Page-29 of GS-II: Social Justice

Examine the relevance of key new criteria for identification of rural Urban poor as per Bibek Debroy Committee for implementation of the Socio Economic Survey. {This question had a mistake in original test paper, the word rural is to be replaced by urban.}

Union Ministry of Housing and Urban poverty alleviation ministry had set up a committee under NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy to fine tune the socio-economic caste census to...

January 23, 2023

"The success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is doubtful until toilet building is not accompanied by Behavioural change in the masses."What do you understand by this statement? Examine the need and ways to achieve this behavioural change.

Hint: Open defecation cannot be solved only by toilet building because 20-49% of even those households which have toilets within the house, at least one member defecates in...

January 20, 2023

What do you understand by the so called "human-first" or "Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM)" approach in vaccine development? How it can make a difference in the efforts to tackle the menace of vector-borne diseases? Discuss.

Human-first or “Controlled Human Infection Model” is a trial method in vaccine development are intentionally challenged with disease organisms. The challenge organisms may range from wild pathogens, adopted...

January 18, 2023

Discuss the steps taken by Central Government to reduce the incidents of human trafficking, especially of children and women in India.

Human trafficking is the third largest organized crime after drugs and the arms trade across the globe. India is a major destination as well as source of human...

January 18, 2023

Discuss the short term and long term initiatives launched by government of India towards skill development. Why some express concerns that these initiatives are creating skills for those sectors where jobs are not being created? How such concerns should be addressed?

Government of India has launched various short term and long term initiatives launched towards skill development as follows: Skill India Mission was launched with an objective to train...

January 17, 2023

What are reasons behind the disproportionate death of girl children in India?

Despite of the natural biological advantage they girl child have over male child for survival there are higher mortality rates of girl Child. A study in the journal...

January 11, 2023

Why Swachh Bharat Mission has failed to realise its objectives in true sense?

Swachh Bharat mission was a flagship programme of the government which aimed to make country open defecation free by 2019 as a tribute to the father of nation,...

January 9, 2023

"Though India has not been able to set up campuses of Foreign Universities here; the GIAN initiative seems to be a turning point in higher education."Discuss.

Model Answer: Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) scheme led by MHRD aims at bringing in international academic excellence in India’s higher education institutions such as IIT, IIM,...

January 8, 2023

What are the key findings of 'India State Level Disease Burden' report?

The India State-level Disease Burden Initiative is a collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research, Public Health Foundation of India, and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation...

January 7, 2023

What are the positive and negative impacts of social networking on high school and college students in India? In the light of these pros and cons, do you think it is necessary to develop certain regulations? Opine.

The positive and Negative impacts of social networking on high school and college students are as follows: Positive Impacts Social networking has enabled them to socialize and this...

January 5, 2023