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Delhi most visited destination for Indians: Survey Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh are the top five most visited states/Union territories, according to a survey carried out by a digital travel platform. “Seventy-nine per cent of Indians have visited between two and 10 states, with more than half having visited two to five and … Read more
PAC Study – Highlights Public Affairs Centre (PAC) released a recent study on governance performance in which Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Telangana have emerged as the toppers. Highlights ♦ Among the 18 big states, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana came out on top in terms of governance performance. ♦ In comparison to the 2020 … Read more
Over 33 lakh children in India malnourished, 17.7 lakh of them severely malnourished: Govt data Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in the severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the WCD ministry has said. Prompting concern that the Covid pandemic could exacerbate the health and nutrition … Read more
IIT-K and ICCT study suggest adoption of EVs to improve air quality, health benefits in every state by 2040 The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) with robust power plant emission controls and power sector decarbonisation policies will yield net air quality and health benefits in every state in India by 2040. The study … Read more
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)” released its “State of the Education Report (SOER)-2021 for India: No Teachers, No Class”, on October 5, 2021. This report is the annual flagship publication of UNESCO New Delhi. Report is prepared on the basis of extensive research. This … Read more
The country has recorded 99 tiger deaths in just the first nine months of 2021, sparking concerns among conservationists that the big cat death toll this year may be the highest in a decade. According to data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), 99 tiger deaths were recorded due to poaching, accidents and natural … Read more
Most women in managerial posts in Northeast, AP & Punjab The north-eastern states generally have the highest ratio of female workers in managerial positions, with Meghalaya topping the chart with 34.1%, followed by Sikkim and Mizoram, according to the annual bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Andhra Pradesh (32.3%) and Punjab (32.1%) also are among the states … Read more
Pandemic foils abroad education plan: 56% drop in student visas issued in 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic foiled the ambitious plans of lakhs of Indians who were ready to fly out for an international education. In 2020, merely 2.6 lakh students were issued visas to migrate for studying abroad, in contrast to a whopping 5.9 … Read more
The finance ministry has set up a group of ministers (GoM) that will review the current slabs, including a merger, and also suggest measures to expand the base after examining goods and services that are currently under the exempted category. The seven-member panel, which will be chaired by Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, has been asked to suggest … Read more
Emergence of Australia-U.K.-U.S. grouping could overshadow Quad’s geo-strategic aspects Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the first-ever in-person summit of the four leaders of the Quadrilateral Framework (Quad) in the Indo-Pacific on Friday in Washington, in many ways, is the highlight of his visit to the U.S., where he will also address the United Nations … Read more