GOA

Goa: Education sector livid over new agriculture university plans

Agriculture minister Chandrakant Kavalekar recently announced that his ministry would establish an agriculture university in Goa within the next one year, to focus on the study of organic farming.

This decision to set up a university under a ministry other than education has not gone down well with officials and academicians in the state. They say this move will spell chaos for the education sector, if individual ministries are allowed to start their own institutes.
Educationists also questioned the move to start an agriculture university when agriculture is no longer a flourishing profession in the state, where agricultural production is on a constant decline and shortage of land leaves limited scope for expansion.

INTERNATIONAL

Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as Malaysia’s new Prime Minister

In Malaysia, the King has appointed seasoned politician Muhyiddin Yassin as the new Prime Minister.

The appointment came after this week’s shock resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a move that plunged the country into crisis following a weekend of political wrangling and the collapse of the ruling alliance.

The announcement came hours after Mahathir struck a new deal to work with his former ruling alliance led by rival Anwar Ibrahim.

World Defence Day is celebrated on 1 March

World Defence Day is celebrated on 1 March 2020. The day is observed to raise awareness of public protection from natural and technogenic disasters and rescue service work.

World Civil Defense Day was instituted by the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) General Assembly in 1990. It commemorates the day when the ICDO Constitution came into force as an intergovernmental organization in 1972. 

ICDO was established by French Surgeon-General George Saint-Paul in 1931 in Paris. It was recognized by the French Parliament in June 1935 and in 1972 it achieved the status of an intergovernmental organization.

World economy faces worst performance since the past decade

Bank of America Corporation (BofA) economists stated that the world economy is heading for its worst performance since the 2009 financial crisis. The decline is due to the increasing spread of coronavirus across the world. The economists stated that they are expecting 2.8% global growth in 2020, which is the weakest since 2009. The forecast did not include a global pandemic that would basically shut down economic activity in many major cities.

NATIONAL

Indian Railways launches its First ‘Restaurant on Wheels’

Indian Railways