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Daily Current Affairs – 9 March, 2026

    The Need to Recognise ‘volunteer’ Care Work

    Context

  • The Union Budget 2026-27 proposes to build a ‘strong care ecosystem’ by training 1.5 lakh multiskilled caregivers in geriatric, core care and allied skills through programmes aligned with the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). 

    • What is Care Work? 

  • It mainly consists of two overlapping activities: direct, personal, and relational care activities, such as feeding a baby; and indirect care activities, such as cooking and cleaning. 
  • Unpaid care and domestic work, such as nursing an ill partner or cooking for a family member, is care work provided without monetary compensation. 
  • Paid care work such as domestic services provided by domestic workers is performed by care workers in exchange for some form of remuneration. 
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    India’s ‘leaky pipeline’ Problem

    In News

  • Recently, it has been observed that Globally, women are underrepresented in STEM, a problem often called the “leaky pipeline.”

    • About

  • Women remain significantly underrepresented in STEM globally and in India, despite progress in education access. 
  • Women constitute only 35% of STEM graduates across the world and earn only 40% of STEM PhDs. 
  • Further, based on data from 146 nations, women scientists comprise only 30% of the STEM workforce, which includes academic jobs and faculty positions.
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    Women in Indian Armed Forces

    Context

  • On International Women’s Day (8 March), the expanding leadership and operational roles of women in the Indian Armed Forces highlight their growing contribution to national defence and gender equality.

    • Historical Trajectory of Women in India's Defence Services

  • The role of women in India’s defence services has evolved steadily from limited support functions to increasingly diverse operational and leadership positions.
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    From Women’s Development to Women-led Development

    Context

  • India stands at a defining moment of her development journey with the narrative shifting decisively from women’s development to women-led development. 

    • Status of Women in India

  • Early Education: India has achieved gender parity index with gross enrolment reaching 1.0 at the foundational, preparatory, middle, and 1.1 at the secondary level. 
  • Higher Education: Female enrolment rose from 1.57 crore to 2.18 crore and Female GER improved from 22.9 to 30.2.
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    AI & Future of Work: Anthropic’s Labour Market Study

    Context

  • A recent labour market study by Anthropic highlights the growing gap between the theoretical capabilities of AI and its actual workplace usage, and reveals early signals of structural shifts in employment.

    • Key Highlights of Anthropic’s Labour Market Study

  • Introduction of a New Metric: A new measure called ‘Observed Exposure’ to assess the impact of AI on jobs.
  • It combines task-level occupational data, academic estimates of AI capability, and real-world usage data from the Claude AI system.
  • Large Gap Between AI Capability and Actual Usage: The study found that AI’s theoretical ability to perform job tasks is much higher than its current use in professional settings.
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    News In Short 09-03-2026

    In News

  • Recently, the Indian Railways launched the SHINE app on International Women’s Day to enhance safety and empowerment at work.

    • Sexual Harassment Incident Notification for Empowerment (SHINE) App

  • It is mobile app for women employees to lodge complaints about sexual harassment in the workplace.
  • It is designed to maintain confidentiality and ensure complaints are addressed quickly by the Internal Complaints Committee, in line with Visakha guidelines (1997) and government instructions.
  • Complaints can be filed through the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) and the Employee Self Service portal.
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