Jharkhand

• 07 Jul 2023

Gumla's 4 Female Football Players Selected for India Camp

Why In News?

According to information received from the media on July 5, 2023, 4 women footballers have been selected from the Residential Football Girls Training Center Indoor Stadium in Gumla district of Jharkhand for the India Camp conducted in Indore under the Asian Football Championship (Asia Cup) 2023.

Key Points

• Selected girl players include Shivani Toppo, Viksit Bara, Vikshit Bara and Shaulina Dang and Anita Dungdung.
• District Sports Officer Kumari Hemlata Boon said that all the four players will receive special football training for two months in the camp. All the four players have made their place for training in the camp on the basis of their sporting talent. If the players perform well in the camp, they can be selected for the Asia Cup as well.
• He said that Gumla district, which is known as Sports City, is full of sportspersons. The players here are very talented and have made Gumla's identity at the international level.

Project RAIL

Why in News?

On July 6, 2023, Deputy Commissioner of Jharkhand's Khunti district Shashi Ranjan told in the meeting of the Education Department that Project RAIL (Regular Assessment for Improved Learning) will be started to provide quality education to children in the Khunti district.

Key Points:

• Project RAIL will be run in selected 14 secondary schools of Khunti block and two secondary and high schools from each block. It will start from July 14.
• Deputy Commissioner Shashi Ranjan said that according to the syllabus taught in mathematics, science and social science in the selected schools under the project, weekly checks will be done on the basis of objective questions, which will assess the learning level of the children and their day-to-day progress.
• For this, a dashboard will be created, in which weekly examinations, syllabus information, and performance analysis of children will be displayed. The dashboard will be linked to NIC.