{"id":54814,"date":"2019-11-23T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54814"},"modified":"2020-02-27T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T07:35:40","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-november-23rd-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-november-23rd-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 November 23rd, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/education-today\/news\/story\/microsoft-launches-framework-to-facilitate-digital-transformation-of-schools-1621591-2019-11-22\"><strong>Microsoft\nlaunches framework to facilitate digital transformation of schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Microsoft has launched its &#8216;K-12 Education Transformation Framework&#8217; to\nfacilitate comprehensive digital transformation of schools in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe K-12 Education Transformation Framework:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The framework is aimed at\nfacilitating comprehensive digital transformation of schools in India.<\/li><li>It will provide efficient tools to\nachieve the ambitious change many schools seek and to thoughtfully integrate\ntechnology in powerful and productive ways.<\/li><li>The framework is a flexible\nplatform based on the latest research and input from hundreds of academics,\nexperts, and policymakers.<\/li><li>It comprises of four pillars\nnamely (a)leadership and policy, (b)modern teaching and learning (c)intelligent\nenvironments and (d)technology blueprint.<\/li><li>The framework will organise a\nseries of workshops to help school principals initiate their journey of digital\ntransformation based on these four pillars.<\/li><li>Further,this framework model has\nalready been adopted by education leaders in more than 50 countries to help\nplan their learning strategies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/assam-govt-to-gift-10-gm-of-gold-to-every-bride\/articleshow\/72144843.cms\"><strong>Arundhati\nScheme: Assam Govt to gift 10 gm of gold to every bride<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Assam Government has announced the launch of \u2018Arundhati Swarna Yojana\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nArundhati Swarna scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The scheme is aimed to strengthen\nwomen empowerment and reduce child marriage.<\/li><li>Under this scheme,state government\nwill give each beneficiary bride fixed amount to buy 10 grams(one tola) of gold\nduring her marriage if the marriage is registered.<\/li><li>The state government will not give\nthe gold directly to beneficiary bride but will provide Rs.30,000 to purchase\n10 gms of gold.The scheme will commence from January 1,2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility\nfor the scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The annual income of the bride\u2019s\nfamily must be less than Rs. 5 lakh. <\/li><li>Minimum age should be 18 years and\n21 years for the bride and bridegroom respectively. <\/li><li>Bride should have minimum\neducation of 10th standard. However, this requirement of minimum educational\nqualification criteria is not required for tribes and workers of tea gardens. <\/li><li>Family has to register their\nmarriage under the Special Marriage (Assam) Rules, 1954.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1592674\"><strong>Central Road\nand Infrastructure Fund<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Lok Sabha\nabout the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCentral Road and Infrastructure Fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Central Road and\nInfrastructure Fund which was earlier known as Central Road Fund(CRF) was\nestablished under the Central Road Fund Act,2000<\/li><li>The fund is basically a cess\nimposed along with excise duty on petrol and diesel.<\/li><li>The cess revenue was accrued to\nthe CRF which was uniquely created and out of this major road projects were\nfinanced ever since its launch.<\/li><li>The administrative control of\nCentral Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) is under the Department of Economic\nAffairs (DEA),finance Ministry. <\/li><li>Earlier, it was under the domain\nof Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Central Road Fund Amendment act,2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Budget 2018,Government had\namended the Central Road Fund Act, 2000 and had renamed the Central Road Fund\nas Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF).<\/li><li>The main purpose of the amendment\nis to use the proceeds of the road cess under CRIF to finance other\ninfrastructure projects including waterways, railway infrastructure, social\ninfrastructure among others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCess:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A cess is a tax that is levied by\nthe government to raise funds for a specific purpose.<\/li><li>The Cess is not a permanent source\nof revenue for the government and it is discontinued when the purpose levying\nit is fulfilled.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1593031\"><strong>Integrated\nSkill Development Scheme in the Textile Sector<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,a meeting was organised under Samarth-Scheme for Capacity\nBuilding in Textiles sector(SCBTS) to familiarize the stakeholders about the\nscheme and its guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nSamarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles sector(SCBTS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Samarth is a skill development\nscheme under the Union Ministry of Textiles.<\/li><li>The scheme aims to provide skill\ndevelopment to the youth for gainful and sustainable employment in the textile\nsector covering entire value chain of textiles excluding spinning and weaving.