IIT Bombay's Solar Initiative Wins US Prize Worth Rs 71 lakh.

IEEE's EBL is a global competition aimed at fostering innovation to develop solutions to energy access.

"SoULS Initiative, IIT Bombay" has won the excellent prize in the IEEE's Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) rivalry, the finals of which were held during September a week ago in Baltimore, USA., The honor incorporates a reference and fantastic prize of $ 100,000 (Rs 71 lakh). "Solar Urja through Localization for Sustainabilit" or SoULS activity, a leader program of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, depends on 'Capacity to All', including dynamic mediations for giving perfect, productive, moderate and solid vitality get to even to the last mile family units.

SoULS activity empowers a confined arrangement including nearby networks limitation and guarantees the change from a 'program-driven model' to 'showcase driven model'. 

Beginning from a pool of 459 enlisted groups from 70+ nations, EBL has experienced a thorough assessment process by a group of worldwide specialists at five provincial rivalries to choose 23 worldwide finalists. The determination of the last victors depended on innovation, social effect, plans of action and field-testing information. 

IEEE's EBL is a worldwide rivalry planned for encouraging advancement to create answers for vitality get to. 

IIT Bombay's SoULS Initiative has been chosen for the finals in the wake of winning the 'Excellent Regional Prize' champ at the provincial rounds hung on December 18, 2018, at Chennai. 

Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki (Dept. of Energy Science and Engineering) and Prof. Jayendran Venketeswaran (Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research), who are the primary agents of the SoULS Initiative spoke to SoULS in the occasion. 

The Institute authorities praised Prof. Venkateswaran, Prof. Solanki and their colleagues for the accomplishment

(IRMS) Indian Railways Management Service

UPSC exclusive on Railway Service Exam from 2021 after the merger of services.

The test will be a typical fundamental one for railroad administration yet the primary test for architects will be on their particular area skill and not general examinations. 

New Delhi: With the Modi government has chosen to blend every one of the eight existing rail benefits a solitary Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS), the UPSC will presently be holding a selective railroad administration test, The elite UPSC test for the new Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) will be first directed in 2021. The current year's UPSC test will follow the previous example wherein officials for the Indian Railway Accounts Service, Indian Railway Traffic Service, Indian Railway and the Indian Railway Personnel Service will be enlisted through the Civil Services Exam (CSE), while those for different administrations will be enrolled through the Indian Engineering Service (IES) test. 

From one year from now onwards, be that as it may, there will be a typical fundamental test for the railroad administration yet the primary test for architects will be on their specific area mastery and not general examinations, an authority said on state.

"It would follow the Indian Forest Service (IFS) test design," the authority said. "Uncertainties officials have a similar primer test as IAS, IPS among others yet have a particular mains paper solely intended for them." 

UPSC will be insinuated about the quantity of officials required in the IRMS from 2021 onwards. Senior UPSC authorities, be that as it may, said the commission has gotten no such proposition. 

"The legislature will conclude how to go about it have not been educated or gotten some information about anything yet," an authority said. The commission additionally has no information on whether the new IRMS will be viewed as the common help or not. 

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which is the planning organization for all work force matters, was not counseled by the Modi government before the disputable merger. The DoPT takes care of enlistment, guideline of administration conditions, postings and moves, assignment and preparing of government workers, and comes straightforwardly under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). 

"They proclaimed that they would direct the DoPT and UPSC in the wake of making the announcement," said a DoPT official. "Regardless, despite how the DoPT is the nodal association for these issues, it was not directed before the affirmation was made."

Authorities are predicting a ton of issues in binding together the current frameworks of the eight administrations too. "There will be issues of advancement, status, among others. Each one of those should be accommodated," the authority included. The administration will comprise a Group of Ministers to sift through all the issues emerging from the choice.

IRMS IS SEPARATE FROM CSE

The administration has chosen to pull back the railroad posts in Engineering Services Exam and Civil Services test present its choice on present Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS). Be that as it may, the test for determination to Indian Railway Protection Force Service will proceed as in the past. This data was shared by Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha. 

In light of Kunwar Danish Ali's inquiry on whether the railroads has dropped the opportunities under ESE 2020 for which stage-I (Preliminary) assessment was directed on January 5, the railroad serve stated, ”In accordance with Government's choice to present Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) from the following enlistment cycle, it has been chosen to pull back indents for administrations secured under Engineering Services Examination 2020 and Civil Services Examination 2020 aside from that for Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS)." 

The focal help selection representative, Union Public Service Commission (USPC), will currently lead the enlistment tests legitimately for the IRMS. Be that as it may, it isn't clear when the first IRMS test will be advised. December 24, the Union Cabinet had endorsed a significant upgrading of the hierarchical structure of Indian Railways wherein its eight administrations were converged into one - the Indian Railway Management Services. It was then concluded that UPSC would encourage enrollment for the brought together railroad bunch 'An' administration, Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), from the following enlistment cycle which is 2020. 

"Much the same as hopefuls to the Union Public Service Commission, applicants seeking to get into railroads should show up for their prelims after which they will demonstrate their inclination for IRMS under five strengths - four of them designing claims to fame for ''specialized'' activities including common, mechanical, telecom and electrical, and one ''non-specialized'' forte which will enlist officials for records, work force, and traffic," Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav had said after the merger. 

According to the Reply of Railway serve Shri Piyush Goel in Loksabha , UPSC will direct separate placement test for IRMS Railway will neither take from CSE nor from ESE . 

There will be 5 classes in IRMS enlistment . 

