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ICDS HITS due to Lockdown

ICDS HITS due to Lockdown Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Governance (PT) News Due to Covid-19 lockdown, implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is affected in large pockets across Maharashtra. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Programme The programme provides specific interventions targeted towards the vulnerable groups including children below 6 years and women. Under it, anganwadi centres&nb

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Single Male Parent

Single Male Parent Male Government employees who are single parents will now be eligible for childcare leave. Single male parents include unmarried employees, widowers and divorcees, who may be expected to take up the responsibility of caring for a child single-handedly. Features: Child care leave can be granted at 100% of leave salary for the first 365 days and 80% of leave salary for the next 365 days. In the case of a disabled child, the condition of availing child care leave

Artificial Intelligence and its impact on children

Artificial Intelligence and its impact on children AI generation We are now living among history’s very first “AI” generation. From the Alexas they converse with, to their robot playmates, to the YouTube wormholes they disappear into, the children and adolescents of today are born into a world increasingly powered by virtual reality and artificial intelligence (AI). AI changing human’s behaviour AI is not only changing what humans can do, it is shap

New Adoption Rules

New Adoption Rules The new adoption regulations, which call for the transfer of adoption applications from courts to District Magistrates, have caused some difficulty in their implementation. Amendments: The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, was approved by Parliament in July 2021. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016, were then amended and notified. According to the Rule, starting on the date that the

Cochlear Implant Scheme

Cochlear Implant Scheme Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the effectiveness of the Cochlear Implant Plan, which provides free surgery for children under the age of five. The Central Government pays the six lakh rupee cost of one operation. About Cochlea The inner ear contains a hollow spiral-shaped bone called the cochlea, which is essential to hearing and takes part in auditory transduction. Electrical impulses are converted from sound

Social Protection for Children

Social Protection for Children Latest Context According to a new ILO-UNICEF analysis, there is still a social protection coverage gap of 1.5 billion children who are not receiving family or child cash payments. According to a recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children's Fund, social protection lessens family poverty and vulnerability, which lessens one of the main causes of child labour (UNICEF). In a recent report titled "