> The GSAT satellites are India's indigenously developed communications satellites, used for digital audio, data and video broadcasting. As of 30 March 2018, 18 GSAT satellites of ISRO have been launched out of which 13 satellites are currently in service.
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The GSAT series of geosynchronous satellites is a system developed by ISRO with an objective to make India self-reliant in broadcasting services
GSAT-6A is a communications satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It features a 6-metre (20 ft) unfurlable S-band antenna similar to the one used on GSAT-6. Around 17 minutes after lifting off , the three stage GSLV Mk.ll rocket flying on GSLV F08 mission successfully injected the satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer orbit.
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GSAT 6A is a satellite is launched to support the GSAT 6 satellite which launched in August 2015 by ISRO. GSAT 6 satellite launched to improve the communication system, now with the GSAT 6A launch the communication will be better. As two satellite were used in the communication system, so the communication will be two-way communication. The first satellite GSAT 6 launched at the cost of ₹ 269 Crore and the second satellite launched at the cost of ₹ 147 Crore. In order to operate communication system by these satellites a 6-meter (20 ft) unfurlable S-band antenna which is similar to the one used on GSAT-6 has used. The size of S-Band antenna used in GSAT 6A is 3 times more in comparison with another satellite. Hence GSAT 6A will be more capacitive. As this satellite will provide mobile communication to India through multi-beam coverage
The 1st orbit raising maneuver for GSAT-6A was carried out successfully on 30th March 2018 by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor(LAM) for 2188 seconds from 09:22 AM IST. The 2nd orbit raising maneuver was carried out at 10:00 AM on 31st March 2018. As the satellite was on-course for its 3rd and final orbit raising maneuver on 1st April 2018, Communication was lost with the satellite. Efforts by ISRO are on to re-establish communication with the satellite
> Delhi upgrades to Bharat Stage VI fuel norms, two years before the rest of India
Delhi on Sunday became the first city in the country to implement the highest emission standards Bharat Stage VI for its vehicles. State-owned oil companies began supplying Bharat Stage VI fuel at existing prices at their 391 petrol pumps in the city from Sunday, PTI reported.
In November 2017, when Delhi and neighbouring states experienced dangerous pollution levels, the Centre had decided to advance the implementation of Bharat Stage VI norms in the city by two years to April 1, 2018. The government also asked oil firms to consider introducing the BS-VI norms to other parts of the National Capital Region from April 1, 2019.
India has followed the Bharat Stage IV norms since April 2017, and is scheduled to switch to Bharat Stage VI in April 2020. In January 2016, soon after the Paris climate change conference, the government had decided the country would skip Bharat Stage V norms, and move straight from Bharat Stage IV to Bharat Stage VI four years before the earlier 2024 date.
India has followed the Bharat Stage IV norms since April 2017, and is scheduled to switch to Bharat Stage VI in April 2020. In January 2016, soon after the Paris climate change conference, the government had decided the country would skip Bharat Stage V norms, and move straight from Bharat Stage IV to Bharat Stage VI four years before the earlier 2024 date.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation said consumers will not have to pay extra for the cleaner fuel, even though oil companies have invested heavily to produce it. The companies will work on a mechanism to recover their costs after the whole country moves to Bharat Stage VI, said IOC’s Director (Refineries) BV Rama Gopal.
The refineries currently producing the cleaner fuel include those in Mathura, Panipat, Bina and Bhatinda. About Rs 183 crore was spent on the Panipat refinery alone to produce Bharat Stage VI fuel, PTI reported.
The latest grade fuel will help reduce emissions of particulate matter by 10%-20% in existing cars and two-wheelers, but will help even more after vehicles have Bharat Stage VI-compliant engines, Gopal said.
Europe already uses the Euro VI emission norms, while much of India was still covered by BS III norms until the introduction of BS IV this year
> India is ranked 67th for fixed broadband and 109th for mobile internet speeds in February, according to internet speed testing analysis firm Ookla.
"As of February, the Index ranks India 67th for fixed broadband speeds," the firm, which owns Speedtest app, said in a report.
India's performance in fixed broadband download speeds has gone up from average speeds of 18.82 megabit per second (mbps) in November 2017 to 20.72 mbps in February 2018; however,it remains below global average download speed of 42.71 mbps, as per the Ookla's Speedtest Global Index.
> National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT) is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. It draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 21, which assures the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday 27 March appointed former Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Jawad Rahim as the acting Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)
> MHRD Releases India Rankings 2018, Now Participation Mandatory For Public Institutions
NIRF India Rankings 2018 announced by Prakash Javadekar. IISc again the best University in the country and Miranda House best college.
Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), On 3rd April 2018 announced the India Rankings 2018.
While IISc Bangalore dominated two categories, there have been several new entries in the rankings this year.
