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728 articles on Social Issues · Page 21 of 37

March 08, 2026
16 articles
Social Issues Polity & Governance
4 min
Andhra Pradesh’s draft population policy: How a shift from ‘population control’ tries to address decline in fertility rates
Andhra Pradesh has released a draft Population Management Policy, the first state-level policy explicitly designed to reverse falling fertility rates rather ...
GS Paper 1 (Population & Settlements) GS Paper 2 (Government Policies)
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Economics Social Issues
4 min
Explained: Maharashtra’s new farm loan waiver, despite past warnings of impact on credit culture — and farmers themselves
Maharashtra's Mahayuti government announced the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojana in its Budget 2026-27, under which crop loans of up to ...
GS Paper 3 (Agriculture Government Schemes); GS Paper 2 (Welfare Schemes)
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Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Indian Railways launch ‘SHINE’ to empower women at workplace
Indian Railways launched the SHINE (Sexual Harassment Incident Notification for Empowerment) module on International Women's Day, March 8, 2026, integrated w...
GS Paper 1 (Women Society) GS Paper 2 (Governance Social Justice)
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Social Issues Science & Technology
5 min
Why India’s ‘leaky pipeline’ in research is unlike the rest of the world
A detailed analysis of India's "leaky pipeline" problem in research reveals a stark paradox: India has the world's highest percentage of women in STEM underg...
GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology) GS Paper 1 (Women Society)
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Environment & Ecology Social Issues
5 min
Climate change hits women hardest, funding support inadequate: UNGCNI
The United Nations Global Compact Network India (UNGCNI) released findings showing that climate change disproportionately impacts women and girls, while glob...
GS Paper 1 (Society Women) GS Paper 3 (Environment Climate Change)
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Social Issues Environment & Ecology Economics
6 min
Gender, agriculture and climate change
A growing body of analysis documents how climate variability — including irregular monsoons, prolonged droughts, and extreme weather events — is disproportio...
GS1 GS3
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Environment & Ecology Economics Social Issues
5 min
From lighting lives to powering livelihoods: TERI's LaBL 2.0 targets the next billion
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) formally launched LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Lives 2.0) on February 26, 2026, at the World Sustainable Developmen...
GS2 GS3
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Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Census 2027: House listing operations to begin in Arunachal on April 16
The preparatory phase of Census 2027 — India's first fully digital population census — commenced with house listing operations beginning from April 1, 2026, ...
GS Paper 2 (Polity Governance) GS Paper 1 (Indian Society)
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Social Issues Economics
4 min
Rs 54k out-of-pocket expenditure per hospitalisation in pvt facilities under PMJAY: Study commissioned by Niti Aayog
A study commissioned by Niti Aayog found that PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) beneficiaries incur an average out-of-pocket expenditure of Rs 54,000 ...
GS Paper 2 (Health Governance) GS Paper 3 (Economics)
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International Relations Social Issues
6 min
Over 52,000 Indian nationals brought back from Gulf to India in a week, says MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that over 52,000 Indian nationals returned from the Gulf region between March 1 and 7, 2026 — one week after...
GS2 (Indian Diaspora Ministry of External Affairs Diaspora Welfare)
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Science & Technology Economics Social Issues
5 min
Explained: The jobs that AI could most certainly replace, as per an Anthropic study
A study published on March 5, 2026, by Anthropic economists Maxim Massenkoff and Peter McCrory introduces a new framework to measure AI's actual — not theore...
GS3
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Social Issues International Relations
4 min
International Women’s Day 2026: Female Genital Mutilation is not heritage — it is harm
On International Women's Day 2026, the United Nations reiterated its unequivocal position that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is not a cultural heritage pra...
GS1 GS2
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Environment & Ecology Social Issues
5 min
What is the state of the environment in India? | Explained
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its annual *State of India's Environment in Figures 2025* report, presenting a comprehensive data-drive...
GS Paper 1 GS Paper 3
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Economics Social Issues
5 min
Empowering rural India through commodity market access: A financial services perspective
A recent analysis highlights the transformative potential of expanding access to SEBI-regulated commodity derivatives exchanges — particularly MCX (Multi Com...
GS Paper 3
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Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Women’s Day: How many women MPs does Indian Parliament have? How it compares globally
As of 2026, women comprise approximately 13-14% of the Lok Sabha membership — 74 out of 543 seats — placing India well below the global average of 26.9% for ...
GS Paper 2 (Governance Social Justice Women's issues)
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Economics Social Issues
5 min
India's economy is booming, but uneven growth clouds ascent
India's economy expanded at approximately 7.6% in FY26, cementing its position as the world's fastest-growing major economy, driven primarily by the services...
GS Paper 1 (Social Issues) GS Paper 3 (Economy)
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March 07, 2026
4 articles
Polity & Governance Social Issues
4 min
EXCLUSIVE: Govt looks at nuanced, graded age-based restrictions on social media for children
The central government is exploring nuanced, graded restrictions on social media access for children, rather than an outright blanket ban, with age threshold...
GS Paper 2 (Governance Social Justice) GS Paper 3 (S&T Internal Security)
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Social Issues
5 min
21 children among 78 bonded labourers rescued from brick kiln in Tiruvallur district
District authorities in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu rescued 78 bonded labourers — including 21 children — from a brick kiln following a joint enforcement operatio...
GS Paper 2 (Social Justice Vulnerable Sections)
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Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Top legal experts split on social media ban for kids
Legal experts are divided on whether state governments have the constitutional authority to impose social media bans on children, with many arguing that inte...
GS Paper 2 (Polity Governance)
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Social Issues Polity & Governance
4 min
'Census-style' 45-day assessment signals early learning turnaround in Haryana schools
Andhra Pradesh conducted a "census-style" 45-day universal learning assessment covering all students in the early grades across the state, producing the firs...
GS Paper 2 (Social Justice Education Governance)
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