With umpteen focus laid on skilling and building quality manpower in the shipping sector and address the increasing need for skilled workforce in the ports and maritime sector, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for creating a robust framework driven by the concerted efforts of …
Harappa Education, an online learning platform, has released a new report “The State of Behavioral Learning 2020” in association with People Matters. Rooted in first-of-its-kind research, Harappa Education’s aim is to understand strategic priorities and opportunities in the area of behavioral skilling. Data from 350 organizations: understanding the priorities, challenges, and opportunity areas for companies on behavioral skills was …
Association of National Board Accredited Institutions (ANBAI), a collaborative network of NBA healthcare institutions on matters of common interest, has welcomed the Gazette notification issued on August 6 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare introduced post-graduate diploma courses in eight medical specialties under the National Board of Examinations. In a virtual press briefing ANBAI today (Aug 20), said the …
The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s AVSAR Scholarship Programme that serves to address the concern of school dropouts due to financial constraints by bridging the gap between the students and scholarships benefited over 1,547 students across the country in 2019-20 and Rs 2,33,02,871 were distributed under the programme. Akshaya Patra essentially plays the role of the facilitator and sources scholarship opportunities for …
Himanshu Singh, an Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi graduate of this year who has just started working with an IT firm in Bengaluru beat some 2.52lakh+ participants to win TechGig Code Gladiators 2020 edition, the results of which were announced on Aug 19. Himanshu Singh won the 165-day long competition in a nail-biting coding finale. “Everybody has that one …
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India), in collaboration with Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) launched the 3rd edition of Dragonfly Festival 2020 on Aug 17. The pan-India festival dedicated to dragonflies, aims to create awareness for the conservation of these insects. The Dragonfly festival 2020 was virtually launched by Ravi Singh, SG and CEO, WWF India. Dr. Subramaniam, (Scientist-E and …