About 4500 institutes had submitted their details for ranking by NIRF. At the event unveiling the rankings for 2018, Prakash Javadekar also said that it would be mandatory for public institutes to participate in the ranking framework from next year. "And, those public institutions which will not take part in it will face fund cut," he said.
The rankings were announced at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Satya Pal Singh was also present. The NIRF rankings were instituted in 2015 and the first rankings were announced in 2016.
This year the rankings have been announced in 9 broad categories.
This is the first year that MHRD has ranked Medical, Law and Architecture institutes in the country. In addition this year participation was made mandatory for institutes which were receiving public grants from the government.
Among the 4500 institutes which participated in the NIRF rankings, IISc Bengaluru stood out again and topped in the Overall Category and in the University category as well.
NIRF रैंकिंग 2018: मिरांडा हाउस सर्वश्रेष्ठ कॉलेज, IISc सर्वश्रेष्ठ यूनिवर्सिटी
केंद्र सरकार ने 03 अप्रैल 2018 को राष्ट्रीय संस्थागत रैंकिंग फ्रेमवर्क (एनआईआरएफ) की ओर से तैयार NIRF रैंकिंग 2018 का तीसरा संस्करण जारी किया. नई दिल्ली के विज्ञान भवन में मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्री प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने 2018 की रैंकिग जारी करते हुए कहा कि अगले वर्ष से राष्ट्रीय संस्थागत रैंकिंग व्यवस्था में सभी सार्वजनिक संस्थानों की भागीदारी को अनिवार्य बनाया जाएगा.
इस रैंकिग में दिल्ली का मिरांडा हाउस सर्वश्रेष्ठ कॉलेज, दिल्ली एम्स सर्वश्रेष्ठ मेडिकल कॉलेज और एनएलएसआईयू- बेंगलुरु सर्वश्रेष्ठ लॉ कॉलेज रहा है. यूनिवर्सिटी और ओवरऑल कैटेगरी में देश के प्रतिष्ठित संस्थान आईआईएससी (बेंगलुरु) को शीर्ष स्थान दिया गया है. इस बार मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय द्वारा 9 श्रेणियों में रैंकिंग जारी की गई है. जिसमें ओवरऑल, यूनिवर्सिटी, इंजीनियरिंग, कॉलेज, मैनेजमेंट, फार्मेसी, मेडिकल, आर्किटेक्चर और लॉ शामिल हैं.
NIRF रैकिंग क्या है?
NIRF की शुरुआत सितंबर 2015 में की गई थी और इसके द्वारा पहली रैंकिंग 4 अप्रैल, 2016 को जारी की गई थी. इसके बाद अप्रैल 2017 में दूसरी बार रैकिंग (भारत रैकिंग 2017) जारी की गई. शैक्षिक संस्थाओं की रैंकिंग के लिए अपनाई जाने वाली पद्धति संस्थाओं में अपनाए जाने वाले कई मानदण्डों पर आधारित है, जिसका निर्धारण मानव विकास संसाधन मंत्रालय द्वारा नियुक्त की गई समिति के द्वारा किया जाता है.
NIRF में 5 बिन्दुओं शिक्षण-अधिगम संसाधन, अनुसंधान एवं व्यावसायिक प्रक्रियाएं, पहुंच एवं समावेशिता, अवर स्नातक परिणाम एवं अवधारणा के आधार पर रैंकिंग जारी की जाती है.
IIT Madras has emerged as the best engineering institute in the rankings.
IIM Ahmedabad has landed the top rank among management institutes.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali is the best institute in Pharmacy category and
Miranda House, Delhi University has landed the top spot again this year in the College category.
There have been some major shuffles in the College category with several new players making it to the top ten colleges list this year.
For medical, law and architecture streams only top three were announced.
AIIMS was ranked first among medical institutes.
National Law School of India University, Bangalore has emerged as the top institute for law and
IIT Kharagpur has been adjudged the best institute for Architecture in the country.
The institutes have been ranked on five prime parameters which are
Engineering colleges in India:
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The GSAT series of geosynchronous satellites is a system developed by ISRO with an objective to make India self-reliant in broadcasting services
GSAT-6A is a communications satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It features a 6-metre (20 ft) unfurlable S-band antenna similar to the one used on GSAT-6. Around 17 minutes after lifting off , the three stage GSLV Mk.ll rocket flying on GSLV F08 mission successfully injected the satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer orbit.
