About the Scheme The Government of India has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ – an umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26. It is an integrated women empowerment …
Background In 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. The new policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy will replace the 34 year old National …
CONTEXT Recently, the Supreme Court has given its judgment in Patan Jamal Vali v. State of Andhra Pradesh, addressing the intersectionality of caste, gender and disability. In this case, the victim of sexual assault was a blind 22-year-old Dalit woman. …
CONTEXT The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many children orphaned and vulnerable. As a result, social media is flooded with requests to adopt children who have lost their parents in the pandemic. However, before handing over …
NEWS Imprisonment practices need a relook so that the police do not affect unnecessary arrests. CONTEXT Overcrowding of prisons has been a perennial problem in India and amidst the pandemic, high occupancy levels poses greater risk. the occupancy rate in …
CONTEXT COVID-19 has affected countries across the world and India is not an exception. To deal with COVID, India is relying on the vaccination along with other measures like social distancing. More than a third of all vaccinations done in …
NEWS A recent judgment by Madras High Court highlights the need to reconsider POCSO’s absolutist approach to adolescent sexuality needs. BACKGROUND Recently, a single bench of the Madras High Court allowed a petition seeking to quash a case of kidnap, …
NEWS A decentralised approach and strong local governments can enhance developmental outcomes. CONTEXT India’s human capital indicators remain low. In the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, India is ranked 116th. The National Family Health Survey-5 for 2019-20 shows that malnutrition …
CONTEXT As 2020 comes to a close, it might be worthwhile to take a look back at the challenges which India faced this year, and ensure 2021 becomes better from our learning from the hard times. CHALLENGES INDIA FACED IN …
What’s in the news? NGO Pratham has released its latest Annual State of Education Report (ASER) survey conducted in September, the sixth month of school closures due to COVID-19 across the country. ASER is a nationwide survey of rural education …