General Studies Paper-1 Context: According to medical journal Lancet, India’s TFR will fall to 1.29 in 2050. One in five persons in India will be above the age of 60 in 2050.This highlights that India’s demographic dividend is not for perpetuity. What is Total Fertility rate and Replacement level? TFR– It is the average number of children that are born to a woman (15-49 years) over her lifetime. Replacement level– It is the level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next. A TFR of 2.1 is known as replacement rate. What are....Read More

General Studies Paper-1 Context: The year 2024 is being hailed as the biggest year for democracy, with 45% of the global population preparing to exercise their voting rights. And, it has become imperative to assess how women are represented in politics and leadership roles. Women’s Political Participation  Women’s representation in political spheres improved in the latter half of the 20th century, with significant progress made in many nations in securing voting rights and parliamentary seats, and in climbing to the highest political offices. New Zealand extended universal suffrage to women in 1893. Norway first saw women enter parliament in 1907....Read More

General Studies Paper 1 Context The passage of World Population Day (July 11) is also a time to look at how India’s demographic journey has changed the lives of its citizens, particularly its women. The Statistics India’s population grew from about 340 million at Independence to 1.4 billion. In 1941, male life expectancy was about 56 years; only 50% of boys survived to age 28. Today, life expectancy for men is 69 years, and nearly 50% live to see the ripe old age of 75. This rapid decline in mortality took parents by surprise, who no longer needed to have....Read More