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  • Joined: May 17, 2023
  • Articles: 32

Transgender and Horizontal Reservations, Litigation and Advocacy in India

Enlightening the attendees with the actual conditions of transgenders and other minorities in India, Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli, an LGBT rights activist and co-founder of Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti (THITS), presented the audience with some facts and figures about what really happening in the country and how far the legal system is helpful in ensuring a fair, just and equal treatment of the minorities specifically the transgenders in India.

Queer Identity and Rights: Experiences From Assam

Decoding the prevailing conditions of the Assamese queer community from an insider point of view, Dr Prateeti Barman, an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assam downtown University, Guwahati, Assam, shared with the attendees her own encounters with the LGBTQIA+ individuals on the fourth day of “Beyond Binaries: Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights Issues in India” - a Five-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course by the Gender Impacts Study Centre (GISC) on behalf of IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute of India on the instance of Pride Month.

Manoj Misra on Environment and Public Policy

A Four-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course on “Fundamentals of Public Policy,” an Online Spring School Program was hosted by IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, during the timespan of 3rd March to 25th March 2023. The program included an insightful and enriching discussion delivered by eminent speakers, where the late Shri Manoj Mishra presented on the topic “Environment and Public Policy”. The session was opened with introductory and welcoming remarks from Professor Mukul Asher and was further moderated by him.

The Danger of Cartels Forming in Various Sectors Post-Covid

In the US, there is the concept of measuring the consumer feel-good factor through inflation expectation. If the consumer feels that inflation is likely to ease, they feel good about it and do not mind paying higher prices for cartels in the short run. In fact, the consumer settles for a higher price, and the business decides on a higher nominal wage.

Aspirational Block Programme

Chairing the second National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi on the 6th and 7th of January 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the Aspirational Block Programme throughout India. With a special emphasis on the "India-First Approach", the programme aims at developing the most backward blocks of the country identified based on a variety of factors as recognised by NITI Aayog.

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