WSDP Bulletin (11-03-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Kudankulam Village Panchayat adopts resolution against AFR facility READ MORE
2. At the Colombo Security Conclave, Doval calls for regional response to maritime challenges READ MORE
3. India’s sugar exports accelerate on global price rally, weak rupee READ MORE
4. Russia hits back at Western sanctions with export bans READ MORE
5. Explained: What is xenotransplantation, the process of using an animal’s organ to keep a human alive? READ MORE
6. Too Many of India’s Sloth Bears, Dhole Are Dying in Road Kills READ MORE
7. More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study READ MORE

Main Exam  

GS Paper- 1

1. India’s growth story is missing women READ MORE
2. The COVID-19 Impact on Women in India: Increased Material and Physical Violence READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. CJI for greater women share in judiciary READ MORE
2. A fundamental shift in electoral behaviour READ MORE
3. The Uniform Civil Code novelty in Goa: Though not strictly Uniform Civil Code, the Goa Civil Code is a progressive law that allows equal division of income and property between spouses READ MORE
4. Defections are a threat beyond election results today. Here are five ways we can fix it READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Russia-Ukraine conflict can spark a global food crisis READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Dilemma for central banks amid inflation READ MORE
2. Addressing uncertainty: Necessary changes in GST must be made in time READ MORE
3. From Grain and Corn to Edible Oil, India Will Feel the Food Ripples of Ukraine’s Crisis READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. Why Achieving a ‘Circular Economy’ Is Important for Effective Climate Action READ MORE
2. India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA READ MORE

SCIENCE

1. What do we know about the newest crater on the moon? READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Arms lobbies rip S Asia with forced weaponry sales READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Happy teams are more creative and productive READ MORE
2. A Ukrainian Mirror: War, women and peace READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Discuss the importance of the circular economy for an Effective Climate Action. What should be the way forward for India in this regard?
2. Discuss why women’s higher participation in the labour force is vital for inclusive growth? How Women-friendly work policies can helpful to achieve this goal?

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
• The period of the Covid-19 pandemic has witnessed a dramatic worsening of the conditions of ordinary women and girls, made worse by official apathy and patriarchal attitudes of those in power.
• China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports to them.
• Higher exports from the world’s second-biggest sugar producer could check the rally in global prices.
• To be able to build and nurture the foundation of happiness, business leaders need to inculcate a sense of appreciation, gratitude, respect and cooperation among employees.
• Agencies such as State Trading corporations, Food Corporation of India, and multinational grains and oilseeds trading firms can help tide over the crisis and create a resilient and efficient food supply chain and public distribution system.
• Women’s higher participation in the labour force is vital for inclusive growth and for that Women-friendly work policies are required.
• Though not strictly Uniform Civil Code, the Goa Civil Code is a progressive law that allows equal division of income and property between spouses.
• Transitioning towards a ‘circular economy’ is seen as crucial for sustainable development.
• A circular economy is one where waste simply does not exist: resources are instead used, reused and recycled as much as possible.
• Countries including India would need to plug gaps – such as cultural ones – to set it on a path of transition to a circular economy.

50-WORD TALK

• Conflict-related sexual violence affects all genders, but there is a peculiar dimension to the way it affects women. In the rhetoric of war, women come to embody the nation, its identity, and its honour, and when they are raped or forcibly impregnated, the violence is also intended to break the spirit of the community, nation, or state to which they belong, in a conflict.

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.

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