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NIRF Rankings 2020 stated IISc, JNU and BHU best universities in India

June 11, 2020
NIRF Rankings 2020
  • The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has appeared as the best university in India accompanied by the Jawaharlal National University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU), according to the National Indian Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2020.

Mumbai most precious Indian city for expats, 60th most expensive in World stated 2020 Cost of Living Survey’

June 10, 2020
Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central railway station
  • India’s financial capital Mumbai has appeared as the most expensive city in the country for expatriates in terms of the value of living.
  • According to Mercer’s ‘2020 Cost of Living Survey’, Mumbai is the 60th most valuable city for expatriates globally, while it ranks 19th in Asia.

India stands 168th on Environmental Performance Index 2020, Denmark top

June 9, 2020
Environment
  • India has stood on 168th out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, who state that India’s decarbonization agenda requires to expedite, and the country suffers a number of serious environmental health risks, including poor air quality.

Gujarat is on the first place in FSSAI food safety index for 2019-20

June 9, 2020
FSSAI
  • In the Largest States, Gujarat is on the first place, following by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra food safety in 2019-20, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced on 7th June.

In THE Asia University Ranking 2020, 8 Indian institutes come into top 100

June 6, 2020
THE Asia University Ranking 2020
  • Time Higher Education (THE) has declared the THE Asia University Rankings 2020. 56 Indian institutes participated in the rankings this year from which eight have come in the top 100. Among the Indian institutes, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has appeared as the best with reserving its place at the 36th rank.

Forbes highest-paid celebrities: Kylie Jenner ranks first and Akshay Kumar (Rank 52) only Indian on the list

June 6, 2020
Akshay Kumar
  • Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is the only Indian star to feature on Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest-Paid celebrities. While the actor’s rank has observed a drop from last year. Forbes also showed the actor’s earning and stated that Akshay had an approximated $48.5 million earnings this year, matched to $65 million last year. From the 33rd spot, Akshay has fallen to the 52nd spot.

India falls 6 Places to be indexed 23rd in StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020, US Top

June 3, 2020
Top tech giants
  • India has fallen 6 places to be ranked at 23rd spot in the StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020, with a score of 5.698. Last year it was arranged at the 17th spot. The ranking is based upon three key factors: Quantity, Quality and Business Environment.

Kohli only cricket in Forbes first 100 highest-paid athletes; Federer top

May 31, 2020
Virat Kohli
  • India captain Virat Kohli stayed the only cricketer to be involved in the list of top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 made forward by Forbes magazine. According to Forbes, Kohli had calculated total earnings of $26 million ($24m from endorsements and $2m from salary/winnings- June 1, 2019, until June 1, 2020).

Manipur’s “Khudol” placed among the top 10 global initiatives

May 26, 2020
UN
  • Manipur’s “Khudol” has been placed among the top 10 global initiatives for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.“Khudol” initiative was started by an Imphal-based NGO “Ya_All”.

Slovenia comes up as the 1st coronavirus-free country in Europe

May 15, 2020
Slovenia
  • Slovenia comes up as the 1st nation in Europe to announce an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • More constraints have now been eased in the country and people entering from other European Union states.