The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) said it will provide funding to Gurgaon-based Indian Institute of Skill Development to train 2.4 lakh youngsters across the country over next 10 years. As part of the deal, NSDC, a Ministry of Finance initiative, would provide Rs 12 crore by way of a loan to IISD for the project.
In the first 100 days of the next government, the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) is planning to introduce new-age courses to suit the changing industry needs. It is set to standardise skilling courses to facilitate easier migration of workers and introduce counselling and mentorship on the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) portal. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi - during a Cabinet meeting - was reported to have instructed his ministers to draft roadmaps for the first 100 days and next five years of the next government.
"The issue of declaring a state of emergency was discussed ... The decision was made. According to our legislation, the Verkhovna Rada must approve this decision within 48 minutes ... A state of emergency will be introduced throughout Ukraine, except for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions," Danilov told reporters.
A fresh global skill gap study shows how India can tap opportunities in Germany, New Zealand, Qatar, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE and the UK.
Modi wanted to reap the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas's success in the 2019 election, but officials say blaming Rudy alone for its slow progress was unjust.
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Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce has undergone formal skill training, as compared to 68% in UK and 52% in the US
The Bombay Stock Exchange says it will train 6.5 million people in the next 10 years to work in the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) sector, the largest employer in the Indian private sector.
Construction sector is one of the largest seasonal employment providers in India
'Revival is happening slowly.' 'But that is, if the pandemic is controlled.'
Atul Bhatnagar, COO, National Skills Development Corporation tells us how we can effectively tackle the issue of unemployability and make our youth more employable.
His resignation as chairman of the government's skill development agencies triggered talk that he may be headed back to the Tata Group where a search committee is looking for a full-time chairman.
96 sportspersons returned positive in 2013 while the number of dope offenders in 2014 and 2015 were 95 and 120 respectively.
If retrenched workers are unable to reskill within a fixed period of time, they will have to return the money given to them by the government. Moreover, they may be asked to pay back an interest on the sum transferred.
'We are the only country in the world where everybody gets a digital vaccination certificate immediately... Then as we open up, as they did yesterday, which I think is a welcome move, you will have lots and lots of points where people will come in'
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S Ramadorai is now the vice-chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after being its MD and CEO for a decade. He is also advisor to the Prime Minister on the National Skill Development Council (NSDC).
The government said on Monday the National Skill Development Council is likely to create 4 crore (40 million) skilled workforce across the country in next 10 years and has announced Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) for manpower development during the next fiscal.
Rohit Nandan, secretary, ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship, talks to Anjuli Bhargava.
The Prime Minister will formally launch the Rashtriya Kaushal Vikas Yojana and the National Skills Mission on July 15
The aim was to skill 1 crore by 2020.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on entrance examinations, admission procedures at international universities.
Bihar's demand for electricity was assessed at 2,994 MW
The earlier forecast expected to see 654 million working Indians overall by the fiscal year ending 2022.
EduBridge is emerging as a strong player in training unemployed youth.
The average age of the 125-billion strong Indian population will be 29 years in 2020, even younger than China and the US.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a recipe for creating 100,000 plus angel investors in India.
App-based taxi aggregator Ola is in talks to raise fresh funding of up to $400 million.
The 'Make in India' concept in the defence sector has the potential to help India meet 70 per cent of its defence needs in a few years.
Mera Job is a marketplace for both lower end white collar jobs and skilled blue collar workers.
Aditi and Akshay Maliwal are mentoring young sports athletes from Asia to get through to top US universities.
'Once I was ready with my product I started looking for funding and realised people would not understand how a woman could, without a technology or an IIT/M background, be running the business alone.' 'Today when I connect the dots I feel grateful about how I have been able to overcome and learn with every failure.'
Young, ambitious workforce learns skill degrees come with no guarantees.
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