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The Ministry was carved out of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in 2006. Objective- To ensure a more focused approach towards issues relating to the notified minority communities - Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikhs, Parsis and Jain. As per Census 2011, around 19.3% of the population belongs to minorities. Mandate- To formulate, coordinate, evaluate and review the overall policy and planning, the regulatory framework and the development programmes that aim to benefit the minority communities. Constitutional Safeguards for Linguistic Minorities The term "minority" is not defined in the Indian Constitution. However, the Constitution recognises religious and linguistic minorities. The Central Government notifies…
07 January, 2024
Social Issue
Indian Air Force recently inducted 153 women Agniveervayu into its non-officer cadre for the 1st time. Agniveervayu (Women) is a group of female soldiers in the Indian Air Force (IAF). Agniveers are cadets appointed to the Army wings under the Agnipath scheme, a short-term service youth recruitment. Agniveers are recruited for a period of 4 years, with the option to extend their service for an additional 4 years. After completing their service, 25% of Agniveers will be selected to join the regular military as permanent soldiers.
04 November, 2023
Role of Women and Women's organisation
Deadnaming A rule that forbade transgender people from being misgendered or deadnamed on the social networking site has been abolished by Twitter. Information on news Twitter has also stated that it will only put warning labels on specific messages that may contravene its policies against hate speech. The tweets had already been deleted from the website. Deadnaming A transgender, non-binary, or gender-expansive person's previous name before changing it to one that is more embracing of their identity is known as a "deadname." Deadnaming, which can have negative effects, is the act of calling a transgender, non-binary, or gender-expansive person by…
25 April, 2023
Social Issue
Adultery • The Supreme Court was questioned by the Union of India over how the ruling against Adultery applied to the military forces. Background While declaring that the decriminalisation of adultery does not apply to the Armed Forces, the Supreme Court has determined that armed forces can punish their commanders for adulterous activities. Is Adultery Crime in India? The SC invalidated Section 497 of the (Adultery IPC), which made adultery a Crime in India, in September 2018 after determining that it was unconstitutional and violated women's equality rights by treating them less favourably than their spouses. This decision is known as…
28 March, 2023
Social issues
Demography Of India In 2022, China will see an absolute population loss for the first time, and by 2023, when India's population reaches 1,428.63 million, it will have surpassed China's 1,425.67 million. What Influences Population Change? TFR: Total Fertility Rate In the past three decades, TFR has decreased for India. It decreased from 3.4 to 2 between 1992–1993 and 2019–21; the decline was particularly notable in rural areas. In 1992–1993, the typical Indian lady living in the countryside had one more kid than her urban counterpart (3.7 versus 2.7). In 2019–21, that deficit was cut in half (2.1 versus 1.6).…
30 November, 2022
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
Urban Infrastructure Financing in India The World Bank recently released a report titled "Financing India's Urban Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for Policy Action." The report emphasizes the critical importance of leveraging more private and commercial investments to close emerging financial gaps. What are the Report's Highlights? Required Investment: If India is to effectively meet the needs of its rapidly growing urban population, it will need to invest USD 840 billion in urban infrastructure over the next 15 years. People Living in Cities: By 2036, 600 million people in India will be living in cities, accounting for…
22 November, 2022
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
The world's population surpassed 8 billion people: United Nations. The United Nations Population Fund recently announced that the world's population has surpassed 8 billion people. More on the news: Reasons for the increase: This unprecedented increase is due to gradual increases in human lifespan as a result of advancements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene, and medicine. According to the UN, it is also the result of high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries. Reaching 9 billion: According to the UN, the global population increased from 7 billion to 8 billion in 12 years. It will take about…
22 November, 2022
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
Women's Representation in Parliament In New Zealand, the percentage of women in the legislature recently surpassed 50%. The Inter-Parliamentary Union reports that New Zealand is one of 12 countries worldwide that can say that by 2022, at least 50% of their parliaments will be made up of women. New Zealand was the first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893. Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Rwanda, and the United Arab Emirates are more countries. Around 26% of lawmakers worldwide are female. The Indian Scenario of women in Parliament According to data gathered by the IPU, of which India is…
27 October, 2022
Role of Women and Women's organisation
