Context The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act reserved one-third of all seats in Panchayats for women. As a result, a large number of women were elected as members and chairpersons of Panchayats. At national level women as Members and Presidents of …
Context Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently said that the state government will move to ban the practice of polygamy through legislative action, and that an expert committee would be formed to examine the issue. About Polygamy Polygamy is …
Context This article highlights the need for advancing health care services for drug users rather than criminalizing them. Cannabis and its usage in India Cannabis is a generic term used to denote the several psychoactive preparations of the plant Cannabis …
Why in News? Recently, Three labourers in Mumbai, allegedly hired for manual scavenging, died after inhaling toxic fumes in a septic tank. Even though manual scavenging is banned in India, the practice is still prevalent in many parts of the …
Why in News? Recently, the latest World Inequality Report flags India as a poor and very unequal country, with the top 10% holding 57% of national income in 2021, and the bottom 50% holding just 13%. Key findings for India: …
NEWS Despite judicial verdicts, India’s sexual minorities face discrimination in employment, health issues and personal rights. CONTEXT It is of huge concern that in India, the queer community is still a stigmatised and invisible minority, while in the last two …
CONTEXT Recently, the cases surrounding the question of same-sex marriages have came up before the High Court of Delhi. But the Union Government was found to be faltering, as it has argued that the matter was not important in the …
NEWS The findings based on the India Human Development Survey 2015 (IHDS) on castes and their trust in State governments, the judiciary and the police are revealing. SIGNIFICANCE OF TRUST Trust impacts income and growth through markets and public institutions. …
WHAT IS CENSUS? A census is the procedure of systematically enumerating, and acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It helps in describing and understanding the population of a society and what people have access to, …
Why in News? An Indian mother moved the Supreme Court against a custom in the Dawoodi Bohra community which allows a man to take over from his estranged wife the custody of their child who is above seven without any …