“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”
Franz Kafka
“कोई भी व्यक्ति जो सुंदरता को देखने की योग्यता को बनाए रखता है, वह कभी भी वृद्ध नहीं होता है।”
फ्रेंक काफ्का
Wednesday, September 07, 2022
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Current Affairs-September 5, 2022
INDIA
– ISRO tests system to recover spent rocket stages; Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator successfully test-flown by VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre) on a Rohini-300 sounding rocket
– Former Kerala Health Minister K. K. Shailaja rejects Ramon Magsaysay award offered to her for her contributions to preventing COVID-19 and Nipah virus, says it was a collective effort
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Former Tata group chairman Cyrus Mistry, 54, dies in car accident on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route
WORLD
– IAEA says, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses link to main power line
– UN Secretary-General Guterres appoints former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
– China & Japan ground ferries, flights as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches
– Former U.S. President Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating documentary series ‘Our Great National Parks’
SPORTS
– Kerala: Pallathuruthy Boat Club (PBC) wins 68th edition of Nehru Trophy Boat Race in Punnamada lake in Alappuzha
– Pune: Odisha Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas 46-45 in final to win Ultimate Kho Kho tournament
– Max Verstappen of Red Bull wins Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort
– Japan Open badminton in Osaka: Home favourites Kenta Nishimoto (men’s) and Akane Yamaguchi (women’s) win singles titles
– India’s Aravindh Chithambaram wins Dubai Open chess tournament
– Let’s roar Savaj, the mascot for 36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from Sept. 27, unveiled
– Asia Cup Cricket: Pakistan (182/5 in 19.5) beats India (181/7 in 20) by 5 wickets in T20I at Dubai
– 6th All India Prison Duty Meet sports being held in Ahmedabad on September 4-6
Current Affairs-September 6, 2022
INDIA
– Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren wins confidence motion with 48 votes in 81-member Assembly, BJP stages walkout
– PM announces development and upgradation of 14,500 schools across the country under PM-SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India) Yojana
– President Droupadi Murmu confers National Awards to distinguished teachers on Teachers Day
– UGC launches new research fellowship and research grants schemes on Teachers Day
– Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina holds talks with the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi
– Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari confers honorary title to Indian Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande in Kathmandu
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– CCI clears Prosus-backed PayU’s $4.7-billion acquisition of BillDesk
– Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam takes over as Tamilnad Mercantile Bank MD & CEO
– India to celebrate National Cinema Day on September 16 says Multiplex Association of India (MAI), tickets priced at Rs 75
WORLD
– UK: Foreign Minister Liz Truss elected new leader of the governing Conservative Party, becomes next PM of Britain
– Afghanistan: Two Russian diplomats killed along with several locals in blast outside Russian embassy in Kabul
– China: 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sichuan Province, 21 killed
– International Day of Charity observed on September 5; death anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Unhappy rank: Deaths by suicide at its highest in India
National Crime Records Bureau for 2021 showed an increase of 7.2 per cent over those in 2020 — from 1.53 lakh deaths to 1.64 lakh
The virus was not the only mass killer during the pandemic. Deaths by suicide reported by the National Crime Records Bureau for 2021 showed an increase of 7.2 per cent over those in 2020 — from 1.53 lakh deaths to 1.64 lakh. In 2019, such deaths numbered 1.39 lakh. A 2021 Lancet study pointed out that India had the highest number of suicide deaths in the world. One reason for concern here is that the NCRB uses data from police reports, which leaves open the possibility that the facts are incomplete, because the associated social stigma often drives families to conceal the nature of death. Social stigma and confusion about the legal status of self-harm seem to have added to the authorities’ strange indifference to the countrywide tragedy that has been growing steadily. Creating categories such as ‘farmer suicides’ and ‘student suicides’ is not enough. In 2020 and 2021, however, the number of suicides that has grown faster than the average rate of increase is that of daily wage earners: one in four suicides comes from this group. While the pandemic hurt them severely, the increase must also be placed in the context of the ceaseless rise in suicide deaths among them since 2014.