Download PDF Click here
GSAT 6A is a satellite is launched to support the GSAT 6 satellite which launched in August 2015 by ISRO. GSAT 6 satellite launched to improve the communication system, now with the GSAT 6A launch the communication will be better. As two satellite were used in the communication system, so the communication will be two-way communication. The first satellite GSAT 6 launched at the cost of ₹ 269 Crore and the second satellite launched at the cost of ₹ 147 Crore. In order to operate communication system by these satellites a 6-meter (20 ft) unfurlable S-band antenna which is similar to the one used on GSAT-6 has used. The size of S-Band antenna used in GSAT 6A is 3 times more in comparison with another satellite. Hence GSAT 6A will be more capacitive. As this satellite will provide mobile communication to India through multi-beam coverage
The 1st orbit raising maneuver for GSAT-6A was carried out successfully on 30th March 2018 by firing the Liquid Apogee Motor(LAM) for 2188 seconds from 09:22 AM IST. The 2nd orbit raising maneuver was carried out at 10:00 AM on 31st March 2018. As the satellite was on-course for its 3rd and final orbit raising maneuver on 1st April 2018, Communication was lost with the satellite. Efforts by ISRO are on to re-establish communication with the satellite
> Delhi upgrades to Bharat Stage VI fuel norms, two years before the rest of India
Delhi on Sunday became the first city in the country to implement the highest emission standards Bharat Stage VI for its vehicles. State-owned oil companies began supplying Bharat Stage VI fuel at existing prices at their 391 petrol pumps in the city from Sunday, PTI reported.
In November 2017, when Delhi and neighbouring states experienced dangerous pollution levels, the Centre had decided to advance the implementation of Bharat Stage VI norms in the city by two years to April 1, 2018. The government also asked oil firms to consider introducing the BS-VI norms to other parts of the National Capital Region from April 1, 2019.
India has followed the Bharat Stage IV norms since April 2017, and is scheduled to switch to Bharat Stage VI in April 2020. In January 2016, soon after the Paris climate change conference, the government had decided the country would skip Bharat Stage V norms, and move straight from Bharat Stage IV to Bharat Stage VI four years before the earlier 2024 date.
India has followed the Bharat Stage IV norms since April 2017, and is scheduled to switch to Bharat Stage VI in April 2020. In January 2016, soon after the Paris climate change conference, the government had decided the country would skip Bharat Stage V norms, and move straight from Bharat Stage IV to Bharat Stage VI four years before the earlier 2024 date.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation said consumers will not have to pay extra for the cleaner fuel, even though oil companies have invested heavily to produce it. The companies will work on a mechanism to recover their costs after the whole country moves to Bharat Stage VI, said IOC’s Director (Refineries) BV Rama Gopal.
The refineries currently producing the cleaner fuel include those in Mathura, Panipat, Bina and Bhatinda. About Rs 183 crore was spent on the Panipat refinery alone to produce Bharat Stage VI fuel, PTI reported.
The latest grade fuel will help reduce emissions of particulate matter by 10%-20% in existing cars and two-wheelers, but will help even more after vehicles have Bharat Stage VI-compliant engines, Gopal said.
Europe already uses the Euro VI emission norms, while much of India was still covered by BS III norms until the introduction of BS IV this year
> Surat becomes first district to have 100% solar powered health centres
Surat has become the first district in the country to have 100 percent solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHC).
There are a total of 52 PHCs in the district and all of them are now powered by solar system. This initiative will not only bring down the electricity bill by 40 percent but also help fight global warming.
"As of February, the Index ranks India 67th for fixed broadband speeds," the firm, which owns Speedtest app, said in a report.
India's performance in fixed broadband download speeds has gone up from average speeds of 18.82 megabit per second (mbps) in November 2017 to 20.72 mbps in February 2018; however,it remains below global average download speed of 42.71 mbps, as per the Ookla's Speedtest Global Index.
> National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT) is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. It draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 21, which assures the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday 27 March appointed former Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Jawad Rahim as the acting Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)
> MHRD Releases India Rankings 2018, Now Participation Mandatory For Public Institutions
NIRF India Rankings 2018 announced by Prakash Javadekar. IISc again the best University in the country and Miranda House best college.
Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), On 3rd April 2018 announced the India Rankings 2018.
While IISc Bangalore dominated two categories, there have been several new entries in the rankings this year.
About 4500 institutes had submitted their details for ranking by NIRF. At the event unveiling the rankings for 2018, Prakash Javadekar also said that it would be mandatory for public institutes to participate in the ranking framework from next year. "And, those public institutions which will not take part in it will face fund cut," he said.
The rankings were announced at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Satya Pal Singh was also present. The NIRF rankings were instituted in 2015 and the first rankings were announced in 2016.
This year the rankings have been announced in 9 broad categories.
This is the first year that MHRD has ranked Medical, Law and Architecture institutes in the country. In addition this year participation was made mandatory for institutes which were receiving public grants from the government.
Among the 4500 institutes which participated in the NIRF rankings, IISc Bengaluru stood out again and topped in the Overall Category and in the University category as well.
