Who were Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule? In 1840, at a time when child marriages were common, Savitri at the age of ten was married to Jyotirao, who was thirteen years old at the time. The couple later in life strove to oppose child marriage and also organised widow remarriages. Jyotirao Phule: He was an Indian social activist, …
Various Safeguards for Women in India: Constitutional Safeguards: Fundamental Rights: It guarantees all Indians the right to equality (Article 14), no discrimination by the State on the basis of gender (Article 15(1)) and special provisions to be made by the State in favour of women (Article 15(3)). Fundamental Duties: The Constitution imposes a fundamental duty on every citizen through Articles …
Early History of Ukraine: A millennium ago, Ukraine was at the heart of the Kyivan Rus’ (Rus’ land). Kyivan Rus was a federation of the East Slavic, Baltic, and Finnic peoples of eastern and northern Europe, with its capital in Kyiv. Modern Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus all trace their cultural ancestry to the Kyivan Rus’. The Kyivan Rus’ reached its greatest …
How USSR collapsed? The fall of the Soviet Union started in the late 1980s with protests in the Eastern Bloc and in Soviet republics along with the Soviet exit from Afghanistan. The Soviet Union sent troops to Afghanistan in 1979. After 10 years of fighting the Mujahideen, who were backed by the U.S., Pakistan and …
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Disparity between States: The low-income States (LIS) have low accessibility to credit, investments, power availability, and high energy costs. The high-income States (HIS), on the other hand, have a big share in industry and commerce. 6 High Income States (HIS) are : Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 6 Low Income States …
Context: Liberation of Goa became a controversial topic during the political campaign in the election of Goa. Background: In 1962, Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule, 15 years after India attained freedom in 1947. Goa, not becoming independent immediately after independence was because of a variety of complex factors. Goa was liberated on 19th December 1961 (Statehood Day of Goa) by swift Indian …
What is Section 375 in The Indian Penal Code? It defines rape. It has an exception which says “Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape.” The Delhi High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of the ‘marital rape …
Context: Some hate speech incidents have taken place in Uttarakhand and Delhi. Speakers made statements about killing Muslims to make a Hindu Rashtra, shooting a former prime minister and calling upon the police, leaders and the army to take up arms to indulge in ethnic cleansing. Government has constituted an SIT to look into the matter. Legal provisions: Indian penal code penalises …
Context: Haryana State government’s moves to seek Supreme Court’s permission to resume mining in the Aravalli hill region. Mining has been banned in Gurugram and adjoining districts for more than a decade now as per the Supreme Court orders. What is causing degradation of Aravalli? Increasing population pressure Changes in rainfall pattern Spreading of sand dunes Flawed plantation drives. …
Facts: India had about 1.38 billion (138 crore) people in 2020. Studies estimate the country’s population to peak at 1. 5-1. 6 billion somewhere between 2040 and 2048. Every year since 2003 the number of live births has been falling consistently. Fertility rate came down to 2, well below the world average in 2019. It took only 14 years …
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