WSDP Bulletin (05-04-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Jagannath Puri Temple READ MORE
2. ‘Govt committed to develop sports infrastructure in J&K’ READ MORE
3. 53 airports are included under Krishi Udan Scheme READ MORE
4. Linking Of Five Rivers READ MORE
5. Amendment In Easements Act, 1882 READ MORE
6. Explained: What is the IPCC, and why are its Assessment Reports important? READ MORE
7. All about India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement READ MORE
8. Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO READ MORE

Main Exam  

GS Paper- 1

1. More suicides than murders: Society sensitised to mental ills key to addressing problem READ MORE
2. Here are five ways to counter groundwater depletion in the Ganga basin READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Push the policy needle forward on migrant support READ MORE
2. Criminal Procedure bill will not make Indians safer READ MORE
3. Politics of freebies: States and political parties aren’t realising the cost of fiscal spend on giveaways READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. In 2022, let’s create gender-positive learning spaces READ MORE
2. Safeguard LGBT people from bias READ MORE
3. The Need to Address Caste Discrimination and Atrocities as Collective Trauma READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi READ MORE
2. Ambedkar, Nehru, and Atmanirbhar Bharat READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Time for RBI to end its ‘take it easy’ policy READ MORE
2. Limited gains: India should review its position on RCEP READ MORE
3. Renewable energy to climate action — how India can achieve sustainable development in 2022 READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. IPCC: World Must Halve Emissions by 2030 READ MORE

SECURITY

1. The Withdrawal of AFSPA in Parts of Northeast Changes Little on the Ground READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. The Magic Of Three READ MORE
2. Ramana Maharshi’s three postulates of creation READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. “Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret” – Ambrose Bierce.
2. Policy in India often emerges from the ground up, taking decades to cement into national law and standard practice. Discuss with examples.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• When we change the way we communicate, we change society.
• Rapid decarbonization of energy is non-negotiable if we are to avert catastrophic global heating, says the latest UN climate report.
• If India wants the best of both worlds, it must step up and live up to its claim of becoming a ‘Vishwa-Guru’ (or world leader).
• Amidst the scattered experimentation now, the Centre must offer strategic policy guidance for inter-State coordination.
• The criminal Procedure bill empowers police and governments to conduct such intrusive investigations with little accountability and few legal guidelines.
• Grumblings about dollar dominance aren’t new. But even if Russian sanctions lead to some non-dollar trade & some crypto payments, dollar will remain a safe haven asset.
• State governments can have great impact on safeguarding LGBTQIA+ communities from bias, and one hopes that the intent behind these bills will be reflected in the everyday policies of administrations run in these states.
• A society sensitised towards the mentally afflicted persons can help prevent suicides.
• A common test for admission into Central Universities might just now seem appealing, but it could heavily impact learning in the long run
• A clean energy transition can improve the quality of life of rural communities, especially for women. It could improve healthcare and education and facilitate a host of local economic activities to create new jobs.
• While it is true that AFSPA in Assam not as heavy-handed as in Manipur and Nagaland, it is worth recalling that there was never an assurance to a commoner in Assam either that they would not be unfairly impacted by the draconian law.

50-WORD TALK

• As Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov lobbies India to defy Western sanctions, emissaries for London and Washington have asked Delhi to reduce ties with Moscow. Delhi must assert its interests without becoming entangled in a superpower brawl. There’s no prize for standing tall in the middle of someone else’s firefight.

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 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.