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Recently the Global Gender Gap Report has been published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). India has been ranked 108th out of 149 countries in...
19 Dec 2018 Social Empowerment
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Eklavya Model Residential Schools
The Central Government has approved the proposal of setting up of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) under Ministry of Tribal Affairs. As...
18 Dec 2018 Social Empowerment
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Is Social Media Polarising Society?
(This editorial is based on the article “Is Social Media Polarising Society?” which appears in The Hindu on 6th December 2018.) We...
07 Dec 2018 Social Empowerment
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Status on Implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
A study conducted by the Disability Rights India Foundation (DRIF) on the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act,...
05 Dec 2018 Social Empowerment
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Minimum Wages Act for Domestic Workers
A petition filed by NGO Common Cause along with social activist Aruna Roy and the National Platform for Domestic Workers has sought the Supreme...
27 Nov 2018 Social Empowerment
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The National Legal Services Day is celebrated on 9th November to spread awareness for ensuring reasonable fair and justice procedure for all...
09 Nov 2018 Social Empowerment
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Last Updated: July 2022 For Prelims: Fundamental Rights, Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India, LGBTQ Community For Mains: Importance of the...
02 Nov 2018 Social Empowerment
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02 Nov 2018 Social Empowerment
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Are Sewer Deaths the New Normal
(The editorial is based on the article “Are Sewer Deaths the New Normal” which appeared in Economic & Political Weekly on 22nd...
27 Oct 2018 Social Empowerment
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UN Report on Privatization and Human Rights
A new report by UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights has raised concern on the widespread privatization of public goods in many...
22 Oct 2018 Social Empowerment
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Rural Development Ministry Conducts Survey under Mission Antyodaya
The Rural Development Ministry has done a gap analysis of more than 3.5 lakh villages, in more than 1.6 lakh panchayats under the Mission Antyodaya...
18 Oct 2018 Social Empowerment
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(The editorial is based on the article “Not without her consent” which appeared in The Hindu on 12th October 2018. It provides an...
12 Oct 2018 Social Empowerment
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A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the application of "creamy layer" principle relating to reservations for...
01 Oct 2018 Social Empowerment
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Adultery is Not a Crime: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional, the 158 year old Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes adultery. The...
28 Sep 2018 Social Empowerment
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The editorial is primarily based on the article “The Primary Anchor of a Health-Care Road Map” which appeared in The Hindu on 24th...
25 Sep 2018 Social Empowerment
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Supreme Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality
Supreme Court of India has scrapped a 158 years old British era law that banned same-sex relations between consenting adults in private. Section...
07 Sep 2018 Social Empowerment
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Delhi High Court Decriminalises Beggary
The Delhi High Court has decriminalised beggary by striking down Delhi Prevention of Begging Rules, 1960, formulated under the Bombay Prevention of...
13 Aug 2018 Social Empowerment
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Does the Anti-Trafficking Bill Address Trafficking?
(This is The Hindu’s ‘Yes, No, It’s Complicated’ for the 10th of August; it addresses a vital concern regarding...
10 Aug 2018 Social Empowerment
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Amendment to Triple Talaq Bill
The Union Cabinet has approved three crucial amendments to the triple talaq Bill. The provisions provide additional safeguards from the Act being...
10 Aug 2018 Social Empowerment
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Constitutional Status for National Commission for Backward Classes
The Lok Sabha has passed the 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill which seeks to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward...
03 Aug 2018 Social Empowerment