NIRF रैंकिंग 2018: मिरांडा हाउस सर्वश्रेष्ठ कॉलेज, IISc सर्वश्रेष्ठ यूनिवर्सिटी
केंद्र सरकार ने 03 अप्रैल 2018 को राष्ट्रीय संस्थागत रैंकिंग फ्रेमवर्क (एनआईआरएफ) की ओर से तैयार NIRF रैंकिंग 2018 का तीसरा संस्करण जारी किया. नई दिल्ली के विज्ञान भवन में मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्री प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने 2018 की रैंकिग जारी करते हुए कहा कि अगले वर्ष से राष्ट्रीय संस्थागत रैंकिंग व्यवस्था में सभी सार्वजनिक संस्थानों की भागीदारी को अनिवार्य बनाया जाएगा.
इस रैंकिग में दिल्ली का मिरांडा हाउस सर्वश्रेष्ठ कॉलेज, दिल्ली एम्स सर्वश्रेष्ठ मेडिकल कॉलेज और एनएलएसआईयू- बेंगलुरु सर्वश्रेष्ठ लॉ कॉलेज रहा है. यूनिवर्सिटी और ओवरऑल कैटेगरी में देश के प्रतिष्ठित संस्थान आईआईएससी (बेंगलुरु) को शीर्ष स्थान दिया गया है. इस बार मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय द्वारा 9 श्रेणियों में रैंकिंग जारी की गई है. जिसमें ओवरऑल, यूनिवर्सिटी, इंजीनियरिंग, कॉलेज, मैनेजमेंट, फार्मेसी, मेडिकल, आर्किटेक्चर और लॉ शामिल हैं.
NIRF रैकिंग क्या है?
NIRF की शुरुआत सितंबर 2015 में की गई थी और इसके द्वारा पहली रैंकिंग 4 अप्रैल, 2016 को जारी की गई थी. इसके बाद अप्रैल 2017 में दूसरी बार रैकिंग (भारत रैकिंग 2017) जारी की गई. शैक्षिक संस्थाओं की रैंकिंग के लिए अपनाई जाने वाली पद्धति संस्थाओं में अपनाए जाने वाले कई मानदण्डों पर आधारित है, जिसका निर्धारण मानव विकास संसाधन मंत्रालय द्वारा नियुक्त की गई समिति के द्वारा किया जाता है.
NIRF में 5 बिन्दुओं शिक्षण-अधिगम संसाधन, अनुसंधान एवं व्यावसायिक प्रक्रियाएं, पहुंच एवं समावेशिता, अवर स्नातक परिणाम एवं अवधारणा के आधार पर रैंकिंग जारी की जाती है.
IIT Madras has emerged as the best engineering institute in the rankings.
IIM Ahmedabad has landed the top rank among management institutes.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali is the best institute in Pharmacy category and
Miranda House, Delhi University has landed the top spot again this year in the College category.
There have been some major shuffles in the College category with several new players making it to the top ten colleges list this year.
For medical, law and architecture streams only top three were announced.
AIIMS was ranked first among medical institutes.
National Law School of India University, Bangalore has emerged as the top institute for law and
IIT Kharagpur has been adjudged the best institute for Architecture in the country.
The institutes have been ranked on five prime parameters which are
- Teaching,
- Learning and Resources
- Research and Professional Practices,
- Graduation Outcomes,
- Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception.
Top 10 Overall best Institute according to NIRF ranking 2018:
- Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bengaluru Karnataka
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Tamil Nadu
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai Maharashtra
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur West Bengal
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi Delhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Delhi
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati Assam
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Top 10 universities according to NIRF ranking 2018:
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
- Anna University
- University of Hyderabad
- Jadavpur University (JU)
- University of Delhi (DU)
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
- Savitribai Phule Pune University
- Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
Top 10 colleges according to NIRF ranking 2018:
- Miranda House
- St. Stephen's College
- Bishop Heber College
- Hindu College
- Presidency College
- Loyola College
- Shri Ram College of Commerce
- Lady Shri Ram College for Women
- Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira
- Madras Christian College
- Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
- Anna University, Chennai
- Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Top 10 Management Institutes
> The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for 2018 is being awarded to Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma for her genre-defining successful movies. The 29-year-old actress is being widely revered for breaking new grounds as a film producer, along with her brother Karnesh Sharma.
Their company Clean Slate Films began their production journey with the hugely successful NH10.
At the age of 25, when she was at the peak of her career as a superstar, she became the youngest producer ever with a commitment to quality and desire to make entertaining cinema that pushed the content envelope.
Given that the three home productions of Clean Slate Films have won applause from critics and movie buffs as well as become success stories, the Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation has decided to honour her contribution.
Anushka along with her brother Karnesh have also empowered young talent by giving them big-ticket breaks in the industry as directors, musicians, composers, technicians, etc by backing and believing raw talent.
Their first three productions: NH 10, Phillauri and Pari showed their maturity in dabbling with three different genres - thriller, romance and horror with a distinct and differential content pitch for audiences.
