WSDP Bulletin (09-03-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- PM lauds Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav Abhiyan READ MORE
- Biden Bans Imports of Russian Oil, Natural Gas READ MORE
- Bangladesh, India, Nepal move ahead on motor vehicle agreement project READ MORE
- The rules around guardianship of minors READ MORE
- After 2-year gap, all international flights to resume from March 27 READ MORE
- Indian women join UN peacekeeping missions READ MORE
- Explained: What does RBI’s $5 billion dollar-rupee swap mean? READ MORE
- Assam’s Manas National Park witnesses sharp rise in tiger, rhino population READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- If women are not empowered, the economy loses READ MORE
- With Marital Rape and Love Jihad, the Govt Can’t Call Itself an Advocate for Women’s Empowerment READ MORE`
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- A case for reforming Lokpal and Lokayukta READ MORE
- Making Legal Aid Effective for Women Prisoners READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Clear signals: India and China must take on boardglobal currents that could reshape ties READ MORE
- Russia-Ukraine War: India’s balancing act READ MORE
- Ukraine crisis tilting balance of global power READ MORE
- Time for United Nations to reform itself to new challenges READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Global stagflation risk: India will have to cut fuel taxes or risk both faster inflation and slower growth READ MORE
- The macroeconomic framework that can guide our policy choices READ MORE
- Dealing with a weaker rupee READ MORE
- How the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Affect Food Prices in India READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Degradation, loss of coral reefs can affect 4.5 million people in southeast Asia: IPCC report READ MORE
- Reaching ‘net zero’ by leveraging finance READ MORE
- 175 Countries Resolve to ‘End Plastic Pollution’. What Does It Mean for India? READ MORE
SECURITY
- As prospects of arms control wane, the rise of nuclear risks READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Going beyond the limitations of gender READ MORE
- Culture and Behaviour READ MORE
- Human touch: As in other spheres, doctors are thinking about the need for humanising medicine READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- ‘Due to an unimaginative legislation followed by the executive’s apathy and judicial insensitivity the Lokpal-Lokayukta System in India has touched a new low’. Discuss, what should be done to revive the this institution?
- Discuss how the higher representation of women in political decision-making positions can help increase women’s autonomy in their families and economy?
- Conflicts like the present Ukraine crisis the UN needs to speed up its reform process to make it more effective. In the light of the statement, analyse the reforms required to make UN an influential international body.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- India’s policymakers face a tough choice: bear the cost of lower revenue by cutting fuel taxes or risk both faster inflation and slower growth.
- As India and China continue to seek a much-needed modus vivendi to restore ties from the lowest point in decades and ensure peace on the border, they will also need to have a broader conversation about global currents that are reshaping their bilateral relations.
- Only by creating a level playing field can we see the true potential of women as well as that of the nation.
- Every woman in our country deserves equal access to opportunities. It is only when we level up the playing field, do we see the true potential of our Bhartiya naari.
- Given that economic uncertainty coupled with higher inflation will act as a drag on private consumption, governments must ensure revenue spending is not contractionary in inflation-adjusted terms.
- If we are to do any justice to the Constitutional mandate of equality before law, and the right to legal representation, we must put in place a mechanism to provide competent and effective legal aid to all those who cannot afford it, particularly to those languishing in jail.
- Heatwaves in the waters are reducing monsoonal rains over central India, while the rapid warming of the ocean’s northern portions is intensifying cyclones.
- Lokpal should be a body of persons from different walks of life who have impeccable integrity and who are held in high esteem by the public.
- Higher representation of women in political decision-making positions can help increase women’s autonomy in their families and economy.
- Given China’s close ties with Russia, India may have to play its cards deftly in the geopolitical sweepstakes.
50-WORD TALK
- For ideals or rupees, Indians have sacrificed their lives across the world—so it’s unsurprising some are volunteering to fight for Ukraine. Indians serve the French and United States armies. They fought in two World Wars, Spain and even Lebanon. Battlefields are cruel but meritocratic, and open to global talent!
