The 19th Amendment and women’s suffrage
Context Exactly 99 years ago, the United States ratified the 19th Amendment to its Constitution to remove the gender bar on the right to vote, causing the largest-ever peaceful expansion…
Census 2021 may skip caste count
Context Census 2021 is unlikely to collect “caste wise” data as a similar exercise conducted in 2011 by another ministry threw up about 40 lakh caste names that were difficult…
Trends in India’s fertility transition
Context 1. According to the new Sample Registration Survey (2017) data, the fertility rates continue to fall rapidly but the data shows two contrasting trends in rural and urban India.…
India enters 37-year period of demographic dividend
Context Since 2018, India’s working-age population (people between 15 and 64 years of age) has grown larger than the dependant population (defined as children aged 14 or below as well…
What data from Census 2011 show on migrations?
Context: Census 2011 data on migration released last week show Maharashtra had more migrants from Madhya Pradesh than from Bihar, and Gujarat had almost double the number of migrants from…
India Urban Observatory and Video Wall
Context: Recently Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the state-of-the-art India Urban Observatory and Video Wall. About Urban Observatory: It is a platform that uses data from different sources…
National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2018-19
Context: The National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2018-19, conducted by an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) under the World Bank support project to the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G), has found…
India warming: what trends show
Context: In a statement issued Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said 2018 was the sixth warmest year on record, with the average temperature over India being “significantly above normal”.…
What warmer oceans mean for the planet?
Context: Our oceans are much warmer than we previously thought, according to a new study. They are also heating up faster than was believed, driven by climate change caused by…
Where every drop counts
Context: Rainfall has been scanty since the conclusion of the southwest monsoon, and several districts across the country have already been affected by drought in 2018-19. According to the Manual for Drought…
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