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof the scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To provide demand driven,\nplacement oriented National Skills Qualifications Framework(NSQF) compliant\nskilling programmes.<\/li><li>To promote skilling and skill\nupgradation in the traditional sectors of handlooms, handicrafts, sericulture\nand jute.<\/li><li>To enable provision of sustainable\nlivelihood either by wage or self employment to all sections of the society\nacross the country.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Target:<\/strong>The Scheme targets to train 10 lakh persons (9 lakhs in organised &amp;\n1 lakh in traditional sector).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation:<\/strong>The skilling programmes would be implemented through following\nImplementing Agencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Textile Industry.<\/li><li>Institutions\/Organization of the\nMinistry of Textile\/State Governments having training infrastructure and\nplacement tie-ups with textile industry.<\/li><li>Reputed training institutions\/\nNGOs\/ Societies\/ Trusts\/ Organizations\/ Companies \/Startups \/ Entrepreneurs\nactive in textile sector having placement tie-ups with textile industry.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNSQF:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>National Skills Qualifications\nFramework(NSQF) is a quality assurance framework which organizes qualifications\naccording to a series of levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude. <\/li><li>These levels are defined in terms\nof learning outcomes which the learner must possess regardless of whether they\nwere acquired through formal, non-formal or informal learning.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=194848\"><strong>Enrollment of\nPersons with Disabilities under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has informed Lok\nSabha that there are certain incentives to encourage participation of Persons\nwith Disabilities(PwD) under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nPradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas\nYojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development\n&amp; Entrepreneurship(MSDE). <\/li><li>The scheme was launched in the\nyear 2015.It is implemented by National Skill Development Corporation(NSDC). <\/li><li>The objective of this Scheme is to\nenable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill\ntraining that will help them in securing a better livelihood. <\/li><li>The scheme aims to cover 10\nmillion youth during the period 2016 -2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Components\nof the scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Short Term Training<\/strong>: Training as per National\nSkills Qualification Framework (NSQF) is provided to those who are either\nschool\/college dropouts or unemployed.<\/li><li><strong>Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):<\/strong>An\nindividual with a certain set of skills or with prior learning experience is\nassessed and certified under RPL with grade according to the NSQF.<\/li><li><strong>Special Projects: <\/strong>This component ensures\ntraining in special areas and premises of government bodies and corporate. It\naims to encourage training in vulnerable and marginalized groups of society.<\/li><li><strong>Training Partners(TPs)<\/strong>:They are mandated to\norganize Kaushal and Rozgar Melas every six months, thus providing placement\nassistance to certified ones.<\/li><li><strong>Monitoring:<\/strong>To ensure that high standards of\nquality are maintained by training centres,NSDC and empaneled inspection\nagencies shall use various methodologies such as self audit reporting, call\nvalidations among others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNSDC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>National Skill Development\nCorporation (NSDC) is a not-for-profit public limited company incorporated in\n2008 under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 <\/li><li>The Government of India through\nMinistry of Skills Development &amp; Entrepreneurship (MSDE) holds 49% of the\nshare capital of NSDC while the private sector has the balance 51% of the share\ncapital.<\/li><li>The overall objective of NSDC is\nto create training capacity in the country, fund vocational training\ninitiatives and create a market ecosystem for skill development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/bougainville-explained-how-the-worlds-newest-country-might-bloom-out-of-protests-against-a-copper-mine-6132284\/\"><strong>Bougainville:\nWill it become the world&#8217;s next country?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Bougainville which is a part of Papua New Guinea is about to vote on\nindependence.And,if the people votes for independence,Bougainville could become\nthe world&#8217;s next country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBougainville:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bougainville is currently an\nautonomous province of Papua New Guinea- one of the most populous Pacific\nisland states.It forms part of the Solomon Islands archipelago.<\/li><li>The Bougainville islands was named\nafter an 18th Century French explorer and became part of a German colony,\nGerman New Guinea, at the end of the 19th Century.<\/li><li>During World War One, Australia\ntook control and remained in charge until 1975 (with a brief period of Japanese\ncontrol during World War Two).<\/li><li>However,when Papua New Guinea was\ngranted independence in 1975, Bougainville became a province even though there\nwas little enthusiasm for it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why\nindependence?