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi blaming “some forces” – read Washington – for stoking tensions between India and China is a bit absurd. The facts speak for themselves and it’s time Beijing ends this diplomatic deception. Military talks this week is a good opportunity to display sincerity and begin repairing the relationship.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (08-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (08-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (08-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (08-03-2022)
- ‘Sealed cover’ jurisprudence is appalling: As the MediaOne case shows, a judiciary that is a mute spectator to any executive action highlights democratic decay READ MORE
- More women in politics will strengthen democracy READ MORE
- Self-help groups play a big role in the empowerment of women READ MORE
- Insight into judiciary: How the legal system can be energised to be in sync with current times READ MORE
WSDP Bulletin (08-03-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- DD India on Yupp TV – Global OTT Platform widens reach READ MORE
- Labour Ministry launches ‘donate a pension’ scheme READ MORE
- Russia declines to take part in case at International Court of Justice READ MORE
- Campaign to bring back at least four lakh girls who dropped out of school READ MORE
- Focus on health, ramping up Ujjwala scheme: Suggestions to curb NCR’s air pollution problem READ MORE
- A first for large African mammals: DNA used to count Gabon’s endangered forest elephants READ MORE
- Government approves continuation of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana for Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26 READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Explained: The legacy of Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule READ MORE
- Build sustainable society READ MORE
- Why men are more equal than women READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- ‘Sealed cover’ jurisprudence is appalling: As the MediaOne case shows, a judiciary that is a mute spectator to any executive action highlights democratic decay READ MORE
- More women in politics will strengthen democracy READ MORE
- Self-help groups play a big role in the empowerment of women READ MORE
- Insight into judiciary: How the legal system can be energised to be in sync with current times READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- The coming storm: Russia-Ukraine fallout for India may be severe READ MORE
- Only India has relatively good relations with NATO states, Russia, Ukraine. Ask for ceasefire READ MORE
GS Paper- 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Extension of RBI deadline: Welcome relief for NBFCs, and borrowers READ MORE
- De-SWIFTING Russia: India may be less impacted as it isn’t a major trading partner READ MORE
- Is the Economy Heading towards Stagflation? READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- UNEA 5.2: Environment ministers call for integrating ecosystem protection with public health policies READ MORE
- How Proposed Changes to the Biodiversity Act Lie On the Wrong Side of the Law READ MORE
SECURITY
- Curb fratricide: Need to effectively address mental health issues of troops READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- How satellites are helping us understand deadly avalanches like the Chamoli disaster READ MORE
GS Paper- 1
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
Questions for the MAIN exam
- ‘Promoting gender equality and improvement in the status of women are specifically stated to be the central goals of development and social policy in India’. Discuss the statement.
- How the present conditions of accelerating inflation and the deceleration in growth will push the country towards stagflation? How India can tackle this situation?
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Wars don’t bring lasting peace, only lasting death.
- A court that sits as a mute spectator to any executive action is a crude manifestation of democratic decay.
- When an action is alleged to have curtailed fundamental rights, the court is bound to examine the legality of the action through the lens of proportionality.
- There is already greater voter turnout of women than in past decades. There must now be push for more women to be elected to legislative bodies and hold decision-making positions in political parties.
- Collateral-free micro-loans offered by Self Help Groups are among our most vital tools for women to achieve socio-economic self-reliance.
- To overcome social stigmas around employment and give women the agency to break out of the shackles of subordination, entrepreneurship is an innovative and simple tool.
- Emerging as important micro-finance systems, SHGs work as platforms that promote solidarity among women, bringing them together on issues of health, nutrition, gender parity and gender justice.
- The most important causes of gender inequality are rooted in poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, social customs and an anti-female mindset. In India, among the 30 per cent people who are below the poverty line, 70 per cent are women, leading to economic dependence on men that becomes a root cause of gender disparity.
- Promoting gender equality and improvement in the status of women are specifically stated to be the central goals of development and social policy in India.
50-WORD TALK
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes he’ll convince President Vladimir Putin to take an emergency exit out of the Ukraine crisis. Gambling on a quick win, Putin’s instead got crippling sanctions which also hurt friends like India. Finding a way out, though, means losing face, which Putin isn’t—yet—ready for.
- The world needs to move from ritual and rhetoric to genuine actions for safe and healthy existence of half of the world’s population that faces gender-based inequality, discrimination and violence. Before the onset of Covid-19, a staggering 243 million women and girls (aged 15-49) were globally subjected to sexual or physical violence. This has only worsened during the pandemic.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (07-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (07-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (07-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (07-03-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (07-03-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- North Korea confirms tests on reconnaissance satellite READ MORE
- FATF retains Pakistan on its terror funding ‘grey list’ READ MORE
- IMF Warns Of Serious Global Economic Consequences From Russian Invasion Of Ukraine READ MORE
- Explained: What are humanitarian corridors READ MORE
- Locally made trainer aircraft finishes sea trials READ MORE
- MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar to attend India Global Forum event on Mar 7-8 READ MORE
- India, Canada set for FTA talks on Fri READ MORE
- ‘Cyber Armageddon’ in Europe: Thousands go offline following Russia-Ukraine war, says report READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Covid-19: Prioritise gender-responsive recovery READ MORE
- Hijab controversy: Time to reflect READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Democracies on the slide READ MORE
- In conflict, a ‘settings change’ for social media READ MORE
- Go beyond the quota rhetoric READ MORE
- Power and responsibility: Judges’ indiscretion can erode public faith in judiciary READ MORE
- Should India Reform its System of Imposing Fines for Offences? READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Care informed by data: India must pursue schemes for rehabilitation of children orphaned by the pandemic READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Quadrilateral queasiness: On India’s stance in Russia-Ukraine crisis READ MORE
- Foreign policy at T-junction: Quad now a platform to coordinate responses to the Ukraine crisis READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- How to handle impact of Ukrainian crisis on India’s energy sector READ MORE
- Economic weakness is a pan-India phenomenon READ MORE
- RBI must start focusing on inflation control READ MORE
- Bolstering India’s gig economy READ MORE
- Eight charts to help understand the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy – and India READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Ominous shadow of climate change READ MORE
- Over the Indian Ocean, Global Warming Is Brewing Changes to India’s Rainfall READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Lives matter: India is sending wheat to Afghanistan to save its nationals from starvation deaths READ MORE
- Happiness is a State of Mind READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- The gig economy can employ skilled or non-skilled professionals which could be helpful to diminish the level of unemployment. Discuss the statement.
