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To Read Other Current Affairs Compilations<\/strong> for UPSC Prelims 2022 \u2013\u00a0Click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Released by<\/strong>: Ministry of Education<\/p>\n Launched by:<\/strong>\u00a0The National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) was launched in 2015 by the\u00a0Ministry of Education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0To rank higher educational institutions in the country based on objective criteria to promote competitive excellence.<\/p>\n Parameters<\/strong>: The institutions were assessed and ranked based on\u00a0five parameters:<\/p>\n Categories:<\/strong>\u00a0The institutions were ranked across 11 categories as listed out \u2013 overall national ranking, universities, engineering, college, medical, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, dental and research.<\/p>\n Overall Ranking:<\/strong>\u00a0IIT-Madras, IISc-Bangalore, and IIT-Bombay have emerged as the country\u2019s top three higher education institutions<\/p>\n University and Research Institution<\/strong>:\u00a0Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the University as well as Research Institution category<\/p>\n Colleges:\u00a0<\/strong>Miranda College retains 1st position amongst colleges for the fifth consecutive year.<\/p>\n Engineering:<\/strong>\u00a0IIT-Madras remained number one.<\/p>\n Management:<\/strong>\u00a0Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was ranked one.<\/p>\n Medical:<\/strong>\u00a0All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi occupies the top slot in Medical for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n Pharmacy:<\/strong>\u00a0Jamia Hamdard tops the list in Pharmacy subject for the third consecutive.<\/p>\n Architecture:<\/strong>\u00a0IIT Roorkee takes the top slot for the first time in the Architecture subject.<\/p>\n Law:<\/strong>\u00a0National Law School of India University, Bangalore retains its first position in Law for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n Dental:<\/strong>\u00a0Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal secured 1st position.<\/p>\n Published by: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) <\/strong>in partnership with the Portulans Institute and with the support of corporate network partners.<\/p>\n Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0The index ranks 132 world economies according to their innovation capabilities.<\/p>\n Indicators used:\u00a0<\/strong>The index ranks countries\u00a0based on roughly 80 indicators<\/strong>\u00a0which are based on the following parameters:\u00a0Institutions, Human capital and research, Infrastructure, Credit, Investment, Linkages, Creation, Absorption and Diffusion of knowledge and Creative outputs.<\/p>\n India has been ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings. It was ranked at 48th in 2020.<\/p>\n India has been on a rising trajectory over the past several years in the Index, from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021.<\/p>\n Graduates in science and engineering disciplines and global corporate research and development investors are India\u2019s strengths.<\/p>\n Switzerland has topped the index. It was followed by Sweden, the US and the UK.<\/p>\n Amongst Asian economies, South Korea jumped to the fifth position, up from 10 last year. China was in the 12th position.<\/p>\n Recently,\u00a0Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released\u00a0<\/strong>Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0-State Food Safety Index (SFSI<\/strong>). This index is used to measure the performance of States across various parameters of food safety.<\/p>\n It is an index is developed by FSSAI. It helps to measure the performance of states on five significant parameters of Food Safety. These include Compliance, Human Resources and Institutional Data, Food Testing \u2013 Infrastructure and Surveillance, Training & Capacity Building and Consumer Empowerment.<\/p>\n The Index is a\u00a0dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model<\/strong>\u00a0that provides an objective framework for evaluating food safety across all States\/UTs.<\/p>\n The index identifies the presence of\u00a0industrially produced trans fatty acid content<\/strong>\u00a0in the selected foods. However, it was found that out of 6245 samples only 84 samples, i.e. 1.34%, have more than 3% industrially-produced trans fats. Thus, India is on the\u00a0right track of becoming industrial trans fats-free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It also felicitated states based on the ranking for the year 2020-21 for their impressive performance:<\/p>\n Among the larger states<\/strong>: Gujarat was the top-ranking state, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n Among the smaller states<\/strong>: Goa stood first, followed by Meghalaya and Manipur.