Rapid Fire Current Affairs | 06 Sep 2023

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