Social Issues Current Affairs Updates For UPSC IAS Mains 2024 Examination
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[Kurukshetra December Summary] Technology Integration for Quality Education – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 Importance of technology in Governance3 Use of Technology in Education4 Enhancing Quality of Education5 Ensuring Learning for All6 Conclusion Introduction Technology is the major driver of the 21st century, touching every aspect of human life. The effect of technology has increasingly blurred the distinctions between the physical, digital, and… Continue reading [Kurukshetra December Summary] Technology Integration for Quality Education – Explained, pointwise
Rights of Sexual Minorities in India (LGBTQ+ Rights): Status and Challenges – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are the various types of sexual orientation?3 What are the challenges faced by the Sexual Minorities (or the LGBT Community)?4 What are the Constitutional and Legal Safeguards for the Sexual Minorities?4.1 Constitutional Safeguards4.2 Legal Safeguards5 What are some of the Judgments related to the Rights of Sexual Minorities?6… Continue reading Rights of Sexual Minorities in India (LGBTQ+ Rights): Status and Challenges – Explained, pointwise
Functioning of the POCSO Act – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the background to the enactment of the POCSO Act?3 What are the salient provisions of the POCSO Act?4 What Revisions have been made to the POCSO Act?5 What are the shortcomings in the working of the POCSO Act?6 What steps can be taken to enhance effectiveness of… Continue reading Functioning of the POCSO Act – Explained, pointwise
[Kurukshetra November Summary] Technology and Innovation in Healthcare – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 Technological Progress and Digitalisation of Healthcare3 Geographical Restrictions4 Emergence of Digital Healthcare in India5 Scope of Remote Healthcare in India6 Remote Healthcare for Rural India6.1 Start-up Initiatives7 Conclusion Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented challenge to the healthcare system all over the world. It made evident the inadequacy… Continue reading [Kurukshetra November Summary] Technology and Innovation in Healthcare – Explained, pointwise
Supreme Court’s Judgment on EWS Reservation – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are the provisions of Reservation for EWS?3 What has been the decision of the SC regarding the Reservation for EWS?4 What were the questions considered by the SC in the EWS Judgment?5 What is the minority view of the SC Bench?6 What should the approach going ahead?7 Conclusion… Continue reading Supreme Court’s Judgment on EWS Reservation – Explained, pointwise
National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021: Provisions and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are Rare Diseases?3 What are the challenges associated with Rare Diseases?4 What are the salient features of National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021?5 What are the concerns associated with the National Policy for Rare Diseases?6 What should be done going ahead?7 Conclusion Introduction The All India Institute of… Continue reading National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021: Provisions and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
Ban on Conversion Therapy – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is Conversion Therapy?3 What are the issues with Conversion Therapy?4 What was the ruling of Madras HC regarding Conversion Therapy?5 What should be done going ahead?5.1 Legal Basis5.2 Change in curriculum5.3 Sensitisation6 Conclusion Introduction The National Medical Commission (NMC) recently sent a letter to all of the State… Continue reading Ban on Conversion Therapy – Explained, pointwise
Plea in Delhi HC opposes legalisation of same-sex marriages under Hindu Marriage Act
What is the news? A plea, by an NGO, before the Delhi High Court, has sought that same-sex marriages should not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act. Background: The plea comes at a time when at least eight petitions seeking legalisation of same-sex marriages in India under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), the Special… Continue reading Plea in Delhi HC opposes legalisation of same-sex marriages under Hindu Marriage Act
One year of National Education Policy – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 About the National Education Policy2.1 School education2.2 Higher education3 Developments in one year of National Education Policy4 Planned initiatives under National Education Policy5 Challenges faced by the National Education Policy6 Suggestions to improve the National Education Policy Introduction The launch of the National Education Policy 2020 marked remarkable progress in the area of… Continue reading One year of National Education Policy – Explained, pointwise
Steps to sustain the big success that our DBT Mission has been
Source: Livemint Relevance: This article explains DBT Mission’s achievement, challenges and solutions. Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction:3 How DBT Mission improved the government’s welfare transfers?4 Challenges faced by the DBT Mission:5 Suggestions to improve the DBT Mission: Synopsis: It is not much discussed, but the success of the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) Mission is indisputable. Introduction: Over the… Continue reading Steps to sustain the big success that our DBT Mission has been
Human trafficking in India and anti-trafficking bill – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 Intense of Human trafficking during the pandemic3 How the Pandemic made children vulnerable to Human trafficking?4 Why strong steps are essential to curb human trafficking?5 Constitutional & Legislative provisions related to Trafficking in India6 Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill7 Salient provisions of the anti-trafficking bill8 Issues with the draft bill9… Continue reading Human trafficking in India and anti-trafficking bill – Explained, pointwise
