WSDP Bulletin (07-01-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management READ MORE
2. Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters READ MORE
3. Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India) – Dharchula (Nepal) READ MORE
4. Seasonal fluctuations in darters’ movements being monitored READ MORE
5. Cabinet approves Rs 12,000 crore for second phase of Green Energy Corridor READ MORE
6. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu among 5 Indian states with dirtiest coal power stations: CSE analysis READ MORE
7. Airtel Payments Bank gets permission to function as scheduled bank from RBI READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21? READ MORE
2. Raising marital age of women: Smashing patriarchy or further regression? READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Inter-Caste Marriage ; Need For Strict Implementation of LaxmiBai Judgment READ MORE
2. Power Of Judicial Review: How Supreme Court Caused Changes In Government Decisions in 2021 READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data READ MORE
2. To bridge the digital divide, bridge the distance between student and teacher READ MORE
3. Social justice forays into medical education READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The US-Russia tango, and the Indo-Pacific READ MORE
2. Building up on Indo-French ties READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. The politics of a Minimum Support Price: Facilitating a bargain between wealth accumulators and welfare seekers seems to have become the key function of politics READ MORE  
2. Bridging tech and agriculture READ MORE
3. Roadblocks remain on way to economic growth READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Come Up With Conservation Plan For Sarus Crane Birds: Bombay HC Tells Govt READ MORE
2. Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. The Meaning Of Life READ MORE
2. Vigilantism is about failure of the system: Life, goes the cliche, imitates art. But life is not a film that ends in a few hours. READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Empowerment of women through education should be a priority irrespective of the law’. Discuss the statement.
2. Discuss the role of technology to improve crop productivity and farmer welfare.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Always be a little kinder than necessary.
• Empowerment of women through education should be a priority irrespective of the law.
• Facilitating a bargain between wealth accumulators and welfare seekers seems to have become the key function of politics.
• Welfare schemes have created significant development outcomes in the long and short term, as experience from many Indian States over the decades shows. They were seen as the deepening of democracy.
• When welfare is weaponised to mute substantive political questions, its impact on democracy is less reassuring. The current generation of welfare schemes do not come as a right of citizens but as the generosity of the individual leader.
• India’s nutrition programmes must undergo a periodic review addressing gaps such as institutional delivery and adolescent anaemia.
• Stability in Russia-US ties will alleviate pressure on India at a time when the rise of China has changed the geopolitical calculus for the Indo-Pacific.
• A careful reading of their experiences suggests an underlying challenge in online education post-Covid — the limited presence of teachers.
• Healthcare is a matter of national importance, a key to Swasth Bharat, and the resident doctors are crucial for the entire healthcare system.
• The proposed law to raise the marital age of Indian women is not very productive in the attainment of better health and education health status for them.

50-WORD TALK

• The outcome of the third wave, yet in its initial stages, will unfold itself much later. But dealing with its impact on the economy immediately is becoming a major challenge for both the Central and state governments in 2022. It has already claimed its first casualty. The contact-intensive sectors that were poised for a resurgence are again facing a slump.

Things to Remember:

• For prelims-related news try to understand the context of the news and relate with its concepts so that it will be easier for you to answer (or eliminate) from given options.
• Whenever any international place will be in news, you should do map work (marking those areas in maps and also exploring other geographical locations nearby including mountains, rivers, etc. same applies to the national places.)
• For economy-related news (banking, agriculture, etc.) you should focus on terms and how these are related to various economic aspects, for example, if inflation has been mentioned, try to relate with prevailing price rises, shortage of essential supplies, banking rates, etc.
• For main exam-related topics, you should focus on the various dimensions of the given topic, the most important topics which occur frequently and are important from the mains point of view will be covered in ED.
• Try to use the given content in your answer. Regular use of this content will bring more enrichment to your writing.