GS1Indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society

Women, population, poverty, urbanisation

Syllabus: Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

Current affairs on this topic 11

Supreme Court orders Delhi-NCR safety audit in four weeks after a string of rapes 29 September 2026
Nirbhaya was 2012. Why is the Supreme Court still asking who answers for a dark park in 2026?
Census 2027 first phase nears completion, PM calls it a national responsibility 28 September 2026
Where does India's first digital, caste-counting Census stand, and why does it matter?
Towards recognising women as farmers 23 September 2026
Women do much of India's farm work. Few own the land they work on.
Global Gender Gap Index 2026: India stays 131st of 145 with 64.5% of its gap closed 17 September 2026
India nearly matches men and women in schools and health. Why does it still rank 131st of 145?
Urban Ministry tells House panel the 'census town' definition is outdated; RGI keeps it 17 September 2026
Is India 31% urban or closer to 63%? The answer depends on a definition the Census will not change for 2027.
Unemployment steady at 5% in August 2026 as rural rate falls to 4.1%, says PLFS 16 September 2026
More people are working in villages, but urban joblessness is stuck near 7%. What does the monthly survey show?
NSO releases first district-level estimates of the unincorporated non-farm sector 11 September 2026
Women are 78% of informal workers in Telangana's Nirmal but 6.7% in Rudraprayag. What does district data change?
Open waste burning in Indian cities triples in winter, finds WRI India study 10 September 2026
It adds under 1% of a city's PM2.5, yet poor neighbourhoods breathe its smoke. Why does winter make it worse?
Census count advanced in four poll-bound States, formally deferred in Manipur 6 September 2026
Why will Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa be counted two months before the rest of India?
Delhi HC: return from maternity leave must restore role, not just pay and title 2 September 2026
If a mother returns to the same salary but a shrunken job, has the law protected her?
Op-ed: Falling fertility, delimitation and the politics of population 1 September 2026
Fertility is falling in every community, yet leaders call for more babies. Why do seats in Parliament hang on it?

Women, population, poverty, urbanisation

Current affairs on this topic 11

Background from the reference shelf

Previous-year questions 13