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NCERT to introduce electoral literacy content in textbooks The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have announced to introduce and update textbooks to include content on electoral literacy. NCERT will also advise the State Education Boards and other Boards to follow the same. The measures are part of a memorandum of understanding signed between the Election Commission of India (EC) and the Education Ministry. It is aimed at extending the EC’s flagship Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) in schools and colleges. World Food India 2023 The second edition of the 'World Food India 2023' was inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi by Narendra Modi. The primary objective of the event is to present India as the “food basket of the world' and commemorate 2023 as the International Year of Millets. In the past nine years, the Food Processing Sector which is often referred to as the 'sunrise sector’ has attracted foreign direct investments exceeding Rs 50,000 crores.