WSDP Bulletin (23-06-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Golden era of the Santhals in India, say community leaders READ MORE
2. Understanding bird strikes and aviation safety READ MORE
3. $1-trillion scope for digital economy: PM Modi READ MORE
4. Indian Oil unveils indoor solar cooking system READ MORE
5. CAD narrows on quarter to 1.5% in Q4, seen wider in Q1 READ MORE
6. Globally 78.2 million children out of school: UN report READ MORE
7. Sebi sets up panel on hybrid securities READ MORE
8. Bharat Gaurav train connecting India and Nepal flagged off READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. NE floods: Climate is not the only villain READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Indian legislative processes need a framework for accountability READ MORE
2. Delay in data law can prove costly READ MORE
3. UNIFORM CIVIL CODE TO STRENGTHEN UNITY READ MORE
4. SC’s Judgment on Compulsory Vaccination Addresses Executive Accountability READ MORE
5. Why PILs Are Necessary for Securing a Welfare State READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES AND JUSTICE

1. Pride Matters | The fight for meaningful queer emancipation READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. BRICS summit needs to focus on breaking Western hegemony READ MORE
2. Gulf nations must avow India’s step READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Towards a single low tax regime: The Finance Minister should do away with all the confusing tax slabs in one fell swoop READ MORE
2. GST compensation to States can stop READ MORE
3. View: WTO must emphasise that it is not just about free trade but also about fair trade READ MORE
4. Fiscal weakness: State finances can impede growth READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Rain-Triggered Floods in Assam and Bangladesh Conjure Climate Warnings READ MORE
2. India’s rivers are heating up due to climate change, shows study READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Elusive ethics READ MORE
2. MeitY To Hold Public Consultation For The Proposed IT Rules Changes READ MORE
3. The dark side of corporate governance READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Codes of conduct and business principles are necessary, but integrity and ethics are the essences of true professionalism. Comment.
2. Why PILs are necessary for securing a welfare state? How Judicial review of State action assumes greater importance to protect the rights of the disadvantaged sections of society?
3. Discuss, how the unsustainable level of debt in states would not only affect growth prospects, but could also pose risks to macroeconomic stability?

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Corporate governance in companies is suffering from nepotism, old networks, favouritism, we-use-each-other mentality.
• Corporate governance rules and regulations alone can’t change anything. It’s a deep human awakening that could positively impact a better corporate journey.
• Judicial review of State action (or inaction) assumes greater importance when the rights and aspirations of the disadvantaged sections of society are at stake.
• Democracy is often called a tyranny of the majority.
• An unsustainable level of debt in some of the large states would not only affect growth prospects but could also pose risks to macroeconomic stability.
• The Government has asserted its respect for all religions while the Gulf countries have often been suspect in establishing their secular credentials.
• The lack of law not only means that entities, private or public, are not required to take proactive steps to protect the sensitive personal information of the public, but also that when a person’s privacy is violated, the only recourse lies in the courts.
• The obstruction of the natural flow of water through dams, barrages, and embankments, deforestation and mining in the hills, the destruction of wetlands, development activities on river banks, and unplanned urbanisation have all contributed to rivers losing their navigability.
• Formalized impact assessments before and after any law is enacted or scheme rolled out may help deliver superior outcomes

50 WORD TALK

• This whole argument that the Indian Army soldiers are old and, therefore, the military needs a reform of the Agnipath type is a made-up argument. Individuals normally don’t do very well in their first exposure to fire. Operations need battle-hardened soldiers and not greenhorns. The word ‘veteran’ when used in the context of the Army, signifies exactly that. The combination of physical fitness, endurance and experience deliver in the battle.
• Adopting new laws including a code of conduct themselves will not take us far without implementing the spirit and the word as well as political will. Integrity and ethics are the essences of true professionalism. Codes of conduct and business principles are necessary, but not sufficient. A moral standard is a set of values, norms or principles. This moral standard generates the general ethical demands on each functionary, which, in turn, creates an organisation’s ethos and culture.

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.