Education and Skill Training

Sikshana Foundation in association with Dell and the Government of Karnataka has launched STEP (Sikshana’s Technology in Education Program) in 57 Model Schools – Karnataka Public Schools. STEP aims at motivating schools to engage and integrate technology in their daily teaching and learning processes. The digital education model employs a dual approach which builds...

Vidyasaarathi, an education scholarship portal powered by NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL e-Gov), has today announced its collaboration with The JSW group to provide education scholarships for students across India. Students pursuing their graduation, post-graduation, ITI, diploma and B. Ed courses can avail of JSW Foundation’s Udaan Scholarship schemes listed on the Vidyasaarathi web...

Tesco in Bengaluru has collaborated with NASSCOM Foundation to establish a community Career Development Centre (CDC). To be located at Ambedkar Nagar near Whitefield, the CDC will begin intake of beneficiaries for the course after the formal inauguration in October this year. The CDC will host a digital literacy programme in line with the...

Markelytics Solutions unveiled a literacy empowerment drive at Government Model Primary School, Hosahalli on the occasion of World Literacy Day. It was a joint initiative by the company & its employees, wherein a delegate of Markelytics Solutions visited the school and spoke to teachers & students at length about the need for education and...

A lot has been said and done to save and promote khadi, the "fabric of the nation". A few months back, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry started chalking out strategies for positioning khadi as an exclusive Indian brand across the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a strong campaigner with his slogan,...

Omega Healthcare Management Services in collaboration with NGO: Agastya International Foundation has launched a 'Science Centre' and a 'Mobile Science Lab (MSL)' at Syed Murthuza Govt. Higher Secondary School in Trichy. The sponsored Science Center laboratory has been scientifically designed, to provide practical exposure to children in government schools via nearly 150+ science experiments...

Responsible businesses carry people along with them in their journey towards growth. Essar has generated business of more than USD 3bn through nurturing local entrepreneurs and has grown in unison with the communities around its presence. Essar Foundation is the CSR arm of Essar, committed to fuelling development of communities around Essar’s business presence. “Our...

“In a vast country like India, the government alone cannot provide employment to everybody. Government alone cannot remove the problems of sanitation and problems of healthcare as long as the corporates associate (with it). That is the reason the Companies Act, 2013 prescribes a mandatory CSR spend of 2% of average net profits. I...

With an aim to develop India’s unskilled and semi-skilled labour pool into a productive and skilled workforce, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), an executive arm of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, has collaborated with Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL). As part of this collaboration, DHFL has offered to provide...

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) hosted ‘Apprenticeship Connect Workshop’ at Hilton Garden Inn in Lucknow. The Lucknow workshop, second in a series of Skill Connect Road Shows, introduced new industry-savvy reforms in Apprenticeship regime. The Apprenticeship Connect Workshops are intended...

Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Education Project Council, Government of Jharkhand. As per the MoU, Bharti Foundation will support Government initiatives in 150 government schools, enhancing the overall schooling experience of more than 24,000 students and 500 teachers in the districts of...

Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group has collaborated with Yerwada Central Prison, Pune for installing and setting up a manufacturing automotive lockset sub-assembly unit at female prison inside jail premises. Setting up of automotive lock parts in jail will facilitate female inmates to earn basic livelihood and learn skill sets required in manufacturing and finishing...