Category: Social &Economic Policies and programmes

Relevance of Gandhian thought in today’s world

Major Gandhian Ideologies Truth and Non-violence: They are the twin cardinal principles of Gandhian thoughts. For Gandhi ji, truth is the relative truth of truthfulness in word and deed, and the absolute truth – the ultimate reality. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality – the moral laws and code – […]

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Skewed sex ratio in india

he report estimated that India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) was around 2.2 in the year 2018, which is close to the replacement rate of 2.1. This clearly marks the success of government measures to bring population control. However, on flip side the SRS report highlights the declining sex ratio at birth in India that has further got […]

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National Education Policy 2020 :Know everything point wise

#NEP2020 #NationalEducationPolicy 2020 #UKPSCMAINS #UPSCMAINS New Policy aims for Universalization of Education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % GER in school education by 2030 NEP 2020 will bring 2 crore out of school children back into the main stream New 5+3+3+4 school curriculum with 12 years of schooling and 3 years of Anganwadi/ […]

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Jal Shakti Abhiyan || Jal Jeevan Mission

Key Points The Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2019. It is a campaign for water conservation and water security in the country through a collaborative effort of various ministries of the Government of India and state governments. The focus of the campaign is on water stressed districts and blocks. The important water conservation interventions are : Water conservation and rainwater […]

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ASER 2019 shows how poor the quality of education in government schools

ASER 2019 shows how poor the quality of education in government schools The wide gap between the learning levels of students in government schools and those in private schools has become something of a leitmotif of the Annual Status of Education Reports (ASER). The 2019 report focuses on ‘Early Years’ (ages 4-8) since these are […]

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Global Gender Gap Index

Global Gender Gap Index The Global Gender Gap Index for the year 2020 was released by World Economic Forum. Iceland, Norway, and Finland occupy the top three spots in the Report. Yemen ranked at the last place (153rd). India has ranked 112th among 153 countries, slipped four places from the previous year ranking. Bangladesh, Nepal, […]

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POSHAN Abhiyaan, earlier known as National Nutrition Mission

Government is implementing POSHAN Abhiyaan, earlier known as National Nutrition Mission, since 18th December 2017 to address the problem of malnutrition in the country. The Abhiyaan aims to reduce malnutrition in the country in a phased manner, through a life cycle approach, by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach. To ensure a holistic approach, all […]

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