Insights 2019 Mains Exclusive (Social issues) WWW.INSIGHTSONINDIA.COM WWW.INSIGHTSIAS.COM INSIGHTS 2019 MAINS EXCLUSIVE (SOCIAL ISSUES) Table of Contents ISSUES RELATED TO WOMEN .................................................................................................... 5 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Niti Aayog’s ‘Strategy for New India @75’ ........................................................................................... 8 3. Maternity Benefit ............................................................................................................................... 9 4. Women Labour Force Participation ................................................................................................... 10 5. Women of lower social strata ........................................................................................................... 10 6. Women in Agriculture ....................................................................................................................... 11 7. Women in freedom struggle.............................................................................................................. 12 8. Women’s political representation in India ......................................................................................... 13 9. Contribution of contemporary women movement in women empowerment .................................... 14 10. Water Crises and Women ................................................................................................................ 14 11. Gender Equality .............................................................................................................................. 15 12. Reproductive rights of Women ........................................................................................................ 15 13. Women’s financial literacy .............................................................................................................. 16 14. Women as Jawans........................................................................................................................... 16 15. Evolution of the Role of Women in Indian Society ........................................................................... 17 16. Indian Women in the STEM Field ..................................................................................................... 19 17. India's Sex Offenders' Registry ........................................................................................................ 19 18. Educating girls can improve India’s health outcomes ....................................................................... 20 19. Women Financial Inclusion .............................................................................................................. 21 20. Women entry into Sabarimala temple ............................................................................................. 21 21. Honour Killing ................................................................................................................................. 23 ISSUES RELATED TO CHILDREN.............................................................................................. 24 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 24 2. Child Marriages in India .................................................................................................................... 25 3. Child Labour in India ......................................................................................................................... 26 4. Child Abuse in India .......................................................................................................................... 27 5. Child Adoption .................................................................................................................................. 27 OLD AGE .......................................................................................................................................... 28 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 28 2. Impact of digitization and e-governance on the aged population ....................................................... 29 ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH .................................................................................................. 30 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 30 2. Healthcare Sector in India ................................................................................................................. 32 3. National Health Policy, 2017 ............................................................................................................. 33 4. Malnutrition in India: A Snapshot ...................................................................................................... 34 5. Lifestyle diseases in India .................................................................................................................. 34 6. National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey 2018-19 .............................................................................. 35 7. Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 ......................................................................................................... 35 8. Technology in Healthcare .................................................................................................................. 36 9. International Examples ..................................................................................................................... 37 www.insightsonindia.com Page 2 www.insightsias.com https://t.me/insightsIAStips https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoccbCX9GEIwaiIe4HLjwA INSIGHTS 2019 MAINS EXCLUSIVE (SOCIAL ISSUES) 10. Public Health Cadre ......................................................................................................................... 37 EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................... 38 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 38 2. Charging of exorbitant fees in private schools ................................................................................... 39 3. Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018 ................................................................................ 39 4. Government Initiatives in the area of vocational education ............................................................... 40 ISSUES RELATED TO POVERTY ............................................................................................... 41 1. Issues involved in identification of poor in India ................................................................................ 41 2. DAY-NRLM in Reducing Poverty in India ............................................................................................ 42 DISABILITY .................................................................................................................................... 43 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 43 2. Disabled Rights in India ..................................................................................................................... 45 CASTE RELATED ISSUES / SCS AND STS ............................................................................... 46 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 46 2. Untouchability in India ...................................................................................................................... 47 3. Key findings of the NCRB Report ....................................................................................................... 47 4. Creamy Layer for SC / ST ................................................................................................................... 47 URBANISATION ............................................................................................................................ 48 1. Facts for Mains ................................................................................................................................. 48 2. Air Pollution ..................................................................................................................................... 49 3. Urban Observatory ........................................................................................................................... 49 4. Municipal Solid Waste Management ................................................................................................. 50 5. Progress of Smart Cities mission ........................................................................................................ 51 GLOBALIZATION .......................................................................................................................... 52 1. Impact of globalization