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According to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) study, India’s rank in Human Development Index (HDI) value increased in 2022. It is from 0.644. India now ranks 134th out of 193 nations and territories. It ranks in the medium human development category. In 2021, India came in at number 135 out of 191 nations. Human development index report 2023 India had a leading role in the GII of 2022 with a value of 0.437. This improvement is the result of reduction in gender inequality in the country. It outdoes both the global average of 0.462 and the SA region…

The high-level committee, led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, proposed a one nation one election report. It is a “fundamental transformation” in the electoral process. It is governance through simultaneous elections, as per sources. One nation one election The committee recommended constitutional amendments to enable holding elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies by 2029. The report was submitted to President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. It highlighted the unanimous opinion for simultaneous elections. This report is based on inputs from various parties, experts, and stakeholders. It emphasizes the need for a…

The government has taken action on OTT platforms. Government blocked 18 OTT platforms. Reason of banning of 18 OTT platforms Government said that these OTT platforms have the presence of obscene and pornographic content. Official statement of government.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) stated that they have received multiple warnings from the government also. Additionally, nineteen websites, 10 apps (7 on Google Play Store, 3 on Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts linked to these platforms have been deactivated. This decision was made even after the platforms were cautioned against promoting obscenity, vulgarity, and abuse under the…

In 2024, there will be a unique astronomical event. This unique event is known as the Total Solar Eclipse. It will not occur for another 126 years. Total solar eclipse Day will momentarily give way to night on April 8, 2024, when the moon will pass directly in front of the Earth and the sun. It will generate a shadow that will cover much of North America in darkness. Although solar eclipses happen roughly every 18 months someplace on Earth. The path of totality is quite small. It means that a total eclipse only happens there once every few hundred…

On March 10, there were 190 cases of mumps reported in Kerala. It causes concern among health officials. The Union Health Ministry has informed the National Centre for Disease Control about the situation. Kerala mumps cases In the previous month, the state had already seen over 2,500 cases of mumps. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana are also suffering from this communicable disease.Mumps is caused byIt is a viral infection that primarily affects children and young adults. Paramyxovirus is responsible for this disease.This virus is a member of the Rubulavirus family. The World Health Organisation (WHO) states till yet, we have…

Eating a diet high in sugar can negatively impact the kidneys’ ability to function.Functions of kidneyThe kidneys’ main functions are to produce urine and remove waste from the blood. Additionally they are essential in controlling blood pressure. Kidney controls the BP by the releasing of hormones and the creation of red blood cells. The kidneys may experience strain if you regularly eat foods high in sugar. This is due to the fact that consuming more sugar raises blood pressure. It forces the kidneys to work harder to filter and remove extra glucose from the blood.Expert advice on consuming sugar The…

Sunil Gavaskar tore into England following India’s 4-1 series win and said their excessive chirping stems from swallowing a bitter pill in the IPL.Sunil Gavaskar is on cloud nine seeing India’s 4-1 annihilation of England in the just-concluded 5-Test series of the Anthony de Mello Trophy. Never one to hold back, Gavaskar ploughed through England for considering themselves above all others, and pointed out that smashing such a Superiority complex is what makes India’s series win over Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s unit even sweeter.Of course, the fact that India were down 0-1 and without the likes of Virat Kohli…

Harbhajan Singh is confident Virat Kohli will play the T20 World Cup as he is hungry to lift an ICC silverware.The internet cricket community went into a meltdown on Tuesday after a news publication reported that Virat Kohli may not be part of India’s T20 World Cup squad. As per it, Kohli might have to make way for younger blood as ‘slow wickets don’t suit him’, and the BCCI chairman of selectors is expected to talk to Virat to chalk out the road ahead for the former India captain.Kohli, who hasn’t featured in a match for India since January –…

Cillian Murphy won the coveted Best Actor Oscar for Oppenheimer and his alma mater could not be more proud.There was a whiff of Hollywood glamour in the air on Monday at St. Anthony’s, a primary school in the Irish city of Cork that counts Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy as a past pupil.The day after Murphy won his first Oscar — Best Actor for his role in Oppenheimer — staff, parents, and children at his former school were basking in his success.”When we woke up this morning there was such a buzz of excitement,” Sean Lyons, principal of the all-boys Catholic school,…

Citizenship Amendment Act: Mamata Banerjee criticised the exclusion of Muslims from the ambit of CAA, saying that it aims at creating division among people.West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday in a fresh attack on the newly notified Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), said she does not want ‘detention camps in Bengal just like in Assam’.”The CAA is related to NRC, that is why we are opposing it. We don’t want detention camps like those in Assam,” the Trinamool Congress chief was quoted by PTI as saying.According to an HT report, the Assam government in 2009 notified detention centres to…