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<ul><li>The Indian government is likely to announce names of 14 more institutes that can get the ‘Insitute of Eminence status.’ </li><li>It had earlier decided to bestow with the high- value status 20 institutions but it ended up selecting only six as most of the institutions were not eligible to be considered for the Eminence status. </li><li>Some of the public institutions being considered by the government include IIT-Madras, Delhi University, <keyword id="6361218" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="jadavpur-university">Jadavpur University</keyword>, IIT-Kharagpur and Anna University. </li></ul>The Central government is all set to add as many as 14 names of educational institutes of the list of ‘Institute of Eminence’. The government is likely to announce the shortlisted names of the educational institutes as soon as the assembly polls in the state of <keyword id="6355588" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="rajasthan">Rajasthan</keyword> and <keyword id="68884" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telangana">Telangana</keyword> in India are over. It will then seek approval of the University Grants Commission in the meeting to be in the next few days, Economic Times<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/eminence-tag-likely-for-14-more-institutes/articleshow/66979593.cms"> reported. </a> Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) had decided to accord six universities with the status of ‘Institute of Eminence’. While the government had earlier decided to list 20 institutes — 10 public institutes and 10 private institutes, it selected only six educational institutes because it didn’t find the rest of the institute to be fit for the Eminence tag. The process to shortlist the names of institutions is still in progress and the committee has still not submitted the report, said Economic Times citing EEC chairperson N Gopalaswami Among the public institutes on government’s radar include IIT-Madras, Delhi University, Jadavpur University, IIT-Kharagpur and Anna University. According to the report, the government may also shortlist KREA University and another greenfield varsity like the Jio Institute. Some other names which may be considered are <keyword id="784119" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amrita-Vishwa-Vidyapeetham">Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham</keyword>, <keyword id="50365" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vellore">Vellore</keyword> Institute of Technology and Kalinga Institute of Technology. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=IIT&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Microsoft is offering the highest salaries to India’s IIT graduates for international roles: Report</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/researchers-at-indias-top-engineering-college-have-built-an-algorithm-to-filter-fake-social-media-rumours-during-national-disasters/articleshow/66734106.cms">Researchers at India’s top engineering college have built an algorithm to filter fake social media rumours during national disasters </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-institute-of-technology-researchers-are-developing-a-smartphone-based-sensor-that-detects-milk-adulteration/articleshow/66727878.cms">Indian Institute of Technology researchers are developing a smartphone-based sensor that detects milk adulteration</a>

The Indian government may shortlist 14 more educational institutes for ‘eminence’ tag

31 Indian colleges have entered the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Times+Higher+Education+World+University+Rankings+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Times Higher Education World University Rankings </a>2016-17. 
	 
	<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Institute+of+Science&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Indian Institute of Science</a> (IISc) Bangalore has climbed to the highest position ever achieved by an Indian institute till date. Though, no Indian institute has yet broken into the top 200, IISc holds a rank in the 201-250 band. The last time around it was in the band of 251-300. Beside IISc, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Institute+of+Technology+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Indian Institute of Technology </a>(<keyword id="6354859" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT">IIT</keyword>) <keyword id="6356654" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bombay">Bombay</keyword> also made it in the top 400. IIT Bombay however, remains in the same 351-400 band as in last year. 
	 
	 <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=IIT+Delhi&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">IIT Delhi</a>, IIT Kanpur and IIT <keyword id="6357595" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Madras">Madras</keyword> were placed in the 401-500 bracket; IIT Kharagpur, IIT <keyword id="115248" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Roorkee">Roorkee</keyword> and <keyword id="6361218" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jadavpur-University">Jadavpur University</keyword> in the 501-600 group; and, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Aligarh+Muslim+University%2C+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Aligarh Muslim University, </a>Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, University of Calcutta, University of Delhi, IIT Guwahati, NIT Rourkela, Panjab University, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Sri Venkateswara University, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and <keyword id="171517" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tezpur-University">Tezpur University</keyword> in the 601-800 group. 
	 
