Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Society If national societies were brands, “diversity” would certainly be the buzzword for India. So
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Category: Society & Social Issues
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
Effects of globalization on Indian society.
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
Higher Education: Access and Equity
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social Empowerment Context The Draft National Education Policy 2019 (DNEP 2019) has been prepared by
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The right experiments: India should take pride in the evidence-based policy approach
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Poverty Poverty is a major issue for a large part of the human geography with
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Supreme Court recalls checks on Atrocities Act misuse
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social issues Why in news? Now, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, MR Shah,
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The Third Child Norms : The Big Picture
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper : Society and social issues Introduction Recently, the Uttarakhand High Court passed an order denying maternity leave
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Around 22% Indians live below poverty line; Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand fare worst
Relevance: Mains: G.S Paper I: Social issues While India aims at creating milestones in space, poverty is still one of
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Beating hunger: Two-third of under 5 deaths in India occur due to malnutrition
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social Issues Policy steps such as Integrated Child Development Scheme, the Mid-day Meal Scheme, National
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India’s Water Crisis – Every Drop Counts
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social Issues Larger Background: Maharashtra is facing a water emergency of unprecedented proportions. Following years
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Is Indian society insensitive to rising number of stalking cases? The Big Picture
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Indian Society: Social issues. Background Recently in Chandigarh, daughter of a bureaucrat was allegedly chased
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SC has an opportunity to make child marriage summarily illegal
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social Issues With a 16-year-old Muslim girl having approached the Supreme Court (SC), challenging an
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Gender Sensitization
Relevance: Mains: Paper I: Society and Social issues Government of India is implementing various programs/schemes and legislations to address various
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Water Crisis: An opportunity
Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Social Issues India receives an annual precipitation of 1,100-1,200 mm, which accounts for a total
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Women are still being treated as unequal to men: Analysis
Relevance: mains: G.S Paper I: Social Issues Context According to a study published in American Psychologist, for the first time
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Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Protective Factors of Child Sexual Abuse in India
Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Social issues & Sociology Paper II Introduction Child sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the
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Rajasthan’s laws on lynching, ‘honour killing’ & rising Hate crimes
Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Social Issues & G.S paper II: Government bills and Acts It is possible to argue
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