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- (E-Book) 'The Civil Servant's Tale' by Abhay K. - Inspiring Story of an IFS Officer 2003 Batch
- (Current Affairs) Sports | September: 2011
- (Current Affairs) Person in News | September: 2011
- (Sample Essay) Women Empowerment: Direction & Dimension by Vivek Kumar Singh
- (Result) UPSC: Combined Medical Services Examination - 2011
- (Venue Details) UPSC: Combined Defence Services (II) Exam - 2011
- (News) UPSC approves promotion of 32 DANICS officers to the IAS cadre
| Today's Important News: 21 September 2011 Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:30 PM PDT
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| (E-Book) 'The Civil Servant's Tale' by Abhay K. - Inspiring Story of an IFS Officer 2003 Batch Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT
E-Book - 'The Civil Servant's Tale' by Abhay K."A must read for all Civil Services Aspirants. A candid and inspiring story of a diplomat from Nalanda to New Delhi.." - founder, upscportal.com
About the Author: Abhay K. was born in Nalanda district in Eastern India in 1980. He studied in Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2003. He is a writer-diplomat currently posted in New Delhi, India. Important Study Material For UPSC Mains 2011 :: CSAT Sample Papers :: Current Affairs | CSAT Syllabus | UPSC MAINS PAPERS Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online. |
| (Current Affairs) Sports | September: 2011 Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:23 PM PDT
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| (Current Affairs) Person in News | September: 2011 Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:20 PM PDT
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| (Sample Essay) Women Empowerment: Direction & Dimension by Vivek Kumar Singh Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:33 AM PDT
Women EmpowermentBy: Vivek Kumar Singh CONCEPT:Power is a relational dynamic between individuals or between groups of people and is often unequally distributed.This inequality results in control or domination.The pattern in which power is distributed in a society or the power structure of society is strengthened by the force of tradition ,values,history and by the prevalent ways of thinking and behaving.Any effort to change the balance of power entails change in the existing power structure. Women's empowerment is the process by which women negotiate a more equitable distribution of power , a greater space in the critical decision making processes in the home ,in the community and in the economic and political life.The aim of empowerment of women is the fuller and wholesome development of both men and women. Empowerment of women is anti-men.It is against patriarchy.Changes in law pertaining to marriage ,property,sexual harassment ,dowry,rape and other forms of violence,so as to bring in laws favouring or supporting women's empowerment are necessary but not enough.Enabling women to actually access to the benefits of appropriate laws is the key task of the empowerment process. The process of empowerment which seeks an equitable and active share for women has to deal with the burden of ideas and values which are passed on to women as part of their socialisation process from their very childhood.This social conditioning becomes part of her person and mindset and influences her behaviour.The empowerment process must begin with women changing their own ways of thinking and behaving .They must try to appreciate themselves more and to recognise and value their knowledge and skills and their contribution of the sustainability of the households and the community. Women then,must wage a multi-prolonged battle at many levels and this battle has necessarily to begin with the women themselves at a personal and individual level .As the empowerment process advances ,men loose their traditional power and control over women and this process must begin within the family.Women setting out to empower themselves must be aware and also prepared for the backlash they might have to face from the men who suddenly find themselves losing their traditional power and control.The road to empowerment is long,lonely and often frightening.In fact ,the struggle is the process of empowerment.In recent decades, while individual women have been waging a very personal struggle ,they have not been alone.Women within communities ,within countries and across the globe have been linking within one another to expand and to sharpen their efforts for their own empowerment. Economic Empowerment of women:Poverty Eradication: Since women comprise the majority of the population below the poverty line and are very often in situations of extreme poverty, given the harsh realities of intra-household and social discrimination, macro economic policies and poverty eradication programmes will specifically address the needs and problems of such women. There will be improved implementation of programmes which are already women oriented with special targets for women. Steps will be taken for mobilization of poor women and convergence of services, by offering them a range of economic and social options, along with necessary support measures to enhance their capabilities Micro Credit: In order to enhance women's access to credit for consumption and production, the establishment of new, and strengthening of existing micro-credit mechanisms and micro-finance institution will be undertaken so that the outreach of credit is enhanced. Other supportive measures would be taken to ensure adequate flow of credit through extant financial institutions and banks, so that all women below poverty line have easy access to credit. Women and Economy: Women's perspectives will