BrightCHAMPS, a skills learning platform, on World Youth Skills Day 2024, released a first of its kind ‘Pulse of Parents’ report capturing the insights and concerns around education from 511 parent participants across 27 countries. Among the key findings, 65% parents, globally, think skill-building for practical knowledge needs to supplement academic learning for their kids to be successful in life. In South East …

Bharti Airtel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, is commemorating its 25 years with the launch of the ‘Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program’.  This merit-cum-means based Scholarship Program aims to support deserving students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds with a focus on girl students, pursuing Technology-based Engineering UG and integrated programs (up to 5 years) in the top 50 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (Engineering) colleges, including IITs. This will be …

Marking the World Youth Skills Day on July 15 and the also the beginning of the 10th year celebrations of Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organised a “Kaushal Samwaad” – an open house dialogue where a group of 50 skilled people who have honed skills through various Skill India schemes and programs came together to celebrate the …

World Youth Skills Day, observed on July 15th, recognizes the importance of empowering young people with skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. The theme for World Youth Skills Day 2024 is Youth Skills for Peace and Development. It highlights the crucial role that young people play in peacebuilding and conflict resolution efforts. As the world faces a multitude of …

IIT Madras’ ‘Sports Tech Start-Up Conclave’, a first-of-its-kind event, was inaugurated in New Delhi on July 12. The Two-Day Conclave in collaboration aims to boost indigenization and technology support for Atmanirbhar Bharat in sports sector. Being spearheaded by IIT Madras Center of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics (CESSA), this two-day conclave will also boost Deep Tech start-ups in Sports Sector by providing …

ETS, the educational assessment, research, and measurement organization and the owner of assessments such as TOEFL® and GRE®, has announced the launch of a specially curated TOEFL Official Beginners Guide for Indian students. This book, which will be provided to Indian test takers at no cost, has been specifically created for the Indian market, with validated content from ETS. The …