US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said that he is in favour of expansion of H-1B visa programme, offered to highly skilled professionals and students to live and work in the country.
Rising skills gap, falling exports, low productivity, rising debt and low foreign investment is jeopardising the target set for the textile and apparels sector
NMIMS University opens admissions for its five-year full time MBA (Pharm Tech) and four-year full time B Tech/B Pharm programmes for the batch of 2008.
'MGNREGA is definitely like a lifeline and is the employer of the last resort'
He also asked them to stay away from limelight and go beyond their routine jobs to establish their identity. "The turn at which the country stands today... the role of bureaucrats like you is of minimum government and maximum governance. You have to ensure that your interference in common people's lives is reduced and that they get empowered," he said.
'India has 1 lawyer per 1,000 population.' 'Opportunities in the field of law are plenty.'
About 16,000 Indian doctors have been rendered unemployed and face expulsion after the British government effected changes in the immigration and employment rules.
While most experts suggest the government loosen its purse strings and not worry about the fiscal deficit in a pandemic impacted year, it will be a tightrope walk for the government to increase spending without going overboard.
'We will continue to refine our operating model to drive more simplicity and nimbleness.'
NMIMS invites applications for their one-year, weekend diploma programme in Family-Managed Business Administraion.
'I would recommend two parts to fiscal support. One, support the lower end of the society by direct intervention through ways such as direct benefit cash transfer. Second, give fiscal support to the stressed sectors in line with the Rs 3-lakh crore (Rs 3 trillion) emergency credit line guarantee norms'
The Australian government is set to amend the immigration procedures that will also fast-track approvals for skilled migrants during critical demand in the country, media reports said.
W.C.H Training Solutions is offering a 30 hour "Training & Placement programme" in New Delhi for candidates interested in making a career in Travel BPO's.
Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends.
Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market
Fashworld is recruiting part-time Wardrobe Managers, Hairstylists and Make-up Artists for their fashion and grooming programme in Mumbai.
This provides for H-1B extensions beyond the 6-year limit.
EduBridge is emerging as a strong player in training unemployed youth.
NMIMS, Mumbai, invites applications for their one year, weekend programme in Family-Managed Business Administration.
Wipro, India's major IT company, has awarded a grant of $1.19 million to promote science and teacher education leadership in the US.
Modi said the coronavirus pandemic made people learn new things.
The role of AI spans coaching, performance, learning, engagement and career growth.
Visual thinking, rigorous technique and a problem-solving approach, go into the making of a Director of Photography, the person behind the look and feel of a film.
The Tejas Mark 1A outperforms the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 Thunder in avionics and weaponry, but the finance ministry's tax burden makes the Indian LCA costlier and hurts it in the export market.
The GST rate on mobile phones will be hiked to 18 per cent while that on maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft will be lowered to 5 per cent with effect from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The GST rate on handmade and machine-made matchsticks has been rationalised to 12 per cent from 5 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
Indian IT-BPO firms have stepped up investments by around 30-70 per cent on training and education of employees despite the economic slowdown.
Dr Kakodkar's strategic stubbornness ultimately got India what it wanted though the negotiations with the US went to the wire, notes Shivanand Kanavi.
'The JF-17 is the aircraft of today and the Tejas is the aircraft of tomorrow.'
'Yes, their team has now improved with the return of the experienced David Warner, Steve Smith and the likes of Marnus (Labuschagne), who has really done well for them in recent times. But last time too, their team was good but we played really some really good cricket to win. Looking forward to the challenge once again, it's going to be a great contest.'
IT firms are training employees of their clients and even aspiring IT professionals, in order to create fresh revenue streams amid shrinking deal sizes in traditional software maintenance, says Ayan Pramanik.
Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala explains why he thinks Modi should be at the helm of India.
Envisioning and implementing a Railway innovation programme needs attitude training and skill impartation, says R Gopalakrishnan.
It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed. They were faceless and unrecognised. They were unappreciated and even hounded. They were poorly paid and exploited, notes Ramesh Menon.
Just as Indian students travel overseas for higher studies, international students are coming to India for a range of courses. Technology, culture, English skills and more are attracting them to India.
The members of Parliament attending Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings will have to sit six feet apart, and not more than two witnesses from the ministry concerned can appear before the panel at a time. As per the protocol for meetings of Rajya Sabha Committees, members have to ensure conformity with physical distancing norms.
Drawing and painting can be employed to develop students into critical thinkers, problem solvers and communicators.
YoungBuzz presents SummerBuzz 2005, a series of programmes to equip students understand themselves better, communicate effectively, improve self-confidence, develop team building and leadership skills, and enhance overall life management.
'We need good teachers at the primary, secondary and higher education levels.'
In an online chat with readers, Dawn Piacentino, Director of Communications, GRE programme at Educational Testing Service (ETS) fielded questions related to the new GRE and offered advice on how to prepare for the exam.
Students would be provided with industry certification.
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