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, […]
Read More →Prime Minister to address Valedictory Session of Assistant Secretaries (IAS Officers of 2014 Batch) tomorrow (27 Oct)
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi will address Valedictory Session of the Assistant Secretaries (IAS-2014 batch) here tomorrow (26 October 2016). This is the second batch of IAS Officers to have commenced their career with a stint in the Central Government. All the 172 Officers were designated and posted as Assistant Secretaries by […]
Read More →Sports should be a compulsory subject in Schools and given marks for it: Sports Minister Vijay Goel
New Delhi: The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr Vijay Goel has said that to impart the desired importance to sports , it is essential that sports is made a compulsory subject at the school level and marks are given to students for their involvement in sports activities. Addressing the […]
Read More →Smart Manufacturing will enhance quality of jobs: Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog
New Delhi: Technology is transforming manufacturing practices. “ Amalgamation of 9 systems – robotics, big data, 3D printing, analytics, additive manufacturing, automation, electronic system, design, IOTs will lead to Smart manufacturing 4.0. Smart manufacturing practices will enhance productivity and the quality of employment opportunities” said Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog while addressing the 2nd […]
Read More →Udta Punjab movie inspired 12th class student develops drug de-addiction App
New Delhi: Drug addiction has become a fatal disease for millions of people who are victimized by it nationwide. Due to lack of proper consultation, their condition is deteriorating day by day. In order to help these people, Shagun Goel, a 12th-grade student and Head Boy of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, has developed a […]
Read More →Exclusive: Top Ten Skills for job seekers in India that can get them hired in 2017
Mumbai: Technology is transforming, so is workplace changing. On this backdrop, how to make you marketable in the job market? Which skills are future-proof? LinkedIn has today (20 October 2016) come out the list of Top Ten skills that can get you hired in 2017. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has released the Top […]
Read More →Civil aviation sector can create 10 lakh direct jobs in the next ten years: Mr Jayant Sinha
New Delhi: The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mr Jayant Sinha said that the civil aviation sector has the potential to create about 10 lakh direct jobs in the next ten years. Given a six- fold multiplier effect that jobs in this sector have, this can lead to the creation of about 60 lakh […]
Read More →ATP’s 2nd Annual Conference on Higher Education Assessments and Examination system will be held on 9 Nov in New Delhi
Bangalore: The Association of Test Publishers (ATP), an international, non-profit organization representing providers of tests and assessment tools and services, hosts the second annual ATP conference on 9 November, 2016 at the Habitat Centre in New Delhi. ATP has announced today the plans and speakers for the second annual ATP conference while the theme of […]
Read More →Safeducate will host India’s largest logistics Job Fair on 22 October 2016 across seven cities in India
New Delhi: Safeducate, a specialist in supply chain & logistics training, today announced India’s largest and first-ever of its kind Logistics Job Fair. This Logistics Job Fair will be held on 22 October, 2016 at 7 different locations across India at Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Indore, Kochi, Ranchi and Ambala simultaneously. Safeducate Logistics Job Fair is […]
Read More →Ola unveils plans to skill 50-lakh driver entrepreneurs in next five years
Chapra, Bihar: Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO, Ola, India’s largest transportation platform, today announced the mega skill development programmes dedicated for drivers under which the company will skill 50-lakh driver entrepreneurs on its platform by 2022. This announcement was made at the launch of India’s first state-of-the-art dedicated training centers for drivers in partnership with Rise India, […]
Read More →Sports Authority of India to collaborate with some identified universities across the country to improve standards of sports training
New Delhi: Sports training will get further leg up as Sports Authority of India (SAI) will collaborate with some identified universities across the country to improve standards of training. For this purpose, each Regional Director of SAI will identify one or two universities with good sports infrastructure and sporting traditions. Such collaboration is also essential […]
Read More →Former Chairman ISRO Prof U R Rao inducted into the 2016 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame
Bangalore: Prof U R Rao, former Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space, was inducted into the prestigious “The 2016 IAF Hall of Fame” by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) during the closing ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress 2016 held at Guadlajara, Mexico on September 30, 2016. The ceremony is attended by distinguished guests […]
Read More →Sunday Special: New norms by UGC for awarding MPhil/PhD degrees aim at streamlining administration process and bringing transparency in selection
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi: New rules for award of research degrees such as MPhil and PhD at Indian universities are in place as University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of MPhil/PhD Degrees) Regulations, 2016 has been already notified. The new regulations on MPhil and PhD study are aimed at streamline […]
Read More →Wild Card Entries for Worldskills India for the skill fashion technology
New Delhi: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in partnership with Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), Pearl Academy and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has been appointed by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as facilitators for organising the for Pre National Selections for Worldskills 2017 for the skill Fashion Technology. […]
Read More →Draft New Education Policy: Key takeaways for higher education and research & fellowship programmes
New Delhi: The New Education Policy (NEP) is at the final stage while the Ministry of HRD has already shared some inputs of the Draft New Education Policy with public for their comments and views. The Draft of NEP has indicated some measures that would be included in final shape of New Education Policy. The […]
Read More →eAgeTutor ties up with Rin Career Ready Academy for delivering English speaking & communication skills training
New Delhi: eAgeTutor, the foremost online Spoken English training service in India, has associated with Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) for its Rin Career Ready Academy (RCRA) program aimed towards skill-development and youth employment for more than 300,000 participants in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Rin Career Ready Academy is a social initiative that […]
Read More →Three Indian students win four Silver Medals in 10th International Earth Science Olympiad held at MIE, Japan
New Delhi: Aditya Pal, Kolkata, Amarjeet Pandde (Mumbai) and Guhan Narayanan (Bangalore) were awarded silver medals in the 10th International Earth Science Olympiad held at MIE, Japan. Also Guhan Narayanan won another silver medal for India in the team event. This year the 10th International Earth Science Olympiad (10th IESO) was held from 21 to […]
Read More →XIMB’s Gramotsava 2016 on the theme Skill India concludes
Bhubaneswar: The Rural Managers’ Association of Xavier Institute of Management, RMAX, organized their annual marketing event “Gramotsava 2016” from 1 to 2nd October 2016. The students of Rural Management visited Niali, a village in Cuttack district and organised a series of events for the two days. The theme for this year was “Skill India” and […]
Read More →Dr. V. Kamakoti of IIT Madras wins IBM Faculty Award 2016
Chennai: Dr V. Kamakoti, Professor at Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has been selected as a recipient of IBM Faculty Award 2016. The IBM Faculty Awards is a competitive worldwide program intended to foster collaboration between researchers at leading universities worldwide and those in IBM research, […]
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