Important Editorials on Society, Culture and Health
No need for a drastic population policy
Population policy is suddenly in the news in India with States such as Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing to bring in or bringing [...]
[Report] The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Food insecurity has been on the rise since 2014, and the year 2000 has added equal to the last five [...]
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) – Phase-I (Important Data Sets and Some Key Questions)
Context:- The first phase of the 5th round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) was conducted in 2019-20 and [...]
India sees largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report
India was responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015, in terms of absolute numbers, according to a new report [...]
Lessons from Rajasthan’s rural power solution
Context :- Estimates suggest that India has doubled the electrified rural households, from 55% in 2010 to 96% in 2020. [...]
e-Governance and Police
An efficient and well-oiled criminal justice system helps a country politically, socially and economically. The economic cost of the failed [...]
Resilience to Calamities: Lessons from New Zealand, Singapore, S Korea and Kerala
Societies do not differ vastly in their ability to predict disasters, but their readiness to cope with them varies widely. [...]
COVID, Birthrate and the Globe
Birthrates are declining globally – here’s why it matters Birthrates are falling globally. In many countries, COVID-19 has suppressed population [...]
[#Must Read] SDG Index 2021 and the Performance of India States – Part II
Part I Can be read from here:- https://upsctree.com/must-read-sdg-index-2021-and-the-performance-of-india-states-part-i/ SDG 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES Reduce inequality within and among countries [...]
[#Must Read] SDG Index 2021 and the Performance of India States – Part I
Note:- The datasets and figures can be helpful in your GS answers, Essay and Optional Papers. Use it wisely. This [...]
[Society] India’s Digital Divide and Vaccination
India is currently in the throes of a catastrophic second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has exposed the severe lack of [...]
[Society] India’s disastrous second wave
APRIL 14TH was a big day in India. Hindus and Sikhs gathered to mark the new year. Many Muslims celebrated the [...]
[Society] Saving the middle class is critical for India’s economy and its democracy.
There are two main reasons why the novel Coronavirushas been such a disaster for the world economy: One, that it [...]
[Society] Gender Mainstreaming in Foreign Policy.
On March 31, the World Economic Forum released its annual Gender Gap Report 2021. India had slipped 28 spots to [...]
[Society] Combating malnutrition.
India faces a huge burden of malnutrition rooted in its social, economic, and cultural asymmetries and challenges. According to the [...]
[Society] Addressing causes behind child marriage
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) paints even a more dismal picture of the future of girls in [...]
[Society] India’s gender deficit
Gender discrimination pervades India’s socio-economic pyramid. At its upper reaches, we encounter anecdotes of single women entrepreneurs finding it difficult [...]