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Current Affairs  Important Newspaper Highlights for UPSC Civil Services Examination. 19 August 2022 The HINDU   🟠  (Page 1) : SC orders status quo on move to put panel in charge of IOA   🟢 (Page 1) : Ascertain who decided to shift Rohingya refugees to EWS flats'  🟠 (Page 3) : Woman withdraws petition to stop friend’s euthanasia bid 🟢 (Page 6) : Why parties are going all out to woo Lingayats ahead of 2023 polls 🟠 (Page 10) : Hard truths about India’s labour reforms  🟢 (Page 11) : Should there be limits on ‘freebies’? 🟠 (Page 12) : The recent blocking of the VLC Media Player 🟢 (Page 12) : The controversy around parking spaces  🟠 (Page 16) : Bustards adapt to produce 2-egg clutch  🟢 (Page 17) : BRI projects are slow, but lending rises  🟠 (Page 18) : Bigbang privatisation of banks can be harmful’  🟢 (Page 18) : Elevated inflation warrants apt policy response say RBI officials  The Indian EXPRESS 🟠 (Page 1) : Inflation...

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...

UPSC CSE Mains 2022 TIME TABLE paper wise From 16-09-2022 to 25-09-2022.

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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,...