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News: The UGC has decided to conduct a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission from 2022-23 in undergraduate programmes in all the Central Universities (CUs) funded by it.   Background Madhuri R. Shah Committee (1984) recommended a national merit examination for the Central Universities.   The govt advocates for ‘one nation, one standard’ maxim in different… Continue reading On CUET: Centralising tests 

News: Sri Lanka is ging to host the Fifth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. It is going to be the silver jubilee (25 years of BIMSTEC).  BIMSTEC members should build the momentum of collaborations in the Bay of Bengal region for the security and development of all.  What… Continue reading Bridging the bay in quest of a stronger BIMSTEC 

News: A summit level meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is going to be organized in Sri Lanka.  It is an opportunity to take concrete steps to address critical challenges confronting the region. About Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue (BOBMD)  It was organised recently by the Centre… Continue reading A subregional grouping that must get back on course 

News: A recent study confirmed the presence of microplastics in human blood. What are Microplastics? Microplastics are tiny bits of various types of plastic found in the environment in various places – the oceans or the environment. There is no universal agreement on its size. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines microplastic… Continue reading Detecting microplastics in human blood

News: Recently a research paper was released by Dublin City University in Ireland which reviewed India’s entrepreneurial policy ‘Startup India’ which was introduced in 2016.   How has the program been successful so far?  The study affirmed that Startup India had a positive impact in reducing regional entrepreneurial disparities. Startup India entrepreneurship outreach campaigns in… Continue reading The Start-up India initiative 

News: Recently, A book named Atmanirbhar Bharat: A vibrant and Strong India was published which analysed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) in May 2020.  What kind of self-reliance should India pursue? India’s Atmanirbharta should neither be protectionist nor be isolationist. It should be a self-reliant India. India should… Continue reading A contributor, not consumer 

News: The management authority of the world’s largest coral reef system, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, confirmed on 25th Mar that the reef is experiencing a mass coral bleaching event. This is the 6th time that the coral reef system is being hit by a widespread and damaging bleaching event, and the 4th time in six… Continue reading The phenomenon of coral bleaching