India has been ranked 49th in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which classifies 104 countries in terms of government capabilities and outcomes.
The index focuses on seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws and policies; strong institutions; financial stewardship; attractive marketplace; global influence and reputation; and helping people rise.
Finland has topped the CGGI list.
The Centre has appointed Justice Rajesh Bindal, senior-most Judge of the Calcutta High Court, as the Acting Chief Justice of that High Court. He will succeed Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, who is set to retire on 29th April 2021.
National-award winning editor Waman Bhonsle passed away.Bhonsle won the best editing award at the 25th National Film award for Inkaar. Amol Palekar-directed Kairee was Bhonsle’s last film as an editor.
Dr. Krithi K Karanth, Chief Conservation Scientist at Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), has been chosen as the first Indian and Asian woman for the 2021 'WILD Innovator Award'.
The Foundation is fueled by the Power of Three — a symbiotic union between Animalkind, Humankind, and Plantkind because one can’t thrive without the other.
The Living Mountain is a new story by Jnanpith winner and internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, written during the course of the pandemic. It is a fable for the current times: a cautionary tale of how humans have systematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.
Tyler Perry took home the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars. The honor is given out periodically to an "individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry." Viola Davis, who collaborated with Perry on the 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail, presented the award.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to rebound strongly to 11 per cent in current fiscal on the back of continued economic recovery boosted by increased public investment, vaccine rollout and surge in domestic demand.
Indian nuclear scientist Krishnamurthy Santhanam, who played noteworthy role in 1998 nuclear tests at Pokhran, has passed away. Santhanam was the field director of Defence Research and Development Organization during the tests of Pokhran-II. He was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award, in 1999.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), a world leader in cancer treatment and research, based in New York, US. Mazumdar-Shaw is the first woman of Indian nationality to be appointed for this role. She is among the 52 members on the board and will serve for a term of three years.
Expenditure Secretary T V Somanathan has been designated as the Finance Secretary. The senior-most officer among all secretaries in the Finance Ministry is designated as the Finance Secretary. Mr. Somanathan's batchmate Debasish Panda is Secretary, Department of Financial Services.
Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft and was a part of the three-man moon-landing crew, died. He was 90. Collins spent the eight-day mission piloting the command module.