WSDP Bulletin (22-03-2022)

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Prelim and Main

1. Nipun Bharat Scheme READ MORE
2. IPCC Report on Climate Change READ MORE
3. Indian, U.S. officials discuss 2+2 ministerial, Ukraine READ MORE
4. India says oil import from Russia less than 1% of total, sees rise from US READ MORE
5. Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, N. Chandrasekharan conferred Padma awards READ MORE
6. International Day of Forests: Significance of March 21 and theme for 2022 READ MORE
7. Tamil Nadu: GI tag for handmade Narasingapettai nagaswaram READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. Shrinking the Muslim woman’s choice READ MORE

GS Paper- 1

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Need for sensitivity: Instead of Pocso Act provisions, employ a sensible approach in minor girls’ cases READ MORE
2. Is Disclosure of Identity of Vctim under POCSO Act a Cognizable Offence? A three-judge SC Bench May Decide READ MORE
3. Examining the Legality of Extraneous and Irrelevant Conditions for Bail READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Driving change and inclusive growth: The aim is to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to higher education READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. A Ukraine peace plan that needs a U Thant: The elements of viable peace exist, and all that is required is for someone to step forward and pursue it with urgency READ MORE   
2. Realising the potential of ‘maitri’ and ‘mateship’: Deepening investments in Australia-India strategic, economic, and community ties highlight their stronger relationship READ MORE
3. On South Asia, US must reorient itself READ MORE
4. UNSC is not fulfilling its primary mandate READ MORE
5. The future of India-Japan ties READ MORE

GS Paper- 1

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. The pandemic’s income inequality surprise READ MORE
2. PLI plus: India’s supply side policies for EV and battery manufacturing are too inward looking READ MORE
3. RBI, banks up against new challenges READ MORE
4. Edible oils, incredible prices: Incentivise Punjab farmers to reduce imports READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. Groundwater depletion must be arrested READ MORE
2. Climate and Us | India needs an emergency plan for heat extremes READ MORE
3. Climate variability may explain annual spike in ozone-destroying gas: Study READ MORE

SCIENCE

1. Tech companies have a road out of China. It lies with the EV industry READ MORE

GS Paper- 1

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Dharma is not rigid, it’s everchanging by nature READ MORE
2. Man’s Search For Meaning READ MORE
3. Truth about tolerance~I READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Discuss the possible geo-political solutions to the Ukraine-Russia military conflict.
2. ‘Self-sufficiency in edible oil production is a distant dream, but there is ample scope for drastically lowering the dependence on imports and minimising the damage caused by global shocks’. Analyse the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
• Australia knows that in India we have a natural partner who will help build a region where every nation can prosper.
• Washington could seize the current opportunity, amid Ukraine crisis, to elevate US’s salience, limit the traditional economic and military weight of China and Russia in the Subcontinent.
• There is no clear pattern between growth or poverty on the one hand, and inequality on the other. The policies should focus on growth and poverty. While inequality is problematic, it is a more elusive target.
• The hijab ban in the classroom is not only a ban on identity but also on female expression, choice, development and the ability to break away from the shackles of chauvinists, whether judges or religious fundamentalists.
• Institutional reform in the form of creating water user groups, besides pricing water realistically, should be seriously pursued to address the issue of groundwater depletion.
• The Security Council’s objective was to stop a conflict by addressing its cause. But, for years now, it has taken on the subsidiary pursuit of being a humanitarian council. India needs to consider if this is the change it wants
• Self-sufficiency in edible oil production is a distant dream, but there is ample scope for drastically lowering the dependence on imports and minimising the damage caused by global shocks.
• The sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of any country should be respected and safeguarded because this is a basic norm of international relations. It is consistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and is the consistent position of the Chinese Government. Ukraine is no exception.
• As far as education at the tertiary level is concerned, NEP’s approach appears to set out a very clear way forward by getting the mentors fully involved in new techniques and developing challenging strategies to meet the need of all categories of students.
• Bail conditions in the nature of planting trees, community service, and distribution of free food, while certainly contributing towards social good, are entirely disconnected with the purpose of administration of ‘justice’ or effectiveness of the trial.

50-WORD TALK

• The value of praise depends on who gives it. So Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s shabaash for India’s foreign policy is a cause for anxiety, not satisfaction. Khan simultaneously undermined his country’s relationship with the West, China and Saudi Arabia. Pats on the back like this, India can do without.
• Supreme Court panel’s year-old report on now-repealed farm laws, made public by a member, is a year too late. Modi government’s fear of political damage was misplaced and exaggerated. A silent majority supported them. It’s unfortunate that SC sat over the report. Timely judicial response may have saved these 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.