Current Affair Category: Social Issues

August 20, 2025

How Honour-Based Killings in India Are Sustained and Justified

Caste in India is not an individual problem but a deeply rooted social phenomenon. It survives and thrives because families, communities, and entire social structures enforce and legitimize it. Honour killings — violent acts committed to protect “family honour” when caste norms are defied — represent one of the starkest manifestations of this system. They […]



August 19, 2025

Facts for Prelims / UPSC/ What is Ejiao?

Why in News ? According to a report published in June by a U.K.-based charity, nearly 6 million donkeys are killed every year globally to produce a traditional Chinese medicine called Ejiao. This problem of animal cruelty, according to data and reports, is fuelled by a gap between demand and supply in China. It has […]



August 18, 2025

What is Animal Blood Bank Network?National Veterinary Blood Bank Network (N-VBBN)/UPSC Daily Current Affairs/18 Aug 2025

Why in News ? The Centre is working on a plan to facilitate and standardise blood banking and blood transfusion in veterinary care. The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has invited comments from experts, institutions, and the public on the draft “Guidelines/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) […]



August 16, 2025

What is the Demography Mission? UPSC Daily Current Affairs

Why in News? On Independence Day 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of a high-powered Demography Mission to tackle the challenge of illegal infiltration, particularly by Bangladeshis and Rohingya. He stressed that infiltrators were “snatching the rights of tribals, land, and livelihoods of Indian youth,” and warned that unchecked demographic changes in border […]



August 5, 2025

India’s Heat Action Plan (HAP)

India’s Heat Action Plan (HAP): Why in News? India is experiencing one of its most prolonged and severe summers, with record-breaking heatwaves starting as early as February and continuing through March and April. This extreme heat has exposed the inadequacy of current Heat Action Plans (HAPs), raising concerns among researchers and climate campaigners about the […]



July 28, 2025

Gist of Articles -The Hindu/Indian Express- 28 July 2025

GIST OF DAILY ARTICLES THE HINDU/INDIAN EXPRESS  IMPORTANT FOR (UPSC/UPPSC MAINS EXAM) DATE : 28/07/2025  Article : “Protection against misuse: on POCSO Act, adolescent sex Published : The Hindu-28 July 2025 Very Important Topic for UPSC/PCS  Mains : GS 1/GS 2 Why in News: Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, appointed amicus curiae by the Supreme Court, […]



July 24, 2025

About The Paika Rebellion:

The Paika Rebellion: The Paika Rebellion is in the news because former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed concern over its omission from the NCERT’s new Class 8 history textbook. About The Paika Rebellion: It was an armed uprising in 1817 in Odisha, India, led by the Paikas, a class of traditional land-owning militia, against […]



July 23, 2025

UPSC DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-23 JULY 2025/Climate Change- Migration

Article “Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are living” Published : The Hindu-23 July 2025 Very Important Topic for  mains: GS1, GS3, or Essay Paper in UPSC/PCS: Why in News? The issue of climate migration in India is gaining renewed attention due to increasing frequency and severity of climate-induced disasters—particularly droughts in […]



July 21, 2025

Deepening Gender Violence and Patriarchal Backlash in India

Why in News?  “Recent incidents of gender-based violence, such as the Haryana murder case and the Odisha self-immolation tragedy, reveal a disturbing pattern of backlash against women’s rising autonomy and empowerment in India. Relevance : UPSC/UPSC Mains Mains : GS 1 – Social Issue/Sociology  Key Issues Involved: Patriarchal Mindset and Control over Women: Traditional Indian […]



July 21, 2025

UPSC Daily Current Affairs-10th United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report 2025

Why in News? The 10th United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report 2025 has raised serious concerns about the global progress toward the 2030 Agenda. Rather than moving forward, several nations are witnessing stagnation or even a reversal in achieving their goals, putting the dream of sustainable and inclusive development at risk. Relevance : UPSC […]



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