Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment
Context: A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers. This may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Relevance: GS I- Indian Society (Urbanization, Their Problems & Remedies) Dimensions of the Article: What is the Olga Tellis judgment? What led to the judgment? What were […]
Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment
Context A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers. This may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Relevance GS-I: Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Dimensions of the Article What is the Olga Tellis judgment? Key takeaways of the Judgment […]
Time Banking as a Crucial Tool to Empower Women
Context Time Banking can be an important tool which can help women manage their work and personal lives. Relevance GS-I: Role Of Women & Women Organization Dimensions of the Article Defining Work Narrative of Unpaid Work Time Poverty and Unpaid Work Issues with Unpaid Work The conception of Time Banking How does time bank function? […]
It Is Time To Let Sleeping Dogmas Lie
Context Recent remark of the Home Minister of using Hindi as the ‘linking language’ has drawn criticism of the various sections in the country. Relevance GS-I: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Dimensions of the Article What is the issue? Part of ‘Hindi Promotion’ Missing the Point About Efficiency Vehicle of Entertainment Fear […]
Defining who is ‘Assamese’: Attempts, Challenges
Context: Recently, the Assam government informed the Assembly that nearly 1.44 lakh illegal foreigners had been identified in the state until January 31 this year based on the 1985 Assam Accord, and around 30,000 of them had been deported to their country of origin. The government added that definitions of phrases mentioned in the Accord […]
Working Women too, With a Dream of Good Childcare
Context A World Health Organization report has recently pointed out towards feminization of poverty due to informal nature of work. This has affected women’s maternal health and the health of her child. With 95% of Indian women being employed in the informal sector of the economy as per International Labour Organization, the issue becomes even more pertinent. […]
The real population worry
The real population worry Context: India’s population future prompted by release of the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report (2018) and global population projections made by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation(IHME),US. Relevance: GS Paper 1: Poverty, Population; Development and associated issues Mains questions: Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty […]
ADDING CHAKMAS AND HAJONGS TO RELIEF PLAN
Why in news? The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) has directed the Arunachal Pradesh government to include the Chakma and Hajong communities in the COVID-19 relief programme. The Mizoram Chakma Alliance Against Discrimination (MCAAD) on Friday appealed to Chief Miniter Zoramthanga to provide relief to more than 1,000 Chakma tribal people […]
HAVING AN EAR TO ADIVASI GROUND
Why in news? In November 2018, among the Adivasis of Jhargram, West Bengal- seven adults of the KhariaSavar community died within a span of just two weeks. Their lifespan is approximately 26 years less than the average Indian’s life expectancy. Their lives are full of uncertainties, and death is considered the most normal of happenings. […]
EXPLAINED: MEGHALAYA VIOLENCE
Why in news? Last week of February 2020, ethnic violence left three dead in Meghalaya. A Khasi tribal was killed in a clash in a village near the Bangladesh border, followed by a stabbing spree by masked attackers in Shillong and attacks elsewhere, leading to the death of two non-tribal men, both Muslims. The violence […]