The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalised the National Higher Educational Qualification Framework (NHEQF), a regulatory reform proposed by National Education Policy 2020.
Status of Higher education in India
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The Ministry of Labour and Employment developed the National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQF) and the Ministry of Education developed the National Vocational Education Qualifications Framework (NVEQF).
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In the wake of the unprecedented space race, there comes a need to look at the international laws and domestic regulations that govern ventures into space.
UN Treaties on Space Ventures
The Outer Space Treaty –1967
The Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space (ARRA) –1968
UNCLOS (United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea), 1982 lays down rules governing all uses of the world’s oceans and their resources.
Salvage Convention of 1989, incorporated the "'no cure, no pay" principle under which a salvor is only rewarded for services if the operation is successful.
The Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects –1972
The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space – 1976
The Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies –1984
Of the 5 UN Treaties on Space Venture, India has ratified first four and signed Moon Agreement without ratifying it.
Section 10(2) - Signatories affirm that the extraction of space resources does not inherently constitute national appropriation
Section 11 - Signatories will support the development of ‘safety zones’ to ensure that states do not come into conflict with one another.
As of date, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs lists 43 nations that have domestic space laws, based on submissions by nations.
India’s Space Policy 2023 |
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Recently held G20 meet adopted New Delhi Declaration, which recognised safe and trusted deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for enabling service delivery and innovation.
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Over 45% of global real-time payments happen in India and over 10 billion transactions happen on UPI each month.
State of India’s Digital Economy Report 2023
It is released by ICRIER-Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy (IPCIDE).
India plans to build and maintain a Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository (GDPIR), a virtual repository of DPI for use by other G20 members and beyond.
India proposed the One Future Alliance (OFA), a voluntary initiative aimed to build capacity, and provide technical assistance and funding support for implementing DPI in low and middle income countries.
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Prime Minister greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Nuakhai.
Some other festivals in India that celebrate the harvest include Onam, Makar Sankranti, Baisakhi, Lohri, Ladakh Harvest festival, Pongal, Ugadi, Bihu among several others.
Colors |
Events |
Beheren |
Announcement of a meeting to set the date |
Lagna dekha |
Setting the exact date for partaking of new rice |
Daka haka |
Invitation |
Sapha sutura and lipa-puchha |
Cleanliness |
Kina bika |
Purchasing |
Nua dhan khuja |
Looking for the new crop |
Bali paka |
Final resolve for Nuakhai by taking Prasad (the offering) to the deity |
Nuakhai |
Eating the new crop as Prasad after offering it to the deity, followed by dancing and singing |
Juhar bhet |
Respect to elders & gift transfers |
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National Medical Commission achieved prestigious WFME Recognition Status for 10 Years.
NMC
Recent events
World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)
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The sacred ensembles of the Hoysalas, which includes three temples in Karnataka, has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Hoysala Temples
The Chennakeshava temple
The Hoysaleswara Temple
The Keshava Temple
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The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes were announced recently.
Breakthrough Prizes
2023 Prizes
Theoretical computer science (TCS) is a subset of general computer science and mathematics that focuses on mathematical aspects of computer science.
Quantum information is problem solving and data processing using a quantum system as the information carrier, rather than binary ‘1’s and ‘0’s used in conventional computation.
Cellular Organization refers to the components of the cell and their arrangement inside it.
AlphaFold is an artificial intelligence program which performs predictions of protein structure.
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to control sleep-wake cycles.
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The Ministry of Culture has joined hands with the Indian Navy and Goa-based Hodi Innovations to reconstruct an ancient stitched ship.
Stitched ships
The Project
National Implementation Committee is an inter-agency committee responsible for the coordination of Project implementation activities at the national level.
Project Mausam aims to reconnect and re-establish communications between countries of the Indian Ocean world, to create an understanding of cultural values and concerns.
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