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  The Commission for Social Development is an important platform for nations to come together and work towards sustainable social development. Ruchira Kamboj's appointment as the Chair of the 62nd Session of the Commission is a great honor for India and a testament to her diplomatic skills and experience.  The Commission for Social Development is one of the functional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in 1946 and its mandate is to promote social development and social justice. The Commission is responsible for monitoring and reviewing progress in the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action on Social Development. The Commission meets annually in New York to discuss issues related to social development. The 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development took place in February 2023. The theme of the session was "Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world". The s...

In Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the  Prime Minister Narendra Modi innaugrated SemiconIndia 2023. The conference, which has "Catalysing India's Semiconductor Ecosystem" as its theme, intends to showcase India's semiconductor strategy and policy, with a mission to position the nation as a global hub for semiconductor design, production, and technology development. Semicon India 2023: Paving the Way for Semiconductor Sector Growth and Innovation in India The "Semicon India 2023" conference will highlight investment potential in India's semiconductor sector. By promoting networking, technical demos, and prosperous business opportunities, the event strives to hasten the development of the semiconductor sector. The three-day conference, which ends on July 30, will bring together specialists from across the world who specialise in semiconductor chip, display fab, chip design, and assembly to exchange their knowledge on new business prospects in India. The event will f...

  The film Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, known for the films Inception, Interstellar, and The Dark Knight, is a remake of the 2005 book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The plot is on J. Robert Oppenheimer, a physicist who developed the atomic bomb as part of the controversial Manhattan Project, and charts his life and career. Cillian Murphy plays Oppenheimer in Nolan's film.  What Was the Manhattan Project? The Manhattan Project was a research initiative during World War II that was coordinated by the US, UK, and Canada. It ran from 1942 to 1946. It was intended for the development of the first nuclear weapons. Both J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory that created the bombs, and Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who is portrayed by Matt Damon in the film Oppenheimer, were in charge of the project. The experiment was successful, and two different kinds of atomic bombs—a gun-type and...

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has triumphantly announced that Chandrayaan-3, India's third moon mission, is on its way. It is projected to reach the Moon by the end of August if all goes as planned. The three-week journey will come to an end with the landing, which is expected around August 23. Once achieved, India will join an elite group of nations that have made a soft landing on the Moon, which currently includes the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre (earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 project on Thursday. According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 has reached its planned orbit of 71351 km x 233 km. The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) successfully launched Chandrayaan-3 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre's second launch pad in Sriharikota at 2.35 p.m. on July 14 and placed it in an elliptic parking orbit of 36,500 km x 170 km. The first four orbit...

 An important development in India's economic history was the currency crisis of 1991. It was a watershed event that prompted important policy changes and a change in India's economic direction. The balance of payments issue, in which India experienced acute foreign exchange shortages, was the primary cause of the crisis. A significant fiscal deficit, a significant current account deficit, and a decrease in foreign investment were all factors that contributed to this state of affairs. A major economic crisis resulted from the government's failure to produce sufficient foreign exchange reserves to meet its obligations to other countries.   The Indian government implemented the "New Economic Policy" or "Liberalisation, Privatisation, and Globalisation" (LPG) reforms as a response to the crisis. These changes attempted to lessen governmental control and bureaucracy, liberalise and open up the Indian economy, and draw in international investment. The devalua...

  The NEP was recently updated in 2020, after a gap of 34 years. The new policy aims to transform the education system of India and make it more relevant to the needs of the 21st century. The policy has been designed to provide equitable and inclusive education to all students, irrespective of their socio-economic background, gender, or location. One of the key highlights of the NEP is the introduction of a new 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure. Under this structure, the first five years of education will focus on the foundational stage, which will include play-based and activity-based learning. The next three years will focus on the preparatory stage, which will include experiential learning and an introduction to subjects such as mathematics, science, and social studies. The next three years will focus on the middle stage, which will include a more comprehensive and integrated approach to learning. The final four years will focus on the secondary stage, which will include a multidisci...