Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment ThaawarchandGehlotwill address the gathering of 272 District Collectors, 32 State Secretaries, more than 500 NGOs / VOs, Officers of Narcotics Control Bureau, Doctors and Professionals of NDDTC, AIIMS, and all the officers involved with this campaign in the States and Districts tomorrow (14.08.2020) ... Read More »
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Scientists develop tool to check fake news on social media
Developed by researchers at the University of Michigan in the US, the tool uses a Platform Health Metric called the Iffy Quotient, which draws data from two external entities: NewsWhip and Media Bias/Fact Checker. NewsWhip, a social media engagement tracking firm, collects URLs on hundreds of thousands of sites every ... Read More »
Infosys’ arm launches Aarohan Social Innovation Awards
Infosys’ subsidiary — Infosys Foundation — has launched the Aarohan Social Innovation Awards, to catalyze social innovation in India. The objective of these awards is to accelerate innovation in the social sector, and provide a platform to help these solutions scale. The Aarohan Social Innovation Awards seek to recognize and ... Read More »
Son kills mom, goes missing after leaving message on social media
Udaipur : An 18-year old boy killed his mother and went missing after leaving a suicide-cum confession note on the social media in Banswara city. The incident came as a big shock for the residents when the woman’s body was found on Monday morning. Vivek Panchal son of Kantilal resident of ... Read More »
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Understanding 6th-century barbarian social organization and migration through paleogenomics
Applying a comprehensive analysis of genetic, historical, and archeological factors in two 6th-century barbarian cemeteries, researchers have gleaned new insights into a key era known as the Migration Period that laid the foundation for modern European society. Spanning the 4th to 8th centuries, this epoch followed the decline of the ... Read More »
A study of ants provides information on the evolution of social insects
One of the great puzzles of evolutional biology is what induced certain living creatures to abandon solitary existence in favor of living in collaborative societies, as seen in the case of ants and other social, colony-forming insects. A major characteristic of so-called eusocial species is the division of labor between ... Read More »
Banswara remains peaceful, restrictions laid on social media
Udaipur : After two days of tension triggered by the triple murder incident, Banswara citizens breathed a sigh of relief on Monday with the prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC lifted, though the residents have been warned to refrain from posting any sort of inciting comments, pictures or videos ... Read More »
Orphaned elephants have a tougher social life
Young female orphan elephants have a tougher social life than non-orphans, a new study suggests, adding to a growing body of evidence of how the impacts of poaching cascade through elephant societies. The research, part of a wider study by Save The Elephants and Colorado State University into the social ... Read More »
UIDAI advises not to share Aadhaar numbers on social media
“This advisory has come from UIDAI with reference to some news items appearing on social media reporting few persons publicly posting their Aadhaar numbers on internet and social media and posing challenges to others,” UIDAI said in a statement. “Such activities are uncalled for and should be refrained as these are not in accordance ... Read More »
Social media plays key role in democratising our discourse: PM Modi
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PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of social security schemes
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PM Modi to interact with beneficiaries of social security schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today interact with beneficiaries of various social security schemes of the Government through video conferencing . The interaction will be available on DD News and Narendra Modi App. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said he is looking forward to hear beneficiaries experience and their ... Read More »
Union Social Justice Minister highlights four years achievements of NDA government
The Budget in year 2017-18 was Rs. 6908.00 crore which has been increased to Rs. 7750.00 crore in year 2018-19. This is an Increase of Rs. 842.00 crore i.e. 12.19 % increase in the budget. The Union Minister said that a National Survey of Manual Scavengers in 170 identified districts ... Read More »
World Cup 2018: Neymar’s Father Calls For Social Media Truce
Neymar’s father on Sunday called on supporters of the Brazilian star not to get into online disputes with the many critics of his performance so far at the World Cup. “Guys, cool down on social media. Avoid insulting anyone. If you want to support Juninho (Neymar), do it positively,” Neymar Sr ... Read More »
Ujjwala Yojana led to social transformation, says PM Modi
In an interaction with the scheme’s beneficiaries, he underlined his government’s pro-Dalit credentials by comparing benefits given to the community under it against what they received under the Congress-led UPA government. While Dalits got 445 petrol pumps under 2010-14 during the UPA rule, more than 1200 of them got it ... Read More »
Ujjwala Yojana has led to social transformation, says PM in interaction with beneficiaries
In an interaction with the scheme’s beneficiaries, he underlined his government’s pro-Dalit credentials by comparing benefits given to the community under it against what they received under the Congress-led UPA government. While Dalits got 445 petrol pumps under 2010-14 during the UPA rule, more than 1200 of them got it ... Read More »
Ujjwala Yojna has led to social transformation, says PM in interaction with beneficiaries
In an interaction with the scheme’s beneficiaries, he underlined his government’s pro-Dalit credentials by comparing benefits given to the community under it against what they received under the Congress-led UPA government. While Dalits got 445 petrol pumps under 2010-14 during the UPA rule, more than 1200 of them got it ... Read More »
Language on social media cause of concern: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will not allow India to become a centre for data pilferage. In the backdrop of Cambridge Analytica scam, Minister’s comment once again reinforces the resolve of the government in protecting the privacy of the citizens. Ravi Shankar Prasad also said the ... Read More »
‘Language on social media cause of concern’
At the Summit, Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will not allow India to become a centre for data pilferage. In the backdrop of Cambridge Analytica scam, Minister’s comment once again reinforces the resolve of the centre in protecting the privacy of the citizens. Ravi Shankar Prasad ... Read More »