Education and Skill Training
Keshav Suri Foundation Conducts Walk-in Diversity Job Fair for LGBTQIA+ Communities in 11 Cities at The Lalit
It has been three years since our country bid goodbye to an archaic law, Section 377 on September 6. And three years since the launch of Keshav Suri Foundation on October 13, 2018; three years of small yet meaningful initiatives to build the nation; to embrace, empower and mainstream the marginalized communities in India.
To...
CSR arm of ACC Ltd empowers around 1.2 lakh students through project Vidya Utkarsh
ACC Trust, the CSR arm of ACC Ltd, has always focused on improving the lives of disadvantaged, marginalized and economically backward communities through programmes that encompass livelihood, education, health & sanitation and women empowerment.
In India, several communities lack the access to quality education. Recognizing the need to support educational institutions, ACC Trust, through its...
CSR: CybageKhushboo scholarship will annually provide financial aid to economically challenged meritorious students
CybageKhushboo, the CSR and philanthropic arm of Cybage Software and a self-sustaining NGO, recently announced its Annual Scholarship Program for 2021-22 in Pune. The announcement aligns with the organizational aim of making quality education accessible to all deserving students.
The program helps students from economically weaker backgrounds pursue higher education. Registrations for the Scholarship Program...
The enterprising spirit of next generations can usher in a new – and better – normal
By Manuelle Malot and Genevieve Houriet Segard, EDHEC Business School
Unprecedented Covid-19 crises have confirmed the relevance of the term ‘VUCA’ for an increasingly Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous world. Although the pandemic is not yet behind us, the global economy is showing some signs of recovery and companies now have the opportunity to...
Only 22% Schools in India have Digital Infrastructure: UNICEF Report
The future of the country relies on the quality of education offered to the children and the youth. India has the potential to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend, especially as the average age of the population is less than 30. However, in order to make the most of this opportunity, it is...
CSR: BYJU’s Commits to Provide Quality Education to Students of Aspirational Districts
The COVID-19 pandemic has given a forceful nudge to the Indian education system to improve upon online education rapidly. A lot of problems arose during the time in implementing the new standard operating procedures in conducting classes. Additionally, the digital divide that existed in the country costed the underutilization of the educational potential of...
How Useful Is an ITIL Certification? Is It Worth Your Time?
In the 1980s, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) of the UK developed the original ITIL framework. It involved the best practices to be implemented in governmental organizations for cost-effective and efficient IT service management. Since then, a plethora of changes have been done to the framework for making it relevant with upcoming...
K.C. Mahindra Scholarship for Post Graduate Studies Abroad awards scholarships worth Rs. 2.72 crores to exceptional students
The K. C. Mahindra Scholarship for Post Graduate Studies Abroad was awarded to 65 students this year.
The top three scholars get scholarships worth Rs. 8 lakh each and the rest receive scholarships worth Rs. 4 lakh each. Aimed at enabling higher education for the brightest and best students in India, the total value of...
CSR: Future Generali distributes over 3000 literacy kits amongst underprivileged children in Maharashtra
Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) towards its CSR has teamed up with ‘Room to Read’ an NGO to help underprivileged children to improve literacy and inculcate reading habits during the lockdown. Through this partnership, the company reached out to 12 schools in Maharashtra and distributed 3089 literacy kits to children of grade...
World Population Day 2021 – Our Vast Talent Pool
India needs to constantly find new ways to leverage the vast talent pool through skilling initiatives. Young people between 18 and 29 years constitute 22% of India’s population (Youth in India report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, GoI). The growth of Non-tier 1 cities since 2020 to now has resulted in...
CSR arms of WNS and Tech Mahindra partnered on India’s first free holistic cybersafety education portal
WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), the CSR arm of WNS, today announced that it has joined forces with Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF) to raise the cybersafety quotient of over 24,000 beneficiaries of TMF’s programmes through WCF’s CyberSmart portal, India’s first holistic, free-for-all cybersafety education portal.
The CyberSmart portal enables gamified learning using thematic quiz-based modules based...
CSR: Samsung India Grants Scholarships to 544 Navodaya Vidyalaya Students Attending IITs & NITs
Samsung, India’s most trusted brand, has given scholarships to 544 meritorious students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools who have qualified for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and National Institute of Technology (NIT), as part of its Samsung Star Scholar program, fulfilling its vision of #PoweringDigitalIndia by empowering the next generation of Young...
