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  • Highlights of the Union Budget 2022-23

    The Union Finance Minister has tabled the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament today.

    What is Union Budget in India?

    • The Union Budget also referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India is the annual budget of India.
    • The Government presents it on the first day of February so that it could be materialized before the beginning of new financial year in April.
    • Until 2016 it was presented on the last working day of February by the Finance Minister in Parliament.
    • The budget, which is presented by means of the Finance bill and the Appropriation Bill, has to be passed by Lok Sabha before it can come into effect on 1 April, the start of India’s financial year.

    Components of the Budget

    There are three major components — expenditure, receipts and deficit indicators.

    The budget is generally classified into Revenue Budget and Capital Budget.

    [A] Revenue Budget

    • It includes the government’s revenue receipts and expenditure.
    • There are two kinds of revenue receipts – tax and non-tax revenue.
    • Revenue expenditure is the expenditure incurred on day to day functioning of the government and on various services offered to citizens.
    • If revenue expenditure exceeds revenue receipts, the government incurs a revenue deficit.

    [B] Capital Budget

    • It includes capital receipts and payments of the government.
    • Loans from public, foreign governments and RBI form a major part of the government’s capital receipts.
    • Capital expenditure is the expenditure on development of machinery, equipment, building, health facilities, education etc.
    • Fiscal deficit is incurred when the government’s total expenditure exceeds its total revenue. 

    What are fiscal rules and how do they affect policy?

    • Fiscal rules provide specific policy targets on the basis of which fiscal policy is formed.
    • In India’s case, its present fiscal rule is guided by the recommendations of the N.K. Singh Committee Report.
    • Allowing for some deviations under exceptional times, it has three policy targets — maintaining a specific level of debt-GDP ratio (stock target), fiscal deficit-GDP ratio (flow target) and revenue deficit-GDP ratio (composition target). 

    Highlights of the Union Budget 2022-23

    PART A

    Entering Amrit Kaal, the 25 year long lead up to India @100, the budget provides impetus for growth along four priorities:

    1. PM Gati-Shakti
    2. Inclusive Development
    3. Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, and Climate Action
    4. Financing of investments

    (1) PM GatiShakti

    The seven engines that drive PM Gati-Shakti are Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure:

    1. National Highways Network to be expanded by 25000 Km in 2022-23
    2. One Station One Product concept to help local businesses & supply chains
    3. 2000 Km of railway network to be brought under Kavach, the indigenous world class technology and capacity augmentation in 2022-23
    4. 400 new generation Vande Bharat Trains to be manufactured during the next three years
    5. National Ropeways Development Program, Parvatmala to be taken up on PPP mode

    (2) Inclusive Development

    Agriculture

    • Grains Procurement
    • NABARD Loans:  To facilitate fund with blended capital to finance startups for agriculture & rural enterprise.
    • Kisan Drones: for crop assessment, digitization of land records, spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
    • Ken Betwa project: 1400 crore outlay for implementation of the Ken – Betwa link project.

    MSME Sector

    • MSME: ECLGS to be extended up to March 2023; Udyam, e-shram, NCS and ASEEM portals to be interlinked
    • Raising and Accelerating MSME performance (RAMP) Program: with outlay of Rs 6000 Crore to be rolled out.

    Skill Development

    • Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood (DESH-Stack e-portal):  It will be launched to empower citizens to skill, reskill or upskill through on-line training.
    • Drone-As-A-Service (DrAAS):  Startups will be promoted to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’.

    Education

    • ‘One class-One TV channel’ programme of PM eVIDYA: To be expanded to 200 TV channels.
    • Virtual labs: skilling e-labs to be set up to promote critical thinking skills and simulated learning environment.
    • High-quality e-content: It will be developed for delivery through Digital Teachers.
    • Digital University: for world-class quality universal education with personalized learning experience to be established. 

    Health

    • National Digital Health Ecosystem: An open platform to be rolled out.
    • National Tele Mental Health Programme: for quality mental health counseling and care services to be launched
    • Saksham Anganwadi: Integrated benefits to women and children through Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

    Housing for All

    • Housing for All: Rs. 48,000 crore allocated for completion of 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under PM Awas Yojana
    • Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal: Rs. 60,000 crore allocated to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under this

    Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-DevINE)

    •  New scheme PM-DevINE launched to fund infrastructure and social development projects in the North-East.
    • An initial allocation of Rs. 1,500 crore made to enable livelihood activities for youth and women under the scheme.