be included in designing and implementing macro-economic and social policies by institutionalizing their participation in such processes. Their contribution to socio-economic development as producers and workers will be recognized in the formal and informal sectors (including home based workers) and appropriate policies relating to employment and to her working conditions will be drawn up. Such measures could include: Women and Agriculture: In view of the critical role of women in the agriculture and allied sectors, as producers, concentrated efforts will be made to ensure that benefits of training, extension and various programmes will reach them in proportion to their numbers. The programmes for training women in soil conservation, social forestry, dairy development and other occupations allied to agriculture like horticulture, livestock including small animal husbandry, poultry, fisheries etc. will be expanded to benefit women workers in the agriculture sector. Women and Industry: The important role played by women in electronics, information technology and food processing and agro industry and textiles has been crucial to the development of these sectors. They would be given comprehensive support in terms of labour legislation, social security and other support services to participate in various industrial sectors. Social Empowerment of Women:Education: Equal access to education for women and girls will be ensured. Special measures will be taken to eliminate discrimination, universalize education, eradicate illiteracy, create a gender-sensitive educational system, increase enrolment and retention rates of girls and improve the quality of education to facilitate life-long learning as well as development of occupation/vocation/technical skills by women. Reducing the gender gap in secondary and higher education would be a focus area. Sectoral time targets in existing policies will be achieved, with a special focus on girls and women, particularly those belonging to weaker sections including the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes/Minorities. Gender sensitive curricula would be developed at all levels of educational system in order to address sex stereotyping as one of the causes of gender discrimination. Health: A holistic approach to women's health which includes both nutrition and health services will be adopted and special attention will be given to the needs of women and the girl at all stages of the life cycle. The reduction of infant mortality and maternal mortality, which are sensitive indicators of human development, is a priority concern. This policy reiterates the national demographic goals for Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) set out in the National Population Policy 2000. Women should have access to comprehensive, affordable and quality health care. Measures will be adopted that take into account the reproductive rights of women to enable them to exercise informed choices, their vulnerability to sexual and health problems together with endemic, infectious and communicable diseases such as malaria, TB, and water borne diseases as well as hypertension and cardio-pulmonary diseases. The social, developmental and health consequences of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases will be tackled from a gender perspective. Nutrition: Intra-household discrimination in nutritional matters vis-à-vis girls and women will be sought to be ended through appropriate strategies. Widespread use of nutrition education would be made to address the issues of intra-household imbalances in nutrition and the special needs of pregnant and lactating women. Women's participation will also be ensured in the planning, superintendence and delivery of the system. © 2011 www.upscportal.com Important Study Material For UPSC Mains 2011 :: CSAT Sample Papers :: Current Affairs | CSAT Syllabus | UPSC MAINS PAPERS Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online. |
| (Result) UPSC: Combined Medical Services Examination - 2011 Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:50 AM PDT
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| (Venue Details) UPSC: Combined Defence Services (II) Exam - 2011 Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:44 AM PDT
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| (News) UPSC approves promotion of 32 DANICS officers to the IAS cadre Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:42 AM PDT
UPSC approves promotion of 32 DANICS officers to the IAS cadreThe UPSC's DPC (Department Promotion Committee) has sent its recommendation to the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) for promotion of 32 DANICS (Delhi Andaman Nicobar Island Civil Services) officers to the IAS cadre. The officers whose names have been sent for recommendation are all from 1983 to 1986 batches. Rakesh Bali, former secretary of Ashok Kumar Walia, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, currently posted at the Andaman Islands, FO Hashmi, secretary to Social Welfare Minister Kiran Walia, Manoj Kumar, secretary to Industries Minister Ramakant Goswami, VK Jain, additional secretary, Training and Technical, Government of NCT of Delhi and ZU Siddiqui, Deputy Commissioner (North), Revenue Department, DP Mishra, Deputy Commissioner New Delhi, BP Joshi, Registrar of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Government of NCT of Delhi are some of the officers who are expected to be promoted by November this year. © 2011 www.upscportal.com Important Study Material For UPSC Mains 2011 :: CSAT Sample Papers :: Current Affairs | CSAT Syllabus | UPSC MAINS PAPERS Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online. |
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