Recently union government has opened government jobs to differently abled with learning disabilities, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, autism and victims of acid attacks.
The department of personnel and training (DoPT) has framed rules for reserving, advertising and filling up of government vacancies across all ministries to follow them from 2018.
The employment rules also specify a procedure to exempt a cadre or establishment from reservation for differently abled.
Institutions of Eminence
To improve performance of Indian higher educational institutions in the world rankings union government has proposed “Institutions of Eminence”.
Educational institutes which wish to become a part of Institutes of Eminence need to submit a proposal providing their tangible action plan and milestones that they would work to achieve in a period of 5 years as well as 15 years.
The Institution of Eminence will be ranked under National Institutional Ranking Framework and International Ranking index of repute.
National Institutional Ranking Framework
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched in 2015.
This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
The methodology involves various parameters for ranking universities and institutions such as
Teaching, Learning and Resources.
Research and Professional Practices.
Graduation Outcomes.
Outreach and Inclusivity.
Perception.
Maitreyi Yatra
It is an exclusive student exchange programme for J&K organized by Ministry of Human Resource development.
It provides a good opportunity for the youth of J&K to be acquainted with culture, language and development story of different parts of the country.
Toll free number to report accidents
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is about to launch 1033 as national toll-free number to report road accidents on national highways (NHs).
The aim is to provide quick help, rescue any accident victim, and take him/her to the nearest hospital.
This number can also be used to lodge grievances regarding highway maintenance issues.
Global centre for Cyber Security
Recently the World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity.
It will be an autonomous organization under WEF, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
It will serve as a laboratory and early-warning think tank for future cybersecurity scenarios.
Delhi declaration
It was adopted at the recently concluded ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit.
ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of sectoral dialogue between two sides.
The declaration urges countries to strengthen cooperation and collaboration in combating transnational crimes, including people smuggling, trafficking in persons, illicit drug trafficking, cybercrime.
