Roshni App
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar(Punjab), has developed “Roshni” app to help the Visually Impaired using image processing and analytics.
Centre proposed hike in pensions for weaker sections
The Rural Development Ministry has proposed that the monthly pensions of the elderly poor, disabled and widows be increased from the current Rs.200 to Rs.800.
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018
The latest Annual Status of Education (ASER) report 2018 has been released on January 15, 2019.
Guinness record with sanitary napkins
The gynaecologists attempted a Guinness world record by creating the ‘longest line of sanitary pads’ at the 62nd All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG) that began in Bengaluru.
Bill to remove leprosy as ground for divorce
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill seeking to remove leprosy as ground for divorce stating that this was a “discriminatory” provision for a disease that is now curable.
Open defecation continues unabated
A new research on the impact of the Swachh Bharat Mission in the rural parts of four northern States shows that the percentage of people who owned toilets but continued to defecate in the open has remained unchanged between 2014 and 2018.
Precarious family milieu forces children to homes
A pan-India study conducted under the aegis of the Women and Child Development Ministry shows that most children at childcare institutions are not orphans, but belong to family structures that are unable to look after them.
Child care homes Study
The Government has conducted a pan-India survey of childcare institutions (CCI).
Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative
The Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins initiative by three oil marketing companies ”“ IOCL, BPCL and HPCL ”“ was launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister.
Amendments to the POCSO Act
The government approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, to bring punishments for sexual assaults on boys on a par with those against girls.