News:Recently, UNICEF along with Plan International and United Nations Women has released a report titled “A New era for girls: Taking stock on 25 years of progress”. Facts: About the report: The report is issued in the context of the Generation Equality campaign and to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform… Continue reading A new era for girls report:Taking stock of 25 years of progress
Category: Factly: Schemes and Programs
This category contains all new schemes and Programs in Factly Articles for Prelims. You can find all relevant updates on Schemes and Programs on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
United Nations adopts political declaration on women’s rights
News:The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women has adopted a political declaration to reaffirm the 1995 Beijing Declaration to achieve gender equality. Facts: About the declaration: The declaration aims to promote women’s emancipation and advancement around the world. It underlines the importance of gender equality to progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).… Continue reading United Nations adopts political declaration on women’s rights
Kyasanur Forest Disease
News:Recently,the Karnataka State government has allocated ₹15 crore to set up a research centre on Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in Sagar,Karnataka. Facts: About Kyasanur Forest Disease(KFD): KFD is caused by Kyasanur Forest disease Virus(KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. The disease was first identified in 1957 in a sick monkey from the Kyasanur… Continue reading Kyasanur Forest Disease
Namda Traditional Art
News:Recently,Arifa Jan who revived a Kashmiri traditional art called ‘Namda’ was awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar and was also among the seven women who took control of the Prime minister’s Twitter account. Facts: About the Art: Namda comes from the root word Namata (Sanskrit for woollen stuff).It is a local term used for felted wool floor… Continue reading Namda Traditional Art
Attukal Pongala
News:The Attukal Pongala festival has begun in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Facts: About the Festival: It is held annually in Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The temple is popularly known as the Women Sabarimala as only women perform the ritual. Pongala, which means ‘to boil over’, is the ritual in which women prepare sweet payasam and offer… Continue reading Attukal Pongala
Bharatnatyam
News:Recently,the central government’s Centre for Cultural Resources and Training(CCRT) has provided Scholarships to two Bharatnatyam Dancers. Facts: About: Bharatnatyam Dance is considered to be over 2000 years old originating in the Tanjore district in Tamil Nadu.It is one among the eight classical dances of India. Sources:Bharata Muni’s Natya Shastra and Abhinaya Darpana by Nandikesvara. The… Continue reading Bharatnatyam
Gender Social Norms Index(GSNI)
News:The United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) has released the Gender Social Norms Index(GSNI). Facts: About the index: The index measures how social beliefs obstruct gender equality in areas like politics, work and education. It contains data from 75 countries covering over 80 percent of the world’s population. Key takeaways from the index: Only 24% of parliamentary… Continue reading Gender Social Norms Index(GSNI)
Chapchar Kut Festival
News:Chapchar Kut Festival is being Celebrated in the State of Mizoram. Facts: About the Festival: Chapchar Kut is an annual harvest festival of the Mizo Community which marks the beginning of Spring Season. It is celebrated during March every year where they cut bamboo trees and are left to dry so that they can be… Continue reading Chapchar Kut Festival
Zero Discrimination Day
News: Every year Zero Discrimination Day is observed on 1st March Facts: It is observed by the United Nations AIDS Programme. Was first observed in 2014 after UNAIDS launched its Zero Discrimination Campaign on World AIDS Day in December 2013. 2020 Theme: Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls Additional information: Joint United Nations Programme on… Continue reading Zero Discrimination Day
Period Poverty
News:Scotland may become the first country in the world to end ‘period poverty’ by passing the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill to make sanitary products free for all. Facts: About Period Poverty: Period poverty is often described as a lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints. About Period Products (Free Provision)… Continue reading Period Poverty
