GS-2: Governance
- Context: Sewer deaths, caused by the hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, remain a grim reality in India, particularly in Delhi.
- Data point: (Source: RTI Response)
- With 75 deaths recorded over 15 years and only one conviction.
GS-3: Agriculture
- Context: The Supreme Court-appointed committee’s interim report highlights the dire state of Indian agriculture, underlining the economic hardships faced by farmers.
- Data points:
- Farmers relying solely on agriculture earn Rs 27 per day, showcasing extreme financial stress.
- Over 400,000 suicides among farmers and agricultural laborers have been reported in the past three decades.
GS-3: Environment
- Context: Despite possessing only 2.4% of the world’s land area, India accounts for 7-8% of all recorded species, which includes 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 of animals.
- Data points:
- India has 10 biogeographic zones and is home to 58% of the mammalian species documented so far.
