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Abanindranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore Why In News? Year-long celebrations marking 150 years of Abanindranath Tagore, titled Abanindranath at 150: Bichitra Revisited, is being organised jointly by Victoria…

Overcrowding of Childcare Institutions

Overcrowding of Childcare Institutions Children in distress situations merit care and protection under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,…

Digital Literacy among Women

Digital Literacy among Women -Under PMGDISHA Program The onset of the pandemic brought to the surface – uncertainties, gaps in technology, and most importantly, further disruptions…

Suicides in India - NCRB 2019 Report

Suicides in India- NCRB 2019 Report Each suicide is a personal tragedy that prematurely takes the life of an individual and has a continuing ripple…

Emergence of Gandhi

Emergence of Gandhi Why Nationalist Upsurge at End of First World War Post-War economic hardship. Expectations of Political Gains for Cooperation in the War Nationalist…

Indian National Congress - Foundation and the Moderate Phase

Indian National Congress - Foundation and the Moderate Phase Foundation of Indian National Congress First session held in 1885 (Bombay). Indian National Union, formed by…

Era of Militant Nationalism

Era of Militant Nationalism Why Militant Nationalism Grew 1. Realisation that the true nature of British rule was exploitative, and that the British…

Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India

Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India The rise and growth of Indian nationalism has been traditionally explained in terms of Indian response to the stimulus…

Socio-Cultural Reform Movements

Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements Reform Movements: Among Hindus Bengal Raja Rammohan Roy and Brahmo Samaj- Raja Rammohan Roy Believed in the modern scientific approach…

First Phase of Revolutionary Activities (1907-1917)

First Phase of Revolutionary Activities (1907-1917) Reasons for emergence Younger elements not ready to retreat after the decline of open phase. Leadership’s failure to tap…

First World War and Nationalist Response

First World War and Nationalist Response In the First World War (1914-1919), Britain allied with France, Russia, USA, Italy and Japan against Germany, Austria-Hungary and…

Assessment of Social Reform Movements - Positive and Negative Aspects

Assessment of Social Reform Movements - Positive and Negative Aspects Positive Aspects The orthodox sections of society could not accept the scientific ideological onslaught of the…

General Features of Socio religious reform movements

Socio religious reform movements Basically, there were two kinds of reform movements in the 19th century in India: Reformist- These movements responded with the time…

Advent of the Europeans in India

Advent of the Europeans in India Why a Sea Route to India European economy growing rapidly, demand for luxury goods. Spirit of renaissance in the…

Digital Divide in Schools and UDISE Report

Digital Divide in Schools and UDISE Report A Union government survey of 15 lakh schools from across the country has revealed that only 22% of…

1857 Revolt

1857 Revolt The revolt is a product of character and policies of colonial rule. Economic causes- The colonial policies destroyed the traditional economic fabric of…

National policy on Older persons and LASI Report

National policy on Older persons and LASI Report LASI Report Longitudinal Aging Study of India has collected information on chronic conditions in elderly above 60 years of…

Peasant Movements

Peasant and Non-Tribal Movements during British India Name of the movement Main cause(s) Course of the movement and consequences Sanyasi Rebellion Region: Bengal Year: 1763-1800 Displaced peasants,…

Tribal Movements in India

Tribal Movements in India The Tribal population is conservative and is always interested in retaining the features of their society. Tribal movements were inspired…

Indian National Congress Annual Sessions

Annual Sessions of Indian National Congress Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha founded Indian National Congress on 28 December 1885 Year Place…

Important Newspapers associated with the freedom Struggle

Important Newspapers associated with the freedom Struggle The evolution of Indian press was fraught with developmental difficulties, illiteracy, colonial constraints and repression. It disseminated the…

Governor Generals and Viceroys of India

Governor Generals and Viceroys of India --Significant Events in their Rule Sl. No. Governor Generals Acts Wars/Treaties Reforms Introduced/ Established 1 Warren Hastings 1773-1785 1773…

The Ills of Patriarchy

The Ills of Patriarchy Patriarchy generally refers to the hierarchical power relation in which men are dominant and women are subordinate. The subordination of women…

Status of women in India

Status of women in India According to the WEF report, raising women’s participation in the labour force can increase India’s GDP significantly. A working woman…

Widened Scope Of Section-304B

Widened Scope Of Section-304B The Supreme Court indicated in a judgment on Friday that a straitjacket and literal interpretation of a penal provision on dowry…

UNFPA Study on Bodily Autonomy

UNFPA Study on Bodily Autonomy The United Nations Population Fund recently released a report "My Body is My Own". The report is about women's power…

A Bullet Train to Hunger

A Bullet Train to Hunger The monthly report from the Finance Ministry in October stated, “From a trickle in not so distant past to now…

Forest Fire

Forest Fire The most common hazard in forests is a forest fire. Forest fires are as old as the forests themselves. They pose a threat…

Ken-betwa River Linking Project

Ken-betwa River Linking Project The Project- The Ken-Betwa project is part of the national river linking project which proposes to connect 14 Himalayan and 16…

Transgender Rights

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…

Water Resources

Water Resources About 71% of our earth is covered by water and hence our earth is called a watery planet. 97% of the earth's water…

Crops

Major Crops Recent developments in Crops- Economic Survey Food Grains Among total imports of food grains, the % share of different crops shows that- cereals are highest…

Data on Soils of India

Data on Indian Soils Alluvial Black Red Forest Laterite Arid/ Desert/ Sandy Alkaline Usar/reh Marshy/ Kari of Kerala % Spread 45.6 16.6…

Data on Higher Education in Marginalised Communities

Pallid state of reservation in some of India’s elite institutions. Some of the striking data show 62% unfilled vacancies for SC in the IIMs and…

Data on Forest Resources

India State of Forest Report, 2019 ISFR is an assessment of the country’s forest resources every two years by the Forest Survey of India. Starting in…

Data on Higher education in marginalised communities.

Data on Higher education in marginalised communities. RTI data showed that SC students constituted only 7.6% and STs were just 1.2%. The reservation policy requires…

Data on Disability

Data on Disability Disability Less than 7% of public buses in the country were fully accessible to wheelchair users as of December 2020, with the…

Data on Agriculture

Data on Agriculture Contribution to GDP The share of agriculture in GDP increased to 19.9 per cent in 2020-21 from 17.8 per cent in 2019-20.…

Data on Mineral Resources of India

Data on Minerals Types of mining: Open Cast and Underground mining Highlights World’s largest producer of mica blocks and mica splitting. World’s 2nd largest producer…

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