The vision of the National Education Policy must be served by its implementation
Source: The Indian Express Relevance: National Education Policy (NEP) has to learn from public policy challenges for transforming education in India. Synopsis: To successfully implement the National Education Policy (NEP), India needs to learn from public policy challenges About the National Education Policy: On July 29 last year, the Government of India (GoI) announced the National Education… Continue reading The vision of the National Education Policy must be served by its implementation
A pandemic-optimized plan for kids to resume their education
Source: Livemint Relevance: To improve education, reopening the schools is the way forward. Contents1 Synopsis: 2 Introduction3 Why do we need to reopen schools?4 How to reopen schools? Synopsis: India’s hard-won educational gains could be lost if India still did not reopen schools. Introduction Schools must reopen and our children must return to education. Some systematic state… Continue reading A pandemic-optimized plan for kids to resume their education
Needed: an anti-trafficking law
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Eliminating Human trafficking altogether is a moral and constitutional responsibility Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction:3 COVID-19 and Trafficking:4 About the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill:5 How essential is the legislation?6 Suggestions to end trafficking in India: Synopsis: Human trafficking is a crime in itself, but it is also the propeller of… Continue reading Needed: an anti-trafficking law
The direction that the NCF needs to take
Source: The Hindu Relevance: National Curriculum Framework has to include democratic principles. Contents1 Synopsis:2 About the National Curriculum Framework:3 Advantages of NCF:4 What are the challenges with the NCF? Synopsis: Shaping a National Curriculum Framework using only the National Education Policy will be shortsighted. About the National Curriculum Framework: The National Council of Educational Research and… Continue reading The direction that the NCF needs to take
Bringing skills and education closer
Source: Business Standard Relevance: Skill development and education need to be integrated to provide better results. Contents1 Synopsis:2 The situation of skill development in India:3 The link between education and skill development:4 Advantages of integrating education with skill development:5 The impact of the pandemic on skill development and education:6 Suggestions: Synopsis: Skill development is a multi-dimensional… Continue reading Bringing skills and education closer
A cardinal omission in the COVID-19 package
Source: The Hindu Relevance: India needs to focus on Healthcare human resources for improving healthcare. Contents1 Synopsis: 2 Why healthcare human resources are essential?3 About recent initiatives:4 How intense is the shortage of healthcare human resources?5 Suggestions to improve Healthcare human resources: Synopsis: The Government’s COVID-19 health package II again overlooks the need for and availability of… Continue reading A cardinal omission in the COVID-19 package
Why the Supreme Court order on registration of migrant workers is welcome
Source: The Indian Express Relevance: The problems of Migrant workers and lack of social protection needs urgent reforms Synopsis: Recently, the Supreme Court mandated a portal for the registration of all informal/migrant workers. This is one of the radical judgments aimed to reduce human suffering in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Important observations by the court:… Continue reading Why the Supreme Court order on registration of migrant workers is welcome
The crisis ahead, from learning loss to resumption
Source: The Hindu Relevance – School education needs drastic reforms to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on education. Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction3 Challenges in education during and after the pandemic:4 Various studies on education during the pandemic:5 Suggestions to improve education and global examples: Synopsis: If school education revert to business as usual, India has to be prepared… Continue reading The crisis ahead, from learning loss to resumption
Health above faith
Source: The Hindu What is the news? Recently, the Supreme Court canceled the annual Kanwar Yatra and held that the health of the public and their right to life are paramount. What is Kanwar Yatra? It is a pilgrimage organised in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana (Saavan). In which Kanwarias, devotees of Shiva, make a… Continue reading Health above faith
Why India is missing its vaccine targets
Source: The Indian Express Relevance: India’s problem of vaccine shortage needs large scale capacity building and government commitments. Synopsis: The production capacity of vaccines has not risen as claimed by the Centre. Several other issues are leading to vaccine shortage in India. About Vaccine Shortage: India’s problem of vaccine shortage is not yet resolved. Currently, India… Continue reading Why India is missing its vaccine targets
Sensitive and precise
Source: The Hindu Relevance: To eliminate trafficking, India needs legislative action and welfare schemes for vulnerable sections should go hand in hand. Synopsis: The draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill needs to be comprehensive and include causative factors. Introduction The draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 is well-intentioned, to… Continue reading Sensitive and precise
