23rd March 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
India ranks 4th in research publications
- India is also among the fastest growing research centers in the world. But it is worrying that this growth is not all research-related, says QS, which monitors research articles. Internationally, research article publications have increased by an average of 22% between 2017 and 2022, according to data intelligence firm SciVal.
- In the same period, India's growth has increased more than 2 times (54%) compared to the international average, the company said. Especially in the field of education, India has made better progress than the advanced western countries. China ranks first in research paper publication with 45 lakhs.
- Similarly, America (44 lakh) is at the 2nd place, Britain (14 lakh) is at the 3rd place, and India (13 lakh) is at the 4th place. If it continues at the same pace, India will soon overtake Britain to take the 3rd place in multidisciplinary research publications.
- Similarly, India has generated 89 lakh citations. Meanwhile, in terms of impact of published research, India ranks 9th in terms of funding and submission of resources. It is noteworthy that 52.6% of research papers in India are related to engineering and technology.
- The ISSF Pistol and Rifle World Cup Shooting Competition is underway in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. On the 2nd day, India's Varun Tomar and Rhythm Sangkwan took on China's Ian Wei and Liu Jinyao for the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
- In this, Varun Tomar and Ritham Sangwan pair lost with 11-17 points and won the silver medal. At the end of Day 2 of the series, China topped the list with 5 medals including 3 gold and 2 bronze. India stands 2nd with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
- An online gambling ban bill was passed last year and sent to the Governor for approval. Four months later, Governor RN Ravi sent the bill back to the Tamil Nadu government. Subsequently, in the cabinet meeting held on March 9, it was decided to pass the bill again.
- Accordingly, Chief Minister M.K.Stalin tabled the Prohibition of Online Gambling, Regulation of Online Games Bill in the Assembly and asked for its re-examination. Finally, Chief Minister Stalin demanded the implementation of the Act. The Chairman of the Assembly M. Appavu announced that the Bill was passed unanimously through a voice vote.
- The quota of Judges of Madras High Court is 75. At present there are 58 Judges. In this case, President Drarubathi Murmu has announced the appointment of B. Vadamalai, who is working as an officer in the High Court, as an additional judge. Also, the President has issued a notification transferring Andhra State High Court Judge Pattu Devanand and Telangana State High Court Judge Devaraju Nagarjun as Madras High Court Judges.
- The Union Government has issued an order in this regard. The number of Madras High Court judges has increased to 61 after the appointment of three new judges.
