Tripura Current Affairs - August 2020
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Launches India Report – Digital Education June 2020 prepared by Digital Education Division of MHRD
On 28th July 2020, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Union Minister for Human Resource Development(HRD) launched the compilation India Report – Digital Education June 2020 prepared by the Digital Education Division of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in consultation with Education Departments of States and UTs.
The report highlights the methods adopted by the MHRD and the Education Department of States and Union Territories(UT) to ensure the accessibility to education for the children at home.
Note:
The Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) was renamed as the Ministry of Education(MoE) on 29th July 2020.
India Report – Digital Education:
i. The report discusses on the projects to assist the students, teachers and scholars on digital education like DIKSHA, Swayam Prabha TV Channel, Online MOOC courses, On Air Shiksha Vani, DAISY by NIOS(differently-abled), e- PathShala, National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) to develop e-content and energized books and other digital initiatives of State and UT Governments.
ii. The social media tools like WhatsApp Group, YouTube channel, Google meet, Skype were used as a medium to connect the students.
iii. The E-learning portals, Television, Radio and DIKSHA were majorly used by the stakeholders.
iv. States and UTs have also distributed textbooks for children to ensure inclusive learning.
Remote learning Initiatives of State Governments:
• Chhattisgarh – Padhai Tunhar duvaar (Education at your doorstep)
• Goa partnered with Embibe, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered online platform to support the entrance exam preparation of the students.
• Jammu – Project Home Classes
• Kerala – educational TV channel (Hi-Tech school programme)
• Lakshadweep – distributed tablets with e-content for students.
• Meghalaya – E-scholar portal as well as free online courses for teachers
• NCT of Delhi – Mission Buniyaad
• Rajasthan – SMILE (Social Media Interface for Learning Engagement)
Telangana – online certificate programs for teachers on ‘Management of mental well-being during COVID’.
• Uttarakhand – uses Sampark Baithak App to provide videos, puzzles, worksheet for primary level students.
Mobile Apps Launched for Remote Learning:
State Mobile Application
Assam Biswa Vidya Assam Mobile App
Bihar Vidyavahin app, Mera Mobile Mera Vidyalaya for students and Unnayan Bihar Teacher App
Chandigarh Phoenix Mobile app
Madhya Pradesh Top Parent App
Maharashtra Learning Outcomes Smart Q Mobile App
Punjab iScuela Learn Mobile App
Sikkim Edutech App
Tripura EmpowerU Shiksha Darpan
Uttar Pradesh Top Parent app
Low tech forms of teaching:
i. Radio talks in mother tongue and Regional Doordarshan are used for teaching in Arunachal Pradesh and districts of Jharkhand.
ii. Classes are telecasted from a virtual control room over the local TV channels in Puducherry.
iii. Comic books for students of classes 3 to 5 are published in Manipur.
iv. To provide online education for students in low network area’s Ladakh collaborated with Non-governmental organisations like EMBIBE Bangalore and 17000 feet.
v. Haryana conducts quiz competition to engage students amid lockdown due to global pandemic.
vi. Toll Free Call Centre and Toll Free Video call centre were started in Andhra Pradesh to support the students with limited access to TV and Radio and no access to internet.
vii. Motor iskool and a toll free number as VFS (Virtual Field Support) were started by Chhattisgarh.
viii. Gujarat initiated Vanchan Abhiyan,a reading campaign and Parivar no maalo-salamat ane humfaalo (family’s nest-safe and warm) to provide socio psychological support for children.
ix. West Bengal also started a toll-free helpline number to clarify the students’ doubts.
x. Karnataka launched Pariksha Vani, an exam preparation program through Doordarshan
xi. Tamil Nadu provides an online practice test for students of government and government aided for NEET exam.
About Ministry of Education(MoE):
The Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) was renamed as the Ministry of Education(MoE) on 29th July 2020.
Union Minister– Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Minister of State– Sanjay Dhotre.
Recent Related News:
i. Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched an Artificial Intelligence(AI) -powered mobile app called the ‘National Test Abhyas’ developed by National Testing Agency(NTA) to enable candidates to take mock tests for JEE Main and NEET.
ii. Union HRD Minister releases three handbooks prepared by CBSE on Cyber security for students, 21st Century Skills and Principals’ handbook.
eVIN to Strengthen Immunisation Supply Chain, reached 32 States & UTs
The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN), which is used for efficient vaccine logistics management has reached 32 States and Union Territories (UTs) and will soon be rolled-out in the remaining State of Sikkim and Union Territories (UTs) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh and Ladakh. Currently, 23,507 cold chain points across 585 districts of 22 States and 2 UTs routinely use the eVIN technology.
