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Ease of Doing Business Report – World Bank

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The would discontinue the practice of issuing Doing Business report following an investigation mentioning data irregularities in its 2018 and 2020 editions (released in 2017 and 2019, respectively) and possible ethical matters involving bank staff.

Highlights:

It will study a new method of evaluating the business and Investment Climate.

The report was introduced in 2003 to provide an assessment of goal measures of business regulations and their enforcement throughout one hundred ninety economies on ten parameters affecting a business through its life cycle.

Notably, in three reports, launched in 2017, 2018 and 2019, India ranked among the top 10 economies displaying the most magnificent improvement.

Mahatma Gandhi to be given Congressional Gold Medal

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

An influential US lawmaker from New York reintroduced a decision in the US’s Representatives House to posthumously awarded the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Honourable Mahatma Gandhi in focus of his advertising of peace and nonviolence.

Key Points:

The Congressional Gold Medal is the easiest civilian award in the United States. Gandhi would be the first Indian to get hold of a Congressional Gold Medal, an honour bestowed upon such fantastic figures as George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks.

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Startup India Showcase Platform

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Nearly 104 start-up companies from different industries have joined the Showcase Platform.

About the Startup India Showcase Platform:

It is an online discovery platform for the

country’s most promising startups.

It is an online platform that showcases the country’s best startups carefully selected through various DPIIT and Startup India programs.

All DPIIT-accredited startups under Startup India are eligible to apply for Showcase. Startups can apply on the Startup India website by filling in forms and uploading their promotional Videos and catalogs.

The startups are chosen for the portal by an apex committee appointed by the DPIIT.

Indian Institute of Heritage to be set up in India

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The central government has planned to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

Highlights:

This will impact higher Education & research in the field of rich Indian heritage and its conservation, leading to Masters and PhD courses in HISTORY of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventive Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology as well as conservation training facilities to in-service

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employees and students of the institute.

Launch of National Logistics Excellence Awards

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The government launches the National Excellence Award

About the National Logistics Excellence Awards:

The awards were created in order to draw attention to the logistics Industry.

The awards are divided into two categories: logistics Infrastructure/service providers

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in the first, and various user industries in the second.

The awards will recognise best practises such as consolidation, process standardisation, technological advancement, digital transformations, and sustainable practises.

The awards will highlight efforts in supply chain transformation, supplier ecosystem development, Skill development, automation, and other similar endeavours for user industries.

The awards will also be an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary measures

taken by organisations to address the deficiencies exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as last-mile delivery start-ups, the development of cold storage facilities, the effective transportation of Oxygen, and the continuous supply of essential goods and Services to the needy.

Roadmap of Rural Tourism Development and Draft National Strategy in India

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Ministry of Tourism has requested feedback/comments/suggestions on the draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Rural Tourism Development in India from all State Governments/UT Administrations.

Highlights:

Rural tourism refers to any type of tourism that highlights rural life, art, culture, and heritage in rural areas.

It benefits the local community economically and socially, as well as allowing tourists and locals to interact for a more enriching tourism experience.

Rural tourism can make a significant contribution to Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s mission if it is driven by the spirit of “Vocal for Local.”

The Ministry of Tourism has designated the Rural Circuit as one of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme’s thematic circuits.

World Fragile X Day – 22nd July

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

World Fragile X Awareness Day is observed on July 22nd. On this day, various communities around the world illuminate various landmarks and monuments.

Highlights:

World Fragile X Day honours the families affected by Fragile X and

raises awareness of the progress of cure-finding research.

Monuments and landmarks around the world are illuminated on World Fragile X Day.

World Fragile X Day began with the FRAXA Research Foundation collaborating with communities all over the world to raise Fragile X awareness while working toward effective treatments and a cure.

World Brain Day – 22nd July

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

World Brain Day is celebrated by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) on July 22 each and every year, focusing on a different theme each year.

Highlights:

Many public awareness programmes and educational &

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Social Media activities promote the movement to stop multiple sclerosis, commencing July 22, 2021, & continuing until October 2022. The theme for this World Brain Day is “Stop Multiple Sclerosis”. World Brain Day advocates early diagnosis of this condition that can help improve the patient’s Quality Of Life.

Mesolithic Rock Paintings Unearthed in Andhra Pradesh

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Recently, a former archaeologist ofArchaeological Survey of India (ASI)has discovered aMesolithic periodrock painting depicting a person tilling a piece of land in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

It was found while surveying thelowerRiver KrishnaValleyto ascertain the architectural features of shrines.

Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat on 75th International Archives Day

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Minister of State for Culture, Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated the exhibition Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75th International Archives Day at , New Delhi.

On the occasion of 75th International Archives Day, National Archives of India

has made available the Gilgit Manuscripts written between the 5 -6 centuries CE, which is the oldest surviving manuscript collection in India.

It contains documents written on pieces of inner layer of the bark of birch trees which were found in Kashmir region and contain both canonical and non-canonical Jain and Buddhist works that throw Light on the evolution of many religious-philosophical literature.