UNESCO Award for NIOS

The NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling), run by the training ministry, has bagged international recognition from UNESCO for its modern strategy closer to Education.

Highlights:

The attention is for instructing differently-abled humans through technology-enabled inclusive gaining knowledge of material.

The NIOS cross has a specific center of attention on Indian signal language-based content.

By awarding NIOS the King Sejong Literacy Prize, the jury has recognized the price of supplying for the special academic and language wants of PwD rookies by way of developing TEACHING content in sign language through digital mode.

The award-winning programme looks at the use of digital equipment and neighborhood language to assist individuals with disabilities the choice to access Indian Sign Language based content.

The Group has decided to stop publishing its Doing Business report on country Investment climates because of allegations of irregularities.

This decision was taken in the backdrop of probe of data irregularities allegedly because the pressure by top bank officials, for boosting Chinas ranking in 2017, came to Light.

World bank also noted that, it will remain firmly committed towards advancing the role of private sector in development and providing support to governments in order to design the regulatory Environment that supports this.

World Bank will now be working on a new approach of assessing the business and investment Climate.