WSDP Bulletin (25-10–2022)

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(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Bengal sends report on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin corrections, awaits Centre’s response READ MORE
2. ISRO launches 36 broadband satellites in its heaviest rocket from Sriharikota READ MORE
3. Five new varieties to expand India’s Basmati platter READ MORE
4. Kerala Governor demands resignation of nine Vice-Chancellors, sets stage for a political, legal battle with State government READ MORE
5. Explained | What is the National Credits Framework (NCrF) and how does it propose to change the education system? READ MORE
6. What is FCRA, and when can an NGO’s registration be cancelled? READ MORE
7. As NSCN-IM meets rival Naga groups, hope for reconciliation, shared roadmap to peace READ MORE
8. Chinese President Xi Jinping creates history, wins record third term in power READ MORE
9. Grazing animals play key role in maintaining soil carbon health: Study READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. A Gandhian Future READ MORE
2. Upholding unity, opposing uniformity: The Indian Union is an agglomeration of ethno-linguistic nationalities that have their own languages and cultures READ MORE
3. Old Age Insecurity READ MORE
4. What ‘viral spillover risk’ means, and how it could lead to new pandemics READ MORE
5. Water security must be enhanced in India READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Vital intervention: On the Supreme Court order against hate speech READ MORE
2. Hate speech is a serious concern READ MORE
3. Supreme Court paves way to revisit POCSO act READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. We will bridge the poverty gap by our own means READ MORE
2. Govt must start a broadbased anti-smoking policy READ MORE
3. Rising Hunger, Growing Poverty READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. The MSP card: Hike announced is just right to induce farmers to sow wheat READ MORE
2. Oil and the dollar: India’s twin challenges READ MORE
3. Course correction is a must to stop freebies READ MORE
4. Paradox of growing economy, shrinking workforce READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Why India has not been successful at eliminating plastic pollution READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Why development projects are critical for rooting out extremism READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. How to assess disasters: 8 Indian states adopt global standards READ MORE
2. Could Melting Glaciers Cause Future Pandemics? READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Can every single day be a day of rejoicing? READ MORE
2. We need true social enterprises READ MORE
3. What’s wrong with desire? READ MORE
4. GIVE UP ‘MY’ and ‘mine’ TO BE FREE READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘The battle against internal terror cannot be fought without the help of the people’. Discuss, why development projects are critical for rooting out extremism?
2. How far do you agree with this view that recent supreme court concern against hate speech is good move, but this is the administration and executive that can work effective against the propagation of hate? Justify your view.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Every election is determined by the people who show up.
• The Global Hunger Index exposes the falsity of poverty estimates that do not take into account the true rise in cost of living.
• Grazing by mammalian herbivores can be a climate mitigation strategy.
• The quest for Atmanirbharta has to be an ongoing and long-term endeavour that must take due note of its adverse impact on the military’s short and mid-term operational effectiveness.
• Water resources are essential for economic development. India has 4 per cent of global water resources for its use. India’s water resources are under immense pressure.
• India needs to embark on export-led growth to create high-income jobs with a big role of MSMEs.
• The Government should identify better alternatives and encourage innovation that can eventually lead to the betterment of public health. It is essential for the government to take on a multidimensional and unprejudiced stance in adopting harm reduction alternatives for the betterment of its citizens.
• Consensus among political parties is needed to avert the financial disaster that freebies will lead to in the long run.
• Fostering peaceful coexistence of the diverse sects and sections of society is crucial for India’s image globally, too, as its voice gains credence in diplomatic and geopolitical affairs.
• The Supreme Court’s intervention in the matter is welcome. Now, political and legal action must follow in case of hate speech.
• Development projects bolster internal security and help policing become more focused and result-oriented, ensuring a government-people bond.
• Administrative bias on the one hand and the spread of social prejudice on the other cannot be allowed to vitiate the national mood. the Court must do everything possible to nudge authorities to enforce the law against the propagation of hate.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
• Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity but an act of justice.

50-WORD TALK

• No text books until age six, use of toys, games, stories – the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage ticks the right boxes by focusing on learning. But this change won’t be easy. Teachers will have to learn to teach differently. And parents will have to stop equating learning with marks.

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.