Prafful Sarda, very young Pune Based RTI Activist & owner of an Event management company had filed an RTI application with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) on following issues: 1) How much money allotted to NSDC in last 2 years 2) How much money spent in last 2 years (Through NSDC) 3) State-wise distribution Details […]
An innovative training platform for clients, Skilljar Raises $33 Million Series B Funding Led by Insight Partners.
The government of India is collecting the rise in the number of skilled persons in the country since the launch of its flagship Skill India Programme, in an effort to tally jobs in India. The launch of national skills portal planned by the government is an initiative that will have skilling data from all central […]
Scientists have developed an app to be used with the optical head-mounted display Google Glass that can help improve social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Talent shortage is acute in the IT and data science ecosystem in India with a survey claiming that 95 per cent of engineers in the country are not fit to take up software development jobs. According to a study by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, only 4.77 per cent candidates can write the correct logic […]
Transportation app Uber has launched a new initiative in partnership with Maruti and NSDC, for creating livelihood opportunities for one million people by 2018. Under UberSHAAN, the company will provide access to skill development and driver training to the unskilled, Uber India President Amit Jain said. The initiative will also help trained drivers receive commercial licenses, […]
IBM today unveiled a new enterprise mobility platform IBM MobileFirst for iOS Garage in India and plans to open satellite centres in many other countries including Brazil, China and Romania. IBM MobileFirst is a platform for building mobile apps for the enterprise. The Garage is dedicated to enable clients to complete digital mobility projects as […]
I remember sitting in a tacky cafe in Chennai. It was February 2014 and I was meeting Akshat, one of my brother’s best friends since he was in town for the day. With a glint of excitement in his eyes, he leaned forward and said “I’ve been reading about this organization in South Africa using […]
The popular IT company HCL Technologies will reportedly set up a Global IT development centre at Gannavaram in Andhra Pradesh and this will create more than 5,000 jobs. The new centre is spread over 29.86 acres and is anticipated as part of Andhra Pradesh’s drive to create a new IT hub. With this, the company will […]
India has been coming up with various programmes for startups for a long time. The Karnataka State Government has now launched its ambitious programme called Unnati. This programme is basically focused on promoting technology startups steered by SC/ST entrepreneurs as well as those that are developing a product or a solution with a strong rural-focus. “We will support these […]
Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group is eyeing to acquire the education and training arm of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS). The arm is known as IL&FS Education and Technology Services (IETS). IETS is a wholly owned subsidiary of IL&FS and operates computer labs in government schools under the build-own-operate (BOO) model. It manages 16,000 […]
In the recent years, the Narendra Modi led Government of India has been focusing more and more on a wide universe of emerging startups, and for this, the government has been bringing in new programmes and opportunities for bringing out the best in these companies and help them in innovation and nurturing. Several initiatives have […]