WSDP Bulletin (18-04-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Large scale forest fires posing threat to wild animals in Jharkhand READ MORE
- Explained: What is parboiled rice, and why Centre wants to stop purchasing it READ MORE
- Explained: What is Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ roadblock to Elon Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’? READ MORE
- India’s extreme poverty down by 12.3% in last decade, says World Bank READ MORE
- Deep percolation pits in Odisha forests harmful for local flora, fauna, say experts READ MORE
- FDA Authorises First COVID-19 Breathalyser Test READ MORE
- Govt to organise Block Level Health Melas at more than 1 lakh Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Time for change: On IMD’s 2022 monsoon forecast READ MORE
- Social media literacy to address misinformation READ MORE
- A mighty Gupta-era masterpiece from MP READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Confidentiality ring amendment could make antitrust disputes more opaque READ MORE
- Has political interference eroded academic freedom? READ MORE
- India’s steel frame stands at the crossroads READ MORE
- Cost of justice READ MORE
- Makeshift repairs cannot fix the IAS READ MORE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Does increasing female representation in school management improve school quality? READ MORE
- Delivering comprehensive primary healthcare READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Standing deposit facility, a policy milestone READ MORE
- Divide forex reserve into two components READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- The high cost of Himalayan ruin READ MORE
- Why re-introducing tigers to the Kumbhalgarh sanctuary in Rajasthan may not be a good idea READ MORE
SECURITY
- Explained | The status of India’s National Cyber Security Strategy READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
Questions for the MAIN exam
- India has recently had bilateral trade deals with UAE and Australia and is in talks with other countries also. How will the bilateral trade agreements help India in realizing the $5T economy dream? Substantiate.
- No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of a lack of means. Hence, a fully publicly funded healthcare system is required. Elaborate
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- The next war may well bury Western civilisation forever.
- Unlike the EU, which established rules for a confidentiality ring to protect the information provider, the Competition Commission of India seems to want to protect the defendant, which is usually a large, multimillion-dollar entity.
- SDF can absorb surplus liquidity which is transient in nature. As a non-collaterised instrument, it can absorb large volumes.
- Developing and poor nations require food, not weapons. The situation is fuelling inflation and the direct repercussions are being felt the most by developing countries.
- India must divide its forex reserve into two components — a safe component with the traditional sovereign debt plus gold and a strategic component.
- India and Pakistan have continued limited contacts, but there is clearly a need for a structured dialogue to address tensions and focus on new confidence-building measures.
- Road projects without prior green clearance will be devastating for the region’s ecology.
- A destitute person who cannot afford a lawyer is denied that equal opportunity until and unless legally assisted and for free.
- To make people knowledgeable and secure online an effective mechanism for increasing information literacy and building resilience to misinformation and disinformation within communities is required.
50-WORD TALK
- Doctrine of the bulldozer has travelled from Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh to Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Madhya Pradesh. The target almost exclusively is Muslim homes and properties. In a nation of the Constitution and the laws this medieval, partisan ‘justice’ is an abomination. And judiciary watching silently is an awful institutional shame.
