News
- India Ranked 52nd in Digital Quality of Life Index –
- India has beenranked 52nd out of 121 countries in the Digital Quality of Life Index Survey 2023.
- The annual survey by the Netherlands-based firm has ranked 121 countries on five factors:internet quality, internet affordability, e-infrastructure, e-government, and e-security.
- In Asia, India takes 13th place,with Singapore the leader in the region.
- Thetop 3 Countries in the Digital Quality of Life Index survey are Denmark, South Korea, and Finland
- West Bengal’s Shantiniketan makes it to UNESCO World Heritage list –
- Shantiniketanhas been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
- Santiniketan becomes the41st UNESCO World Heritage Site in India and the third in West Bengal, after the Sundarbans National Park and the Darjeeling Mountain Railways.
- The decision to include Santiniketan in the list was taken during the45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Saudi Arabia.
- Established in 1901by Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, located in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
- Biswanath Ghat in Assam named ‘Best Tourism Village of India 2023 –
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced thatBiswanath Ghat has been selected as the Best Tourism Village of India 2023 by the Ministry of Tourism.
- Located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, Biswanath Ghat is also popularly known as ‘Gupta Kashi’ and is named after the ancient Biswanath Mandir.
- The village is located towards the south of Biswanath Charialii Town.
- The ghat boasts a cluster of temples of different gods.