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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2019

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Apr 28, 2022

Centre Scraps MP, DM Quota for Admissions to Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools

The Education Ministry scrapped quotas in several categories including that of Member of Parliament (MP) and District Magistrate (DM) for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas, according to the latest circular issued by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). Earlier, the KVS had put on hold all discretionary quotas, including the MP quota, for admissions to KV schools across the country, following a review.
Meanwhile, a KV official also informed that the provision of admission under quota will still continue for some categories including single girl children, orphaned kids, etc. A small number of discretionary quotas for wards of Kashmiri migrants, paramilitary forces, intelligence agencies, etc. still continue. Moreover, children of serving employees of KVs, meritorious children in fine arts, sports, recipients of bravery awards, etc. shall also continue to be provided admission under discretionary quota.

Kerala to Gender Audit School Textbooks

In a bid to eliminate representations that reinforce gender stereotyping and role classification in society, Kerala is all set to undertake a gender audit of school textbooks in the present curriculum. Being a primary tool of learning, textbooks play a significant role in forming values and attitudes. However, in the absence of accurate depictions, they can also lead to various biases. It is against this backdrop that the gender audit of school textbooks is being taken up on the directions of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan through the Vidyakiranam Mission and being implemented by the State Council of Educational Research and Technology (SCERT).
The State has already achieved gender equality in school enrolment, with nearly half the children in schools being girls. The council, though, wants to ensure that gender equality is maintained in textbook content and design, besides when the content is reviewed too.

WHO Alert over Gastro Disease Linked to Belgian Chocolates

The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a multi-country alert on the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to Belgian chocolates. Salmonella Typhimurium is a gastroenteritis-causing pathogen. A global alert was earlier released by the International Food Safety Authorities Network initiating a global product recall. Molecular typing confirmed isolation of the bacteria S Typhimurium sequence typing 34 (which is multidrug resistant) and epidemiological evidence has subsequently linked the outbreak to chocolate products from Belgium, which, as of April 25, have been distributed to at least 113 countries across all WHO regions, the world body warned.

Apr 27, 2022

CBSE Class 10, 12 Second-term Board Exams Begin in India, Abroad

The CBSE class 10 and 12 board exams for the second term began across India and abroad after two years of pandemic-induced disruptions. The first-term exams were conducted in November 2021 in a truncated format with multiple-choice questions. The exam duration was one-and-half hours. "The class 10 examination will be conducted for 29 days, concluding on May 24. The class 12 examination will be held for 51 days and will be over on June 15.
The official added that while over 21.16 lakh candidates will appear for class 10 board exams at 7,406 centres, 14.54 lakh candidates will appear for class 12 board exams at 6,720 exam centres. The number of students permitted in each classroom has been capped at 18 and schools have been asked to provide separate rooms to students suffering from COVID-19.

Apr 26, 2022

Jamtara Becomes Country's First District with Library in every Village

Jamtara in Jharkhand became the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries. This district with a population of about eight lakh has a total of 118 gram panchayats under six blocks and each panchayat has a well-equipped library which is open for students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Career counselling sessions and motivational classes are also held free of cost here. Sometimes, IAS and IPS officers also visit these libraries to guide students.
Now over 350 teachers have joined these libraries, who regularly guide the 5,000 students enrolled here. Besides these, books for competitive exams, literature, history, spiritual and motivational topics are also available.

Apr 25, 2022

India's Participation as Guest of Honour at the Paris Book Festival 2022

India was designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 organized from 21st to 24th April, 2022 as announced under the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi – President Emmanuel Macron Joint Statement released in 2018 during the French President's visit to New Delhi.
The Paris Book Festival was inaugurated on 21st April 2022 at 6pm & India Pavilion at the Paris Book Festival was inaugurated at 7pm on same day. Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan expressing satisfaction said that India's participation as guest of honour at the Paris Book Festival 2022 will serve as a platform to celebrate our literary and linguistic diversity. The India Pavilion which has been designed by National Institute of Design (NID), houses more than 15 digital and physical exhibitions displaying over 400 books published in various Indian languages representing the works of 65 Indian publishers.

Apr 22, 2022

TANUVAS Ranked First among Veterinary Universities

The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) was ranked first among the 15 State veterinary universities in India by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in its 2020 rank list.
ICAR ranks the agricultural universities, including veterinary, horticulture and fisheries universities, based on a set of quality indicators. The major parameters are teaching, resources and outcome, research impact and excellence, extension and outreach and peer recognition.
Ranking would give weightage to TANUVAS to get funds from the National Livestock Project, NABARD and other government projects.

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