	 India has a number of 19 institutions in the top 200, which is 2 more than the last year. 
	 "India has four new entries in the top 800, the country's strong performance is partly thanks to the country recognizing the importance of participating in global benchmarking exercises; just last month the government launched a new funding-backed project aimed at catapulting <keyword id="6386086" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Institutes-of-Technology">Indian Institutes of Technology</keyword> to the top of world university rankings, " said Phil Baty, editor of <keyword id="1161482" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Times-Higher-Education-World-University-Rankings">Times Higher Education World University Rankings</keyword> in a statement. 
	 "The government's focus on improving India's standing in global rankings - and even the introduction of the India-specific rankings - has started to yield results. Going forward, there needs to be discussions between ministries to facilitate free flow of students and faculty “Rohin <keyword id="53" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kapoor">Kapoor</keyword>, director at <keyword id="6358918" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deloitte">Deloitte</keyword> in India, told ET.”Once internationalization and globalization happens, India's rankings will improve significantly. This is one of the critical areas where India is lagging behind," Kapoor further added. 
	 This year Times <keyword id="3676089" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="higher-education-world-university-rankings">Higher Education World University Rankings</keyword> expanded their rankings to 980 as compared to 800 last year. Institutes ranked in the 801+ bandare Acharya Nagarjuna University, Amity University, Amrita University, <keyword id="6386394" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andhra-University">Andhra University</keyword>, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Manipal University, Osmania University, SASTRA University, Sathyabama University, SRM University and Vellore Institute of Technology. 
	 
	 Amrita University and Andhra University slipped down to the 801+ group. However, on the brighter side NIT Rourkela, Sri Venkateswara University, TIFR and Tezpur University made their way in the top 800 list. 
	 “This year's expanded list is a testimony to how competitive global <keyword id="6375224" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="higher-education">higher education</keyword> has become. The 980 universities come from 79 different countries,” <keyword id="3660284" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="batty">Batty</keyword> told ET. 
	 US for the first time in 12 years lost the first rank in the list with <keyword id="150557" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="University-of-Oxford">University of Oxford</keyword> becoming the world's top university. Others in the top five include California Institute of Technology, <keyword id="101399" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Stanford-University">Stanford University</keyword>, University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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In what would be a boom in the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) business and help to multiply its total revenue from about Rs 1,38,000 crores to Rs 5,52,000 – Nasscom in its policy recommendation paper wants the government to expand the BPO industry to non metro cities of India. 
 
As per a news report by The Economic Times, Nasscom said expansion into non-metro locations has the potential to generate over one million skilled jobs, enumerating five points focused on employment generation as the central pillar of the BPO industry that employs over 10 lakh people. 
 Thanks to India’s low-end technology services, the BPO industry has evolved in full pace since early 90s. However, over the years, <keyword id="3750" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Philippines">Philippines</keyword> and <keyword id="13486" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vietnam">Vietnam</keyword> being more cost effective given the government aid they receive, have ensured many international BPOs to shift their base. 
 "We have identified 18-20 more locations in the country where we have created the infrastructure for employment. It is not only competitiveness but also the development of emerging cities, harmonising and galvanising the talent pool that is available... and creating digitisation capabilities," KS Viswanathan, vice-president at Nasscom told the financial daily. These locations include Agartala, Belagavi, Chhindwara, Hazira, Karnal, Shivamogga, <keyword id="41568" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Srinagar">Srinagar</keyword> and <keyword id="50365" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vellore">Vellore</keyword>. 
 
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Income Tax officials raided eight premises in Chennai and one place in Vellore and seized Rs 105 crore in old and new currencies and gold bars worth Rs 35 crore. This is considered to be the biggest seizure since PM Narendra Modi announced <keyword id="3315394" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="demonetisation">demonetisation</keyword>. 
 
