WSDP Bulletin (17-10-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. As wildlife diplomacy takes wing, government considers Sri Lankan proposal for translocating gaurs READ MORE
2. Neutralising antibody against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants READ MORE
3. India to attract FDI worth $475 billion in 5 years: EY-CII report READ MORE
4. Explained | Understanding the Global Hunger Index READ MORE
5. Wildlife board nod to Kedarnath ropeway project READ MORE
6. Organic fertiliser: A must for the next green revolution Govt considering proposals for extending Rs 35,000 cr PLI scheme to more sectors READ MORE
7. Alzheimer’s disease: surprising new theory about what might cause it READ MORE India’s first aluminium freight rake introduced by Hindalco for Indian Railways READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Earth just had its 5th-warmest September on record READ MORE
2. Do India’s women have the right to choose? READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Explained | The issues in the Collegium’s functioning READ MORE
2. The ‘plumbing’ of inner party democracy READ MORE
3. In Supreme Court hijab judgment, an inversion of Indian secularism READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Malnutrition challenge: India lags in meeting goal of zero hunger READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AND RELATIONS

1. What a third Xi term means for India READ MORE
2. India needs to play a big role to end Ukraine war READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Explained | Why did bank bailout research get the Nobel? READ MORE
2. Conceptual haze around CBDC READ MORE
3. Strengthening the agri startup ecosystem READ MORE
4. Institutions and Economy~I READ MORE
5. Institutions and Economy~II READ MORE
6. Despite moderate performance over 40 yrs, India’s economic growth set to be substantial in 2023 READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Ashok Gulati writes: Balancing climate change and global nutrition READ MORE
2. Erratic weather, ineffective solutions: Annual stubble burning sets off pollution concerns again READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Securing India’s cyberspace from quantum techniques READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Addiction and return of the prodigal son READ MORE
2. How to know God READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Though, the Indian Constitution is influenced by the American and European models. But the Constitution is not an unmediated legal transplant from the West’. Examine with suitable examples.
2. ‘The world is moving towards an era in which the applications of quantum physics in strategic domains will soon become a reality, increasing cybersecurity risks. India needs a holistic approach with a focus on post-quantum cybersecurity to tackle these challenges’. Discuss.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
• The Indian Constitution was indeed influenced by the American and European models. But the Constitution was not an unmediated legal transplant from the West.
• This year’s economics Nobel offers a deeper understanding of the genesis, the propagation, and the management of financial crises.
• The thankless, complex and risky endeavour of inner party elections serves as a disincentive for most parties to attempt such an exercise.
• The challenge today is to develop technologies that supply the food and nutritional needs of the world while also addressing climate change imperatives. Today, there seems to be a lack of sync between policies and technologies. It is high time India wake up.
• The world is moving towards an era in which the applications of quantum physics in strategic domains will soon become a reality, increasing cybersecurity risks. India needs a holistic approach with a focus on post-quantum cybersecurity to tackle these challenges.
• India need a coordinated institutional framework tying together the different parts of policy making in order to navigate the increasing volatility triggered by climate change and energy transition.
• The decades-old Integrated Child Development Services and Midday Meal Scheme and the recent Poshan Abhiyaan designed to address hunger and malnourishment must be integrated holistically with health projects for better results.
• The pandemic has led to an increase in the number of agri startups that work across the value chain. But the key hitch is still the small farm size, coupled with low digital adoption by small and marginal farmers. They recommend a hub-and-spoke model that nurtures these agri startup initiatives.
• Structural reform can be supported to overcome the problems of inflation by improving productivity and easing supply constraints.
• In the last decade or so, there has been a renewed urge to implement the reform process. India has reaffirmed its policy to follow fiscal prudence, with a new time path for reducing the national fiscal deficit to 3 per cent of GDP.

50-WORD TALK

• In order to enhance its regional status vis-a-vis China, India takes its role in the Quad very seriously. And yet, New Delhi’s refusal to slam Russia’s aggression risks generating tensions within the group. Firstly, this is because both China and Russia oppose the Quad. Secondly, Japan, the US and Australia have imposed some of the harshest sanctions on Moscow. India has been a party to Quad’s joint statements that support ‘democratic values’ and ‘democratic resilience’.

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.