WSDP Bulletin (03-09-2022)

Print

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. G7 agrees to implement price cap on Russian oil, seeks inputs from all countries READ MORE
2. In a Surprise, Russia Says the Gas Pipeline to Germany Will Remain Closed READ MORE
3. Special maternity leave in case of infant death READ MORE
4. Indigenous vaccine against lumpy skin disease to hit markets soon, says ICAR READ MORE
5. Naval muscle and seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji, inspiring Indian Navy READ MORE
6. Polio to Covid-19: What accounts for India’s vaccination success story? READ MORE
7. African Swine Fever hits ICAR centre in Assam, state govt’s farm; 292 pigs culled READ MORE
8. International Vulture Awareness Day: India’s numbers increasing, albeit slowly READ MORE
9. India overtakes UK to become fifth-largest economy READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Where is freedom of movement for disabled people? READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Stop farmer suicide now READ MORE
2. Why plea on ‘reservation for Dalit Christians’ is a dangerous and divisive move READ MORE
3. One state’s freebie can be another state’s welfare READ MORE
4. An Assault on Democracy: The onslaught against freebies is yet another attempt to disempower the poor. READ MORE
5. New Facts, Constitutional Vision: Agricultural Federalism READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. CRS: Bridging the communication gap READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Political expediency rules terror listing in UNSC READ MORE
2. The NPT is beginning to look shaky: Sustaining it requires facing up to today’s political realities such as the growing rivalries in a multipolar nuclear world READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Economy remains under Covid shadow. 6% growth will be a big achievement for India READ MORE
2. FDI, GDP and Regional Disparity READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. To Be a Vulture in India Is Still To Be Constantly Threatened READ MORE
2. What Europe saw this summer may just become the norm by 2035, hints study READ MORE

SECURITY

1. India’s cyber infrastructure needs more than patches: With cybercrime on the rise, the central and State governments need to work in tandem READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Community radio helps fight disasters READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Spiritual journey will begin in knowing yourself READ MORE
2. Free speech is not a licence to kill READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. To realize federalism in the true sense, India needs a centre-state cooperative approach, not rivalry in every field, including agriculture. Analyze the statement.
2. How far do you agree with this view that the New Criminal Identification Act will Create a Surveillance State? Analyse your view.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.
• The onslaught against freebies is yet another attempt to disempower the poor.
• By trying to restrict pro-poor election promises labelled freebies, the Prime Minister is clearly trying to hobble the opposition from mobilising the disempowered against his pro-business government.
• World must mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis along three axes: reduce, remove and repair.
• Reservation to Dalit Christians will usurp privileges guaranteed to a section of the Hindu society. The Supreme Court should thwart this dangerous and divisive move.
• Community radio has emerged as an effective tool of social change across the world. India is no different but needs robust policy planning.
• ‘Reforms’ and ‘performance’ are among the most commonly used terms by the powers that be. And these are vital in India’s fuel supply versus electricity generation debate.
• With ‘police’ and ‘public order’ being in the State List, the primary obligation to check crime and create the necessary cyberinfrastructure lies with States.
• Developments in space and cyber domains are blurring the line between conventional and nuclear weapons, leading to nuclear entanglement and rendering command and control systems vulnerable.

50-WORD TALK

• Good that SC granted Teesta Setalvad bail. Its rebuke of Gujarat HC’s procrastination is well-deserved. We must also ask why the SC had nudged the police to take away the liberty of Setalvad and others. It gave the arrest moral legitimacy. This low point in India’s judicial history deserves introspection.
• The commissioning of INS Vikrant is a moment of national pride—but also time to debate India’s naval strategy. Large carriers were twentieth century superpower status-symbols, meant for global power-projection. Facing next-generation precision weapons, navies are pivoting to stealthier, smarter platforms. Future wars will be won by technology—not tonnage.

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.