21st Century belongs to Asian Countries as its proponents claim that the two most populous countries, China and India, which are expected to grow rapidly economically, are in Asia, and then it's only natural that they will play a bigger role in the World's affairs. Assuming certain demographic and persisting economic trends lead to forecasts that predict the rising economic and ...
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Right to Education Act Amendment: Scrapping No-Detention Policy
No-detention policy that prohibits schools from detaining students till they complete elementary education will be scrapped as Lok Sabha has passed on Wednesday July 18, 2018 an amendment to the Right to Education Act; the states can now choose to hold a regular examination either at the end of Classes V and VIII, or both. Students who fail this test will ge...
Magsaysay Award to Saviour for Mentally-Afflicted Destitute
Bharat Vatwani, a psychiatrist who works for mentally ill street people in Mumbai - India, recognized for “his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India’s mentally-afflicted destitute, and his steadfast and magnanimous dedication to the work of restoring and affirming the human dignity of even the most ostracized in our midst”, is one of t...
Highlights of Interim Budget 2019-20
Interim Budget 2019-20, viewed as a medium for a progressive path for the country, with major schemes for farmers and informal sector workers, and income tax sops, was presented by Piyush Goyal Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, in parliament on Friday 1 February 2019, who in the Opening Remarks of his Budget speech asserted that,
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Effects of Grading System on Students – A Critical Analysis
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...
Choosing the Right Optional Subject for UPSC
Each year lakhs of Indians have their hearts set on qualifying the highly prestigious competitive examination – the UPSC or IAS exams. The high value attached to these exams makes it imperative for the aspirants to put their best foot forward in preparing for the same. Along with all their efforts, the one decision that they must make with prudence, is selection of the best ...
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...
Integrated Government Online Training Programme Launched
iGOT, Integrated Government Online Training Programme, which will augment the existing training mechanism with online module-based training coupled with certification and make training inputs available to government servants on site and on flexitime basis, was launched by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Gri...
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...
National Challenge for Youth “Ideate for India- Creative Solutions using Technology”
“Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology”, a National Challenge for Youths that will help inculcate innovation skills in youth and equip all students to utilise technology for the betterment of their communities and the society at large, was launched by Minister for Electronics & IT, Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Thursday 6 De...