To encourage open dialogue and build emotional literacy among students, Aditya Birla World Academy (ABWA), in collaboration with Mpower—an initiative of the Aditya Birla Education Trust—hosted “The Happy Place: Inside Out 2.0”, an inter-school festival designed to normalize conversations around mental health and self-expression. In an age dominated by social media validation, online gaming pressures, and digital fatigue, young people …

NITI Aayog on October 8 released a pioneering study, AI for Inclusive Societal Development, a first-of-its-kind effort to systematically explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and frontier technologies can be harnessed to transform the lives and livelihoods of India’s 490 million informal workers – the backbone of the nation’s economy. While global discourse on AI has largely centered around white-collar jobs and the formal economy, this …

The Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, signed an MoU for a skilling project under the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad, on 8th October 2025 at Palakkad, Kerala. The MoU signing event was graced by Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying , …

The Ministry of Education, in joint collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, will launch the “Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0 (TFYC 3.0)” on 9th October 2025, reaffirming the Government’s commitment to creating a tobacco-free learning environment and protecting the health of young citizens across India. This national campaign marks a significant step towards realizing the Government’s vision of a tobacco-free generation. Tobacco use …

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 …