Emphasising that technology and innovation will be the key to “democratising development and prosperity” in overcoming the economic and social challenges of a post-Covid-19 world, Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Railways, Mr. Piyush Goyal, called for a mix of “virtual education and classroom education” in tapping the current potential for online education.
Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic unwittingly opening up a huge potential for virtual learning, Mr. Piyush Goyal said the current potential for “virtual education” was huge - estimated at US dollars ten billion-, adding, it would be preferable to “do a hybrid of virtual education and classroom education” in helping the youth cope with the present challenges and global competition.