WSDP Bulletin (13-05-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. PM participates in the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit READ MORE
2. As FPI exits hit forex reserves, RBI stepped up gold purchases READ MORE
3. Supreme Court refuses to interfere with LIC IPO, declines interim relief READ MORE
4. On the question of notifying minorities READ MORE
5. Retail inflation quickens to an almost eight-year high at 7.8% READ MORE
6. Scientists Release the First Image of the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole READ MORE
7. Mysuru, Kodagu on alert over ‘Tomato flu’ cases in Kerala READ MORE
8. Rajiv Kumar appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Why the sedition law must go READ MORE
2. Indian State was set up to control, not govern. Data-driven policy-making can be antidote READ MORE
3. Uniform Civil Code can be the real unifying force in India. Critics must think again READ MORE
4. Progressive leap, courtesy SC: The pursuit of justice has no limits in a democracy READ MORE
5. Turf war between police forces: Frequent disagreements may lead to redefining of Centre-state relations READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Importance of consent: The institution of marriage cannot be allowed to sanction force and violence READ MORE
2. SC must protect women’s rights READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Regional bloc ties vital in the Indo-Pacific READ MORE
2. A case for dynamic permanency in UNSC READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Explained: The cause and effect of rising inflation READ MORE  
2. Monetary policy alone won’t bring down inflation READ MORE
3. India’s biggest policy challenge: Lower labour force participation needs attention READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Don’t waste wastewater READ MORE
2. Dealing with impact of heat waves in India READ MORE
3. The Global treaty on plastics READ MORE
4. For a greener future: Jharkhand needs a planned transition from coal READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Avoiding the trap of logical thinking READ MORE
2. In detachment lies the answer to suffering READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. How far do you agree with this view that India’s membership in QUAD is affecting its regional grouping reach? Analyse your view with the help of relevant examples.
2. ‘As the water distribution in India’s cities is based on rainfall, effective treatment and reuse of wastewater are vital to prevent water depletion. Comment.
3. Discuss the reasons for heat waves in India in recent times. How does the rising surface temperature in the Indian Ocean affect the weather in India?
4. ‘In a post-pandemic world, the most important for India is that good quality data is imperative for the effective reaction to such pandemic’. Examine the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Whether the legislative route is more appropriate in making marital rape a criminal offence is a matter of detail. What is important is that sexual violence has no place in society, and the institution of marriage is no exception.
• Bringing down today’s inflation requires a resolution of geopolitical tensions in Europe, changes to China’s zero-Covid policy, much stronger fiscal support from the government, and reforms that help repair the disrupted domestic supply chain.
• Dissent, criticism and differences of opinion are vital for the functioning of any democracy.
• It is time citizens usher in an era of free speech and for that, the sedition law must go.
• Price stability and economic growth must not be posed as an either-or choice as the well-being of people demands a balance.
• The distribution of water in India’s cities is based on rainfall and treatment and reuse are vital to preventing depletion of water.
• It is important to clear the air on this issue because the right of women to bodily integrity and autonomy is both a cherished constitutional right and at the core of a progressive and just society.
• The economic relations between India and ASEAN remained much below the projected targets, primarily due to the complementarity of goods and services being traded between the two blocs.
• Rising surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean coupled with the EI-Nino effect are responsible for heat waves in India.
• Legal and political reforms to devolve powers are unlikely to occur anytime soon, but deploying data can help shape policies to be more effective and equitable while also combatting the State’s inherent controlling tendencies.
• As India moves into a post-pandemic world, it is imperative to prioritise good quality data at national, state and local levels to encourage policymakers to develop nuanced and effective policies in building state capacity and overcome the State’s inherent tendency to centralise.

50-WORD TALK

• Instead of rebuilding sustainable food systems and encouraging food self-sufficiency, the effort has been to enhance global market provisioning, which means letting the market forces operate at will. This has, instead, shifted the focus to building international agri-supply chains, thereby increasing dependence on a handful of companies, which raise prices whenever convenient. The Guardian reports that the world’s biggest food companies have already achieved record profits this year.

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.

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