CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Ministry of Sports will set up 20 National Centres of Excellence (NCE) to groom athletes for 2024 Paris and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Detailed explanation-2: -8 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) established in Phase -I of the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector. Under the Phase-I of the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector, eight Centres of Excellence (CoEs) have been established.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) is a federal government initiative which funds partnerships between universities, industry, government and not-for-profit organizations to create large-scale research networks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Center of Excellence (CoE) is a body that provides leadership, best practices, research, support, training of trainers and skill training for a specific sector/s.

Detailed explanation-5: -Networks enable Canadian researchers and students to work with end-user communities more directly, to increase the relevance of research results and accelerate the creation and application of knowledge for benefit to Canadians.