bal 2017 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:50:00 GMT The 2017 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum will tackle issues related to fair competition and economic growth, the inequality gap, a level playing field for business, the public interest in policy making and trust in government and politics Full Article
bal Can better international co-operation help build a fairer global economy? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 14:12:00 GMT Drawing on data presented in the 2017 OECD Business and Finance Outlook, this article looks at some of the forces influencing recent economic developments and asks what can be done to ensure a “fairer” global economy. Full Article
bal Strengthening the global response to tax crime By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMT More than 200 global tax and economic crime experts have identified key areas for international action following the Fifth OECD Forum on Tax and Crime, in London. In a week dominated by media coverage of offshore issues, the Forum brought experts on tax, customs, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, policing, and prosecution together to agree priorities for action. Full Article
bal OECD Announces Winner of Global Data Visualisation Competition By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT The OECD today announced the winner of its first-ever global data visualisation challenge. Full Article
bal 15th OECD/Japan Seminar - Global Strategies for Higher Education-Global Trends and Rethinking the Role of Government” By www.medical-bank.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:17:00 GMT This seminar will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences on issues such as the influence of accelerated commercialization of education and a knowledge-based society. Full Article
bal OECD: Postsecondary education key to maintaining global standing of U.S. workforce By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:00:00 GMT The United States should improve postsecondary career and technical training provisions to help students transition smoothly into education programs and the labor market, according to a new OECD report published today. Full Article
bal Video: Barbara Ischinger on tackling the global talent gap By www.policyreview.tv Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:59:00 GMT Dr Barbara Ischinger, Director of Education and Skills, OECD, France - Better Skills, Better Lives (Tackling the global talent gap - Global Skills Exchange, Leipzig Germany, 6th July 2013) Full Article
bal OECD: Postsecondary education key to maintaining global standing of U.S. workforce By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:41:00 GMT 09/07/2013 - The United States should improve postsecondary career and technical training provisions to help students transition smoothly into education programs and the labor market, according to a new OECD report published today. Full Article
bal Great Education Debate - We must be able to compete in a global education system (Andreas Schleicher, Deputy Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the OECD's Secretary-General) By www.greateducationdebate.org.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:06:00 GMT In a global economy, the benchmark for educational success is no longer improvement by national standards alone, but the best performing school systems internationally. Full Article
bal Global Education Leaders with Andreas Schleicher (OECD) By www.youtube.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:42:00 GMT This is the fourth episode of Global Education Leaders, an initiative launched by Turkish educators. The discussion revolved around global education issues and OECD's focus on skills. Full Article
bal Asian countries top OECD’s latest PISA survey on state of global education By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:13:00 GMT Asian countries outperform the rest of the world in the OECD’s latest PISA survey, which evaluates the knowledge and skills of the world’s 15-year-olds. PISA 2012 tested more than 510,000 students in 65 countries and economies on maths, reading and science. The main focus was on maths. Full Article
bal The global talent pool has taken on a dramatically different look (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:46:00 GMT The world is living through one of its most extraordinary revolutions, with game-changing implications, many of them still unknown. Full Article
bal Education in Focus No. 31 - How is the global talent pool changing (2013, 2030)? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:23:00 GMT The global talent pool has grown over the past decade and is expected to continue growing through to 2030. The number of young people aged 25-34 with a tertiary qualification increased by nearly 45% between 2005 and 2013 in OECD and G20 countries and is expected to keep increasing in the coming decade. Full Article
bal Livestream - Global launch of the results of latest PISA survey on 6 December 2016 - 09:45 - 12:30 GMT By www.youtube.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:45:00 GMT On December 6 2016 the Education Policy Institute will host the global launch of the 2015 results from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen-year-olds in more than seventy countries and economies worldwide. This year's results will focus on science. Full Article
bal Singapore tops latest OECD PISA global education survey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT Singapore outperforms the rest of the world in the OECD’s latest PISA survey, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems. The top OECD countries were Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada. Full Article
