WSDP Bulletin (27-12-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Expedite categorisation of denotified, nomadic, semi-nomadic tribes: House panel READ MORE  
2. Pralay — India’s first tactical quasi-ballistic missile, a step towards own rocket force READ MORE
3. What 7,200-yr-old fibres from Indus Valley found in Israel tell us about cotton domestication READ MORE
4. President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu inaugurates the project “Development of Srisailam Temple in the State of Andhra Pradesh” READ MORE
5. Interest in G-sec market rising: Finmin READ MORE
6. Centre makes digitally capturing MGNREGA attendance universal from January 1 READ MORE
7. Researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue READ MORE
8. Designing with DNA READ MORE
9. A holistic heritage conservation plan READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Introducing geospatial technology in industrial water management READ MORE
2. Suicide prevention needs care, nuance READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. A dismissed review petition, an egregious error READ MORE
2. Business laws should be decriminalized READ MORE
3. Collegium system of appointment needs a rethink READ MORE
4. Sovereignty of Parliament a myth, rule of law reality READ MORE
5. Case to improve judicial efficiency in India READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Social morality can’t dictate dignity, rights READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. India’s approach to Russia must take stock of Moscow’s imperialist history READ MORE
2. Down to the wire: Prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict will pressure India READ MORE
3. India-Saudi Arabia ties and G20: Bilateral collaboration and beyond READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. House Panel strikes blow for Big Tech regulation READ MORE
2. Innovation must for Make In India READ MORE
3. Central Bank digital currency and macroeconomic implications READ MORE
4. Modi govt can’t replace PMGKAY with free food under PDS. It’s politics trumping good economics READ MORE
5. RBI affidavit on demonetisation obfuscates rather than clarifying READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Biodiversity deal: Reversing nature’s decline to prevent doom READ MORE  
2. Mistletoes in a Warming World READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Terror activity drops: Amid challenges, a flicker of hope in J&K READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Ready for the worst: on government’s better preparedness for cyclones READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. How to improve historical thinking READ MORE
2. Putting more life into our lives is real life READ MORE
3. Ego dissolves in love READ MORE
4. Bliss within reach READ MORE
5. Educate to awaken the soul READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. he Indian legal system as it is designed now is suited to favour the rich which makes the idea of access to justice a distant dream. What reforms you would suggest to make it accessible for common people in the true sense?
2. Independent judiciary is one of the foundational factors of the rule of law, one of the concepts which the Constitution is based upon. Examine.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
• Demonetisation is an example of a needless policy which failed because of lack of consultation and inadequate understanding of the issues. It led to a policy-induced crisis that deeply impacted the nation: all because democracy was not allowed its full play.
• The Indian legal system as it is designed now is suited to favour the rich, making the idea of access to justice a distant dream. Reforms at several levels are required for it to be made accessible in true sense.
• Independent judiciary is one of the foundational factors of the rule of law – one of the concepts which the Constitution is based upon.
• Using geospatial technologies is imperative for India to make its industrial sector more resilient and sustainable.
• India’s G20 presidency could help strengthen the bilateral ties and cooperation partnerships with Saudi Arabia.
• It is essential that citizens are equipped with tools of historical thinking in order to be able to effectively participate in a democracy.
• To understand how the war in Ukraine might play out and its longer-term consequences for India, Delhi’s discourse must pay greater attention to the turbulent history of Russia and its troubled relations with its Central European neighbours.
• Suicide prevention needs nuance, careful deliberation and thoughtful understanding of social realities, prejudices, material conditions and economic hurdles, and not kneejerk outrage that seeks to apportion blame and pin it on individuals instead of finding long-term solutions.
• Independence of the judiciary is a categorical imperative for democracy and there should be no compromise over this fundamental issue. However, the judiciary must also avoid overreach and look within to make itself more accountable and transparent. The confrontation will adversely affect the smooth functioning of the executive and the judiciary as the delay in judges’ appointment worsens pendency of cases.

50-WORD TALK

• Government halving foodgrain to poor and making it free shows it’s confident the pandemic is behind us. Those who need support will get it, the others get back to work. This, apart from the financial and political benefits Centre will accrue. But it’s also now stuck with the ‘free’ tag.
• Opposition parties’ demand for ban on trade with China is driven by political considerations and impractical. Indian defence forces and diplomats are capable of dealing with Chinese mischiefs adequately, effectively. Modi government should take opposition into confidence on sensitive national security matters, instead. Broken politics is India’s biggest strategic vulnerability.

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.