DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16TH JUNE 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
NALANDA UNIVARSITY TO COLLABORATE WITH SOUTH KOREAN INSTITUTE
i. The Nalanda University
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea’s Academy of Korean
Studies for academic cooperation.
ii. According to the
university officials, Nalanda University Vice Chancellor Professor Sunaina
Singh and Professor Shin Jong Won, Vice President Academy of Korean Studies has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding for academic linkages and collaborations
in Patna.
iii. As per the MoU the
two universities have agreed to enhance the bilateral ties through joint
research programme. The MoU will be in effect for five years.
iv. They will exchange of
faculty members, mutual sharing of data for academic research, joint teaching,
undertake joint research projects and symposiums.
2.
INDIA 60TH MOST INNOVATIVE GLOBALLY, CHINA AT 22ND – GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX
2017
i. India has ranked 60th
on the Global Innovation Index 2017. The index has been co-authored by Cornell
University, INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organization.
ii. Global Innovation
Index 2017 Top 5 countries are: Switzerland is at 1st position, Sweden is at
2nd, Netherlands is at 3rd followed by United States of America and United
Kingdom is at 4th and 5th.