Social Issues
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Madhya Pradesh Assembly passes UCC Bill amid Congress sloganeering
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
New rural job scheme VB-G RAM-G pays 10% more than MGNREGA
EconomySocialPolityGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read
Bills to amend women’s reservation law, and carry out fresh delimitation, introduced after division of vote in Lok Sabha
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Census 2027: Caste enumeration to be conducted in Phase 2 as self-enumeration begins on April 1
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
India's rank on Global Gender Gap Index unchanged at 131; Iceland retains top spot
SocialEconomyGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Perilous retreat: On gram sabhas, tribal land issues
PolityEnvSocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
OBC creamy layer judgment: Centre seeks exemption for 2025 and 2026 civil service examination recruitments
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
How will caste be recorded in second phase of Census 2027? | Explained
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Census 2027 to have 40 questions, including details of caste, COVID vaccination, ID proofs
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
A common civil code spelling equality for every Indian
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
SC issues notice to Centre on plea to ban polygamy
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
PM Modi announces exam reform task force, Nandan Nilekani to lead
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
10 years in jail, Rs 10 crore in fines: What new anti-paper leak Bill says
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Census: Six months to go, government explores how to count caste
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Census 2027 self-enumeration process begins in Chennai
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Census 2027 must count castes, not create them
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Mains FocusIndian Express1 min read
Checkbox caste: On the counting of caste, Census 2027
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
MGNREGA replaced: Government announces wage rates under new jobs scheme
EconomySocialPolityGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Equality of treatment for Persons with Disabilities
PolitySocialEconomyGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Census 2027: Field visits for house-listing, household data collection begin in Jharkhand
PolitySocialGeoGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?
EconomyPolitySocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read
Doctors decide: On legal abortion
PolitySocialGS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
The Essential Religious Practices test is a doctrine in search of its own limits
PolitySocialGS 2Mains FocusIndian Express1 min read
Karnataka Cabinet approves internal reservation for SCs
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Parliament special sitting LIVE: Lok Sabha to vote today on three bills to amend the women’s quota law
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Why is Tamil Nadu opposing delimitation? | Focus Tamil Nadu
PolitySocialGS 2, GS 1Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
How delimitation based on 2011 Census will redraw India’s political map
PolitySocialGS 2, GS 1Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
President Murmu, PM Modi, leaders pay tribute to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule on 200th birth anniversary
HistorySocialGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
A disturbing step for rights, dignity and mental health
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Gone girls | Death of 14 Juang girls from Odisha in Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak exposes tribe’s socio-economic struggle
SocialEconomyPolityGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Sustaining India’s low-fertility future
OtherEconomySocialGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
After 16 years, Census could tell several new stories
SocialPolityGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
‘Infiltration, other reasons’: Centre’s panel to study ‘unnatural demographic changes’
SecuritySocialPolityGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Understanding inequality in India’s growth story
EconomySocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Jan Dhan at 12: Women hold 33 crore of 59 crore accounts
EconomySocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read
Root causes: On India’s youth crisis
EconomySocialGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Centre to fence India-Myanmar border at Rs 31,000 crore
SecurityIRSocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
The right to belong beyond official documentation
PolitySocialGS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Women’s Reservation Act 2023 comes into force: Gazette notification
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Delimitation, women’s reservation, political dynamics
PolitySocialGS 1, GS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Delimitation row: Revanth Reddy wants current gap in seats be maintained, as 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats will leave South at a disadvantage
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Bill to ensure social security and welfare for gig workers passed in Telangana Assembly
EconomyPolitySocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
A shade of dark: On the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Faiths and fences: On reservation benefits, religious groups
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill is a flawed fix
SocialPolityGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Why is MoTA distancing itself from Gram Sabha consent for forest clearance? | Explained
EnvPolitySocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India co-sponsors UNGA resolution to declare November 27 day against child marriage
SocialIRGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Quality elementary teachers crucial to children, nation-building: Supreme Court
PolitySocialGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Why a UN committee asked India to act against hate speech and hate crimes | Explained
PolityIRSocialGS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read