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- 06 Sep 2023
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Ministry of Tourism and UNWTO Unveil G20 Tourism and SDG Dashboard
- The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), unveiled the G20 Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Dashboard
- It showcases the best practices, case studies, and insights from G20 countries for achieving the SDGs.
- The UNWTO is an intergovernmental organization based in Madrid, Spain, and has 159 Member States.
- UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development, and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.
Read more: United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Hong Kong's Top Court Rules to Recognise Same-Sex Partnerships
- Hong Kong's top court has ruled in favour of recognising same-sex partnerships but stopped short of granting full marriage rights to the city's LGBTQ community.
- The court gave the government two years to come up with a legal framework for legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.
- In 133 countries homosexuality decriminalised, but only in 32 of them same-sex marriage is legal.
Read more: LGBTQIA+ Rights and Acceptance in India
Malaviya Mission: Teacher Training Program for Higher Education
The Union Minister for Education unveiled the Malaviya Mission - Teacher Training Programme initiated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
- The program aims to enhance the quality of education by providing customised training for teachers in higher educational institutions.
- It aspires to equip 15 lakh teachers across India with the skills needed to meet the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP).
- Renaming of Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) as Madan Mohan Malaviya Teachers' Training Centres was also announced.
Read more: Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Integrating Personalised Adaptive Learning into DIKSHA Platform
The National eGovernance Division (NeGD), a branch of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), is embarking on a mission to integrate Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform.
- DIKSHA, overseen by the Ministry of Education, serves as an online repository of educational content for schools, but it is currently static.
- PAL, on the other hand, employs AI to offer students personalised learning experiences tailored to their individual needs and abilities.
Read more: DIKSHA
