Rakesh Garhwal

Urbanisation:  Urbanisation is the population shift from villages or rural areas to urban areas. Urban areas are important towns in terms of administration, employment, trade, commerce etc. Good/Pros: 1. Urban areas provide more employment opportunities. For example cities like Bangalore have become epicentre of IT sector in India 2. Cities are the hub of education, be it secondary school or higher education.  3. Cities are equipped with more efficient basic amenities like water, electricity, health etc  4. Caste identities and stereotypes are less dominant in urban areas as compared to rural areas.  5. Urban areas have better connectivity through roads and bridges, flyover etc  and transport facilities including roadways, railways, Airways and even waterways in some cases. 6 All tourist and pilgrim centres like Varanasi, Goa etc have urbanization due to high footfall. Bad/Cons: 1. All the cities are given birth at the cost of loss of habitat and deforestation.  2. Due to high populati

Women Empowerment- •India is a nation that contains a plethora of cultures, traditions, races, religions, etc. However, India is also known for its dominant male society. Women are considered a goddess in our scriptures and religions but in reality; she has been deprived of her fundamental rights from the centuries.  •Now, things are changing. India, after Independence, has taken significant steps to fill the gender gaps existing in our society for centuries. • Indian constitution provides Right to Equality, employment opportunity, equal pay for equal work, etc. It puts more emphasis on the dignity of women and has several provisions like maternity relief to maintain a gender-sensitive environment at the workplace. Government has started schemes like 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' and 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' to better health care facilities and education for this section of society.  ◆In the past few decades, the government has expanded the definitions of terms