WSDP Bulletin (30/05/2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Reservation in public employment READMORE
2. Place of worship ( special provision) act,1991: A shield for Indian secularism READ MORE
3. The battle over mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo forest READ MORE
4. What is the West Nile Virus, how does it spread? READ MORE
5. Deepening strategic commitment READ MORE
6. Economy facing stagflation READ MORE

GS 1

1. The battle over mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo forest READ MORE

GS 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Absolution: On need to compensate for unlawful arrests READ MORE
2. Centre retracts caution on Aadhaar photocopies READ MORE
3. National Facility for Gene Function in Health & Disease: what it will do, what it has READMORE
4. NHA launches online public dashboard for Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission READ MORE
5. FBI report ranks India in top 5 countries with victims of cybercrimes READ MORE
6. Meghalaya HC directs State to implement SC, NGT orders on illegal rathole coal mining READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Rising Farmer Suicides Leaves Families Adrift as Vidarbha Grapples With Multiple Crises READ MORE
2. PM releases benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The return of the great power rivalries READ MORE
2. Deepening strategic commitment READ MORE

GS 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. US surpasses China as India’s biggest trading partner in FY22 at $119.42 bn READ MORE
2. India, China will soon be ‘economically sick’ after Covid subsides. Here’s how to avoid it READ MORE
3. RBI to adopt graded approach to introduction of digital currency READ MORE
4. Economy facing stagflation READ MORE
5. Ease of doing business has actually meant ease of violations – at the cost of workers’ lives READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. One step too far: Madras High Court ban on forest grazing may hurt on forest dwellers, biodiversity READ MORE
2. Least Developed Countries want major emitters, G20 to increase climate efforts READ MORE

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Power of ethics READ MORE
2. Tech firms are using human cells to make computer chips. How ethical is it? READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Examine the factors for the high rate of inflation in the Indian economy in the recent months. Suggest measures to keep the inflation within the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s tolerance band.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The future of multilateralism: towards a responsible globalization

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 on 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.