CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tata Trusts’ Internet Saathi programme, launched in 2015 in collaboration with Google, encourages these women to serve as agents for change by taking the lead in promoting digital literacy within their rural communities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Internet Saathi initiative, a collaborative programme of Google India and Tata Trusts, will be expanded to villages in Punjab and Odisha. Launched in July 2015, the initiative aims to facilitate digital literacy among women in rural India.

Detailed explanation-3: -In India, Google’s Internet Saathi program provides women in rural communities with a two-day training on digital literacy to become Internet Saathis-a term meaning “friend” in Hindi. These Saathis then provide training on the basics of internet access to other women in their communities and surrounding areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The saathi sees digital literacy in the specific context of the needs of the women she is training.” Internet saathi started with a pilot project involving about 5,000 villages in Rajasthan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Digital literacy is also required for communication in our modern world. Gone are the days of landlines, this is the era of email and instant messengers like WhatsApp. To be able to use these modern modes of communication and stay in touch with your loved ones, you will have to be digitally literate.