In fact, the recent outing Pari, which received mixed reactions from critics, is all set to get a Tamil remake.
“Pari became a success because of its script and the willingness of a superstar to take a huge risk to back content that was aimed at redefining the horror genre in India. Everyone has taken notice of this gutsy decision. Pari will soon have a Tamil remake. Quality horror stories work in this market and the producers here have loved Pari. The offer on the table is a big one too and only adds to the revenue of Pari. An announcement is expected to happen as soon as the deal is locked. It is a huge success for Anushka,” a source confirmed.
The film also got a Russian release, becoming the first ever female-led film from India to open in the country.
> Ranveer Singh to receive Dadasaheb Phalke for in 'Padmaavat'
Bollywood's powerhouse actor Ranveer Singh has been finalised for the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award as Best Actor this year for his movie 'Padmaavat'.
He has not only received incredible acclaim for his portrayal of the merciless Alauddin Khilji but he has also delivered outstanding box office collections as he recorded his first ever 300 crore blockbuster.
Ranveer's acting as Khilji in 'Padmaavat' has been hailed as 'outstanding' and 'path-breaking' and both critics and audiences have unanimously credited him for giving Bollywood one of its most iconic villains of all time.
"We take immense pleasure to inform you that you have been finalised for The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the memorable role for the Padmaavat," the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award committee wrote to Ranveer announcing his award
This is already the third Best Actor award that Ranveer has picked up for his stand out performance in 'Padmaavat'.
Apart from Ranveer, Anushka Sharma will also be awarded by the same for her genre-defining successful movies as path breaking producer.
> BRICSThe QS BRICS University Rankings 2018 feature 300 top universities from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
QS Rankings 2018: 3 IITs, IISc Bangalore Among Top 20 BRICS Varsities
Three IITs and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have made the cut among top 20 varsities in BRICS countries, according to the latest QS Rankings. Over 300 universities from India, China, Russia, South Africa and Brazil have been observed and graded for the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking, one of the global prestigious rankings. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has secured ninth rank followed by IISc, Bangalore (10), IIT Delhi (15) and IIT Madras (18).
Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University, Peking University and Fudan University have secured the top three ranks with the country occupying eight of the top 10 positions.
"Role of ranking in terms of students getting to know about the institutions cant be negated, but also sometimes overplayed. Rankings are relevant for institutions and most importantly because of the rankings what happened in India is that institutions have started to look at themselves," UGC Chairman VS Chauhan said at unveiling of rankings here.
> The world's top universities QS World University Rankings 2018.
For the sixth year running, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) leads the way of our ranking of over 950 of the best universities in the world. In fact, the top four universities are all based in the US, with Stanford, Harvard and the California Institute of Technology all following hot on MIT’s heels.
UK universities continue to slide down the rankings, with 51 of 76 British universities falling at least one place. This includes 11 of the 16 ranked Russell Group universities, the highest-ranked of which is the University of Cambridge in fifth.
> National Green Tribunal is India’s first dedicated environmental court with a wide jurisdiction to deal with not only violations of environmental laws, but also to provide for compensation, relief and restoration of the ecology in accordance with the statutory principles stated under Section 20 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 which are ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle ‘Precautionary Principle’ and Sustainable Development. The Tribunal's dedicated jurisdiction in the field of environment has provided expeditious justice. It has disposed of nearly 82% of the instituted cases within the year their institution. Thus, achieving the legislative intent expressed in the scheme of the National Green Tribunal Act. The Director of UNEP in the ‘World Conference on Environment-2017 at New Delhi had gone on record to say that the National Green Tribunal of India is the lead Tribunal on environment in the world.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal agency for implementation of policies and programmes relating to conservation of the country's natural resources. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation looks after the water resources of the country, including projects and plans for cleaning the country’s rivers.
India is 3rd country following Australia and new Zealand to have such system
India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education up by 0.7%
Number of foreign students studying in the country shows only marginal improvement, from 45,424 in 2015-16 to 47,575 in 2016-17
The country’s Gross Enrolment Ratio or GER in higher education has registered an increase from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.2% in 2016-17, according to the latest edition of the All India Higher Education Survey (AIHES) launched by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday.
GER is a statistical measure for determining the number of students enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate and research level studies within the country and is expressed as a percentage of the population.
Although India aims to attain a GER of 30% by 2020, it’s still much behind countries like China, which, currently, boasts an enrolment ratio of 43.39%. USA’s GER is 85.8% and Pakistan’s is 9.93%.
There were a total of 864 universities in the country last year compared to 799 in 2015-16. According to AIHES of 2016-17, Tamil Nadu has the highest GER in the country at 46.9%, which is higher than the national average. Bihar’s poor show continues with just 14.9% of its eligible population (in the age group of 18 to 23 years) pursuing higher education.
