National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Gyan Bharatam Mission promote multilingual education and manuscript preservation

Exam-focused facts from the 10 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which promotes multilingual education.
Gyan Bharatam Mission, aimed at preserving and disseminating Indian manuscripts.
The Vice-President urged that technology must become an ally of languages, advocating: Digital archives and manuscript digitisation, AI-powered translation and speech technologies, Multilingual digital platforms for education and governance.
India’s Constitution, particularly the Eighth Schedule, he said, embodies ancient wisdom by affirming that national unity thrives on mutual respect, not uniformity.