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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - June 2021

Jun 2021

Jul 06, 2021

Rationalised Syllabus, Two Term Exams

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty around board exams for the past two years, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced a change in the way it conducts exams.
The CBSE announced a special assessment scheme for class X and XII Board exams, splitting the academic session into two terms.
It also announced plans to rationalise the syllabus for the 2021-22 academic session and to make the internal assessment and project work more credible and valid.
According to an official order, the term one exams will be held in November-December 2021, while the second term exams will be conducted in March-April 2022.
The syllabus for the 2021-22 academic session will be divided into two terms by following a systematic approach by looking into the inter-connectivity of concepts and topics by the subject experts.

Jul 05, 2021

Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Launches NIPUN Bharat

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education launched National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat). It was launched virtually by Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.
A short video, anthem and implementation guidelines on NIPUN Bharat was also launched.
The vision of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to create an enabling environment to ensure universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy, so that every child achieves the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.

Nine New Medical Colleges to be Built in UP

The Uttar Pradesh government said that nine new medical colleges will come up in the state this month and these will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As per reports, the new colleges in Deoria, Etah, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Hardoi, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh and Siddharthnagar districts will add a new dimension to the state's existing health system.

ISRO Gives Nod to Parliamentary Panel to Implement Satellite TV Classrooms

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) gave its nod to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education to provide technical assistance for satellite TV classrooms in the country to bridge the learning gap due to COVID-induced lockdown.
ISRO scientists appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Education and made a detailed presentation about the proposed satellite TV classroom for students.
Vinay Sahastrabuddhe-led parliamentary panel had earlier sought help from ISRO scientists to provide technical assistants to start satellite TV classrooms for students who reported a learning gap in the school syllabus due to the COVID pandemic.

Jul 04, 2021

IIT-Guwahati and NESAC to Jointly Offer Joint Internships, Degree Programmes

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) will jointly carry out several initiatives to create a mass of skilled professionals in the field.
Some of the initiatives that would be taken up under this partnership include internship programmes, joint degree programmes, short-term training programmes, student exchange programmes and joint projects, among others.

Jul 03, 2021

Arun Jaitley Institute, Microsoft Tie Up to Build AI, Emerging Tech Centre

The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to build an AI and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence at AJNIFM. The collaboration seeks to explore the role of cloud, AI, and emerging technologies for transforming and shaping the future of public finance management in India.
The Centre of Excellence will serve as a central body for research, AI scenario envisioning, and tech led innovation. AJNIFM and Microsoft will jointly explore use cases of emerging technologies in finance and related areas, across central and state ministries and public sector enterprises.
Microsoft will partner closely with AJNIFM to define the future of public finance management in India, providing the technology, tools, and resources to build a strong ecosystem of partners, upskill government officials and build thought leadership.

J&K Chief Secretary Inaugurates Helpline "Sukoon"

J&K Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta, inaugurated SDRF first Battalion's 24×7 mental health helpline 'SUKOON' at its headquarters. This initiative, launched by SDRF First Battalion Kashmir in collaboration with Mission Youth J&K and Tourism department, will guide the caller to avail services of clinical psychologists, therapists, counsellors and psychiatrists.
'SUKOON' is a mental health helpline initiative (toll-free number 1800-1807159) to offer guidance to persons (or their well-wishers) who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, panic attack, PTSD, adjustment disorder, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, mental health emergency and pandemic induced psychological stress.
First, 200 SDRF and 40 NDRF personnel were trained for Covid care duties and then deployed at Seven hospitals in J&K while the launch of the Sukoon helpline is the second step to support persons facing health issues.

Jul 02, 2021

Report on UDISE 2019-20 for School Education Launched

Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank released Unified District Information System for Education Plus report (UDISE+) for 2019-2020. UDISE+ report highlighted some interesting facts, both positive and negative about Indian school education system.
UDISE+, launched in 2018-2019, is the largest Management Information Systems on school education. It covers 1.5 million schools, 8.5 million teachers and 250 million children. It was launched for speeding up data entry, reducing errors, improving data quality and easing its verification. It is an advanced and improved version of UDISE which was launched in 2012-2013 by integrating DISE for elementary education & SEMIS for secondary education.
It helps in measuring education parameters across classes 1 to 12 in government as well as private schools in India. It provides timely and accurate data for an effective planning and decision-making.

IIT-Madras Launches Centre on to Study Climate Change

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has set up a centre to develop innovative adaption strategies to cope with climate change.
The Global water and climate adaptation centre, being established with support from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), was virtually inaugurated.
The institute will host the main hub with a satellite hub at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok.
The German institutes of Technical University of Dresden and RWTH Aachen University are collaborators and the Centre is named ABCD (Aachen-Bangkik-Chennai- Dresden).

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