WSDP Bulletin (05-09-2022)

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Prelim and Main

1. Has science evolved to record dreams? READ MORE
2. Nano urea fast-tracked for approval despite incomplete trials READ MORE
3. ‘Dark sky reserve’ to come up in Ladakh READ MORE
4. Assam logged highest number of sedition cases in last 8 years: NCRB READ MORE
5. Ramon Magsaysay of Philippines, and his stance on communism READ MORE
6. India’s wind energy sector struggles despite SECI’s oversubscribed bids READ MORE
7. Chileans reject proposed constitution promising rights to nature, indigenous people READ MORE
8. India’s first bulk drugs park to be set up in Gujarat’s Bharuch READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Why deaths by suicide are rising worldwide READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Justice rendered, but only incompletely: In the Teesta Setalvad case, the lack of clear judicial answers to the top court’s compelling questions are conspicuous READ MORE
2. Rethinking anonymity READ MORE
3. Explainer: How ‘zero FIRs’ have become the latest battleground between state police forces READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Coercion as conversion: Sexual orientation and gender identitiesdo not require medical intervention READ MORE
2. Train horror: All-pervasive sexual violence a sign of depravity READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. A lot is at stake for India-Bangladesh ties: While they have deepened ties, the Hasina and Modi governments have failed to resolve long-standing issues READ MORE  
2. India and Australia, from divergence to convergence: The fifth round of the bilateral Track 1.5 dialogue will set the pace for Canberra’s deepening relationship with New Delhi READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Explained | Why is there divergence in inflation across States? READ MORE
2. Precision farming needs to be promoted to get more output with less exploitation of natural resources READ MORE
3. Rural entrepreneurship replaces digital divide READ MORE
4. Indian military can’t be a silent spectator to global semiconductor boom. See US, China READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Next steps on carbon: Govt must move fast on emission trading READ MORE
2. Pakistan’s Devastating Floods Show the Climate Crisis Is Also a Debt Crisis READ MORE
3. The new plan to develop the National Capital Region is a blow to the conservation of the Aravalis READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Deploying 5G in a world built on 4G technology READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Why are an increasing number of teachers failing to establish a bond with students? READ MORE
2. Intuition is wisdom at its purest READ MORE
3. To all education READ MORE
4. FESTIVITY, MOURNING ARE COMPLIENTARY READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Universal public food distribution is now an essential requirement. It is essential to combat hunger and ensure basic nutrition without excluding some of the most needy and vulnerable people. Comment.
2. India’s ongoing transformation and resilience displayed during the COVID-19 crisis are not only driven by the digital revolution and empowerment tapping into rural entrepreneurs but will also continue to be key drivers for India’s journey to become a developed nation. Examine.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• This city is what it is because our citizens are what they are.
• Within India, however strong the current pulls in the opposite direction, there is still tremendous progressive energy and desire for change towards a more just economy and a more inclusive yet diverse society.
• A low-cost, tech-intensive and transparent monitoring, reporting and verification scheme will have to be developed by the regulator. There is a lot to be done in this space.
• India must leverage its tech know-how to develop cutting-edge methods of determining whether promises of emission reduction are actually being kept by market participants.
• Common Services Centres are playing key role in transforming the countryside with improving ease of doing business.
• India’s ongoing transformation and resilience displayed during the COVID-19 crisis are not only driven by the digital revolution and empowerment tapping into rural entrepreneurs but will also continue to be key drivers for India’s journey to become a developed nation.
• In India, we have the culture of free power, free water, almost 80 to 90 per cent subsidy on urea, and so on. One critical factor that is needed is the political economy of policies.
• There is thus a compelling need for law reform to revise the age of consent and prevent the criminalisation of older adolescents engaging in factually consensual and non-exploitative acts.
• In Bangladesh, there is a prevailing perception that India’s goodwill towards the country is aligned to one particular political ideology or school of thought as opposed to Bangladeshi society at large.

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.

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