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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.

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.

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.

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).