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UGC NET New Exam Date 2024: NTA announces new dates for June session. Check details
UGC NET 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced new dates for the UGC NET June session due to previous postponements. The NCET 2024 will be on July 10, the Joint CSIR-UGC NET from July 25-27, and the UGC NET June 2024 Cycle from August 21 to September 4. All exams will now be computer-based. The AIAPGET 2024 will proceed on July 6 as scheduled. A high-level committee led by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan is reviewing the NTA’s procedures after the June 18 UGC-NET exam was canceled due to irregularities.
NEET & Clean: Experts bat for exam rejig; recommend use of AI, computer-based tests
Their recommendations include holding computer-based tests, multiple shifts, multiple days, use of AI to ensure each question paper is unique, more involvement of medical colleges, higher discipline across the student community to adhere to fair testing.
Food Safety: Karnataka govt imposes 10 lakh fine on usage of artificial colours in some food items
Karnataka has banned the use of artificial colors in food items, including kebabs, chicken, fish, and vegetarian dishes, after tests revealed harmful levels of sunset yellow and carmoisine. Violations of this ban can lead to severe penalties, including imprisonment and hefty fines. This action follows earlier bans on other harmful colors, with Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao highlighting the commitment to food safety and public health through stringent enforcement measures.
Centre notifies rules under anti-paper leak law, mandates NRA to prepare SOPs for tests
The Indian government has released rules under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which mandates the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to prepare norms, standards, and guidelines for computer-based tests. The Act, passed by Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, aims to prevent unfair means in public examinations conducted by various public bodies.
How many days will Quant Mutual Fund require to liquidate 50% of its small and midcap portfolio? Check stress test result
According to the stress test results from the Quant Mutual Fund, the trailing 12-month PE ratio for the midcap fund benchmark has risen above its levels from one year ago and two years ago. For the smallcap index, the trailing 12-month PE ratio is higher than it was one year ago and close to its level from two years ago.
BPCL retail outlets will act as EV hubs to purchase, test ride & experience electric scooters
BPCL has teamed up with Bounce Infinity, an Indian electric scooter manufacturer, to accelerate EV adoption in India by launching "eDrive stores" at BPCL retail outlets. These stores aim to make electric two-wheelers more accessible nationwide. Pardeep Goyal, BPCL's Business Head of Retail, highlighted the initiative's role in supporting sustainability goals and transforming fuel stations into versatile energy hubs.
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Centipede in ice-cream tub ordered online, claims Noida woman; authorities launch probe
A woman in Noida has claimed she found a centipede inside an ice-cream tub she ordered from an instant delivery app. Food safety officials have launched a probe into the matter. Samples of the ice-cream were collected from the store and sent for testing. The matter is under investigation and lab reports will be confirmed once received.
NEET a 'scam', goes against students, social justice and poor; Centre must not defend it: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has criticized the National Entrance Test (NEET) as a "scam" that hinders students' opportunities and promotes social injustice. He criticized the NEET system for its inequitable nature and the lack of opportunities for the oppressed. Stalin also highlighted the recent allegations of invigilators tampering with OMR sheets for monetary benefits, highlighting the need for systemic change.
Bad taste for ‘aam aadmi’: How adulterated mangoes pose fresh headache for regulators, consumers
The use of banned chemicals to ripen fruits is prevalent despite penalties and laws. The ball is in the food safety regulator’s court.
NEET-UG row: Education ministry sets up 4-member panel to review grace marks to over 1500 candidates
The NEET-UG medical entrance exam faced allegations of mark inflation, prompting the NTA to form a panel to review grace marks for over 1,500 candidates. Political parties, including AAP and Congress, raised concerns about irregularities, with demands for a re-exam and probes. The NTA denied any wrongdoing, attributing higher scores to textbook changes and grace marks for time lost at exam centers. Calls for a re-exam persist.
4 questions to ask before choosing where to study abroad
Today's globalized education market sees a surge in international education ads in India promising opportunities under 20 lakhs/year. However, rising demand, housing issues in countries like Canada and Australia, declining acceptance rates, and conflicts complicate the landscape.
Japan's Toyota hit by testing scandal; automaker apologises
The transport ministry told the companies to stop delivering certain models within Japan after they reported failures to follow standardised steps to certify vehicles for shipment.
Adopting global standard, infra, risk-based regulation to help India improve quality of goods for exports: GTRI
The GTRI also recommended support to SMEs, avoiding quality control orders becoming non-tariff barriers, regulatory impact assessment, developing globally acceptable standards and inking mutual recognition pacts with trading partners to strengthen India's quality systems.
