[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 28 March 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 21 March 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 20 March 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 01 March 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 23 February 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

Kerala announces menstrual leave: Time to talk period

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Indian Society/ Women issues   Source: Indian Express   Context: Kerala government announced that it will grant menstrual leave for female students in all state universities under the Department of Higher Education as part of the government’s “commitment to realise a gender-just society” In accordance with the decision, a girl of …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 2 January 2023

  InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …

NCW issues memo on prevention of sexual harassment

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections   Source: TH   Direction: The article covers the salient features of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.    Context: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked all …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 15 December 2022

  InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …

World Bank’s new toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Source: Indian Express  Context: World Bank launched a “Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India” with the aim of suggesting ways to make public transport in Indian cities more …

Women in law

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Polity, Indian Judiciary   Source: Business-Standard Context: Recently, CJI constituted an all-women bench in SC to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters This is 3rd such bench.  The 1st all-women bench was set up in 2013.   Status of women in Judiciary SC: Only 11 women judges have …

Where Does India Stand On Anti-Superstition And Black Magic Legislations?

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Salient features of Indian Society; Women empowerment   Source: The Hindu, Outlook India Context:  In the aftermath of the alleged human sacrifice of two women in Kerala, the ruling CPI (M) in the state has stressed the need for new legislation to curb such superstitious practices.   Prevalence of superstitious killings …

India Discrimination Report 2022: Oxfam India

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Indian Society: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.   Source: BBC Direction: You can easily relate the reports released by OXFAM, but no need to remember who prepared which report etc. (UPSC generally focuses on conceptual Information more) Context: Oxfam discrimination report: Why …

Women in Science

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Science and Technology   Source: Indian Express Direction: Keep a rough note on women in various fields such as women in defence, women in the judiciary, women in parliament, women in the social sector, women freedom fighters, women revolutionaries, and so on. For this article, no need to remember data, just …

Recent issues related to India’s law on abortion

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions   Source: Indian Express Context: A 25-year-old pregnant woman challenged Rule 3B of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003, (in Supreme court) which allows only some categories of women to seek termination of pregnancy between 20 and 24 weeks. Background of the case: An unmarried 25-year-old woman …

How Indian Men React When Rapes Occur – A Snippet

Following are the comments made by mostly ‘men’ with pseudonyms reacting to the story of rape perpetrated by two ‘boys’ on an XI class girl. It appeared in Hindustan Times website(02/01/2013). The story is at the bottom. 46 comments Partha • an hour ago and why did she agree to go to their flat………………for chanting …