WSDP Bulletin (6/06/2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. India achieved 10% ethanol blending target in petrol months ahead of schedule: PM READ MORE
2. World’s first fishing cat census done in Chilika READ MORE
3. Mughal-era finials – their grandeur, architectural traditions READ MORE
4. What is norovirus, the stomach bug that infected two students in Kerala? READ MORE
5. Chinese astronauts enter Tiangong Space Station module after successful launch READ MORE
6. The status of eVTOL: a soon to be reality? READ MORE

GS 1

1. 75% of river monitoring stations report heavy metal pollution: Centre for Science and Environment READ MORE
2. Mughal-era finials – their grandeur, architectural traditions READ MORE

GS 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Hate speech hurts the nation and the national interest READ MORE
2. India’s SDG preparedness ranking continues to decline: Report READ MORE
3. People, not courts, shape norms READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Married single: Sologamy can be self-contained rebellion READ MORE
2. Pension system: The old versus the new READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1.India should keep a watch on Russia changing from equal partner to China to its client state READ MORE

2.Has Military Rule in Myanmar Affected India’s ‘Act East’ Policy? READ MORE

GS 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. 7% growth is India’s best foreign policy strategy: An averagely-performing economy won’t give New Delhi freedom of policy action READ MORE
2. Eat’s not right: The restaurant service charge issue is about an important consumer rights principle READ MORE
3. Entire agri value chain needs credit support READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Greening India through cooperatives READ MORE
2. Not Just Flora and Fauna, Global Conservation Goals Need To Include Fungi READ MORE
3. World Environment Day: Has the Plastic Waste Crisis Gone Too Far? READ MORE
4. At Current Warming Rates, Hornbills Won’t Be Able to Breed in Kalahari By 2027 READ MORE
5. Explained: What Are Carbon Taxes? READ MORE
6. A city of forests: Is it a distant dream? READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Mixed & matched: With first heterologous booster approved, vaccination drive needs a big push READ MORE
2. Injection of Digitisation READ MORE
3. Now, drones can be used to deliver medical supplies, vaccines in India: ICMR guidelines READ MORE

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. The illusion of time we all live with READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1.What are electric aircrafts? Explain what new regulations and policy changes does India need to better integrate electric vertical aircraft?

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• At present, there are three credit guarantee schemes in India’s agricultural sector. The Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) under the Ministry of Agriculture has a guarantee scheme called Nabsanrakshan, for bank loans to Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs), while NABARD had recently introduced a guarantee scheme for loans to Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
• Carbon pricing is an economic tool used to push industries, households and governments to bring down emissions and invest in cleaner options. It helps in shifting the burden of damage caused by pollution onto those responsible for the pollution but does not dictate how or where emissions can be reduced. Instead, it puts an economic value on pollution and allows polluters to decide whether to reduce emissions or continue polluting but pay the price for it.

ESSAY TOPIC

• India’s Act East Policy

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.