Telecom gear makers seek 2-year extension for security testing of customers' WiFi
Telecom gear manufacturers are pushing to delay the mandatory security testing deadline for WiFi CPE and IP routers, requesting a two-year extension and voluntary certification. They cited high costs and limited accredited labs. The Department of Telecommunications had previously extended the application start date to January 1, 2024, and then to July 1, 2024, with further extensions for certified models.
Has India’s toy story started to falter?
After hitting a high of $177 million in the financial year 2022, India’s toy exports are seeing a fall. To add to the pain, imports are also rising.
New driving license rules coming into effect from June 1. Check details
New driving license rules effective from June 1 allow tests at private training centres instead of RTOs, with fines for speeding ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000.
Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3: BKC to Aarey Phase 1 operations set to start from July. Check route map and stations
Mumbai Metro Line 3 Phase I operations on the Aarey to Bandra-Kurla Complex route are set to begin in July. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) expects to start phase I operations of Mumbai Metro Line 3 on this route by then. Necessary dry runs have been completed, with some assessments and approvals pending. The Metro agency is ready to operate over 260 services with its fleet of 19 trains.
StayVista launches new luxury venture called Vieda
The company said the menu at Vieda properties will be crafted by the country’s best chefs, and will offer 'unlimited' meal options. Vieda by StayVista will launch with one single celebrity-approved home in Alibaug called Magnolia Villa.
BIS certification must for sale of used imported electronic products: DGFT
In the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notification on May 20, the Centre has specified that import of second-hand products, whether or not refurbished, repaired or reconditioned, notified under the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021, is prohibited unless they are registered with BIS and comply with the labelling requirement published by BIS.
No EtO found in majority of MDH, Everest samples, says FSSAI official
FSSAI confirms no ethylene oxide in MDH and Everest spices after testing; orders nationwide inspections. Spices Board mandates EtO testing for exports to Singapore and Hong Kong.
Govt working with spice makers to ensure EtO norm compliance; asks Everest to take corrective action
Government finds non-compliant Everest Spices with ethylene oxide, asks for corrective action. MDH samples compliant. Spices industry evolving to meet MRL requirements. Reports on recall of Indian spice brands in Singapore and Hong Kong due to ethylene oxide residue. Spices exports rose 12.27% to USD 405.62 million in April.
Nepal follows HK and Singapore, bans India’s Everest and MDH spices
Nepal’s Department of Food Technology and Quality reported that the ban is due to the suspicion of ethylene oxide contamination. The banned spices include madras curry powder, sambhar mixed masala powder, mixed masala curry powder of MDH, and fish curry masala of Everest. The importers and traders are requested to recall these products from the Nepalese market.
Why contaminated foods can easily enter your kitchen
Though India has a food regulator, the actions regulators abroad take on exported foods seem to get wider attention. There is a danger of trust deficit that needs urgent attention through better testing, penalties, and transparency.
What's gone horribly wrong with the US college admission system
Applicants have more anxiety than ever. Elite schools have more power than ever. Something had to give.
FSSAI 'corruption': CBI arrests assistant director red-handed taking bribe from Pvt Lab
CBI arrests FSSAI Assistant Director and others in a bribery case involving Reliable Analytical Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Seized cash, gold, documents. The accused remanded to police custody till 2024.
Uttarakhand: Food safety standards to be strictly followed on Chardham Yatra route
Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration Dr R Rajesh Kumar said that if the safety standards are ignored, the hotel owner and shopkeepers will be punished. Apart from this, the food officers of that area can also be punished.
Harvard, Caltech reverse course and reinstate Standardized Tests
Harvard and Caltech are reintroducing SAT/ACT for admissions. Elite schools like Dartmouth, Yale, Brown are following suit, focusing on identifying talent from diverse backgrounds. MIT reinstated tests based on Raj Chetty's findings, despite opposition favoring wealthier students.
Getting viksit needs a proper 360° plan
Ensuring that plans for 2025-35 leave no one behind will require getting the best and widest possible inputs. As ministries factor these in to draw up their plans, they will need to undertake impact assessments of different pathways to become viksit by 2047. This is essential to identify the best possible pathways to achieve the target.
Govt to exclude 70 sizes, types of tyres from exemption list of mandatory quality control norms
The review of the list of tyres is a regular exercise to be carried out by IMC (inter-ministerial committee) for making suitable recommendations with regard to the exclusion/inclusion of the pneumatic tyres' sizes from the list of tyres not manufactured domestically. The DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) is in the process of notifying an updated list of 960 tyres' sizes/types by making necessary modifications to the previous list of 600 tyres.
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