Didn’t expect that, did you? They clearly mention the demand of the exam. “The main exam is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.”
Apr 25 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala:The case that shaped the Indian Constitution
50 years ago on April 24, 1973, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment that settled the controversial debate over the Constitution's supremacy.
•Certain fundamental features of a Constitution can’t be altered by the legislature through amendments.
•The “basic structure” of the Constitution is inviolable
•It’s a North Star which guides interpretation of Constitution: CJI DY Chandrachud
Feb 18 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
India:'The Runway to a Billion Opportunities'
Air India’s historic deal with Airbus & Boeing to buy 470 aircraft ($70bn) & the theme of #AeroIndia reflect New India of the 21st century
Here’s a 🧵 on India’s Civil aviation sector & #AeroIndia
Save it to your notes 📝
#UPSC
NEW INDIA:from ‘SELL to INDIA’ to ‘PARTNER with INDIA’
•Before:Aero India was a mere window to 'Sell to India'
•Today: A potential defence partner. Our technology is cost effective as well as credible.
• 'Best innovation' in India with 'honest intent'
Feb 16 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Our #UPSC PYQ initiative : #PracticeToProgress. Comment below with your answers or vote in the poll below⬇️. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, that’s how you’ll learn. The solution will be posted at 9 pm.
Vote here
Feb 15 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
“People’s human rights do not disappear because their homes do!” @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres
World Meteorological Organization @WMO recently released a report:
“Global Sea-level Rise & Implications”
Here’s a 🧵 on Sea-Level Rise!
Save it to your notes 📝 #UPSC
“We would witness a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale & we would see ever-fiercer competition for fresh water,land & other resources. The impact of rising seas is already creating new sources of instability & conflict.”
#UPSC#IYM2023
•India:largest producer & 2nd largest exporter of ‘Shree Anna’ in the world
•We grow several types: jowar,ragi,bajra,kuttu, ramdana,kangni,kutki,kodo, cheena & sama
•Among the 1st crops to be domesticated:evidence for consumption in Indus-Sarasvati civilisation:3300-1300 BCE
Feb 2 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Our #UPSC PYQ initiative : #PracticeToProgress. Comment below with your answers or vote in the poll below⬇️. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, that’s how you’ll learn. The solution will be posted at 9 pm.
Answer below
Feb 1 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
“India is called the mother of democracy.”
Here's an acronym for the principles of democracy:
#UPSC
“Democracy is in our veins,it’s in our culture-it has been an integral part of our work for centuries. By nature,we are a Democratic Society.” PM Modi
• Examples of Democratic Values in the history of our country⬇️
Jan 30 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
“India's dream of 'TECHADE' will be fulfilled by innovators,their patents”: PM @narendramodi
“We have to make #India the most advanced laboratory of modern science in the ‘Amrit Kaal’.”
Here’s a thread🧵 on valuable snippets from the PM’s speeches on S&T:
#UPSC#upscprelims
Scientific efforts can turn into great achievements when:
•they hit the GROUND from the LAB
•impact is from GLOBAL to GRASSROOTS
•they expand from JOURNALS to REALITY
•the innovations from RESEARCH reflect in REAL LIFE
•progress from EXPERIMENTS to EXPERIENCES of people
Jan 27 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
An acronym to remember the 12 principles of good governance
P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-E
•If a law is drastically unreasonable,capricious,irrational or without adequate determining principle,excessive & disproportionate,it would be manifestly arbitrary.
Eg: Navtej Singh Johar judgement held that Sec 377 was "manifestly arbitrary"
Jan 20 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Here are a few snippets about GOOD GOVERNANCE from the Union Home Minister’s speech, which will be useful in the #UPSC Mains Exam!
Save the terms, principles & acronyms to your notes 📝!
A thread 🧵:
4 principles of MINIMUM GOVERNMENT & MAXIMUM GOVERNANCE
1.Decentralisation of Development
2.Policy of Sabka Saath,Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Prayaas
3.Continuous improvement in performance based on COMPETITION
4.Improving implementation through the use of TECHNOLOGY
Jan 19 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022 was released yesterday.
The national survey sheds light on learning outcomes in schools & is led by the Pratham Foundation.
Here are a few statistics that you can use in the #UPSC Mains Exam!
A thread 🧵: #ASER2022
•Around 7 lakh candidates from 19,060 schools in 616 districts were surveyed to calculate the learning outcomes post-pandemic on school children.
Statistics to remember📝:
•Nearly all (98.4%) students in the age bracket of 6-14 years are now enrolled in schools.
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