Bihar Affairs
NOU inks pact with Patna University
In a significant development, Open University (NOU), the only university of the state imparting higher Education through distance mode, on Monday signed an MoU withPatna Universitywith a view to promoting quality education and research.
The MoU was signed by the registrars of both the universities in the presence of Nalanda Open University vice-chancellor K C Sinha and PU vice-chancellor GirishKumar Chaudhary
Giving details of the MoU, the NOU VC said that his university has already signed MoU with a number of other reputed institutions inside and outside the state, including Patliputra University, Maulana Mazhar-ul Haq Arabic andPersian Universityand Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna. It is also set to sign an MoU with IIT Patna this week in order to expand its academic horizon.
National and International Affairs
Indias Union Railway Minister,Ashwini Vaishnaw, has shared a timelapse video showcasing the construction of the Anji Khad Bridge, the countrys first cable-stayed rail bridge.With a total of 96 cables spanning a length of 653km, the bridge is part of the challengingUdampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL)Project in the Reasi district ofJammu and Kashmir.
The Anji Khad Bridge is supported by a single main pylon standing at a height of 331 meters above the river bed, with a height of 193 meters from the top of the foundation.
With 48 GI-tagged goods to itscredit, UP is now 2nd in country
Uttar Pradeshhas achieved the second position nationally in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication-tagged goods after receiving GI tags for three more ODOP crafts Mainpuri tarkashi,Mahoba Gaurastone craft, and Sambhal horn craft with the technical facilitation provided by the Varanasi-based NGO Human Welfare Association (HWA).
Naduhas maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 GI products, respectively. However, UP is first in terms of GI-tagged handicrafts with 36 crafts to its credit.
Currently Tamil Nadu has maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 Gi products, respectively. Among the 48 GI goods of UP, 36 products belong to the handicraft category. In Varanasi region alone, 18 GI-tagged goods out of 23 belong to the handicraft category.