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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has launched the new digital initiative of HRD Ministry ‘National Digital Library of India’ (NDL) on the occasion of National Reading Day in New Delhi?
A
Arun Jaitley
B
Piyush Goyal
C
Prakash Javadekar
D
Suresh Prabhu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The NDLI, which is developed by IIT Kharagpur, is the single window platform that collects and collates metadata from premier learning institutions in India and abroad, as well as other relevant sources.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Digital Library of India (NDL India) is a pilot project initiated by the HRD ministry. It works towards developing a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Library was launched in pilot form in May 2016. The Library was dedicated to the nation on June 19, 2018, by union human resource minister Prakash Javadekar. As of April 2019, NDLI hosts 4, 58, 25, 715+ (4.5 crore+) items in its repository, with over 1, 50, 000 volumes in English.

Detailed explanation-4: -National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) Project developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP), under the aegis of the MoE, Govt. of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -National Digital Library of India.

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