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India Rankings 2023 was released recently by Minister of State for Education and External Affairs. It is based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) developed by the Ministry of Education in 2015.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains its 1st position in Overall Category for fifth consecutive year, i.e. 2019 to 2023 and in Engineering for eighth consecutive year, i.e. from 2016 to 2023.

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Nyaya Vikas Portal was launched recently for monitoring the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
It provides information regarding the funding, documentation, project monitoring and approval of these schemes. The Department of Justice has been implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Districts and Subordinate Judiciary since 1993-94.

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India’s First International Cruise Vessel was flagged off recently from Chennai to Sri Lanka. This marks the start of the international cruise tourism terminal at Chennai.
The MV Empress cruise has a capacity to accommodate 3,000 passengers. It will connect three ports— Triconmalle, Hambantota and Jaffna—in Sri Lanka.

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Antardrishti is a financial inclusion dashboard launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das.
It will provide insights required to assess and monitor the progress of financial inclusion by capturing relevant parameters.

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The 6th edition of Exercise Ekatha was held in Maldives 3 between Indian Navy divers and Marine Commandos and Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).
This bilateral exercise aims to boost interoperability in diving and special operations. The 5th edition of Exercise Ekatha was held in October 2022 at Maldives.