CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Internet Saathi is an initiative of the Technology giant Google in India, along with the Tata Trusts, launched with an objective to improve digital literacy among rural women of the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-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.