WSDP Bulletin (14-05-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. ISRO successfully carries out static test of Gaganyaan rocket’s booster READ MORE
2. China, Russia, Pakistan to attend SCO anti-terror meet in Delhi READ MORE
3. Faux populi: Public opinion cannot influence jurisprudence READ MORE
4. India bans immediate export of wheat to control rising domestic prices READ MORE
5. World Migratory Birds Day: How are India’s winged guests doing READ MORE
6. New powering system developed for IoT applications READ MORE
7. RBI opens banks credit for NBFCs to on-lend continuously to priority sector READ MORE
8. Govt releases breed-wise report of livestock, poultry READ MORE

Main Exam   

GS Paper- 1

1.  A look at the origin of Mughal paintings READ MORE
2.  Face the facts on communal violence in India READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Actions that corrode the steel frame of India READ MORE
2. How to make a Uniform Civil Code READ MORE
3. Ingenious cybercrimes: Law enforcement agencies ill-equipped to deal with menace READ MORE
4. Sedition law may not witness a sea change READ MORE
5. Comprehending Digital Democracy READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Here’s what India’s higher education ecosystem needs today READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Reforming WHO: More needs to be done to enhance WHO’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Full circle: Cutting fuel taxes is a must to ensure overall macroeconomic stability READ MORE  
2. NPA Resolution and Bad Bank READ MORE
3. Financial Inclusion and the Pandemic READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Sustainability – road to a better future READ MORE
2. Extreme weather: What is it and how is it connected to climate change? READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Weapons in Space~II READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. duty to our soul READ MORE  
2. Need & importance of civil service values READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. The idea of a national language finds its expression in multiple areas, including the debate over link language. While it is desirable to have a language spoken and understood by all, it is not necessary for a nation’s integrity and progress. Critically Analyse.
2. In the changing geo-politics, initiatives such as New Arctic Policy can be vital to address the emerging energy challenges experienced by India in the recent past. Explain.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation: taxation, repudiation and inflation.
• That a civil servant’s pliant stance ends service neutrality hardly seems to bother the political or bureaucratic leadership.
• Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment, it has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.
• Cutting fuel taxes is a must to ensure overall macroeconomic stability.
• Uniform Civil Code must be nationwide and involve the abolition of all regressive laws.
• Under the Constitution, family and succession laws are in the concurrent jurisdiction of the Centre and states, but a law to be equally applicable in the entire country can be enacted by Parliament alone.
• Life is a wonderful gift given to us by God. And God too is wonderful to have given us this beautiful life.
• The government has been appropriating old ideas, and one of the ways of doing it is to make new laws based on old principles. It would not be right to blame the powers that be for believing in a mailed-fist State because it is part of their anti-libertarian and anti-individualist political ideology.
• Sustainability emphasizes the need for society to conserve resources, protect natural ecosystems, minimize pollution and promote social equity.
• A healthy planet will thrive and nurture happy and safe survival for present and future generations.
• Mughal painting, which contributed immensely to the annals of Indian art history, had become full-fledged under the patronage of King Akbar.
• People around the globe are experiencing dramatic heatwaves, deadly floods and wildfires as a result of climate change.

50-WORD TALK

• Vladimir Putin’s hammer-blows might level Ukraine, but Finland’s imminent application for NATO membership shows they’re failing to bend Europe to his will. Instead of scaring Russia’s neighbours into submission, Russia’s president has driven them to shelter under the United States’ security shield. Threats obviously don’t turn difficult neighbours into friends.

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.