Discuss how extreme heat can alter India’s employment structure through job losses, distress migration and informalisation. Analyse the risks for human capital. Propose a strategy for climate-resilient livelihoods.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Q5. Discuss how extreme heat can alter India’s employment structure through job losses, distress migration and informalisation. Analyse the risks for human capital. Propose a strategy for climate-resilient livelihoods. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Extreme heat is emerging as a structural economic and labour-market …

Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RaM G)

Source:  BS Subject:  Governance Schemes & Economy Context: The Union government plans to table the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, proposing to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA framework. About Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RaM G): What it is? The VB-G RaM G Bill is …

Welfare architecture must move from scheme-centric delivery to rights-based social protection. Analyse limitations of India’s current welfare design. Evaluate how rights-based approaches enhance accountability. Propose steps to transition towards universal, lifecycle-based protection.

Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Q4. Welfare architecture must move from scheme-centric delivery to rights-based social protection. Analyse limitations of India’s current welfare design. Evaluate how rights-based approaches enhance accountability. Propose steps to transition towards universal, lifecycle-based protection. (15 M) …

“The architecture of welfare delivery in India is vast but fragmented”. Analyse how the proliferation of schemes affects efficiency. Suggest institutional reforms for convergence.

Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population Q3. “The architecture of welfare delivery in India is vast but fragmented”. Analyse how the proliferation of schemes affects efficiency. Suggest institutional reforms for convergence. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question: To assess the challenges of India’s welfare delivery framework, its fragmentation …

World Social Report 2025

Syllabus: Governance and Reports Source:  UN  Context: The United Nations released the World Social Report 2025, highlighting the urgent need for a new global policy consensus focused on equity, economic security, and solidarity amid rising insecurity, inequality, and declining trust worldwide. Key Summary of World Social Report 2025: Rising Economic Insecurity: 60% of the global …