Redefining gender roles in India Gurugram-based Udit Saini and his wife decided to have a baby, they got thinking about how they would tackle their kid’s growing-up years. Among their friends, very few took work off to take care of their children and the difference between the children was so evident and drastic- social disconnect, …
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Gs Paper-3 Syllabus: Environmental Conservation Context: As per a study by British Economist, loss of biodiversity will downgrade the credit ratings of several countries, including India, increasing their bankruptcy risk. Status: Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (2020) warned that none of the 20 targets of Aichi (2010 to 2020) under the Convention of Biological Diversity, …
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Gs Paper-2 Syllabus: Laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. Context: The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has published draft guidelines to regulate child protection within the entertainment industry. While the “Guidelines to Regulate Child Participation in the Entertainment Industry” were issued by the …
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Gs Paper-2 Syllabus: Vulnerable sections of society and schemes related to vulnerable sections, laws for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. Context: The pride month celebrations and the many LGBTQ+ friendly parties happening in Delhi, but queer safe spaces are rare. Since Section 377 of the IPC was decriminalised in 2018, Delhi has …
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Gs Paper-2 Syllabus: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India. Context: In a significant curtailment of women’s rights, the U.S Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 landmark decision giving women in America the right to have an abortion before the foetus is viable outside the womb — …
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Gs Paper-2 Syllabus: Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger. Context: As per the UN, global hunger is on the rise, reversing decades of progress. Climate change, extreme weather events, conflicts and economic downturns are some of the factors driving growing food insecurity. Status: As per the FAO report (Global Report on Food Crises): …
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