What is gender self-identification? Self-identification, or ‘self-id’, is the concept that a person should be allowed to legally identify with the gender of their choice by simply declaring so, and without facing any medical tests. This has been a long …
Context Recently, India has been ranked 10th in Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020 released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations (UN) agency for information and communication technologies (ICT). The US topped the chart, followed by the …
CONTEXT A light rail project has been proposed by the government of kerala. The project, if implemented, will substantially reduce the travel time between the two extremities of the State, namely the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south and …
NEWS As a recent ruling by Rajasthan’s power regulator implies, enabling energy access must go beyond powering rural homes. BACKGROUND Over the past decade, India has made great strides in expanding energy access in rural areas. As per the …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has launched the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN). The objective of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to create an enabling environment to ensure universal acquisition of foundational …