Change of Exam Vendor:

• The replacement of TCS by Eduquity took place following a new tender process after the expiry of the contract by SSC.
• Eduquity is an outsourced test delivery partner, and therefore, has no access to question papers.

Multi-Agency Examination Model:

• According to the guidelines of the Supreme Court.
• Involves four distinct agencies of:
• Question paper setting
• Exam conduct
• Vigilance
• Security
• Intends to bring more transparency and integrity in exams.

The 70th Filmfare Awards, hosted in Ahmedabad by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, and Maniesh Paul, culminated in a historic night for Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies. The film equaled the record for the most wins at a single ceremony, clinching an impressive thirteen awards, a feat previously only achieved by Gully Boy.

1. Pilots Union Complains about Safety:

• Two recent incidences were cited in the letter written by the Indian Pilots Guild to the Civil Aviation Minister:
• Flight AI-154 (Vienna to Delhi): Diverted to Dubai because of the reported multiple system problems with autopilot and flight controls.
• Flight AI-117: During landing in the state of Birmingham, it deployed the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) power system, which was a backup.
• These problems raised by the union point to inadequate serviceability of the aircrafts, which may arise due to the substitution of the previous engineers in AIESEL with new employees.
• They attributed such malfunctions to the safety issues in general, putting the tragic accident of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad into perspective.

Personal Background:

• Full Name: María Corina Machado Parisca

• Born: October 7, 1967, in Caracas, Venezuela.

• Profession: Industrial engineer with a master's degree in finance.

1. Obama as a Nobel Peace Prize recipient has been criticized.

• In 2009, Donald Trump attacked the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to former President Barack Obama and said that Obama won it because of his nothingness.
• Trump also stated that Obama had ruined our country and therefore questioned the quality of the award.