The women questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?

The condition of women in the early 19th century was not that satisfying. The society was full of superstitious activities like Sati, Polygamy, Purdah, female infanticide, etc. They were deprived of the educational, social, and economic opportunities. And the matter ..

Discuss the various opportunities available to the Self Help Groups (SHGs) for overall financial empowerment and inclusion of the women in India with particular emphasis on efforts and achievements of three Self-Help Groups in your /any state of India.

The Self Help Groups have played a very significant role in the financial empowerment and inclusion of women in India. Some of the roles played are as follows: Self help groups are good institutions for micro finance and micro credit, ..

How should the government come to the rescue of the presence of genuine secularism in the country?

It is one of the primary responsibilities of the government to not let any kind of religion-based violence and discrimination. There is a dire need for the government to renew its focus on the secularism as the word was grossly ..

Examine the role played by globalization in shaping the attitudes and aspirations of Indian youth.

Globalisation refers to the integration and interconnection of social, economic, cultural and political spheres worldwide in such a way that an event at one place also has its effects at other places across the globe. Social segments impacted by globalisation: ..

What is the incidence of poverty in India? How should poverty alleviation programmes be constructed?

 In India, poverty is defined on the basis of calories required by a person in a day, separately for rural and urban areas. Indian Planning Commission fixed 2400 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2100 calories per ..

The state policies and actions have proved to be inadequate to address the challenges of rapid urbanisation. Analyse.

As per the World Bank, 34% of Indian population resides in urban areas and contributes 63% to India’s GVA. Pull factors to cities: Job opportunities. Healthcare and education facilities. Recreational options. Better income. Absence of caste rigidity. State policies and ..

In the light of the recent Supreme Court order against hate speech, discuss the challenges in fighting hate speech while preserving freedom of speech. What needs to be done?

The Supreme Court has directed the police and authorities to take suo moto action in case of hate speeches without waiting for a complaint to be filed. What constitutes hate speech: In India, there is no legal definition of hate ..

Outline the recommendations of the official language committee. What are the implications for the official language debate in India?

The 11th volume of the Report of the Official Language Committee has been submitted to the President of India. It has triggered sharp criticism from some of the Southern states and has been viewed as an attempt to impose Hindi. ..

The risk and impact of natural disasters has increased a manifold in recent times because of the rapid and unplanned urbanization along with high population growth. Discuss the measures needed to address the issue in India.

As per UN-DESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), about 50% of India’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. This, accompanied by climate change has increased both risk and impact of natural disasters. Hazard + vulnerability ..

There is a need to shift focus from food security to nutritional security in India, comment. Also, suggest a framework to achieve nutritional self-reliance.

Hunger is the distress that arises from insufficient calorie intake. Thus, early policymakers focus was ensuring adequate calorie consumption via food security. Hence, India adopted the PDS/T-PDS/I-PDS, and recently the National Food Security Act, 2013. Challenges: While, food security has ..