- India is essentially an underachieving country in every segment of governance. Certainly, the IAS has failed, just like every other institution. But the thing one can’t take away from the IAS is the quality service delivery by several members despite resource crunch and upholding the democratic principle of conceding primacy to the political executive while being the major prop of the rule of law.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (15-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (15-04-2022)
- Explained: What downgrade in average monsoon rainfall means READ MORE
- A window for inter-State collaboration, to breathe easy READ MORE
- Like India, Pakistan and Central Asia are reeling from unprecedented heatwaves READ MORE
- Lack of information is holding back the fight against climate change in India READ MORE
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (15-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (15-04-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (15-04-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- PM greets people on the occasion of Bohag Bihu READ MORE
- Nod to extend Gram Swaraj scheme READ MORE
- India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank READ MORE
- IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon, no El Nino READ MORE
- Singaperumal Koil: A temple carved out of a hillock READ MORE
- PM Modi inaugurates Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya to honour all prime ministers of country READ MORE
- Updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty: Turning the corner on the pandemic in 2021? READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Explained: What downgrade in average monsoon rainfall means READ MORE
- Is Hindi or English beneficial as the link language? READ MORE
- How to deal with student suicides? READ MORE
- From the vault: Contemporary challenges before the anti-caste movement READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Data divide between state, citizens is bad for democracy READ MORE
- The wrong reform: Electoral bonds do not address corruption in political funding READ MORE
- Understanding civil liberties from an Ambedkarite perspective READ MORE
- Strength of democracy lies in its institutions READ MORE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
- For India’s marginalised, the precarity of health READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Friends again: The recent strain in Indo-US ties has eased following the 2+2 dialogue READ MORE
- Difficult Choices~II READ MORE
- 2+2 meet: Delhi and DC are seeking new opportunities READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- India needs an economic reboot for rapid employment-heavy growth READ MORE
- Is it too early to celebrate our export success? READ MORE
- Food subsidy as economic tool to fight poverty READ MORE
- RBI tough, Govt manages with more FTAs READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- A window for inter-State collaboration, to breathe easy READ MORE
- Like India, Pakistan and Central Asia are reeling from unprecedented heatwaves READ MORE
- Lack of information is holding back the fight against climate change in India READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- First-responders must be top priority READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Align with the hukum to attain inner peace READ MORE
- A man with a great mind and foresight READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- Discuss the importance of data in the smooth functioning of democracy. How data divide between the state and its citizens is a threat to the smooth functioning of a democracy?
- Discuss the importance of pressure groups to get good governance accepted as a fundamental right in the Constitution.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.
- Data on migration and development indices show that there is a stronger case for English to be the link language rather than Hindi.
- The effectiveness of state policies can be judged from the data produced by the statistical wings of the government, which have a reputation for being independent and credible.
- The data divide between the state and its citizens is a potential threat to the smooth functioning of a democracy.
- India would need a structural transformation to achieve fast GDP expansion accompanied by equally robust job generation.
- While India has had its best year with respect to outbound trade, impediments that could make this performance unsustainable need to be addressed.
- Paying attention to life expectancy disparities in India shows that inequality in health outcomes is relevant even today.
- India and the US have underscored their commitment to continue to build on the momentum of recent years and not lose sight of the larger strategic picture.
- The trigger that translates communal sentiments into violence is provided by political elements who provide deadly weapons and inflammatory slogans to crowds, design deviations in routes of processions and mark out shops, factories and households run or inhabited by the other community as ready for annihilation.
- The health facilities required for huge the patient load are also insufficient. There is a need to spread awareness amongst the parents and students by providing career counselling and family therapy.
- It is imperative that pressure of public opinion is built up to get good governance accepted as a fundamental right in the Constitution.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.
50-WORD TALK
- As more evidence of Russia’s excesses emerges, it will become tougher for India to stay middle of the road. New Delhi’s line has already evolved from lip service to ‘respect for (Ukraine’s) sovereignty and territorial integrity” to “shock” over Bucha killings and need for inquiry. Equidistance will be increasingly untenable.
- Doctrine of the bulldozer has travelled from Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh to Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Madhya Pradesh. The target almost exclusively is Muslim homes and properties. In a nation of the Constitution and the laws this medieval, partisan ‘justice’ is an abomination. And judiciary watching silently is an awful institutional shame.
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.
