Source: The post is based on an article “Towards an India where women lead” published in the Indian Express on 16th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Relevance: Gender Disparities; Prejudices and Discrimination News: Recently, the 2022 World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index was released, which confirmed a… Continue reading Towards an India where women lead
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Nehruvian institutions: The temples that Jawaharlal Nehru built
Source: The post is based on the article “The temples that Jawaharlal Nehru built” published in The Hindu on 16th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Modern History: significant events and personalities. Relevance: About the significance of Nehruvian institutions. News: As India celebrates 75 years of Independence, it is important to remember the contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru-built institutions… Continue reading Nehruvian institutions: The temples that Jawaharlal Nehru built
Moving policy away from population control
Source: The post is based on the article “Moving policy away from population control” published in “The Hindu” on 13th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Relevance: Demographic Transition of India News: Recently, the United Nations released its World Population Prospects (WPP),… Continue reading Moving policy away from population control
India got Swaraj in 1947. It must now strive for Suraj or good governance
Source: This post is created based on the article “India got Swaraj in 1947. It must now strive for Suraj or good governance” published in Indian Express on 9th August 2022. Syllabus: GS paper 2- Governance + GS Paper 1 – Indian history News: It is 75 years since India got independent. Now is the… Continue reading India got Swaraj in 1947. It must now strive for Suraj or good governance
Water-wisdom for climate change
Source: The post is based on an article “Water-wisdom for climate change” published in the Business Standard on 8th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Salient features of World’s Physical Geography; Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent) News: During the monsoon season, it has been noticed… Continue reading Water-wisdom for climate change
Why India needs to stop participating in commonwealth games
Source: The post is based on an article “Why India needs to stop participating in Commonwealth Games” published in the Indian Express on 6th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 History; History of Modern India; G2 International Relations; Bilateral Relations Relevance: Colonial Power; Neo-colonialism News: The 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games is being held in… Continue reading Why India needs to stop participating in commonwealth games
A century back is not as long ago as it may seem
Source: The post is based on an article “A century back is not as long ago as it may seem” published in the Live Mint on 5th August 2022. Syllabus: GS-1, World and Modern India History Context: The article compares the events of the same year of the previous century i.e. 1922 with the year… Continue reading A century back is not as long ago as it may seem
Reaping the demographic dividend
Source: The post is based on the article “Reaping the demographic dividend” published in The Hindu on 4th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Population and associated issues. Relevance: About the recent UNPD report on population. News: World Population Prospects 2022 forecasts that the world’s population will touch eight billion this year and rise to 9.8 billion in 2050.… Continue reading Reaping the demographic dividend
A translation revolution for an inclusive, prosperous India
Source: The post is based on an article “A translation revolution for an inclusive, prosperous India” published in the Indian Express on 3rd August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Indian Art and Culture Relevance: The National Language Translation Missions News: Recently, the Artificial Intelligence for Bharat (AI4Bharat) Centre at IIT Madras was established with support from… Continue reading A translation revolution for an inclusive, prosperous India
Hail the rise of digital humanities
Source: The post is based on an article “Hail the rise of digital humanities” published in the Business Standard on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Indian Art and Culture News: Recently, the Jadavpur University has launched the Bichitra project, a digital humanities project. In this project, digital versions of manuscripts and printed books and… Continue reading Hail the rise of digital humanities
