Government creates new Indian Skill Development Service cadre posts under Group A service to create a pool of trained skill administrators
New Delhi: In an attempt to attract young and talented professionals for Skill Development, the government of India has issued the notification of setting up of Indian Skill Development Services (ISDS). The Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS) will have 263 all India posts. ISDS will be a Group A service, where recruitment process will carried […]
Read More →Third International Young Chef Olympiad 2017 will kickstart from 28 Jan 2017 in India
New Delhi: Big times are coming for Culinary Students in India. India will see the world’s biggest culinary competition, the third International Young Chef Olympiad 2017 organized for college students from across the world and is supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. ‘Young Chef Olympiad 2017’ will commence from 28 January 2017 […]
Read More →Party planning, coaching and education, lessons and tuitions, fitness and wellness are the top four service categories that have seen massive growth online local services
Chennai: Sulekha, India’s largest local services fulfilment platform, unveiled a study indicating the key trends and changing dynamics of the Local Services industry in India through 2016. This report is an analysis of the searches that have been done on the Sulekha platform from January to December 2016 across 25 cities in India. Among the […]
Read More →Women literacy level is at 65% Vs national average of 74%
New Delhi: The President Mr Pranab Mukherjee expressed concern over the lack of progress in women empowerment in the society. He said it is unfortunate that today when average overall literacy in India was 74%, women’s literacy is less than 65%. He said a society which does not empower its women will end up as […]
Read More →Nominations invited for National Entrepreneurship Awards Scheme 2016
New Delhi: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) Government of India has instituted the annual National Entrepreneurship Awards to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship across the country. These premier awards seek to recognise and honour entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship ecosystem builders for their outstanding efforts. A total of 19 awards will be presented to […]
Read More →Prime Minister unveils Indian Institute of Skills of India in Kanpur and inaugurates Kaushal Pradarshini
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today (19 December 2016) laid the foundation stone of the first ever “Indian Institute of Skills” in the country in Kanpur. The Institute has been conceptualized by the Prime Minister during his visit to Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, headed by […]
Read More →Delhi top performer in city-states, Tamil Nadu stands out in innovation driven economies, Sikkim No 1 among north eastern economies
New Delhi: Delhi emerges as the top performer in city-states while Tamil Nadu is the top performer in innovation driven economies as per the 8th edition of the India State Competitiveness Report 2016, released by the Institute for Competitiveness, an International think tank. Among transition economies, Karnataka remains at the top performer while Rajasthan emerges […]
Read More →100 business agreements signed at the DST-Lockheed Martin IIGP at Tirupati Technology Expo
Tirupathi: A record 100 domestic and international business agreements were signed at the DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme Tirupati Technology Expo. Chakr Innovations signed multiple agreements with industry partners. The technology aimed at reducing carbon footprint is a device which can be coupled with the exhaust of diesel engines, and absorbs the particulate matter […]
Read More →Prime Minister to lay foundation stone of Indian Institute of Skills in India inspired by the Singapore model of training at Kanpur tomorrow
Kanpur: In line with his vision of making India the Skill Capital of the World by empowering its youth to be more employable and self-sustainable, the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the first ever “Indian Institute of Skills” in the country at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Institute has been conceptualized […]
Read More →GoDaddy launches WordPress powered websites to help small businesses build professional websites smoothly
Gurgaon: GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, announced the launch of WordPress Websites for the India market. The new offering from GoDaddy is the easiest way to build a professional online presence easily and affordably using WordPress. It features an exclusive WordPress Quick Start Wizard that simplifies the website creation […]
Read More →Women outpace men in employability while national employability improves modestly: India Skills Report 2017
Hyderabad: In 2014, the share of workforce who possesses the skills demanded by employers or Industry was only 33%. Now the percentage of employable population has increased modestly to 40% this year. This is a decent increase and reflects the current government’s Skill India campaign is having a positive impact on the skill eco system. […]
Read More →Cabinet approves opening of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in 62 uncovered districts of the country
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi has approved opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each of the 62 uncovered districts with an outlay of Rs.2,871 crore. These JNVs will provide good quality modern education to the talented children prominently from rural areas. […]
Read More →India is moderately placed at 22nd globally in English Skills, scores above global average
By Priti Prajna Sahoo, Zurich/Mumbai: Adults in India have moderate proficiency in English Skills while India is placed globally at 22nd place among 72 non-native English speaking countries. Adults in the Netherlands are the best non-native English speakers in the world, followed by those in Denmark and Sweden, according to the EF English Proficiency Index […]
Read More →MakerBot partners with Veltech University to offer 3D printing program to 800 educators in India
Banaglore: MakerBot Asia Pacific & Japan (MakerBot APJ), a local division of desktop 3D printing leader MakerBot, today (15 Nov 2016) announced its collaboration with Veltech University to offer a unique 3D printing program to over 800 middle and high school teachers in India. Veltech University and MakerBot developed the program in collaboration with local […]
Read More →CallHealth launches Academy to bridge employability gap in the healthcare delivery industry
Hyderabad, India: CallHealth Services Pvt. Ltd. announced its plans to set up the CallHealth Academy for Medical Pioneers and Innovation (CHAMPIONS) – a unique mobilization and development initiative aimed at building a service ready workforce. This initiatives aims at bringing the entire healthcare eco-system- patients, physicians, providers and payers (insurance) to the patient’s doorstep. A […]
Read More →NSDA signs MoU with British Council to collaborate for joint research in Future Skills
New Delhi: National Skill Development Agency and The British Council signed an MoU today at NSDA’s office to collaborate for undertaking joint research projects in the area of skill development. Under this partnership, The British Council and the National Skill Research Division (NSRD), a research division under the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) will work […]
Read More →Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana scheme, aims at providing entrepreneurship education and training, is launched
New Delhi: The Skill India campaign, one of the pet projects of the government of India, is steadily moving up the value chain by reaching out to higher-end skill spectrum. Now, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana , a scheme dedicated for entrepreneurship education and training. Pradhan Mantri […]
Read More →Brightest tech students will brainstorm at Smart India Hackathon 2017 to root out 500 national problems
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Mr Prakash Javadekar today (09 Nov 2016) inaugurated the world’s largest digital national building initiative “Smart India Hackathon 2017”, the world’s largest nation building digital initiative. Through Smart India Hackathon 2017, HRD ministry is planning to reach out to all technology institutions in India, where students offer innovative solutions to […]
Read More →Breaking News: Union Cabinet approves establishment of National Academic Depository, will be rolled out next year
New Delhi: It is good news for all stakeholders of education and employment sectors. National Academic Depository (NAD) will be established and operationalised within the next three months and would be rolled out on a pan India basis in 2017-18. The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has approved the […]
Read More →EPF subscribers will get services from the nearest Common Services Centers network
New Delhi: Now, the pensioners of Employees Pension Scheme of EPFO can submit their digital life certificates via Jeevan Pramaan Patra programme through a large number of points of Presence (PoP) of Common Services Centers (CSC) networking in addition to those available at EPFO offices. To expand the reach of convenience offered to EPF subscribers, […]
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