Special Olympics Bharat (SOB), a National Sports Federation for the development of sports for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities conducted a National Table Tennis Coaching Camp from July 15-20, at the Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad. MRIIRS is knowledge partner to Special Olympics Bharat. The five-day long camp saw 72 athletes and 32 coaches from 14 …

An Indian environmentalist, Vivek Gurav, helping to clean up UK streets has been given a special award by the UK Prime Minister. Vivek  has been plogging – that’s jogging while picking up litter – in the UK since he came to the University of Bristol on a scholarship in September 2021. The master’s student had been behind a plogging craze …

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LawSikho, a legal education startup, to impart skill training to aspiring learners (from legal and non-legal backgrounds) and provide upskilling in legal programs. NSDC and LawSikho will also provide joint certification for various courses. They will facilitate low-interest skill loans to the learners through NSDC’s network and strategic …

Jio Institute, a multi-disciplinary higher education institute set up in 2018 as a Greenfield Institute under UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017 in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai as a philanthropic initiative by Reliance Industries Ltd. and Reliance Foundation, welcomed its founding batch of students at an inaugural programme on July 20 at the campus. The first cohort …

The M3M Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the M3M Group,  has joined hands with CII Foundation to train 3000 youth. The agreement was signed by Dr. Aishwarya Mahajan, President, M3M Foundation, and Sougata Roy Choudhury, Executive Director, CII on July 15. Under this MoU, a total of 3000 youth will be trained in the Gurugram district of Haryana and Dharamsala …

As the world revives from the pandemic, World Youth Skills Day 2022 is a chance to assess the need for skill development in a world undergoing remarkable socio-economic and technological changes. During this Decade of Action for the 2030 Agenda, the full engagement of young people in global processes is vital to generate positive change and innovation. And, World Youth …