NCPCR serves notice to UP, Haryana over use of term 'non-binary' for transgender by school
New Delhi, Feb 16: The apex child rights body NCPCR has issued a notice to the education departments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over use of the term "non-binary" in a question related to gender by Delhi-NCR-based Shiv Nadar schools.
In response, the school said "As of now, we are not aware of any such notice; hence cannot offer any comment."
In a notice to Haryana's Secretary of the Directorate of School Education and UP's principal secretary for the Delhi-NCR-based Shiv Nadar schools, the NCPCR said that it has received a complaint regarding the use of inappropriate terminology by these schools with respect to child's gender.
"As highlighted in the complaint, the school in its Parent's Feedback Survey has a question on Child's Gender. The options given are Female, Male and Non-binary. It may be noted that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 defines and uses the term 'transgender," the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said in the notice.
The National Education Policy (NEP) also refers to transgender children/students and does not use any other term, it said.
The NCPCR has asked the state governments to ensure no such term is used by any school in any form that does not align with the NEP and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
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CSL launches two anti-submarine vessels of Indian Navy
Kochi (PTI): The Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) here on Monday launched two anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts which were manufactured here for the Indian Navy.
The two ships are part of the series of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts which are under construction in CSL.
After the ceremonial puja, the ships were launched in the presence of the chief guest and Southern Naval Command Chief, Vice Admiral V Srinivas.
The Chairman and Managing Director of CSL, the Directors of CSL, senior officials of the Indian Navy and CSL, among others were present during the occasion.
A contract for building eight vessels was signed between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the CSL on April 30, 2019.
"The Mahe Class of Ships will replace the in-service Abhay class ASW Corvettes of the Indian Navy and are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) and Mine Laying Operations including subsurface surveillance," the CSL said in a release.
The ships of the series with CSL Yard nos BY 526 and BY 527, shall bear the name 'INS MALPE' and 'INS MULKI' upon commissioning into the Indian Navy.
The vessels are 78 m long, 11.36 m wide with a draught of about 2.7 m. The displacement is about 900 tons, with a maximum speed of 25 knots and endurance of 1,800 nautical miles.
The ships are designed to fit indigenously developed, state-of-the-art SONARS, for underwater surveillance.
CSL today witnessed the historical #Launching of two Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow watercraft for @indiannavy named INS MULKI & INS MALPE. The vessels were launched by Smt Vijaya Srinivas, W/o VAdm V Srinivas, AVSM, VSM, FoC INC, South in the presence of @madsnair66 , CMD,CSL. pic.twitter.com/csfz0cOJ0E
— Cochin Shipyard Limited (@cslcochin) September 9, 2024
