National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on June 20 announced the launch of project NIPUN- National Initiative for Promoting upskilling of Construction Workers. The project aims to train more than one lakh construction workers through fresh skilling and …

Researchers led by Prof. Indra Sekhar Sen, from the Department of Earth Science of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have developed an enzyme-substrate medium-based E.coli.water testing kit that is highly sensitive and can detect the presence or absence of a single E.coli in drinking water. This E.coli water testing kit is low cost and field trials were successfully …

As many of our journalists come from a non-medical background, the introduction of CAS at the academic level helps train journalists in health journalism and encourage scientific mindset among masses. CAS plays an important role in building a holistic 360-degree science-based communication narrative, addressing misinformation, promoting awareness, undertaking capacity-building of media, rigorous analysis of news reports, official/authoritative scientific discourses, thought …

Coursera’s latest Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022 reveals that in terms of overall skills proficiency, India has slipped 4 places to be ranked at the 68th position globally. In Asia, India stands at the 19th position. The report also shows an increase in India’s technology proficiency levels from 38% to 46%, with the country strengthening its position by six spots. On …

NIOS for class 10 pass outs and IGNOU for class 12 pass outs to be the respective channels to help Agniveers earn qualifications parallely while they serve in armed forces, Home ministry announces 10% reservation in CAPF jobs on exit To support the “Agnipath” scheme a merit-based recruitment scheme for enrolling soldiers, airmen and sailors between the ages of 17.5 …

Sampark Foundation, a reputed NGO working in primary education and set up by Anupama Nayar and Vineet Nayar, former Vice Chairman and CEO of HCL Technologies,  has signed a MoU with the state of Himachal Pradesh to enhance learning outcomes of primary and upper primary children in all the government schools of the 12 districts in the hill state. The primary goal …