As has been the case in the past, states in south India have higher college density, which is defined as the number of colleges per lakh eligible population. Puducherry has, on average, 549 students enrolled in each college. This is followed by Telangana with 483 students in each college and Karnataka with 381. The college density in the top three states is 49 in Puducherry, 59 in Telangana and 53 in Karnataka.
Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the pile with seven, eight and 11 colleges, respectively for every one lakh students in the state.
At a time when Indian Institutions are competing to figure in world rankings, there hasn’t been much improvement in the internationalisation of Indian education. There is a marginal improvement in the number of foreign students —from 45,424 in 2015-16 to 47,575 in 2016-17 — studying in the country. Of the total foreign students, 31,779 are men and 15,796 are women.
Gender Parity Index (GPI): India registered its best performance on the GPI in last seven years — 0.94 in 2016-17 from 0.86 in 2010-11GPI is calculated as quotient of number of females by number of males enrolled. GPI equal to 1 indicates 1, value less than 1 indicated disparity in favour of males. In Seven states — Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, J&K, Nagaland, Sikkim and Kerala — women in higher education have outnumbered men
> National Film Awards 2018: Vinod Khanna, Sridevi recognised posthumously, rich haul for Malayalam films
Cinema’s highest laurel
- Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - Management School
- Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur- Management School
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi - Management School
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee- Management School
- Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)
Top 10 Medical Institutions of India - NIRF 2018 India Rankings
Their company Clean Slate Films began their production journey with the hugely successful NH10.
At the age of 25, when she was at the peak of her career as a superstar, she became the youngest producer ever with a commitment to quality and desire to make entertaining cinema that pushed the content envelope.
Given that the three home productions of Clean Slate Films have won applause from critics and movie buffs as well as become success stories, the Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation has decided to honour her contribution.
Anushka along with her brother Karnesh have also empowered young talent by giving them big-ticket breaks in the industry as directors, musicians, composers, technicians, etc by backing and believing raw talent.
Their first three productions: NH 10, Phillauri and Pari showed their maturity in dabbling with three different genres - thriller, romance and horror with a distinct and differential content pitch for audiences.
In fact, the recent outing Pari, which received mixed reactions from critics, is all set to get a Tamil remake.
“Pari became a success because of its script and the willingness of a superstar to take a huge risk to back content that was aimed at redefining the horror genre in India. Everyone has taken notice of this gutsy decision. Pari will soon have a Tamil remake. Quality horror stories work in this market and the producers here have loved Pari. The offer on the table is a big one too and only adds to the revenue of Pari. An announcement is expected to happen as soon as the deal is locked. It is a huge success for Anushka,” a source confirmed.
The film also got a Russian release, becoming the first ever female-led film from India to open in the country.
> Ranveer Singh to receive Dadasaheb Phalke for in 'Padmaavat'
Bollywood's powerhouse actor Ranveer Singh has been finalised for the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award as Best Actor this year for his movie 'Padmaavat'.
He has not only received incredible acclaim for his portrayal of the merciless Alauddin Khilji but he has also delivered outstanding box office collections as he recorded his first ever 300 crore blockbuster.
Ranveer's acting as Khilji in 'Padmaavat' has been hailed as 'outstanding' and 'path-breaking' and both critics and audiences have unanimously credited him for giving Bollywood one of its most iconic villains of all time.
"We take immense pleasure to inform you that you have been finalised for The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the memorable role for the Padmaavat," the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award committee wrote to Ranveer announcing his award
This is already the third Best Actor award that Ranveer has picked up for his stand out performance in 'Padmaavat'.
Apart from Ranveer, Anushka Sharma will also be awarded by the same for her genre-defining successful movies as path breaking producer.
> BRICSThe QS BRICS University Rankings 2018 feature 300 top universities from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
QS Rankings 2018: 3 IITs, IISc Bangalore Among Top 20 BRICS Varsities
Three IITs and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have made the cut among top 20 varsities in BRICS countries, according to the latest QS Rankings. Over 300 universities from India, China, Russia, South Africa and Brazil have been observed and graded for the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking, one of the global prestigious rankings. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has secured ninth rank followed by IISc, Bangalore (10), IIT Delhi (15) and IIT Madras (18).
Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University, Peking University and Fudan University have secured the top three ranks with the country occupying eight of the top 10 positions.
"Role of ranking in terms of students getting to know about the institutions cant be negated, but also sometimes overplayed. Rankings are relevant for institutions and most importantly because of the rankings what happened in India is that institutions have started to look at themselves," UGC Chairman VS Chauhan said at unveiling of rankings here.
For the sixth year running, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) leads the way of our ranking of over 950 of the best universities in the world. In fact, the top four universities are all based in the US, with Stanford, Harvard and the California Institute of Technology all following hot on MIT’s heels.
