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NAVYA Initiative

Source: PIB The Government of India launched NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls) to provide...

24 Jun 2025 Gender Equality

Women in Indian Armed Forces

For Prelims: Military Nursing Service, Indian Army Medical Corps, Indian Air Force, Agnipath scheme  For Mains: Gender Equality and Women...

05 Jun 2025 Gender Equality

Global Report on Internal Displacements 2025

For Prelims:  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Global Report on Internal Displacements, Desertification, Food Security, 1951...

16 May 2025 Gender Equality

Indore Declared India's First Beggar-Free City

Source: ET  Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has been declared India’s first beggar-free city under the Ministry of Social Justice and...

14 May 2025 Gender Equality

Human Development Report 2025

For Prelims: Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme, Artificial Intelligence, National Health Mission, Multidimensional...

07 May 2025 Gender Equality

Challenges to Transgenders in India

For Prelims: Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, NALSA Judgement 2014, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020,...

08 Apr 2025 Gender Equality

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

For Prelims: International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS), Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Department of Science...

11 Feb 2025 Gender Equality

Swavalambini

Source: PIB  Why in News?  The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with NITI Aayog launched...

10 Feb 2025 Gender Equality

Decline in India’s Total Fertility Rate

For Prelims: Total Fertility Rate, Internal migration, National Family Health Survey, Dependency ratio, Middle-income trap, In vitro fertilization,...

25 Jan 2025 Gender Equality

10th Anniversary of BBBP and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

For Prelims: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Mission Vatsalya, Mission Shakti, Anganwadi Centers (AWCs), 15th...

23 Jan 2025 Gender Equality

Combating Adolescent Pregnancy in India

For Prelims: Child Marriages, NFHS-5, Stunted Growth, Higher Infant Mortality, Gender Inequality, ASHAs, Mental Well-Being, Bpl Families, Ayushman...

17 Jan 2025 Gender Equality

Prevalence of Hysterectomies in India

Source: TH  National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 data shows higher hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus) rates in India among low-income...

14 Jan 2025 Gender Equality

Transgender Rights and Related Concerns

For Prelims: High Court, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, Gender...

06 Jan 2025 Gender Equality

Gender-Sensitive Policy Making

This editorial is based on “ Gender sensitive policing needed” which was published in Hindustan Times on 29/12/2024. The article...

30 Dec 2024 Gender Equality

Bal Vivah Mukht Bharat Abhiyan

Source: PIB  Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development  launched the Bal Vivah Mukht Bharat Abhiyan, a national...

02 Dec 2024 Gender Equality

Silent Crisis of Mental Health in India

For Prelims: National Crime Records Bureau, mental disorders, WHO, Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), United Nations Convention on Rights of...

13 Nov 2024 Gender Equality

India’s Children Lack Dietary Diversity

For Prelims: World Health Organization, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Public Distribution...

06 Nov 2024 Gender Equality

Gender-Responsive Climate Policies

For Prelims: UN Climate Change, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, Net-zero Emissions  For Mains:...

28 Oct 2024 Gender Equality

Himachal Pradesh's Bill to Raise Women's Minimum Marriage Age to 21

For Prelims: Governor's Power over State Bills, Minimum Marriageable age, 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India, Article 200, Article 254 ,...

06 Sep 2024 Gender Equality

Government Measures for LGBTQIA+ Community

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) has sought inputs from the stakeholders and public at...

04 Sep 2024 Gender Equality