Prelims Facts 12 October 2020

Prelims Facts 12 October 2020 – IAS Current Affairs

Prelims Facts 12 October 2020 is an extra read for UPSC IAS Prelims exam. Major events are :

UT of Jammu & Kashmir will host the 50th annual Skal International Asia Area (SIAA) congress in 2021.

Founded in 1934, Skal International is the only professional organization promoting global Tourism and friendship, uniting all sectors of the Tourism industry.
It is the world’s largest global network of Tourism Professionals promoting Tourism, Business and Friendship worldwide.
Its members are Directors and Executives of the Tourism sector who relate to each other to address issues of common interest, improving a business network and promoting destinations.
It is an Affiliated Member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Skal International holds an annual World Congress each year in a different country.

Source : PIB

The World Bank has recently released its biennial South Asia Economic Focus report.

The report includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Around 5.5 million students could drop out of schools across South Asia.
391 million students have been kept out of school in primary and secondary education due to lockdown.
The projected learning loss for the region is 0.5 years of learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS) at present.
Due to the closure of schools, not only the learning process has been obstructed but the children may have forgotten their previous learnings.
Engaging children through remote learning programmes had been difficult, despite most governments’ best efforts to mitigate the impact of school closures.

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Current Affairs Compilation : 12 October 2020