CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India, World Bank sign $500m pact to improve school education - Times of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -ADB’s loan supports the Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) and the new Exemplar School Initiative of the Ministry of Education.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main aim of the new education policy is to envision an education system that contributes directly to transforming India into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all, and thereby making India a global knowledge superpower.

Detailed explanation-4: -The UGC has announced new PhD regulations, which allows candidates who have completed a four-year bachelor’s degree programme in any discipline with a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade to be eligible for a PhD programme.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.