WSDP Bulletin (27-10-2022)

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(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Bats evicted from prehistoric Manipur cave for tourism: Study READ MORE
2. ISRO to boost NavIC, widen user base of location system READ MORE
3. India’s imports from China surge to record high in first nine months of year READ MORE
4. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee approves commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard yet again READ MORE
5. Liquidity in system tightens on rising credit demand, RBI forex intervention READ MORE
6. Understanding GM mustard: what is it, and how has it been achieved? READ MORE
7. Anti-trust cases against Google, how regulator decided fine READ MORE
8. Biotech regulator approves GM mustard, now Centre to take a call READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Colonialism and its discontents today READ MORE
2. ‘Divide and rule’ does not work Making sense of an outreach to Pasmanda Muslims READ MORE
3. ‘Women, Life. Freedom’ READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Protecting competition: The Competition Commission of India’s action will open up the Android space READ MORE
2. After Union govt, states obfuscating budgets. India needs true bond market more than CAG audits READ MORE
3. Rule of Law Globally Under Assault READ MORE
4. Supreme Court’s exasperation against hate speech is just the tip of the iceberg READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Bridging the gender digital divide to get women into the workforce READ MORE
2. POVERTY MAKING KIDS DROP OUT OF SCHOOLS READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Pakistan’s exit from FATF Grey List and India’s challenge READ MORE
2. Xi envisions China-centric world order READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Daylight data robbery READ MORE
2. Income is not the right gage of poverty READ MORE
3. PM Kisan’s direct transfers can help food distribution. But there are four challenges READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. An unkind hike: Amid sticky inflation, small savings rates should have been pegged higher READ MORE
2. The climate crisis and the urgent need for global cooperation READ MORE
3. Rising temperatures hold a dire warning READ MORE

SECURITY

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

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Punya as GPS orients us to right directions READ MORE
2. The human endeavour 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

• Instability is the repetition of tactics without a strategy.
• 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.

50-WORD TALK

• Appointing a new career-diplomat to run the US embassy in India is just a band-aid for a festering wound. Thirty-nine US embassies—including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Brazil—have no ambassador, because political feuding has blocked nominees. Leadership summits can’t replace effective ambassadors who manage everyday irritants and challenges.
• AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s demand for images of deities Lakshmi and Ganesh on currency notes has just raised the bar for competitive Hindutva politics. From being called BJP’s ‘B-team”, he’s now out to outdo BJP. But Delhi CM should leave our gods and goddesses out of temporal issues like economy.

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.