Sex ratio at birth normalises slightly: study For Mains What is the current situation: A new study by the Pew Research Center has pointed out that “son bias” is on the decline in India. The average annual number of baby girls “missing” in the country […]
Not Centres of Learning Yet For Mains: About Anganwadi system The Anganwadi system is a part of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) which serves over 30 million children in the age group of 3-6 in 1.3 million centres across the country. The ICDS scheme is […]
Question on Credibility of the Survey Data Context: Academics have questioned the quality of NFHS data for various reasons, based on the previous four rounds of NFHS databases. Similarly, such questions have been raised against the NFHS 5 database also. Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) – […]
The Aryan Dravidian Debate Context: • The Tamil Nadu Governor’s statements regarding the Aryan Dravidian divide has invited criticism from across the country. Background: • P.T. Srinivasa Iyengar, a popular historian has never agreed to the view that Aryans and Dravidians were racially different. • […]
Population Prospects Context: The World Population Prospects 2022, a projection of anticipated trends in world population, was released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, on July 11, World Population Day. According to the estimate, the world’s population, which was about […]
National Policy For Persons With Disabilities Context: The Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (DoEPwD) recently released the draft of the national policy for persons with disabilities. The necessity for a new policy which replaces the 2006 policy was felt because of multiple factors […]
India ranks 135 out of 146 in Gender Gap Index For Prelims, Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum. Index is a part of The Global Gender Report, 2022. For Mains, Concerns The Global Gender Report, 2022 says it will now take 132 […]
What is ADIGRAMS? Context: • Ministry of Tribal Affairs organises 2 days’ workshop in Jharkhand on ADIGRAMS. • Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) as part its ‘Outreach Initiative’ is connecting with key stakeholders associated with execution of government schemes at ground level. About ADIVASI GRANTS […]
Grammar Of Anarchy Context: • On account of Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanthi, it is very important to recall one of the most significant speeches of Dr Ambedkar in the constituent Assembly, one such is the “ Grammar of Anarchy” speech given by him. Background: • […]
