The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has been ranked as best in the country by the latest Asian University Ranking 2022 released by Quacquarelli Symonds Rankings. The National University of Singapore has come up as Asia’s best university for the 4th consecutive year. China’s Peking University at 2nd position and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the University of Hong Kong […]
Azim Premji, the founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021. The 76-year-old made the highest contribution of Rs 9,713 crore between April 2020 and March 2021 towards philanthropic causes to retain the top position for the second year in a row. Shiv Nadar, founder, and chairman of HCL Technologies retained the second spot with
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Apple Inc.’s stock plunged on October 29, 2021, propelling Microsoft Corp. to the top of the world’s stock market by market capitalization. At market close, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoft reached nearly $2.49 trillion. Apple had held the top position for more than a year.
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NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive report titled “Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle”, on October 29, 2021, which brings out the gaps in the health insurance coverage across the Indian population and offers solutions to address the situation. The report has a Foreword by NITI Aayog Member Dr. V.K. Paul. The report has stated that 30% of
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The Ministry of Power has released the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020. as per the index, Karnataka state has topped the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020. Rajasthan is on the second rank followed by Haryana on third. Rajasthan has been given 61 points and is a tremendous rise from the score of 18.5 at the SEEI 2019
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World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual Global tuberculosis (TB) report 2021 to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of TB epidemic at global, regional and country levels. The report also mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination, where the detection of new TB cases saw a huge impact in 2020. Key findings: Number of people dying from TB
India has ranked 40th out of 43 pension systems across the world in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey, suggesting the need for strategic reforms in India to revamp the pension system so as to ensure adequate retirement income. India had stood at 34th position out of 39 pension systems rated in 2020.
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Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd International Master (IM) at Grand Master (GM) in Budapest, Hungary. Deshmukh scored five points in the nine rounds and ended up with a performance rating of 2452 to secure her final WGM norm. Divya also secured her second IM-norm and is
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India has slipped to the 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th, and is behind its neighbors Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The 2021 GHI score of India is recorded at 27.5 out of 50, which comes under the serious category. A total of 18 countries, including China, Brazil,
Reliance Industries Ltd, the country’s largest company by revenues, profits, and market value, has topped Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers rankings 2021 published by Forbes. Globally, Reliance is placed at 52nd position among 750 global corporates likes Phillips, Sanofi, Pfizer, and Intel. South Korean giant Samsung Electronics has topped the overall ranking as World’s Best Employers 2021, followed by
