WSDP Bulletin (18-08-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Delhi’s PM2.5 levels worst in the world READ MORE
2. Centre restores farm loan interest subsidy, approves fillip of ₹34,856 crore READ MORE
3. Centre raises thresholds for prosecutions, arrests under Customs Act READ MORE
4. ECLGS expanded to help hospitality, related sectors READ MORE
5. Explained: A heart attack while exercising – why it happens and who is at risk READ MORE
6. India as a ‘developed’ country: where we are, and the challenges ahead, explained READ MORE
7. IMD predicts more rain in Odisha amid grim Mahanadi floods READ MORE
8. approves StartUp loan for manufacturing & commercialising “compostable” plastic – READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Explained | What is causing Arctic warming? Should India be worried? READ MORE

 GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. The Centre vs State tussle over IAS postings: India needs a stable system of civil services to bolster responsive public administration READ MORE
2. Data opportunity at the G20: The Indian Government should present aholistic agenda that embeds data collection and sharing READ MORE
3. Finding a home: The established adoption process should not be bypassed to increase the numbers READ MORE
4. How to better govern sport READ MORE
5. Preventing the slide in criminal justice system READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Monkeypox is a chance to fix inequities in the global health system READ MORE  

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The geopolitics of the Fourth Taiwan Crisis: If China loses Taiwan for good, Beijing’s attempts to establish regional hegemony would be complicated further READ MORE
2. This maritime partnership is still a work in progress: It is far from clear whether India-U.S. ties are headed towards a comprehensive partnership in the Indian Ocean littorals READ MORE
3. I2U2 opens new doors: Funds from UAE and US, Israeli expertise will step up India’s farm production READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. The woes of power: A moderate approach to the discom sector might be the answer READ MORE
2. Decoding the problems with the ‘freebie’ debate READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Natural resources governance: A flawed process to adequate policies READ MORE   
2. The Challenge to Find Solutions That Preserve Nature and Provide Good Returns READ MORE
3. Why Politicians and Policymakers Don’t Want to Stop Illegal Mining READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. India needs robust flood management policy READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Birthday on which we celebrate conscious living READ MORE
2. A release that may be lawful, but not right READ MORE
3. Love and Mischief READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘India needs a stable system of civil services to bolster responsive public administration’. Comment on the statement in the light of the recent tussle between center and states over the AIS.
2. ‘The AIS structure is unique to India and is too delicate to handle during a crisis. No public administration practitioner or scholar abroad can comprehend its nuances’. Analyse.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• No one person, no one alliance, no one nation is as smart as all of us thinking together.
• The AIS structure is unique to India and is toodelicate to handle during a crisis. No public administration practitioner or scholarabroad can comprehend its nuances.
• The India-U.S. maritime relationship remains a work in progress. There has doubtless been some movement ahead, but it is far from clear whether navy-to-navy ties are headed towards a wide-ranging and comprehensive partnership in the Indian Ocean littorals.
• Increasing privacy and security concerns coupled with economic interests have compelled governments to institute rules and standards that govern and restrict cross-border flows with natural implications for negotiations on global trade and commerce.
• Political economy of discom operations and intensifying populism on freebie-ism at the level of state governments will make reforms harder. A more rational, measured approach should be considered.
• Apart from the rising death toll, crop and infrastructure damage has risen over the years.
• The fundamental issue lies in the word freebie, which has no clear definition, making it susceptible to misuse and selective targeting of welfare measures.
• A well-known environmentalist and lawyer says a national movement led by citizens can hold those who allow illegal mining and unplanned construction to account.

50 WORD TALK

• The core of the criminal justice system revolves around the Indian Penal Code 1861, Evidence Act 1872, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 and the Police Act 1861. All these laws are of 19th century vintage. Except for minor changes here and there, they have retained their original character. The police procedures were meant for the public when the literacy levels were very low. They remain so, despite the modernisation of infra and forensic technologies.

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.