Indian Education system took a metaphorical leap in the year 2009-2010 when CBSE introduced Grading System to assess the educational performance of a child. The dominant idea behind this was to do away with the deleterious effects of the primeval system of awarding marks to students. It was surmised that it would help the students by reducing their stress levels and pressure to perform which often compelled them...
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Science & Technology Solutions to Societal Challenges
6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council (SIC) Meeting to take forward the tech partnership between the two countries was held on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in New Delhi and discussed a range of issues on S&T cooperation while noting the success of Newton Bhabha partnership through which India and UK are jointly delivering cutting edge science and Tech...
Global Wage Report
ILO Global Wage Report 2018/19, based on data from 136 countries, finds that Global Wage Growth in 2017 has been lowest since 2008 and is far below the level of Global Financial Crisis.
- Global Wage Growth in real terms (adjusted for price inflation) declined to 1.8%in 2017 from 2.4% in 2016.
- In advanced G20 countries real wage growth de...
French Knight of the National Order of Merit to International filmmaker Ashok Amritraj
Chevalier Award, Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), has been conferred on International filmmaker Ashok Amritraj - the most famous Indian producer in Hollywood - Hyde Park Entertainment founder, by the French government in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema and "Significant contribution to the enrichment of...
Drones in India can now Fly Legally
Flying Drones is legal in India now as the Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR), to enable safe flying of Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) - popularly referred to as drones, released in August 2018, have come in effect from 01 December 2018. Drones are a frontier technology which has the potential to leapfrog India’s economic growth. This technology platfo...
COP24 Katowice Consensus to Address Climate Change Threat
COP24, 24th meeting of Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held at Katowice in Poland, meant to take forward steps to address the threat of climate change and designed to achieve the Paris summit goals of limiting temperature rise to below 2°Celsius, has moved ahead on implementation of the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty afte...
Extradition of Christian Michel is a Diplomatic Success for India
Sensational Extradition to India of Christian Michel British businessman, alleged to be the middleman in the AgustaWestland helicopters case with allegations of bribing officials to secure the deal, that of a national from a third country not wanted for more serious crimes such as terror or murder, is believed to be an exceptional gesture made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a...
Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region Inaugurated
Information Fusion Centre - Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), a collaborative construct that will work with partners, countries as well as international agencies; to enhance maritime security and safety, by building a common coherent maritime situation picture and acting as a maritime information hub for the region, was launched by Nirmala Sitharaman, Raksha Mantri, on Saturday 22 December 2018 at ...
Krishnamurthy Subramanian is Outstanding Choice As Chief Economic Adviser
Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, an expert on banking, corporate governance and economic policy, has assumed office of the new Chief Economic Advisor on Friday 7 December 2018 for a period of three years. He replaces Arvind Subramanian, who resigned from the post after a four-year stint on 20 June 2018. His term was supposed to end in May 2019 but he wanted to...
Third Ayurveda Day Celebrated
AYUSH-Health Management Information System (A-HMIS), a dedicated software application for Electronic Health Record (EHR) for the AYUSH systems of Healthcare which is expected to revolutionise the way Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy are practised in the country, by inducting modern IT-solutions into these system was launched at Dr. Ambedkar International centre in New Delhi on the 3...