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UPSC CSE Key – January 10, 2022: What you need to read today

Exclusive for Subscribers: The Indian Express UPSC Key January 10, 2022 will help you prepare for the Civil Services and other competitive examinations with cues on how to read, how to connect the dots and understand content from the most authoritative news source in India. Today readers will introspect why and how 'BullyBai controversy', to Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka to Many More topics are relevant for the Exams.

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UPSC Key 2022: Here's what you should be reading from the February 1, 2022 edition of The Indian Express.

Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for January 10, 2022. If you missed the January 7, 2022 UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here.

FRONT PAGE

J&K security net wider: not only ops, raids, arrests in new strategy

Syllabus:

Main Examination: General Studies III: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security, Challenges to internal security through communication networks

Key Points to Ponder:

• Increase in Security Operations in Jammu And Kashmir-Reasons

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• Types of Security Operations in Jammu & Kashmir and use of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Public Safety Act (PSA)

• Meaning of ‘Over Ground Worker (OGW) networks’

• Terror Monitoring Group-Role, Work and under which Ministry?

• Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Public Safety Act (PSA)-Key Highlights

• Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Public Safety Act (PSA) and Human Rights

• Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Article 22 of the Constitution

• Know the Terms-Punitive detention and Preventive detention

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📍 Reading Section 43D(5): How it sets the bar for bail so high under UAPA

Delhi police arrest BCA graduate from Indore for hate app case filed in July

Syllabus:

Main Examination: General Studies I:Salient features of Indian Society, Role of women and women’s organization

Key Points to Ponder:

• Youth in India and growing hatred towards particular race, religion, sex, Caste and Creed

• Know the terms-Misogyny and Misandry

• Impact of Media and Social Media on Youth

• Demography of Youngsters in India-Issues and Challenges

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• Recent BullyBai Controversy and attitude towards women in Indian Society

• Youth and violent extremism on social media

• What are “Trads”?

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 What are ‘trads’, used by police to describe GitHub case accused?

📍 Youth and violent extremism on social media

EXPRESS NETWORK

Adi Sankaracharya’s birthplace likely to be national monument

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: History of India

Main Examination:

• General Studies I:Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

• General Studies‐ IV: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Adi Shankaracharya-Philosophy

• Adi Shankaracharya and Advaita Vedanta

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📍 Explained: Life, work and legend of Adi Shankara, Advaita master, philosopher nonpareil

THE EDITORIAL PAGE

Making room to grow

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: General Studies III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth,development and employment.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Professional forecasters’ survey-Published by Whom?

• How GDP is Calculated?

• Gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP)

• First Advance Estimates (FAE) for the financial year (2021-22 or FY22)-Key Highlights

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: Reading GDP early estimates

📍 India’s economic outlook in 2022

The Neglected Crisis

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: General Studies II: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Health Sector in India-Pre and Post Pandemic

• Tuberculosis (TB) and India-Impact

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• India TB Report 2021 and Global TB Report 2021-key Highlights and who publishes?

• Know the term-BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)

• National Strategic Plan 2017-2025 for TB Elimination in India-Issues and Challenges

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 National Strategic Plan 2017-2025 for TB Elimination in India

THE IDEAS PAGE

Health of the nation

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: General Studies II: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Key Points to Ponder:

• National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)-Key Highlights

• Know the terms-Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

• Key Differences between National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) and National Family Health Survey-4(NFHS-4)

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• TFR Data of Northern States and Southern States-why so much of Difference?

• Family Planning in India-Issues and Challenges

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data

📍 What NFHS-5 data reveals about gender in India

A shelter in Pandemic

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Main Examination: General Studies I: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

Key Points to Ponder:

• Urbanisation in India-Issues and Challenges

• Migration-Push and Pull Factors

• Migrants, Unorganised Sector and Gig Economy-How they are related and what are the challenges ahead?

• Pandemic and Impact on Migrants

• Housing Schemes in India by Central Government (For Poverty Alleviation)

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

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📍 Locating Migrants in India’s Gig Economy: A Scoping Report

THE WORLD

Lanka seeks Chinese debt restructuring amid economic crisis

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Main Examination: General Studies II: India and its Neighbourhood- Relations.

Key Points to Ponder:

• Sri Lankan economic crisis

• Why Sri Lanka’s economy is in trouble?

• How India is helping Sri Lanka in this crisis Situation?

• India and Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations-Trust Deficit or Close Neighbours?

• India-Sri Lanka and China-Geopolitics and Geo-economics

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

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📍 Explained: The perfect storm that has led to Sri Lanka’s national ‘food emergency’

📍 Sri Lanka: Covid, economic crisis cause food shortages

China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe finds 1st on-site proof of water on moon

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Main Examination: General Studies III: Science and Technology

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is the Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe or Lunar Mission

• Lunar Samples-Importance and Necessity

• India’s Moon/Lunar Missions

• India, China and Geopolitics of Moon

Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:

📍 Explained: What Chandrayaan-2 has sent

📍 India and the geopolitics of the moon

📍 2022 is full of first steps to the Moon

ECONOMY

As third Covid wave sets in, bankers see likely NPA surge, growth impact

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development

Key Points to Ponder:

• Know the Basics-Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), Gross Non-Performing Asset (GNPA) ratio

• what is Repayment capacity?

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Priya Kumari Shukla

Priya Kumari Shukla is a Senior Copy Editor in the Indian Express (digital). She contributes to the UPSC Section of Indian Express (digital) and started niche initiatives such as UPSC Key, UPSC Ethics Simplified, and The 360° UPSC Debate. The UPSC Key aims to assist students and aspirants in their preparation for the Civil Services and other competitive examinations. It provides valuable guidance on effective strategies for reading and comprehending newspaper content. The 360° UPSC Debate tackles a topic from all perspectives after sorting through various publications. The chosen framework for the discussion is structured in a manner that encompasses both the arguments in favour and against the topic, ensuring comprehensive coverage of many perspectives. Prior to her involvement with the Indian Express, she had affiliations with a non-governmental organisation (NGO) as well as several coaching and edutech enterprises. In her prior professional experience, she was responsible for creating and refining material in various domains, including article composition and voiceover video production. She has written in-house books on many subjects, including modern India, ancient Indian history, internal security, international relations, and the Indian economy. She has more than eight years of expertise in the field of content writing. Priya holds a Master's degree in Electronic Science from the University of Pune as well as an Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management (EPPPM) from the esteemed Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, widely recognised as one of the most prestigious business schools in India. She is also an alumni of Jamia Milia Islamia University Residential Coaching Academy (RCA). Priya has made diligent efforts to engage in research endeavours, acquiring the necessary skills to effectively examine and synthesise facts and empirical evidence prior to presenting their perspective. Priya demonstrates a strong passion for reading, particularly in the genres of classical Hindi, English, Maithili, and Marathi novels and novellas. Additionally, she possessed the distinction of being a cricket player at the national level. Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: Master's degree in Electronic Science from University of Pune and Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management (EPPPM) from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta ... Read More

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