Relevance: Mains: G.S Paper I: Social Issues & Sociology: Paper I & II Religion and Society: Challenges of Social Transformation:
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INCREASE IN GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST ADOLESCENT GIRLS DURING PANDEMIC: STUDY (THE HINDU)
Twenty five girls from seven cities set out to interview their peers to record the impact of COVID-19 on their
Continue readingSEDENTARY HABITS MORE VULNERABLE FOR COVID-19 INFECTION
Relevance: Prelims/mains: G.S paper III: Science & Current Affairs Context As a risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease, physical inactivity
Continue readingPANDEMIC OF LONELINESS
“Loneliness is the most terrible poverty, leading to the feeling of being unloved” -Mother Teresa Context: Combating loneliness through healthy
Continue readingMONKEYDACTYL, THE FLYING REPTILE
Relevance: Prelims: Environment Context The new pterosaur fossil was discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China, and is believed
Continue readingB.1.617 VARIANT AND THE SURGE
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Science and technology Context Genome sequencing data have presented evidence of the ‘double mutant’ in
Continue readingJAPAN TO RELEASE CONTAMINATED FUKUSHIMA WATER INTO THE OCEAN
Context Once begun, the water disposal will take decades to complete, with a rolling filtering and dilution process, alongside the
Continue readingCITIZEN’S SAY IN THE NATION’S LAWS AND POLICIES
Context A transparent consultation process must be initiated to design a law on public participation in law and policy making
Continue readingANNIHILATION OF CASTE: DR. B R AMBEDKAR
(Sociology Syllabus: Caste System in India ) “Turn any direction you like, caste is the monster that crosses your path.
Continue readingWHY INDIA’S FUEL CONSUMPTION SHRANK LAST FISCAL?
CONTEXT While petrol consumption has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the consumption of diesel, which is a key indicator of economic
Continue readingINDIA’S STANCE ON ‘REFUGEES’ AND ‘ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’
Context India has welcomed refugees in the past, and on date, nearly 300,000 people here are categorised as refugees. But
Continue readingTHE CHENAB ARCH BRIDGE: CONNECTING KASHMIR TO KANYAKUMARI
Why in news? Constructed at a cost of Rs 1,486 crore, an arch bridge between the Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi
Continue readingSIGNIFICANCE OF INDO-PACIFIC FOR EUROPE AFTER THE PANDEMIC
Context Germany and its European partners are set for a meaningful engagement with Asia. It’s based on an understanding of
Continue readingIMF: CONTRACTION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
CONTEXT The International Monetary Fund Deputy Chief Economist, Petya Koeva Brooks, in an interview to PTI on Friday also made
Continue readingCRIMINALISING BEGGING
Context SC asks Centre, four states to respond on plea seeking repeal of provisions criminalising begging. Referring to the Census
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