BJP workers during celebrations after the party’s victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: PTI One of the ways Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel sought to counter the BJP was by trying to forge a distinct ‘Chhattisgarhi identity’ among voters in the State. The State government crafted a range … Read more
The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal on Wednesday said it cannot direct for reservation for transgenders in public employment and education but said the government ought to take more steps towards the community’s inclusion in mainstream society. The tribunal passed its order on the applications filed by three transgenders — two of them had applied for the … Read more
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Kaushik Ghantasala in ‘How is that for a Monday?’, produced and directed by Sripal Sama. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a tech firm in Orange County, USA, a 20-something H-1B visa-holding immigrant, Shyam Kumar (Kaushik Ghantasala) walks in with an air of pride and tells his boss that he has fixed issues related to … Read more
Construction work underway on the first floor of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, in Ayodhya. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid the construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, likely to be completed by January 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh Government is taking various other initiatives to establish the identity of Ram in … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Union Government is likely to begin registering students for creating an Aadhaar-linked unique identity system from the month of August. In March, the National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) came out with a public document elaborating the need for an Education Ecosystem Registry (EER), which … Read more
by Siddharth Gandhi Traditional data management methods in healthcare have left people’s sensitive information spread among many providers over their lifetime. This makes it nearly impossible for individuals to access their records and make informed decisions about their care. However, the future of healthcare is moving towards a model where people can create and control … Read more
The Bru tribespeople wait at the polling booth to cast their vote for the Tripura Assembly election | Photo Credit: ANI A large majority of voters in Tripura were eagerly waiting for the election results to see which party will form the government. However, the concern for the people belonging to the Bru tribal community … Read more
Washington: When genes are activated and expressed, they show patterns in cells that are similar in type and function across tissues and organs. Discovering these patterns improves our understanding of cells which has implications for unveiling disease mechanisms. The advent of spatial transcriptomics technologies has allowed researchers to observe gene expression in their spatial context … Read more
“As we move forward, we will ensure the work which has been done informs the final specifications for gender services for young people. We will support our staff as they bring their skills, experience, and unique insights to the design of future services and fulfil their potential in the structures which will be put forward.” … Read more