WSDP Bulletin (08-07-2022)

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(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Centre to promote dragon fruit cultivation in 50,000 hectares READ MORE
2. Chhattisgarh gets Centre’s nod for World Bank funded school project READ MORE
3. Monsoon temperatures now higher than in summer, says CSE report READ MORE
4. SDGs as good as gone unless the world takes URGENT action READ MORE
5. Himalayan wolf a major livestock predator, though not by choice: Study READ MORE
6. Explained: What is a derecho, a storm that turned the sky green in the US? READ MORE
7. Jaishankar meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bali, calls for early resolution of LAC row READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. Poverty continues to be an anathema READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Regulating doctors READ MORE
2. Indian think tanks are growing in big numbers under Modi. But impact, influence questionable READ MORE
3. Inconsistency in the Judiciary: A Tale of Two Judgments READ MORE
4. Draft Amendment to the IT Rules 2021 Smacks of Censorship READ MORE
5. Our Insolvency and Bankruptcy laws need to focus more on the Resolution Applicant READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. A community and a health issue of concern READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Ending the Ukraine war in an imperfect world: But the problem now is that the conflict is being cast in binaries, making compromise difficult READ MORE
2. BRICS has no place for anti-West agenda. India must not let China hijack it READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. The welfare of the urban poor cannot be an afterthought in economic growth plans READ MORE
2. Are we headed for an external sector crisis? READ MORE
3. Defending the rupee: Market adjustment should not be delayed for long READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Single-use plastics ban: A big leap towards a better planet READ MORE
2. No more excuses READ MORE  

TECHNOLOGY

1. Cyber upgrade READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Policies and People | Don’t blame only the monsoons for landslides READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Poverty continues to be an anathema READ MORE
2. ANGER MANAGEMENT LEADS TO DIVINITY READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘The problems faced by resolution applicants are not because of the legislation, but because of the lack of judicial administration and prudence’. Discuss the statement.
2. ‘The Rules establishing the Union Government as the final arbiter in complaints against content on social media goes against the ethos of our Constitution’. Examine the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• The mental illnesses and challenges that India’s LGBTQIA++ people face need comprehensive and long-term solutions.
• People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction.
• India needs stronger enforcement of copyright and IP laws to reduce piracy and counterfeiting.
• To tackle the rising menace of copyright infringement, the government has been taking a serious approach to dispel India’s tarnished image and provide better protection to its artists and entrepreneurs.
• IP laws aren’t of importance just to legal experts, but also to all those actively involved in creation or facilitation of services – be it artists, musicians, filmmakers, or software developers.
• Promoting a good IPR-protective system will not just boost the spirit of creativity and innovation, but also help the nation shine on the global platform.
• The Rules establishing the Union Government as the final arbiter in complaints against content on social media and OTT platforms directly or indirectly goes against the ethos of our Constitution.
• Any attempt to convert BRICS into a soft power tool and strategise to make it a security and foreign policy group will weaken its trade aspects.
• BRICS is essentially a trade forum that seeks to derive maximum common benefit for member countries. But any attempt to convert it into a soft power tool and strategise to make it a security and foreign policy group will weaken its trade aspects and defeat its very founding purposes.
• Privation anywhere is a challenge to prosperity everywhere. As the worst form of deprivation human beings suffer from, it leads to untold miseries
• The plastic ban is a significant step towards building a sustainable planet we can proudly hand over to the next generation. We can eliminate SUPs from our daily lives with everyone’s participation and combined efforts.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Privation anywhere is a challenge to prosperity everywhere.

50 WORD TALK

• AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair and Zee’s Rohit Ranjan are in SC today for bail. We hope SC says yes to both. We wish SC would firmly remind lower courts of the principle that bail is the rule, jail exception. Much personal liberty is lost until even resourceful people can reach SC.
• Three years after his Brexit-powered election landslide, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s being evicted from office by an economic crisis that’s eviscerating living standards. To avert shipwreck, Britain needs to cut the fiscal deficit and rebuild European trade. Conservative Party leaders must toss populist ideological baggage overboard, not just the captain.

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.