The Hindu Daily News Analysis || 20th May 2021 || UPSC Current Affairs || Prelims 2021 & Mains
Channel: Shankar IAS Academy
Date: 2021-05-20

In this video, we have discussed the essential news articles from different editions of "The Hindu" News Paper. This video decodes relevance of each article by comprehensively linking with UPSC syllabus, background for the article, present context, and 360-degree analysis of each article for UPSC Prelims and Mains dimensions. 

At the end of the video, a Practice-cum-Revision session on UPSC Previous/Model MCQs is available, and Model/Previous Mains Questions are discussed/given for your practice.

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►►Introduction - 0:00
►►List of Topics - 0:07
►►Time-Stamping of news articles:
Past years Prelims Questions  - 0:14
a.    Public Investment (Investment, Public Investment)
b.    Schedule VI of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972  (WPA Act, 1972, Schedule VI, Specified Plants - Protection) 
c.    TRIMS (Information about it) 
1. A collage of laws that leaves the worker out in the cold (Editorial) - (The Code on Social Security - 9 legislations, Pros and Cons) - 5:56
2.    Plea in SC for President’s Rule in Bengal - (President's Rule - Article 355, Article 356, Approval, Powers) - 11:36
3. Interpretations which impede a just social order (Editorial) – (Maratha Reservation Judgment – Against the value of Equality {Article 15,16}, Reservations, SEBC, State of Kerala vs N.M. Thomas (1975), Indra Sawhney vs Union of India (1992), Against the value of federalism) - 14:51
4.    Expect thunderstorm activity in many districts till weekend – (Thunderstorm – Mechanism, Life Cycle) - 23:16
5.    China protests U.S. Navy passage via Taiwan Strait – (Taiwan Strait, Taiwan Crisis) - 27:19
6.    NCLAT rejects Thiru Arooran ex­CMD’s plea – (NCLAT, Functions, Composition) - 30:24
7.    6 UNESCO heritage sites added in India -  (Heritage Sites, UNESCO – Aims, Mission, Governance) - 33:15
8.    Comments and clarification session - 36:40
9.    Prelims Practise Questions - 38:36
10.  Mains Practise Questions - 41:36

Important topics such as  #PreviousYrQns #SubstantiveEquality #SocialSecurityCode #PresidentsRule #Article355 #Article356 #MarathaReservationAct #MarathaReservationJudgement        #StateofKeralaVsN.M.ThomasCase #IndraSawhneyVsUnionOfIndiaCase #Reservations #federalism  #FormalEquality #SEBC  #Thunderstorm #TaiwanStrait #TaiwanCrisis #NCLAT #UNESCO 
are vividly discussed in UPSC Civil Services Exam Perspective in this video, with a special Practice cum Revision session in the end. 

Link for daily ‘The Hindu’ news analysis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPiW7xDrJhw&list=PLolj3WrQmJe6eQA2s1SujU_WfN947VEFQ