Source: The post “Karnataka’s menstrual leave policy: progressive step or symbolic gesture?” has been created, based on “Karnataka’s menstrual leave policy: progressive step or symbolic gesture?” published in “The Hindu” on 7 November 2025. Karnataka’s menstrual leave policy: progressive step or symbolic gesture? UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper -1- Society Context: Karnataka has become the first… Continue reading Karnataka’s menstrual leave policy: progressive step or symbolic gesture?
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Urban planning is not just land-use planning
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1 –Society – Urbanization Introduction India needs cities that drive growth, cut emissions, create jobs, and stay resilient. A $30-trillion economy by 2047, net-zero by 2070 with major GHG cuts by 2030, and a young workforce seeking livelihoods all converge in cities. Dense settlements are also highly disaster-vulnerable, as seen… Continue reading Urban planning is not just land-use planning
India’s demographic shift – Bridging the generation gap
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1 -Society- Social issues. Introduction India is ageing faster than before. At least 1 in 10 Indians is 60+ today; nearly 1 in 5 by 2050. This change strains family care, pensions, housing, and health systems. It also exposes a digital gap that can isolate elders. The task is clear:… Continue reading India’s demographic shift – Bridging the generation gap
Kerala transforms urban governance through new blueprint
Source: The post Kerala transforms urban governance through new blueprint has been created, based on the article “Lessons for India: how Kerala is tackling rapid urbanisation” published in “The Hindu” on 10 September 2025. Kerala transforms urban governance through new blueprint. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1-Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Context: Kerala’s rurban… Continue reading Kerala transforms urban governance through new blueprint
Citizen dialogue rebuilds trust and strengthens India’s plural coexistence
Source: The post Citizen dialogue rebuilds trust and strengthens India’s plural coexistence has been created, based on the article “The necessity of bridges” published in “Indian Express” on 23rd August 2025. Citizen dialogue rebuilds trust and strengthens India’s plural coexistence. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1-Indian society Context: Four years ago, amid rising communal polarisation,… Continue reading Citizen dialogue rebuilds trust and strengthens India’s plural coexistence
Bihar voter deletions disenfranchise young women amid migration ambiguity
Source: The post Bihar voter deletions disenfranchise young women amid migration ambiguity has been created, based on the article “How women migrant electors are disenfranchised in the Bihar SIR process” published in “The Hindu” on 22nd August 2025. Bihar voter deletions disenfranchise young women amid migration ambiguity. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1- Population and… Continue reading Bihar voter deletions disenfranchise young women amid migration ambiguity
Affection economy returns communities to the center of power
Source: The post Affection economy returns communities to the center of power has been created, based on the article “The affection economy” published in “Indian Express” on 21st August 2025. Affection economy returns communities to the center of power. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1- Society And Gs paper3-Developmental model across the world Context: Power… Continue reading Affection economy returns communities to the center of power
Bihar migrants face a silent voter purge
Source: The post Bihar migrants face a silent voter purge has been created, based on the article “India’s democracy is failing the migrant citizen” published in “The Hindu” on 21st August 2025. Bihar migrants face a silent voter purge. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1- Population and associated issues. Context: Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision… Continue reading Bihar migrants face a silent voter purge
Deliver empowerment with structural support beyond verdicts for survivors.
Source: The post Deliver empowerment with structural support beyond verdicts for survivors. has been created, based on the article “What true empowerment of women entails” published in “The Hindu” on 19th August 2025 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1 – Social empowerment Context: Amid the trial of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, a 47-year-old domestic… Continue reading Deliver empowerment with structural support beyond verdicts for survivors.
India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth
Source: The post India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth has been created, based on the article “The next leap forward” published in “Indian Express” on 18th August 2025. India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1- growth, development and employment. Context: India’s 79th Independence Day… Continue reading India advances through resilience, science, and inclusive sustainable growth