Unemployment in 2020, and bankruptcy and debt in 2021 pushed more working-age people, especially men, over the edge. This is, again, pandemic driven, but these causes converge with older ones of family problems and illness. A large proportion of the illness behind suicide has to do with mental health, which adds to the stigma. Women’s suicides for illness increased in both 2020 and 2021, while it was, with family problems, the greatest cause of self-harm for senior citizens. Close confines, acute insecurity and even hunger must have contributed to the sense of hopelessness. Perhaps the general misery was reflected in the growth of drug abuse as one of the greatest causes of self-harm for people of working age, men mainly; together with illness, drugs as cause of suicide showed rapid growth. The NCRB data are, as always, more than adequate to unearth the roots of the tragedy — these are various, although often allied. Perhaps the numbers are now staggering enough for the busiest government to pay attention to clear-cut policies of suicide prevention.
Source: The Telegraph, 02/09/22
Teachers' Day 2022: UGC To Launch New Research Grants & Fellowship Schemes
The University Grants Commission is set to launch three new research grants and two fellowship schemes today on the occasion of Teachers Day 2022. The event will begin at 3 pm today and it will be telecasted live on the official Twitter and YouTube channels of UGC. According to the official information, there are 100 available slots for this fellowship, and selected candidates will get Rs 50,000 per month and Rs 50,000 per year as a contingency.
UGC fellowship schemes: Know Eligibility Criteria
Only candidates under the age of 67 are eligible for the aforementioned scheme. Also, candidates must have successfully supervised the Ph.D. dissertations of ten full-time candidates, three of whom graduated during the previous ten years. The candidate must have prior experience handling the post of principal investigator on at least three sponsored research projects financed by national or international agencies. In addition, candidates should not carry any administrative responsibilities throughout the fellowship, which begins on the day of superannuation.
Here's the list of UGC fellowship and research grant programmes
- Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for a Single Girl Child
- Dr. Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- Fellowship for Superannuated Faculty Members
- Research Grant for In-Service Faculty Members
- Dr. DS Kothari Research Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty Members
About UGC fellowship schemes
Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for a Single Girl Child
- The aim of this fellowship is to provide the right education to single girl children and encourage them to pursue research work leading to the award of a Ph.D. degree. There is no fixed age limit on this fellowship. This fellowship has a total tenure of five years.
Dr. Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- This fellowship will provide opportunities to as many as 900 candidates to carry out advanced studies and research in sciences, engineering and technology, humanities, and social sciences, including languages, in Indian universities and institutions. Notably, 30% of seats are reserved for female candidates. Selected candidates will be given Rs 50,000 per month as part of the fellowship and Rs 50,000 per annum as a contingency.
Fellowship for Superannuated Faculty Members
- This fellowship will provide research opportunities to retired teachers. A total of 100 slots are available within this fellowship, and the selected candidates will be given Rs 50,000 per month as part of the fellowship, with Rs 50,000 per annum as a contingency.
Research Grant for In-Service Faculty Members
- This fellowship will provide research opportunities to regularly appointed faculty members. A total of 200 candidates will receive Rs 10 lakh for a two-year period.
Dr DS Kothari Research Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty Members
- This fellowship seeks to offer research opportunities to regularly appointed faculty members. As per the official information, the quantum of support under the scheme is Rs 10 lakh, which will be provided to 132 selected candidates for a tenure of two years.
Source: Republicworld.com, 5/09/22
Thursday, September 01, 2022
Quote of the Day
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean itself does not become dirty.”
Mohandas Gandhi
“आपको मानवता में विश्वास नहीं खोना चाहिए। मानवता एक सागर की तरह है, यदि सागर की कुछ बूंदे खराब हैं तो पूरा सागर गंदा नहीं हो जाता है।”
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