Education and Skill Training

The Indian education system has been criticized by experts, employers, leaders as well as the public in general. This has also been proven by the high rate of un-employability among the youth in the country. A large number of coaching institutions for various professional courses as well as competitive exams also indicate that formal...

Driven by the conviction that children’s education is the cornerstone of the progress of our country and should not get hampered under any circumstances, Nihar Shanti Amla has announced a Covid-19 special campaign called ‘Padhai Par Lockdown Nahi’. As part of the initiative, Nihar Shanti Amla is ensuring that the students can learn English being at home...

PwC India Foundation is supporting Project Nanhi Kali to empower 500 underprivileged girl children in Darjeeling by ensuring access to quality education and promoting concept-based learning. Project Nanhi Kali is jointly managed by K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and Naandi Foundation. Through this CSR initiative, PwC will be reaching out to students from Standard 1 to...

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, research has found a broad worsening of mental health indicators among college students in the country. Now, students are facing new, complex challenges such as adapting to distance learning, isolation from peers, concerns about family, health, career and financial security. St. Mira's College for Girls, Pune organised a series of...

Much before corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions were made mandatory by the Companies Act of 2013, HDFC Bank was following board-approved targets and contributing to social causes. HDFC Bank CSR spend was INR 443.8 crores during the year ending 31 March, 2019, bettering the FY18 performance by 20%, according to the company's integrated Annual...

The rising middle-class, higher proportion of young workers and increasing urbanization will impact the future of jobs in India for the coming decade. The Indian “global middle-class” which is expected to quadruple by 2020, will drive domestic consumption and thereby increase the quantum of jobs. India’s small “global middle-class” at around 50 million people in...

Andhra Pradesh is set to become the skill capital of India. The State will soon have a Skill University besides multi-skill development centres in every constituency, to train and make the youth industry-ready. Challa Madhusudhan Reddy, Chairman of the AP State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), made this announcement at a press conference in November 2019....

Mitsubishi Electric has decided to continue its Corporate Social Responsibility activity in Pune, a hub for education, heavy engineering and technology companies, and amongst one of the fastest growing cities in India.  Mitsubishi Electric India’s CSR journey in Pune started in the year 2015, with tree plantation and since then, the company has been...

While skill development gets a major chunk of CSR funding, tech reskilling in India isn't a priority. Even with the third-largest developer base and a substantial tech-savvy talent pool, India lags behind its peers on major AI indicators. This is despite a thriving startup ecosystem, high-growth companies which have made a substantial investment in...

Colleges, those bastions of knowledge and creators of degree-wielding job-seekers ready to inundate the urban workforce. Colleges are inclined to support students through graduation and launch them into the working world with newfound knowledge and skills, but with good education comes a higher purpose and engaged citizens, believes St Mira's College for Girls. The...

Hundreds of innovative young entrepreneurs worldwide in fields, ranging from healthcare to clean water, are better equipped to contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a result of the support of SkyQuest and related initiatives pioneered by Shriya Damani and her colleagues. SkyQuest's focus is to connect innovative initiatives to new markets,...

Digitization has democratized the education system and skill development in the country. It has enabled everyone to learn any skill or subject from the best of the teachers for free, or at a very nominal cost. This is a huge step towards solving the employability issue in the country. However, the problem persists for...