World Sloth Bear Day: The first World Sloth Bear Day was observed on October 12. It aims to spread awareness about protection and conservation of sloth bears. A proposal for observing the World Sloth Bear Day was mooted by Wildlife SOS India, an organisation involved in sloth bear conservation and protection for over two decades […]
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Justice D Y Chandrachud : Chief Justice Of India
Justice D Y Chandrachud : Chief Justice Of India Chief Justice of India UU Lalit recommends Justice D Y Chandrachud as next Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice Lalit’s recommendation to the government would start the process for appointment of Justice Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India. If the government approval comes through, […]
Collegium System
Collegium System: During Justice Chandrachud’s two-year tenure, the collegium he will head will potentially make as many as 18 recommendations for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court. It will be an unusual collegium: instead of five members, it will have six. The collegium system of appointing judges evolved through three significant verdicts of the […]
World University Rankings 2023
World University Rankings 2023: The Times Higher Education (THE) rankings 2023 were released. Earlier, QS World University Ranking 2023 was released. Highlights of the Ranking: The parameters based on which the institutes are ranked are teaching (30%), research (30%), citations (30%), international outlook (7.5%), and industry outcome (2.5%). In teaching and research, 15% weightage each […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Central government announced the inclusion of the skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme. Non-Traditional livelihood: It includes sectors and jobs where the participation of women is and has historically been conventionally low or absent. Increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, […]
2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress
2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress: PM Narendra Modi recently addressed 2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress. It is being held in Hyderabad. The goal of this year’s UNWGIC is to promote a broad dialogue on global geospatial information management with all relevant governments, non-governmental organisations, academia, and the private sector. Theme: The theme of […]
6th Meeting Of The India-Norway Joint Working Group On Higher Education
6th Meeting Of The India-Norway Joint Working Group On Higher Education: India recently hosted the 6th meeting of the India-Norway Joint Working Group on Higher Education in New Delhi. The Joint Working Group was established to monitor and oversee the implementation of the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education signed between India […]
India’s Growth Forecast
India’s Growth Forecast: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently trimmed its FY23 growth forecast for India by 60 basis points from its July projection of 7.4 per cent to 6.8 per cent, its steepest cut for any major economy barring the US. IMF’s move follows the World Bank slashing its FY23 growth projection for India […]
Marathon
Marathon: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who is regarded as the world’s greatest marathon runner, broke his own world record by 30 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. It was a major improvement over his 2:01:39 set four years ago in Berlin. The Berlin marathon course is considered the fastest in the world because of the flat smooth […]
Global Food Security Platform
Global Food Security Platform: International Finance Corp has launched the Global Food Security Platform (the Platform), to support the private sector for sustainable production and delivery of food stocks to countries affected by food instability. This 6 billion USD financing facility will help boost the flow of food supplies and other important commodities like […]
