e-Shram Portal
Context Recently, the Union Minister for Labour and Employment has launched the logo of the e-Shram portal. What is e-Shram Portal? The government aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers,…
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India Inequality Report 2021
Context Recently, the Oxfam India has released the 2021 edition of the India Inequality Report. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the health outcomes across different socioeconomic groups to gauge the level of health inequality that…
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UN World Drug Report 2021
Context Recently, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna has released World Drug Report 2021. The UN General Assembly, on December 7, 1987, decided to mark June 26…
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State of India’s poor must be acknowledged
State of India’s poor must be acknowledged Context In India, there is now, rightly, a consensus difficult for the Government to beat down that to be able to battle COVID-19…
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State of World Population Report 2021
Context: Recently, United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship State of World Population Report 2021 titled ‘My Body is My Own’ launched. Key findings The report, ‘My Body is My Own’,…
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Global Gender Gap Report 2021
Context Recently, World Economic Forum has released Global Gender Gap Report 2021. The report estimates that it will take South Asia 195.4 years to close the gender gap, while Western…
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India ranks 131 on Human Development Index 2020
Context Out of 189 countries, India has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020 prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With an HDI value of 0.645, the…
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Number of accidental deaths, suicides grew in 2019: NCRB
Context Recently, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released its annual report on suicides and accidental deaths. Key Highlights of the Report Suicides The report highlighted that the cases of suicide and the…
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Swachh Survekshan 2020 Report: MoHUA
Context Recently, the Swachh Survekshan 2020 report has been launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Key Findings Cities with a population of more than 10 lakh: Indore was…
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World Population Day 2020
Context World Population Day is celebrated on July 11 every year and is devoted to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. Theme for 2020:How to safeguard…
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