#Goodmorning
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⏳273 days left CSP27 [ 23-05-27]
⏳362 days left CSM27 [ 20-08-27]
⏳105 days left UPPSC/RAS prelims 6 December
⏳84 day left KAS prelims 15 Nov
⏳63 day left 72nd BPSC Prelims 25 oct
⏳23 Day left CDS/NDA 2 13 Sept
⏳16 day left Mppsc mains 7 September
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#Accountability
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🔆 Thiksey Monastery
📍 Why in News?
✅ US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited the historic Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh during his official tour.
📍 About Thiksey Monastery
✅ Thiksey Gompa is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) order.
✅ It is popularly known as the “Mini Potala of Ladakh” because of its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
✅ Location: Thiksey village, about 19 km east of Leh, overlooking the Indus River Valley.
✅ Founded: 1433 AD by Spon Palden Sherab under the guidance of Jangsem Sherab Zangpo, a disciple of Je Tsongkhapa.
📍 Key Features
✅ 12-storey terraced architecture: Whitewashed residential quarters rise towards red and yellow sacred temples at the summit.
✅ Maitreya Buddha: Houses a 15-metre-high statue of the Future Buddha, consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1980.
✅ Sacred heritage: Contains the Tara Temple, ancient stupas, Kangyur and Tengyur scriptures, and traditional Buddhist murals.
✅ Monastic rituals: Daily morning prayers feature chanting accompanied by dungchen (Tibetan horns), cymbals and drums.
📍 Thiksey Gustor Festival
✅ An annual monastic festival featuring Cham masked dances.
✅ The rituals symbolically represent the victory of good over evil.
✅ The festival concludes with the symbolic destruction of Torma (sacrificial effigies).
#prelims
#art_and_culture
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📍 Why in News?
✅ US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited the historic Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh during his official tour.
📍 About Thiksey Monastery
✅ Thiksey Gompa is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) order.
✅ It is popularly known as the “Mini Potala of Ladakh” because of its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
✅ Location: Thiksey village, about 19 km east of Leh, overlooking the Indus River Valley.
✅ Founded: 1433 AD by Spon Palden Sherab under the guidance of Jangsem Sherab Zangpo, a disciple of Je Tsongkhapa.
📍 Key Features
✅ 12-storey terraced architecture: Whitewashed residential quarters rise towards red and yellow sacred temples at the summit.
✅ Maitreya Buddha: Houses a 15-metre-high statue of the Future Buddha, consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1980.
✅ Sacred heritage: Contains the Tara Temple, ancient stupas, Kangyur and Tengyur scriptures, and traditional Buddhist murals.
✅ Monastic rituals: Daily morning prayers feature chanting accompanied by dungchen (Tibetan horns), cymbals and drums.
📍 Thiksey Gustor Festival
✅ An annual monastic festival featuring Cham masked dances.
✅ The rituals symbolically represent the victory of good over evil.
✅ The festival concludes with the symbolic destruction of Torma (sacrificial effigies).
#prelims
#art_and_culture
https://t.me/Studytoday1
https://t.me/upsc_art_and_culture
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 22 AUGUST 2026 | SATURDAY
🔆 POLITY & GOVERNANCE
📍 Permanent Ladakh Bench of J&K High Court
✅ Union Cabinet approved establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in Ladakh
✅ Aims to improve access to justice for people in remote areas
✅ Reduces time and distance involved in accessing legal services
✅ Strengthens access to constitutional safeguards and judicial remedies
🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & ISSUES
📍 UN Medals for Indian Peacekeepers in South Sudan
✅ 210 Indian peacekeepers, including 6 women and 7 Staff Officers, received UN Medals in Juba
✅ Recognised for exceptional service, crisis response, medical emergencies and lifesaving missions
✅ India is the second-largest contributor with 4,200+ personnel across UN missions
✅ India is the largest troop contributor to UNMISS, with around 1,775 military personnel
✅ Highlights India’s contribution to international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations
📍 India–Japan Cooperation on Critical Minerals
✅ India and Japan discussed strengthening cooperation in critical minerals and e-waste recycling
✅ Focus on building resilient critical-mineral supply chains through resource circulation
