WSDP Bulletin (16-03-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Hijab not an essential practice of Islam, rules Karnataka High Court READ MORE
2. ‘SOPs under review after accidental missile launch’ READ MORE
3. Everyday Economics: What are WPI and CPI inflation rates? READ MORE
4. Why RBI may intervene to curb rupee volatility but not prevent depreciation, in the long run, READ MORE
5. India’s natural, organic farming strategy for rice and wheat READ MORE
6. K. raised FCRA curbs against Oxfam, Lok Sabha told READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. The problem with the hijab ruling READ MORE
2. How India Can Conduct a Caste Census READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Fixing Indian higher education is the ideal way to rescue students READ MORE  
2. Yes, India can prevent trafficking; here is how READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. ‘Bharat Natyam’ in Indian diplomacy: India’s stand in the United Nations on the Ukraine war is an apt moment to reflect on the much needed Dixit principle READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. India’s solar capacity: Milestones and challenges READ MORE
2. Growing price pressures: Policymakers need to tame inflation or risk it undermining the growth they seek to support READ MORE
3. Fiscal consolidation has begun too soon READ MORE
4. Crippling job losses: Tourism, manufacturing sectors need a booster shot READ MORE
5. India’s natural, organic farming strategy for rice and wheat READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. As oil palm cultivation expands in the North East, human-elephant conflicts are getting worse READ MORE
2. Modi Govt Slashes Wildlife Habitat Funding by 47% in 3 Years: Report READ MORE

SECURITY

1. IAF has a lot to answer on BrahMos firing. It has dented India’s image of being responsible READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. A Practical Formula for Peace READ MORE
2. The kindness of difficulties READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. What do you understand by Xenotransplantation? How has this process benefitted the health sector?
2. “Our actions of today will shape how people adapt and nature responds to increasing climate risks.” In the context of the above statement explain the insights provided by the Sixth Assessment Report of IPCC to mitigate the climate change risks, especially in developing countries.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Victory belongs to those that believe in it the most and believe in it the longest.
• India’s stand in the United Nations on the Ukraine war is an apt moment to reflect on the much needed Dixit principle.
• The hijab ruling privileges discipline and control over liberty and diversity, exposes limits of essential practice doctrine.
• God is great because he is omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. He is great because He is all-loving and omni-benevolent.
• Indian students going abroad for education is not a new phenomenon. Enrolling in a foreign university for higher education is a well-accepted path across India.
• Quality education, global exposure, job availability and quality of life after education are key factors that drive Indian students to go abroad.
• The Centre seems to be worried about sovereign ratings. Social sector schemes deserved more funds in the Budget.
• India’s post-Covid economic recovery will remain sluggish unless sustained efforts are made to rev up the tourism and manufacturing sectors.
• The effect of the pandemic, as the employment surveys have demonstrated, is to speed up a problematic dynamic that threatens to derail India’s future.
• Voting in an election is a skill not a random intuition, and like any skill it needs to be systematically taught to the people, letting the citizenry vote without an education is almost similar to putting them in a storm

 50-WORD TALK

• Political criticism of EPFO lowering interest rate to 8.1% from 8.5% is just that, politics. Real rates have crashed and even 8.1% is high across categories. EPFO interest payments depend on its earnings and 8.5% would’ve caused a deficit. Social security is critical, but it should also make economic sense.
• The plight of Indian students in a pandemic or war-like situation has underlined the need to relook at our higher education system. It is not merely an issue of a large gap between demand and supply. A good-quality education can lead to the creation of better human resources and will be an asset for the country over the long term.

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.