UPSC CSE WHY (@CseWhy)

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40+ marks in Pre24 & 40+ Qs references in Pre25 from CSEWhy resources (w direct screenshot proofs)🧵👇🏼

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UPSC CSE WHY @CseWhy 1d

10 years of Demonetisation, by the hard numbers:

3rd: Tax Formalisation
Goal: Lift the tax-to-GDP ratio and boost tax buoyancy.

But, Tax-to-GDP only crawled from 11.1% to 11.4%, while tax buoyancy remained completely stagnant post-2016.

UPSC CSE WHY @CseWhy 2d

Nov 1 - Nov 7 | CSEWhy PIB Weekly

(PDF link below)

PIB for UPSC - week of 1 to 7 Nov
24 releases that matter, with source links

GS1 - Culture and Heritage
#225 Culture Ministry signs MoU with Google Arts & Culture
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

GS2 - Polity, Governance and IR
#226 VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026 notified
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#227 Fast Track Special Courts extended five years
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#228 VISTAR scheme for official statistics approved
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#229 UPSC declares CSE (Main) 2026 and CDS (I) 2026 results
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#230 India-EU conclude Horizon Europe association talks
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#231 India-Canada hold inaugural Defence Dialogue
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#232 UIDAI onboards 300 offline verification entities
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

GS2 - Health (social sector)
#238 Cancer drug trade margins capped at 30%
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#239 Drug import gateways set to expand
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

GS3 - Economy
#233 ₹14,500 crore VGF for grid-scale energy storage
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#234 ₹2,814 crore capex support for critical mineral processing
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#235 ₹1,09,019 crore tax devolution released early
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#236 Rice: stock disclosure made mandatory; OMSS target doubled
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#237 9th critical mineral block auction + 3rd exploration licence tranche
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

GS3 - Environment
#240 GRAP Stage-III invoked in Delhi-NCR (status as of 7 Nov)
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#241 India's I-OECM Guidelines, 2026 released
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

GS3 - Science and Technology
#242 IndiaAI Mission releases indigenous foundation models
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#243 Vision: debris-free space by 2030
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

GS3 - Security and Defence
#244 Cabinet clears absorption pathway for all Agniveers
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#245 ₹53,866.50 crore contracts for 8 Next Generation Corvettes
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#246 DRDO flight-tests Pralay missile
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#247 Exercise Malabar 2026
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
#248 CRPF: zero casualties in 12 straight months
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

UPSC CSE WHY @CseWhy 2d

Important exam trap:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) and Methane (CH4) are NOT INCLUDED in Air Quality Index.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Ammonia (NH3) are INCLUDED in Air Quality Index. #AQI

UPSC CSE WHY

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