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IIT Madras launches centre to build open source AI for Indian languages

The IIT-M has commissioned the Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat to advance Indian language technology with a grant of ₹36 crore from Nilekani Philanthropies

The Hindu

Latest round of Closing the Gap data shows 'disappointing' progress for Indigenous Australians with four of 17 targets on track

New data from the productivity commission has shown only four of the 17 targets under the national Closing the Gap agreement are on track to be met.

ABC News

‘Vachanas with their human values need to be communicated to a global audience’

Vachana translation workshop inaugurated at Central University in Kalaburagi

The Hindu

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Portrait: Martin Edmond on Vaughan Rapatahana

On an extraordinary Māori writer sometimes in Mangakino, translated into Bahasa, Mandarin, Italian, French, Spanish and Romanian.

Newsroom.co.nz

Class 12 students score more in science, mathematics than languages

MUMBAI: In the CBSE Class 12 results, several students have scored a perfect 100 in science and mathematics as compared to languages.

The Times of India

The Dravidian movement and Aryan illusions

The gubernatorial remarks on Aryan-Dravidian differences can only be described as a case of historical negationism

The Hindu

Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support

People with disability and their family members from non-English speaking refugee backgrounds come up against language and communication barriers when they try to access services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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Michelle Obama’s new book, ‘The Light We Carry,’ to be published in November

With COVID-19, an insurrection, increased hate, bigotry, intolerance and more, Obama said she felt “out of balance. ... I felt vulnerable and yes, at times, I felt afraid.”

Chicago Sun-Times

CIIL plans to launch ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Sangam’

CIIL is also planning to launch “Makers of Indian Linguistics”, a series of biographical monographs on linguists

The Hindu

Regional, local languages should be promoted in proceedings at lower, high courts: Kiren Rijiju

He also said that no court should be only for the privileged and the doors of justice should be open for all

The Hindu

Ministry extends consultation period for draft disability policy again

Activists say the policy should be translated into sign language, regional languages

The Hindu

'Walk straight': how small-town residents navigate without street signs and names

Linguistic landscape is the study of languages used in signs. As most of the field’s pioneering studies were based on cities, research comes to be associated with cityscapes.

The Conversation

Software Development Trends That Will Define 2023

By James Smith

Benzinga

Ukrainian girl, 7, sings Let It Go in three languages on Good Morning Britain

Amelia Anisovych went viral in March when a video of her singing the Frozen song from a bunker circulated on social media.

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Private schools object to Karnataka’s National Education Policy position paper on languages

BENGALURU: The Association of Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools of Karnataka (KAMS) has objected to Karnataka’s position paper on language education, stating the government has no business dictating the medium of instruction in unaided schools.

The Times of India

Karnataka National Education Policy: Make Kannada must till Standard 12, hold bilingual classes

BENGALURU: Karnataka's position paper on language education in the state under the National Education Policy proposes a three-language policy with Kannada being mandatory as a language from class 1 to 12. Though the paper mandates that the medium of instruction till class 5 should be the mother tongue or home…

The Conversation

Plurilingual parenting: why many experts think families who speak multiple languages should just go with the flow

Many of us live not just in diverse societies, but what anthropologist Steven Vertovec terms “super-diverse” societies. More and more people are moving around and bringing their languages and cultures with them.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sugden obituary

Other lives: French and German teacher who believed learning languages was vital for understanding other cultures

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The Independent UK

Languages learning in ‘slow recovery’ following the pandemic

Report finds Government could miss its EBacc target when it comes to foreign language learning.

Evening Standard

Facebook owner Meta enhances language translation AI

It comes after Meta was accused of failing to moderate harmful content in different languages

The Hindu

Google to launch fact-check academy, add five new languages to news initiative training

The new languages include Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, and Malayalam

The Conversation

Justice Maya's support for African languages in South Africa's courts is a positive sign

The only nominee for the position of South Africa’s Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Mandisa Maya, has once again put the spotlight on indigenous languages and the justice system. She is the Judge President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

ABC News

Indigenous languages being taught to 10,000 West Australian school kids

Students in WA's public schools are being taught Indigenous languages at record rates, with 10,000 kids now taking part.

Bangkok Post

Unlocking the brain

An unassuming personality, Israeli Eran Katz is both a best-selling author and an authority on memory and brain power. His books have been translated into 18 languages, including Thai and his bestsellers include Secrets Of The Super Memory and Five Gifts For The Mind.

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New Edinburgh Invisible City tour to raise money for Ukrainian refugees

The tour - The Languages of Scotland - will take customers on a whirlwind journey around Edinburgh whilst introducing them to the languages of Scots, Gaelic and English.

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