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Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has collaborated with the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic to work towards developing indigenous algorithms to protect the Country’s digital data from cyber-attacks by advanced computers.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation. It is published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership with other organisations and institutions.

It is the 13th edition of the Global Innovation Index 2020. The 2020 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) presents the latest global innovation trends and the annual innovation ranking of 131 economies.

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Usha Padhee has been given additional charge as Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). She is the first woman and third IAS officer to have been appointed to the post.

The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp . It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power. Each Solar Tree has the potential to save 10-12 tons of CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere as Greenhouse Gases when compared with fossil fuel fired energy generation. Each Solar Tree can be customized for widespread usage in agricultural activities.

GCMMF (Amul) enters the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list for the first time at No.16. Amul has achieved an annual turnover of $5.5 billion.

According to the list, Switzerland’s Nestle topped the list with a turnover of US $22.1 billion, followed by France’s Lactalis with US $ 21 billion turnover.

A bronze statue of Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis, who is revered in China for his contributions during the Chinese revolution headed by its founder Mao Zedong and the World War II, would be unveiled outside a medical school in North China.

In 1938, Kotnis came to China as part of a five-member team of doctors sent by the Indian National Congress to help the Chinese during World War II. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1942 and died the same year at the age of 32.

The Hyderabad International Airport or GMR led Rajiv Gandhi International Airport won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’.

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Vizag Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) has also been awarded ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award by CII-GBC in national award competition for excellence in energy management.

The International women’s trade centre (IWTC) would be set by Kerala in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The IWTC seeks to accelerate the women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity. It will offer a safe place away from home to women to start new businesses, set up or expand, and get their products marketed globally.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recently launched a new publication ‘The Little Book of Green Nudges’ which aims to inspire up to 200 million students around the globe to adopt environmentally friendly habits and greener lifestyles.