Page-19 of Current Affairs - December, 2022

UGC Pushes for University Textbooks in Indian Languages

The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently held a high-level meeting with international publishers to discuss the possibility of translating undergraduate textbooks written in English in India’s regional languages. About the high-level meeting The high-level meeting between the UGC and international ..

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Arton Capital Passport Index 2022

Arton Capital’s Passport Index 2022 was released recently to rank the world’s strongest and weakest passports – the travel documents issued by a country’s government to citizens to confirm the identity and nationality of the holder during international travel. About ..

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Goblin Mode – Oxford’s 2022 Word of the Year

For the first time, the Oxford Word of the Year was chosen by the public. More than 300,000 English speakers voted over two weeks to choose among three words screened by the editors at the Oxford University Press. Goblin mode ..

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TRAI Proposal on CNAP

TRAI has issued a consultation paper seeking public comments about the potential introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP). What is CNAP? The Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) is a feature that provides information about the calling party so that call receivers ..

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Surge in iGAS Cases in the UK

As of December 5, at least 6 children lost their lives to a common bacterial infection called invasive Group A Strep (GAS) in the United Kingdom. What is Group A streptococcus (GAS)? Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a bacterium commonly ..

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State of Finance for Nature 2022 Report

The State of Finance for Nature report was released by the UNEP along with the Economics of Land Degradation initiative of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the UNCCD, and the European Commission. It was released 10 ..

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