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BioCARe Programme 2011: Empowering Women in Biotechnology Research

BioCARe Programme 2011: Empowering Women in Biotechnology Research

The Biotechnology Career Advancement and Re-orientation (BioCARe) Programme is a targeted initiative by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. The programme started with an objective to enhance the presence of female researchers in Biotechnology and allied areas in the country. BioCare provides sanctioned extramural research funding to unemployed female researchers.

Digitizing Informality: A Policy Update on the e-Shram Portal, 2021

e-Shram Portal 2021

According to the ILO (2020), around 90 percent of India’s workforce is engaged in the unorganized sector, which absorbs most of the internal migrants.
The 2011 Census enumerated 450 million internal migrants, and this is estimated to increase to 600 million by 2021. Therefore, creating a comprehensive, accurate, and accessible database was the need of the hour. In May 2021, the Supreme Court directed the Union government to build a national database of unorganized workers.

Fostering Inclusivity in Communication Technology: Knowledge and Resource Centre for Accessibility in ICT (KAI), 2022

Fostering Inclusivity in Communication Technology: Knowledge and Resource Centre for Accessibility in ICT (KAI), 2022

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the KAI project, led by C-DAC Pune, to develop national ICT accessibility standards and make digital technology more inclusive for persons with disabilities in India.

Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL), 1991

Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL), 1991

ndia is a multilingual country, with 22 official languages and 12 scripts. In India only about 5% - 10% people know English and the rest are deprived of the benefits of advances in information technology. The benefits of information technology can reach the common man only when software tools and human machine interfaces are available in people's own languages. Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) Programme of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology , Government of India is an on-going Research Programme with the following Mission statement:

Rethinking Groundwater Management in India: A Policy Update on Atal Bhujal Yojana, 2020

Rethinking Groundwater Management in India: A Policy Update on Atal Bhujal Yojana, 2020

Groundwater is a significant source of freshwater and is crucial for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes. However, unchecked extraction, overexploitation, and contamination pose serious threats to its sustainability

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