WSDP Bulletin (23-11-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. In Arittapatti, Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site READ MORE
2. Six killed in firing; Meghalaya, Assam differ on details of clash READ MORE
3. India’s fiscal consolidation trend intact; to see strong revenues, debt stabilisation, says Moody’s READ MORE
4. Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners READ MORE
5. Australian Parliament clears path for free trade agreement with India READ MORE
6. India’s unusual abstention in CITES vote on reopening ivory trade READ MORE
7. UN’s Highest Environmental Honour For Assam Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Strategy to save: On the National Suicide Prevention Strategy READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Persisting issues: On the new data protection bill READ MORE
2. The dissenting judgment versus the razing of equality READ MORE
3. A solution to the problem of judicial pendency, posed by the law minister – don’t mechanically arrest a suspect READ MORE
4. The executive-judiciary tussle READ MORE
5. Fair deal for EWS, thanks to the SC READ MORE
6. Prosecution’s slapdash approach in graft cases READ MORE
7. Polls and consequences READ MORE
8. Aadhar Act to Data Protection Bill—Parliament isn’t playing a big role in lawmaking READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Can India Seize the Demographic Advantage? READ MORE  

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The ‘India pole’ in international politics READ MORE
2. India-US relationship is on a strong footing READ MORE
3. Geopolitical rift at G20 meet READ MORE
4. World against terror: Global effort a must to demolish terror networks READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Explained | RBI’s concerns on slow deposit growth READ MORE
2. Human capital. Why informal employment poses a major challenge for India READ MORE
3. Smooth flow: Inland waterways have benefits in terms of cost and the environment READ MORE
4. Soaring Bad Loans, Abysmal Recoveries Show Bankruptcy Code Is Itself Bankrupt READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. At COP27, one hit and many misses READ MORE
2. COP27: 18 countries join group on cryosphere loss, see it as major contributor to sea-level rise READ MORE
3. Look beyond COP for climate action READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. What makes pleasure different from joy? READ MORE
2. Empathy and compassion READ MORE
3. Science vs religion-I READ MORE
4. Science vs religion-II READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. How far do you agree with this view that anti-conversion laws are not coherent with fundamental rights and breach the right to privacy of individuals? Analyse your view with the help of relevant examples.
2. ‘If India is to seize the advantage of its burgeoning young workforce, it needs to strategically implement economic and industrial policies’. Comment.
3. The role of Parliament in drafting laws has been diminishing in recent times and India seen the rise of administrative state. Critically examine.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• The best social reform in the world is a job.
• If India is to seize the advantage of its burgeoning young workforce, it needs to strategically implement economic and industrial policies.
• The Anti-Conversion law should be coherent with the fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution and should not be based on vagaries.
• Only 13% recovery on loan defaults of Rs 10 lakh crore shows that all is not well with the operation of the bankruptcy reforms.
• There is no doubt the energies of India’s young women and men can be tapped to lift the entire country’s prospects. But this can be achieved only with strategic investments and interventions by the government, alongside well-directed social, employment and industrial policies.
• Parliament needs to take back its core responsibility of drafting legislation. It also needs to provide for adequate space for healthy debate on its proposed statutes.
• Government must form a committee comprising agency chiefs and prosecution to monitor high-profile cases.
• Institutional solutions on weighty issues like inter-institutional balancing and efficiency enhancement require a balanced, institutionalised approach.
• In the Supreme Court of India’s verdict on the case of the economically weaker section, it is the dissenting judgment that imparts strength to fight for the promise of equality forming the core of the Constitution.
• Notwithstanding the geopolitical difficulties that India faces today, India is a pivotal power in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, with an ability to help tackle security, climate and other challenges of global consequence.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The best social reform in the world is a job.

50-WORD TALK

• COP27 has ended with little to show in terms of progress, barring the creation of a loss and damage fund. The familiar attempts by rich, more polluting countries to obfuscate, distract and offload their responsibilities on developing countries spell trouble and tragedy for the planet. This is a cop-out.
• By seeking recall of Supreme Court orders setting free Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins, the central government has pushed back against a dangerous precedent. Ethnic and religious groups have long lobbied for lenient treatment of terrorists who kill in their name. India cannot afford to be soft on such claims.

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.

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