10.09.21

IISc top university, three Karnataka colleges in NIRF top 100

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Continuing its good run for the third year in a row, IIT-Madras has topped the India Rankings 2021 released by the ministry of Education on Thursday, while Karnataka has improved its performance with one Mangaluru and two Bengaluru colleges breaking into the list of top 100 colleges.

The three colleges which have made the cut are Bengalurus MS Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce (No. 62) and St Josephs College of Commerce (74) and Mangalurus St Aloysius College (95).

This is the sixth edition of India Rankings instituted by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) by the ministry of education, which now ranks higher education institutions in 11 categories.

IIT-Madras retained top position in the engineering and overall categories. Among the universities, IISc-Bangalore is ranked number one, followed by JNU. In the research category introduced this year, IISc-Bangalore emerged topper and IIT-Madras second.

Telangana institutes slide further in NIRF rankings

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Several higher educational institutions from slipped in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021rankings, released virtually by the union minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday. Only seven engineering institutions from Telangana figured in the top 200 compared to 11 in last years rankings. The figure stood at 16 in 2019.
In a first, the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) secured 15th rank in the research category, while improving its overall ranking to 16th from last years 17th rank. In the engineering category, the IIT-H retained its eighth position for the third consecutive year.

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) ranked 25th in the research category. However, in the overall rankings, the university slipped from 15th to 17th rank this year. In the universitys category, the varsity, which was granted the Institution of Eminence tag two years back by the ministry of education, has slipped from the sixth to ninth rank.

Little over 1% of Disha SOS calls actionable: Andhra Pradesh police

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Around one per cent of theDisha SOScalls received by the Police are actionable with the remaining 99% of them dealing with test calls and false alerts, according to the latest data released by AP police.

However, the rate in which the FIRs are being registered amongst the actionable calls received through the Disha app stands almost on par with the age-old Dial 100 emergency service. The data shows that on a daily Average, cops registered five to seven FIRs from the 50 to 60 actionable calls received from distressed Women. Comparatively, the Dial 100 service receives 400 to 450 actionable calls from women daily out of which 10 FIRs are registered on average

Out of the 523 FIRs registered, 25% are related to outraging the modesty of a woman. Around 19% are harassment by husbands, 12% pertaining to insulting, eight percent are petty cases. When it comes to sexual crimes, five percent of SOS calls pertain to offences against children while rape cases account for two percent.

Competition grows, Goa University slips to 96 in NIRF rank

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As more and more institutes and universities enter the race each year,Goa University’s rank slid to the 96th position at the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021, declared by the Union Education ministry on Thursday. The state’s lone and government-run university, however, continues to feature in the 100 best university list in the country.

In 2020, GU had improved its rank to 81st position, from 93rd position the previous year in 2019. The university’s best rank of 68th was achieved in 2018.

The competition has been growing stiffer as 4,030 institutes participated in NIRF 2021, which was more than double of last years number. It was heartening though for Goa that some of its government colleges continued to make it to the ranks list in their specific categories.

Goa College of Pharmacy was ranked 56th in the list for 75 best pharmacy institutes in the country. Though given the competition, it was not a surprise that Goa College of Pharmacy came down nine positions over its previous rank of 47. The institute has consistently made it to the best list in its category.

India-ADB sign loan to expand Rural Connectivity in Maharashtra

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Indian government and the Asian (ADB) signed a 300-million-dollar loan on to expand rural connectivity in Maharashtra.

Loan agreement was signed as additional financing in order to scale up improvement of rural connectivity.

Additional financing for the Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will help in improving additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges with total length of 2,900 kilometres in 34 districts of the state.

It is an ongoing project in Maharashtra that was approved in August 2019 with 200-million-dollar financing. The project is already maintaining and improving the condition and safety of 2,100 kilometres of rural roads.

New project is expected to generate 3.1 million person-days of EMPLOYMENT for local communities. 25 percent of the jobs will be for Women, over the construction and maintenance periods. Under the project, a gender action plan has been prepared in order to focus on capacity development of women workers so that they get benefit from semiskilled and unskilled labour opportunities.

70% of irrigation water is wasted: Mohapatra

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Poor management leads to wastage of about 70% of Irrigation water, said Trilochan Mohapatra, director general, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and secretary, department of agricultural research and Education.

Addressing farmers after the inauguration of Krishi Mela (Rabi) organized by Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar, Mohapatra said water is an important resource for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture. So, farmers should adopt techniques developed by agricultural scientists to stop water wastage and use improved varieties of different crops as much as possible.

Krishi Mela (Rabi) was organized offline for the first time after two years. However, Mohapatra joined online as the chief guest.

Punjab CM lays foundation stone of permanent C-PYTE camp to train youth for military service

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Punjabchief minister Amarinder Singh digitally laid the foundation stone of permanent camp of C-PYTE at Asal Uttar in Tarn Taran district to commemorate the bravery of Company Quarter Master Havaldar Abdul Hamid (PVC) and to provide training to the youths of the state for selection in military and paramilitary forces.

Besides, the CM also inaugurated the 7th State-Level Mega Rozgar Mela with a target to fill 2.5 lakh vacancies in the state. The CM also launched free online coaching for government recruitment exams apart from rolling out the ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ scheme to provide EMPLOYMENT assistance allowance of Rs 2,500 per month to workers and wards of workers registered under Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board.

The chief minister further said that a new Armed Forces Preparatory Institute Sardar Bahadur Amin Chand Soni Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (SBACS-AFPI) is being established at Bajwara in Hoshiarpur at a cost of Rs. 26.96 crore for preparing youth of Punjab to compete and qualify in CDSE/AFCAT.

Himachal Pradesh: Lahaul sets eyes on world highest tag

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Following in the footsteps ofDubaiwhich attracts tourists with its largest or tallest in the world concept,Lahaulaims to attract tourists from across the world with its highest in the world adventure tourism idea.

The plan is to develop Lahaul as a cultural tourism and adventure tourism destination. After a few months, when people will search for any highest adventure activity in the world in online search engines, all the results will direct toLahaul valley.

Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya resigns

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UttarakhandgovernorBaby Rani Mauryaresigned two years before completing her tenure amid speculation that she may be given some active role in politics.

She tendered her resignation to the President of India, aRaj Bhawanofficial said.

65-year-old Maurya who has long been associated with theBJPwas sworn in as the Uttarakhand governor on August 26, 2018, taking over from KrishnaKant Paulat the end of his five-year tenure.
She had completed three years in office as the Uttarakhand governor last month.
She has the distinction of being the first woman mayor of Agra from 1995 to 2000.
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NIRF rankings out: 4 Uttar Pradesh medical institutions in Top 15

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Four medical institutions of UP have found a place among Top 15 best performing centres in the country in theNational Institutional Ranking Framework IndiaReport for 2021.

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) has been ranked fifth in the country with a score of 72.45.

The Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, has been ranked 7th, King Georges Medical University Lucknow is 9th and the Institute of Medical Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University is 15th.

Compared to the rankings of 2020, SGPGI and IMS-AMU retained their spots, IMS-BHU slipped by one rank and KGMU went up by one rank. Each of the four centers though improved their overall scores this year. In all 50 medical institutes in the government and private sector were evaluated.

The ranking parameters broadly covered heads like TEACHING, Learning and Resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity and perception.