bal Education Indicators in Focus No. 49 - Gender imbalances in the teaching profession By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:06:00 GMT Historically across the OECD, the teaching profession has been largely dominated by women. The share of female teachers has been increasing over the past decade – reaching 68% in 2014 for all levels of education combined. The gender disparity decreases gradually with the level of education, from 97% of women in pre-primary education to 43% in tertiary education. Full Article
bal OECD to launch Skills Outlook 2017: Skills and global value chains, 09:00 GMT on Thursday 4 May By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:17:00 GMT Amid a growing debate over the benefits of globalisation, a new OECD report examines how the level and mix of skills in a country’s workforce can affect its chances of winning or losing from the globalised production chains that see workers dotted across different countries contributing to the design, manufacture and sale of a single product Full Article
bal Improving adult skills can help countries benefit from globalisation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 04 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT In an increasingly competitive international environment, providing workers with the right mix of skills can help ensure that globalisation translates into new jobs and productivity gains rather than negative economic and social outcomes, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
bal How to surf the new wave of globalisation (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 04 May 2017 11:56:00 GMT Globalisation is connecting people, cities, countries and continents, bringing together a majority of the world’s population in ways that vastly increase our individual and collective potential, and creating an integrated market in products and services. Full Article
bal India-OECD Global Symposium on Financial Education By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:23:00 GMT New Delhi, India, 8-9 November 2017. This symposium looked at how to implement effective financial education policies in a changing financial landscape with a focus on financial education in the digital age. Full Article
bal Girls better than boys at working together to solve problems, finds new OECD PISA global education survey By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 08:00:00 GMT Girls are much better than boys at working together to solve problems, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of collaborative problem solving. Full Article
bal How to prepare students for the complexity of a global society (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:14:00 GMT The world’s growing complexity and diversity present both opportunity and challenge. On the one hand, globalization can bring important new perspectives, innovation, and improved living standards. But on the other, it can also contribute to economic inequality, social division, and conflict. Full Article
bal Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:22:00 GMT This new publication sets forward the PISA framework for global competence developed by the OECD, which aligns closely with the definition developed by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society. Full Article
bal Working Paper 2011/7: The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities:The Case of the Seine Axis By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the ports of the Seine Axis (Le Havre,Rouen, Caen and Paris). Full Article
bal Governance: The Chicago Tri-State metro area is a powerful region – policy makers must work together to maintain a global pole position and fully realise the region’s potential By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Chicago is at a tipping point: despite economic strengths, it faces considerable challenges to compete in the “Premier League” of world-class cities, warns the OECD’s review of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Region. Full Article
bal Global trade: International freight transport to quadruple by 2050 By www.internationaltransportforum.org Published On :: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:00:00 GMT In the face of shifting global trade patterns, international freight transport volumes will grow more than fourfold (factor 4.3) by 2050. Average transport distance across all modes will increase 12%, according to the latest ITF Transport Outlook. Full Article
bal Global mayors join forces to address inequalities and foster inclusive growth in cities worldwide By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:50:00 GMT Mayors from cities across the United States, Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America gathered in New York to launch a global campaign to address rising inequalities and foster inclusive growth in their cities, in their countries and worldwide. Full Article
bal Global Forum on Development 2016 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:23:00 GMT The OECD will convene the 2016 edition of its Global Forum on Development on the theme of "From Commitment to Actual Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policies, data and financing", on 31 March 2016 in Paris. Full Article
bal Draft principles for leveraging local benefits from global sporting events By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 15:00:00 GMT This document presents draft principles for leveraging local benefits from global sporting events. These draft principles have been prepared as part of a project on optimising the local benefits from hosting the EURO 2016. They build upon previous work on Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events. Full Article
bal OECD ministers agree new approach to ensure global events benefit local communities By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2018 18:00:00 GMT In advance of the 2024 Paris Olympics, OECD ministers have agreed the first international framework to help design and manage major events in order to maximise their potential to create jobs, boost local development and generate long-term benefits for citizens and the environment. Full Article
