WSDP Bulletin (14-01-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Forest, tree cover in India up by 2,261 sq km in two years READ MORE
2. News Analysis | Not possible to demilitarise Siachen READ MORE
3. WHO recommends Eli Lilly, GSK-Vir’s drugs, widening Covid-19 treatment pool READ MORE
4. High coal prices to intensify India’s efforts to curb imports, lift domestic supplies READ MORE
5. RBI Governor-headed FSDC sub-committee reviews economic situation READ MORE
6. Environmental crises pose biggest threats to global population over next decade: WEF Global Risks Report 2022 READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. Explained: Takeaways from Forest Report READ MORE
2. Women vs the marriage fatwa: Children become adults at 18. Deciding when to marry is the basic human right of all adults READ MORE
3. Dharam Sansad: Dangerous echo READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Time to eradicate the rot in immoral political system READ MORE
2. How civil servants tackle retirement phobia—take up service extensions and live in luxury READ MORE
3. We Cannot Forget That India Is a Union of States READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Liberal economics creates illiberal societies: A new form of ‘Gandhian’ democratic socialism powered by cooperative economic enterprises is required READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Passport power READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. NBFCs must manage operational risks READ MORE
2. Preventing homeward flight: Workers must be given guarantee of employment, welfare READ MORE
3. Digital change behind IT sector job growth READ MORE
4. Disturbing Portents READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Global warming: Arctic lightning strikes up drastically in 2021 READ MORE
2. Ladakh, J&K, Himachal May Witness Rise in High Temp in 2030, 2050 and 2085: Govt Report READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Space for dreams: Under a new leadership, ISRO willneed to continue innovation READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity: In service of God and humans READ MORE
2. Basic Principles of True Success READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Investigating agencies needs independence in their working, not tenure extension for their directors’. Critically analyse the statement in the light of recent developments.
2. Discuss the pros and cons of the tenure extension of the investigating agencies’ directors.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where your fail.
• A new form of ‘Gandhian’ democratic socialism powered by cooperative economic enterprises is required.
• MoCs unique brand of faith and compassion brings hope and relief to millions of destitute, sick and abandoned people, irrespective of their country, faith, or denomination.
• India is one among a handful of countries that legally protects the rights of transgender people. But far too often, good policy is rendered effete due to hostile social attitudes. It is the government and its many arms that can beget change.
• No country can ever prosper and move forward with the kind of unprincipled political environment that is prevalent in our country.
• Migrant workers need to be given the confidence that even in the case of the pandemic worsening, they would be looked after by their employers and governments.
• The need is to strike a balance between symptom-based and testing-based strategies for ending the isolation of most patients.
• From police to spending, the growing power of the Union government has been the source of continuous conflict between the centre and states.
• A number of unforeseen developments have disturbed the trajectory visualised by the Government at the beginning of its term; a mid-term appraisal and stock taking of the Government’s priorities and policies may be required to sync them with the changed circumstances.

50-WORD TALK

• The digital transformation induced by the pandemic is here to stay. In the year just begun, Indian chief information officers will capitalise on the new interest in digital technology to survive the pandemic and ask and get fresh budgets to make the digital transformation mainstream. And as company IT budgets grow, the IT service providers will thrive. They are prepared and ready to grab this opportunity with their fresh hirings.
• India is now equipped to handle a crisis and the govt’s back is not really broken in doing so. This does not, however, mean that the economy is robust. The growth in the agriculture sector has been impressive and it is for this reason that the govt took the risk of exposing farmers to market risks. Of course, the farmers refused to bite the bait and the govt had to repeal the farm laws.

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.