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NCERT made Deemed-

to-be University

t has been decided to declare National Council of
IEducational Research and Training as Deemed-to-be
University. This was announced by Union Education
and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan at the 63rd Foundation Day
celebration of the Council. NCERT on becoming
a research university will offer opportunities for
global collaborations and contributions to the global
UPI: Rs 15.76 lakh crore educational landscape. At the function, the Union
Education Minister said that the play-based teaching-
transferred in 1 month learning material for children in the age group of 3
to 8 years developed by NCERT will come out as a
tool for change, which will benefit 10 crore children
ndia is moving fast towards becoming a digital of the country. The Union Minister has suggested
Ieconomy. Today people are making cashless digital setting up Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and
payments from cities to villages. UPI has the highest Artificial Intelligence labs in all the 7 regional centers
share in digital transactions, with usage increasing of NCERT. The children of the country should be
year on year. Compared to last year, the number prepared for Industrial Revolution 4.0. The Union
of digital transactions this year has increased by Education Minister also suggested developing small
61 percent and the digital transaction amount has booklets on various topics which would contain
increased by 47 percent. A total of 10.58 billion digital factual information on topics like India's COVID-19
transactions took place in August-2023 and a total of management, Chandrayaan-3.
Rs 15.76 lakh crore worth transactions were done
through UPI. National Payments Corporation of India
gave this information in a post. In response to this
post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised UPI
transactions surpassing 10 billion. Prime Minister
Modi said, 'This is an extraordinary achievement. This
is a proof of the acceptance of progress by the people
of India and respect for them. This trend is expected
to continue in the coming times also.'

'Ayushman Bhava Abhiyan' to provide have been taken under Ayushman Aapke Dwar 3.0
comprehensive coverage in health sector to provide Ayushman Cards to all beneficiaries, to
organise Ayushman Sabhas, and to provide treatment
eva Pakhwada is being organised under through experts at the Community Health Centre.
SAyushman Bhava Abhiyan to bring health services The Prime Minister agreed with Dr. Mansukh
to the last mile. The event will begin on September Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family
17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, and end Welfare, who wrote that the Ayushman Bhava
on October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary. Abhiyan "is focused on providing comprehensive
President Droupadi Murmu launched the 'Ayushman coverage and awareness about PM-JAY in villages
Bhava Abhiyan' from Gandhinagar's Raj Bhavan. and urban wards, creating Health Account IDs, and
This campaign will be successful in achieving the providing various health services." The PM also
country's goal of universal health coverage. Initiatives shared the health minister's post.

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