WSDP Bulletin (24-08-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. India-China dispute casts gloom over space project READ MORE
2. DRDO, Indian Navy test fire indigenous Vertical Launch Short Range surface-to-air missile READ MORE
3. India’s sex ratio at birth normalises slightly READ MORE
4. Explained | Reinvigorating the Chabahar port READ MORE
5. amends Supreme Court Judges Rules READ MORE
6. Supreme Court strikes down criminal provision of ‘benami’ law READ MORE
7. Lockdowns pull down poaching rates in Africa but rhinos still threatened READ MORE
8. James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning new images of Jupiter READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. North East India records lowest rainfall in 122 years READ MORE  

 GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Reviewing remission: On the need for norms to release convicts READ MORE
2. Puttaswamy, five years on READ MORE
3. Centre’s freebie is social welfare for states READ MORE
4. Twitter Versus Government: Remedy of Challenge Against Blocking Orders is Illusory READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. India at 75 looking at 100: Equitable access should be the goal READ MORE
2. INDIA’S BIG LEAP OF FAITH IN HEALTHCARE READ MORE
3. POCSO enforcement must for kids’ safety READ MORE   

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Russia-China Relations: Emerging Alliance or Eternal Rivals? READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Are freebies a way to mask state inaction? READ MORE
2. Agriculture in the amrit kaal READ MORE
3. A powerful move READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Half of Swiss Glaciers Shrunk in Less Than a Century READ MORE

SCIENCE

1. The case of the missing scientific Indian READ MORE

SECURITY

1. The implications of the 5G roll-out for law enforcement READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Dolo, docs & pharma: Only a statutory medical ethics code can free prescriptions from the influence of freebies READ MORE
2. A jewelled canopy of human solidarity READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘India’s steel frame is getting rusted for lack of competition and disincentives for mediocrity’. In the light of the statement, discuss whether the appointments of non-IAS officers’ to joint and additional secretaries will overhaul this issue.
2. The reach of the Jan Dhan scheme can be extended by improving financial literacy and adopting secure digital technologies. Comment.
3. In light of the current geopolitical scenario wherein the China-USA rivalry is playing out in the Asia-Pacific, the ASEAN holds great significance for India. Analyse the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.
• 5G may also make it easier for criminals to perpetrate cyber bullying. Criminal groups may be able to easily coordinate DDoS onslaughts because of the real-time communication capabilities between multiple criminal groups.
• The 5G roll-out will be a game-changer for law enforcement agencies. It will enable the police fight crime effectively. At the same time, criminal use of 5G is inevitable.
• India has failed to propagate scientific literacy not only among the public, but also among scientists themselves.
• The Russia-Ukraine war is one symptom of a changing international system, with a public nonchalance toward nuclear weapons. That disregard is in contrast to 40 years ago.
• India has braved all kinds of challenges and leveraged better availability of cutting-edge technology, medicines and therapies to augment this indicator by over 100 per cent since independence.
• POCSO, Prevention of Child Labour Act, Right to Education Act, Prevention of Child Marriage Act are all pivotal to ensure children’s rights are realized.
• Ensuring social justice is the primary job of a government, and welfare schemes indisputably prop up weaker sections. Reminding state governments of their debt levels and the need to cap expenditure is vital.
• Big tech companies running large social media platforms prefer engaging with governments, particularly in developing countries, behind closed doors.

50 WORD TALK

• The conspiracies-fuelled opposition to revision of electoral rolls in Kashmir is absurd. All Indian civilians living in Kashmir should have the right to vote there just as Kashmiris can in other parts of India. J&K no longer has special status and it’s high time political parties make peace with this.

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.) 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.

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