PIB 29th December
Contents 1 CRORE HOUSES SANCTIONED UNDER PMAY(U) FINANCE MINISTER LAUNCHES eBक्रय ALONG WITH OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS 125 CRORE RESIDENTS OF INDIA HAVE AADHAAR QUALITY MANDATE IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 1 CRORE HOUSES SANCTIONED UNDER PMAY(U) Why in News? Minister of State(I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs has informed that out of a validated demand of 1.12 […]
30th December – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents GOVERNANCE INDEX FOR A HUMANE AND AUTONOMOUS POLICE INDIA NEEDS A BOTTOM-UP GROWTH MODEL GOVERNANCE INDEX FOCUS: GENERAL STUDIES 2 Why in News? The nationwide comparative study of States on good governance carried out by the Government of India, as seen in the good governance index is a welcome exercise to incentivize States to […]
Current Affairs 30 December 2019 for UPSC Exam
Contents M.P. GETS ITS FIRST ELEPHANT COLONY AT BANDHAVGARH FOREST RED SAND BOA RESCUED IN M.P 3 YEARS ON, ONLY 30% OF POSHAN ABHIYAAN USED DETENTION CENTERS M.P. GETS ITS FIRST ELEPHANT COLONY AT BANDHAVGARH FOREST In November 2018, herd of 38 elephants wandered into the forests of Bandhavgarh looking for food and water, like […]
Vulnerable Sections – LGBT Community
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons have historically faced and continue to face discrimination and violence around the world. According to 2011 census, almost six lakh transgender people live in India. Issues • Social discrimination, deprivation of liberty, lack of employment and educational opportunities, limited access to health care etc. • Forced or bonded […]
Vulnerable Sections- Minorities
The Constitution of India does not define the term “minorities” anywhere but only mentions it in some Articles 29 to 30 and 350A to 350B. Article 29 referring to minorities speaks of “any section of citizens having a distinctlanguage, script and culture”. Article 30 speaks about two categories of minorities – religious and linguistic – […]
Vulnerable Sections – Senior Citizens/Aged
A “senior citizen” means any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty years or above. The vulnerability among the elderly is due to an increased incidence of illness and disability, economic dependency upon their spouses, children and other younger family members. Senior Citizens in Numbers According to Census 2011 […]
Vulnerable Sections – Disabled Persons
UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975): “Any person unable to ensure by himself or herself, wholly or partly the necessities of a normal individual and or social life as a result of a deficiency either congenital or not in his/her physical or mental abilities” could be described as disabled. Disabled people are […]
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
The Government classifies some of its citizens based on their social and economic condition as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC). These citizens are recognised as deserving of special treatment because of the traditional discrimination practiced against them. Scheduled Castes Scheduled castes are those castes which are notified as Scheduled […]
Vulnerable Sections – Women
India has traditionally been a patriarchal society and therefore women, irrespective of their class, caste or religion, they have always suffered from social handicaps and disabilities. It thus became necessary to take certain ameliorative steps in order to improve the condition of women in the traditionally male dominated society. • Women face different forms of […]
Vulnerable Sections – Children
All children due to their age are considered to be at risk for exploitation, abuse, violence and neglect. However, children in especially difficult circumstances including orphans and street children, refugee or displaced children, child workers, children trapped in prostitution or sexual abuse, disabled children and delinquent children are particularly vulnerable. But vulnerability cannot be defined […]