Human Resources (Social Justice).
Syllabus: UPSC Mains GS2: welfare schemes, vulnerable sections, health, education, poverty, hunger
NEP 2020 for UPSC: 5+3+3+4 structure, foundational literacy, mother tongue, four-year degree, Academic Bank of Credits, 50% GER goal, 6% of GDP…
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions has notified regulations for Autonomous Boards and a Central Assessment Committee, and for registering allied and healthcare professionals with unique IDs in State and Central Registers. It also notified a two-year competency-based Diploma in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology with a six-month internship.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NCAHP Act year, D.MRIT. · Mains GS-II: health human resources.
7 Oct 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 29 September 2026 says the Education Ministry has, for the first time, defined literacy as reading, writing and computing with comprehension, plus life skills like digital and financial literacy. A State or UT at 95 per cent counts as fully literate. PLFS 2025 puts India's literacy rate at 81.1 per cent.
UPSC angle: Prelims: 95% threshold; new definition components.
29 Sep 2026
The Periodic Labour Force Survey bulletin for August 2026, released on 15 September 2026, shows the labour force participation rate for people aged 15 and above rising to 55.6 per cent. Female participation was 34.8 per cent, up 1.1 points in a year. The unemployment rate held at 5.0 per cent, and rural unemployment fell to 4.1 per cent.
UPSC angle: Prelims: LFPR/WPR/UR definitions. · Mains: Causes of low female LFPR.
15 Sep 2026
NMC data cited in a Lok Sabha reply on 24 July 2026 show MBBS seats rising from 1,09,115 in AY 2023-24 to 1,28,976 in AY 2025-26, and PG seats from 31,185 to 86,360. Counting 80% of allopathic and AYUSH registrants as available, the doctor-population ratio is estimated at 1:778.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NMC.
24 Jul 2026
Value addition in tea needs skilled tasters and blenders, not only more output.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Tea Board.
30 Sep 2025
Fellowships are the pipeline for India's small research workforce.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CSIR scheme.
24 Sep 2025