WSDP Bulletin (14-06-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Andhra Pradesh: Is the stray Bengal Tiger adapting to its new habitat? READ MORE
2. India aims to have 75 Ramsar sites on 75th anniversary of Independence READ MORE
3. Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to become India’s second biggest oil supplier READ MORE
4. Special remission to prisoners to mark 75th year of Independence READ MORE
5. Centre begins supply of fortified rice in 90 districts from April 1 READ MORE
6. Extra chromosome in 1 in 500 men, disease risk higher: study READ MORE
7. If Plastic Comes From Fossil Fuels, Why Isn’t It Biodegradable? READ MORE
8. Explained: What is the e-Vidhan system for paperless legislation? READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. Musings on ‘Indic civilization’ and Indianness READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Unseemly exercise: RS polls are proving to be a disappointment READ MORE
2. Anti-defection law must be made more effective READ MORE
3. Rights violations: Right to speech and property must be protected READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Study Finds Severe Malnutrition Spiked in Half of India in 5 Years READ MORE
2. The future of a Uniform Civil Code READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Choosing sides: On intensifying rivalry between U.S. and China READ MORE
2. China keeping India on edge: Contradictory posture embedded in New Delhi’s policies apropos of Galwan@2 READ MORE
3. Qatar protest was a setback for Indian diplomacy READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Why MSP alone does not bring farmers prosperity READ MORE
2. Decoding the economy better READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Explained: Why is Delhi battling severe water shortage? READ MORE
2. Raining pollution: Fresh snow in Antarctica contained microplastics, another grim reminder of climate playing havoc READ MORE
3. Environmental Woes READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. With only 3 serious telecom operators, administrative allocation of spectrum space should take the place of auctions READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Without diversity, life cannot have full play READ MORE
2. Decisively rein in hate speech READ MORE
3. What is Intuition? READ MORE
4. Bulldozer justice is illegal, immoral and unjustifiable READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘As the U.S. and China intensify their rivalry, countries like India are faced with hard choices’. In the light of the statement, discuss the suitable strategy for India in present time.
2. ‘Apart from raising legitimate questions about the efficacy of monetary measures in fighting inflation, the current situation is pointing to the need for a rethink in India’s inflation-targeting framework’. Comment on the statement in the light of recent challenges facing by Indian economy.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.
• It is plausible that a serious and honest exercise might end up causing more consternation among Hindus than Muslims.
• As the U.S. and China intensify their rivalry, other countries are faced with hard choices.
• One could argue that if all spectrum is assigned, direct revenue collections could be higher compared to the auction route, in which spectrum risks being unsold.
• Opposition parties and farmer lobbies protest that the increase in support prices is a sham, and wholly inadequate.
• The Ukraine war is not the sole driver of global wheat prices. Speculative activity has played a bigger role and policy inaction on that front can prove fatal.
• Apart from raising legitimate questions about the efficacy of monetary measures in fighting inflation, the current situation may well be pointing to the need for a rethink in India’s inflation-targeting framework.
• Defectors should be barred from holding public office for a reasonable period, and the vote cast by a defector should be considered invalid. The electorate should also have a right to recall the representative. Resort politics should also be banned.

50 WORD TALK

• Facing a Sri Lanka-style financial crisis, Pakistan needs an IMF bailout. The IMF, though, isn’t impressed with the new Budget, saying it doesn’t do enough to cut subsidies and raise direct taxes. Fearing electoral blowback, the government’s dithered—but as stock markets plunge, and the rupee haemorrhages value, time’s running out.
• In relations among nations, as in life, one should never assume that even time-tested friends would not object to something which is anathema to them. And that is what happened when a host of friendly Islamic countries across the Gulf, West Asia and other parts of the world made demarches against the controversial remarks by the two BJP functionaries who had crossed what is absolutely a red line for every Muslim. Qatar was the first nation to express condemnation.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The social justice movement of the 21st century is economic development.

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.