LIRC@SFIT

One of the oldest libraries of modern India with a treasure of books on international relations, economy, foreign policy & law.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021: This year, the theme for IDPD is “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.” International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a global observance celebrated every year on December 3 with a motive to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society. Nearly one billion people out of the total population i.e, 7 billion or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. 80 per cent of the total disabled population live in developing countries. More than 100 million disabled persons are kids. People with Disabilities (PwDs) have been affected “disproportionately” by the health, social and economic consequences of the global issues. Hence, the day is observed to raise the participation of disabled people in the sustainable development of the world. Know about the date theme hi...

Gita Gopinath, who was scheduled to return to her academic position at Harvard University in January 2022, has served as the IMF's chief economist for three years. Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, the fund announced Thursday. She will become the second-ranking official, replacing First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto who  plans to leave the Fund early next year . Gopinath, who was scheduled to return to her academic position at Harvard University in January 2022, has served as the IMF’s chief economist for three years. To read the full story, please visit:  https://indianexpress.com/article/world/gita-gopinath-to-take-on-new-role-at-imf-as-first-deputy-managing-director-7653547/

  Open Access models There are three main Open Access models, some of which attract fees: Green OA:  Authors can self-archive accepted manuscripts at the time of submission of the publication, via an institutional or subject repository. This is the model supported by UOW's  Open Access Policy . Gold OA:  Authors publish in an Open Access journal where free online access is available to all readers. Some OA journals require the author to pay a publication fee (Article Processing Charge – APC). Gold OA may be supported and funded at the Faculty level where strategically or otherwise appropriate (UOW's  Open Access Policy ). Hybrid OA:  Authors pay a fee for their article to be made Open Access even though it is in a subscription journal. A ANU Press       This link opens in a new window This opens a pop-up window to share the URL for this database Alternative Name(s) & Keywords:   ANU Press Textbooks, ANU eView ANU Press is a globally ...

 

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