CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Human Resource Development released the PRAGYATA guidelines on Digital Education, with an aim to improve online education and ensure the safety and academic welfare of the students.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Human Resource Development Ministry has issued some guidelines concerning the digital education of the students of India. These guidelines are being called PRAGYATA Guidelines for Digital Education. The entire set of guidelines is designed by the NCERT-National Council of Educational Research and Training.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1985, the Rajiv Gandhi government changed its name to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and with the public announcement of the newly drafted “National Education Policy 2020” by the Narendra Modi government, the Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to the Ministry of Education.

Detailed explanation-4: -NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for “Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training".