In Context IMF has forecast 6.8 per cent growth for the Indian economy in comparison to 1.6 per cent for the US. Despite its economic growth, women’s participation in the country’s economy, polity and society has not kept pace. History of Women in decision-making roles in India Women’s suffrage: Independent India can rightly be proud […]
In News The Union of India sought clarification from the Supreme Court on applicability of its judgement on Adultery on armed forces. About The Supreme Court of India decriminalized adultery more than four years ago in a landmark judgment, Joseph Shine versus Union of India in 2018. Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (on […]
In Context The Union government expressed its disagreement towards same-sex marriage pointing out that it would cause complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws and accepted societal values. According to the government, marriage between a biological man and woman is a “holy union, a sacrament and a sanskar” in India. What is Same-Sex […]
In News In a new study, researchers from Austria, Germany, and the U.K. have attempted an explanation for salt flats formations. About Salt flats across the world share a similar pattern of ridges that form in a patchwork of pentagons and hexagons. The pattern is always a meter or two across and occurs regardless of […]
In News Despite progress in closing the global gender gap overall, women and girls continue to be left behind in the digital world. More about the Digital gender gap Meaning: It is the inequalities between men and women in terms of access to information and communications technologies. The term “digital gender gap” was coined by […]
In News Extensive fishing off the Coromandel coast could be forcing the great seahorse to migrate laboriously toward Odisha. About The 1,300 km northward migration of the great seahorse from Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar to Odisha is likely a response to extensive fishing activities around the southern coast of India. The species […]
In News Recently, the World Bank released the Women, Business and the Law 2023 report. Highlights Of The Report: The Report relies on eight indicators to measure if women are on an equal standing with men .A perfect score of 100 on the Index means that women are on an equal standing with men.only 14 […]
In Context Recently, Acclaimed Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla won the 2023 PEN/Nabokov Award for achievement in international literature. About He won the PEN America award for lifetime achievement in literature, after decades of composing acclaimed novels like Naukar Ki Kameez (1979) and poetry collections like Sab Kuch Hona Bacha Rahega (1992). His first published […]
In News Recently, the UK government reached a landmark deal with the European Union (EU) on post-Brexit trade rules that will govern Northern Ireland. About ‘Windsor Framework’ The ‘Windsor Framework’ will replace the Northern Ireland Protocol, which had proved to be among the thorniest of Brexit fall-outs, creating problems both economic and political. Crucial aspects […]
In News Under the Centre’s ‘adopt a heritage’ scheme, Dalmia Bharat Group has developed the Red Fort and set up a museum as well as a sound and light show inside the 17th-century monument to narrate its history to visitors. Adopt a Heritage Scheme The ‘Adopt a Heritage: ApniDharohar, ApniPehchaan’ scheme is an initiative of […]
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