1. Common Engg 

2. Mechanical Engg 

3.Electrical Engg 

4. Hardware Engg 

5.Non Engg 

Prelims will be normal for all and for mains paper competitor will pick their particular paper/stream . 

For enrollment of IRMS ,Notification will be made by UPSC

NavIC - India’s satellite navigation system.

Realme X50 Pro is the first device in the world with NavIC

Cell phones with the most recent Qualcomm chipsets would now be able to hook on to NavIC. NavIC is India's own route framework, like the U.S. GPS. It works on the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). There are as of now eight IRNSS satellites in geosynchronous and geostationary circles. The IRNSS-1A propelled in 2013 was India's first route satellite. NavIC is intended for a position exactness superior to 20 meters in India, its essential inclusion region. A territory of 1,500 km from the Indian limit will likewise be secured by this framework. It will offer a Standard Positioning Assistance to all clients and an encoded Restricted Service to approved clients. NavIC will give drivers and different clients in India with visual and voice route. Its essential recipients will be Indian sailors and anglers, who are being furnished with NavIC handsets. 

Xiaomi and Redmi senior official in India Manu Kumar Jain said the Redmi K30 Pro will be the principal telephone on the planet with NavIC - India's satellite route framework. Madhav Sheth, the Realme India CEO uncovered the realme x50 expert is as of now the world's first cell phone to help it, reigniting the fire war between the two brands.

Madhav Sheth, the Realme India CEO revealed the realme x50 is starting at now the world's first wireless to support it, reigniting the war between the two brands. NavIC Sheth revealed that the first just as the second phone on the planet with NavIC support will in like manner be Realme and everything will be unveiled on March 5. This is the dispatch date of the Realme 6 family, so we acknowledge in any occasion the Pro variety will support the new system.

This isn't the first run through Realme and Redmi have been vieing for the "World's First" title. Most as of late it was about which is the principal telephone declared with a 64MP camera, including the Redmi note 8 genius and the domain XT, which prompted a few, ahem, flawed, advertising moves. In the long run, everybody proceeded onward as the market demonstrated by and by that it thinks about the better usage at a given time rather than who did it first.

UPSC Tie Principles 2020

UPSC Tie Principles 2020 for Civil Services/NDA/CDS/ESE: Check Tie Breaking Principal UPSC.

The Union Public Service Education has discharged the updated Tie Principles for the goal of tie cases in all the assessments or enrollments did by the UPSC including UPSC Civil Services IAS/IFS, UPSC NDA, UPSC CDS, UPSC ESE, UPSC CAPF and in instances of direct enlistment. These Tie standards are material in situations when at least two competitors score equivalent imprints. The UPSC endorsed standards help in choosing the positioning of up-and-comers in an enrollment test. Along these lines, how about we examine the tie standards underneath to recognize what steps would be trailed by the UPSC to determine the tie cases.

According to the UPSC Notification, the overhauled tie standards or equations will be appropriate for the UPSC Recruitments or UPSC Exams informed after 28th August 2019. According to the new tie goal standards, if there should be an occurrence of UPSC Civil Service Exam for IAS/IPS/IFS, in the event that at least two competitors score similarly, at that point the UPSC will rank that applicant higher who has secure more stamps in Compulsory Papers and Personality Test (PT) by and large. In the event that these imprints are additionally equivalent, at that point the competitor's status will be considered. 

Examine the tie-breaking equation for UPSC Combined Medical Service, CDS, NDA, CAPF (AC), CISF, IES, ESE, Stenographers and Direct Recruitment underneath:

No.	Exam/Recruitment	Tie Principle 1	Tie Principle 2
1	UPSC Civil Services	Performance in compalsury Papers and Personality Test (PT)	Age
2	Indian Forest Services	Performance in compalsury Papers and Personality Test (PT)	Age
3	Combined Medical Service	Age	Date/Year of Completion of Internship
4	CDS, NDA, CAPF, CISF	Age	-
5	Engineering Service Examination	Performance in Subject-Specific Papers and Personality Test (PT)	Age
6	Indian Economic Service (IES)	Performance in Subject-Specific Papers and Personality Test (PT)	Age
7	Indian Statistical Service (ISS)	Performance in Subject-Specific Papers and Personality Test (PT)	Age
8	Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist	Performance in Subject-Specific Papers and Personality Test (PT)	Age
9	Stenographers	Age
10	Direct Recruitment by Selection through Interview	Age	who acquires essential Degree first
11	Direct Recruitment by Selection through Written Test & Interview	Age	who acquires essential Degree first
12	Relative seniority of candidates selected through ESE Exam	Marks in final aggregate	Marks of Engineering subjects and Personality Test

UPSC Tie-Breaking Principles: FAQs

Q. What are UPSC Tie-Breaking Principles? 

A. The UPSC utilizes tie-breaking standards for the goal of cases wherein at least two competitors have acquired equivalent imprints. 

Q. How UPSC Tie-Breaking Principles gainful for applicants? 

A. In the event that you will in general be among the up-and-comers who have made sure about equivalent imprints in any UPSC enrollment test, these tie standards can improve your positioning in the UPSC Exam, in the event that you satisfy any of the measures. 

Q. Does age truly make a difference to determine the tie cases? 

A. Indeed, up-and-comers' age matters in the goal of tie cases for UPSC Exams. 

Q. Which tie-breaking guideline is applied to determine tie cases in UPSC CDS/NDA/CAPF tests? 

A. In UPSC CDS/NDA/CAPF enlistment tests, up-and-comers status (Age) is considered. 

Q. Is the UPSC Tie Principle pertinent to the UPSC Civil Services IAS test? 

A. Truly, these standards are pertinent for Civil Service IAS assessment.