Page-31 of GS-II: Social Justice

Do you think colors can have any effect on our daily moods?

It has been verified by the experts that colors can have a significant impact on our daily moods although this is also driven by other factors like personal, cultural and situational experiences. Colors are said to speak a language which ..

There is doubt in the fact that the state of well-being of an ordinary Indian is far from ideal. What steps should be taken by Modi 2.0 to improve the same?

There is no shortage of economic advice for Indians but what will really improve the life of ordinary Indians is not the economy but other macro factors like job creation. As per the Gallup�s 2018 World Poll of 150 countries, ..

Can India successfully implement the new Education Policy in terms of teaching in multiple languages in the wake of absence of enough skilled teachers? Comment.

The NEP or the New Education Policy draft has laid a special focus on language education. It has specifically enumerated the benefits of being multilingual in children and stated that the knowledge of English leads to the creation of an ..

India has to seriously think about the violations to the law on Manual Scavenging. Legislation alone, maybe cannot help. Examine this in the light of the insidious caste discrimination.

Despite serious laws against manual scavenging, it is a shame many daily labourers are forced to work in menial conditions in sewers, septic tanks and man-holes. These workers stand no chance to survive in these holes which are full of ..

Critically analyse the features of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Explain in detail the benefits it provides to the poor and weaker sections of the society.

Ayushman Bharat Yojana is a program which aims to create a healthy, capable and content new India. It will also focus on the poor and weaker sections of the society. It aims to provide insurance of up to 5 lakh ..

Looking at the estimated poverty decline in India between 2011-12 and 2016-17, do you think time has come for our economic policies to change? Comment.

The NSSO Consumer Expenditure Survey report 2017-18 is soon to be released. As per the trends of consumer expenditure and consumer prices, great changes need to be introduced in the way Indians think about the poverty and its removal, its ..

How should the government tackle the religion-specific unemployability rates? Comment.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has submitted the data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2017-18 to enumerate the fact that unemployment rates also vary among religious groups irrespective of gender. Most of the socio-economic and educational schemes of ..

What are the key proposals of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019?

The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was approved by the Lok Sabha recently. Features of the Bill The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 and replaces an Ordinance promulgated on March 1, 2019. The Jammu ..