WSDP Bulletin (12-04-2022)

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Prelim and Main

1. Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ successfully flight tested READ MORE
2. Ukraine dominates Modi-Biden talks READ MORE
3. Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab top NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index list READ MORE
4. Microplastics in Cauvery River may be harming fish: IISc. Study READ MORE
5. Pakistani lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as new Prime Minister READ MORE
6. Explained: What is the ‘2+2’ format of dialogue between India and the US? READ MORE
7. India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. It is time to let sleeping dogmas lie READ MORE
2. Why India’s road to becoming a civilised and free society is long and tough READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Delivering justice calls for fair investigation READ MORE
2. Criminal Identification Bill Follows Similar Unsuccessful, Discriminatory Laws Elsewhere READ MORE
3. Explained: Amendments to FCRA Law That the Supreme Court Has Upheld READ MORE
4. Cost of disharmony: Diverse India can’t afford imposition of one group’s ideas on others. Neither can its economy READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. India and the U.K.: Crafting a new legacy- Despite the challenge posed by the war, the India-U.K. relationship has been on an upward trajectory READ MORE
2. Our geo-economic interests lie with the West as well as the rest READ MORE
3. India-US forging tech alliance since long. Now use 2+2 dialogue to push it further READ MORE
4. The Security Council might have been ineffective in Ukraine, but the United Nations hasn’t READ MORE
5. Towards a new equilibrium in Eurasia: A possibility of a win-win scenario for India READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. RBI is right to prioritise inflation management. But it won’t be easy READ MORE
2. Repo, reverse repo rates still relevant? READ MORE
3. Causes of Sri Lankan Economic Crisis READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. IPCC Says Large-Scale CO2 Removal ‘Essential’ To Meet Climate Targets READ MORE
2. Climate disasters are becoming more frequent in west, central Asia than other regions: IMF READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. A forest fire is raging in Chhattisgarh at a time when those who can control it are on strike READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. To evolve, boundlessness and infinity are key READ MORE
2. Think clearly about peace READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Despite a greater deal of interest in the Indo-Pacific region, India can be a counter-balance and has a great opportunity to even more enhance its role in Eurasia’. Examine the statement in the context of current geopolitical scenario.
2. ‘Care work should be viewed as a collective responsibility and public good.’ In the light of this statement, discuss the challenges faced by workers in care economy in India and suggest measures to address them.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Defeat has its lessons as well as victory.
• Despite the challenge posed by the Ukraine crisis, the India-U.K. relationship has been on an upward trajectory, exemplified by the conclusion of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on May 4, 2021.
• As India seeks to carve out a new role for itself in the evolving global order as a ‘leading power’ and the U.K. recalibrates its strategic outlook post-Brexit, this is a unique moment in India-U.K. ties.
• New geopolitical realities demand a new strategic vision from London and New Delhi.
• The RBI has rightly decided to place top priority on inflation management. This will help in maintaining the credibility of the inflation targeting framework.
• Poverty, inequality and a deeper understanding of what works for poverty reduction is not just an academic exercise but is crucial for designing policies and programmes that work.
• The Indian Constitution is an instrument to seek modus vivendi.
• At the fourth edition of India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, first under Biden administration, the two sides will likely focus on strengthening partnership in emerging tech.
• Data is power in digitised societies, and while the CPI Bill purports to facilitate identification, in reality, it sweeps in a far greater scope of personal biometrics than required for that purpose.
• Data is power in digitised societies, and while the CPI Bill purports to facilitate identification, in reality, it sweeps in a far greater scope of personal biometrics than required for that purpose (or even what is required for Aadhaar).
• The government has used the FCRA as an instrument for harassment of political rivals or activist organisations such as Amnesty International.

50-WORD TALK

• Communal violence during Ram Navami processions in four states is shocking. Clashes over food choice in JNU is another marker of things getting worse. It sullies India’s image and has grave implications for its socio-economic stability. Karnataka government’s action against Sri Ram Sene would mean little if it’s mere tokenism.

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.