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Legal Definition of Woman by the UK Supreme Court

Source: TH Why in News?  The United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the legal definition of a "woman" under the UK’s...

18 Apr 2025 Social Empowerment

State of Social Protection Report 2025

For Prelims: World Bank, Sustainable Development Goal, International Labour Organization, Multi-dimensional poverty  For Mains: Social...

15 Apr 2025 Social Empowerment

Limits to the Right to Access Justice

Source: LiveLaw  Why in News?  The Supreme Court (SC) of India fined a petitioner for frivolous litigation and forum shopping, citing...

13 Feb 2025 Social Empowerment

Ban on Begging

For Prelims: Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sahita, First Information Reports, Concurrent List, Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and...

04 Feb 2025 Social Empowerment

Sansad TV Special: Smart Cities | Technology Meets Humanity

For Prelims: Smart Classrooms, Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Urban Infrastructure, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Sustainable,...

16 Jan 2025 Social Empowerment

SC Dismissed Review Petition on Same-Sex Marriage

For Prelims: Same-Sex Marriage, Section 377, Indian Penal Code (IPC), Homosexuality, LGBTQ Community, Supreme Court, High Court, Constitution...

14 Jan 2025 Social Empowerment

EAC-PM Report on Domestic Migration

For Prelims: Economic Advisory Council To The Prime Minister , 400 Million Dreams!, Internal Migration, Census, Census 2011 Construction,...

09 Jan 2025 Social Empowerment

Third-Party Audits for Smart Cities Mission

For Prelims: Smart Cities Mission, Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Sustainable development, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Public-Private Partnership...

06 Jan 2025 Social Empowerment

Conjugal Visits in Prisons

Source: TH  The Delhi Government is reconsidering a proposal to allow conjugal visits for prisoners.  Conjugal Visits:  It is a...

30 Dec 2024 Social Empowerment

EAC-PM Report on Domestic Migration

For Prelims: Migration, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana , Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme,...

27 Dec 2024 Social Empowerment

PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana

For Prelims: Parliamentary Standing Committee, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Atal Pension Yojana,...

26 Dec 2024 Social Empowerment

State of Undertrial Prisoners in India

For Prelims: Constitution Day, Section 479 of the BNSS, Section 436A of CrPC, Supreme Court, laws on bail for undertrial prisoners, Legislature...

29 Nov 2024 Social Empowerment

Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides Report

For Prelims: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Women, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), National...

27 Nov 2024 Social Empowerment

Transforming India’s Prison System

This editorial is based on “The long fight for accessibility, dignity in Indian prisons” which was published in The Hindu on...

21 Nov 2024 Social Empowerment

Inheritance Norms in Hindu Succession Act, 1956

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Inheritance Laws, Law Commission, National Commission for Women, Virashaivas, Lingayats,...

08 Nov 2024 Social Empowerment

Investing in Women and India's Prosperity

This editorial is based on “Big gender shift in our workforce” which was published in Hindu Business Line on 25/10/2024.  The...

28 Oct 2024 Social Empowerment

Ban on Child Betrothals

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Juvenile Justice Act, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) of 2006, United Nations, UN General Assembly, Protection...

22 Oct 2024 Social Empowerment

Reforms in the Sati System

For Prelims: Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, Sati, Bhanugupta, Eran Pillar Inscription, Bhanugupta, Akbar, Guru Amar Das, William...

14 Oct 2024 Social Empowerment

SC Strike Down ‘Casteist’ Provisions in India’s Prison Manuals

For Prelims: Supreme Court,  Fundamental rights, Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, Denotified tribes, Rule 404 of the West Bengal Jail, Scheduled...

12 Oct 2024 Social Empowerment

Ensuring Safety of School Children

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Guidelines on School Safety and Security 2021, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Right to...

26 Sep 2024 Social Empowerment