Intersection of Creativity and Technology Key to Success of India’s Gen Z Students, Finds New Adobe Study
New Delhi: Today, Adobe India released the findings of ‘Gen Z in the Classroom: Creating the Future’, a study aimed at providing insights into student and teacher perspectives on learning, creativity and future readiness. The Adobe study, which surveyed 500 Gen Z students and 200 teachers in India, concluded that a staggering 95 percent of […]
Read More →IIT Madras Releases Annual Report on Indian Venture Capital and Private Equity
Chennai, 12 November 2017: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has released its’ Ninth Annual Report on the Indian Venture Capital and Private Equity focusing on ‘The State & the Start-Up: Analysis of government policies and support for start-ups’ The 2017 report analyses the Policy Framework and support provided to Start-ups by Central and State […]
Read More →Dharmendra Pradhan launches start-up programmes for entrepreneurs in Oil and Gas sector
New Delhi: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan has said that it is important to develop new business models, marketing plans, technology and innovations in the sector. For the same, the oil and gas PSUs have setup venture capital funds to encourage start-ups based on innovative ideas in […]
Read More →Next Skills announces DigiTALent, a comprehensive gadget and connectivity package for college students with built-in employability learning
New Delhi, 19 October 2017: Next Skills is a solution platform which brings together best of class products and services to solve key issues connected with students access to gadgets and services that are required to facilitate the learning process. Next Skills has recently announced the launch of DigiTALent, which is a comprehensive package designed […]
Read More →Nippon Paint announces Asia Young Designer Award 2017 contest for aspiring designers and architects
Chennai: Nippon Paint (India), Asia’s real no. 1 paint manufacturer, announces Asia Young Designer Award (AYDA) contest for aspiring designers and architects. The contest aims to identify talent among students of Architecture and Interior Design across 15 countries in Asia including India. The theme for this year’s contest is “You for Tomorrow”. The contest is […]
Read More →Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan on the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of “Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)” between India and Japan on the “Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)”. TITP is an ambitious program to send three lakh Indian technical interns to Japan for on the job training for a period of […]
Read More →Mr Dharmendra Pradhan announces reward for winners at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017
New Delhi: In a move to motivate the competitors representing India at the world stage, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr Dharmendra Pradhan extended his best wishes to the vibrant team from India which will represent the country at the WorldSkills International Abu Dhabi 2017, scheduled from […]
Read More →Centum Foundation, Sanket Foundation and PVR Anupam come together to organize special viewing of ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ for the deaf
New Delhi: Centum Foundation’s first-of-its kind Centum GRO initiative, under the umbrella of Centum Learning, has joined hands with Sanket Foundation and PVR Anupam, to organize viewing of the movie, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, for 150 deaf people this Sunday, September 17, 2017 at PVR Anupam Saket in New Delhi. Through this initiative, Centum GRO […]
Read More →Global Skills Summit 2017 organised by FICCI on the theme ‘New Age Skills for Today and Tomorrow kickstarts
New Delhi: The 10th edition of Global Skill Summit’s theme- New Age Skills for Today and Tomorrow aims to take deeper look at the automation potential in the global workplace today and its impact on employment and productivity. The Global Skill Summit has been inaugurated today (15 September 2017). Addressing the summit, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, […]
Read More →Dharmendra Pradhan and Anantkumar Hegde assume charge of their offices at Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to bring scale and speed to India’s Skill Mission
New Delhi: Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr AnantKumar Hegde, here today took charge of their respective portfolios at the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Speaking to the media persons, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, said, “I […]
Read More →Find winners of the Women Transforming India Awards 2017 instituted by NITI Aayog
New Delhi: Celebrating the outstanding achievements of women in India, NITI Aayog, in partnership with MyGov and the United Nations, announces winners of the Women Transforming India Awards, 2017. Crowdsourcing thousands of stories of women undertaking phenomenal work to transform societies across India’s cities, towns and villages, the second edition of the Awards, celebrates the […]
Read More →India is a leader in embracing the power of Agile and DevOps to unleash business benefits
Mumbai: As digital transformation continues to redefine customer experience and brand loyalty, a CA Technologies global study reveals that India is a leader in the adoption of advanced agile (53%) and advanced DevOps (59%) practices across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). As a result, Indian decision makers are seeing up to a 63% increase in […]
Read More →IIT Ropar to address the problems of farmers in Punjab
New Delhi: In order to address the issues related to soil and water, faced by the farmers in Punjab, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has allocated 2.5 acres of land in the new campus for setting up a state-of-art Soil-Water-Plant lab. The Civil Engineering Department of IIT Ropar plans to take up objective-oriented […]
Read More →More than half of Indians lack the discipline to stay fit, reveals Gympik’s Research
New Delhi: Despite the mushrooming of gyms and fitness centres as well as the growing popularity of fitness apps and virtual gyms, most Indians do not find time to exercise. In a pan-India study conducted by Gympik, India’s largest fitness discovery platform, 53% of the respondents said that they lack the discipline to stay fit. […]
Read More →NITI Aayog to launch “Mentor India” Campaign, where leaders will guide students on future skills
New Delhi: NITI Aayog will launch the Mentor India Campaign, a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can guide and mentor students at more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs, established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission. CEO NITI Aayog, Mr Amitabh Kant will unveil the online nationwide initiative […]
Read More →Govt needs to create atmosphere where youngsters can become teachers and educate others: PM
New Delhi, 17 Aug 2017: The Prime Minister today interacted with Young Entrepreneurs at the “Champions of Change” initiative organised by NITI Aayog at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra. “We need to create an atmosphere where our youngsters want to be teachers and educate others,” said the Prime Minister. Six groups of Young Entrepreneurs made presentations before […]
Read More →Frankfinn receives the Gold Award for “Best Higher Vocational Institute for Skill Development”– 2017 at the ASSOCHAM INDIA Summit 2017
New Delhi: Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, the world’s no. 1 air hostess training institute known for its quality training par excellence again made history. At a glittering function, Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training received the Gold award for “Best Higher Vocational Institute for Skill Development”– 2017 at the ASSOCHAM INDIA Summit – […]
Read More →National Digital Library (NDL) of India bags mBillionth South Asia Award 2017
New Delhi: National Digital Library (NDL) of India, an integrated online platform for educational contents, has won mBillionth South Asia Award 2017 in ‘Learning & Education’ category. mBillionth Award is the most influential & leading platform to explore, recognize & honor the best practices in Mobile & Telecom Industry across South Asia. NDL India has […]
Read More →Bangalore and New Delhi feature among global top 50 cities promoting Women Entrepreneurs
Bangalore: Dell partnered with IHS Markit — a leading source of insight and analytics that shape today’s business landscape — has announced findings of the 2017 Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index, revealing how 50 top global cities are fostering high-potential women entrepreneurs (HPWE). The Cities Ranking list is led by New York City, emerging […]
Read More →Registration opens for ‘India Innovation Challenge 2017’ that nurtures engineering innovation among university students
Bengaluru: Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the launch of the second edition of India Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC 2017), with registrations for the contest opened 20 July 2017 at www.ti.com/iicdc . The last date for registration is 10 September 2017. TI will continue the collaboration with Indian Institute of Management ( IIM) Bangalore and […]
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