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COVID-19 widened educational divide: UNESCO report
News: UNESCO has released a report titled “Global Education Monitoring Report 2020”. Facts: Theme: “Inclusion and education: All means all”. Aim: To monitor progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education as well as other education-related points in the SDG Agenda. Additional Facts: SDG 4: It aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality… Continue reading COVID-19 widened educational divide: UNESCO report
Annual TB Report 2020
News: Union Minister for Health released the annual Tuberculosis(TB) Report 2020. Facts: Key Highlights: TB Cases: Over 24 lakh TB patients have been notified in 2019.This amounts to a 14% increase in TB notification as compared to 2018. TB Deaths: The report shows 79,144 deaths due to tuberculosis were reported in 2019 which is much… Continue reading Annual TB Report 2020
Government opens up space sector and assets to private sector to ‘enhance’ capacity
News: Union Government has approved the setting up of a new body named the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre(IN-SPACE). Facts: IN-SPACE: It will be a national nodal agency under the Department of Space for providing a level playing field for private companies to use Indian space infrastructure. It will also have its own… Continue reading Government opens up space sector and assets to private sector to ‘enhance’ capacity
Cabinet approves establishment of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
News: Cabinet has approved the setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund(AHIDF) worth Rs 15,000 crores. Facts: Aim: To facilitate incentivisation of investments in the establishment of infrastructure in the animal husbandry sector. Beneficiaries: Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), MSMEs, Section 8 Companies, Private Companies and individual entrepreneurs with minimum 10% margin money contribution by… Continue reading Cabinet approves establishment of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
MSDE-IBM Partnership Unveils “Skills Build Reignite” Platform
News: Directorate General of Training(DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship(MSDE) in partnership with IBM has launched Skills Build Reignite Platform. Facts: Skills Build Reignite Platform: It is an online platform that aims to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs with access to free online coursework and mentoring support designed to help them reinvent… Continue reading MSDE-IBM Partnership Unveils “Skills Build Reignite” Platform