UK universities continue to slide down the rankings, with 51 of 76 British universities falling at least one place. This includes 11 of the 16 ranked Russell Group universities, the highest-ranked of which is the University of Cambridge in fifth.
- Among Top 200 Countries
> National Green Tribunal is India’s first dedicated environmental court with a wide jurisdiction to deal with not only violations of environmental laws, but also to provide for compensation, relief and restoration of the ecology in accordance with the statutory principles stated under Section 20 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 which are ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle ‘Precautionary Principle’ and Sustainable Development. The Tribunal's dedicated jurisdiction in the field of environment has provided expeditious justice. It has disposed of nearly 82% of the instituted cases within the year their institution. Thus, achieving the legislative intent expressed in the scheme of the National Green Tribunal Act. The Director of UNEP in the ‘World Conference on Environment-2017 at New Delhi had gone on record to say that the National Green Tribunal of India is the lead Tribunal on environment in the world.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal agency for implementation of policies and programmes relating to conservation of the country's natural resources. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation looks after the water resources of the country, including projects and plans for cleaning the country’s rivers.
India is 3rd country following Australia and new Zealand to have such system
India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education up by 0.7%
Number of foreign students studying in the country shows only marginal improvement, from 45,424 in 2015-16 to 47,575 in 2016-17
The country’s Gross Enrolment Ratio or GER in higher education has registered an increase from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.2% in 2016-17, according to the latest edition of the All India Higher Education Survey (AIHES) launched by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday.
GER is a statistical measure for determining the number of students enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate and research level studies within the country and is expressed as a percentage of the population.
Although India aims to attain a GER of 30% by 2020, it’s still much behind countries like China, which, currently, boasts an enrolment ratio of 43.39%. USA’s GER is 85.8% and Pakistan’s is 9.93%.
There were a total of 864 universities in the country last year compared to 799 in 2015-16. According to AIHES of 2016-17, Tamil Nadu has the highest GER in the country at 46.9%, which is higher than the national average. Bihar’s poor show continues with just 14.9% of its eligible population (in the age group of 18 to 23 years) pursuing higher education.
As has been the case in the past, states in south India have higher college density, which is defined as the number of colleges per lakh eligible population. Puducherry has, on average, 549 students enrolled in each college. This is followed by Telangana with 483 students in each college and Karnataka with 381. The college density in the top three states is 49 in Puducherry, 59 in Telangana and 53 in Karnataka.
Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the pile with seven, eight and 11 colleges, respectively for every one lakh students in the state.
At a time when Indian Institutions are competing to figure in world rankings, there hasn’t been much improvement in the internationalisation of Indian education. There is a marginal improvement in the number of foreign students —from 45,424 in 2015-16 to 47,575 in 2016-17 — studying in the country. Of the total foreign students, 31,779 are men and 15,796 are women.
Gender Parity Index (GPI): India registered its best performance on the GPI in last seven years — 0.94 in 2016-17 from 0.86 in 2010-11GPI is calculated as quotient of number of females by number of males enrolled. GPI equal to 1 indicates 1, value less than 1 indicated disparity in favour of males. In Seven states — Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, J&K, Nagaland, Sikkim and Kerala — women in higher education have outnumbered men
> National Film Awards 2018: Vinod Khanna, Sridevi recognised posthumously, rich haul for Malayalam films
- The 65 National Awards honoured two actors posthumously this year — Sridevi was conferred the Best Actress Award for her last film Mom, and
- Indian cinema’s highest honour, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, was given to actor Vinod Khanna.
- Mr. Khanna passed away in April 2017 after a prolonged illness and Ms. Sridevi died on February 24 this year in Dubai.
- Jury Chairman Shekhar Kapur
- Mr. Khanna, one of the biggest stars of Hindi films in the 1970s and 1980s, became the 49 recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and only the second actor to be named for the honour posthumously after Prithviraj Kapoor.
- Two Malayalam films cornered five National Awards — Bhayanakam secured Best Direction and Best Screenplay (adapted) for Jayaraj and Best Cinematography for Nikhil S. Praveen.
- Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum fetched Best Supporting Actor for Fahad Fazil and Best Screenplay (original) for Sanjeev Pazhoor.
- Oscar-winning music composer A. R. Rahman swept the Music Direction category by winning the Best Songs award for the Tamil film Kaatru Veliyidai and the Best Background Music for Mom.
- Mainstream blockbuster Baahubali: The Conclusion won the National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, besides being named for Special Effects and Action Direction. Ganesh Acharya won the Best Choreography Award for the Hindi film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
- Best Hindi Film
- Hindi film Newton, a dark comedy on Indian democracy, was named the Best Hindi Film, and a Special Mention went to its actor Pankaj Tripathi for his portrayal of a cynical Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer Atma Singh. Jury Chairman Mr. Kapur said Mr. Tripathi’s portrayal was one of the highlights of the film, directed by Amit V. Masurkar. The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration went to the Marathi film Dhappa, while the Malayalam film Aalorukkam was recognised as the Best Film on Social Issues.
