09-10.10.22 Daily [Uttarakhand] UKPSC Current Affairs

The States Irrigation minister Satpal Maharaj directed officials that from the security point of view, the equipment being installed under the National Hydrology Project (NHP) should be installed on rivers entering the State from China. He further directed that necessary action should be taken for approval to the Jamrani dam project under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and that further action should be taken at the departmental level on the request made to the Government of India for provision in the Song dam project as a project of national importance.

Necessary action should be taken to get Jamrani dam project approved under PMKSY as the approval is proposed to be granted in the Central government meeting slated to be held in New Delhi on October 18. Further action at the departmental level should be ensured to follow up on the request made to the Centre for Rs 1,774 crore special assistance of State for capital expenditure or Song dam project as a project of national importance. The minister said that all technical departments should organise a seminar for exchanging information on new technologies.

The<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in-perspective/indias-dipping-Learning-levels-1124732.html”>National Achievement Survey (NAS) of 2021reported an Average learning level of 59% in grade 3, 49% in grade 5, 42% in grade 8 and 36% in grade 10. This indicates a decline in learning levels with an increase in grade level and has far-reaching implications for young Indians readiness for the 21st-century workplace and Indias preparedness for the Fourth Industrial revolution.

Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the digital divide caused by disparate access to, and affordability of, technology (such as Internet connectivity and electricity) and devices (such as computers and mobile devices). This divide varies across geographies, demographics and communities. Additionally, students with disabilities face unique challenges due to the lack of peer support, lower concentration levels and the need for better parental support.

A joint effort between the World Economic Forum, UNICEF and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited in India) proposes solutions that align with, and augment and amplify,Indias National Education Policy (NEP) 2020and theNational Digital Education Architecture of 2021.

The report identifies four focus areas for interventions: foundational numeracy and Literacy (FLN), teachers capacity building, school-to-work transition and connecting the unconnected. The interventions are categorised under five building blocks, namely: curriculum, content, capacity, community and digital.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided to establish an international Sikh advisory board, which will have representatives from different countries.

This board will make efforts to resolve issues and grievances of Sikhs living in foreign countries and support local gurdwara management committees in preaching the Sikh faith.

He said in the past, the SGPC had started this process in Yuba City in the United States of America, which will be expedited and necessary action will be taken to establish sub-offices in other countries as well.

In Oct 2019 DGT launched an online Learning platform called the Bharatskills (https://bharatskills.gov.in ). It is a Central Digital Repository for skills, for the trainees and trainers of the ITI ecosystem, providing easy access to updated curriculum, e-books, Question Banks, mock/practice papers, learning Videos, etc., for courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS), Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and the Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS), hence enabling anytime, anywhere learning outside the classrooms.

This platform also presents unique access to a centralized, scalable, and thriving support ecosystem through its industrial partners for the students and teachers who can now learn the new age (Industrial revolution 4.0) skills to meet the demands of the .

It will allow sharing of books, notes, videos, a question bank, etc., and other relevant skill-related content to interested learners.

This facility shall act as a digital warehouse for the skilling community as it will allow access to handwritten trainers or trainees notes, PDFs, scanned copies, or recorded videos in any preferred language.

The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill development and (MSDE), is thekey agency for providing Vocational Training for the Indian youth under the Governments flagship of the Skill India Programme.