Viraj Profiles steps forward to support Mumbai Police
Mumbai: Viraj Profiles is a leading global stainless steel producer with integrated manufacturing facilities, located in Tarapur, Maharashtra. The company is exporting its stainless steel products to more than 92 countries. Viraj has been actively working on ground to help and support the society to fight COVID-19, especially frontline Corona Warriors through its various initiatives. […]
Read More →“Labour law holidays” will create a labour market anarchy.
The COVID-19 crisis has adversely impacted the labour market as millions of workers, especially the migrant workers have been deprived of not only jobs and incomes but even shelter. But the sweeping exemptions offered by the UP government and the rather detailed but not sweeping changes made by MP and now Gujarat pose considerable […]
Read More →Emergence of deadly honey bee disease revealed
New Delhi : Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Communications, the team led by Professor Giles Budge of Newcastle University, UK, found that the number of honey bee colonies affected with chronic bee paralysis rose exponentially between 2007 and 2017. Data collected from visits to over 24,000 beekeepers confirmed that while chronic bee paralysis […]
Read More →Holisol Develops Digital Solution to Monitor ‘Safety Practices at Workplace’ During COVID-19 Crisis
NEW DELHI : In addition to standard safety guidelines, monitoring ‘safety practices at warehouse/other operations sites as per MHA guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19’ is going to be one of the most important parts of daily operations for businesses. To ensure the ‘safety of people at work’, Holisol Logistics in collaboration with ClairViz […]
Read More →ADOHM has made its Sales Suite license free for 3-6 months for Businesses to afloat in Corona Pandemic
Bangalore, India– In unprecedented times like this, where COVID-19 has contaminated human lives as well as the entire global economic state, a large number of businesses continue to struggle in terms of meeting lead generation targets due to the suspension of traditional, in-person activities. To stay afloat during this time of uncertainty, organizations must recognize […]
Read More →Recovered COVID-19 Patients to the Rescue
Dr. Ziv Shulmanof the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science says that the blood of coronavirus patients who have fully recovered from the disease contains a blueprint for building a molecule that may accelerate others’ recovery, or possibly form the basis of a vaccine. Some severely ill coronavirus patients have already been […]
Read More →IIT Guwahati developslow-cost UVC LED system to disinfect areas amid COVID-19
GUWAHATI : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has developed a low-cost UVC LED based disinfection system amid the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. The team is also addressing the critical need of the material required for the Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) i.e. fabrication material should have a waterproof ability. Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, […]
Read More →Contribute to the IIT Delhi Benevolent Fund
As Governments across the world are working hard to contain the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, we at IIT have the moral responsibility to focus is on our very own campus, where there is immediate need for us to exhibit our generosity and goodwill. The IIT Delhi Benevolent Fund has been instituted to receive voluntary […]
Read More →ValueLabs and Employees Donate $730,000 for Corona Relief
HYDERABAD : ValueLabs has announced a total donation of $730,000 (INR 52.5 Mn) to help address relief measures for the COVID-19 situation. The company launched a donation drive over the weekend, enabling their global workforce to join hands and pledge their donations. Within 90 minutes of this announcement, they received 250+ pledges. Amongst the employees who […]
Read More →Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship readies all NSTIs to be used as quarantine centres for COVID-19 MSDE employees to contribute at least one day salary to OM cares Fund
As a part of the Government’s preparedness to fight the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has decided to make available all National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) and their hostels across the country for conversion into quarantine/ isolation facilities. The decision was taken by the Ministry to […]
Read More →Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for females in higher education is higher than the National Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)-HRD Minister
As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19, there are 39931 colleges in India, out of which 60.53% are located in rural areas. Further, majority of the colleges provide higher education to both males and females and 11.04% colleges are exclusively for females. Additionally, as per AISHE 2018-19, females constitute 48.6% of the […]
Read More →IIT Madras launches ‘Career Back 2 Women’ Programme for IT Skills Development
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched a ‘Career Back 2 Women (CB2Women)’ initiative through its Digital Skills Academy to skill women who aspire to return to a technical profession after a break in their career. Overall, as many as 150 hours of training will be offered to skill the women on their […]
Read More →National Safety Week: JICA Safeguards Lives Through Responsible Awareness Generation and Implementation
New Delhi : JICA, with an aim to curb occupational hazards and ensure security at the workspace, has issued guidelines for the management of safety for construction works in Japanese ODA Projects. The protocol helps in standardization of redressal measures to be followed in case of a mishap, moreover acts as a preventive measure at […]
Read More →Tata AIA Life Insurance’s ‘Bachhpan Ka Rakshakaran’ Initiative Offers Football Coaching to Under-Privileged Girls
Mumbai:Tata AIA Life Insurance, through its unique initiative ‘Bachhpan ka Rakshakaran’, in association with Oscar Foundation, aims to infuse interest in education for the under-privileged girls, using football coaching as a medium. This in turn is expected to counter issues like school dropouts, child labor, child marriage, drug abuse and vulnerability to petty crime and […]
Read More →ShareChatannounces ‘ReferASakhiprogram’- an initiative to offer second career opportunity for women
India :ShareChat, India’s own social media platform, today announces the launch of “Refer A Sakhi” programfor women who want to come back to work after a break. The program, launched as a part of the Women’s Day celebration, will now be a part of its long-term hiring strategy. Swapna Nair, Vice President – Human Resources, […]
Read More →Union HRD Minister felicitates Vice Chancellors of Women Universities and women Principals of Delhi Colleges as part of International Women’s Day celebrations
To mark the occasion of the lnternational Women’s Day, 2020, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ felicitated the Vice Chancellors of Women Universities and Women Principals of Delhi Colleges in New Delhi today. Senior officials of the Ministry and UGC were also present on the occasion. Union Minister also launched the […]
Read More →Two Institutions from Sommet Education rank World’s Top Three in Hospitality and Leisure Management in QS World University Ranking
New Delhi : – Sommet Education is the only hospitality education group with two higher education institutions, Glion and Les Roches, sharing third position in the world ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management and the world’s top three for employer reputation within the same category by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, released on […]
Read More →Simplilearn Wins 10th Aegis Graham Bell Award for Innovation in Edtech
BANGALORE : Simplilearn has won the 10th annual Aegis Graham Bell Award in the category Innovation in Edtech. Simplilearn earned the award for its innovative Technology-driven Blended Learning solution. Simplilearn shares the award with Odo Technologies, a provider of smart classroom solutions. Aegis School of Business, Data Science, Cyber Security, and Telecommunication established the Aegis Graham Bell Awards […]
Read More →Union HRD Minister felicitates women employees of HRD ministry at International Women’s Day Celebration programme in New Delhi today
Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ felicitated women employees working in the Ministry of HRD at an International Women’s Day Celebration programme in New Delhi today. He expressed his gratitude to the women officers and other women employees and appreciated them for their hard work and contributionto the education sector. The Minister […]
Read More →Army Institute of Technology, Pune, IIT-Kharagpur and JNCASR, Bangalore win top honors at national innovation contest KPIT Sparkle
Pune: KPIT, a global leader in automotive software and mobility solutions, has announced the winners of KPIT Sparkle 2020. KPIT Sparkle is an innovation platform that nurtures, mentors and supports aspiring entrepreneurs and connects them with incubators in the ecosystem to transform their inventive ideas into viable products. KPIT Sparkle, an annual national-level contest, cultivates a culture […]
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