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Current Affairs  Important Newspaper Highlights for UPSC Civil Services Examination. 18 August 2022 The HINDU   🟠 (Page 1) : MHA overrules Minister’s tweet on providing flats to Rohingya 🟢 (Page 2) : ‘Delimitation exercise not being done as per rules’ 🟠 (Page 6) : The geopolitics of the Fourth Taiwan Crisis 🟢 (Page 16 : This maritime partnership is still a work in progress 🟠 (Page 7) : Data opportunity at the G20 🟢 (Page 7) :The Centre vs State tussle over IAS postings 🟠 (Page 8) : What is causing Arctic warming? 🟢 (Page 11) : Voters not looking for freebies: SC 🟠 (Page 13) : India, China troops to take part in Russia war games 🟢 (Page 13) : Israel, Turkey restore full relations 🟠 (Page 14) : Credit guarantee plan expanded to aid hospitality, related sectors 🟢 (Page 14) : India’s oil demand to rise 7.73% in 2022:OPEC The Indian EXPRESS 🟠 (Page 3) : Union Minister Puri announces housing for Rohingya, home steps in to say no such move 🟢 (Page 7) : Agriculture Min...

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Earlier, the British did not pay much attention to the demand for transfer of power by India, but when World War II started, Britain came under immense pressure, as it needed full Indian support to counter this challenge. The British came up with different plans and missions in the 1940s. But these plans were not made with noble intention in favour of India, hence making the process of transfer of power difficult. Events that made the process of transfer of power complicated are: 1. August Offer of 1940 . a). After the war, a representative body of India would be formed to draft the Indian Constitution and state the goal of India as ‘dominion status’.  b). At the Wardha session in August 1940, the INC rejected this proposal as Congress demanded complete freedom from colonial rule.  2. Cripps Mission of 1942 : The British government put the following conditions. a). Any province not willing to join the Union could have a separate constitution and form a separate Union. b). The ...

The period from 1920 to 1947 has been described as the Gandhian Era in Indian politics. During this period, Mahatma Gandhi led the national freedom struggle against British rule and also gave space and voice to many other voices which further strengthened the movement. Voices that strengthened and enriched nationalist movement are as follows: 1. Socialist . ● The socialists believed in the idea of sustained struggle. The Quit India movement was based on this philosophy. ● Leaders like J.L. Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose propagated socialist ideas in Indian territory. In the Haripura session of the congress of 1938, the socialist concept of planning was for the first time adopted.  2. Revolutionary Extremists . ● The supreme self-sacrifice performed by Indian revolutionaries inspired Indians to join the mass base of the national movement. E.g.: Surya Sen, Bhagat Singh. ● Indian revolutionaries popularised the cause of Indian struggle against British rule all over the world. This helped...

The social and religious reforms movement of the 19th Century was popularly termed as Indian renaissance. They preceded the political struggles that are considered a necessary precursor to the origin of Indian nationality. These reforms not only played a significant role in the ground movement, but they also facilitated the emergence of national identity. 1. Rediscovery of India’s glorious past : The 19th century Indian Renaissance created several avenues in the field of oriental studies. Max Muller, Sir William Jones, etc. translated several ancient Sanskrit texts of this land and established before the people the glorious cultural heritage of India. 2. Role of the Indian Scholars : Indian scholars like R.D. Banerjee, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, etc. rediscovered India’s past glory from the history of this land. This encouraged the people of India. 3. National Identity is related to the sense of belongingness shared by Individuals to a Nation, represented as cohesion of tradition, culture,...

The year 1857 was a watershed one in the history of India. Though the revolt of 1857 is considered as the first major resentment against British rule, it is also believed to be the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. 1. Civil Revolts before the 1857 uprising : These were the first group of people who revolted against Britishers to secure their traditional and customary rights. Example: Sanyasi revolt (1763-1800), Revolt in Midnapore and Dhalbhum (1766-74) Revolt of Moamarias (1769-99) 2. Tribal Revolts before the 1857 uprising : The resentment of tribal against Britishers was mainly due to imposition of forest rights Act, forceful conversion of tribals by Christian missionaries. Examples: Chuar uprising, Khond uprising, Santhal uprising etc. 3. Peasant Revolts before the 1857 uprising : The common provoking cause of resentment of the peasants were vague demand of land revenue, oppression of offici...

The Indian national movement was undoubtedly one of the biggest mass movements modern societies have ever seen. However, it was the post-1920s that saw an evolution of INM and it led to a spectrum of ideas from left to right expanding its social phase which was largely educated middle-class. The views of the various ideological strands are as follows: 1. Gandhism : Ideas based on non-violence, truth appealed to common masses and more so women. 2. Communism : Led by M N Roy and other leaders, it focussed on freedom of labour and peasants sought to include them in the movement. 3. Socialism : A new crop of leaders within Congress like S.C Bose, Jawahar Lal Nehru sought to broaden the idea of an equal society with the role for almost all classes. 4. The revolutionary idea with traits of socialism : Bhagat Singh (HSRA) brought more youths 5. Capitalism : The emergence of the indigenous capitalist class sought their restrained role in national movement through support to Congress. 6. Islami...

Lord Curzon served as India’s Viceroy between 1899 and 1905. He represented the peak of the imperialist tendency who largely focused around institutionalising paramountcy and checking the anti-British movement. This reactionary approach gave the national movement a mass push. The Policies of Lord Curzon: 1. Calcutta Corporation Act, 1899: Reduced the number of elected Indian members. 2. Ancient Monuments Act, 1904: Aimed to protect the important monuments. 3. Educational Reforms,1904: The real motive was to control the voices coming from the university, and to suppress them. 4. Partition of Bengal: Considered as one of the major drawbacks of Curzon. Its aim was to divide Bengal into a communal division. 5. Agricultural Reforms: The Punjab Land Seizure Act in 1900 & The Co-operative Credit Union Act in 1904. 6. Railways: He also abolished the railway department. He organized the Railway administration on a commercial line with the objective of earning profit. 7. Foreign policies of ...