ASSAM

• Govt trying to operationalise Indo-Bangla waterway project

• Both the Centre and Tripura government are trying hard to operationalise the proposed Indo-Bangla waterway project

• At present, an inland waterway is operational between Guwahati and Haldia through Dawodkandi along Meghna river of Bangladesh. If a waterway is opened from Sonamura in Tripura to Dawodkandi in Bangladesh, tripura will be able to access the waterway.

INTERNATIONAL

• Oxford chooses ‘Nari Shakti’ as Hindi word of 2018

• Oxford dictionaries declared “Nari Shakti” as the Hindi word for the year 2018.

• The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the Diggi Palace.

• According to the Oxford dictionaries, the word has been derived from Sanskrit and is used today to symbolise women “taking charge of their lives”.

• March 2018 recorded a large spike in the use of ‘Nari Shakti’ as discussion arose around the Government of India’s Nari Shakti Puraskar

• Oxford had named ‘Aadhaar’ as its Hindi word for the year 2017.

• International Customs Day – 26 January

• The International Customs Day (ICD) is observed every year on January 26 to recognize the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border security. It focuses on the working conditions and challenges that customs officers face in their jobs.

• The 2019 theme is “SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel and Transport”. This reflects the fact that the expectations of travellers and businesses around the world are changing.

• India to participate in the International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2021

• India would be participating in the PISA assessment in 2012.
• India participated in PISA 2009.

• Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students.

• It is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

• It was first performed in 2000 and then repeated every three years. Its aim is to provide comparable data with a view to enabling countries to improve their education policies and outcomes. It measures problem solving and cognition.

NATIONAL

·         Amul Camel Milk launched in Gujarat

• The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF)has launched Amul Camel Milk in selected markets of Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Kutch.
• The camel milk offers a wide range of benefits such as: Camel milk assists healthy bacteria growth in the gut making it easy to digest.
• Camel milk assists healthy bacteria growth in the gut making it easy to digest and it also improves gastrointestinal health and systemic immunity.
• Rich in Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) Camel Milk can provide 70% of the recommended daily value per serving. Camel Milk is rich in calcium which helps to build.

·         Indias first indigenously developed NGRAM

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