UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 13 January 2026 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Source: TH Subject: Education / Vulnerable Sections Context: India’s early childhood investment debate has gained urgency after policy experts and economists highlighted that foundational learning gaps are limiting India’s demographic dividend, even as the country targets a $30-trillion economy by 2047. About Early investment in children: What it is? Early investment in children refers to …
Source: TH Subject: Education Context: A recent opinion piece highlights India’s widening numeracy gap, despite improvements under the NIPUN Bharat Mission. About Bridging India’s Numeracy Gap: What is the Numeracy Gap? The persistent difference between children’s literacy skills (reading) and numeracy skills (math skills like division, place value, operations) at the foundational level. ASER 2024: …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Q3. “Learning poverty is the silent driver of inter-generational inequality”. Assess India’s policy efforts to address foundational learning deficits. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Growing evidence from ASER, UNESCO and NAS highlights persistent early-grade learning gaps, …
Syllabus: Education Source: TOI Context: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has completed 5 years since its launch on 29th July 2020. the policy has seen some classroom-level implementation but continues to face delays due to institutional hurdles and Centre–State disagreements. About NEP@5: Five Years of National Education Policy 2020: Key Provisions of NEP 2020: …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Development and management of social sectors/services related to Education etc Source: IE Direction: The article highlights the findings of the ASER 2022, what can be deduced from these findings and way ahead. Context: Following two years of school closures caused by Covid-19, the recently released 17th Annual Status of …
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