WSDP Bulletin (12-09-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Explained | The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan READ MORE
2. King Charles III proclaimed Britain’s monarch in historic ceremony READ MORE
3. India stays out of ‘trade pillar’ at Indo-Pacific meet READ MORE
4. India’s GDP can grow to $40 trillion if working-age population gets employment: CII report READ MORE
5. Explained | Why is the Kushiyara river treaty between India and Bangladesh important? READ MORE
6. Cheetah relocation: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes stock of preparations at Kuno park READ MORE
7. President Droupadi Murmu nominates Gulam Ali Gurjar Muslim from J&K to Rajya Sabha READ MORE
8. Over 1.1 million sea turtles poached in the last 30 years: Study READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Why cloudburst forecast in India still remains elusive READ MORE
2. Slowdown of continental plates linked to volcanic eruptions triggered mass extinctions: Study READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Relief, at last: The Supreme Court has exposed the tenuous nature of UAPA case against journalist Kappan READ MORE
2. State, CSOs must join forces to help children READ MORE
3. Municipal finance in focus: How India can empower its urban local bodies READ MORE
4. A road map for the model prisons Act READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Explain Speaking: How to read the latest Human Development Report READ MORE
2. Time to get serious about nutrition security READ MORE
3. Battleground Body: Sexism and the Right to Safe Abortions in India READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Explained | What is the G7 planning on Russian oil? READ MORE  
2. Bangladesh PM’s India visit promises to take bilateral ties to new heights READ MORE
3. India-Bangladesh ties, a model for bilateral cooperation READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. What govt curbs on exporting rice mean for India and the world READ MORE
2. Making in India. But how? PLI aims to create a manufacturing base. More evidence is needed before extending the scheme READ MORE
3. Streamlined logistics can boost growth READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Fire, Foam, Now Floods! And Attention is Back on Bengaluru’s Lakes! READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Cults and creeds, debates and deeds READ MORE
2. Tryst with inevitable READ MORE
3. WORLD HAS TWO SIDES, BUT the CHOICE IS OURS READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Discuss the role of civil society engagement between communities to create confidence, restore trust and strengthen inter-community bonds.
2. ‘India-Bangladesh relations cannot realize their full potential as long as they are compartmentalized’. Comment.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Keep looking ahead and learning from what’s behind.
• Logistics for power trade between Bangladesh and its neighbours — India, Nepal and Bhutan — have been put in place. India will assist Bangladesh by sharing its rich experience of innovation through startups.
• We need an urgent civil society engagement between communities in Kashmir once again. This alone can create confidence, restore trust and strengthen inter-community bonds.
• Delivering the vaccines to the general public and covering those untouched by the primary two doses, and the boosters, should remain high on the agenda.
• India’s emergence as the fifth-largest as well as the fastest-growing economy in the world will definitely ensure a further quantum leap in strategic ties with Japan.
• Beyond infrastructure, such investments should also be made towards strengthening the technical capacity of the managing staff — which can transform the functioning of CCIs. It is crucial to train the staff on contemporary childcare practices and compliances.
• India-Bangladesh relations cannot realize their full potential as long as they are compartmentalized.
• The model Act should cover all relevant issues governing the management and administration of prisons, taking into account the challenges due to the changed nature of crime and criminals. Custody, care and treatment are the three main functions of a modern prison organisation.

50-WORD TALK

• In India, there are continuing worries about the cumulative and adverse impact of COVID-19 and the Ukraine war on Bangladesh’s economy. The country faces escalating protests on the streets that have been triggered by a sharp rise in fuel prices, an erosion of foreign currency reserves, and a deepening financial crisis.

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.