Kolkata: 9th International Children’s Film Festival begins

National Award winner Children actor, Talha Arsad Rishi inaugurated  the 9th International Children’s Film Festival in Kolkata, West Bengal. The week-long festival will feature the screening of about 250 films from 45 countries.

The Festival began with the screening of Hamid directed by Aizaz Khan. Ten venues in the city have been selected for the festival. Besides the screening of films, an exhibition on the children’s film festival will also be organised.

WEF’s Global Social Mobility Index: India ranks 76th, Denmark tops

India ranked 76th among 82 countries on the social mobility index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) while Denmark tops the list. The Nordic countries—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland—occupied the top five positions. They all scored more than 82 points, with Finland scoring almost double India’s score of 42.7.

Among the G7 economies, Germany (11) was the most socially mobile with 78 points, followed by France (12). Canada was placed 14th, while Japan, 15th. Among large emerging economies, the Russian Federation was the most socially mobile, ranking 39th with 64 points. China and Brazil were at 45 and 60, respectively.

The WEF’s Global Social Mobility Report 2020 said despite a significant decrease in the number of people living in absolute poverty, India has a lot of room for improvement in providing equal shared opportunity. The WEF assessed countries on parameters such as health, education, technology, work, and social protection and inclusive institutions.

Prakash Javadekar inaugurates ELECRAMA 2020 in Greater Noida

Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and R K Singh inaugurated ELECRAMA at the Indian Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It was organised by industry body IEEMA which is targeting businesses worth Rs 30,000 crore during the five-day event here. ELECRAMA is a platform  for the Indian industry to be connected with the world in respect of technology, new trends and innovation for the future energy transition.

The focus of this year’s event is on e-mobility, energy storage, start-ups, grid transformation, revenue security with special attention on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Over 1,300 exhibitors are participating in the event. Out of these about 450 are exhibitors from 120 nations.

Mizoram to celebrate ‘Chapchar kut’ festival on March 6

Mizoram will celebrate ‘Chapchar Kut‘, the biggest and most important festival of the Mizos, on March 6. Chapchar Kut is a spring festival celebrated usually in March after completion of the Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture. The festival will be a two-day event. ‘Promotion of Mizos culture and moral code‘ has been chosen as the theme for this year Chapchar Kut.

While March 5 will be celebrated as pre-festival, which would be graced by Art and Culture Minister R Lalzirliana as “Kut Pa” or the “father of the festival”, the grand celebration will take place on March 6, where that place would be taken by Zoramthanga. Exhibition of painting, photo, handloom and handicraft will be held in different places in Aizawl as part of the celebration while a food court will be set up at the venue of the main celebration.