11th MARCH 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Mark Carney elected as Canada's new Prime Minister
- Mark Carney (59), an economist and former governor of the country's central bank, is set to take charge as Canada's new Prime Minister. Mark Carney, who graduated from Harvard University (USA) and Oxford University (UK), worked for 13 years at Goldman Sachs in the United States.
- He later took office as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, Canada's central bank, in 2003. A year later, he was appointed as Senior Deputy Associate Minister in the Canadian Ministry of Finance. Having held various positions, he was appointed by Prime Minister Trudeau as the Chairman of Canada's Economic Growth Planning Committee in 2024.
- It was recommended to the President to appoint Calcutta High Court Judge Jaimalya Bagshi as a Supreme Court judge. President Draupadi Murmu has approved this.
- Subsequently, Justice Jaimalya Bagchi has been appointed as a Supreme Court judge. On June 27, 2011, Justice Jaimalya was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court.
- After that, he was appointed as a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2021. The total strength of Supreme Court judges will increase from 33 to 34.
- The Central Homoeopathic Research Council, New Delhi and Adamas University, Kolkata have signed a MoU to promote academic and research cooperation in the field of homeopathy.
- The agreement was signed on 1st March 2025 by Dr. Subhash Kaushik, Director General, Central Research Council for Homeopathy, and Professor Suranjan Das, Vice Chancellor, Adamas University, in the presence of Nobel Laureate Sir Gregory Paul Winter and Dr. Samit Ray, Chancellor, Adamas University, Kolkata.
- This MoU marks a significant milestone in multidisciplinary research. It reflects the shared commitment of both institutions to promote innovation and evidence-based research in alternative medicine.
- The partnership is expected to strengthen academic ties, facilitate collaborative research projects, and contribute to the wider acceptance of homeopathy and its integration into mainstream healthcare.
