03-11-22 Daily-Gujarat-GPSC Current Affairs

he Performing Grade Index (PGI) looks at the Indian Education system as one of the largest in the world, with about 14. 9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26. 5 crore students from varied socio-economic backgrounds. Devised by thedepartment of school educationand Literacy, the index provides insights and data-driven mechanisms on the statewise performance of the school education system.

The education ministry on Thursday released PGI 2020-21.

Offering a comparative analysis, the latest index report stated that none of the states has so far attained the highest level (L-I). The topmost score in 2017-18 was Level IV which improved to Level II (score range 901-950 out of 1000 in 2020-21), implying consistent improvement across states/ UTs over the last four years.

Yotta has unveiled North Indias first hyperscale data center, Yotta D1,in a grand inauguration ceremony at its Greater Noida Data Center Park. Honble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,Yogi AdityanathandRajeev Chandrasekhar, Honble Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Skill development & Entrepreneurship inaugurated Yotta D1in thepresence of leading IT leaders and government officials.

The first of 6 data center buildings in the Greater Noida data center park,Yotta D1,has been set up with an Investment of around Rs. 1,500 crores and has been built and made operational in a record time of 20 months. Once fully operational, Yotta D1 will see an additional investment of Rs. 5,000 crores in IT equipment.

India Chem 2022 will showcase the Governments policy for sustainable Growth in the sector and provide a platform for national and international players to interact, exchange knowledge and forge alliances. The event will also highlight the opportunities especially in Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) and focus on the Make in India initiative for making the country Atmanirbhar in sector.

The 9^thedition of the annual India-Sweden Innovation Day was organized in Stockholm, Sweden on October 27.

India-Sweden Innovation Day is observed every year to promote bilateral cooperation between India and Sweden in areas like sustainable industrial development and green transition via technological innovation. It is observed under the India-Sweden Innovation PARTNERSHIP. The first edition of this day was observed when the partnership was instituted in the year 2013. Its purpose is to ensure mutual commitment towards addressing global challenges like <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change and Sustainable Development and achieving prosperity for both the countries through innovation.