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7Qs for Academics Zukiswa Kota 25 May 2021 - SCIS Today we speak to Zukiswa Kota, Programme Head at the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) at Rhodes University This is an ongoing series where we introduce some key researchers and academics getting to understand their work, their developing research interests as well as what keeps them engaged. Explain the nature of your work and/or how it relates to inequality.   Inequality is as much about resources or wealth as it is about power - ...

Those living in mining areas have been seeking assistance for basic amenities for decades. May 09, 2021 · 01:30 pm A road in Talcher region in Odisha adjacent to a railway siding where coal-laden trucks are loaded into trains. | Pramit Karmakar via Mongabay India During the latest budget Session of Odisha’s Legislative Assembly, the Odisha government’s Cabinet in March approved several proposals but the one that raised eyebrows was to use the District Mineral Foun...

Sara Khatun, Programme Manager, NETZ Our project began in 2018 with an aim to strengthen the grassroots civil society so that they can actively enhance their operational space and direct it towards the protection of human rights and prevent violence based on gender and other identities.  This project has been implementing in partnership with WE CAN, DASCOH Foundation, and NETZ with the financial assistance of the European Union. Bangladesh has various laws to promote womens rights and prevent...

The programme aims to support the evolution of Dubai’s creative ecosystem Chloe Bennett, Head of Creative Industries, Canadian University Dubai Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: A one-of-a-kind degree programme developed by Canadian University Dubai (CUD) is offering an educational pathway for aspiring creative professionals as it’s predicted that Dubai’s creative economy will double in size in the next five years. The CUD Bachelor of Arts in Creative Industri...

Marking World Autism Awareness Day Nasom Launches World First E-Commerce Specialist Certification Programme for Autistic Youth in Malaysia Autism Spectrum Condition Not a Barrier for Youth to Gain Digital Marketing, E-Commerce Skill Set and Employment Opportunities Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - Apr 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) has announced the launch of its first E-Commerce Specialist Certification Programme today. The specialised training and interns...

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop materials for oral delivery of insulin medication ABU DHABI, 7th April, 2021 (WAM) -- A revolutionary technology developed within the Trabolsi Research Group at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) could dramatically improve the well-being of diabetic patients through a simple and straightforward way: an insulin oral delivery system that could replace traditional subcutaneous injections without the side effects caused by frequent injection. Using prepared layers of nanosheets...

Rohingyas get community centre to solve their social problems 292 DHAKA, March 15, 2021(BSS)- In a bid to solve their own social problems, a community centre was opened for Rohingyas at Kutu Palong camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district today. Through the centre under the Community-Based Protection (CBP) programme, steps would be taken so that Rohingyas can protect themselves and solve their own social problems themselves, said a press release. Camp-in-charge Kazi Shamim inaugurated t...

By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, Jan. 29, 2021 Beneficiaries of Federal Government’s Cash Transfer Scheme in Sokoto communities say the N5,000 monthly stipends have improved their nutrition status and boosted small scale businesses in their localities. A cross-section of women from 21 political wards in Tureta and Raba Local Government Areas made this known at the disbursement exercise on Friday. A beneficiary, Rahinatu Salisu said she collected two months stipends at the exercise and expressed appre...

Jagadish Shettar escapes unhurt when mound of mud collapses while inspecting Railway work News Network January 2, 2021 Hubballi, Jan 2: Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries Jagadeesh Shetter escaped unhurt when a mound of mud collapsed near him while he was inspecting a railway works, here on Saturday. The Minister was on a visit to the site of a railway bridge being built near Krishna Mandir here to connect Desphandenagar and Bhavaninagar. The incident occurred when he was ...

SRINAGAR: A virtual meeting of Inter Media Publicity Coordination Committee (IMPCC) of the various units of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and other Central Government organisations was organised by Press Information Bureau (PIB) Srinagar today. This was the third such meeting to be conducted in online mode owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was chaired by Additional Director General (Region) PIB Northern Region Ms. Devpreet Singh, and the proceedings were condu...