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (13-04-2022)
Ethics Through Current Developments (13-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (13-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (13-04-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (13-04-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ launched in additional 126 cities; READ MORE
- The process of electing India’s President READ MORE
- Explained | How will cardless cash withdrawal system at ATMs work? READ MORE
- No El Nino expected, it will be a ‘normal’ monsoon, says Skymet READ MORE
- Explained: Midday meal and supplements READ MORE
- India Will Miss Its 2022 Solar Power Target: Report READ MORE
- New WHO report highlights collaborative action to reduce antimicrobial resistance READ MORE
- Neptune’s summer temperature drops dramatically. What may have caused this? READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Monsoon 2022 will be ‘normal’ but highly erratic month-to-month: Skymet READ MORE
- Architectural conservation – An Indian perspective READ MORE
- Many Women in India Quitting Jobs due to Lack of Flexibility, Says Report READ MORE
- Indian Society and Ways of Living READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- How to safeguard the open justice principle READ MORE
- One pension for MLAs: Punjab has shown the way, Haryana needs to follow suit READ MORE
- Reforms that India Needs to Fulfil its Constitutional Goals READ MORE
- Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad news READ MORE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
- HOPS as a route to universal health care READ MORE
- With CUET will come more pressure, not less READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- India, U.S hold broad 2+2 discussions, with Ukraine looming over talks READ MORE
- 2+2 = Counter China: Moscow is a point of difference, but New Delhi, Washington both know the bigger threat is Beijing READ MORE
- View: The India-US relationship is deepening, despite major differences over Russia READ MORE
- India-US dialogue: Both nations maintain focus on strategic cooperation READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Rural economy reaps rich gains from war READ MORE
- Temperature, labour reallocation, and industrial production READ MORE
- Integrated agriculture key to farmers’ uplift READ MORE
- Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Tackling extreme heat risks in India READ MORE
- Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill 2021 misses the target despite good intentions READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Mahavir’s core message is ‘Live and let live’ READ MORE
- Medical profession deserves dignity, fair play READ MORE
- The tragedy of Dr Archana Sharma is the failure of Indian society READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- ‘Temples of south India have been a true repository of religious, art and cultural glory’. Justify the statement with the help of relevant examples.
- Russia’s actions in Ukraine have ensured that Moscow will be Beijing’s junior partner for the foreseeable future and in tis situation, India and the US have no choice but to work together. Do you agree with this view? Analyse your view.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.
- In the absence of public health centres, dedicated not only to primary health care but also to preventive work, there is a danger of patients rushing to expensive hospitals every other day.
- The use of privacy as a tool for market development, therefore, has to tread this tightrope between enabling and stifling competition.
- The impact of the Common University Entrance Test is likely to be harsher on disadvantaged sections of the society for whom access to higher education is seen as the only route to upward mobility.
- India and the US have no choice but to work together. Russia’s actions in Ukraine have not only put India in a tight spot but also ensured that Moscow will be Beijing’s junior partner for the foreseeable future.
- The Russia-Ukraine war has given an opportunity for India to step up wheat exports, benefitting our farmers.
- In a trias political (separation of powers) model, open justice is a key source of public information about, and a check on, legislative and executive actions.
- As the climate crisis heightens extreme heat risks in India, authorities must work to further strengthen these plans and adapt them in consultation with local communities.
- Food and nutritional needs of a more health-conscious population entails a diversification of farming from staples towards high-value crops, such as fruit and vegetables.
- The inclusion of health services in the Consumer Protection Act has not helped society but only created mistrust in the doctor-patient relation.
- Temples of south India have been a true repository of religious, art and cultural glory.
- The future of Indian democracy will be greatly dependent on the effective countercheck on the actions of the executive and Parliament exercised by the judiciary.
- Suicides which happen due to coercion and threat of violence are not truly suicides, they are murders committed by all of us.
- The absence of justice is not only complemented by the ruling class but a sense of impunity is also sown in the minds of the masses.
ESSAY TOPIC
- In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.
50-WORD TALK
- “Kashmiris’ blood is flowing on the roads,” new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in his first speech—dispelling hopes he’d push for trade and a reset of India-Pakistan ties. Facing unpopular economic decisions, Sharif won’t risk being soft on India. New Delhi should ignore his words, and watch his actions.