bal The GHS and the Global Partnership By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The WSSD Global Partnership for Capacity Building to Implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was created in 2002 by UNITAR, ILO and OECD. This document presents achievements, lessons learned and future directions. Full Article
bal Global Pollutant Release And Transfer Register: Proposal for a harmonised list of reporting sectors By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:23:00 GMT This document compares sectors of industrial activities and their reporting thresholds among different national / regional PRTRs to improve the comparability of PRTR data, and proposes a harmonised list of sectors. Full Article
bal The Global Harmonised Submission Transport Standard (GHSTS) has been published By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:02:00 GMT The first version of the Globally Harmonised Submission and Transport Standard was published May 2014. The GHSTS is a standardised set of technical specifications used to assemble electronic files for any pesticide package in a predefined manner. Once the files are assembled according to the specifications, they can be transferred from a business entity to a regulatory authority and can be extracted for use in a regulatory process. Full Article
bal Global Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR): Proposal for a harmonised list of pollutant By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:54:00 GMT PRTR have been established throughout the world to track releases and transfers of potentially harmful chemicals. But most of the PRTR systems were designed without considering comparability, each PRTR has its own requirement of reporting chemicals and sectors. To harmonise globally, OECD reviewed the reporting chemicals and sectors across PRTR systems and produced proposal for harmonised lists of reporting pollutants. Full Article
bal eChemPortal: Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:34:00 GMT The OECD releases a video tutorial on how to find GHS information in eChemPortal through the substance search and how to search by GHS classification. Currently 11 databases provide GHS information, independent of whether the classifications have undergone a review by a regulatory body or intergovernmental organisation or are based on self-classifications by the producers or importers. Full Article
bal Release of the Global Harmonised Submission Transport Standard (GHSTS) version 2.0 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:19:00 GMT GHSTS is a standardised set of technical specifications for assembling electronic files for pesticide registration in a predefined manner. Once assembled according to the GHSTS, the dossier files can be transferred from a business to a regulatory authority and can be used in a regulatory process. Version 2.0 includes improved lifecycle management of documents over a series of submissions for one pesticide (or other) regulatory action. Full Article
bal Global Forum on Environment - Plastics in a Circular Economy: Design of Sustainable Plastics from a Chemicals Perspective By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:37:00 GMT Policy instruments can be applied to improve the sustainability of plastics, including regulations, market-based instruments, information and voluntary tools. The report reviews the use of these instruments, provides good practice examples, such as product taxes and charges, eco-design standards, extended producer responsibility and environmental product labels, as well as discussing opportunities for their future applications. Full Article
bal Sue Campbell on women’s football and reforming the FA By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 04:00:42 GMT Former head of UK Sport has set sights on winning the World Cup Full Article
bal The Fast Lane: who’s going to be the ‘global culture cop’? By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:43:13 GMT ‘What does it mean if you can’t comment on a sector of society unless you’re part of it?’ Full Article
bal Economic soothsayers have no crystal ball By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:40:49 GMT There are not many easily falsifiable theories in macroeconomics, so some prefer the micro side Full Article
bal Gender balance seeps into BBC drama Normal People By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:42:38 +0100 I came to Normal People, the television drama everyone else seemed to be talking about, with low expectations. Full Article
bal All eyes on Germany! Bundesliga will be the centre of the football world this week By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:50:57 +0100 Jurgen Klopp sat in the dugout at several big showdowns between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke. He will be a lot farther away for Saturday's fixture but his interest will be keener than ever. Full Article
bal Police fire pepper balls at crowd of protesters gathered at site of officer-involved fatal shooting By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:22:34 GMT Several dozen gathered at the intersection of 62nd Street and Michigan Road in Indianapolis on Saturday, where a police officer fatally shot Dreasjon 'Sean' Reed, 21, on Wednesday. Full Article
bal Professional baseball pitcher Mary Pratt, of the Rockford Peaches, has died aged 101 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:42:15 GMT Mary Pratt (pictured), who played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams, The Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the 1940s, died Wednesday. Full Article
