Social Issues

Context ∙ A recent study highlights the marginalization of ASHA workers for being Overworked and Underpaid.  Who are ASHA workers? ∙ ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government. ∙ They act as a bridge connecting

Context: ∙ Recently, the Supreme Court of India said that termination of a woman’s employment due to marriage is gender discrimination, and unconstitutional. Status of Working Women in India: ∙ As per the Union Budget 2022, the overall workforce participation rate in India is 20.3%, of which 18.2% is in Urban India. ∙ Women’s employability

In News :  THE Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2024. ∙ The Bill explicitly bans polygamy in the state . About Polygamy  ∙ Polygamy is  the practice of having more than one spouse( wife or husband  at the same time. ∙ It has two forms, namely, polygyny (marriage of a

Context ∙ Recently, the Union Finance Minister informed that nearly 25 crore people have been raised from multi-dimensional poverty in the last 10 years. About the Poverty ∙ It is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living, such as housing,