Education and Skill Training

The CSR Journal, Ultimate Energy Resource Pvt. Ltd. and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) join hands for RPL Skill Training Programme and Entrepreneurs Capacity Development of Women in the State of Maharashtra. The CSR Journal (www.thecsrjournal.in) is proud to associate with UNDP, UERPL and concerned sector skill councils on this women’s empowerment project. UNDP works...

आज १५ अगस्त है। हमारे देश को आजाद हुए पुरे ७१ वर्ष हो गए। पुरा हिंदुस्तान आजादी का जश्न मना रहा है। जगह-जगह तिरंगा फहराया जाएगा। देशभक्ति के गीत गाए जाएंगे। चारो और हरा और केसरिया रंग फैला नजर आएगा। दफ्तरों, स्कूलो में छुट्टी और टेलिविजन पर देशभक्ति से ओत-पोत कार्यक्रमो और फिल्मों की भरमार होगी।...

Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd., a housing finance company in the affordable segment, today announced the launch of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme – ‘Aadhar Kaushal’ in association with Mahendra Skills, an NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) approved training partner. The skill development programme was launched by Chetan Chauhan, Former Test Cricketer & Hon’ble Minister...

Nearly 4 million people insist they are Indian but who now must prove their nationality as the politics of citizenship — overlaid with questions of religion, ethnicity and illegal immigration — swirls in Assam where such questions have a long and bloody past. On Friday, some of the 3.9 million residents left off Assam's...

The ear-attacking sound of chalk on a blackboard. The woody scent of pencil-sharpener dust. The tattered pages of old schoolbooks. The arresting light of an overhead projector. These are just some of the classroom flukes that 21st-century students may never experience. Instead in Smart Classrooms, there will be the speed of the internet, the...

According to Census Data, 8.4 crore Indian children don’t attend school. Poverty, lack of availability and accessibility are the major reasons why children drop out of school. On the other hand, India currently has a smartphone use base of over 300 million which is expected to cross 650 million by 2019. Harnessing the power...

With an aim to train youth in the skill sets required for Fabrication of UPVC Windows & Doors, the association of UPVC Windows and Door Manufacturers: UWDMA Inaugurated India's first UWDMA Skill Development Centre (U-SDC). With support from Government of Rajasthan, the facility has been set up at ITI Bhiwadi. UWDMA Skill Development Centre has 100% funding...

Globally, the term STEAM is used to indicate ways in which the Arts or art-practices (and sometimes more broadly the Humanities and Social sciences) engage with the STEM education subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The number of students choosing post-compulsory study of STEM subjects is seen as being critical to a country’s economic...

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and students from the College of Engineering of Anna University, launched ‘SKILL NEXT»’, a technical skilling initiative. Together, they assembled a BMW engine and transmission at the main assembly line of BMW Group Plant Chennai to commemorate the beginning of the project. Through the initiative, 365 BMW engine and transmission units...

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Azad has said, “If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.” Teachers have always received a lot of respect...

Sonam Wangchuk, who inspired actor Aamir Khan's character in 3 Idiots, has made India proud. He is one of two Indians to be given the Ramon Magsaysay Award this year, recognised as Asia's premier prize, “honouring greatness of spirit and transformative leadership.” The prestigious award is given to persons -- regardless of race, nationality,...

India has the world’s largest youth workforce today and it is estimated that there will be 104.62 million fresh entrants in the labour market by 2022. However, the current youth unemployment rate continues to remain as high as 10% with 31 million unemployed in India and more importantly, 43% of India’s youth are not...