WOMEN IN DEFENCE FORCES
Focus: GS-III Internal Security, GS-II Social Justice Why in news? Year wise induction details of women officers in the three armed forces during the past three years and current year, given in a written reply is as follows: 2017 2018 2019 2020 Indian Army 949 819 364 01 Indian Air Force 59 59 51 […]
A PLURAL LEGACY MORE VITAL THAN EVER
Focus: GS-II Social Justice To ensure good health by 2023, focus on agriculture, sanitation, women education: Why in news? President Donald Trump applauded India’s achievements in his February 24. These achievements ranged from religious freedom to reducing poverty to becoming an emerging giant economy. Facts about Poverty reduction: The World Bank’s estimates of extreme poverty […]
STF Set up to Study Minimum Age of Girls Entering Motherhood: Centre
Why in news? The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that a Special Task Force has been formed to study the issue of minimum age of girls entering motherhood Significance Women’s age of marriage was increased from fifteen years to eighteen years in 1978, by amending erstwhile Sharda Act of 1929. As […]
MOB LYNCHINGS: NEED OF THE LAWS
Why in news? The spate of incidents of lynching over the past few years has led to a heightened sense of insecurity among the marginalized communities. No data has been compiled by the NCRB of the number of cases of lynching in the country since 2015 for reasons unknown. SC on mob lynching In 2018, […]
$88 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT FOR ASSAM INLAND WATER TRANSPORT PROJECT
Focus: Prelims- What is the project and who are the stakeholdersMains- Government efforts towards better the condition of people Why in news? World Bank and Government of India Sign $88 million loan agreement for the implementation of Assam Inland Water Transport Project Details To help modernize Assam’s passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers […]
ASER STUDY: GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Why in news? The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) was released on 14th January. The report is based on a survey to assess learning outcomes in school-going children. The report was conducted in 26 districts across 24 states by education non-profit Pratham. It revealed gender disparity in parents opting for private schools over government […]
MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT LAG BEHIND IN COMPENSATION FOR SEWER DEATHS
Why in news? manual scavenging cases, Of the 926 deaths inside sewers in the country, from 1993 till December 31, 2019, families of 172 victims were yet to receive compensation, with Gujarat having the highest number of cases where the amount was not paid. More about manual scavenging manual scavenging cases, According to the NCSK, […]
INDIA’S UNDER FIVE YEAR OLD GIRLS FACE HIGH MORTALITY
Why in news? India is among the few countries in the world where, in 2018, the mortality for girls under 5 years of age exceeded that of boys, according to the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report by the United Nations (UN) Findings of the report The report states that in 2018, fewer countries […]
TRANSGENDER PERSONS ACT COMES INTO EFFECT
Why in news? The Social Justice Ministry issued a notification on January 10, 2019, notifying the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, which was passed by Parliament on November 26 and given Presidential assent on December 5, 2019. Background The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 Bill defines a transgender person as one […]
TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DENGUE
Why in news? Tetravalent vaccine has been discovered to treat dengue. This offers 80% protection to children vaccinated between 4-16 years. More about Dengue Dengue is essentially a tropical disease that occurs in the countries around the Equator, hot weather and intermittent rainfall favour the sustenance of Aedes aegypti the vector transmitting the dengue virus […]