Indian Society

The first municipal corporation in India was established at Madras in 1687-88. Municipal corporations were established in Bombay and Calcutta in 1726. In 1882, a resolution was passed, mandating the formation of panchayats at the village level and district councils, taluq councils, and municipalities. Lord Ripon was the Viceroy of India at the time, and […]

National Commission for Women India Launched a pan-India capacity-building programme called she is the change maker programme. The chairman of the National Commission for Women launched this programme for women working as the representative of people at various levels, such as panchayat, state and central ministry. The launch of Mrs Reka Sharma carried out the

Community kitchens are also termed institutions responsible for providing free or inexpensive nutritious food. The purpose of community kitchen is to provide a service to the public. These kinds of kitchens can be Initiated or handled by the state or religious institutions. These community kitchens are also seen as a complement to all the existing

Humans are social animals; humans cannot be kept apart from society. The government cannot fulfil the needs of every class in society. An NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) or Civil society Organisation is a kind of body that any Government does not establish can reach every part of society. Non-governmental organisations, or NGOs, play a significant role

Rakhsha Bandhan is a famous festival among Hindu religions, popularly known as Rakhi. This festival is widely celebrated in India and signifies the brotherhood and love among Indians, which is the true significance of Rakhsha Bandhan.  In the Hindu religion, Rakhsha Bandhan is defined as the safety bond that shows the purity and bonding between

Poverty is defined as a lack of material goods or a low level of income. In India, the Planning Commission was the nodal agency for estimating Poverty. It had set up various expert committees from time to time for setting the poverty line in India and methodology for constructing it. Presently the responsibility is entrusted

The present prime minister Narendra Modi  launched this Beti Bachao Beti padhao scheme. Narendra Modi by the year 2015. This scheme means saving daughters and making our daughters literate by allowing them to study. This scheme was put into action to rule out the gender discrimination present in India among males and females. This discrimination

Pongal is a very famous festival in South India. It is observed greatly in Tamil culture. According to the Solar calendar of Tamil, this festival falls in Tai (month).  The Thai Pongal festival in India is devoted to the Sun God and signifies the commencement of Uttarayan. Uttarayan is the path of the sun to

PRAGYATA Guidelines follow some of the actions stepwise, which help in the processing and implementation of digital communication. There are eight actions of digital learning for the PRAGYATA scheme: plan, review, arrange, guide, yak, assign, track and appreciate. The union Home resource development minister launched the new guidelines for online classes, which means learning of

Overpopulation can happen when the resources that are needed by society cannot be met by the available resources. It can occur naturally, when there are too many people for the food, water, and other resources that they need, or it can be caused deliberately, by people trying to maximise their own happiness, or by people