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Apr 04, 2018

NIRF India Ranking 2018

The Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ministry released India Rankings 2018 for higher education institutions.
Every year, the ministry releases the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings to rank the universities and institutes of the country on the basis of a set criterion for different fields and courses.
This year, the HRD Ministry introduced three new categories - Medical, Architecture and Law.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru was adjudged the overall best institution in the country by the HRD Ministry's national ranking framework, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Ahmedabad topped the list in engineering and management categories respectively.

Women in-charge in Police Station

The financial capital of India, Mumbai, has created history by appointing eight women in-charge in its eight police stations.
This is seen as big step towards women empowerment.
The eight women who have been appointed as in-charge are-Alka Mandave (Airport Police Station), Rashmi Jadhav (Cuffe Parade Police Station), Mrudula Lad (Sion Police Station), Lata Shirsat (Sahar Police Station), Jyotsna Rasam (Vanrai Police Station), Rohini Kale (Pantnagar Police Station), Vidhyalaxmi Hiremath (Aarey Police Station) and Kalpana Gadekar (BKC Police Station).

India 37th in Global Startup Ecosystem

According to a report released by global startup ecosystem map Startup link, India has been ranked 37th out of 125 countries in global startup ecosystem in 2017. Startup link is a global startup ecosystem map with tens of thousands of registered startups, co-working spaces, and accelerators. The list, measuring startup ecosystem strength and activity, was topped by the United States followed by the United Kingdom.

Apr 03, 2018

Chandra Bhushan Appointed As Deputy Election Commissioner

Senior bureaucrat Chandra Bhushan Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government. A total of 13 officers have been appointed as joint secretaries in different central government departments.
Bhushan, a 1995 batch IAS officer has been appointed to the post for five years.

Apr 01, 2018

Troop Deployment in Arunachal Pradesh Raised

India has deployed more troops in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the borders with China in Arunachal sector.
India has been focusing on dominating the treacherous terrains which include snow-clad mountains at an altitude of over 17,000 feet and river passes, as part of a strategy to counter China's rising assertiveness along the border in Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys.

Punjab Forms Panel to Check Vulgarity

For the first time in its history, Punjab will have a cultural commission that will probe songs alleged to contain anti-social messages, obscenity, vulgarity, violence and drugs.
This is an initiative by the state government Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The cultural commission will be headed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Navjot Sidhu, who's also the state Minister of Cultural Affairs will be the vice-chairman of the committee.
The commission will investigate after a complaint is registered. It also holds the authority to register an FIR against the defaulters.

Mar 31, 2018

Gehlot Replaced as Cong Organisation Chief

Janardhan Dwivedi is replaced by former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot as party in charge of organisation and training. Gehlot, meanwhile resigned as AICC general secretary in charge of Gujarat where Lok Sabha MP from Hingoli Rajeev Shankarrao Satav has been appointed as the new state in charge. Former MoS Defence Jitender Singh is appointed as in charge of Odisha unit, resting BK Hariprasad.

Sushma Swaraj Meets Japan's PM Shinzo Abe

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties. Sushma Swaraj departs from Tokyo after her first official visit to Japan for the 9th India-Japan strategic dialogue.

India to seek Extradition of Zakir Naik from Malaysia

The Indian government has sought extradition of controversial Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik from Malaysia. The external affairs ministry has sent a request for Naik's extradition to the Malaysian authorities after the NIA completed all formalities. The case is likely to be marked for a court in Kuala Lumpur to hear India's request.

State Government Employees to retire after 62 in MP

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced raising the retirement age of state government employees to 62 years from the current 60 years. Several state government employees are not able to get promotion due to the SC order in a case related to 'reservation in promotion' pending with SC. This becomes the reason for the decision taken by CM of Madhya Pradesh.

Mar 30, 2018

Union Cabinet Approves Rs 4,500 Crore To Boost Development Projects In North-East

The Union Cabinet approved Schemes of North Eastern Council (NEC) including the continuation of existing Schemes. It will boost the development projects in North-East. Four thousand five hundred crore rupees have been approved for the scheme for three years up to March 2020. The Scheme of NEC- Special Development Project will be changed to be a Central Sector Scheme with 100 percent grant.

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