<\/p>\n Among UTs, Jammu & Kashmir<\/strong>:\u00a0 Andaman & Nicobar Islands and New Delhi secured top ranks.<\/p>\n Launch of Mobile Food Testing Vans (Food Safety on Wheels): \u00a0<\/strong>These labs will help States\/UTs to enhance their outreach and conduct surveillance activities even in the far-flung areas. It will also be used for training and\u00a0awareness generation<\/strong>\u00a0activities among citizens. Their aim is to supplement the food safety ecosystem across the country.<\/p>\n Awards and Grants:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Launch of\u00a0Eat Right Research Awards<\/strong>\u00a0and issue of grants to encourage and recognize high-quality research in the area of food safety and nutrition in India<\/p>\n Segregation of veg and non-vegan foods:\u00a0<\/strong>A\u00a0logo\u00a0for Vegan Foods<\/strong>\u00a0has been introduced to distinguish food from non-vegan. This will empower consumers to make informed food choices.<\/p>\n E-Books:\u00a0<\/strong>Various e-books have been introduced. These will help to capture recipes on local seasonal food items, indigenous millets and plant-based sources of protein.<\/p>\n Private Participation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a024 food businesses signed a pledge on becoming \u201cPlastic Waste Neutral<\/strong>\u201d by collecting, processing and recycling of 100% plastic waste from across the sources.<\/p>\n The\u00a0QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 has been released.<\/p>\n QS Graduate Employability Rankings<\/strong>\u00a0is released by global higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds(QS).<\/p>\n Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0It is an innovative exercise designed to provide the world\u2019s students with a unique tool by which they can compare university performance in terms of graduate employability outcomes and prospects.<\/p>\n Indicators:\u00a0<\/strong>The rankings of institutions have been done based on five indicators: Employer reputation (30%), Alumni outcomes (25%), Partnerships with Employers per Faculty (25%), Employer\/Student Connections (10%) and graduate employment rate (10%).<\/p>\n Twelve Indian higher education institutions, including six Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), figured in the top 500 universities.<\/p>\n Among them, \u200b\u200bIIT-Bombay has emerged as the best Indian Institute.<\/p>\n Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has topped the rankings. It was followed by\u00a0Stanford University and the University of California.<\/p>\n Released\u00a0by: Henley & Partners<\/p>\n Henley Passport Index(HPI) was started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index (HVRI) and was modified and renamed in January 2018.<\/p>\n The index \u200b\u200branks the passports of countries according to the number of destinations their holders can visit without a prior visa.<\/p>\n The rankings are based on the analysis of data provided by the\u00a0International Air Transport Association<\/strong>\u00a0(IATA).<\/p>\n Topped by:<\/strong>\u00a0Japan and Singapore stood at the top of the index, with their passport holders allowed to travel visa-free to 192 countries.<\/p>\n India:<\/strong>\u00a0India, which held the 84th rank in 2020 fell down to the 90th position with its passport holders allowed to travel visa-free to 58 countries.<\/p>\n Bottom:\u00a0<\/strong>At the bottom of the index is Afghanistan with an Afghan passport allowing visa-free travel to only 26 countries.<\/p>\n Other countries<\/strong>\u00a0at the bottom of the index are Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen. Most of the countries at the bottom are either war-torn or seeing some state of strife.<\/p>\n Released by<\/strong>: Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)<\/strong><\/p>\n Significance: <\/strong>It is first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI). The index has\u00a0analyzed 640 districts in India\u00a0and found that 463 of these are vulnerable to extreme floods, droughts and cyclones etc.<\/p>\n There are\u00a0183 hotspot districts<\/strong>\u00a0that are highly vulnerable to more than one extreme climate event. Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar are most vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones in India.<\/p>\n North-eastern states<\/strong>\u00a0are more vulnerable to floods<\/p>\n South and Central Indian states<\/strong>\u00a0are most vulnerable to extreme droughts.