- Discuss the reasons behind the erratic rainfall patterns. How it is impacts the various sector of the economy?
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all.
- A clear protocol that governs such platforms is a must given their intersection with global public life in critical situations.
- India cannot be forced to pick a side in the conflict, but Russia could test its resolve.
- The Quad cannot afford to alienate India, a critical partner in the global-strategic plan to balance the rise of China as a potential Asian hegemon.
- The vast majority of Indian homes not counted as SC/ST/OBC are found to earn less than our EWS income cap. This speaks of huge disparities and poses quota-policy perplexities.
- With the Ukraine war adding to global inflationary pressures, going ahead RBI’s accommodative stance may no longer be tenable. Power comes with responsibility. It’s more true of judicial powers.
- Such misuse of powers by judges in utter disregard for well-established constitutional principles designed to check arbitrariness and indiscretion has the potential to erode public faith in the judiciary.
- Time has come to review India’s association with Quad. This dalliance has not brought India any dividends.
- The argument that technological progress can reduce greenhouse gases’ polluting potential to a level that does not matter, does not hold.
- Gig economy can employ skilled or non-skilled professionals which could be helpful to diminish the level of unemployment.
50-WORD TALK
- The Centre must intervene. Covid vaccines, we believed, worked. Now there’s official data to prove it: 92 per cent of Indians who succumbed to coronavirus this year were unvaccinated. Most of the rest had comorbidities. One more reason, if it is needed, to trust science and make the third dose accessible to more people.
- Andhra Pradesh High Court’s direction to Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government to develop Amaravati as the capital is sensible. His three-capital idea was imprudent, logistically and financially. A debt-ridden state can’t afford such a waste of resources. HC has given a face-saver to Reddy. He must abandon the ill-conceived three-capital plan.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (04-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (04-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (04-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (04-03-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (04-03-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Congress promises Mekedatu project when voted to power READ MORE
- War in Ukraine: China-backed AIIB freezes Russia, Belarus loans READ MORE
- At UNHRC, India calls for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities in Ukraine READ MORE
- Quad Announces New Mechanism on Ukraine Response, Agrees Not to Repeat Crisis in Indo-Pacific READ MORE
- UN Adopts Historic Resolution to Tackle Plastic Pollution READ MORE
- Old Stone Age culture discovered in China READ MORE
- Afterglow of a possible kilonova explosion creates a buzz READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Chauvinist India: A Pew survey holds the mirror up to men as regards women’s status at home and in society READ MORE
- The many symbols of religion and resistance READ MORE
- India identifying, defining forests wrongly, say experts at Anil Agarwal Dialogue READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Lines and roles: The time may have come for clarifyingthe role and functions of Governors READ MORE
- Disquiet in states over officers’ Central deputation READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Care informed by data: India must pursue schemes for rehabilitation of children orphaned by the pandemic READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- The ‘global rules-based order’ is an idealistic myth READ MORE
- Shrinking foreign policy space for India READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Explained: War impact, beyond oil READ MORE
- One step forward, two steps back READ MORE
- Modi govt rethinks Gold Monetisation Scheme, feels it’s too expensive, hasn’t achieved aim READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Climate challenge: India must adapt fast to be future-ready READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Find space for new science, its ethical dilemmas: In election-obsessed India, there is hardly any time to discuss the advances of modern science and the repercussions READ MORE
SECURITY
- India’s national security: Imperatives for 2022 READ MORE
- The digital threat: India’s cyber-security strategy needs a credible deterrence capacity READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
Questions for the MAIN exam
- The economic impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine is not confined to oil. It extends as much to agricultural commodities and fertilisers. What do the soaring prices of these commodities mean for India and how India can address the issue?
- What are the main factors responsible for gender inequality in India? Discuss the contribution of Savitribai Phule in this regard.
- Discuss, how ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis shrinking foreign policy space for India and what should be the way forward for India’s foreign policy?
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
- In election-obsessed India, there is hardly any time to discuss the advances of modern science and the repercussions.