Significance OF Tribes Every year on August 9th, there is a celebration known as World Tribal Day or International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Its objectives are to advance and defend the rights of all indigenous peoples worldwide and to recognize their contributions to global issues like environmental preservation. Background The day commemorates the 1982 Geneva gathering of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations. Since 1994, it has been observed annually in accordance with a United Nations declaration. Numerous indigenous peoples are still marginalized, live in terrible poverty, and have their human rights violated. Theme: The Role…
09 August, 2022
Social Inclusion
FAMILY COURT AMENDMENT BILL 2022 The Lok Sabha passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which seeks to amend the Family Court Act, 1984 to establish a family court in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland. About the Bill: The Bill amends the Family Courts Act, 1984. The Act allows state governments to establish Family Courts to deal with disputes related to family and marriage. The Central Government is empowered to notify the dates for the Act to come into force in different states. The governments of Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland have set up Family Courts in their states under the Act. …
03 August, 2022
Social Inclusion
Hindi gains due to a demographic shift When the Centre launched its NIPUN Bharat scheme in July 2021 to improve foundational literacy and numeracy among primary school students, participants from non-Hindi speaking States complained that they were the ones left feeling illiterate as they could not understand either the speeches, nor the PowerPoint presentations on the scheme, all made in formal Hindi. (Read about the Eighth Schedule Languages first.) Last August, Tamil Nadu delegates at a yoga and naturopathy training webinar claimed that the AYUSH Ministry Secretary told them if they wanted English to be used, they could leave. These…
20 September, 2021
Social Inclusion
UP Population Policy 2021-2030 Rising population was the root of major problems and prevailing inequality in society. It is also a boon to the problems of the society if we optimally use the demographic dividend and we use it optimally. The new UP policy aims at decreasing the total fertility rate from 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.7 by 2030, increase the modern contraceptive prevalence rate from 31.7% to 45% by 2026 and 52% by 2030, increase male methods of contraception use from 10.8% to 15.1% by 2026 and 16.4% by 2030, decrease the maternal mortality rate from 197…
12 July, 2021
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
“Gender Samvaad” Event by Ministry of Rural Development The Ministry of Rural Development recently organized the Gender Samvaad Event. About Gender Samvaad Event: Gender Samvaad is a cooperation between Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission(DAY-NRLM) and Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE). It aims to generate greater awareness about gender-related interventions under DAY-NRLM across the country. It focuses on hearing opinions from the states and the field. Activities under Gender Samvaad: Gender Samvaad provides states with opportunities to: Understand best practices/initiatives that other states are undertaking to improve women’s organisations. Understand gender interventions…
20 April, 2021
Social Inclusion
Electronic nose to detect “Hydrogen Sulphide” from Sewers Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore have developed Electronic Nose to detect Hydrogen Sulphide from swamps and sewers. CeNS is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology About Hydrogen Sulphide: Hydrogen Sulphide is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is a colourless chalcogen hydride gas. It is with the characteristic foul odour of rotten eggs. (Chacogen – chalcogens are the chemical elements in group 16 of the periodic table). Hydrogen Sulphide is slightly denser than air. It is also poisonous, corrosive…
17 April, 2021
Poverty and Developmental issues
State of World Population Report 2021 by UNFPA The State of World Population report is (UN Populations Fund) UNFPA’s annual flagship publication. Published yearly since 1978, it shines a light on emerging issues in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights, bringing them into the mainstream and exploring the challenges and opportunities they present for international development. Findings of the Report Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health care. For the first time, a United Nations report focuses on…
14 April, 2021
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
Transgender Rights As per the Census 2011, there are 4,87,803 persons under the category called ‘Other’. Among all the states, the top four states with high transgender populations were UP, AP, BH, and MH. Younger individuals, women, people with higher levels of education, and people with higher incomes are more approving of transgender rights. Mexico, Cuba, Equador, Bolivia, S.Africa, Portugal, Sweden, and Nepal has one of the most progressive laws to protect gay rights by according to Constitutional Protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation. W.Asian, C. Asian countries, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri lanka Criminalize consensual activities between transgenders, to the score of life…
28 March, 2021
Social Inclusion
FLIGHT LIEUTANANT BHAWANA KANTH Bhawana Kanth is to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade. She was one of the first women fighter Pilots inducted into the Indian Air Force in 2016. The other fighter pilots inducted into the Indian Air Force were Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh. Bhawana Kanth In 2019, Bhawana Kanth became the first female fighter pilot of India to qualify to undertake combat missions. She received the Nari Shakti Puraskar from President of India Ramnath Kovind in March 2020.
