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the Digital Yatra 2.0 email
address. The name of the first
three winners will be
announced in the next issue
along with photographs.
ePATHSHALA has been developed by NCERT for showcasing and disseminating
all educational e-resources including textbooks, audio, video, periodicals and a
variety of other print and non-print materials through website and mobile app.
The platform addresses the dual challenge of reaching out to a diverse clientele
and bridging the digital divide (geographical, socio-cultural and linguistic), offering
comparable quality of e-contents. All the concerned stakeholders such as students,
teachers, educators and parents can access e-books through multiple technology
platforms i.e. mobile phones (android, iOS and Windows platforms), and tablets (as
e-pub) and on web through laptops and desktops (as flipbooks).

The winners will be decided Website: http://epathshala.nic.in

based on earliest submission
Read about other useful digital initiatives by the Government of India at:
of all correct answers by a https://digitalindia.gov.in/di-initiatives
participant through email.

Q1. Blockchain is the

revolutionary digital A new era of accessible, mobile education is no longer in our
technology that can help in distant future; it's right here. And while e-learning won't replace
building ‘trust’ between traditional classrooms, at least for now, digital education allows
different parties or you to engage and learn at your own pace.
individuals . Who is credited
with invention of blockchain? Here we present leading digital learning platforms providing
quality learning experience free or at a nominal affordable cost.
A. Andrew Ng
B. Satoshi Nakamoto
Coursera Learn online and earn credentials from top universities like
C. Jennifer Doudna Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and leading companies like Google
D. Sanjay Ghemawat and IBM.
edX Access 2000 free online courses from 140 leading institutions
Q2. Nobel Prize is considered worldwide. Gain new skills and earn a certificate of
highest prize in the areas of completion.
Udemy Udemy is an online learning platform aimed at professionals
physics, chemistry, medicine, and students, having 50,000 instructors teaching courses in
literature, economics, over 60 languages.
physiology and the Linkedin Learning LinkedIn Learning is an American website offering video
courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and
promotion of peace. The business skills.
equivalent highest award in NPTEL National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Computer Science is: (NPTEL) is a project of MHRD initiated by seven Indian
Institutes of Technology along with the Indian Institute of
A. Abel Prize Science, Bangalore in 2003, to provide quality education to
anyone interested in learning from the IITs.
B. Wolf Prize
C. Fields Medal
D. Turing Award

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