    Vibrant Villages Programme

    • Vibrant Villages Programme for development of Border villages with sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure on the northern border.

    Urban Planning

    • Modernization of building byelaws, Town Planning Schemes (TPS), and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) will be implemented.
    • Battery swapping policy to be brought out for setting up charging stations at scale in urban areas.

    (3) Industrial Sector

    Telecom Sector

    • Scheme for design-led manufacturing to be launched to build a strong ecosystem for 5G as part of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme.

    Export Promotion

    • Special Economic Zones Act to be replaced with a new legislation to enable States to become partners in ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’.

    Atmanirbharta in Defence

    • 68% of capital procurement budget earmarked for domestic industry in 2022-23, up from 58% in 2021-22 

    GIFT-IFSC

    • World-class foreign universities and institutions to be allowed in the GIFT City.

    An International Arbitration Centre to be set up for timely settlement of disputes under international jurisprudence

    (4) Energy Transition and Climate Action

    • Five to seven per cent biomass pellets to be co-fired in thermal power plants
    • CO2 savings of 38 MMT annually
    • Extra income to farmers and job opportunities to locals
    • Help avoid stubble burning in agriculture fields
    • Pilot projects to be set up for coal gasification and conversion of coal into chemicals for the industry
    • Financial support to farmers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, who want to take up agro-forestry

    (5) Mobilizing Resources

    • Data Centres and Energy Storage Systems to be given infrastructure status.
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity invested more than Rs. 5.5 lakh crore last year facilitating one of the largest start-up and growth ecosystems
    • Blended funds to be promoted for sunrise sectors
    • Sovereign Green Bonds to be issued for mobilizing resources for green infrastructure.

    Digital Rupee

    • Introduction of Digital Rupee by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23.

    Providing Greater Fiscal Space to States

    • Enhanced outlay for ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment’:

    (6) Fiscal Management

    • Budget Estimates: Rs. 34.83 lakh crore
    • Revised Estimates: Rs. 37.70 lakh crore
    • Total expenditure estimated at Rs. 39.45 lakh crore
    • Total receipts other than borrowings estimated at Rs. 22.84 lakh crore
    • Fiscal deficit in current year: 6.9% of GDP (against 6.8% in Budget Estimates)

    PART B

    DIRECT & INDIRECT TAXES

    (Not necessary)

  • SCHEDULE FOR DAILY ANSWER WRITING ENHANCEMENT – FEBRUARY AND MARCH || JOINING LINK INSIDE

    The competition in the UPSC examination is fierce. One day and even writing one answer a day can make a huge difference. Many of you might want to take a break. And honestly, you deserve it!

    But writing just 4 answers a day can be a perfect balance to take a break and not lose momentum.

    JOIN NOW – DAILY AWE

    Let’s keep the momentum going. 

    Answer writing practices through Civilsdaily’s Daily AWE program can reduce test anxiety and help you ace the GS Mains answer writing. And what is a better way to practice for UPSC Mains Examinations than attempting Questions which are the closest to the demands of the UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination? The more you are accustomed to sitting for a period of time, answering questions, and pacing yourself, the more comfortable you will feel when you actually sit down to take the real UPSC Mains examinations yourself.

    We are working hard to make the program more featureful, highlight the best answers, show the competency levels of students.

    What the Program Includes:

    • Daily 4 questions from General studies 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be provided to you. A sample 2 week schedule is available below.
    • A Mentor’s Comment will be available for all answers. This can be used as a guidance tool, but we encourage you to write original answers.
    • You can write your answer on the same day and attached a scanned copy. Within 4 days, a review of your answer will be provided.
    • Also, write the Razor payment ID, when you attached your answer.
    • If you are writing answers late, then please tag the mentor, to let him know about your submission. These answers will be evaluated as per the mentor’s schedule.

    Schedule:

    Here is the schedule for the first week of FEBRUARY to give you an idea about how we will follow your Syllabus:

    Download PDF for better visibility – Schedule of Daily AWE for the Months of February and March

    NOTE: For GS2 and GS3, we take questions from recent current affairs. This ensures coverage of both static and current affairs.

