By Abhimanyu J. Kumar Inclusivity is and always has been a core ideal of our democracy, whether it is in the form of secularism, fundamental rights related to equality or an acceptance of different ideas and cultures from across the world. The most basic argument to substantiate the importance of inclusion in schools is that it is introducing inclusion at …
A group of 15 undergraduate students—Maanya Monnanda, Aman Jude Alexander, Chirag Bopaiah, Divyata Muralidharan, Gaurav Achaiah, Ivanka Irani, Kavan Modi, Mehak Neel, Mohak Kukreja, Nikhil Raghuveer, Tarana Ponappa, Tejas Nair, Utkarsh Maharishi, Varnika Hathi and Vibha Mohan—whose skills lie in various areas, finalised on studying the street food of Lucknow as their research project. The team thought of a common …
Limited access to devices, low connectivity, and limited teacher contact are severely constraining remote learning in the region School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia, despite significant efforts by governments and partners to expand remote learning, according to UNICEF research conducted in India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434 million children. According to UNICEF’s research, a substantial proportion of students and their parents reported that students learnt significantly less compared to pre-pandemic …
By S Sriram Parental controls are software and tools that allow parents to set controls on their children’s internet use. They are a great way of helping prevent children from accessing unsuitable content online. Talk of ‘controls’ can sometimes be confusing. In essence, there are three types that parents need to be aware of: Network level controls are set on the hub …
Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoYAS), UN offices (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, UNV, UN Women, UN AIDS, UNHCR, WHO, and ILO) and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited in India) on International Youth Day (Aug 12, 2021) introduced the second phase of the #YoungWarrior movement called #YoungWarriorNXT The #YoungWarrior movement was launched in May 2021 amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of …
Every 5 minutes, someone in India is diagnosed with blood cancer and many of them children and young people. Those who can’t be treated with chemotherapy need a successful blood stem cell transplant from a matching donor for a second chance at life Kriti, a 22-year-old girl who was diagnosed with blood cancer when she was 12-year-old and is on …
