Courts continue to differ in views on marital rape
Context: Four years after the Supreme Court referred to Justice J.S. Verma committee’s recommendation to make marital rape a crime, Indian courts continue to take views on marital rape that are the polar opposite of each other. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to Women, Government Policies and Initiatives), GS-II: Polity and Governance (Important Judgements […]
EAC-PM releases Quality of Life for Elderly Index
Context: Quality of Life for Elderly Index was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to Health of the Elderly, Management of Social Sector or Social Services) Dimensions of the Article: About the Quality of Life for Elderly Index Highlights of Quality of Life for […]
NCPCR survey on minority schools under RTE
Context: After conducting a nationwide assessment of minority schools, the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended to the government to bring all such schools, including madarasas, under the purview of Right to Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan campaign. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Education, Issues related to […]
Squaring up to India’s education emergency
Context: During the COVID-19 pandemic, India enforced among the strictest, most generalised and continuous school and university closures creating in the process the largest education emergency in the world. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of Government Policies) Dimensions of the Article: What gave rise […]
Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021
Context: The Lok Sabha passed the Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Minorities, Government Policies and Interventions, Social Empowerment) Dimensions of the Article: Constitutional 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 Why was the 127th Amendment Bill needed? Why is the opposition supporting […]
Students exposed to second-hand smoke: GYTS-4 survey
Context: More than 29% of students in India were exposed to second-hand smoke, said the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4), India, 2019 which was recently released by the Health Minister. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to Health, Issues Related to Children, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: About Global Youth Tobacco Survey […]
PM launches Ujjwala 2.0
Context: The Prime Minister launched the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) or Ujjwala 2.0 Scheme. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Welfare Schemes, Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: About Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) – 1 Why was PMUY Necessary? About PMUY-II Survey findings on Success and deficiencies in […]
Equitable food system and Zero Hunger goal
Context: According to a recent report by the United Nations, the goal of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 i.e., ‘Zero Hunger’ has been hit in the wake of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. According to a United Nations’ report on the Food System, today’s food systems are heavily afflicted by power imbalances and […]
Most drop-outs from IITs & IIMs from reserved category
Context: According to Education Ministry data given in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, majority of the undergraduate dropouts at the top seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) over the last five years are from the reserved categories. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Education, Government Policies and Interventions, Issues […]
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill
Context: Rajya Sabha passed The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to amend the constitutional list of Scheduled Tribes as recommended by Arunachal Pradesh. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions), GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Minorities, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Definition of STs Constitutional […]