI)
• Fundamentals of physical geography (NCERT class XI)

Google and make notes on unfamiliar terms you may come across in the newspapers.

3. Indian Constitution:

Any good book on the constitution is fine. 'Introduction to the constitution of India'  by D.D. Basu is the book that i used. Read it also cover to cover.

4. Indian Economy:

One needs to know about some basic terms of economics like repo rate, reverse repo, CRR, SLR etc. These are needed for understanding articles in newspapers also. Just google them when you come across then in the papers and keep a separate note-book. Read one good book on Indian economy. I used Indian economy by Dutt & Sundaram. The book by Uma Kapila is also a good one. In both of these books, each chapter deals with an issue. So make notes keeping in mind the requirements of a 20-30 marker. Download the latest Economic Survey of India and update the stats as you make notes. Also leave some space after each chapter to add new info from newspapers as and when they come.

Also read Chapter 1 and the chapter explaining about the government’s poverty alleviation schemes ( chapter 11 in 2010 survey). Follow the budget. Read some business newspapers at that time and also read the summary of the budget which will be posted in the net.

5. Government policies and programmes:

Make notes on the policies that you come across in the newspapers. But this will not be exhaustive. Use India yearbook published by the Publications division for an exhaustive approach. It’s a huge book with a lot of unnecessary facts and details which should be skipped. Just make short notes on the various programmes ministry-wise. Anay dwivedi ( AIR-5, cse 2009) has this to say about reading the Year book :

If you already read the IYB for prelims, just go through what you underlined and revise your notes. But if you did not, then apart from the GOVERNMENT SCHEMES and agricultural data, read the following chapters from IYB 2010:

Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 (NCES only), 13 (terms like FIPB, FCCB, ECB, ADR/GDR, FDI, etc), 18, 24, 25 and 28.

Note: I have not specified chapters 16, 17, etc as I have assumed that you must have covered all the government schemes such as NRHM, JNNURM, etc irrespective of where they are given in the book.

In Mains 2009 many questions could be answered on the basis of information provided in the IYB, e.g. significance of coastal regions, UMPPs, BSUP, fruit production in India and NNRMS.

6. Science and Technology:

Use wikipedia extensively for this. Find out about new topics as you come across them in the S&T page of The Hindu. Also, make short notes on emerging technologies and recent nobel winning technologies from these pages

• List_of_emerging_technologies
• List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics  (and chemistry and medicine)

Exhaustive preparation on these topics can be very hard. Try to cover as much ground as possible and hope for the best. When writing answers, try to point out the applications rather than elaborating on the technological part.

General knowledge and current affairs:

This is where you have to use newspapers and current affairs magazines. This is perhaps the most important part because if you see the Last Year's GS paper, questions are asked about the Palestine crisis, Sudan civil war, Cambodia, CWG etc. I recommend The Hindu and Frontilne. The Hindu has less unwanted news and has a balanced perspective on issues and is pro people. You shouldn’t be an ultra leftist or a right-wing hawk when writing the answers. The editorials and Op-eds present a very balanced picture on issues.

When reading newspapers, go beyond the issue. Use the newspaper as a guide to broaden your GK. So when you come across something you don’t know in the newspaper, google it up and make a comprehensive note on the topic.For eg, if the news item is “Pakistan Prez visits India”, I will google about India-Pak relations and make notes on it with a historical perspective and also leave some space to update future news. If the news is ‘ Jacques Diouf assumes charge as head of FAO’ , I will make notes on FAO and other UN organisations from Wikipedia. The advantage of using wiki is that when you read about one topic, you can move to other topics by clicking on the ‘Related’ links. Follow the references in wiki if you want to go deeper or confirm something.

I had kept two separate category of notebooks. One for noting down the events, date wise and the other for noting down the issues after researching in the net. The advantage of keeping the second type of notebook on issues is that when you revise you will have a complete picture under each heading, i.e, the historical perspective + all the events in the last 2 years. This should be done on a daily basis without any gap until the interview is over. You will need 2-2.5 hours daily for this initially. You can bring down the time as you progress with your prepsReading topics of Indian economy and op-eds from any one of the business newspapers will also help. I used Business line. I had also subscribed EPW after my prelims and read articles selectively.

Also make notes on topics that you come across in previous years papers from wikipedia and net.