Economic empowerment of women is the key to ensure their social empowerment. Discuss in context of India.

Our constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender and strives for equal pay for equal work (DPSPs). This depicts the link between economic and social empowerment. Economic empowerment – Key to ensuring social empowerment: Economic empowerment brings independence in ..

Topics: GS-I: Role of Women and Women's Organization • GS-I: Social Empowerment Communalism Regionalism Secularism • GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources

Explain how the e-Shram portal can help to address the issues faced by workers in the informal sector in India.

In India, more than 90% of workers are employed in the informal sector. The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the e-Shram portal to register unorganized workers such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors, domestic workers, etc. It was ..

Topics: GS-II: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections • GS-II: Mechanisms Laws for Protection of Vulnerable Sections • GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources

Code on Social Security, 2019

The Code of Security Bill, 2019 was up for debate in the Lok Sabha in December 2019. This is the fourth labor law code to be approved by the cabinet. What is the purpose of this bill? There are two ..

Topics: GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources

Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019

The Union Cabinet had approved The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019, in November last year. The bill intends to amalgamate The Trade Unions Act, 1926, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. It is ..

Topics: GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources

Annual Status of Education Report: Key Findings

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2019 was recently released with discouraging results. What is the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)? The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is an annual report that tries to quantify the status ..

Topics: GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources

India Is Slowly Rising Up The HDI Ladder

The United Nations Development Programme has released the annual HDI report and India has picked up the pace. What is HDI? The Human Development Index is a list published by the United Nations Development Programme which measures the overall economic ..

Topics: GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources