STEM education and careers -- equal participation of girls & women

The recognition of Dr Firdausi Qadri's lifelong contribution to scientific research is a cause for huge celebration, especially when underrepresentation of women and girls in workforce and higher education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) remains a serious concern across various regions. South and West Asia...

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A case for smart newsreading

A newscaster at one of the television channels abroad reportedly lost her job not very long ago because she made a mess of the name of the Chinese President.One wonders if she was entirely to be blamed for the faux pas, given that individuals who are employed at the news...

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Building a resilient Indian economy

Amidst the hopes of a V-shaped recovery of the Indian economy, the National Statistical Office (NSO) had recently estimated that India's economic growth has surged to 20.1 per cent in the April-June quarter, despite a devastating second wave of Covid-19, while the gross domestic product (GDP) had contracted by 24.4...

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