  • 2nd February 2022| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement(AWE)

    Topics for Today’s questions:

    GS-1      Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

    GS-2     Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting  India’s interests.

    GS-3     Indian Economy

    GS-4    Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.

    Question 1)

     

    Q.1 Despite undertaking many initiatives, malnutrition continues to be a matter of concern for India. Analyse.(10 Marks)

     

    Question 2)

    Q.2 How changing relationship between geopolitics and geoeconomics is influencing India? Suggest the approach for India to adapt to the changes. (10 Marks)

    Question 3)

    Q.3 Examine the factors responsible for India’s low tax-to-gdp ratio. What are the measures implemented to increase it? Suggest the way forward. (10 Marks)

    Question 4)  

    Q.4 Identify the various factors which shape the political attitude of a person. (10 Marks)

     

    HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WRITING ENHANCEMENT(AWE)?

    1. Daily 4 questions from General studies 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be provided to you.

    2. A Mentor’s Comment will be available for all answers. This can be used as a guidance tool but we encourage you to write original answers.

    3. You can write your answer on an A4 sheet and scan/click pictures of the same.

    4.  Upload the scanned answer in the comment section of the same question.

    5. Along with the scanned answer, please share your Razor payment ID, so that paid members are given priority.

    6. If you upload the answer on the same day like the answer of 11th  February is uploaded on 11th February then your answer will be checked within 72 hours. Also, reviews will be in the order of submission- First come first serve basis

    7. If you are writing answers late, for example, 11th February is uploaded on 13th February , then these answers will be evaluated as per the mentor’s schedule.

    8. We encourage you to write answers on the same day. However, if you are uploading an answer late then tag the mentor like @Staff so that the mentor is notified about your answer.

    *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*. 

    For the philosophy of AWE and payment: 

    CLICK HERE To join Daily AWE

  • 1st February 2022 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

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  • The Supreme Court fails to decide key constitutional cases in time-bound manner

    Context

    Unless the Court strives in every possible way to assure that the Constitution, the law, applies fairly to all citizens, the Court cannot be said to have fulfilled its custodial responsibility.

    Landmark judgments

    • In the last few years, the Indian Supreme Court has delivered some judgments of far-reaching consequence.
    • It declared the right to privacy a fundamental right; decriminalized consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex; recognized transgender persons as the third gender; and outlawed triple talaq.
    • These decisions shore up the belief in republican values like liberty and equality reified in our Constitution.

    Important cases pending in the Supreme Court

    • Constitutionality of CAA: Many petitions were filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, that provides non-Muslim communities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan a fast-track route to Indian citizenship.
    • More than two years later, the matter continues to languish in the apex court.
    • Dilution of Article 370: Innumerable petitions have been filed challenging the Presidential Order of August 5, 2019, that effectually diluted Article 370 of the Constitution.
    • To date, the court has done precious little to decide this vexed question of law.
    • Constitutionality of 103rd amendment: Petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Constitution(One Hundred and Third Amendment)Act,2019 that provides reservations in public educational institutions and government jobs for economically weaker sections are also languishing in the Supreme Court.
    • Challenges to the electoral bond scheme: The Supreme Court has failed to accord proper hearing in the last four years to the constitutional challenge to the electoral bonds scheme.

    Conclusion

    Unless the Court strives in every possible way to assure that the Constitution, the law, applies fairly to all citizens, the Court cannot be said to have fulfilled its custodial responsibility”.

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    Knowledge alone is not enough to clear UPSC Prelims. Elimination techniques alone are not enough to crack this exam. One needs both to clear UPSC Prelims from 2014 onwards. Since UPSC Prelims is the toughest exam out of Interview and Mains with over 9.5 lakh aspirants getting disqualified, it’s always better to think about increasing 20-30 marks with your existing knowledge using elimination techniques.

    Why is that with the same syllabus, the same study materials and similar syllabus and similar study materials, most candidates score differently? For some, just a reading of the Spectrum book is enough to answer all the Modern History questions, but for others despite reading the same book this is what they face in exams —

    https://twitter.com/MemeUpsc/status/1485128344903745537

    If it’s about prelims exam performance, then aspirants fall into either of these four categories. Which category are you in currently?

