India is becoming increasingly urban, but simultaneously the number of the urban poor is also increasing. Discuss the problems that the urban poor face. Also, discuss the measures that can be taken to face this challenge.

India is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. Urban areas have contributed most to this development. 31 % of the Indian population lives in urban areas. However, most of our urban population is poor and not well ..

India has the highest number of endangered languages in the world as per the UNESCO. Discuss the factors that have endangered the native languages. Also highlight the steps taken for their protection and conservation.

India is home to a rich linguistic diversity. There are 22 scheduled languages. There are 121 languages which are spoken by 10,000 or more people in India. More than 19,500 languages or dialects are spoken in India. Manuscripts & historical ..

The reasons for continued lack of participation of women in Politics is deeply rooted into the past and traditional belief system. Analyse in context of India.

Being another gender, compassing half of the civilization, participation of women in various scenarios has always been a cause of concern. Factors leading to poor participation: In Ancient time – Women were kept at lower pedestal and at par with ..

Among informal sectors, domestic servants are a unique group in India. They are ubiquitous but remains invisible. Highlight the challenges faced by them and factors responsible for these challenges, also suggest remedial measures.

Domestic servant sometimes invariably referred as ‘domestic help’ are people who work in houses, doing works like cleaning, cooking, etc. Ubiquitous – as they are everywhere, even government vacancies are there (e.g. Peons). Invisible – as they are mostly not ..

Deep-rooted traditions and customs have loosened up their hold with the emergence of globalization. Critically analyze in the context of India.

Globalization is the process of the movement of goods, services, and people globally, interacting and affecting each other. Globalization in India had great impacts on all domains of life, especially after the liberalization of 1991. It impacted the political system, ..

The overflowing rivers and heavy rains are not the only reasons behind the issue of urban flooding; the problem is magnified due to the uninformed ways in which our cities are coping with urbanization. Elaborate. Also, mention the National Disaster Management Authority guidelines on urban floods.

About 33% of Indian population lives in urban cities at present. Lately, the mega cities have become more vulnerable to floods, e.g. Chennai (2015), Hyderabad (2019) and most recent, Bangalore (2022). Link between Urban Floods and Unplanned Urbanization: Urbanization is ..

India Takes Steps Towards Feminization Of Agriculture

India has recently launched the Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana, under the provisions of National Policy for Farmers (NPF) (2007). It is a component of the Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-NRLM (DAY-NRLM) and aims at improving the status of women in agriculture. What ..

Karnataka Asks Private Sector To Reserve Blue-Collared Jobs For Kannadigas

The Karnataka government has passed amendments to rules regarding industrial establishments that have taken any support from the government for priority to be given to Kannadigas, who are local to Karnataka, in jobs on shop floors in the ‘C’ and ..

India has failed its disabled population. Critically analyze.

The government has extended the deadline for the Accessible India Campaign wing to slow progress. 1. What is an Accessible India Campaign? Under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Accessible India is a nation-wide flagship campaign, being handled by ..

The impacts and effects of Globalization can be seen both in ‘Local in Global’ and ‘Global in Local’. Comment.

Globalization means increased interdependence and interactions, due to flow of goods, services, people, capital, ideas across the borders. Globalization is a two-way bridge and has resulted into adaptation of various foreign concepts & export of various Indian concepts to world ..