Students Current Affairs, GK & News
Alternative Academic Calendar released by Ministry of HRD
On April 23, 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development has released an alternative academic calendar for the primary and upper primary classes, that is till Class VIII. Highlights The calendar has been prepared by the NCERT guided by the Ministry of HRD. The aim of the calendar is to keep students engaged meaningfully ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: e-education • Guidelines • Indian Languages • Ministry of HRD • NCERT • Online education • Social media • Students • teachers
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes launches series under Education for Justice initiative
On April 22, 2020, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crimes launched online dialogues with students and educators on COVID-19. Highlights The organization has launched “Lockdown Learners’ Series” under Education for Justice Initiative. The series aims to sensitize students on the issues such as misinformation, cybercrime, gender-based violence, corruption among others. Background Due to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Cybercrimes • education for justice • lock down • Students • teachers • United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime • UNODC
CollabCAD launched in Atal Tinkering Labs
On April 13, 2020, the NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and National Informatics Centre jointly launched CollabCAD initiative. The initiative aims to provide a platform to find solutions in terms of 2D drafting and 3D product design. Highlights The initiative aims to provide platform for the students of Atal Tinkering Labs to create and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) • Atal Tinkering Lab • CollabCAD • Dell • National Informatics Centre (NIC) • NITI Aayog • Online education • Students
National Green Corps Ecoclub programme meets for the first time
On December 23, 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) organized an annual meeting of state nodal agencies implementing the Ecoclub programme for the first time. The event was organized in collaboration with GEER foundation, Gujarat. Highlights Senior officers of the Ecoclub programme from 22 states and union territories participated in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Clean Environment • Environment Protection • Environmental conservation • Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) • School • Students
Report: India-2nd largest in sending students to US
On November 18, 2019, the “2019 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange” was released. According to the report, India remained the largest source of foreign students to the US for the 10th consecutive year. This year alone, India has sent around 202,000 students to the US. It is the second largest number of foreign ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • Education • Engineering Students • Higher education • India China • India- Pakistan • India-US • International Institutions • Students