THE COVID-19 CRISIS IS EXACERBATING GENDER INEQUALITY Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender,
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‘How to control your woman’ Patriarchy and power: how socialisation underpins abusive behaviour
‘How to control your woman’ Patriarchy and power: how socialisation underpins abusive behaviour Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Systems of Kinship:
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SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECT ON SUICIDE OF INDIAN FARMERS: DURKHEIMIAN THEORY
Relevance: Sociology Paper I: Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society. Introduction When one takes a close
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INEQUALITY IS INDIA’S WORST ENEMY
Relevance: Sociology: paper I: Stratification and Mobility: Concepts- equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. Sociology paper II: Challenges of
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MAHARASHTRA’S TWO-CHILD NORM FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
MAHARASHTRA’S TWO-CHILD NORM FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Relevance: Sociology: Paper II: Population Dynamics: Population size, growth, composition and distribution. Components of population
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BUREAUCRACY: INDEPENDENCE OF CIVIL SERVANTS
Relevance: Sociology: Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. G.S paper IV:
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SEXUAL ASSAULT UNDER POCSO ACT
SEXUAL ASSAULT UNDER POCSO ACT Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper II: Governance & Sociology: Constitution, law and social change. Education and
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MASS POVERTY IN INDIA: THE PANDEMIC
MASS POVERTY IN INDIA: THE PANDEMIC Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social Issue & Sociology: Poverty, deprivation and inequalities. Context:
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COVID-19 HAS REACHED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
India is home to 104 million tribal people in India, concentrated in 10 different states. Spread across 705 tribes, they
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CHILD MALNUTRITION IN INDIA
CHILD MALNUTRITION IN INDIA Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social Issues & Sociology: Poverty, deprivation and inequalities. Context India loses
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IMPORTANCE OF MIDDLE CLASS: FOR INDIA’S ECONOMY AND ITS DEMOCRACY
IMPORTANCE OF MIDDLE CLASS: FOR INDIA’S ECONOMY AND ITS DEMOCRACY Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Indian Economy & Sociology: Paper
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ULTRAVIOLET LEVELS AND THE RISK OF DEATH FROM COVID-19
Context The study (British Journal of Dermatology) found that people living in areas with the highest level of exposure to
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THE OUTSIDER VS INSIDER DEBATE IN INDIAN POLITICS
Context In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has projected its leader Mamata Banerjee as the daughter of Bengal. Prime Minister
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CORONAVIRUS: REASON TO BE AIRBORNE
Relevance: prelims/ mains: G.S paper 3: science and technology Context A team of experts has looked at available research and
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BANKRUPTCY CODE: LACUNAE
Relevance: Mains: G.S Paper III: Indian Economy Context Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework are a step towards
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