GENERAL STUDIES 1 Population density Population densities in last 40 years have more than doubled. Maternal Mortality Rate India accounts for a fifth of the total childbirths in the world, with a maternal mortality rate of 113 per 1, 00,000 live births GENERAL STUDIES 3 MSME As the MSMEs contribute around 30 per […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Women The National Family Health Survey found that 23.3 percent of women in the age group of 20 to 24 years were married before they turned 18. About 6.8 per cent of women in the age group of 15-19 years were already mothers or pregnant at the time of the […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Inequality in total national income India stands out as a “poor and very unequal country, with an affluent elite”, where the top 10% holds 57% of the total national income, including 22% held by the top 1%, while the bottom 50% holds just 13% in 2021, according to the World […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Gender Violence The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data for India indicates that 29 per cent of the ever-married women reported experiencing spousal violence – a slight decrease from the 31 per cent reported in NFHS-4 GENERAL STUDIES 2 Nutrition: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 shows negligible gains […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Deprived section One in every four people in India was multidimensional poor. Poverty Nearly 35 per cent of Africa’s population (465 million people) could be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2021 because of COVID-19 and extreme weather events. GENERAL STUDIES 2 Health Some 37.6 per cent Indian […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Pharma Industry: The Indian pharmaceutical industry is the third largest in value, set to be valued at around $130 billion by 2030. Additionally, the Indian Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) industry is ranked third largest in the world GENERAL STUDIES 2 Malaria: In 2019, according to the WHO, there were an […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Inequality: According to Hurun Rich List India has 1,007 individuals with over Rs 1,000 crore, with 179 of them joining this distinct listing for the first time in 2021, when the country was yet to come out of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown. India had added 40 new billionaires […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Inequality Wealthy 1 % of US has more wealth than entire middle class ( 60% of the population) Buddhist: According to Census 2011, Buddhist consists of only 0.7% of Indian population GENERAL STUDIES 2 Malnutrition: Iron deficiency-anemia is the biggest cause of disability for the past 10 years and contributed […]

    GENERAL STUDIES 1 Emission of Greenhouse gases The global shipping industry accounts for nearly 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. GENERAL STUDIES 2 HC Vacancy The total sanctioned strength in the 25 High Courts is 1,080. However, the present working strength is 661 with 419 vacancies as on March 1 Per capita […]

    General Studies – 1 Urbanization: In India, the urban population amounts to 461 million people. This number is growing by 2.3 per cent each year. By 2031, 75 per cent of India’s national income is estimated to come from cities. Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is a big challenge: 70 to 80 per […]