Education and Skill Training

Jaquar Group has inaugurated its latest skill development centre in district Prison, Gurugram in partnership with Art of Living. The centre was unveiled on 12th June 2019 in the presence of Mr K Selvaraj, IPS, Director General Prisons (Haryana), Mr. R.K Sondhi, Director & Session Judge, Gurugram, Mr. Jai Kishan Chhillar, Superintendent of Prison, Gurugram, Mr. Rajesh Mehra-Director & Promoter, Jaquar...

HCL Foundation, under their Urban CSR Program ‘HCL Uday’, announced the launch of Discovery Science Centre in Lucknow. The Discovery Science Centre is a space for students to creatively learn, experience and understand various scientific concepts through experiential learning method. The set-up of the Science Centre is such that it provides students an opportunity to...

To strengthen their commitment to support early-stage education to the girl child, 3M India has come up with a unique program in partnership with the K C Mahindra Education Trust and Reliance Smart stores. The programme, called “From You to Her”, is all about a child in a Metro city wishing a Nanhi Kali...

Karma Group Chairman and Founder John Spence awarded the Preverger Penguin Prize Scholarship to several talented students from Christel House India in Bengaluru. Karma Group is known for its commitment to making a difference to the society at large and has been supporting this organisation since its inception. Christel House India was founded in 2001, and since...

Capgemini has launched its Digital Academy initiative in India, a one-of-a-kind program focused on digital inclusion aimed to reintegrate a wide range of people from marginalized backgrounds. The India launch is part of Capgemini’s global program in digital inclusion to train excluded populations to use the best digital tools and facilitate their integration within the...

L&T Financial Services (LTFS), a Non-Banking Financial Services Group, launched ‘Digital Sakhi’ - an educational programme aimed at digital financial inclusion of rural women - in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. A ‘Digital Sakhi’ is a rural woman with a digital device who is equipped with skills and knowledge to impart digital financial literacy training to...

Ambuja Cement Foundation and AU Small Finance Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Skill Training Institute by the name of ‘AU Skills Academy’ in Jaipur district. This partnership aims at empowering the youth between the age of 18 and 35 years by helping them gain employment and entrepreneurship opportunities through...

आखिरकार 30 साल बाद राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति का मसौदा आ ही गया, इस मसौदे में नेशनल एजुकेशन कमिशन बनाने और मंत्रालय का नाम शिक्षा मंत्रालय करने की बात कही ही गई है। साथ ही इस मसौदे के मुताबिक उच्च शिक्षा के लिए सिर्फ एक रेगुलेटर बनेगा और मानव संसाधन मंत्रालय का नया नाम शिक्षा...

LANXESS India Private Limited has established a skill development centre in Thane as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme to provide training to aspiring candidates looking for suitable employability. The LANXESS  B-ABLE SKILL CENTRE in Thane has been set up in association with BASIX Academy for Building Lifelong Employability Limited (B-ABLE) who is...

Business leaders and governments are increasingly identifying environmental issues and social changes as the biggest risks to global business. For one thing, the depletion of natural resources and the rising costs of scarce resources means businesses need to think about how they can continue to compete while making a positive impact. It is far easier for a business...

IndianOil and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Pottery development under a CSR project in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. IndianOil has engaged IIT Madras which is a synergizing platform for Science and Technology (S&T) interventions. The Southern Region Pipelines (SRPL) would undertake the CSR project in Tiruvallur...

One of the most promising ways to close the stubbornly persisting gender divide is technology. While inclusion is growing for everyone, women tend to lag men globally when it comes to having access to financial products in emerging markets. In many contexts, women have less access and are less adept in the use of...