    1) Prelims score 0-40: They need to work on improving their knowledge first and then learn answering tricks
    2) Prelims score 50-70: They have decent knowledge and decent answering tricks. But this is not enough to clear Prelims, they need to be an above average performer. Hence, they must focus on preparing for the topics they have scored less in their mock tests.
    3) Prelims score 80-100: They have good knowledge but they need to develop answering tricks. They can do without learning elimination techniques as well, but if they wish to be on the same time learning elimination techniques will guarantee them success.
    4) Prelims score 120+: They have excellent knowledge and know all the answering tricks.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    Free Open to All Webinar by Parth Sir on UPSC Prelims Answering Tricks and Elimination Techniques

    UPSC 2020 AIR 30 Topper & Civilsdaily Student Divyanshu Chaudhary says how elimination techniques are useful for UPSC Prelims

    Knowledge of a topic precedes elimination techniques in Prelims exam. Without knowing much about a topic, if one uses elimination techniques, it will only backfire.

    Clearing Prelims is all about Knowledge + Answering Tricks (Tikdams). And while you are studying hard to improve your knowledge, Parth sir will help you improve your answering techniques, for absolutely FREE!

    The webinar will have live demonstration of few questions from Smash Prelims 2022 mock tests and how elimination technique can be used when one is not sure between two similar looking options. Let’s look at an example to understand how.

    In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillion are remembered as

    a) Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
    b) Members of the Interim Government in 1946
    c) Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
    d) Officers of the Indian National Army

    If you have come across the names while reading, using elimination techniques will help you recollect exactly what you had read.

    Parth sir will explain how you can answer these questions with smart techniques, even if you DON’T know the answer but have read the topic before.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Parth Sir

    This is your opportunity to learn the tricks that can help you score 120+ in your Prelims. Join Parth sir for a free webinar and this is what you can learn:

    1. 10 Different types of elimination/intelligent guess techniques for hard to verify facts through solving previous year UPSC questions.

    2. How to master the Elimination techniques, used by toppers.

    3. Ideal strategy for the Last 120 days for UPSC prelims 2022.

    4. Which are the tricky topics in the syllabus where one can use elimination techniques? Like for example information technology is a perfect topic where tricky questions can come from.

    6.Open Q&A session with Parth sir

    Webinar Details

    We are inviting all serious aspirants to grab this FREE opportunity to learn the tricks that toppers use to score higher than everyone else. 

    There are limited slots available so we request you to enroll now!

    Date: 1st February, 2022

    Time: 7:00 P.M.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    About Parth Sir

    Our Civilsdaily Mentor, Mr Parth has been mentoring students since 2017. He has an admirable experience of attending UPSC-CSE interview two times. Parth sir has always scored 400+ in all the 4 GS Mains Subjects. The secret of success according to him is consistency and time-management.

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    register here for the free live webinar on the elimination techniques for prelims 2022 by parth sir

    Knowledge alone is not enough to clear UPSC Prelims. Elimination techniques alone are not enough to crack this exam. One needs both to clear UPSC Prelims from 2014 onwards. Since UPSC Prelims is the toughest exam out of Interview and Mains with over 9.5 lakh aspirants getting disqualified, it’s always better to think about increasing 20-30 marks with your existing knowledge using elimination techniques.

    Why is that with the same syllabus, the same study materials and similar syllabus and similar study materials, most candidates score differently? For some, just a reading of the Spectrum book is enough to answer all the Modern History questions, but for others despite reading the same book this is what they face in exams —

    https://twitter.com/MemeUpsc/status/1485128344903745537

    If it’s about prelims exam performance, then aspirants fall into either of these four categories. Which category are you in currently?

    1) Prelims score 0-40: They need to work on improving their knowledge first and then learn answering tricks
    2) Prelims score 50-70: They have decent knowledge and decent answering tricks. But this is not enough to clear Prelims, they need to be an above average performer. Hence, they must focus on preparing for the topics they have scored less in their mock tests.
    3) Prelims score 80-100: They have good knowledge but they need to develop answering tricks. They can do without learning elimination techniques as well, but if they wish to be on the same time learning elimination techniques will guarantee them success.
    4) Prelims score 120+: They have excellent knowledge and know all the answering tricks.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    Free Open to All Webinar by Parth Sir on UPSC Prelims Answering Tricks and Elimination Techniques

    UPSC 2020 AIR 30 Topper & Civilsdaily Student Divyanshu Chaudhary says how elimination techniques are useful for UPSC Prelims

    Knowledge of a topic precedes elimination techniques in Prelims exam. Without knowing much about a topic, if one uses elimination techniques, it will only backfire.

