WSDP Bulletin (7/06/2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. A ‘silver’ moment to propel a Bay of Bengal dream READ MORE
2. Chilika lake has 176 fishing cats, survey reveals READ MORE
3. What are the precision guided rocket systems being supplied to Ukraine? READ MORE
4. The judiciary should have annual performance reports, too READ MORE
5. Who was Sant Kabir, the extraordinary poet-saint of the Bhakti movement? READ MORE

GS 1

1. Who was Sant Kabir, the extraordinary poet-saint of the Bhakti movement? READ MORE
2. Tamil Nadu sculptures recovered from Australia, US READ MORE

GS 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Govt’s policy change in public interest outweighs prior commitments to private entities: SC READ MORE
2. The judiciary should have annual performance reports, too READ MORE
3. An anomaly that goes by the name populism READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Taking steps to ensure sex workers’ rights READ MORE
2. Covid raised inequalities — by how much? READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. A ‘silver’ moment to propel a Bay of Bengal dream READ MORE

GS 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. India has become more strategic about trade: USTR Tai READ MORE
2. Global economy in grip of headwinds READ MORE
3. India aims to double marine products export to Rs 1 lakh crore in next 5 years READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Power shortages may persist as thermal capacity lags power demand: Report READ MORE
2. Carbon dioxide levels are now comparable to 4 mn years ago READ MORE
3. Bonn Climate Conference begins with tense stand-off on ‘Loss and Damage’ READ MORE
4. Climate change victim: How high temperatures, drought have endangered this Kalahari bird READ MORE
5. Chilika lake has 176 fishing cats, survey reveals READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. The need for digital collaboration READ MORE
2. What are the precision guided rocket systems being supplied to Ukraine? READ MORE

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Mahanaam: Insurance policy for self-realisation READ MORE
2. Unrockable, unshockable READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. A major weakness in the Indian economy is that the growth is not perceived as being sufficiently inclusive for many groups. Critically analyse.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Be calm and move on. Let us be filled with spirituality, with God, with love and with piety, so that there is no room for us to be affected by little, little things.
• Well, there is no denying that global inequality was widened by the pandemic — the rich became richer while millions lost jobs. In fact, a few months ago, the World Inequality Report 2022, prepared by the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics, also portrayed a grim picture of widened global inequality.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The dark disparity gap between rich and poor

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.