Launched in 2021, the USD 14.4 million Skill Impact Bond is well on its way to achieving its bold targets of skilling 50,000 young Indians, 60% of whom will be women, and help them secure and retain jobs. Till date, the Skill Impact Bond has successfully supported close to 18,000 first-time job seekers from low-income families, of whom 72% are …
The updated guidelines highlight the need for ads to refrain from messaging that can cause physical or mental harm to school students and exploit their vulnerability The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) updated its guidelines for advertising educational institutions, programmes, and platforms after rigorous rounds of public consultation. The exercise was undertaken with the aim of establishing a set …
India and Singapore have agreed to work together and create opportunities for lifelong learning, building a future-ready workforce, and making knowledge & skill development a key pillar of strategic partnership. This was stated after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is on a three-day visit to Singapore had a constructive meeting with DPM & Minister for Finance, Singapore, Lawrence Wong …
Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility Ltd., a leading Indian manufacturer of electric two-wheelers under the brand ‘Joy e-bike,’ has embarked on a transformative journey to empower ‘Agniveers’ and other retired army officers. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dogra Regiment and established the Wardwizard’s EV Centre of Excellence at Dogra Regimental Centre, Ayodhya Cantt in Faizabad, …
ALLEN Career Institute Pvt Ltd (esb 1988), one of India’s major test preparatory coaching centre chains for JEE and NEET, after expanding in Delhi NCR early this year, on May 27 held a mega show of numbers at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex with more than 20,000 student and their families turning up to participate in Allen Delhi’s orientation …
The National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) headed by former AICTE chairman Dr Anil Sahasrabuddhe is working on making ‘EduLocker’ a reality with registries of the entire ecosystem including students, teachers, institutions (both schools and colleges). The system is envisaged to keep digital registry of every student right from school and will include records from formal informal, sports, cultural and other …
