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17th January
Human Rights Issues
Voting Rights of Migrant Workers
Tax Reforms
Making The Case for Wealth Tax
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
Supreme Court to hear petitions for Criminalization of Marital Rape
RBI Notifications
RBI proposes Expected Loss-based Approach for Loan Provisioning
World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit at Davos
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO pushing Venus Mission ‘Shukrayaan’ to 2031
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
James Webb Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized Exoplanet
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Ancient Votive Stupas found near Nalanda
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Day 2| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
Topics for Today’s question: GS-2Â Â Â Â Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Question: HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WARS (DAW)? *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*.
[Burning Issue] Kesavananda Bharati Case
Context About the Kesavananda Bharti Case Background of the case The Judgment in Kesavananda Bharati Case About the Basic Structure Doctrine Evolution of the doctrine The development history of the doctrine of basic structure can be divided into four stages – First stage: Sankari Prasad judgment and ending with I.C. Golaknath judgment The Second stage:… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Kesavananda Bharati Case
16th January
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Indian women’s labor force participation is declining
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
A Bumpy Ride for India’s Economy in 2023: A perspective
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Mental Health Problem and effective policy
Tourism Sector
Ganga Vilas: A boost to riverine tourism
Tourism Sector
Hospitality Industry in India: Adhering to the principle of Atithi Devo Bhava
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Reconstructing past Deep-Water Circulations of Indian Ocean
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
EIA must before allowing urban development projects: SC
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Child Marriages and Personal Laws
Renaming of Madras State as Tamil Nadu
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Maghi Mela in Punjab
[Sansad TV] Perspective: The Voice of Global South
Context The first use of this Global South in a contemporary political sense was in 1969 by Carl Oglesby, writing in Catholic journal Commonwealth in a special issue on the Vietnam War. What is Global South? Features of Global South Need for such classification How has this term materialized with Ukrainian War? Ans. South-South’ Cooperation… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: The Voice of Global South
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Day 1| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
Topics for Today’s question: GS-2Â Â Â Â Mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of the vulnerable sections. Question: HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WARS (DAW)? *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*.
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14th January
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Village Defence Guards (VDG): A sense of security and confidence
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Disasters at Himalayan Region (Uttarakhand)
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Uranium Contamination in Groundwater
Government Budgets
Rise in government CAPEX pushes investments up by 53%
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Hate speech a menace, buck stops at Centre: SC
Tax Reforms
All Sikkimese women must be allowed to get IT relief: SC
Tourism Sector
PM flags off world’s longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas
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Day 12| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
Topics for Today’s question: GS-2Â Â Â Â Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure Question: HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WARS (DAW)? *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*.
[Burning Issue] Joshimath Land Subsistence Crisis
Context About Joshimath What is happening in Joshimath? What is land subsidence? Reason for land subsidence in Joshimath About the Mishra Committee report on Joshimath Other major Disasters in the Himalayas Why frequent Landslides in the Himalayas? The larger picture in the crisis: Development vs Environment debate What is needed? The Way forward What 1976… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Joshimath Land Subsistence Crisis
13th January
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Digital Agriculture
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
India-Egypt Relations
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Under Constitution, law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Notification of Minorities Â
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
FSSAI sets standards for Basmati Rice
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
1st-ever 3D map of Local Bubble’s magnetic fields
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
In news: Gangasagar Mela
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Discretionary Haj Quota in India
Day 11| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
Topics for Today’s question: GS-2    Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Question: HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WARS (DAW)? *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*.
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12th January
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Marine Plastic Waste Problem of India
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Analyzing Multilateralism in Light of BIMSTEC
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Supreme Court’s ‘Basic Structure’ verdict set bad precedent: VP
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Free foodgrain scheme named ‘PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’
Indian Missile Program Updates
What is VSHORAD Missile System?
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11th January
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
If Japan goes nuclear, should India welcome the decision?
President’s Rule
First of its kind: Governor skipping the text of customary address to the assembly
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Malnutrition in the North-eastern states of India
Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act
NCPCR draft guidelines for trying Minors as Adults
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
In news: Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Ozone Hole filling up now
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Paigah Tombs of Hyderabad
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MPSC Rajyseva 2023: 20 Best Practices of Answer Writing to Score like Topper in MPSC/UPSC Mains | 1-1 LIVE session by IRS, Soham Mandhare & Vaibhav Sanas Senior Faculty, Civilsdaily Pune
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Day 9| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
Topics for Today’s question: GS-2Â Â Â Â Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Question: HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WARS (DAW)? *In case your… Continue reading Day 9| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
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[Sansad TV] Reforms in Content and School Text Books
Context Key observations and recommendations of the Committee include: (1) Quality of textbooks (2) Updating syllabus (3) Representation of women in textbooks (4) Depiction of history (5) Others Broader Issue: Attempts to re-write History Disproportionate allocation of spaces in history: It is observed that school textbooks (at present) do not give adequate coverage to some… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Reforms in Content and School Text Books
10th January
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Vishwaguru aspirations and the internationalization of Indian higher education
Issues related to Economic growth
New India: The world’s next engine of growth
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA).
Citizenship and Related Issues
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) and Indian Diaspora
Coal and Mining Sector
FMC Projects to push coal out of mines quicker
Agmark, Hallmark, ISI, BIS, BEE and Other Ratings
BIS Standards for Digital TV, Type-C USB and Video Surveillance Systems
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Fatima Sheikh (1831-1900)?
Day 8| Daily Answer Wars| CD WarZone
Topics for Today’s question: GS-2Â Â Â Â Powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Question: HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WARS (DAW)? *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*.
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