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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2019

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Jul 18, 2020

CBSE Collaborates with IBM to Integrate AI in High School Curriculum of 2020-2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), announced integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the high school curriculum for the 2020-2021 academic year. The curriculum was developed in collaboration with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation).
The IBM AI curriculum is a part of CBSE's Social Empowerment through Work Education and Action (SEWA) program.
This will be launched in around 200 schools across Delhi-NCR, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Kerala, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab (13 states of India).
The AI curriculum was co-developed by Macquarie University of Australia and Learning Links Foundation and 1M1B of India to fulfill the requirements of CBSE.

Jul 16, 2020

NEET: Tamil Nadu Approves 7.5% Quota for Govt. School Students in Medical Admission

The Tamil Nadu Cabinet approved the provision of a 7.5 per cent quota within the existing reservation in medical UG courses for the students of state government higher secondary schools. The "quota within quota" covers government seats in private colleges too.
It will be applicable for students clearing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Tamil Nadu had earlier sought exemption from NEET, which has faced stiff opposition from political parties, including the DMK, citing the welfare of students, especially those from rural areas.

Jul 15, 2020

Tripura to Reduce TBSE Syllabus by 30 per cent

In an effort to manage crises in school-work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) has decided to reduce the syllabus for the ongoing academic year.
TBSE decided to reduce the syllabus by 30 per cent to help students cope with their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. TBSE shall conduct meetings with subject expert committees to decide the formula it reducing syllabi.
While the CBSE has reduced the syllabus by deleting certain units from selected chapters, TBSE is likely to delete entire chapters altogether, depending on whether they are preliminary or complex.

Transgenders Get Right to Self-perceived Identity as Centre Notifies Rules to TG Act

Transgenders would now have the right to self-perceived identity and get an identity certificate from the district magistrate within 30 days of application.
Seven months after Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, the Centre has notified the rules to operationalise the legislation. Under the rules, every establishment – private or government – would mandatorily formulate an Equal Opportunity Policy to ensure there is no discrimination against transgenders in employment, promotion and provision of basic amenities like unisex toilets at workplace. This policy would be displayed on the website of the establishment and widely circulated to educate employees.
The Centre and state governments would bring about changes in educational curriculum to foster respect for gender diversity, sensitise healthcare professionals and bring changes in medical education curriculum. The rules also lay down that every educational institution would have a committee which a transgender person can approach in case of any harassment or discrimination. The rules prescribe that this committee would ensure a safe environment so that transgender students or teachers can air their grievances without the presence of the persons bullying them, including teachers.

Jul 12, 2020

IIT-Madras Launches 'Young Research Fellow' Programme for UG Students

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras launched 'Young Research Fellow' (YRF) programme in the lines of 'Super-UROP' programme at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Any third-year undergraduate and dual degree students of IIT-Madras or other institutes can apply for this programme.
This is a year-long programme and up to 20 fellowships are being planned to be awarded in the first year. The programme will encourage multi-disciplinary projects. It offers one-on-one interaction with the IIT faculty members, to participate in research and offer a 'career and life coaching' (CLIC) programme offered by the 1979 alumni and curated by expert professional coaches.
The students selected into the programme will be paid a monthly honorarium, provided research guidance by IIT-M faculty, and will participate in an interactive lecture series on research skills. They can also avail of mentorship by the alumni batch of 1979. "The Young Research Fellows will be strongly encouraged to publish their findings in reputed peer-reviewed international journals and to present their work at high-quality international conferences for which they will receive travel support," the IIT-Madras said in an official statement.

Jul 11, 2020

China Warns of 'Unknown Pneumonia' Deadlier than Covid-19 in Kazakhstan

China has warned its citizens living in Kazakhstan of a local unknown pneumonia, which it said, has a "much higher" fatality rate than the Covid-19 disease.
The Chinese embassy in the central Asian country said that the unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the year, including 628 people in June alone, the fatalities also included Chinese citizens.
Many organisations including Kazakhstan's health department are studying the "virus of this pneumonia.
There has not been any indication whether this disease is related to the Covid-19.
Some Chinese experts said that measures should be taken to prevent the pneumonia from spreading into China.

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