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Complete List of Laex Prelims Marathon Sessions
1. Part 1- Places in News-
   • Important Places in News || Laex Peli...  
2. Places in News Part 2
   • Part 2- Important Places in News|| La...  
3. Constitutional Bodies in News
   • UPSC Prelims 2020 - Constitutional bo...  
4. 20 Important Defence Issues in News
   • 20 Important Defence Issues In News (...  
5. 12 Important Environmental Conventions in News
   • 12 Important Environmental Convention...  
6. 20 Important Schemes in News Part -1
   • Part 1 || 20 Important Schemes in New...  
7. 20 Important Schemes in News Part 2
   • 20 Important Schemes in News Part 2 |...  
8. 10 Important Disasters in News
   • 10 Important Disasters in News || UPS...  
9. 15 Important Policies in News
   • Important Policies and Missions in Ne...  
10. Space Technology Part 1
   • Space Technology Related Issues Part ...  
11. Space Technology Part 2
   • Space Technology Related Issues Part ...  
12. Important Protected Areas in News
   • Important Protected Sites in News ||U...  
13. Important GI Tags in News
   • Important Geographical Indications in...  
14. GI Tags in India
   • Important Geographical Indications in...  
15. Important Diseases in News
   • Important Diseases in News || Laex Pr...  
16. Joint Military Exercises in News
   • Joint Military Exercises || Laex Prel...  
17. Important Indices and reports
   • Important Indices and Reports in News...  
18. Economy Terminology Part 1
   • Economy Terminology in News Part 1 ||...  
19. Economy Terminology Part 2
   • Important Economy Terminology in News...  
20. Important Acts and Bills
Notes uploaded in the Prelims Marathon Folder.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Part 2 of the video-
   • Part 2- Important Places in News|| La...  

PDF of the Video-
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Places in News is an important topic for UPSC prelims.
Every year, many questions are asked based on maps, locations, etc from this topic.
Part 2 of the video will be uploaded soon.

Notes link of the video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sU7-...
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TOPIC: Important Locations in News
1. Mt.Sinabung-[For volcanic eruption] - (00:39)
2. Ross Island, Nei Island, Havelock Island-[P.M renamed three islands of Andaman and Nicobar to hanour Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose] - (02:42)
3. Reunion Island-[India and France, for the first time, have conducted joint patrols from the Reunion Island] - (04:39)
4. Galapagos archipelago-[Presence of Chinese fishing vessels] - (06:48)
5. Chenani-Nashri tunnel-[Why in News? Renamed after Shyam Prasad Mukherjee] - (07:42)
6. Kakrapar Atomic Power Project-[Achieved its first criticality] - (09:27)
7. Prosecco Hills-[Decalred as World heritage site by UNESCO] - (12:42)
8. Kalapani-[India-Nepal territorial dispute] - (13:33)
9. Farzad B Gas Field-[Indian government confirmed it is no longer involved in this project] - (15:13)
10. Chabahar Rail Project-[International Rail Project from which India has been dropped] - (17:44)
11. Rohtang pass tunnel-[Renamed as Atal tunnel] - (19:00)
12. Tanegashima Island-[UAE Mars Mission or 'Hope' was launched] - (20:53)
13. Bougainville-[Bougainville voted for a referendum of independence from Papua Guinea] - (21:31)
14. Lonar Lake-[The colour Lonar lake, has changed to pink] - (23:14)
15. Kajin Sara Lake-[Discovered recently by a team of mountaineers] - (24:13)
16. Challenger's Deep(Mariana Trench)-[Astronaut and oceanographer Kathy Sullivan descend to the trench] - (25:53)
17. Galwan river-[India and China got engaged in a standoff] - (27:32)
18. Luzon Strait-[Chinese conflicts with neighboring nations] - (28:23)
19. Bailey suspension bridge-[The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has opened this suspension bridge over Teesta river in Munshithang, Sikkim] - (29:52)
20. Barakah nuclear power plant-[Arab world's first nuclear power plant] - (30:54)
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