Target Main 2021- August 5
Today’s question for Mains 2021 is: Q What role languages have on education?
August 2021
Current Affairs August 5
Technical courses in native languages the decision of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), to permit B. Tech programmes in 11 native languages in tune with the New Education Policy (NEP), is a momentous one. mother tongue as the medium of instruction will instil confidence in students from poor, rural and tribal …
Current Affairs August 4
Chapman’s pygmy chameleon facing extinction Chameleons occur almost exclusively on mainland Africa and the nearby island of Madagascar and most species inhabit rainforests. Because these rainforests are naturally fragmented by the more arid savanna vegetation types, forest-living chameleons have been naturally isolated from each other for millions of years. This isolation has resulted in many …
Current Affairs August 3
Strait Island The Government of India had shifted the Great Andamanese tribe. 56 of them, to their tribal settlement at Strait Island to ensure their safety against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The status of Strait Island as a tribal reserve where entry of outsiders is prohibited, had prevented the spread of contagion among …
Current Affairs August 1st and 2nd
‘Right to repair’ movement Why in News? The average consumer purchases an electronic gadget, knowing that it will very quickly become obsolete as its manufacturer releases newer, shinier, and more amped up versions of the same device. As device grows older, issues start to crop up — smartphone may slow down to a point where …