DAILY G.A UPDATE : 23-03-2017
1. India ranks 87th on energy architecture performance: WEF
According to the global energy architecture performance index released by Geneva- based World Economic Forum (WEF), India has marginally improved its position to 87th place in this list.
Switzerland has topped this list and was followed by Norway, Sweden, Denmark and France in the top five. India's rank improved three places from 90th last year.
According to the findings, the world's biggest energy consumers struggle to take leading positions on the index as they grapple with inherent challenges of their large, complex energy systems and are outperformed by more nimble economies.
"Overall, some of the largest consumers of energy such as China (95th), India, Japan (45th), the Russian Federation (48th) and the United States (52nd) have either slipped in the rankings or experienced only marginal gains," it added.
Bahrain is ranked the lowest at 127th.
2. Tamang wins gold at Masters Shooting
Veteran pistol shooters Pemba Tamang of the Army and Samaresh Jung of the CISF won gold and bronze respectively in men’s 25m centre fire pistol event at the Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters Shooting competition.
3. Journalist Govind Talwalkar passes away
Veteran Marathi journalist, writer and social historian Govind Talwalkar passed away. He was 91.
4. Ankur Mittal wins double trap gold in Acapulco Shotgun WC
Extending his good form, Ankur Mittal clinched the gold medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in the double trap event, pipping his Australian rival James Willet in the final in a world record equalling effort. Mittal had settled for a silver at the recent International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in New Delhi, where Willet had won the gold.
5. Union Cabinet approves MoU with USA on partnership for Cyber Security
The Union Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-ln) and the US Homeland Security Department on cooperation in the field of Cyber Security.
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