WSDP Bulletin (28-09-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system may be produced in India, says Sweden’s SAAB READ MORE
2. Dadasaheb Phalke award for Asha Parekh READ MORE
3. NASA is about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid. Here’s why the mission could one day save humanity. READ MORE
4. EWS quota will not cut into existing quotas, Govt tells Supreme Court READ MORE
5. Multiple threats cause huge decline in migratory waterbirds in Africa, Eurasia READ MORE
6. Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people — but pollution is making it unsafe READ MORE
7. Union Culture Ministry organizes Bathukamma festival in New Delhi READ MORE
8. Honeybees can tell difference between odd & even numbers READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Bengaluru, Lucknow flooding: What do we mean by water-sensitive cities? READ MORE  
2. The future of old times READ MORE
3. SPOTLIGHT – ON THE HIJAB READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Power imbalance: The governance shift in the power sector needs centre-state cooperation READ MORE
2. Supreme Court goes live: Thousands watch proceedings of Constitution Benches READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. The lack of quality engineering education READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Energising India-Nepal ties, the hydropower way READ MORE
2. Permanent membership of the UNSC is another story READ MORE
3. India-US relations are stable and thriving READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Paving the way to sustainable energy generation with microgrids READ MORE
2. Currency manipulation: Note for the future READ MORE
3. Money matters RBI has a grip on inflation READ MORE
4. The National Logistics Policy can help India achieve its economic growth vision READ MORE
5. Why India’s Growing Current Account Deficit Could Prove to Be the Achilles’ Heel for RBI READ MORE
6. Free fertiliser industry by removing controls READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT

1. What is the solution to India’s garbage disposal problem? READ MORE
2. How the wildlife bill is a step backwards for elephants and will enable greater exploitation READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. How this cyclone intensity estimation technique saved millions of lives across continents READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Nine nights to transcend the interplay of gunas READ MORE
2. Meditation as medication READ MORE
3. Facts, factoids and their interpretation READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘The governance shift in the power sector needs centre-state cooperation’. Comment on the statement in the light of recent electricity bill introduces by the government.
2. By correcting the multi-modal connectivity mix and digitisation, the National Logistics Policy will help India achieve its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Analyse.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• An efficient telecommunication network is the foundation upon which an information society is built.
• Given the growing energy demand, the West Seti Hydroelectric Project can provide an added alternative and viable way to address power deficits.
• There should be no illusion about how states view membership in the United Nations Security Council — India must realise that it is all about national interest.
• A consumption tax based on concrete aspects of sustainability, and its local devolution, would create the right incentives for a scientific analysis of garbage and the logistics of its disposal.
• By focusing on correcting the multi-modal connectivity mix and digitisation, the National Logistics Policy will help reduce costs in the logistics sector, power the country’s economic growth, and help it achieve its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
• Live-streaming of key Supreme Court cases is welcome; safeguards may be needed for it to expand.
• Controlling CAD is important as it has an implication on growth because of its close ties to national investment and saving. It also affects exchange rates and thus influences the export competitiveness of an economy.

50-WORD TALK

• The Supreme Court has finally opened its proceedings to the public by implementing the four-year-old judgement on live-streaming. It will improve legal literacy among citizens, help them differentiate between oral remarks and written orders, and bring discipline to courtroom proceedings. If only judges don’t use it for grandstanding and pontification.
• Like much good advice, Antony Blinken’s call for Pakistan to build “a responsible relationship with India” will be ignored. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif knows trade with India will help Pakistan, but Kashmir ranting won’t. Imran Khan’s anti-India posturing has seduced economically-battered Pakistanis. So PM Sharif can’t do the sane thing.

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.