Familial DNA searching is the practice of creating new investigative leads in cases where DNA evidence found at the scene of a crime (forensic profile) results in no exact match with DNA in the criminal database.

Investigators may in situations use specially developed softwares to compare the forensic profile to all profiles taken from a state's criminal DNA database in search of a partial match.

A perfect hit will usually be obtained if all 26 alleles (variant form of a gene) match a DNA profile in the database, indicating that the DNA sample is from the same person. But if a partial match occurs on at least 15 or more alleles then this could indicate that a close relative left the sample at the crime scene. The softwares help generate a list of those offenders already in the database who are most likely to be a close relative of the suspect. Using standard investigative techniques, authorities are then able to build a family tree and try to track the suspect

Philosopher Rebecca Roache, a senior lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, is in charge of a team of scholars focusing on new technologies that might be able to transform punishment. One of Dr. Roache’s controversial writings claims that prison sentences of criminals can be transformed to be more severe, without having to be inhumane. She suggested that altering the perception of time for convicts would make them experience much longer sentences in their minds. She went on to say that these methods could vary from psychoactive drugs that distort the perception of time, to mind uploads that could be sped up via computers. Many questions were raised thereafter in interviews on the potential usage of such technology as punishment: Would it be unethical to tinker with the brain so that this person experiences a jail sentence in their mind? What would the retributive value of such punishment be? Would this deter crime?

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WienTech has devised a machine capable of making human minds speed through experiences via computers. “PrisonPro would be able to speed up the rate at which the mind works, uploading the mind of a convicted criminal and running it a million times faster than normal would enable the uploaded criminal to serve a 100 year sentence in eight-and-a-half hours after which they could be rehabilitated and can return back to live a meaningful life. This would, obviously, be much cheaper for the taxpayer given overflowing prison systems and inadequate maintenance in many countries.” - Michael Simone, CEO WienTech

Solar geoengineering—also referred to as solar radiation management—describes a set of proposed approaches to reflect sunlight to rapidly cool the Earth. The implications of the same would be on the global commons.
Within solar geoengineering, researchers are considering two main approaches. The first—stratospheric aerosol injection, or SAI—would involve injecting tiny reflecting particles, known as aerosols, into the upper atmosphere to cool the planet. The second—marine cloud brightening, or MCB—would use sea salt to stimulate cloud formation over the ocean, which would also help reflect sunlight in the region.

Researchers are bullish on Solar Geoengineering's "potential to reduce the risks of climate change if used as a complement to emissions cuts." However, they are quick to point out that a much better understanding is needed: "We don't know enough about its potential, limits and risks to make recommendations on whether or not to deploy it."

The concept of Solar Geoengineering is actually rather simple technologically, and relatively inexpensive. The challenges are not so much technical or financial, they are political and ethical.

Primate City is a city in a region or country that has a disproportionately larger population size and economic activity. A common definition of a Primate City states they are "at least twice as large as the next largest city and more than twice as significant." Many developing economies prioritize development of their Primate Cities. Examples include Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Dares Salaam, Jakarta, Lagos, Tokyo, Paris and London.
Not all countries have Primate Cities. Countries like India, Canada, China, Brazil, and South Africa have many large cities, but none of them have a population size at least double the next largest city.

Disney Plus will be releasing new visual album Black Is King, written, directed and executive produced by pop star Beyonce, on July 31. Since the announcement, the controversy has been rife regarding the significance of the movie with regards to black culture.

"The European Super League (ESL), is a proposed annual club football competition to be contested by twenty European football clubs. The league has been conceptualized to comprise fifteen ""founding clubs"" – being permanent participants in the competition and governing partners – alongside five other European football clubs who could qualify based upon their performance in their domestic league's most recent season.
Fixtures will take during midweek. It was planned as a breakaway competition to rival or replace the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (abbr. BJP) is one of two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. It is the current ruling political party of the Republic of India, having been so since 2014. The BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. Over the period of the past years critics of the BJP have been writing about a pattern of growing use of ‘Anti-National’ in Political Discourse.
BJP supporters have been accused of framing any form of dissent as anti-national. The BJP denies the accusations that they are arbitrarily using the standard against critics, they mention that they are open to all forms of dissent so long as it is directed at the government and not the sovereignty of the state.
Aam Aadmi Party is a political party in India, whose central policies include free electricity, water, healthcare and public transport. It styles itself as an alternative to the mainstream Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress. It currently runs the state government in Delhi, having held a majority in the Delhi Legislative Assembly since the 2015 election, limiting BJP to a few seats and pushing Congress out entirely. It retained its majority in the 2020 elections.
Formally launched in November 2012, AAP came into existence following differences between activists Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare regarding whether or not to politicize the popular India Against Corruption movement that had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011. Hazare preferred that the movement should remain politically unaligned, while Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated direct political involvement.
As a part of their manifesto – Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced that a dedicated ‘Deshbhakti’ (Patriotism) curriculum, which will be launched in Delhi schools soon for students of junior classes. Sisodia, while talking about the new curriculum being introduced in schools, said that the syllabus will be aimed at instilling among children a sense of pride for India and respect for values enshrined in the Constitution. The plan is seen as a part of many other moves from the AAP to style itself as a competing alternative to the BJP. Some opposition parties have continued to criticize the AAP for being ‘B team of the BJP’ or giving in to the trend of ‘populist demands’.

Plastic positivity is a movement which embraces the option of plastic surgery, injectables and similar treatments. It argues that women should not be shamed or criticised for choosing to get plastic surgery and encourages honesty about having received it.

The history of female rappers includes the household names of Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah, who paved the way for their contemporary counterparts such as Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. Their place within the context of a genre that allegedly oversexualizes and objectifies women has been a topic of discussion for years; their relationship to feminism has also been continually debated.

Sampat Pal Devi founded the Gulabi Gang in 2006 in response to the lack of police support for victims of domestic violence. The Gulabi Gang "the Pink gang" are a collection of women in North India that wear pink saris and engage in violent, non lethal acts of vigilantism. They target men who they have reason to believe have gone unpunished for acts of violence against women.