Social Issues

Tanti-Tatwa quashed as Scheduled Caste by Supreme Court

Context The Supreme Court Monday ruled states cannot make changes to the Scheduled Caste list published under Article 341 of...

Global Education Monitoring Report of UNESCO

Context: A recent report by the Global Education Monitoring Report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...

National Skill Development Corporation ‘s (NSDC) Recommendations to Finance Ministry

Context: NSDC recommended tax breaks/incentives to boost skills training, along with easier access to loans for skill development to strengthen...

Tobacco Industry

Context: The Delhi High Court has upheld the Central Government’s decision to require statutory warnings on pan masala packages to...

Caste Census

Context: With the census delayed until the end of 2024, there is a demand to amend the Census Act of...

NITI Aayog’s ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’

Context: NITI Aayog to introduce ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’, a three-month campaign scheduled to run from July 4th to September 30th, 2024....

Reversal in Progress on Zero Hunger

Reversal in Progress on Zero Hunger

Context: The progress towards achieving ‘SDG 2 – zero hunger’ has reversed with 30% of the world’s population now experiencing...

The Fertility Myth

Context: Recently, the Supreme Court stayed the release of “Hamare Baarah” (originally “Hum Do, Hamare Barah”) and directed the Bombay...

Women’s Participation in Science And Technology

Context: 300 women scientists will receive research grants for three years under the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme.   More in news: A...

Child Food Poverty

Context: Over 180 million children are significantly lacking proper nutrition according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Food...

Women In Politics

Context: Lok Sabha’s gender composition has shown a general trend towards increasing women’s representation with slow progress. However, it has...

Special Marriage Act

Context: The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the marriage of a Muslim man and a Hindu woman, even if...

Sexual Harassment

Context: An employee of Raj Bhavan in Kolkata filed complaint of sexual harassment against  the West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda...

MENSTRUAL LEAVE – IS IT THE HIGH TIME TO GRANT THEM?

CONTEXT: In the backdrop of 2024 general elections, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in its manifesto has provided that DMK...

Determining Proportionality of Compensation in Domestic Violence

Context: The Supreme Court is hearing a petition regarding whether compensation should be based on the degree of domestic violence...