CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who launched ‘India Report-Digital Education June 2020’ prepared by Department of School Education & Literacy?
A
Nirmala Sitaraman
B
Harsh Vardhan
C
Ramesh Pokhriyal
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal has virtually launched the India Report on Digital Education 2020 in June 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -Calcutta University Commission(1917) : This Commission, known as the Sadler Commission, studied all aspects of the University education and presented its voluminous report in 1919. It also touched upon the teacher education programme and made some valuable recommendations.

Detailed explanation-3: -E-Pathshala: This initiative focuses not only on students but also teachers and parents. E-Pathshala can be accessed through a web portal or mobile app for the E-textbooks with 3500+ curriculum content in English, Sanskrit, Urdu, and Hindi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is implemented as India’s main Programme for universalizing elementary education. Its overall goals include universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social category gaps in education and enhancement of learning levels of children.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Charter Act of 1813 was the first concrete step towards modern education within the country but the foundation of the modern education system in India was laid by Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835. Hence option 2 is correct.

There is 1 question to complete.