IIM Ahmedabad
AI for India 2.0
The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has launched an innovative AI training program called AI for India 2.0. This free online training program aims to equip the youth with essential skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The launch of this ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
New World Bank President: Ajay Banga, the former Mastercard CEO
David Malpass, the former World Bank President resigned before his term was completed due to climate-related controversies. After his resignation, US President Joe Biden recently nominated the former Master Card CEO Ajay Banga as the new World Bank President. Ajay ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
IIM-A Agriculture Land Price Index
IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has collaborated with SFarms India, an e-marketplace for agricultural land to develop a farm land price index that is based on the purchases and sales done on the platform. This index has been designed with the aim of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
FSSAI Health Star Rating
Consumers will soon be able to tell whether their food packaging is harmful or healthy and nutritious. According to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), packaged food goods will soon display a ‘health star’ as part of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings have been released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The rankings list the best institutions and universities of India. The NIRF ranking framework instituted in 2016 evaluates institutions on five broad generic groups ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Monster Salary Index Report
The Monster Salary Index report has highlighted the following findings: The gender pay gap is still high in India and women in the country earn 19 per cent less than men. Wage inequalities in favour of men are present in all ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Bharat Inclusion Initiative: IIM Ahmedabad unveils $25 million initiative to fund start-ups
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s (IIMA’s) centre for innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship (CIIE) has launched $25 million ‘Bharat Inclusion Initiative’ to fund start-ups. CIIE was founded at IIMA to support entrepreneurs and turn business ideas into viable businesses models. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Jawed Usmani takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of UP
Former IAS officer Jawed Usmani took oath as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was administered oath to office by Governor of UP Ram Naik at a function at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. He was sworn-in to ..