# CBSE assessment formula

• The supreme court on Thursday gave in principle clearance to the schemes placed on record by the CBSE and ICSE to assess the final marks of class 12 students.

• The CBSE has divided the marks assessment process into two components – theory and practical.

• The weightage formula is 30+30+40, where 30% weightage will be given to class 10th marks, 30% weightage to class 11th and 40% weightage to class 12 internal assessment.

# Stalin meets Modi

• In the first meeting with PM Modi in New Delhi after assuming office, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urged him to operationalised the vaccine units in Chengal pattu and Coonoor.

• He also sought the scrapping of the CAA and the three farm laws.

• Mr. Stalin handed over a memorandum containing 25 major demands, including exemption of Tamil Nadu from the NEET based admission to medical courses.

# Birth, death registrations

• The level of registration of births and deaths in the country improved in 2019.

• This has been concluded according to a report “vital statistics of India based on the civil registration system” report.

• The reports states that the level of birth registration increased from 87.8% in 2018 to 92.7% in 2019 and death registrations went up from 84.6% to 92% during the period.

# New space station

• The first group of chinese astronauts on thursday entered the country’s under construction space station.

• China has planned to have a fully functioning space station by year 2021 end.

• On thursday afternoon, the Shenzhou-12 spaceship, carrying the three astronauts, completed an “automated rendezvous and docking” with the Tianhe module.

# Shares slip, rupee falls

• Equity benchmarks fell for the second straight session on thursday.

• Rupee plunged 76 paisa against the dollar.

• Markets fear high inflation and weakness in global markets.