■ EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY
◇ Context: India-supported resolution ‘Education for Democracy’ gets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
◇ The resolution encouraged member states to integrate education for democracy into their education standards and curriculum. It also asked member states to close digital divides.
□ What is ‘Education for Democracy’?
◇ Education for democracy focuses primarily on democratic rights and responsibilities and education for active participation, in relation to the civic, political, social, economic, legal and cultural spheres of society.
◇ Recently, the district of Kollam (Kerala) has become the country’s first constitution-literate district.
◇ Context: India-supported resolution ‘Education for Democracy’ gets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
◇ The resolution encouraged member states to integrate education for democracy into their education standards and curriculum. It also asked member states to close digital divides.
□ What is ‘Education for Democracy’?
◇ Education for democracy focuses primarily on democratic rights and responsibilities and education for active participation, in relation to the civic, political, social, economic, legal and cultural spheres of society.
◇ Recently, the district of Kollam (Kerala) has become the country’s first constitution-literate district.