BIHAR

NCRB report: Bihar tops in ATM fraud, attacks on cops

Bihar was at the top in ATM fraud, property dispute and attacks on police categories in the ‘Crime in India-2020’ report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Bihar also held a top position in rioting and communal/religious riots with 9,422 and 117 cases, respectively. As many as 1,286 riots related to agrarian, 234 money dispute and 42 student-related riots were recorded last year.

The state witnessed 2,619 cases of crimes against women and stood second after Uttar Pradesh (UP) with 3,077 cases in this category.

There was, however, a slight decline of 4.3% in criminal cases in the state under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or under the Special and Local Laws (SLL) in 2020, when 2,57,512 crimes were registered against 2,69,109 in 2019. However, the murder cases saw an increase of 0.4% with 3,150 incidents reported in 2020 against 3,138 in 2019. Bihar was second after UP in murder cases.

INTERNATIONAL

UNESCO Award for NIOS

The NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling), run by the training ministry, has bagged international recognition from UNESCO for its modern strategy closer to education.

Highlights:

The attention is for instructing differently-abled humans through technology-enabled inclusive gaining knowledge of material.

The NIOS cross has a specific center of attention on Indian signal language-based content.

By awarding NIOS the King Sejong Literacy Prize, the jury has recognized the price of supplying for the special academic and language wants of PwD rookies by way of developing teaching content in sign language through digital mode.

The award-winning programme looks at the use of digital equipment and neighborhood language to assist individuals with disabilities the choice to access Indian Sign Language based content.

World Bank Group to stop publishing ‘Doing Business’ report

The World Bank Group has decided to stop publishing its “Doing Business report on country investment climates” because of allegations of irregularities.

This decision was taken in the backdrop of probe of data irregularities allegedly because the pressure by top bank officials, for boosting China’s ranking in 2017, came to light.

World bank also noted that, it will remain firmly committed towards advancing the role of private sector in development and providing support to governments in order to design the regulatory environment that supports this.

World Bank will now be working on a new approach of assessing the business and investment climate.

NATIONAL

First-Ever Global Buddhist Conference in India

India is ready to host the 1st-ever Global Buddhist Conference on November 19 & 20, 2021, in Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus, in Nalanda, Bihar.

The educational conference, being organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), will grow to be an annual feature. Four regional conferences in India (Saranath, Telangana, Gangtok and Dharamshala) & overseas (Japan, South Korea, Thailand & Cambodia) will be planned, in the run-up to the conference.

The reports of these regional conferences will be introduced at the inaugural Global Buddhist Conference.

Global Buddhist Conference focuses on making India the center of Buddhism, by advertising Buddhist activities, like academic, cultural, seminars, people traveling for fairs like Buddha Purnima, Vesak.

As a part of the event, an award for the advertising of Buddhist studies, which will be given on November 21 through Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, carrying a money reward of $20,000 (around Rs 14.7 lakh), a plaque, and a gold-plated medallion.

One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi by J&K

n Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a new mission called ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’. The mission was launched at Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Pampore. He outlined that DIGI-Pay Sakhi has brought financial inclusion inside the UT’s Self Help Group (SHG) ecosystem, creating a much wished economic get entry to factors with increased transparency even in the remotest of the areas.

Highlights:

Initially, the DIGI-Pay facility will be furnished in 2,000 far off villages of UT. In the first phase, 80 girls from self-help agencies from throughout the Jammu and Kashmir divisions have been selected as DIGI-Pay Sakhis.

On the occasion, the Lt Governor dispensed eighty Aadhaar Enabled Payment Systems (AEPs) amongst the DIGI-Pay Sakhis under the Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM).

Earthshot Prize: Two Indian Projects to get the Prize

One of the selected projects is- Solar-Powered Ironing Cart project that has been designed by a 14-year-old Tamil Nadu schoolgirl.

Second project is- Agricultural Waste Recycling Concept developed by an entrepreneur from Delhi.

Total of 15 finalists have been selected out of hundreds of nominations from across the world for the Environmental Prize.

About Environment Prize

The first-ever Environment Prize, called Earthshot Prize, was launched by Britain’s Prince William (Duke of Cambridge) and David Attenborough in 2020. This prize is conferred annually from 2021 to 2030, to five winners each year. Winners are selected for their solutions or protects that substantially help the environment. It is given by the Royal Foundation, England. Award is given in five separate categories with the support of UN Sustainable Development Goals. Winners are selected by the Earthshot Prize Council which is a global team spanning six continents.

This project has been developed by Vinisha Umashankar. She made the cut within the “Clean Our Air” category. Her concept is about solar-powered clean alternative for charcoal-powered street irons which press clothes for millions of Indians.

NITI Aayog-Byju’s partnered to provide free education in Aspirational Districts

Under the partnership, Byju’s will provide free access to its high-quality and tech-driven learning programmes to students in order to ensure access to quality education.

This project envisages for establishment of a dedicated working group, which in turn will help in creating a knowledge, innovation, and strategy support system.

Main components of the initiative

Collaboration between NITI Aayog and BYJU’s to support the school students in the developmentally challenged districts have two main components:

BYJU’S Career-Plus programme: This programme under Aakash+BYJU’S will help in providing high-quality test prep coaching to 3,000 meritorious students from classes 11 and 12 who aims to appear for NEET and JEE.
Voluntary programme: Under the social impact initiative, education for all, students can opt for receiving scholastic content from BYJU’s Learning App for three years. This programme is for school-going age children, classes 6-12.

BPCS Notes brings Prelims and Mains programs for BPCS Prelims and BPCS Mains Exam preparation. Various Programs initiated by BPCS Notes are as follows:-

For any doubt, Just leave us a Chat or Fill us a querry––