Current Affair Category: Social Issues

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – IV (PMGSY-IV) for the financial years 2024-25 to 2028-29, with a total outlay of ₹70,125 crore. This initiative aims to construct 62,500 kilometers of roads to connect 25,000 previously unconnected habitations, enhancing accessibility and promoting socio-economic development in remote rural areas. About PMGSY- […]

Why in News ?The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly has recently passed a Bill to raise the minimum age for marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. The Bill, Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2024, seeks to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The Bill states that , It is […]

The foster care system in India is part of the broader child protection framework, designed to provide temporary care for children who cannot live with their biological families due to various reasons such as abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Although the concept of foster care is still evolving in India, efforts are being made to formalize […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day of India on August 15, 2024, presented his address to the nation from the ramparts fo the red Fort. Here’s a summary of  everything that PM Modi said in his speech. Important announcements from PM Modi: 75,000 new seats for medical education Improvements […]

This is the first time the WHO has released a detailed analysis looking at the prevalence of intimate partner violence against girls aged between 15 and 19. The WHO analysis was based on surveys from thousands of adolescent girls from 154 countries and areas. It showed that 24 per cent of these adolescents had been subjected to […]

Why in News?  The Waqf Board Amendment Bill 2024 was recently brought in parliament to bring changes in the Waqf Act of 1995. The Waqf Board Amendment Bill 2024 aims to enhance accountability and transparency in the management of Waqf properties in India.  It will amend around 40 amendments to the existing Waqf Act of […]

Why in News?  Increasing the maximum punishment from 10 years to life imprisonment; widening the ambit to allow any person to file a complaint; making bail more difficult — these are among the key changes proposed in the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, tabled in the Assembly . Saying […]

More than half of India’s total population (55.6 per cent) is unable to afford a healthy diet, according to the United Nations’ State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published on July 24, 2024. Although this proportion has seen a continuous decline (except in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic stuck), it was still higher […]

The elderly population of India is expected to double by 2050, according to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India chief Andrea Wojnar. This includes the factors of India’s youthful population, ageing population, urbanisation, migration, and climate resilience. the number of individuals who are 60 years of age and above is projected to double to 346 […]

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released draft rules for the Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) on July 4. The goal is to improve and expand efforts to connect people to the Internet, especially in rural, remote, and poor urban areas. This plan changes the current Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) by moving money to help make […]