✅ Agenda includes advancing e-waste recycling and deepening bilateral cooperation
📍 BRICS Tourism Ministers Meeting – Jaipur Declaration
✅ BRICS Tourism Ministers adopted the Jaipur Declaration under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship
✅ Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
✅ Cooperation areas: AI in tourism, sustainable tourism, skilling and seamless travel facilitation
✅ Ministers and delegations from several BRICS countries participated
📍 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting
✅ Held in Pune under India’s BRICS Chairship
✅ Theme: “Innovate, Cooperate and Transform (ICT) for a Resilient Future”
✅ Focus on digital transformation, emerging technologies, DPI, future networks and cybersecurity
✅ India highlighted its vision of a resilient, trusted, inclusive and innovative digital ecosystem
✅ Discussions also covered capacity building and inclusive connectivity
📍 BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting 2026
✅ 16th BRICS STI Senior Officials’ Meeting concluded in Chennai
✅ Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
✅ Reviewed Science, Technology and Innovation priorities, Working Groups and the BRICS Framework Programme
✅ Proposed initiatives include the BRICS Young Scientist Forum and Young Innovator’s Prize
🔆 ENVIRONMENT
📍 Demand to Ban Glyphosate in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Organisations demanded a ban on glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh
✅ Concern over its use in pea cultivation on forest land
✅ Cited concerns regarding violations of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Indian Forest Act, 1927 and Biological Diversity Act, 2002
✅ Demand includes prohibition of sale, storage and spraying of glyphosate formulations
✅ Concerns include soil erosion, slope instability, landslides and damage to water sources
✅ Objective: protect forests, biodiversity and mountain water security
🔆 SECURITY
📍 Terrier Cyber Quest 2026
✅ Territorial Army launched the national-level cybersecurity hackathon Terrier Cyber Quest 2026
✅ Organised in collaboration with CyberPeace
✅ Brings together academia, industry, researchers, government and Armed Forces
✅ Focus areas: AI, cybersecurity, threat mitigation and digital awareness
✅ Tracks include Bug Hunting, AI Kavach and Creators Challenge
✅ Aims to encourage indigenous cybersecurity solutions relevant to national security
🔆 MISCELLANEOUS
📍 Afghan-Origin Lawmaker in US Congress
✅ Aisha Wahab won a special election and became the first Afghan-American in the US Congress
✅ Daughter of refugee parents
✅ Will represent California’s 14th Congressional District until January
✅ Earlier became the first Afghan-American elected to public office in the US
📍 Ban on Sale of Analogue Paneer in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Himachal Pradesh prohibited the sale of non-dairy analogue paneer as genuine dairy paneer
✅ Order issued by the Food Safety Commissioner under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
✅ Prohibits manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of misbranded non-dairy paneer
✅ Market surveillance found concerns involving vegetable oils, mislabelling and absence of proper invoices
✅ Applies to restaurants, hotels, cloud kitchens, dhabas and caterers
✅ Non-dairy alternatives must be clearly declared as such
#CurrentAffairs
🔆 POLITY & GOVERNANCE
📍 Permanent Ladakh Bench of J&K High Court
✅ Union Cabinet approved establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in Ladakh
✅ Aims to improve access to justice for people in remote areas
✅ Reduces time and distance involved in accessing legal services
✅ Strengthens access to constitutional safeguards and judicial remedies
🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & ISSUES
📍 UN Medals for Indian Peacekeepers in South Sudan
✅ 210 Indian peacekeepers, including 6 women and 7 Staff Officers, received UN Medals in Juba
✅ Recognised for exceptional service, crisis response, medical emergencies and lifesaving missions
✅ India is the second-largest contributor with 4,200+ personnel across UN missions
✅ India is the largest troop contributor to UNMISS, with around 1,775 military personnel
✅ Highlights India’s contribution to international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations
📍 India–Japan Cooperation on Critical Minerals
✅ India and Japan discussed strengthening cooperation in critical minerals and e-waste recycling
✅ Focus on building resilient critical-mineral supply chains through resource circulation
