Current Affairs (13/10/2018)
Mahindra Mutual Fund, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL), launched new open ended equity scheme called ‘Mahindra Rural Bharat and Consumption Yojana’.
This will provide investors an opportunity to participate in India growth story predominantly in Rural India.
It secured 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019.
The 18 new members were elected by the absolute majority through a secret ballot.
The highest number of votes among all 18 countries in the five regional categories.
World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) as part of the World Development Report 2019. Broader theme of the World Development Report (WDR) this year is “The Changing Nature of Work”.
The World Bank has launched a Human Capital Project (HCP).
The HCI has been constructed for 157 countries. The HCI for India has been estimated at 0.44.
The Index was released at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia.
Singapore topped the poll after it was highly rated for its universal health care system, education exams results and life expectancy figures.
NITI Aayog and IBM announced a first-of-its-kind internship programme for students selected by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).
About NITI Aayog
NITI:- National Institution for Transforming India.
(1.) Mahindra Rural Bharat and Consumption Yojana: a new rural fund launched by Mahindra Mutual Fund
Mahindra Mutual Fund, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL), launched new open ended equity scheme called ‘Mahindra Rural Bharat and Consumption Yojana’.This will provide investors an opportunity to participate in India growth story predominantly in Rural India.
(2.) India elected to UNHRC securing maximum votes
It secured 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019. The 18 new members were elected by the absolute majority through a secret ballot.
The highest number of votes among all 18 countries in the five regional categories.
(3.) World Bank Human Capital Index: Singapore Tops, India Ranks 115th
World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) as part of the World Development Report 2019. Broader theme of the World Development Report (WDR) this year is “The Changing Nature of Work”. The World Bank has launched a Human Capital Project (HCP).
The HCI has been constructed for 157 countries. The HCI for India has been estimated at 0.44.
The Index was released at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia.
Singapore topped the poll after it was highly rated for its universal health care system, education exams results and life expectancy figures.
(4.) NITI Aayog's AIM and IBM India Design Industry-Tailored Student Internship Programme
NITI Aayog and IBM announced a first-of-its-kind internship programme for students selected by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).About NITI Aayog
NITI:- National Institution for Transforming India.
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman:- Rajiv Kumar
CEO:- Amitabh Kant
CEO:- Amitabh Kant
(5.) Centre is to set up a committee to deal issues raised by Metoo India movement
Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi announced that the Centre is to set up a committee of judges and lawyers to examine the existing legal and institutional framework. The committee is to deal with complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace that are emanating from the #MeTooIndia movement.
The move comes even as the government is yet to make a statement on allegations by several women journalists against Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar.
The move comes even as the government is yet to make a statement on allegations by several women journalists against Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar.
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