Jharkhand Affairs
CBSE students in Jharkhand to prepare project on Telangana
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is implementing an art-integrated project onTelanganato promote national integration.
Underthe NationalEducation Policy 2020, students from Class I to Class X will develop a collaborative project with students from other states. As part of this, those from Jharkhand have been paired with their counterparts in . The Jharkhand students must complete an assignment based on Telanganas HISTORY and vice-versa by the Telangana students.
Under the NEP guidelines, schools will be required to complete the project work on time. For this purpose. students from Jharkhand will conduct research on Telangana.
The project is centred on art, culture and heritage in tandem with the syllabus. An institute from one state will collaborate with a school from another state. The students will learn about art, culture, heritage, and state-specific specialities through video-conferencing and prepare the project.
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With 48 GI-tagged goods to itscredit, UP is now 2nd in country
Uttar Pradeshhas achieved the second position nationally in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication-tagged goods after receiving GI tags for three more ODOP crafts Mainpuri tarkashi,Mahoba Gaurastone craft, and Sambhal horn craft with the technical facilitation provided by the Varanasi-based NGO Human Welfare Association (HWA).
Naduhas maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 GI products, respectively. However, UP is first in terms of GI-tagged handicrafts with 36 crafts to its credit.
Currently Tamil Nadu has maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 Gi products, respectively. Among the 48 GI goods of UP, 36 products belong to the handicraft category. In Varanasi region alone, 18 GI-tagged goods out of 23 belong to the handicraft category.