12 January, 2021
Role of Women and Women's organisation
SENTINELESE The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has said that any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) who reside in complete isolation on the island. About: In a policy document, which comes almost two years after American national John Allen Chau was allegedly killed by the Sentinelese on the island, the AnSI says the “right of the people to the island is non-negotiable”. The Sentinelese, with a population of about 50 to 100…
21 December, 2020
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
SC/ST Education-Social Inclusion What’s in News? After several years of rising trends, the Centre has reduced the percentage allocation of funds for the education of schoolchildren from SC and ST communities as well as for the northeastern region in the coming year. In its report on the demand for grants submitted to the Rajya Sabha, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development expressed its concern at these declines and urged higher allocations. A parliamentary panel expressed concern that any shortage of funds for these marginalised communities could be critical, especially given that more than one in five SC and ST…
10 March, 2020
Social Inclusion
Campaign on International Women’s Day Syllabus subtopic: Social Empowerment Prelims and Mains focus: on the details of the campaign and its significance News: In a first, the Union government is preparing a 10-day campaign for International Women’s Day, with plans to organise seminars, workshops and Ted Talks across the country. About International Women's Day March 8 is observed as International Women’s Day. The international theme for Women’s Day this year is “Each for Equal” striving for a gender-equal world. About the campaign This is the first time the government is preparing to observe International Women’s Day…
27 February, 2020
Role of Women and Women's organisation
Context: The 2019 Global Hunger Index report has been released. The GHI ranks countries on a 100-point scale, with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst. Values less than 10 reflect low hunger, values from 20 to 34.9 indicate serious hunger; values from 35 to 49.9 are alarming; and values of 50 or more are extremely alarming. What is Global Hunger Index? The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is jointly published by Concern worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. The score if the index is calculated by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). It measures and tracks hunger at regional, national and global levels.…
Syllabus subtopic: Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Prelims and Mains focus: about National Population Register (NPR), its significance and the controversy around it News: THE CPI(M)-led government in Kerala on Friday ordered a ‘stay (on) all the activities connected with the updation of National Population Register (NPR) in the state forthwith’. Earlier this week, the TMC government in West Bengal had put on hold the NPR updation process amid fears that it was the ‘first step’ to the National Register of Citizens (NRC).…
21 December, 2019
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
Syllabus subtopic:. Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Prelims and Mains focus: about the NITI Aayog’s move and its significance; India’s population crisis; NITI Aayog: structure and mandate News: Invoking the Prime Minister’s concern over the rising population, the NITI Aayog is set to start a process of drafting the roadmap for population stabilisation in the country. Context NITI Aayog’s move comes four months after…
20 December, 2019
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
Syllabus subtopic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. News: Nearly 32,000 Brus living in Tripura camps since 1997 have been affected after the government decided to stop food supplies and cash dole. Prelims focus: About Brus and issues associated. Mains focus: Agreement in this regard and the recent demands for relaxation of the norms in the agreement. Issue: The Tripura government recently announced that it would restore food supplies, leading to the Brus withdrawing a road blockade they had set up for eight days. The restoration of supplies, however, is only until a deadline of November 30, within…
08 November, 2019
Population, Urbanization, Globalization
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