- That India and the US were able to focus on their bilateral relationship despite not being on the same page on Russia demonstrates the strength and depth of this strategic partnership. Non-alignment may be dead but diplomacy isn’t a zero sum game. Modi government has played this well so far.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (12-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (12-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (12-04-2022)
- Delivering justice calls for fair investigation READ MORE
- Criminal Identification Bill Follows Similar Unsuccessful, Discriminatory Laws Elsewhere READ MORE
- Explained: Amendments to FCRA Law That the Supreme Court Has Upheld READ MORE
- Cost of disharmony: Diverse India can’t afford imposition of one group’s ideas on others. Neither can its economy READ MORE
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (12-04-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (12-04-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ successfully flight tested READ MORE
- Ukraine dominates Modi-Biden talks READ MORE
- Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab top NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index list READ MORE
- Microplastics in Cauvery River may be harming fish: IISc. Study READ MORE
- Pakistani lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as new Prime Minister READ MORE
- Explained: What is the ‘2+2’ format of dialogue between India and the US? READ MORE
- India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- It is time to let sleeping dogmas lie READ MORE
- Why India’s road to becoming a civilised and free society is long and tough READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Delivering justice calls for fair investigation READ MORE
- Criminal Identification Bill Follows Similar Unsuccessful, Discriminatory Laws Elsewhere READ MORE
- Explained: Amendments to FCRA Law That the Supreme Court Has Upheld READ MORE
- Cost of disharmony: Diverse India can’t afford imposition of one group’s ideas on others. Neither can its economy READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- India and the U.K.: Crafting a new legacy- Despite the challenge posed by the war, the India-U.K. relationship has been on an upward trajectory READ MORE
- Our geo-economic interests lie with the West as well as the rest READ MORE
- India-US forging tech alliance since long. Now use 2+2 dialogue to push it further READ MORE
- The Security Council might have been ineffective in Ukraine, but the United Nations hasn’t READ MORE
- Towards a new equilibrium in Eurasia: A possibility of a win-win scenario for India READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- RBI is right to prioritise inflation management. But it won’t be easy READ MORE
- Repo, reverse repo rates still relevant? READ MORE
- Causes of Sri Lankan Economic Crisis READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- IPCC Says Large-Scale CO2 Removal ‘Essential’ To Meet Climate Targets READ MORE
- Climate disasters are becoming more frequent in west, central Asia than other regions: IMF READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- A forest fire is raging in Chhattisgarh at a time when those who can control it are on strike READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
Questions for the MAIN exam
- ‘Despite a greater deal of interest in the Indo-Pacific region, India can be a counter-balance and has a great opportunity to even more enhance its role in Eurasia’. Examine the statement in the context of current geopolitical scenario.
- ‘Care work should be viewed as a collective responsibility and public good.’ In the light of this statement, discuss the challenges faced by workers in care economy in India and suggest measures to address them.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Defeat has its lessons as well as victory.
- Despite the challenge posed by the Ukraine crisis, the India-U.K. relationship has been on an upward trajectory, exemplified by the conclusion of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on May 4, 2021.
- As India seeks to carve out a new role for itself in the evolving global order as a ‘leading power’ and the U.K. recalibrates its strategic outlook post-Brexit, this is a unique moment in India-U.K. ties.
- New geopolitical realities demand a new strategic vision from London and New Delhi.
- The RBI has rightly decided to place top priority on inflation management. This will help in maintaining the credibility of the inflation targeting framework.
- Poverty, inequality and a deeper understanding of what works for poverty reduction is not just an academic exercise but is crucial for designing policies and programmes that work.
- The Indian Constitution is an instrument to seek modus vivendi.
- At the fourth edition of India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, first under Biden administration, the two sides will likely focus on strengthening partnership in emerging tech.
- Data is power in digitised societies, and while the CPI Bill purports to facilitate identification, in reality, it sweeps in a far greater scope of personal biometrics than required for that purpose.
- Data is power in digitised societies, and while the CPI Bill purports to facilitate identification, in reality, it sweeps in a far greater scope of personal biometrics than required for that purpose (or even what is required for Aadhaar).
- The government has used the FCRA as an instrument for harassment of political rivals or activist organisations such as Amnesty International.
