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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - June 2019

Jun 2019

Jun 26, 2022

IIT-Hyderabad to Offer MTech in Heritage Science and Technology

Starting from August 2022, IIT Hyderabad (IIT-H) will offer MTech in Heritage Science and Technology with three specialisations. The institute inaugurated a new Department of Heritage Science and Technology (HST). The department was inaugurated by Padma Bhushan Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, best known as the father of India's PARAM series supercomputers.
The online Master's Program in Heritage Science and Technology will be offered in three specialisations that target distinct heritage industries – Technology for Yoga, Indic Language Processing, and Conservation and Reconstruction. The course will be in online mode for 2 years, where the second year is exclusively earmarked for a thesis project with a focus on either research or product development.

Jun 25, 2022

WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

As the World Health Organisation convenes its emergency committee to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO's decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
Declaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the UN health agency considers the outbreak to be an extraordinary event and that the disease is at risk of spreading across even more borders. It would also give monkeypox the same distinction as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing effort to eradicate polio.

Jun 24, 2022

Gender Responsive Governance: NCW Launches Workshop to Train Women MLAs

The National Commission for Women (NCW) organised a workshop on Gender Responsive Governance for elected women representatives (MLAs) under 'She Is A Changemaker' project, a pan-India capacity-building programme of the Commission for improving leadership skills of women representatives at all levels.
The three-day workshop was organised in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh in collaboration with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) and the National Gender and Child centre of LBSNAA from June 22 to 24, 2022.
During the workshop, the women MLAs were trained on gender-responsive governance in different sessions such as 'Effective Leadership', 'Inclusive Governance', 'Overview on Gender-Based Violence with a Special Focus on Trafficking of Women and Adolescents', 'Gender Sensitive and Inclusive Communication', 'Emotional Intelligence', etc.
The workshop was attended by participants from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Jun 23, 2022

CUET UG Exam 2022 Dates Announced

The Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET UG 2022) exam dates were announced. The CUET UG 2022 exam will be held on July 15, July 16, July 19, July 20, August 4, August 5, August 6, August 7, August 8, and August 10. The CUET UG 2022 will be conducted in 554 cities across India and 13 cities outside India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will also reopen the CUET 2022 UG application window. Candidates can apply online for CUET UG and make corrections to the application form between June 23 and June 24.
Candidates can appear for CUET in any of the 13 mediums being offered, select any combination out of 33 languages and 27 unique subjects.

Edtech Company Unacademy Appoints Navneet Sharma as Chief Business Officer

Edtech company Unacademy appointed Navneet Sharma as its chief business officer – new initiatives.
Joining the Unacademy team he will be charting the growth strategy, business plan, and sales development frameworks for the new avenues that the Test Prep business is exploring, in order to achieve the larger vision and goals of the brand.
As a part of his new mandate, Sharma will be responsible for formulating new avenues of growth for the digital and hybrid models for the test prep business.

Jun 22, 2022

University of Kerala Receives A++ Grading from NAAC

University of Kerala secured the highest National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading of A++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.67. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Kerala termed the achievement as an inspiration to other universities and educational institutions in the state.
This is the first time a university in the state received this recognition. This achievement is a result of the schemes implemented by the state government for the growth of the higher education sector, said Vijayan.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an organisation that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India.

IIT Roorkee Develops Sensor to Detect Neurological Diseases like Schizophrenia and Parkinson's at...

A team of IIT Roorkee scientists developed a dopamine sensor to detect neurological diseases like schizophrenia and Parkinson's at an early stage.
When a person suffers from these diseases the level of a chemical called dopamine changes in the brain and the sensor works by measuring the dopamine levels. It can detect even a small change in the level of this chemical in our brain thus detecting the possibility of neurological disorders like schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease.
As most of these diseases cannot be completely cured, early detection helps in controlling the advancement of the disease.
In this regard, the sensor developed at IIT Roorkee has the potential to play a significant role in the medical field.

Shanan Dhaka Secures 1st Rank to the First Women's NDA Batch

Shanan Dhaka, daughter of Sundana village of Rohtak, secured the first rank in the examination for admission to the country's first women's NDA batch. Shanan has secured 10th position in Boys' examination and first position in Girls' examination across the country. Selected for lieutenant, Shanan Dhaka, inspired by grandfather Subedar Chandrabhan Dhaka and father Nayak Subedar Vijay Kumar Dhaka, joined the army and chose to serve the country.

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