bal Smt. Subbalakshmi Kurada, ... vs Assistant Commissioner Of Income ... on 8 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 ITA No.2493/Bang/2019 Page 2 of 6 2. We heard the parties and perused the record. During the year under consideration, the assessee sold a residential house property for a sum of Rs.12.75 crores on 06-11-2015. She purchased another residential house property on 17-02-2016 for Rs.11.02 crores. The new house property was purchased in the joint name of the assessee and her son Shri Kurada Sagar Chakravarthy. The assessee claimed deduction of Rs.8.47 crores u/s 54 of the Act towards the cost of new residential house property against the long term capital gain arising on sale of original house property. Since the new residential house property has been purchased in the name of assessee and her son, the AO restricted the deduction u/s 54 of the Act to 50%, i.e., he allowed deduction to the extent of Rs.4.23 crores only. The Ld CIT(A) also confirmed the same and hence the assessee has filed this appeal. Full Article
bal Mr. Ambalal V. Patel vs Central Medical Service Society & ... on 10 February, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. Anti TB Department Mr. K. S. Sachdeva, DDG, Room No. 243-A/523 'C' Wing, Nirman Bhawan Opposite Party No. 2 New Delhi 3. RITES India Ltd. MSM Division, RITES Bhawan-II, 4th Floor, Plot No. 144, Sector-44, Gurgaon-122003 Opposite Party No. 3 Haryana CORAM Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta Chairperson Ms. Sangeeta Verma Member Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi Member Case No. 02 of 2020 1 Order under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 1. The Information in the present case has been filed by Mr. Ambalal V. Patel (hereinafter, the 'Informant') under Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002 (hereinafter, the "Act") against Central Medical Service Society (hereinafter, the 'CMSS/ Opposite Party No. 1 / OP-1'), Anti TB Department (hereinafter, the 'Opposite Party No. 2 / OP-2') and RITES India Ltd (hereinafter, the 'Opposite Party No. 3 / OP-3'), alleging contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Act. Hereinafter, OP-1, OP-2 and OP-3 are collectively referred to as 'Opposite Parties / OPs'. Full Article
bal Bharat @ Bhaku @ Balakram vs State Of Rajasthan-State on 8 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan-State, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : None present. For Respondent(s) : None present. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINIT KUMAR MATHUR Order 08/05/2020 Defect pointed out by the office is overruled. Lawyers are not appearing in the Court in view of the unprecedented situation being faced by the country due to pandemic of novel corona virus (COVID-19). The present bail application has been filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. on behalf of the petitioner who is in custody in connection with F.I.R. No. 185/2019, Police Station Siwana, District Barmer for the offences under Sections 8/15 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Full Article
bal Balan vs State Of Kerala on 30 April, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 2. According to the prosecution case, on 22.09.2004, the Excise Party attached to the Thirurangadi Excise Division had found the accused at a place called Nagaram near the Chiramangalam Thirichilangady Road by about 8.30 p.m, carrying a white jerry can having capacity of 25 litres. The accused was accosted and the contents of the jerry can examined, upon which it was found to contain 'wash' used for manufacturing arrack. Thereupon Crl.A.No.1750 of 2007 3 the accused was arrested, 500 ml of wash drawn as sample and the sample bottle sealed. Thereafter, the balance wash in the jerry can was destroyed by pouring it out. On chemical analysis, the sample was found to contain 2.27% by volume of ethyl alcohol. Full Article
bal Dharmraj S/O Balkishan vs State Of Rajasthan on 8 May, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 This Court further finds that on 17th April, 2020, this Court had also made efforts to contact to the lawyer but he did not respond. Accordingly, this Court is left with no other option except to adjourn this case. This Court also finds that if learned counsel has moved an application for listing of the bail application, he is expected to be available on either mode of communication with him. Full Article
bal Netai Chandra Barik vs Saralabala Barick & Ors on 19 March, 2020 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Appearance : Smt. Jayabati Barick, in person The Court :- Perused the report filed by the Registrar, Original Side of this Court dated 18th March, 2020. It appears from the said report to which a report of the Department of Ophthalmology, IPGME&R-SSKM Hospital, filed in terms of the order dated 12th February, 2020 passed by this Court is enclosed that Nader Chand Barik is having hundred per cent blindness as per Government of India Norms. It further appears from the Registrar's report that save and except the deposition, all cause papers in the TS 17 of 2017 and TS 1 of 2012 are available. The report further reveals that the Assistant Registrar, Testamentary Department has prayed for passing necessary direction upon various Record 2 Section of the Original Side i.e. Current Record Department, Old Record Department, New building Record (NBR) Department and Central Record Room at Khidderpore to make extensive searches to trace out the original deposition in the aforesaid suit. In my opinion, though specific direction is not required on each of the record sections for searching the record in the said departments as prayed for by the Assistant Registrar, Testamentary Department as indicated in the said report but by way of abundant precaution I pass direction upon the Registrar, Original Side as also Assistant Registrar, Testamentary Department to look for the deposition in the two suits being TS 17 of 2017 and TS 1 of 2012 in all possible places where records are either temporarily or permanently stored and/or kept in this Court premises or outside. Full Article