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The National Credit Framework (NCrF) is an initiative in India’s education system aimed at creating a more flexible and unified structure. Here’s a breakdown: What it is: A system that assigns credits to learning across different educational stages – school, higher education, and vocational training. Credits are based on learning outcomes, allowing students to seamlessly […]

Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have joined forces to reduce the environmental impact of the agricultural sector Highly hazardous pesticides and plastic waste from agriculture release toxic persistent organic pollutants into the environment, also harming human health $379 million initiative will realign financial incentives to prevent the use of harmful inputs in […]

Why in News? The 2024 Kavli Prize was recently announced. Eight winners were awarded for their contributions to astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience. The Kavli Prize is named after Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist Fred Kavli. About Fred Kavli: The Kavli Prize is awarded in honour of Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist Fred Kavli (1927-2013). Born in Erejsford, […]

Why in News ? In recent fire in Kuwait   around 49 deaths have been reported and at least 50 people have been injured. Among the deceased, 42 were reportedly Indians and 24 of them were from Kerala. The cause of fire is still not confirmed This incident has once again brought attention to the lack […]

Why in News? President Droupadi Murmu has rejected a mercy petition filed by Pakistani national Mohammed Arif who was sentenced to death for the December 22, 2000 terrorist attack at the Red Fort in which three people including two Army jawans were killed. The President’s decision, made on May 27, came after Arif failed to obtain relief […]

Why in news? The term“irrational exuberance” was recently used in an article. Irrational exuberance, in the context of the Indian economy, refers to a situation where investor sentiment becomes excessively optimistic, driving asset prices (like stocks or real estate) significantly higher than their intrinsic value based on factors like company earnings or potential future growth. […]

Why in news? Thirty-eight-year-old Dasara elephant Ashwathama died recently at its camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. It is suspected that the jumbo was electrocuted after it came in contact with a solar fence at Bheemanakatte Elephant Camp in Ane Chowkur range. The Bheemanakatte jumbo camp has been fenced with solar barriers to prevent the entry […]

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index data released on Wednesday showed that India has slipped two spots to rank at 129 out of the 146 nations in the list. War-torn Sudan has replaced Afghanistan to stand at the last rank as the Taliban ruled Islamic nation was not covered in this year’s data. Besides, Afghanistan, Malawi, Myanmar […]

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have developed a novel remediation process for removing heavy metal contaminants such as arsenic from groundwater. According to IISc, the three-step method, which is patent-pending, also ensures that the removed heavy metals are disposed of in an environment-friendly and sustainable manner, instead of sending untreated heavy metal-rich sludge […]

Why in News?  The Supreme Court  has recently  gave two significant judgments that impact the liberty of people accused of criminal offences. The first judgment says that the custody of an accused is not necessary prior to the filing of the charge sheet in certain criminal cases. If the lower courts strictly comply with the […]