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Election Commission Explains Reason For High Voter Turnouts In Bengal, Assam

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For the part one of the first phase of polls in West Bengal on April 4 involving 18 segments, the Election Commission declared a final turnout figure of 84.22 per cent. (File photo) KOLKATA:  Amid ongoing controversy over high voter turnouts in West Bengal, the poll panel has claimed its Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiatives have led to “huge” voting figures in first phase of Assembly polls in both West Bengal and Assam. In a statement dated April 9, the Election Commission had specified state-wise steps being…

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Government To Fund Scholars For Post-Doctoral Research In India

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The National Post-Doctoral Fellowship was launched a month ago and would fund around 1000 scholars this year. (Representational Image) New Delhi:  In a bid to prevent brain drain, the government has embarked upon a scheme to fund pure science scholars, who have completed their PhDs, to enable them continue their post-doctoral research in India. According to Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, the scholars would be paid Rs. 50,000 per month for the period of three years and would also be given a basic grant of Rs. 7…

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How This Mumbai-Based NGO Is Protecting Children From Sex Offenders

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According to government figures, 53% children in India are abused and in half the cases, the abusers are known to the child Mumbai:  Sex education is a near alien concept in India and sex education being imparted to 10 year olds – all the more unheard of. But Arpan, a Mumbai-based NGO is now changing this notion. In a bid to empower children, the organisation has designed a curriculum to teach children how to protect themselves from sexual predators. “Initially there’s a lot of discomfort when we introduce the class…

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