- India must pursue schemes for rehabilitation of children orphaned by the pandemic.
- While the study does include revised estimates for all the nations, the message that it seeks to convey is the absolute urgency with which governments must incorporate childcare into any COVID-19 management programme.
- The economic impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine is not confined to oil. It extends as much to agricultural commodities and fertilisers.
- That is the state of corporate governance in India where promoters have been, of late, successful in delaying or even reversing well intentioned regulations.
- A comprehensive National Security Doctrine for India must be defined so that there is no ambiguity even with a change in Government.
- India needs to update its cyber-security strategy to incorporate this aspect as well.
50-WORD TALK
- Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari winding up his address to the joint session of legislature within a minute and walking out was uncalled for. Disruption by legislators was deplorable but Koshyari’s response was disproportionate. Governors acting like sovereigns in non-NDA-ruled states is damaging India’s federal system. The Centre must intervene.
- Kerala High Court’s division bench upholding central government’s ban on Media One TV without fully disclosing reasons for refusing security clearance, is disturbing. The news channel has the right to know why it’s being banned in the least to seek redressal. The higher judiciary should protect this right, not secrecy.
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.
Ethics Through Current Developments (03-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (03-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (03-03-2022)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (03-03-2022)
WSDP Bulletin (03-03-2022)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- N. General Assembly asks Russia to pull back troops READ MORE
- Exports up 22.36% to $33.81 billion in February; trade deficit widens to $21.19 billion READ MORE
- Explained: What constitutes a war crime? READ MORE
- India rated ‘partially free’ for second consecutive year in Freedom House report READ MORE
- At UN General Assembly, India Abstains From Resolution Criticising Russian Actions in Ukraine READ MORE
- Global food systems emissions alone can cause global warming to exceed 1.5°C: CSE report READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Key findings on Indian attitudes toward gender roles READ MORE
- Gender norms aren’t a monolith in India READ MORE
- Aging Concerns READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Lines and roles: The time may have come for clarifyingthe role and functions of Governors READ MORE
- Rules for deputation of DIGs: what Centre proposes to change, and why READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
- The post-pandemic crisis in schooling and higher education portends a grim future for India’s students, especially the poor READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- In war-torn Ukraine, has international law failed us once again? READ MORE
- Will Russia’s war spur trade diversification? READ MORE
- How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undermined strategic choices available to India READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Our green energy policy needs a close relook READ MORE
- IPO dilemma READ MORE
- Ukraine crisis could stall economic recovery READ MORE
- For India to measure poverty and achieve development goals, it needs a multipronged approach READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- IPCC sounds another climate warning READ MORE
- What the New IPCC Climate Report Portends for India and South Asia READ MORE
- Climate, land use change threaten sustainable reindeer herding in the Arctic: IPCC Report READ MORE
SECURITY
- The history of the Kuki insurgency in Manipur READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- An appetite for war but no place for peace: Millennia after Ashoka’s well-articulated moral discourse against war, the world is far from walking the talk READ MORE
- Key findings on Indian attitudes toward gender roles READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- To what extent, do you think that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undermined strategic choices available to India? Analyse your view.
- ‘Food production as a fundamental determinant of human well-being and progress faces a climate threat’. Discuss how India can minimize this threat.
- Discuss the relevance of Ashoka’s Dhamma in the present world.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Millennia after Ashoka’s well-articulated moral discourse against war, the world is far from walking the talk.
- Far from addressing the situation, the NEP has been effectively sidelined.
- Green Hydrogen measures for cost reduction are welcome but much else could be done for India to achieve its larger goal.
- The so-called weakness of international law is a tale of the feebleness of global institutions and countries mandated to implement the law.
- The conflict between these two countries has wide-ranging ramifications on economic growth in India as well as other emerging economies.
- The old system provides social and economic security to employees; hence, the Rajasthan Govt decided to restore it in their larger interest.
- India to involve private players in a big way must ensure that future doctors are of international quality with Indian medical degrees. In sync with medical studies, the government’s budgetary spend on overall education too must go up significantly.
- Multidimensional poverty requires multidimensional indications and approaches. Therefore, only an administrative boundary-based approach ignoring the social group, natural resource dependency groups would be partial and ineffective in the last miles of target.
50-WORD TALK
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s claim that 90% of Indians studying medicine abroad had failed NEET was tasteless — and wrong. NEET is a pre-requisite to study in many countries, although cut-offs are lower than in India. Students go abroad because India has historically failed to meet the demand for medical education.
- With India importing over 80% of its consumption, oil companies have no option but to raise prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. Otherwise, they could be saddled with huge under-recoveries on these products. Raising prices will inevitably fuel inflation, which has already touched 6%, the upper end of the band fixed by the RBI. The cascading impact of diesel prices, in particular, will fuel inflationary pressures.
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.