Balotra, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over appointment letters to five newly recruited government employees during the inauguration of the Pachpadra Refinery in Rajasthan’s Balotra district. The interaction turned into an emotional moment when the Prime Minister stopped a nervous police constable from hurriedly leaving the stage and encouraged him to remain confident.Among the recipients was Pintaram Garasia, a resident of Pindwara tehsil in Sirohi district, who …
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The government on Sunday said that DIKSHA, the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing platform, has emerged as the country’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education, providing curriculum-linked digital learning resources in multiple languages and supporting inclusive, technology-enabled learning for students and teachers across India.Launched in 2017, DIKSHA is spearheaded by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) i…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India is emerging as a global leader in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), driven by scalable and citizen-centric digital governance platforms and the country has signed MoUs with 24 countries for cooperation on India Stack and DPI systems, covering digital identity, payments, data exchange, and service delivery (as of February 2026), an official fact-sheet said on Saturday.Over the past 11 years, India has built one of the world’s largest Digital Public Infrastruct…
United Nations, June 25 (IANS) India has called for action against those who target schools and children, describing the plight of children caught in conflict zones as “a damning verdict on humanity’s collective failure”.Participating in a Security Council debate on Wednesday (local time) on children and armed conflicts, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, said, “Protection (of children and schools) without accountability is incomplete. Those who target schools and children wi…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Over 1.49 lakh schools have been covered under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital initiatives, with more than 1.76 lakh smart classrooms and 1.79 lakh ICT laboratories sanctioned, the government said on Saturday.Digital learning platforms have expanded reach, the statement said, with SWAYAM offering over 18,580 courses and recording more than 6.1 crore enrolments and 53.7 lakh certifications.SWAYAM PRABHA, PM e-VIDYA, and DIKSHA have further wide…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India’s young wrestlers delivered a strong showing in the women’s wrestling events at the U17 Asian Wrestling Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam, securing two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal on the day.Diksha (43kg) led the charge with a dominant run, defeating Asangaryeva (Kyrgyzstan) 6-0 in the final to clinch gold. She had earlier outclassed opponents from Kyrgyzstan (8-0) and Vietnam (10-0) en route to the summit clash.In the 73kg category, Garima produced …
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday presented a comprehensive roadmap to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan aimed at improving the state’s Performance Grading Index (PGI), while admitting that Meghalaya has remained at the bottom of the rankings for the last three years. During the meeting in Delhi, Sangma said the Education Department had identified critical gaps in learning outcomes and initiated structural reforms to address long-standing sy…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday launched a CBSE curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students of Classes 3 to 8, to be introduced from the 2026-27 academic session.The initiative, themed “AI for Education, AI in Education”, aims to build foundational digital and analytical skills among young learners by integrating future-ready competencies at an early stage.The launch event in New Delhi was attended…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) It is important that citizens, particularly the youth, have a basic understanding of what AI is, how it works, where it is used, and use it responsibly in their lives, according to Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw.He said that small scale enterprises will reap the benefits of AI, if they are able to use AI in daily work and increase their productivity.“With this objective, the National AI Literacy Programme has been launched and it is envisaged that th…