State of Prisons in India – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 The State of Prison in India3 Need for prison reforms4 Reason Behind such Dismal Conditions5 Judgements over the condition of prisons6 Committees on Prison reforms6.1 Justice Mulla Committee, 1983:6.2 Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer committee on women prisoners, 1987:6.3 Justice Amitava Roy panel on prison reforms:7 Suggestions to improve the state of prisons… Continue reading State of Prisons in India – Explained, pointwise
E-classes leading to learning gaps in higher education: Survey
Source: Times of India Introduction: The gap in learning outcomes has been acknowledged across the world. World Bank data indicate nearly 220 million students have faced the brunt of the pandemic’s impact on education. Education technology solution provider TeamLease Edtech surveyed over 700 students and officials from 75 Indian universities to assess the learning gap… Continue reading E-classes leading to learning gaps in higher education: Survey
India needs a renewed health-care system
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Public health must be reformed to meet the post-pandemic medical needs. Contents1 Synopsis: 2 How public health system fared against the Pandemic?3 Lesson learnt during the pandemic:4 Suggestions Synopsis: India needs to focus on the core lessons from the pandemic and rebuild trust in public health. The pandemic and the vulnerability of the… Continue reading India needs a renewed health-care system
How to Read Society and Social Issues for UPSC IAS
Indian Society and Social Issues are part of UPSC Mains Syllabus General Studies -Paper I. Social Issues are very important topic for UPSC IAS. It is also part of UPSC Mains General Studies Paper-II. The implications of Indian Society and Social Issues can be seen in all the papers of General Studies and Essay. Apart from UPSC Mains, some questions from schemes related to Social Issues are asked in the UPSC Prelims (multiple-choice questions) General Studies -Paper I. So, you must prepare these subjects from the perspective of both UPSC Prelims and Mains.
In this article we will discuss about the strategy to prepare Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC. First, we will see the past year trend of the Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC:
Prelims 2021 – 5
2022 – 6
2023 – 4
| Subject | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Indian Society and Social Issues- UPSC Mains General Studies Paper- I | 6 Qs | 5 Qs | 6 Qs | 5 Qs | 6 Qs |
Overview of the Syllabus for Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC IAS:
| Subject | Syllabus |
| Indian Society and Social Issues- General Studies- Paper I | · Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. · Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. · Effects of Globalization on Indian society. · Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism. |
| Social Issues- General Studies- Paper II | · Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States. · Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. · Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger.
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Strategy to read Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC:
- Read the syllabus: Before starting your preparation for Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC, you must go through the UPSC Mains Syllabus of General Studies Paper-I and Paper-II. Each and every topic mentioned in the syllabus are very important for exam. Refer them twice or thrice. It will help you to read what is important for exam and not to get diverted towards topics that not relevant.
- Read past years’ questions of UPSC Mains General Studies Paper-I and Paper-II:Reading past year questions will help you to get the nature and demand of the questions. Topics from which exams questions are asked.
- Read NCERT textbooks: NCERT textbooks on Sociology are good books to read and get basic idea about the subject. You must read NCERT textbooks of Class XI and XII. They will give you conceptual based understanding. You should give at least two reading to understand the subject clearly. Some of the important NCERT textbooks which you must read:
- NCERT Class 11 – Introducing Sociology
- NCERT Class 11 – Understanding Society
- NCERT Class 12 – Indian Society
- NCERT Class 12 – Social Change & Development in India
- Read advance books: After reading two to three times, the NCERT textbooks, you must read one advance static book on Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC. Social Problems in India by Ram Ahuja is one of the best books. It will help you to enhance your knowledge and improvise your content.
- Newspaper reading: Questions asked from Indian Society and Social Issues for UPSC are both static and dynamic based. Static portion, you will cover from NCERT textbooks and for dynamic portion, you must one newspaper daily. Along with reading, you must take down important points based on your syllabus. For example, welfare schemes for women, children, pregnant women etc. You can read The Hindu or Indian Express.
- Current affairs magazine: Current affairs magazine covers Social Issues for UPSC in details. You must read one current affairs magazine to cover important topics mostly welfare schemes. It will help you to prepare for both UPSC Prelims and Mains. Social Issues are very important for both Prelims and Mains. You can also refer Yojana and Kurukshetra to cover various Social Issues.
- Notes on welfare schemes: After referring newspaper and current affairs magazine, you should prepare your own notes on welfare schemes in detail. You should keep them updating.
- Answer writing practice: You must write answers on a daily basis on previous years’ questions and predicted questions. This will help you to improve your answers and will increase your speed.
- Revise: Revising the notes on a daily basis is very important. This is because there are many welfare schemes and you must remember that. Revision will help you to interlink different concepts and write comprehensive answers.