- Children’s feature
- Divya Dutta was named the Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Hindi film Irada, which also bagged the award for the Best Film on Environmental Conservation. Mhorkya, a Marathi film, was judged the Best Children’s Film, while the Best Marathi Film award went to Kaccha Limbu.
- Veteran singer K. J. Yesudas was recognised as the Best Male Singer for his song ‘Poy Maranja Kalam’ in the Malayalam film Viswasapoorva M Mansoor, while the award for Best Female Singer went to Shashaa Tirupati for the song ‘Vaan’ in Kaatru Veliyidai.
Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna
Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)
Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)
Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor - Fahadh Faasil for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Best supporting actress - Divya Dutta for Irada (Hindi)
Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for Toilet Ek Prem Katha
Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi)
Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Best Debut Film of a Director: Pampally for Sinjar (Jasari)
Best film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam)
Best Child artist: Bhanita Das for Village Rockstars (Assamese)
Best Children's Film: Mhorkya (Marathi)
Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)
Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha
Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil Mishra of Madhya Pradesh
Special Mention:
Mhorkya (Marathi)
Hello RC (Odiya)
Take Off (Malayalam)
Pankaj Tripathi for Newton (Hindi)
Malayalam actor Parvathy
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Irada (Hindi)
Best Regional films
Kaccha Limbu (Marathi)
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Newton (Hindi)
Mayurakshi (Bengali)
Ishu (Assamese)
To Let (Tamil)
Gazi (Telugu)
DHH (Gujarati)
Hebbettu Ramakka (Kannada)
Sinjar (Jasari)
Hello Arsi (Odiya)
Walking With The Wind (Ladakhi)
Paddayi (Tulu)
Music
Best Lyrics: Muthu Ratna for March 22 (Kannada)
Best Music Direction (Songs): A.R. Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil)
Best Music Direction (Background score): A.R. Rahman for Mom (Hindu)
Best Location Sound Recordist: Mallika Das, Village Rockstar (Assamese)
Best Sound Design: Walking With The Wind (Ladakhi)
Best Female playback Singer- Shasha Tirupati for Vaan Varuvaan from Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil)
Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas for Poy Maranja Kalam fromViswasapoorva M Mansoor (Malayalam)
Production
Best Make Up artist- Ram Razak for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan for Take off (Malayalam)
Best Editing: Reema Das for Village Rockstar (Assamese)
Best Costume: Gobinda Mandal for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay: Sajeev Pazhoor forThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jairaj for Bhayankam (Malayalam)
Best Dialogues: Sambit Mohanty for Hello Arsi (Odiya)
Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)
Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)
Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor - Fahadh Faasil for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Best supporting actress - Divya Dutta for Irada (Hindi)
Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for Toilet Ek Prem Katha
Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi)
Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Best Debut Film of a Director: Pampally for Sinjar (Jasari)
Best film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam)
Best Child artist: Bhanita Das for Village Rockstars (Assamese)
Best Children's Film: Mhorkya (Marathi)
Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen for Bhayanakam (Malayalam)
Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2 (Telugu)
Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha
Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil Mishra of Madhya Pradesh
Special Mention:
Mhorkya (Marathi)
Hello RC (Odiya)
Take Off (Malayalam)
Pankaj Tripathi for Newton (Hindi)
Malayalam actor Parvathy
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Irada (Hindi)
Best Regional films
Kaccha Limbu (Marathi)
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Newton (Hindi)
Mayurakshi (Bengali)
Ishu (Assamese)
To Let (Tamil)
Gazi (Telugu)
DHH (Gujarati)
Hebbettu Ramakka (Kannada)
Sinjar (Jasari)
Hello Arsi (Odiya)
Walking With The Wind (Ladakhi)
Paddayi (Tulu)
Music
Best Lyrics: Muthu Ratna for March 22 (Kannada)
Best Music Direction (Songs): A.R. Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil)
Best Music Direction (Background score): A.R. Rahman for Mom (Hindu)
Best Location Sound Recordist: Mallika Das, Village Rockstar (Assamese)
Best Sound Design: Walking With The Wind (Ladakhi)
Best Female playback Singer- Shasha Tirupati for Vaan Varuvaan from Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil)
Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas for Poy Maranja Kalam fromViswasapoorva M Mansoor (Malayalam)
Production
Best Make Up artist- Ram Razak for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan for Take off (Malayalam)
Best Editing: Reema Das for Village Rockstar (Assamese)
Best Costume: Gobinda Mandal for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay: Sajeev Pazhoor forThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jairaj for Bhayankam (Malayalam)
Best Dialogues: Sambit Mohanty for Hello Arsi (Odiya)
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