Education and Skill Training

Addressing the 38th Convocation Ceremony of Bharathidasan University in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence in the ability of India’s youth. He said, “I am confident in the ability of young people to make the years till 2047 the most important in our history.” “Our nation and its civilization has...

Every year 22nd December is observed as National Mathematics Day across India to mark the birth anniversary of mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ramanujan, the maths legend was born in the year 1887 on this day and is remembered for his contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions among other things. Several...

In a recent speech at IIT Kharagpur's 69th convocation, President Droupadi Murmu pointed out a big issue: no Indian university is among the world's top 50. India, with its rich knowledge tradition, needs to do better. Murmu stressed that while good education matters more than rankings, a higher rank attracts global talent and boosts...

The 6th edition of The CSR Journal Excellence Awards is all set to be held on the 9th of December 2023 at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. The CSR Journal Excellence Awards aims to honour innovative and best practices in Corporate Social Responsibility, recognising the best practices in six categories. These are Education...

With an aim to bridge existing gaps between skilled labour force and industry needs and boost demand-driven, high-quality skill training and vocational education at regional level, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship laid the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) Plus in Bhubaneswar on Friday. The minister is...

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan launched 37 PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalayas and 26 PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in Odisha in the presence of dignitaries, officials, academicians and students. At the inauguration, the minister said these schools will work in full spirit of the National Education Policy 2020 and...

Women’s participation in the workforce has been steadily increasing each year because of continuous efforts by the governments, non-profits as well as the global organisations. However, the representation of women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields is surprisingly less. According to UNESCO, less than 30 per cent of researchers across the world...

In an attempt to boost digital literacy among government school students in the state, the Government of Jharkhand has launched an application namely ‘J-Guruji App’. The app is an initiative of the School Education and Literacy Department. The app was recently launched by Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren. Around 45 lakh students studying in the...

Within a month of launching the platform Skill India Digital, the Government of India is taking steps to empower the citizens while making active use of the same. With the aim of empowering the retailer community especially in the states of Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, the National Skill Development Corporation has announced a partnership...

With an aim to harness youth energy for nation-building and develop leadership skills, the Government of India is all set to launch an autonomous body Mera Yuva Bharat. The project has received approval from the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week. The primary objective of Mera Yuva Bharat is to...

Amid rising cases of student suicides in Rajasthan’s Kota, which is the coaching hub pre-medical and pre-engineering exams, the Government of India has issued a guideline to prevent any tendency of self harm among students at school level. The purpose is to increase awareness, understanding and preventing students from taking any bold step causing...

Social media platforms these days are full of videos talking about travel. In these videos, we can see vloggers are travelling to destinations, some very common while some a little offbeat and sharing details about their journey, stay, food, their expenses and overall experience. While some of these videos come from popular vloggers, some...