CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Prashikshak users will comprise pre-service teacher educators, DIET faculty and principals, policy makers at district, state and national level and the general public.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1985, the Rajiv Gandhi government changed its name to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and with the public announcement of the newly drafted “National Education Policy 2020” by the Narendra Modi government, the Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to the Ministry of Education.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shagun Portal has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched ‘Shagun, ’ an online integrated junction of various education portals to make the education system more transparent in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -SWAYAM (meaning ‘Self’ in Sanskrit) is an acronym that stands for “Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds". It is an Indian Massive open online course (MOOC) platform. The SWAYAM initiative was launched by the then Ministry of Human Resource Development (M.H.R.D.)

Detailed explanation-5: -Shala Asmita stands for (All School Monitoring, Individual Tracing Analysis) Yojana (SAY). It aims to track the educational journey of close to 25 crore school students from Class I to Class XII across 15 lakh schools in the country.