PM-KUSUM Scheme
Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme, under which subsidy is provided for setting up of standalone solar pumps and for the solarization of agricultural pumps. In addition to fraudulent websites, WhatsApp and other […]
Safety of Women
Focus: GS I- Indian Society, Women Why in News? To enhance the safety and security of women in the country, Ministry of Home Affairs has taken several initiatives which are funded by the Nirbhaya Fund. Details: Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) is an online analytical tool launched to monitor and track timely completion of […]
Bridging The Health Policy To Execution Chasm
Context In April this year, the Union government released a guidance document on the setting up of a ‘public health and management cadre’ (PHMC) as well as revised editions of the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) — for ensuring quality health care in government facilities. Relevance GS-II: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social […]
Everything You Should Know About PM Gati Shakti
Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles said that nearly 400 comprehensive GIS based maps already prepared under PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. About PM Gati Shakti: It will incorporate the infrastructure schemes of various Ministries and State Governments like […]
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban
Context: 1.21 crore houses have been sanctioned under the scheme till May 9 2022, of which 58.82 lakh houses have been completed/delivered. Relevance: GS II- Welfare Schemes Dimensions of the Article: What is the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban? What is the Beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancements (BLC)? What is geotagging and is it mandatory under the […]
Literacy and Delivery of Services, Not Religion, Influences Fertility
Context The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5 report that was awaited for nearly six months is finally out. And it provides a heartening outlook. Relevance GS-I: Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Dimensions of the Article About NHFS Replacement Rate […]
The cold truth about India’s income inequality
Context: The latest edition of the World Inequality Report has confirmed that the world continues to sprint down the path of inequality. Click Here to read more about World Inequality Report 2022, increasing inequality in India, Challenges and Way forward. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues Related to Poverty and Hunger), GS-I: Indian Society […]
Cabinet nod for Raising legal age of marriage for women to 21
The Centre has decided to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years – The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, amends the definition of child to mean “a male or female who has not completed twenty-one years of age”. Relevance: GS-I: Indian Society, GS-II: Social Justice and Governance […]
Should the state stop focusing on population control?
Context: According to the recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which is the number of children a woman would have in the course of her life, is 2, a decrease from 2.2 in NFHS-4. This raises the question of whether governments should stop focusing on population control. Relevance: GS-I: […]
50% population of Bihar ‘multidimensionally poor’
Context: With over 50% of the population in the State identified as “multidimensionally poor”, Bihar has the maximum percentage of population living in poverty among all the States and the Union Territories, according to Government think-tank NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Poverty and Hunger) Dimensions […]