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Bali Jatra

* Asia’s largest open-air annual trade fair 'Bali Jatra' (Baliyatra) was inaugurated on the banks of the Mahanadi River in Cuttack, Odisha on 28 November 2023.

* This year the festival started on the occasion of Kartika Purnima and will continue till December 4.

* The festival, which marks the end of the 'kartik' month, celebrates the day when 'sadhabas' or 'mariners' used to set sail for distant lands such as Bali, Java, Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia, and Sri Lanka for trade.

* The literal meaning of Baliyatra is “voyage to Bali”. Bali is an island of Indonesia.

* As per historians, in early days, traders from Odisha, called Sadhabas used to go on voyages to Bali, Java, Borneo, Sumatra in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Posted Date: November 28, 2023

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New Education for New India

President of India, Droupadi Murmu launched a National Education Campaign, titled, “New Education for New India” at Sambalpur, Odisha on 22 November 2023.

♦ This event was organized by Brahma Kumari Iswariya University, Sambalpur. 
 

Posted Date: November 22, 2023

Asia University Rankings 2024

IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have been ranked in the top 50 list in the QS Asia University Rankings 2024. This list was released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) on 8 November 2023. 

♦ IIT Bombay has secured the top position in India and 40th position in overall Asia. IIT Delhi stood second among Indian institutes and secured 46th rank overall. A total of 148 Indian universities are present in this list.

♦ Peking University of China topped the Asia ranking list by securing Rank 1 followed by the University of Hong Kong in the second position and the National University of Singapore in the third place. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Tsinghua University, China have secured 4th spot.

Top 10 Indian Universities in QS Asia University Rankings 2024:

IIT Bombay:           Rank 40

IIT Delhi:                Rank 46

IIT Madras:            Rank 53

IISc Bangalore:      Rank 58

IIT Kharagpur:      Rank 59

IIT Kanpur:           Rank 63

Delhi University:   Rank 94

IIT Guwahati:       Rank 111

IIT Roorkee:         Rank 116

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU):    Rank 117
 

Posted Date: November 8, 2023

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