Context: The Government in Budget 2023-24 made an announcement of Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission. More about the news: As per the report submitted by the Officers of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, it has been observed that PVTG habitations need focused approach for improvement Read More
Context: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has set a new target for its loan scheme for street vendors. PM SVANidhi (Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi) Scheme: It was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on June 01, 2020 for providing affordable Working Capital Read More
Context: The recent horrifying sexual violence against Kuki-Zomi women by majority Meiteis, in Manipur’s ethnic clashes between the two communities, has yet again woken the country up to the vulnerability of women’s bodies during a conflict. History of Violence Against Women in Armed Conflict Read More
Context: According to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, the Union government has failed to accurately estimate the current population of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the country. About PwDs (Divyangjan): Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 defines “Person with Benchmark Disability” as Read More
Probable Mains Question Q. What are the causes and consequences of manual scavenging in India? How can the government and the society eradicate this inhuman practice and rehabilitate the manual scavengers? Context: Recently, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment revealed that only 508 districts Read More
Why in News? In a joint press release, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that significant progress had been made in global immunization efforts during 2022. Over 4 million more children were vaccinated in 2022 compared to the Read More
Context: National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A progress of Review 2023′ — was released by Niti Aayog. About National Multidimensional Poverty Index: The National MPI measures simultaneous deprivations across the three equally weighted dimensions of: Health: Nutrition, Maternal Health and Child and Adolescent Mortality Education: Years of Schooling, Read More
Context: National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A progress of Review 2023′ — was released by Niti Aayog. About National Multidimensional Poverty Index: The National MPI measures simultaneous deprivations across the three equally weighted dimensions of: Health: Nutrition, Maternal Health and Child and Adolescent Mortality Education: Years of Schooling, Read More
Context: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment introduced Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) to empowering senior citizens in India About Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana: Amalgamation of earlier scheme: National Action Plan for Senior Citizens (NAPSrc) was revamped, renamed as Atal VayoAbhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) in 2021. It Read More
Context: The United Nations has removed India from its annual report-‘Children and Armed Conflict’ , citing “measures taken by the government to better protect” them. Key Findings of ‘Children and Armed Conflict’: UN Report: Globally in 2022, children continued to be disproportionately Read More