Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI), in association with the Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Servicing Sector Society (RASSS), launched its first pilot training program on “Good Service Practices in the Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Sector” at the newly developed Common Utility Center (CUC) in Bhiwadi on October 6. The one-day program marked the beginning of training activities at the state-of-the-art CUC, …

The 5th edition of the School Youth Ideathon (SYI) — India’s largest entrepreneurship festival for school students — was launched on October 6 at the CBSE Headquarters, New Delhi. The initiative is now open to students from Classes 4 to 12 across India and Indian schools abroad. Students can submit their ideas at www.YouthIdeathon.in until November 20, 2025. The program …

India’s strength lies in its young, talented and skilled manpower compared to any other nation. “This is a big strength of India and by using this strength, if we are successful in giving them the right education, right skills, then we can move ahead in the world,” remarked Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways. The minister, who inaugurated …

With an eye on the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 4 transformed the 4th edition of the National Skill Convocation at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi into a Bihar-centric political showcase, rolling out a slew of announcements tailored for the state’s youth. While billed as a convocation for skill development, the event carried strong political …

In a landmark initiative for youth development giving a decisive push to education, skilling, and entrepreneurship across the country, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on October 4 announced the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU), a centrally sponsored scheme with an investment of ₹60,000 crore. The initiative aims to modernize 1,000 Government ITIs across the country …

In this year’s Stanford University and Elsevier annual list of the world’s top two percent of scientists, 6,239 Indian researchers made the cut this year — a rise from last year’s 5,300. The rankings, based on Scopus data up to August 2025, measure both career-long citation impact and single-year influence (2024) across 22 fields and 174 subfields. “Top 2% Scientists …