✅ Agenda includes advancing e-waste recycling and deepening bilateral cooperation
📍 BRICS Tourism Ministers Meeting – Jaipur Declaration
✅ BRICS Tourism Ministers adopted the Jaipur Declaration under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship
✅ Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
✅ Cooperation areas: AI in tourism, sustainable tourism, skilling and seamless travel facilitation
✅ Ministers and delegations from several BRICS countries participated
📍 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting
✅ Held in Pune under India’s BRICS Chairship
✅ Theme: “Innovate, Cooperate and Transform (ICT) for a Resilient Future”
✅ Focus on digital transformation, emerging technologies, DPI, future networks and cybersecurity
✅ India highlighted its vision of a resilient, trusted, inclusive and innovative digital ecosystem
✅ Discussions also covered capacity building and inclusive connectivity
📍 BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting 2026
✅ 16th BRICS STI Senior Officials’ Meeting concluded in Chennai
✅ Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
✅ Reviewed Science, Technology and Innovation priorities, Working Groups and the BRICS Framework Programme
✅ Proposed initiatives include the BRICS Young Scientist Forum and Young Innovator’s Prize
🔆 ENVIRONMENT
📍 Demand to Ban Glyphosate in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Organisations demanded a ban on glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh
✅ Concern over its use in pea cultivation on forest land
✅ Cited concerns regarding violations of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Indian Forest Act, 1927 and Biological Diversity Act, 2002
✅ Demand includes prohibition of sale, storage and spraying of glyphosate formulations
✅ Concerns include soil erosion, slope instability, landslides and damage to water sources
✅ Objective: protect forests, biodiversity and mountain water security
🔆 SECURITY
📍 Terrier Cyber Quest 2026
✅ Territorial Army launched the national-level cybersecurity hackathon Terrier Cyber Quest 2026
✅ Organised in collaboration with CyberPeace
✅ Brings together academia, industry, researchers, government and Armed Forces
✅ Focus areas: AI, cybersecurity, threat mitigation and digital awareness
✅ Tracks include Bug Hunting, AI Kavach and Creators Challenge
✅ Aims to encourage indigenous cybersecurity solutions relevant to national security
🔆 MISCELLANEOUS
📍 Afghan-Origin Lawmaker in US Congress
✅ Aisha Wahab won a special election and became the first Afghan-American in the US Congress
✅ Daughter of refugee parents
✅ Will represent California’s 14th Congressional District until January
✅ Earlier became the first Afghan-American elected to public office in the US
📍 Ban on Sale of Analogue Paneer in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Himachal Pradesh prohibited the sale of non-dairy analogue paneer as genuine dairy paneer
✅ Order issued by the Food Safety Commissioner under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
✅ Prohibits manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of misbranded non-dairy paneer
✅ Market surveillance found concerns involving vegetable oils, mislabelling and absence of proper invoices
✅ Applies to restaurants, hotels, cloud kitchens, dhabas and caterers
✅ Non-dairy alternatives must be clearly declared as such
#CurrentAffairs
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Forwarded from UPSC previous year paper ( PYQ ) PDF
Forwarded from UPSC previous year paper ( PYQ ) PDF
GS3 CSM 2026.pdf
1.7 MB
Anmol_Vachan_UPSC_GS3_2026.pdf
32.7 KB
🔆 GS - 3 Marks Distribution in CSE 2026
✅Economy -50 marks
✅ Agriculture - 60 marks
✅ Science -40 marks
✅ Environment & Ecology - 25 marks
✅ Internal security -50 marks
✅ Disaster management - 25 marks
✅Agriculture: Q3, Q4, Q5, Q13, Q14.
✅Economy: Q1, Q2, Q11, Q12.
✅Environment : Q8, Q17,
✅Disaster Management Q7, Q18
Internal Security: Q9, Q10, Q19, Q20
✅Science & Technology: Q6, Q15, Q16.
#Mains2026
#GS2
https://t.me/CSE_EXAM
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✅Economy -50 marks
✅ Agriculture - 60 marks
✅ Science -40 marks
✅ Environment & Ecology - 25 marks
✅ Internal security -50 marks
✅ Disaster management - 25 marks
✅Agriculture: Q3, Q4, Q5, Q13, Q14.
✅Economy: Q1, Q2, Q11, Q12.
✅Environment : Q8, Q17,
✅Disaster Management Q7, Q18
Internal Security: Q9, Q10, Q19, Q20
✅Science & Technology: Q6, Q15, Q16.
#Mains2026
#GS2
https://t.me/CSE_EXAM
https://t.me/testseries1
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