WSDP Bulletin (23-03-2022)

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(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. FDI INFLOW READ MORE
2. India crosses $ 400 bn milestone in exports READ MORE
3. The Artemis programme, NASA’s new moon mission READ MORE
4. Explained: What are black boxes, and why are they important in a crash investigation? READ MORE
5. Modi govt reorganises AGMUT civil service cadre, keeps IPS strength same in J&K after merger READ MORE
6. Kamrup vulture deaths: It is time to fight for the birds, if we want to secure our own future READ MORE
7. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches Sujalam 2.0 campaign for greywater management in New Delhi READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. The controversy over the proposed Mekedatu water project READ MORE
2. Conservative Framing of the Hijab Issue and the Muslim Women’s Movement READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Delink the Rajya Sabha seat from privilege READ MORE
2. India’s law enforcement framework needs to strike a balance between legal and illegal READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Teachable moments: CUET has merit but pitfalls too READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Explained: What is OIC, and what are its relations with India? READ MORE
2. India holds its own: Justified in resisting US pressure over Russia READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Global uncertainties, India’s growth prospects: Normalisation of the economy has been disturbed and the growth objective would be served by apt fiscal policy moves READ MORE
2. India sets $400 billion export record: Its significance and key drivers of growth READ MORE
3. Priority sector lending needs a tweak READ MORE
4. Turning the spotlight on unemployment crisis READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. Tackling Delhi’s air pollution READ MORE
2. Where Does India’s New Arctic Policy Stand Amid Russian Invasion, Climate Change? READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Mind, body & growth: How to ensure India’s government schools, healthcare deliver quality service for the majority READ MORE
2. THE PITIFUL CAUSES OF WAR AND THE DUTY OF EVERYONE TO STRIVE FOR PEACE READ MORE

CASE STUDY

1. MP to serve show-cause notice to IAS officer for tweet on Kashmir Files READ MORE

Question for the MAIN exam

1. How far do you agree with this view that the culture of privilege and political commitment for Rajya Sabha seats affecting the quality of debate in Parliament? Analyse your view.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• I believe healthcare is a civil right. — Dennis Kucinich
• Normalisation of the economy has been disturbed and the growth objective would be served by apt fiscal policy moves.
• Lending institutions must demonstrate a moral duty towards the society and environment protection. The rationale of priority sector lending deserves a review.
• It is lack of demand rather than past baggage of bad loans that is holding back investment and demand for credit.
• On the medical oxygen front, the nation is unlikely to witness shortage; on the district hospital front, there is a long way to go; and in terms of science- and evidence-based decision making, some progress has been made.
• The Upper House of the Indian Parliament has become a parking lot for discredited politicians.
• The US understands the importance of India for Quad in the Indo-Pacific and that even if they do differ on Russia, their relationship is deep and resilient.
• The CUET should focus on not perpetuating the limitations of the Indian education system, which continues to focus on rote learning and exam-cracking techniques.
• India needs a mechanism that enables the law enforcement and security agencies to intervene legally, without having to adopt grey tactics.
• It is an irony that the language of rights leads to depoliticisation of these groups from the larger universal concern such as non-violence, secularism, and individual and collective freedom.
• Such a conception of reified autonomy then raises the question as to where do these parties stand in terms of the larger issues of humanism and social harmony.

50-WORD TALK

• In November 2021, at a meeting with Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, floor leaders of various parties expressed concern about the comments made on Parliament by Chief Justice NV Ramana. The CJI had described the lack of debate in the two Houses as a ‘sorry state of affairs’. The comment is bang on. There have been some notable speeches delivered in the House of Elders, but to largely empty benches. Our ‘learned’ parliamentarians not only do not know, they do not even care to know.
• As developed countries are being forced to raise their interest rates and inflationary pressures continue to mount in India and abroad, the RBI may find it advisable to raise the policy rate with a view to stemming inflationary pressures and outward flow of the U.S. dollar even as the growth objective would be served by fiscal policy initiatives.

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.