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09 Sep, 2022
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In accordance with a global decline in HDI scores following the Covid-19 pandemic, India's ranking on the Human Development Index (HDI) has fallen from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022, according to the Human Development Report 2021–2022.
2. Inequality-adjusted HDI
3. Gender Development Index
4. Gender Inequality Index
5. Multidimensional Poverty Index
6. Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index
3. Gender Development Index (GDI)
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Source: The Indian Express
The Supreme Court's Constitution Bench is investigating whether the 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) breaches the Constitution's fundamental principles.
Petition: The Supreme Court's bench will consider whether the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which imposed the 10% EWS quota, breaches the fundamental principles of the Constitution while hearing petitions against it in government hiring and admissions.
For evaluating the EWS quota, the Supreme Court has established three fundamental questions:
Benefits of reservation: According to the government, nothing will prevent members of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and the "poorest of the poor" from receiving the advantages of reservation.
Abhorrent conditions:
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Source: The Hindu
Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died on September 8 at the age of 96.
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India's parliamentary government is substantially modelled after the British parliamentary system. It never did, however, replicate the British system and is different in the following ways:
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Source: The Hindu
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Poshan Maah 2022 Every year, September is observed as Rashtriya Poshan Maah, or National Nutrition Month, throughout the nation. Key themes of Poshan Maah 2022: The month's events will be focused on important issues including gender-sensitive, water conservation, and management,
India Bangladesh Agreements Image Source - BBC The Bangladeshi Prime Minister recently visited India and spoke with the Indian Prime Minister. In addition to announcing new connectivity and energy initiatives, India and Bangladesh have inked seven agreements for cooperation in fields
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Mohenjo-Daro Image Source - Harappa Mohenjo Daro's World Heritage designation was in danger due to severe rainfall in the Sindh region, according to a warning from Pakistan's Department of Archaeology. The Mohenjo Daro archaeological sites had a record-breaking rainfall of 779
Legionnaires Disease The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, legionella, recently produced a cluster of pneumonia cases in Tucumán, Argentina. Image Source - findatopdoc About Legionellosis disease Following an epidemic in 1976 among attendees of an American Legion
World Social Protection Report 2020–22 An Asia and the Pacific-focused study from the International Labour Organization (ILO) was just published. Major Points The report's content includes a global review of the strides made in the last ten years in extending social protec
Ban on Conversion Therapy for the LGBTQIA+ Community In a letter to all State Medical Councils, the National Medical Commission (NMC) forbade conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community and referred to it as "professional misconduct." The Indian Medical Council (Professional Cond
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai Recently, the Prime Minister paid tribute to V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, the legendary freedom fighter on his 151st birth anniversary on 5th September 2022. He was also known as Sekkizuththa Semmal and Kappalottiya Tamilan (The Tamil Helmsman) (scholarly gentry wh
Short-term TB treatments (BPaL) A six-month tuberculosis treatment plan known as BPaL that was recently chosen over the customary 18-month protocols by scientists was successful in improving the health of 84% to 94% of the sickest TB patients, according to studies conducted in several different n
PM Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana Image Source - pmmodiyojana On National Teachers' Day, the Prime Minister unveiled a new program called PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India). PM-SHRI Scheme It is a brand-new program that is sponsored by the government and
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