CBSE changes its affiliation rules
THE CENTRAL Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has amended its affiliation norms:
Wealth per adult in India at $7,020, China at $47,810
As per the Credit Suisse report, India created a whopping 7,300 more millionaires during the 12 months to mid-2018.
Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention
To eliminate the need for manual scavenging, the Centre has launched a challenge asking innovators, NGOs, research institutions, companies and cities to propose technology and business solutions to clean urban sewers and septic tanks without human entry.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague has directed the United States to lift sanctions on Iran linked to humanitarian concerns, in a move welcomed by Tehran.
India’s re-election to United Nations Human Right Council
India has been elected to the United Nation’s top human rights body, UNHRC for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019, by getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category, the highest number of votes among all candidates.
Marijuana
The Parliament of Canada has passed Cannabis Act (or Bill C-45), a landmark law that legalizes recreational use of marijuana (a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant intended for medical or recreational use) nationwide.
Booker Prize 2018
Northern Irish author Anna Burns has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her novel ‘Milkman’, which is her third full-length novel.
SC bars States from diverting money from CAMPA funds
The Supreme Court has barred State governments from diverting money from their Compensatory Afforestation and Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds
Rural Development Ministry survey
Kuligod in Karnataka’s Belagavi district is the country’s best developed village, but more than a third of the gram panchayats ranked in the top 10 are in Andhra Pradesh, according to the findings of an ongoing Rural Development Ministry survey.
Solar capital cost to go up : ICRA
According to ICRA, the imposition of safeguard duty by the government on imported photovoltaic modules and rupee depreciation are estimated to increase the capital cost of solar power projects by 20-25%.