The officials raided premises belonging to industrialist Shekhar Reddy, his associate Srinivasa Reddy and their agents, including a person called Prem Kumar. They also raided jewellery shops. 
 
Out of Rs 105 crore, Rs 95 crore were in old notes and Rs 10 crore mostly in the newly introduced Rs 2,000 denomination currency. 
 
The I-T department officials got a tip about Prem Kumar exchanging demonetised currencies for gold bars, and following his trail they stumbled upon the Reddy associates. 
 
"While the Reddys claimed they had bought gold bars from jewellery shops, we are investigating how they managed to get Rs 10 crore in 2,000 denomination notes when there is a restriction on cash withdrawal from bank accounts and people are standing in queues for hours to withdraw money from banks and ATMs," said an I-T official.

Biggest crackdown on black money: Tax officials seize Rs 105 crore in new and old currencies, 125kg gold in Chennai, Vellore

Bollywood stars Shah <keyword id="112657" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rukh-khan" source="Orion">Rukh Khan</keyword> and <keyword id="6354713" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="kajol" source="Orion">Kajol</keyword>'s iconic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' is set for a wider release on Valentine's Day. <keyword id="1178173" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rohan-malhotra" source="Orion">Rohan Malhotra</keyword>, Vice President, Distribution, YRF, said: "'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayengea' (DDLJ), the longest-running film in the history of cinema, has become synonymous with romance for India and Indians for generations since its historic release." "This year, on the occasion of Valentine's Day, we are making their wish come true. DDLJ will be screened across India, starting Feb 10, for a period of one week only!" DDLJ will be released in 37 cities across India, including Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Lucknow, Noida, Dehradun, Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Indore, Chennai, Vellore, Trivandrum. Rohan said: "YRF &amp; SRK are not only synonymous with delivering Indian cinema's biggest blockbusters but also for collaborating on films which have redefined the Indian film industry and have had a lasting cultural impact." He added: "It is an amazing coincidence that DDLJ, an all-time blockbuster, was released by YRF during its 25th-year celebrations and this year, history has repeated itself with <keyword id="12756474" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pathaan" source="Orion">Pathaan</keyword> as it has become the highest-grossing Hindi film worldwide (original format) during YRF's 50-year celebrations!" SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/20-year-old-who-learned-machine-design-from-youtube-wins-an-all-panel-deal-on-shark-tank-india/articleshow/97792975.cms">20-year-old who learned machine design from YouTube wins an all-panel deal on Shark Tank India</a>

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India's drug regulator has given approval for a study to be conducted by the <keyword id="93589" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Christian-Medical-College">Christian Medical College</keyword> (CMC), Vellore on mixing of COVID-19 vaccines <keyword id="9485939" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="covaxin">Covaxin</keyword> and Covishield, official sources said on Wednesday. An expert panel of the <keyword id="170943" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Central-Drugs-Standard-Control-Organisation">Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation</keyword> (CDSCO) on July 29 had recommended granting permission for conducting the study. The trial will involve 300 healthy volunteers. "The aim of the study is to assess the feasibility on whether a person can be given two different vaccine shots -- one each of Covishield and Covaxin -- to complete the inoculation course," a source said. Separately, a recent study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) involving 98 people, 18 of whom had inadvertently received Covishield as the first dose and Covaxin as the second in <keyword id="413944" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="uttar">Uttar</keyword> Pradesh, showed that combining these two COVID-19 vaccines elicited better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine. The study also found that immunisation with combination of Covishield and Covaxin was safe and the adverse effects were also found to be similar when compared to the same dose regimen. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/xiaomi-launches-mi-mix-4-its-first-under-display-camera-phone/articleshow/85231596.cms">Xiaomi debuts its first under-display camera on the Mi Mix 4</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-teases-a-foldable-phone-announcement-clashing-with-samsungs-unpacked-event/articleshow/85233365.cms">OnePlus teases a foldable phone announcement clashing with Samsung’s Unpacked event</a>

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