WSDP Bulletin (18-01-2022)

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. PM delivers ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda READ MORE
2. Birju Maharaj, legendary Kathak dancer, dies at 83 READ MORE
3. EC allows authorised media persons to cast vote through postal ballot in upcoming polls READ MORE
4. India’s Economic System Rigged in Favour of the Super-Rich, Says Oxfam Report READ MORE
5. Border position unambiguous: India to Nepal on Lipulekh row READ MORE
6. US bill to block defence contractors from using Chinese rare earth minerals READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. Explained: Why the volcanic eruption in Tonga was so violent, and what to expect next READ MORE
2. Forest cover rises, but questions remain READ MORE
3. Tribals and their divinity concept READ MORE
4. Socialising digital brand communication READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Modi govt will have to wait on All India Judicial Services. Top judiciary main opposition READ MORE
2. Mentioning in Supreme Court requires urgent revision READ MORE
3. Behind the success of the gig economy READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Inequality kills: A study of the new OxFam report READ MORE
2. The future of school education lies in learning beyond classrooms READ MORE

 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. India’s watchwords in a not so bright 2022 READ MORE
2. How the India-Japan friendship can help global peace, prosperity READ MORE
3. Revival of nuclear concert diplomacy READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Just what the doctor ordered for the livestock farmer READ MORE
2. Eye on yields READ MORE
3. Tackling inequality: Govt must make the right interventions in the Budget READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. We Need Airports and Dams – But Here’s Why You Should Care About the Environment READ MORE
2. Will Tonga volcanic eruption affect the global climate? READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Set up the exclusive ministry of internal security READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Soul consciousness wards off vices and viruses READ MORE
2. Eloquent Silences READ MORE
3. Remembering Martin Luther King Jr: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the Mlk Collection READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened economic inequalities across the world. Substantiate the statement with reference to “Inequality Kills” report by Oxfam.
2. ‘Seventy years after diplomatic relations were established between India and Japan, they have evolved into natural partners’. Discuss the statement in the light of contemporary world politics.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
• Facing a host of unprecedented challenges, India’s leaders and diplomats must not only take stock of the dangers that exist but also be ready on how to manage the risks that are well evident.
• With most of India’s livestock in rural and remote areas, a game changer now will be the use of mobile veterinary units.
• Seventy years after diplomatic relations were established between India and Japan, they have evolved into natural partners.
• The recent P5 statement on nuclear disarmament is hollow and contradicts the policies of most UNSC members. From India’s perspective, the statement does nothing to allay concerns about China modernising its nuclear arsenal.
• Contrary to perception, tribals in India have a belief system which is no less profound and spiritual than other religions practised in the country.
• There is no dispute that the issue of inequality needs to be addressed. The K-shaped recovery from the pandemic may not be sustainable in the medium term.
• Immediate measures should be taken to fix the accountability of companies towards gig workers, and clearly establish mechanisms for ensuring this, including substantive penalties for violating the workers’ labour and democratic rights.

50-WORD TALK

• From unrest in our border areas to left-wing insurgency, several internal security issues have been simmering for long. Only an exclusive ministry with specific expertise for day-to-day management would be able to tackle these issues and re-evaluate past policies as well as formulate new ones.
• States clamouring for Elon Musk’s Tesla investment is a joke, not another ease-of-doing-business race as they are portraying. Shows that no one has really studied Musk’s problem, which is largely about taxation. Before playing Twitter-Twitter, the question states must ask is whether Musk is ready to manufacture Tesla in India.

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 also 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.