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High Court Struck Down Bihar 65% Quota Rule

For Prelims: Bihar Reservation Law and Breaching 50% Limit, Supreme Court (SC), Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes & Other Backward Classes,...

24 Jun 2024 Social Empowerment

Special Marriage Act, 1954

For Prelims: Special Marriage Act 1954, Inheritance rights, Muslim Marriage Act, 1954, Hindu Marriage Act 1955 For Mains: Basic Provisions of...

06 Jun 2024 Social Empowerment

AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) Scheme

For Prelims: AMRUT, Pey Jal Survekshan, Technology Sub-Mission for Water, National Water Policy, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), River...

04 Jun 2024 Social Empowerment

Menstrual Hygiene in Indian Prisons

For Prelims: World Menstrual Hygiene Day, National Family Health Survey, National Crime Records Bureau, World Bank, Menstrual Hygiene Scheme For...

30 May 2024 Social Empowerment

Self-Help Groups

For Prelims: Kudumbashree mission, Self Help Groups (SHGs), NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), National Rural...

22 May 2024 Social Empowerment

Smart Cities Mission

For Prelims: Smart Cities Mission, Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Sustainable development, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Public-Private Partnership...

16 May 2024 Social Empowerment

Allegations of Child Labour in Trade Negotiations with Australia

For Prelims: India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, Bonded labour, Child labour, International Labour Organization, Article 24,...

14 May 2024 Social Empowerment

Migration: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions

This editorial is based on “Migration matters” which was published in Business Standard newspaper on 13/05/2024. The article examines...

13 May 2024 Social Empowerment

Corporal Punishment

For Prelims: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Right to Education...

06 May 2024 Social Empowerment

Gender Gap in Indian STEM Faculties

For Prelims: STEM, Women in STEMM (WiS) Program, Vigyan Jyoti, International Day of Women and Girls in Science For Mains: Underrepresentation of...

26 Apr 2024 Social Empowerment

Issue of Reservation for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh

For Prelims: Reservation, Indra Sawhney Judgment, Article 16 (4), Article 16 (4A), Article 16(4B), Article 15(4) For Mains: Reservation in Public...

25 Apr 2024 Social Empowerment

134th Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti

Source: PIB Why in News? The 134th Dr Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated on 14th April 2024, by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF) on behalf of the...

15 Apr 2024 Social Empowerment

Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour

For Prelims: Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour, International Labour Organization (ILO), Forced Labour. For Mains: Profits and...

21 Mar 2024 Social Empowerment

India’s Progress in Gender Equality

For Prelims: Human Development Report 2023-24, Gender Inequality Index 2022, Reproductive health, Maternal Mortality Ratio, Gender wage gap,...

20 Mar 2024 Social Empowerment

Challenges Faced by the Gig Workers

For Prelims: Challenges Faced by the Gig Workers, Gig Workers, Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), Code on Social Security (2020),...

15 Mar 2024 Social Empowerment

Enact WUEGA: Women’s Urban Employment Guarantee Act

This editorial is based on “A women’s urban employment guarantee act” which was published in The Hindu on 04/03/2024. This...

06 Mar 2024 Social Empowerment

Maratha Reservation Demand: Strength or Reason

This editorial is based on “Strength vs reason: On legislation and reservation to certain social groups” which was published in The...

02 Mar 2024 Social Empowerment

Amendment to Surrogacy Rules

For Prelims: Surrogacy, Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome, Ban on Commercial Surrogacy For Mains:...

28 Feb 2024 Social Empowerment

National Commission for Scheduled Castes

For Prelims: National Commission of Schedule Caste (NCSC), Article 338 of the Constitution of India, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes...

21 Feb 2024 Social Empowerment

Dilemmas Surrounding Paid Menstrual Leave

This editorial is based on “A demand that could hamper gender equality” which was published in The Hindu on 15/02/2024. The article...

15 Feb 2024 Social Empowerment