Education and Skill Training

The English language is widely considered to be a marker of progress. Moreover, in practically all spheres of economy, it also enhances employability. But there is a wide difference between the way city children and children in villages learn to speak English. Since 70% of the students in India are from an economically poor...

One important lesson that corporate life has taught me is to always be hands-on. One should be ready to roll up the sleeves and get back to the grind. This not only helps in acquiring a first-hand feel of the scenario on the ground but also makes a meaningful contribution. As I gradually sink into my...

Today’s children are tomorrow’s scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers and administrators of the world. The very foundation of the intellectual genius of students is laid in schools. This makes it very important for teachers to have the appropriate skill set to bring out the weaknesses and strengths of the students in order to be able...

Working on his task of Character Designing, Kishore Mohite from Pune with hearing impairment is in the hope of winning the ICT competition. Orthopaedically challenged Anita used to work as an accountant. Today she is competing in Regional Abilympics showcasing her talent by giving beauty therapy to the onlookers. Mumbai recently hosted the regional...

देश के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी अक्सर अपने भाषणों में कहते है कि युवाओं को काबिल बनना चाहिए, कामयाबी अपने आप कदम चूमेगी, इसी को मद्देनज़र रखते हुए भारतरत्न अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी के प्रथम स्मृति दिवस पर अटल FUEL लीडरशिप अवॉर्ड संपन्न हुआ, अटल FUEL लीडरशिप अवॉर्ड में दी सीएसआर जर्नल के कामों को भी सराहा गया, दरअसल FUEL यानि फ्रैंड्स...

As the Akshay Kumar-starrer Mission Mangal (about ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission) makes a run at the theatres and Google honours Vikram Sarabhai's 100th birthday with a special doodle, The CSR Journal reacquaints you with the one-of-a-kind Indian scientist. Fondly called the Father of the Indian Space programme, Vikram Sarabhai was way ahead of his times....

A social implementing organization Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) and a worldwide mining company Hindustan Zinc Limited today, inaugurated a skill development centre at Rapura Dariba Mine, Rajasthan. This partnership will aim to provide training to almost 3,000 unemployed youth in skilled trades like Assistant Electrician, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Sales Associate, Unarmed Security Guard and...

With education being the key to socio-economic development, schools play an integral part in a child’s growth. It is thus very important for a school to impart the right values in students. Understanding their responsibility in upbringing a child, a Delhi school is utilising the platform to address the issues that matter among the children of...

Rise Against Hunger India (RAHI), today unveiled their Hunger Education Module at Pragnya Bodhini in Mumbai. As part of its initiative, to make the UN Sustainable Development Goal – Zero Hunger by 2030, a reality, RAHI organized the curtain-raiser highlighting issues pertaining to hunger, wastage of food, healthy diet and healthy living and the...

SBI Life Insurance, under its CSR initiative, extended its support towards holistic development of the underprivileged sections of the society by joining hands with NGOs like; ‘Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth’ and ‘Shri Akkalkotswami Seva Mandal’. Through this collaboration, the company will provide financial assistance to set up an ‘On-Grid Solar System’ at Shri Akkalkotswami Seva Mandal...

Jaquar Group, the leading ‘complete bathroom and lighting’ solutions company with a presence in over 45+ countries, announced its continued support to the government’s Skill India initiative on World Youth Skill Day. As part of the Group’s existing plumber training and customer service initiative; 63,000 plumbers have been trained through PAD (Plumber Associated with...

HCL Samuday, an ambitious project of HCL Foundation working towards creating a scalable and replicable development model for rural India, announced its partnership with Jaipur Rugs, one of India's largest manufacturers of hand-knotted luxury rugs, to create livelihood opportunities for rural residents in Hardoi district, at their doorstep. This intervention aims to upskill women...