    Clearing Prelims is all about Knowledge + Answering Tricks (Tikdams). And while you are studying hard to improve your knowledge, Parth sir will help you improve your answering techniques, for absolutely FREE!

    The webinar will have live demonstration of few questions from Smash Prelims 2022 mock tests and how elimination technique can be used when one is not sure between two similar looking options. Let’s look at an example to understand how.

    In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillion are remembered as

    a) Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
    b) Members of the Interim Government in 1946
    c) Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
    d) Officers of the Indian National Army

    If you have come across the names while reading, using elimination techniques will help you recollect exactly what you had read.

    Parth sir will explain how you can answer these questions with smart techniques, even if you DON’T know the answer but have read the topic before.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Parth Sir

    This is your opportunity to learn the tricks that can help you score 120+ in your Prelims. Join Parth sir for a free webinar and this is what you can learn:

    1. 10 Different types of elimination/intelligent guess techniques for hard to verify facts through solving previous year UPSC questions.

    2. How to master the Elimination techniques, used by toppers.

    3. Ideal strategy for the Last 120 days for UPSC prelims 2022.

    4. Which are the tricky topics in the syllabus where one can use elimination techniques? Like for example information technology is a perfect topic where tricky questions can come from.

    6.Open Q&A session with Parth sir

    Webinar Details

    We are inviting all serious aspirants to grab this FREE opportunity to learn the tricks that toppers use to score higher than everyone else. 

    There are limited slots available so we request you to enroll now!

    Date: 1st February, 2022

    Time: 7:00 P.M.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    About Parth Sir

    Our Civilsdaily Mentor, Mr Parth has been mentoring students since 2017. He has an admirable experience of attending UPSC-CSE interview two times. Parth sir has always scored 400+ in all the 4 GS Mains Subjects. The secret of success according to him is consistency and time-management.

  • Free Live Webinar @ 7PM Today, Registrations Closing in 3 Hrs||What are the Top 10 Elimination Techniques Used by Toppers in UPSC Prelims to Solve Answers When They Are Unsure of the Right Option?|| Free Live Webinar by Two-Time Interview Qualified Civilsdaily Mentor Parth Verma Sir|| Limited Slots Available, Register Now Copy

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    register here for the free live webinar on the elimination techniques for prelims 2022 by parth sir

    Knowledge alone is not enough to clear UPSC Prelims. Elimination techniques alone are not enough to crack this exam. One needs both to clear UPSC Prelims from 2014 onwards. Since UPSC Prelims is the toughest exam out of Interview and Mains with over 9.5 lakh aspirants getting disqualified, it’s always better to think about increasing 20-30 marks with your existing knowledge using elimination techniques.

    Why is that with the same syllabus, the same study materials and similar syllabus and similar study materials, most candidates score differently? For some, just a reading of the Spectrum book is enough to answer all the Modern History questions, but for others despite reading the same book this is what they face in exams —

    https://twitter.com/MemeUpsc/status/1485128344903745537

    If it’s about prelims exam performance, then aspirants fall into either of these four categories. Which category are you in currently?

    1) Prelims score 0-40: They need to work on improving their knowledge first and then learn answering tricks
    2) Prelims score 50-70: They have decent knowledge and decent answering tricks. But this is not enough to clear Prelims, they need to be an above average performer. Hence, they must focus on preparing for the topics they have scored less in their mock tests.
    3) Prelims score 80-100: They have good knowledge but they need to develop answering tricks. They can do without learning elimination techniques as well, but if they wish to be on the same time learning elimination techniques will guarantee them success.
    4) Prelims score 120+: They have excellent knowledge and know all the answering tricks.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    Free Open to All Webinar by Parth Sir on UPSC Prelims Answering Tricks and Elimination Techniques

    UPSC 2020 AIR 30 Topper & Civilsdaily Student Divyanshu Chaudhary says how elimination techniques are useful for UPSC Prelims

    Knowledge of a topic precedes elimination techniques in Prelims exam. Without knowing much about a topic, if one uses elimination techniques, it will only backfire.

