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- Union HRD Ministry has introduced Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARRIA) to rank educational institutions for innovation output based on all major indicators and parameters used globally.
- Union HRD Ministry has launched ‘Innovation cell’ at AICTE premises to systematically foster the culture of Innovation in all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country.
- The 6th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Ministers Meeting held in Singapore. The Indian delegation was led by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu
- This meeting consisting of 10 ASEAN countries and six ASEAN FTA partners namely, India, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change released ‘National REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) Strategy. it aims to achieve climate change mitigation by incentivizing forest conservation.
- Germany will provide a loan of 120 million euros (approx. Rs 990 crore) to India as part of its contribution to the ongoing river Ganga cleaning programme.
- It will be used in Uttarakhand for various activities including construction of sewerage network, sewage treatment plants, and rehabilitation of existing wastewater
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved USD 346 million loan to finance Karnataka state high ways Improvement III Project (KSHIP-III) in Karnataka. that will enhance connectivity and access to economic centers across 12 districts in Karnataka
- India has opened an immigration check-post in Mizoram along with the border with Myanmar, a reflection of its growing closeness with the eastern neighbor. It has designated Zokhawthar land check-post in Mizoram as an authorized immigration center for entry into and exit from India with valid travel documents for all passengers to or from Myanmar.
- Akshay Kumar starred ‘Gold’ has become the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia.
- Presidency Girls Higher Secondary School in Egmorebecome the first of 32 schools in the state where KG classes will be held under PPP mode. It aims to boost student enrolments amid struggles to attract interest in state-sponsored education.
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