In a risk society shaped by modern crises, women disproportionately bear the burden due to existing gender inequalities and caregiving roles.
What is Risk Society?
The term ‘risk society’ describes a shift from an industrial society to one increasingly shaped by uncertainty and hazards created by technological and environmental developments.
Industrial societies brought prosperity but also created complex, global risks—like climate change and pandemics—that stem from human progress rather than natural causes.
Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), chaired by Prime Minister of India, has decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census exercise, marking a significant shift in India’s approach to demographic data collection.
Caste Based Enumeration
Historical Perspective: The last caste-based enumeration in India was carried out in 1931 under British rule, recording 4,147 distinct castes.
Although caste details were gathered in 1941, they were never published due to the outbreak of World War II.
The Supreme court emphasized that digital access is a crucial component of the Right to Life under Article 21.
Background
The judgment was based on a petition filed by a group of acid attack survivors.
They raised concerns about how disabled people, including acid attack victims, find it nearly impossible to successfully complete the digital KYC processes, which include visual tasks.
The Supreme Court of India, in a majority 4:1 judgment, ruled that courts have the limited power to modify arbitral awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Major Highlights of the Judgement
Courts can modify awards to remove invalid portions or correct typographical, computational, or clerical errors.
Courts can also adjust the interest post-award if necessary.
The latest research that suggests the key to revealing the fundamental nature of the universe lies in finding out how clumpy it is.
Clumpiness of Universe
The universe was explosively born in a ‘Big Bang’ in the void some 13.8 billion years ago, it expanded, engendering galaxies, star clusters, solar systems, and planets.
When scientists looked at the cosmic microwave background (CMB) — the radiation left over from the Big Bang itself — they saw an absolutely smooth glow across the sky.
At meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) conventions in Switzerland, India has opposed the inclusion of the insecticide Chlorpyrifos under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), citing concerns over food security due to the lack of alternatives.
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
It was adopted in May 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden, and entered into force on 17 May 2004, following the submission of the fiftieth ratification or accession.
It aims to protect human health and the environment from harmful chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants.
PM Modi remembered the profound wisdom of Jagadguru Basaveshwara on the occasion of Basava Jayanthi.
Jagadguru Basaveshwara
Jagadguru Basaveshwara (also known as Basavanna or Basaveśvara) was a 12th-century philosopher, poet, and social reformer, primarily active in the Kalyana region of Karnataka.
He served as a minister under King Bijjala II of the Kalachuri dynasty, and played a pivotal role in shaping the Lingayat religious tradition.
