Why in the news? The latest Sample Registration Survey Statistical report shows that the birth rate in India has declined, with a dip in the Total Fertility Rate. Crude Birth rate (CBR) What is it?: It is the number of … Continue reading →

Why in the news? 2025 marks the 200th birth anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai Naoroji Birth: Dadabhai was born on 4th September 1825 in Bombay. Early Life: First Indian to become a professor of Mathematics at Elphinstone College, Bombay. Later … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Finland said it would sign a French-Saudi declaration on a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians. Finland Location: Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Capital: Helsinki Border Countries: Sweden, Norway, Russia. Bordering Waterbodies: … Continue reading →

Why in the news? India Joins Health AI Global Regulatory Network for strengthening oversight of AI in Healthcare sector. HealthAI Global Regulatory Network (GRN) What is it?: The HealthAI Global Regulatory Network (GRN) is an international coalition of health regulators … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The latest session of SAMHiTA Conference on South Asia’s Manuscript Traditions & Mathematical Contributions was inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in New Delhi. SAMHiTA Conference What is it?: The conference, formally titled South … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Land Subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district triggers panic among the local residents. Land Subsidence in India What is it?: The gradual or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface due to natural or anthropogenic causes. It results … Continue reading →

Women Women constitute almost 50 % of the population of India, but they are one of the deprived sections in the society. Constitutional Provisions Article 15 (3) – Allows for positive discrimination in favour of women. Article 23 – Prohibition … Continue reading →

Other Backward Classes (OBCs) The term ‘OBC’ stands for ‘Other Backward Classes’, used for the first time in the Mandal Commission’s Report in 1980. OBCs are the castes that fall between the three higher varnas and the Dalits (Scheduled Castes) … Continue reading →

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) PVTGs are those that depend on hunting for food, have pre-agriculture level technologies, zero or negative population growth, and extremely low levels of literacy, and are in need of greater support and development. Background: On the … Continue reading →

Denotified Tribes (DNTs) DNTs, the most vulnerable and deprived, are communities that were ‘notified’ as being ‘born criminal’ during the British regime under the Criminal Tribes Act, of 1871. These are the most neglected, marginalised and economically and socially deprived … Continue reading →