Austria’s Burqa Ban law comes into force
A law that forbids any kind of full- face covering, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, has come into force in Austria. Starting on Sunday, wearing a…
The relevance of regional language in teaching
Introduction: Episodes of unmasking those trying to hide their identities are found across storytelling cultures. From the Jataka and Arabian Nights to the grey leCarrein world of spies. The gotcha moment is often when…
Karnataka’s anti-superstition Bill
The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the much-delayed and debated Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017, popularly known as the anti-superstition Bill. The…
PENCIL portal
Government has enacted the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force with effect from 1st September, 2016. With this amendment, employment of a child below…
Bharat ke Kaushalzaade
Rural Skills Division, Ministry of Rural Development has organized ‘Bharat ke Kaushalzaade’, an event honouring beneficiaries of its key skilling programmes, on the eve of Antyodaya Diwas 2017. Staying true…
Nepal wants to measure height of Mount Everest again
The height of Mount Everest having become a subject of debate in recent years, the government of Nepal has set about plans to measure it once again. The government is…
32 nations lack policies for families with children: UNICEF
Highlights of the Report: Thirty-two countries, having the world’s 85mn children under the age of five, do not have any essential policy that supports families with young children. According to…
Centre rethinks joining Hague child custody pact
An “inter-ministerial process” is under way to discuss the repercussions of the Hague convention on India. The government had in November 2016 announced that it would not sign the convention.…
Assam Assembly adopts resolution for Population Policy
A policy passed by the Assam assembly to check state’s growing population has received flak from state’s minority outfits for being ‘against the marginalised’. Asserting that the limited resources cannot…
Global Hunger Crisis
Quick Read In 2015, 777 million people were estimated to be hungry According to a new report, the food security situation has deteriorated in parts of sub-Saharan AFrica and South-Eastern and…