Read·Recall·Rise
Read·Recall·Rise
UPSC SYLLABUS
Social issues, welfare, and demographics.
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The National Law Scholars Programme (NLSP) is bridging the rural-urban divide in legal education by identifying, coaching, and funding underprivileged Navodaya students to crack the CLAT.
The NHRC has issued notices over social media ads promoting CSAM, challenging platforms' safe harbour status and highlighting systemic flaws in cybercrime prosecution.
The proposal to lower the threshold for Gram Sabha consent for projects on forest land threatens the autonomy of tribal communities and dilutes the Forest Rights Act.
Oil-marketing companies have hiked commercial LPG prices to offset mounting domestic under-recoveries, amidst declining imports and a push for higher domestic production.
While Unconditional Cash Transfers for women advance welfare goals, inherent targeting challenges and exclusion errors create severe political and fiscal costs for state governments.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs states that the Forest Rights Act lacks provisions mandating Gram Sabha consent for forest clearances, distancing itself from the requirement to expedite power projects.
President Droupadi Murmu's Teachers' Day address underscores the ethical mandate of educators in character-building, drawing on ancient Indian texts and personal experience.
The passing of Gloria Steinem, a pioneer of Second-Wave feminism, highlights the evolution of the feminist movement from securing voting rights to addressing modern intersectionality.
Japan has relaxed its informal 45-hour monthly overtime cap to tackle severe labour shortages, sparking union concerns over a potential return to the country's notorious 'karoshi' (overwork) culture.
The transition from MGNREGA to the fund-capped VB-GRAM G Act has severely curtailed rural employment, triggering a constitutional debate on the enforceability and dilution of the right to work.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the success of PM SVANidhi in empowering female street vendors and the Mission ShaktiSAT initiative for women in space technology.
Tamil Nadu plans to set up district-level safe houses for vulnerable inter-caste couples to prevent 'honour' killings, aligning with the Supreme Court's Shakti Vahini judgment.
India's 8% GDP growth is driven by cyclical stimulus and credit, masking an urgent need for structural reforms to boost stagnant corporate capex and fix a skewed capital-labour ratio.
A sharp initial drop in employment generation under the newly launched VB-GRAM-G scheme highlights the need to shift rural policy from manual wage guarantees to durable job creation.
India must transition from basic food security to a climate-resilient food system by diversifying procurement and integrating climate risk management into the National Food Security Act.
A Parliamentary committee's push to regulate exorbitant private healthcare costs highlights the clash between attracting necessary private capital and protecting patients from revenue-driven medicalisation.
PLFS 2025 data reveals that youth unemployment severely drains household consumption and savings, forcing policy to look beyond individual jobseekers.
Forty-eight educators from across India will receive the National Teachers’ Award for pioneering grassroots innovations to bridge learning gaps and foster scientific temper.
A NITI Aayog report reveals that 8.7 crore Indian youth aged 15-29 are 'NEET' (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), urging an immediate shift toward subsidised, earn-and-learn skilling models.
A Rajasthan pilot project demonstrates how agrivoltaics can combine solar power generation with farming, though high upfront costs and policy gaps hinder its wider adoption.