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Apr 18, 2022

Extreme Poverty In India Declined By 12.3 Percentage Points During 2011-2019: World Bank Report

Poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011. The poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2019. According to policy research working paper of World Bank, Poverty reduction was higher in rural areas as compared to urban India. Rural poverty dropped by 14.7 percent while urban poverty declined by 7.9 percentage points during 2011 to 2019.
According to the study, farmers with small landholding sizes have experienced higher income growth. Real incomes for farmers with the smallest landholdings have grown by 10 percent in annualized terms between the two survey rounds in 2013 and 2019 compared to a 2 percent growth for farmers with the largest landholding.

Fda Authorizes First-Ever Breathing Test For Detecting Covid-19 Infection

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first test, InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, to detect COVID-19 through the breath for emergency use. The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer which is about the size of a carry-on piece of luggage is able to identify five volatile organic compounds tied to the coronavirus in a person's breath using a technique known as gas chromatography gas mass-spectrometry, delivering results within three minutes, according to the FDA, the statement reads.
The agency said that in a study of 2,409 people, which included both people with and without symptoms, the test had a 99.3 per cent specificity rate, which measures the per cent of correctly identified negative test samples.

Apr 14, 2022

IIM Ahmedabad Defers Launching New Logo

The Board of Governors (BoG) of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) decided to postpone the launch of its new logo, the business school board's chairperson and noted industrialist, Kumar Mangalam Birla, a move that comes in the backdrop of a section of faculty members objecting to a proposed change in the logo.
Notably, some faculty members of the premier management institute had raised objection to a proposed change in the logo of the IIMA through a letter to the BoG earlier this month. They had complained in the letter that the decision to change the logo was taken without any consultation.

Apr 13, 2022

Now, Students can Opt for Two Degree Courses at Same Time

Students can now pursue two full-time degree programmes simultaneously at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, either in physical or online mode or in combination.
The UGC approved simultaneous dual degree courses for students in India, allowing them to complete courses either at the same university or from different universities at the same time, University Grants Commission Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said, adding that the UGC would soon issue detailed guidelines in this regard.
Two full-time programmes can be taken up in physical mode provided class timings do not overlap. For example, a student can pursue BCom classes in the morning and BA classes in the evening.

SC Asks FTII to Allow Candidates with Colour Blindness to Pursue Filmmaking

The Supreme Court directed the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to allow candidates suffering from colour blindness to pursue all courses on filmmaking and editing, saying there was a need to adopt a more inclusive and progressive approach to the matter.
It said no discrimination be made based on colour blindness for getting admission in the institute as it is not a form of blindness but a deficiency.
The authorities cited FTII rules which state that colour blind candidates are not fit for admission in a few courses, including film editing. Kumar had moved the high court in 2016 against rejection of admission but failed to get a reprieve.

Apr 12, 2022

Sarbananda Sonowal Inaugurates Two-day Scientific Convention on 'Homoeopathy: People's Choice for...

Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a two-day scientific convention on 'Homoeopathy: People's Choice for Wellness' in New Delhi. Mr. Sonowal emphasized that a transformative shift is underway in education, practice and drug development sectors of AYUSH.
This convention is an opportunity to review the path trodden so far, achievements in the field of Homoeopathy and to formulate future strategies for development of Homoeopathy. There is an imminent need to initiate a dialogue among the major stakeholders of Homoeopathy to address much needed practice standards in clinical research informatics, data standards in clinical research, policy issues, educational standards, and instructional resources.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution Urging Centre to Withdraw CUET

The Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the proposal to conduct Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission to courses offered by central varsities. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin moved the resolution, urging the Central government to withdraw the entrance test.
There is no doubt that this CUET, like NEET will sideline the diverse school education system across the country, grossly undermine the relevance of overall development-oriented long-form learning in schools and make students rely upon coaching centres for improving their entrance examination scores.

Apr 11, 2022

Cadila Pharma Launches World's First Novel 3-dose Vaccine against Rabies

Pharmaceutical major Cadila Pharmaceuticals announced that it has developed the world's first novel three-dose vaccine against rabies. The three-dose vaccine, named as 'ThRabis', is a recombinant nano-particle based G protein vaccine which is prepared using Virus-like Particle technology, the company said in a release, adding that the three-dose schedule is spread over only one week.
The new vaccine would prove to be a game-changer because all the existing rabies vaccines require five injections, spread over 28 days for eliminating the threat (of virus spread), Cadila Pharmaceuticals CMD Rajiv Modi said at the launch ceremony of the new vaccine.
Animal bite victims could not complete the full course of the vaccine due to the long and complicated dosing schedule. This leaves many victims unprotected and susceptible to developing rabies, which is a fatal condition. With this new three-dose vaccine, many more lives can be saved.

Eminent Scholar-academician Manoj Soni New UPSC Chairman

Dr. Manoj Soni, a monk associated with the Anoopam Mission of the Swaminarayan sect, was appointed the Chairman of the country's premier government recruiting agency, i.e., the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Dr. Soni was appointed to replace the previous UPSC chairman Pradip Kumar Joshi. Prior to this assignment, Soni has also served as the vice-chancellor of two universities, and has earned several national and international awards and recognitions.

UGC Gives Approval for Establishment of Bhima Bhoi Chair at DU, GGV

The Bhima Bhoi Chair at Delhi University and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, have been authorised by the University Grants Commission.
In separate letters to the two central institutions, the UGC stated that the universities may create the Chair by filling existing vacant positions, and that other recurrent expenses could be charged to monies already allocated to them.
Bhima Bhoi was a saint, poet, and philosopher from Odisha. He battled against the caste system in Hinduism. Bhima Bhoi, a saint, poet, and philosopher from Odisha, India, was born in 1850 and died in 1895. Bhima Bhoi was a Mahima Swamy bhakta (commonly referred to as Mahima Gosain and whose birth name is said to have been Mukunda Das). Bhima Bhoi would be initiated into Mahima Dharma, an Indian religious tradition that challenged caste Hinduism on its own terms, from Mahima Swamy.

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