<\/p>\n 59% and 41% of the total districts in the\u00a0eastern and western states<\/strong>, respectively, are highly vulnerable to extreme cyclone<\/p>\n \u201cUnsustainable landscape and infrastructure changes<\/strong>\u2019\u2019 are the prime reasons for vulnerability to climate risks<\/p>\n The CVI has ranked 20 states out of which Assam and Andhra Pradesh are the most vulnerable to extreme weather events, and Kerala, Tripura and West Bengal are the least vulnerable.<\/p>\n Kerala and West Bengal have performed well because they have stepped up their climate action plans and preparedness to handle an extreme weather events.<\/p>\n Develop a high-resolution\u00a0Climate Risk Atlas (CRA)<\/strong>\u00a0to map critical vulnerabilities at the district level.<\/p>\n Establish a\u00a0centralised climate-risk commission<\/strong>\u00a0to coordinate the environmental de-risking mission.<\/p>\n Undertake\u00a0climate-sensitivity-led landscape restoration<\/strong>\u00a0focused on rehabilitating, restoring, and reintegrating natural ecosystems as part of the developmental process.<\/p>\n Released by:\u00a0<\/strong>NITI Aayog<\/p>\n Objectives:<\/strong>\u00a0The objectives of the index are:<\/p>\n \u2013 Ranking the States based on their efforts towards improving energy access, energy consumption, energy efficiency, and safeguarding the environment;<\/p>\n \u2013 Helping drive the agenda of the affordable, accessible, efficient and clean energy transition at the State level;<\/p>\n \u2013 Encouraging healthy competition among the states on different dimensions of energy and climate.<\/p>\n Parameters:<\/strong>\u00a0The index ranks states and union territories on six para\u00admeters \u2014 1) discoms performance, 2) access affordability and reliability of energy, 3) clean energy initiatives, 4) ene\u00adrgy effi\u00adcie\u00adncy, 5) environmental sustai\u00adnability and 6) new initiatives.<\/p>\n Categorization:\u00a0<\/strong>The states have been categorized based on size and geographical differences as larger states, smaller states, and UTs.<\/p>\n Larger States:\u00a0<\/strong>Gujarat has topped the index among larger states. Gujarat was followed by Kerala and Punjab.<\/p>\n \u2013 States like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand were placed at the bottom.<\/p>\n Smaller States:\u00a0<\/strong>Goa has topped the index, followed by Tripura and Manipur.<\/p>\n UTs<\/strong>:\u00a0Chandigarh, Delhi, Daman & Diu\/Dadra & Nagar Haveli are the top performers.<\/p>\n The index can be used by the states and UTs to benchmark their performance against their peers, analyze the potential challenges to develop better policy mechanisms and efficiently manage their energy resources.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Friends, This post is a part of our current affairs series for the UPSC IAS Prelims 2022. In this series, we are covering important current affairs for UPSC Prelims 2022. This post covers all the current affairs linked to important indexes in news from September, October 2021 and April 2022 months. 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\nImportant Indexes<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
About National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)<\/h5>\n
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Rankings in 2021<\/h5>\n
\nGlobal Innovation Index<\/span><\/h3>\n
Key findings of the Global Innovation Index 2021<\/h5>\n
Key findings related to India<\/h6>\n
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Other Key findings<\/h6>\n
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\nState Food Safety Index<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About State Food Safety Index<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Key findings of the State Food Safety Index<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Initiatives undertaken to Promote Food Safety<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nQS Graduate Employability Rankings<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
About\u00a0QS Graduate Employability Rankings<\/h5>\n
Key takeaways of the rankings<\/h5>\n
Rankings Related to India<\/h6>\n
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Topped by<\/h6>\n
\nHenley Passport Index<\/span><\/h3>\n
About the Henley Passport Index<\/h5>\n
Key findings of the index<\/h5>\n
\nClimate vulnerability assessment or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI)<\/span><\/h3>\n
News<\/h5>\n
Key findings of the Climate Vulnerability Index<\/strong><\/h5>\n
States are most and least vulnerable to Climate Change<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Recommendations of the Index<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nState Energy and Cli\u00adm\u00adate Index (SECI)<\/span><\/h3>\n
Key findings of the index<\/h5>\n
Significance of the index<\/h5>\n
India\u2019s Performance in Global Energy Indices<\/h5>\n
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