50-WORD TALK
- Communal violence during Ram Navami processions in four states is shocking. Clashes over food choice in JNU is another marker of things getting worse. It sullies India’s image and has grave implications for its socio-economic stability. Karnataka government’s action against Sri Ram Sene would mean little if it’s mere tokenism.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (08-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (08-04-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (08-04-2022)
- Parliament has just passed a dangerous bill READ MORE
- Ensuring no migrant worker goes hungry READ MORE
- In solving crime, the false promise of technology READ MORE
- The Slow Poison of Hate Speech Harms in Obvious and Insidious Ways READ MORE
- Faulty Biometrics, Duplication, Errors: What CAG Audit Report Says About Aadhaar Regime READ MORE
- Unravelling Concerns Over the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 READ MORE
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (08-04-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (08-04-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Budget session of Parliament ends on productive note READ MORE
- Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council over Ukraine READ MORE
- India-US 2+2 dialogue will provide opportunity to discuss key issues: MEA READ MORE
- Explained: What is SDF, the RBI’s new tool to absorb excess liquidity to control inflation? READ MORE
- Explained: Indonesia’s palm oil crisis, and its implications for India READ MORE
- What Is Hybrid Immunity and Why Is it ‘the Best Kind of Immunity to Have’? READ MORE
- RBI stays accomodative, warns of ‘tectonic shifts’ READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Ending extreme poverty in India READ MORE
- Roadblocks to social cohesion and amity READ MORE
- Rethinking agrarian suicides in India READ MORE
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee gave India the means to express itself. Sri Aurobindo echoed him READ MORE
- With India’s geographical diversity, states must tailor climate change plans to localised concerns READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Parliament has just passed a dangerous bill READ MORE
- Ensuring no migrant worker goes hungry READ MORE
- In solving crime, the false promise of technology READ MORE
- The Slow Poison of Hate Speech Harms in Obvious and Insidious Ways READ MORE
- Faulty Biometrics, Duplication, Errors: What CAG Audit Report Says About Aadhaar Regime READ MORE
- Unravelling Concerns Over the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Ukraine and the anatomy of India’s neutrality READ MORE
- Is India’s position on Russia affecting its relationship with the U.S.? READ MORE
- BRICS and the creation of a multipolar world READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Beyond Border-Gavaskar: Periodic reappraisal of the economic gains from the trade pact with Australia is pragmatic READ MORE
- Driving monetary policy in troubled times READ MORE
- The future of Indian trade deals READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Thazhampettai: Climate change, erratic ocean currents make fishing in this Tamil Nadu village unpredictable READ MORE
SECURITY
- Not just AFSPA, India must reboot its counter-insurgency strategy & free its Army from it READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Fill yourself with Ram Naam to be in bliss READ MORE
- A few good officers: There are still some dedicated men & women who are keeping IPS flag flying READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- ‘Recent Russia-Ukraine war is challenge for India’s strategic autonomy and maintaining a balance between Russia and West is not as easy as was in recent past’. In the light of statement discuss whether the NAM like initiative is still relevant for India’s foreign policy?
- Instead of joining multilateral trade pacts like RCEP, India is focusing on bilateral trade pacts, that shows India is choosing its interests over the regional interests. In the light of the statement discuss how bilateral trade pacts are more beneficial for India?
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Integrity, the choice between what’s convenient and what’s right.
- The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) signed last week is a key step in enhancing bilateral economic ties between the two major Indian Ocean littoral states and reflects the growing strategic alignment between New Delhi and Canberra.
- Ukraine crisis could catapult India to the centre of a diplomatic and economic triangle, with Russia and China, in Indo-Pacific.
- New Delhi is basking in its well-deserved spotlight with well-crafted diplomacy. India could be looking at a new dawn. After all, RIC controls 22 per cent of the global GDP and 16 per cent of global exports of goods and services.
- The right against self-incrimination is at the heart of protection against police excess and torture. Record-keeping as mandated by the Bill violates this right.
- The Monetary Policy Committee must give priority to reviving growth. Inflation threat can be addressed through non-monetary measures.
- The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill creates a system with virtually no fetters on processing measurements from any arrestee, detainee, convicted offender, or any person whose measurement may be considered “expedient” for any investigation.
- The role played by subsidised foodgrain programmes in eliminating extreme hunger in the country has an all-round stamp of approval. Their impact on reducing the level of poverty, however, cannot be considered a foregone conclusion since poverty is not just a measure of hunger.
- The government must carry out a holistic review of India’s counter-insurgency strategy, transform the CRPF (if not done in the last 8 years) and relieve the armed forces for their primary mission.
- The vacancies raise questions on the justice delivery system as tribunals are institutions that play an important role in discharging judicial or quasi-judicial duties.
Essay Topic
- The future belongs to nations with grains, not guns.
50-WORD TALK
- The third positive indigenisation list released by the defence ministry with some big-ticket items like naval utility helicopters, light tanks and anti-drone systems is a major step forward. However, a mere list isn’t enough. Indian private industry should be better integrated and emphasis should be on spending more on R&D.
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.