Youth Current Affairs, GK & News
New Draft of National Youth Policy
A new draft of the National Youth Policy (NYP) has been prepared by the central government of India. The new draft has been prepared after the government reviewed the existing National Youth Policy, 2014. What does this draft policy envision? A ten-year vision for the development of youth has been envisioned by this draft policy ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Department of Youth Affairs • National Youth Policy • New Draft of National Youth Policy • Sustainable Development Goals • Youth
National Youth Parliament Festival
The national round of the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) will be held on 10th and 11th March 2022. Background National Youth Parliament Festival is based on the idea shared by PM Modi in his Mann Ki Baat Address in 2017. PM believed that youth should become the voice of India. The 1st edition of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: DYPs • NYPF • Parliament • SYPs • Youth
National Skill Development Corporation and Microsoft sign agreements to empower Indian Youth
On July 8, 2020, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Microsoft signed an agreement to provide digital skills to around 1 lakh Indian youths in the next 1 year. Highlights The partnership aims to transform India into a skilled nation. Under the partnership programme, Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC to provide free access to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • COVID-19 • Digital India • eSkill • Microsoft • National Skill Development Corporation • Skill Development • Skill Development in India • Youth
YUKTI 2.0 launched
On June 23, 2020, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development launched the YUKTI 2.0 initiative. The initiative will help assimilate technologies and information related to startups operating in the higher education platforms. The Ministry through YUKTI portal ensured that students, researchers and teachers in higher educational institutions will get appropriate support to meet their ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Education • Mind • Portals • Youth • Youth Affairs • YUKTI
India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue
The third India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue as held between June 8, 2020 and June 10, 2020. The dialogue was held in virtual mode. Highlights During the dialogue, India and ASEAN enhanced cooperation constructively in skill development, youthful energy and education. These areas were identified as strategic partnership between the two countries at the dialogue. The leaders ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: ASEAN • ASEAN-India • india-asean • Indian Youth • Nalanda University • Youth • Youth Development • Youth Exchange Programme
Bharosa centre to study social media’s impact on youth
The state of Maharashtra recently announced that ‘Bharosa Centre’ would be launched in the state to monitor the impact of social media on youth. The proposed Centre would comprise a psychologist, woman police officer and counsellor in the Raigad district of the state to monitor the impact of social media on youth. The announcement was ..
Topics: Social media • state of Maharashtra • Youth