WSDP Bulletin (28-04-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Cabinet clears higher subsidy for non-urea fertilisers READ MORE
2. J&K hydroelectric project approved READ MORE
3. Large share of India’s threatened endemic species in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka: Study READ MORE
4. 540 MW Kwar hydropower project in J&K READ MORE
5. India Approves New Embassy in Lithuania READ MORE
6. Russia withdraws from UN tourism body: UNWTO READ MORE
7. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 completes four years READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Is it Possible to Make India Poverty-Free by 2047? READ MORE  
2. The fragility of contemporary capitalism READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Digital Services Act: A historic agreement READ MORE
2. SC must take a strong line on hate speech READ MORE
3. The Higher Judiciary’s Increasing Role in Protecting Interfaith Couples READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Building back to avert a learning catastrophe: Governments and schools must focus on the most important priority in school education — learning recovery READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Ride between East & West: India can play a vital global role as West’s Russia boycott disrupts key bodies like G20 READ MORE
2. India stepping up efforts READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Energy independence through hydrogen: It can help lay the foundation of a new India which aims to be a global climate leader READ MORE
2. Explained: State of (un)employment in India READ MORE
3. Tackling the inflation hydra READ MORE
4. Contrasting rules for farm, corporate loans READ MORE
5. MSME Sector needs major reforms to resolve job crisis READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. Climate Change Putting 4% Of Global GDP at Risk, New Study Estimates READ MORE
2. Land the size of South America will be degraded if current trends continue: UN Report READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Permanent bliss lies beyond our senses READ MORE
2. Bollywood industry and tobacco READ MORE
3. Roots Of Rage~II READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Hydrogen has potential to transform India’s energy ecosystem by making India net energy exporter. Examine.
2. How far do you agree with this view that to solve the unemployment crisis, India needs to think rethink of its economic model, from macroeconomic policy to industrial policy to strengthening small enterprises? Justify your view.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• As a leader your every action has a consequence, make sure it is one you intend.
• The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
• Creating a hydrogen economy is a chicken and egg problem as consumers seek lower costs which could be possible with scalability and large investments, but for those, producers seek assured demand.
• The online business model today hinges on surveillance of user behaviour to maximise the accuracy of advertisements, the main source of revenue.
• Agriculture is passing through severe distress and banks must realise that coercion is not the way to recover unpaid dues.
• Easing the regulatory environment is a pre-condition to encouraging entrepreneurial instincts of the youth.
• The long-term solution to unemployment has to involve a rethink of the economic model, from macroeconomic policy to industrial policy to strengthening small enterprises.
• To tackle any problem, one needs to both acknowledge it and estimate it accurately.
• With many states enacting laws to make conversion of religion by marriage unlawful, the Special Marriage Act may indeed prove to be a blessing-in-disguise for the interfaith couple.

50-WORD TALK

• PM Modi targeting non-BJP states for high fuel taxes at a Covid review meeting is unfortunate. Fuel taxes have been used by all sides to bolster revenues. Union government is also guilty of managing fuel prices for electoral reasons. A national consensus is needed on fuel taxes, not public finger-pointing.
• Realising the challenges posed by the pandemic, the Government needs to take every necessary step to bring school education back on track and develop a road map for learning recovery. Governments, parents, communities and schools need to work together. It is our moral and social responsibility towards the future of this nation.

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.