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The desire of Bougainvillean\npeople for independence is rooted in the historic plunder of the resource-rich\nisland that has large deposits of copper and the unequal distribution of wealth\nthat followed.<\/li><li>Between 1988-1998,political\nfactions in Bougainville were involved in an armed conflict with the government\nof Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to force Papua New Guinea to divest control\nof the resource-rich island. <\/li><li>In 2001,a peace agreement was\nsigned between Bougainville and Papua New Guinea Government.<\/li><li>The referendum was one of the\nprovisions of the Bougainville Peace Agreement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-46.png?resize=750%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54848\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Economy\/gdp-slump-will-hit-5-trillion-economy-target-warns-niti-aayog\/article30055015.ece\"><strong>GDP slump will\nhit $5 tn target, warns NITI Aayog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>According to NITI Aayog,the road to a $5 trillion economy by 2025 is\nbeset with many speed-breakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NITI\nAayog on $5 trillion economy by 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Niti Aayog said that the nominal\nGDP growth which is a measure of growth without accounting for inflation has to\nbe at least 12.4% on average if the target of $5 trillion economy by 2025 has\nto be reached.<\/li><li>However,the current rate was a\nmere 8% in the first quarter of the current financial year.<\/li><li>The domestic investment and\nconsumption which are the only dependable drivers for revival of the economy\nhas slowed down due to real estate sector.<\/li><li>The slowdown in the domestic\nmarket is also because of limited availability of capital with the banks which\nare tied down due to high non-performing assets in heavy industry and\ninfrastructure.<\/li><li>In the power sector, there is a\nhigh cross-subsidisation in favour of residential tariff leading to very high\nindustrial tariffs.The electric power transmission and distribution(T&amp;D)\nlosses in India stand at 19%, higher than that of Bangladesh and Vietnam.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNITI Aayog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The NITI Aayog was formed via a\nresolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1,2015.<\/li><li>It is the premier policy \u2018Think\nTank\u2019 of the Government of India providing both directional and policy\ninputs.It had replaced planning commission as the premier think tank.<\/li><li>The NITI Aayog has been mandated\nwith fostering cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives\nand mechanisms with the States on a continuous basis recognizing that strong\nStates make a strong nation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/british-rule-remembering-lala-lajpat-rai-on-his-death-anniversary-6124363\/\"><strong>Last nails in\nthe coffin of British rule\u2019: Remembering Lala Lajpat Rai on his death\nanniversary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,November 17 was observed as the death anniversary of Lala\nLajpat Rai,the firebrand Indian nationalist leader affectionately called\n\u2018Punjab Kesari\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nLala Lajpat Rai:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lala Lajpat Rai was born at\nDhudike near Ludhiana in Punjab in 1865.He studied law at the Government\nCollege, Lahore.<\/li><li>Early in life,he became a follower\nof Dayanand Saraswati,the founder of the Arya Samaj and went on to become one\nof the society\u2019s leaders.<\/li><li>In 1885, he established the\nDayanand Anglo-Vedic School in Lahore and remained a committed educationist\nthroughout his life.He also helped in the founding of the Punjab National Bank.<\/li><li>In 1881,he joined the Indian\nNational Congress.Further,Rai, Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal (called Lal-Bal-Pal)\nadvocated the use of Swadeshi goods and mass agitation in the aftermath of the\ncontroversial Partition of Bengal in 1905 by Lord Curzon.<\/li><li>In 1917,he founded the Indian Home\nRule League of America in New York City.<\/li><li>In 1920,he was elected President\nof the Indian National Congress during its Special Session in Kolkata in 1920\nwhich saw the launch of Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s Non-cooperation Movement.<\/li><li>In 1928, he opposed the Simon\nCommission,a British-appointed group of lawmakers arrived in India to study the\nimplementation of the Government of India Act, 1919 (the Montagu-Chelmsford\nReforms).<\/li><li>He was severely lathi-charged\nduring a protest against Simon Commission in Lahore on October 30,1928.He died\na few days later.<\/li><li>He also wrote extensively in\nEnglish and Urdu.His important works include (a)\u2018The Arya Samaj\u2019 (b)\u2018Young\nIndia\u2019 (c)\u2018England\u2019s Debt to India\u2019, (d)\u2018Evolution of Japan\u2019 (e)\u2018India\u2019s Will\nto Freedom\u2019 (f)\u2018Message of the Bhagwat Gita\u2019 (g)\u2018Political Future of India\u2019\n(h)\u2018Problem of National Education in India\u2019 (I)\u2018The Depressed Glasses\u2019 and the\n(j)travelogue \u2018United States of America\u2019.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft launches framework to facilitate digital transformation of schools News:Microsoft has launched its &#8216;K-12 Education Transformation Framework&#8217; to facilitate comprehensive digital transformation of schools in India. Facts: About the K-12 Education Transformation Framework: The framework is aimed at facilitating comprehensive digital transformation of schools in India. 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