BrainBuzz Academy Railways Current Affairs - 23-Oct-19 TABLE OF CONTENTS A.. Natiionall 1.. QS IIndiia Uniiversiity Rankiings 2020:: IIIIT Bombay tops agaiin 2.. Most advanced Ellectroniic IInterllockiing System iinstalllled on the Grand Chord route B.. Sciience and Technollogy 1.. Data Securiity Counciill llaunches natiionall reposiitory ‘‘TechSagar’’ C.. Government Schemes iin News 1.. Dellhii Govt agrees to iimpllement Centrall scheme PM--KIISAN D.. ఆం ((Andhra Pradesh)) 1.. YSR Sellf Emplloyment Scheme Started By Jagan Natiionall QS India University Rankings 2020: IIT Bombay tops again

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020. This is the second time QS has published separate ranking for top institutions in India. The first edition was released in 2019, and IITB had clinched the top place followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). IIT- now stands third in the ranking. Delhi University, University of Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Science are the only other non-IIT institutions in the top ten. The British higher education analysts QS has ranked the higher education institutions in India on the basis eiight parameters which have different weightage. The eight parameters with their weightage are academic reputation (30%), employer reputation (20%), faculty student ratio (20%), staff with PhD (10%), Papers per faculty (10%), citation per paper (5%), international faculty (2.5%) and international students (2.5%). Most advanced Electronic Interlocking System installed on the Grand Chord route

has installed the most advanced Ellectroniic IInterllockiing System on the Grand Chord Indian Railways has installed the most advanced Ellectroniic IInterllockiing System on the Grand Chord route. The measure is expected to help Indian Railways speed up trains and achieve the objjectiive of reduciing the travell tiime between Dellhii and to about 12 hours from the exiistiing 17 to 19 hours.. Grand Chord is part of the Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah--Mumbai line. It acts as a link between in and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, , and covers a stretch of 450 kilometres falling in North . The new Electronic system has replaced outdated 65-year old mechanical signalling system at Tundla Junction in Uttar Pradesh on the route. This interlocking system at Tundla is the second largest in the country after Kharagpur Station in South Eastern Railway.

Sciience and Technollogy Data Security Council launches national repository ‘TechSagar’

TechSagar is natiionall reposiitory of IIndiia’’s cyber tech capabiilliitiies.. It is a platform to discover capabilities of the Indian Industry, academia and research across 25 technology areas like internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), blockchain, cloud & virtualisation, robotics & automation, wireless & networking. The portal (techsagar.in) will list business and research entities from the IT industry, startups, academia, and individual researchers. It will allow targeted search, granular navigation and drilldown methods using more than 3,,000 niiche capabiilliitiies. The repository currently features over 4,,000 entiitiies.

Data Security Council (DSCI) is a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India, setup by NASSCOM. Chaiirman: G.K. Pillai CEO: Rama Vedashree Founder: NASSCOM Founded: August 2008 Headquarters: Noida

Government Schemes iin News Delhi Govt agrees to implement Central scheme PM-KISAN Delhi Government has agreed to implement ambitious Central scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) that promises smallll and margiinall elliigiiblle farmers an iincome support of Rs..6,,000 a year iin three iinstallments.. Earlier, West Bengal and Delhi Governments had refused to implement the scheme in respective state/UT but even though West Bengal has stood firm on its decision, the Delhi Government has now sent names of 11,,000 farmers for avaiilliing the benefiits under PM--KIISAN.. About Pradhan Mantrii Kiisan Samman Niidhii ((PM--KIISAN)) It is a Central Sector scheme (CSS) with 100% fundiing from Centrall government.. Under the scheme, the Centre is crediting an income support of Rs.6,000 per year in three equal instalments diirectlly iinto the bank accounts of farmers. It was launched in February 2019 just before the Lok Sabha polls. Benefiiciiary:: Small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ownership of upto 2 hectares. The definition of family for scheme is husband, wife and minor children. Key Changes iin Scheme Until September 2019, farmers could not get benefits of PM-KISAN scheme without involvement of state government, but on 26 September 2019, Union Ministry of Agriculture launched a direct enrolment feature in PM-KISAN under which farmers could now regiister diirectlly on PM--KIISAN portall with a self-declaration of land holding. This made nearly 7 crore farmers of West Bengal to be able to directly enrol for scheme bypassing the state government, which is not keen to pursue the scheme. However, the state government will have to verify Aadhaar seeding and other eligibility of farmers before payment is transferred.

ఆం (Andhra Pradesh) YSR Self Employment Scheme Started By Jagan

AP government has issued the guidelines for purchasiing 6 thousand vehiiclles through different corporations under the ''YSR Adarsham Sellf Emplloyment scheme''.. The government will provide vehicles for unemployed youth through various bank loans. These vehicles will be handed over through SC,, ST,, BC,, Kapu,, and Miinoriity corporatiions.. An 8--membered state--llevell commiittee was set up headed by the Social welfare department secretary. A committee was formed at the district level with seven members under the supervision of District Collectors. The committee will oversee the process of selection and granting the loans. The new vehicles are engaged in sand and other government transportation sectors, including the civil supplies The committee will oversee the process of selection and granting the loans. The new vehicles are engaged in sand and other government transportation sectors, including the civil supplies department.