• eVIN provides real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows, and storage temperatures across all cold chain points in the country amid COVID-19.
About eVIN:
Aimed at strengthening immunization supply chain systems in India, eVIN is being implemented under National Health Mission (NHM) by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It ensures continuation of the essential immunization services to protect children and pregnant mothers against vaccine preventable diseases.
• Since April 2020, 8 States (Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Maharashtra) are using the eVIN application with 100% adherence rate to track State specific COVID-19 material supplies, ensure availability and raise alerts in case of shortage of 81 essential drugs and equipment.
• Notably, with eVIN Vaccine availability at all times has increased to 99% in most health centers. Also there is an activity rate of more than 99%, instances of stock-outs have reduced by 80%, and the time taken to replenish stocks has also decreased by more than half, on an average.
• Over 41,420 vaccine cold chain handlers provided training on eVIN and nearly 23,900 electronic temperature loggers have been installed on vaccine cold chain equipment for accurate temperature review of vaccines in storage.
Recent Related News:
On June 12, 2020, Shri Rajesh Bhushan, the officer on Special Duty of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal Aarogyapath (https://www.aarogyapath.in) to provide real- time availability of critical healthcare supplies with the involvement of manufacturers, suppliers and customers.
About Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW):
Union Minister– Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Minister of State (MoS)– Ashwini Kumar Choubey
NITI Aayog Released Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020: Gujarat Tops the Overall Rankings
On 26th August 2020, NITI Aayog in partnership with Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020, this is the first report to examine export preparedness and performance of the states of India.
Gujarat was identified as the top performing state in the category of Coastal state and also topped the Overall rankings.
AIM of EPI:
• To identify the challenges and opportunities
• Enhance the effectiveness of Government policies
• Encourage a facilitative regulatory.
Structure:
The structure of the EPI includes 4 pillars which are Policy, Business Ecosystem, Export Ecosystem and Export Performance and 11 sub pillars which are Export Promotion Policy, Institutional Framework, Business Environment, Infrastructure, Transport Connectivity, Access to Finance, Export Infrastructure, Trade Support, R&D Infrastructure, Export Diversification, and Growth Orientation.
Framework:
i. The framework of the EPI is based on the feedback from the states, Union Territories(UT) and organisations like Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS).
ii. Reserve Bank of India(RBI), DGCIS and Central ministries were consulted for some of the indicators.
Features:
i. The EPI 2020 evaluates the true potential and capacities of the Indian States.
ii. It also provides the detailed insights to guide the stakeholders towards strengthening the national and international level export ecosystem.
iii. This data driven effort identifies the core areas that are significant to promote the exports at sub national level. iv.This index will support the state governments to achieve the benchmark regional performance in export promotion and provide insights on how to improve
Highlights:
i. The landlocked states, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand had taken several measures to promote exports which can be implemented by the other states with similar socio-economic challenges.
ii. The Northeastern states under the Growth orientation sub pillar focused on the indigenous products like spices to promote their exports.
iii. Among the 8 Coastal States, 6 states occupied the positions among the top 10 ranking which indicates the strong enabling and facilitating factors to promote exports.
Top 5 in Overall rankings:
Rank State Export Preparedness State Category
1 Gujarat 75.19 Coastal
2 Maharashtra 75.14 Coastal
3 Tamil Nadu 64.93 Coastal
4 Rajasthan 62.59 Landlocked
5 Odisha 58.23 Coastal
Category wise top 3 ranking:
Rank State Export Preparedness
Coastal States
1 Gujarat 75.19
2 Maharashtra 75.14
3 Tamil Nadu 64.93
Himalayan States
1 Uttarakhand 48.11
2 Tripura 40.79
3 Himachal Pradesh 38.85
Landlocked States
1 Rajasthan 62.59
2 Telangana 57.43
3 Haryana 56.03
Union Territories / City states
1 Delhi 45.8
2 Goa 40.94
3 Chandigarh 26.07
Challenges in Export:
• Intra-regional and inter-regional disparities in export infrastructure.
• Poor trade support and growth orientation among states.
• Poor R&D infrastructure to promote complex and unique exports. Click here for the complete Report
Recent Related News:
i. Latest ranking based on fastest growing urban regions/ fastest growing cities in the world was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). as per the report 3 of the cities in Kerala were ranked in the top 10 places. ii.According to the rankings of ‘Central and state governmental water departments based on their efficiency targets for 2019’ released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Gujarat ranked the best for parameters on efficiency targets, while National Capital Territory of Delhi remains in the worst-performing state category.
About NITI Aayog:
CEO– Amitabh Kant
Headquarters– New Delhi
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