Constitutional Provisions regarding Minority Educational Institutions: Article 30(1) recognizes linguistic and religious minorities but not those based on race, ethnicity. It recognizes the right of religious and linguistic minorities to establish and administer educational institutions, in effect recognizing the role educational institutions play in preserving distinct cultures. A majority community can also establish and administer educational …
HCARD: The robotic device HCARD, in short for Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device, can help frontline healthcare workers in maintaining physical distance from those infected by a coronavirus. HCARD is developed by the Durgapur-based CSIR lab, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute. The device is equipped with various state-of-the-art technologies and works both in automatic as …
Human challenge trials: Many people have volunteered to take part in a controversial testing method called human challenge trials. The method, which involves intentionally infecting volunteers with the novel coronavirus, is being promoted in order to “speed up” the process of preparing a vaccine. participants of the vaccine group and placebo group upon consent are deliberately …
Patachitra Painting: Pattachitra or Patachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal. The pattachitra art form is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it. Patachitra paintings are made over a piece of cloth known …
CERT-In: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur. CERT-In was created by the Indian Department of Information Technology in 2004 and operates under the auspices of that department. The …
Khongjom Day: Ir is celebrated in Manipur every year on April 23 to pay tribute to the war heroes of Anglo-Manipuri War 1891 who had sacrificed their lives fighting against the British to protect the freedom of Manipur. The Anglo-Manipur War was an armed conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Manipur. The war lasted between 31 March …
