Mar 23, 2020Predictions and role of interventions for COVID-19 outbreak in IndiaCrisis Of Virus in INDia (COV-IND) The following summary was prepared by the COV-IND-19 Study Group, an interdisciplinary group of scholars and data scientists (authors at end). An accompanying detailed report can be downloaded here (direct download link, check downloads folder). (Updated table 1 on 23 March 2020) Four months since the first case of COVID-19…Covid 1913 min read
Jan 17, 2020Compilation of Case Studies: December 2019Economy Kerala’s Handloom sector benefits from A Loom at Home” scheme: Relevance: Infrastructure, Women Empowerment, Rural Economy. ‘A Loom at Home’ scheme is a scheme of Kerala Government which aims to revive the handloom industry, besides encouraging women to be self-reliant. The loom scheme was an upshot of another scheme- earlier, Kerala introduced free handloom uniforms for students of Classes 1…Upsc17 min read
Jan 1, 2020NITI Aayog SDG India Index 2019Context:NITI Aayog has released its latest SDG India Index 2019, which assesses each state and Union Territory’s achievement on 16 sustainable development goals (SDG). Relevance: Prelims: Current events of national and international importance. Mains: GS-1 ○Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Role of women and women’s organization, population and…Sustainable Development3 min read
Oct 24, 2019How to overcome Parkinson’s LawUnfortunately, you have no way to escape such behavior completely. You will extend the time taken to complete a task without your knowledge when you have time available. You can try a few of the tactics below to cut down the time wasted. 1. Have an end time for the day You must set a time that marks…Productivity4 min read
Oct 24, 2019Parkinson’s Law is the reason why you want to waste timeWhen you have a month to complete a project, how do you go about it? Do you spend the first 3 weeks doing nothing and spend the last few days working extra hours to meet the deadline? I am a culprit of such behavior myself. When I have plenty of…Productivity8 min read
Sep 22, 2019The Four Social RevolutionsThe Four Social Revolutions refer to the identification of social change through modes of subsistence. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Analyze the various social revolutions in terms of how each contributes to the development of the next stage, for example, moving from horticulturist to agrarian Key Points The development of a society in terms of its primary…Agriculture6 min read
Sep 22, 2019The Origins of PatriarchyPatriarchy is a social structure in which men are considered to have a monopoly on power and women are expected to submit. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Argue in favor of either a sociobiological or social constructionist explanation of patriarchy KEY TAKEAWAYS Key Points There are both sociobiological and social constructionist explanations of patriarchy. Sociobiological explanations use human biology…Feminism3 min read
Sep 19, 2019Sociology: Achieved Status Versus Ascribed StatusStatus is a term that is used often in sociology. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of status, achieved status and ascribed status. Each can refer to one’s position, or role, within a social system — child, parent, pupil, playmate, etc. …Sociology3 min read
Sep 15, 2019Jats, Marathas, and Patels Want Quotas, But Do They Need Them?Affirmative action policies in India have consistently attracted outrage. Communities such as the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have been given the benefit of reservation policies because of their historical marginalisation in the Indian subcontinent. Reservation policies have been unpopular among the middle…India6 min read
Sep 15, 2019Can Religion be Separated from State? Use this Tool to Find Your Way to a ‘Secular State’This feature is based on Jakob De Roover’s 2002 article “The Vacuity of Secularism: On the Indian Debate and Its Western Origins” which argues that there is no theoretical clarity on the idea of secularism, and no conceptual differentiation between the religious and the secular. The rise of Hindutva has…Politics1 min read