    Clearing Prelims is all about Knowledge + Answering Tricks (Tikdams). And while you are studying hard to improve your knowledge, Parth sir will help you improve your answering techniques, for absolutely FREE!

    The webinar will have live demonstration of few questions from Smash Prelims 2022 mock tests and how elimination technique can be used when one is not sure between two similar looking options. Let’s look at an example to understand how.

    In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillion are remembered as

    a) Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
    b) Members of the Interim Government in 1946
    c) Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
    d) Officers of the Indian National Army

    If you have come across the names while reading, using elimination techniques will help you recollect exactly what you had read.

    Parth sir will explain how you can answer these questions with smart techniques, even if you DON’T know the answer but have read the topic before.

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE LIVE WEBINAR ON THE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRELIMS 2022 BY PARTH SIR

    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Parth Sir

    This is your opportunity to learn the tricks that can help you score 120+ in your Prelims. Join Parth sir for a free webinar and this is what you can learn:

    1. 10 Different types of elimination/intelligent guess techniques for hard to verify facts through solving previous year UPSC questions.

    2. How to master the Elimination techniques, used by toppers.

    3. Ideal strategy for the Last 120 days for UPSC prelims 2022.

    4. Which are the tricky topics in the syllabus where one can use elimination techniques? Like for example information technology is a perfect topic where tricky questions can come from.

    6.Open Q&A session with Parth sir

    Webinar Details

    We are inviting all serious aspirants to grab this FREE opportunity to learn the tricks that toppers use to score higher than everyone else. 

    There are limited slots available so we request you to enroll now!

    Date: 1st February, 2022

    Time: 7:00 P.M.

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  • Why UNSC joint statement on nuclear weapons is important

    Context

    The leaders of five nuclear-weapons States — the US, Russia, China, the UK, and France, also known as the P5 issued a joint statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding the ongoing global arms race.

    Overview of the P5 statement

    • It is not a binding resolution and reiterates some of the core obligations of the NPT.
    • The P5 statement reaffirms that a “nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought” because of its “far-reaching consequences”.
    • The statement also expresses a commitment to the group’s Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) obligations and “to prevent the unauthorized or unintended use of nuclear weapons”.
    • Declaring that an arms race would benefit none and endanger all, the P5 have undertaken to:
    • (1) work with all states to create a security environment more conducive to progress on disarmament with the ultimate goal of a world without nuclear weapons.
    • (2) continue seeking bilateral and multilateral diplomatic approaches to avoid military confrontations, strengthen stability and predictability, increase mutual understanding and confidence”.
    • (3) pursue “constructive dialogue with mutual respect and acknowledgment of each other’s security interests and concerns”.

    Bold action on 6 measures

    • Bold action on six fronts is necessary.
    • 1) Chart a path for nuclear disarmament: That member states should chart a path forward on nuclear disarmament.
    • 2) Transparency and dialogue: They should agree to new measures of “transparency and dialogue”.
    • 3) Address nuclear crises: They should address the “simmering” nuclear crises in the Middle East and Asia.
    • 4) Strengthen global bodies: They should strengthen the existing global bodies that support non-proliferation, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
    • 5) Peaceful use of nuclear technology: They should promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
    • 6) Elimination of nuclear weapons: they should remind “the world’s people that eliminating nuclear weapons is the only way to guarantee that they will never be used.

    Peace education and the right to peace

    • Peace is necessary for rights, freedom, equality, and justice, and for that reason, we need what Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. called “education in the obvious”— namely, peace education.
    • This is required at multiple levels, ranging across the planetary, global, supranational, regional, national, and local levels of social cognition and action.
    •  UN Resolution 39/11 (November 12, 1984) proclaims that the peoples of our planet have a sacred right to peace and equally solemnly declares that the “preservation of the right of peoples to peace and the promotion of its implementation constitute a fundamental obligation of each State”.
    • The subsequent UN Resolution 53/243 B, declaring a program of action for a culture of peace (1999) also owes a great deal to Gandhi’s legacy and mission.

    Conclusion

    The statement is politically significant given the unimaginable danger posed by the 13,000 nuclear weapons currently believed to be held by a handful of countries, and the growing specter of loose nukes, which may be deployed by armed terrorist groups for nefarious purposes.

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