UPSC Intelligence Platform

SOCIETY

— Features & Structure of Indian Society

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Practice

Study Vault

Current Affairs

Salient Features of Indian Society

Social Change in India — Causes & Repercussions

Unity in Diversity — Reality vs Chimera

Types of Diversity in India (Linguistic, Religious, Cultural, Regional)

Role and History of Women's Organizations in India

Women's Empowerment — Government Schemes & Reality

Gender Inequality & Feminisation of Poverty

Women in Politics — Reservation & Representation

Violence Against Women — Acid Attacks, Marital Rape, Honour Killing

Triple Talaq & Muslim Personal Law Reforms

Employment

India-Canada Relations

West Asia Conflict

India-Oman Relation

Economic Growth and Its Measurement: GDP, GNP, NNP Etc

Origin and Evolution of Universe

Female Foeticide & Infanticide

Surrogacy — Ethical & Legal Dimensions

Maternity Benefits & Working Women Issues

Population — Components, IMR, MMR, TFR

Family Planning — Issues & Government Initiatives

Demographic Dividend — Capitalising India's Youth Bulge

MDGs/SDGs & India's Health Targets

Poverty — Definition, Measurement & Data Controversies

Sen vs Bhagwati Development Models

Rural Poverty & Agrarian Distress

Urban Poverty & Slums

Poverty Alleviation Programmes — Design & Implementation Gaps

Food Security — PDS, NFSA, Buffer Stocks

Hunger & Malnutrition in India

Urbanisation Trends — Census Data & Rural-Urban Migration

Urban Transport — Issues & Reforms

Urban Waste Management & Sanitation

Urban Housing & Affordable Housing Crisis

Urban Water Depletion & Pollution

Smart Cities Mission & Urban Development Schemes

Globalisation — Economic, Political & Socio-Cultural Impact on India

Globalisation & Cultural Homogenisation vs Diversity

Social Empowerment — SC/ST Communities

Social Empowerment — OBCs & Reservation Policy

Social Empowerment — Tribal Communities (Forest Rights, Displacement)

Social Empowerment — Minorities

Social Empowerment — Persons with Disabilities

Self Help Groups (SHGs) — Role in Social Empowerment

Microfinance — Role & Challenges in India

Communalism — History, Causes & Legal Framework

Communal Violence — State Response & Legislation

Secularism — Indian Model vs Western Models

Regionalism — Theories, Manifestations & Management

Casteism — Practice in Modern India & Caste Census

Caste Movements — Ambedkar, Periyar & Social Reform

Linguistic Minorities — Issues & Constitutional Protections

Transgender Issues & LGBTQ+ Rights

Manual Scavenging — Legal Framework & Ground Reality

Child Labour — Legal Framework & Ground Reality

Juvenile Justice — Reforms & Issues

Human Trafficking — Laws & Prevention

Mob Lynching — Social & Legal Dimensions

Child Welfare — POCSO, Malnutrition & Government Schemes

Street Children & Child Abandonment

Juvenile Justice Act — Treating Juveniles as Adults

Evolution of India's Foreign Policy — Panchsheel, NAM & Non-Alignment

Gujral Doctrine & Neighbourhood First Policy

India's Nuclear Doctrine — No First Use & Strategic Deterrence

India's Energy Diplomacy — Oil, Gas & Renewable Partnerships

India as Emerging Great Power — Opportunities & Challenges

India-Pakistan Relations — Kashmir, Water Dispute & Cross-Border Terrorism

India-Nepal Relations — Water, Trade & Political Tensions

India-Bangladesh Relations — Boundary Agreement, Trade & Connectivity

India-Sri Lanka Relations — Tamil Issue, Fishermen & Economic Ties

India-Bhutan Relations — Hydropower & China Factor

India-Maldives Relations — Geostrategy & Political Fluctuations

India-Myanmar Relations — Border Management & ASEAN Connect

India-Afghanistan Relations — Development Partnership & Taliban Factor

SAARC — Relevance, Challenges & Future

India-China Relations — Border Disputes, BRI, String of Pearls & Trade

South China Sea Dispute — India's Position & Strategic Interest

India-USA Relations — Strategic Partnership, Trade & Defence