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LaQshya: The Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative
Jul 2019
LaQshya programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: labour-room and maternity-care quality improvement initiative, certification process, and significance for maternal…
LIVEAttitude: Meaning, Components, Functions and Formation
Apr 2019
Attitude in ethics: influence on thought and behaviour, the cognitive-affective-behavioural (ABC) components, attitude formation and change, and the social-psychology lens for UPSC…
LIVEUrbanization in India: Causes, Problems and Remedies
Apr 2019
Urbanization in India: drivers of urban growth, the slum and informal-settlement problem, infrastructure deficits, and policy remedies (AMRUT, Smart Cities, PMAY-U) for…
LIVESalient Features of Indian Society: Diversity, Caste and Change
Apr 2019
Salient features of Indian society: caste, religion, family structure, language diversity, regional pluralism, and the demographic profile that shapes contemporary India for…
LIVEThe Role of Women and Women’s Organizations in India
Jan 2019
Role of women and women's organizations in India: from the Swadeshi movement leadership through Bharat Mahila Parishad and AIWC to contemporary advocacy…
LIVEReservation in India: Constitutional Basis, Categories and Debates
Jan 2019
Reservation in India: constitutional provisions (Articles 15, 16, 46), social-justice rationale, advantages for representation, disadvantages flagged by critics, and contemporary debate.
LIVECommunalism in India: Meaning, Causes and Secularism
Dec 2018
Communalism in India: characteristics, root causes (colonial divide-and-rule, economic competition, identity politics), contemporary manifestations, and the secularism tension in politics.