February 2, 2025

Education and Skill Training

Right to Education Act in India: Undermining its own objectives

The CCS field coordinators in the National Independent Schools Alliance report that 4,331 schools have already been shut down in 17 states – 2,500 in Punjab, while another 15,083 face threat of closure (as on 18 March 2014) affecting over 18,00,000 students.

What’s in Store for Graduates in Organic Farming

As the Indira Gandhi National Open University introduces a Certificate Course in Organic Farming, here’s a look at the current demand for organic produce in India and Global markets and why there is need for Government & Corporate backing for the Indian Organic Farming dream to materialize.

Infosys Earmarks Rs 250 crore For wp

INFOSYS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has launched Spark-IT, a programme to enhance the skill levels of engineering graduates in the country. The initiative is part of Infosys Foundation’s plans to deploy Rs 249 crore towards wp and philanthropy initiatives in fiscal 2015

Dubai Throws A Rope To Flood-Ravaged Kids At ‘3 Idiots’ School

‘Don’t ignore the North-East’ is Dubai resident Harsha Sawlani’s message for corporates, as she shoulders the fate of 42 children at the Druk school in Leh, in a reaffirming story about the power and reach of individual social responsibility.

Atul Kasbekar’s Photography Masterclass For Slum Kids

FOR 32 children from Mumbai, who live in underprivileged conditions and find it tough to even fulfill their basic needs on most occasions, it...

Teaching A Man To Fish: ICICI Foundation’s Push For Skill Development

From working at coffee shops to applying paint, how ICICI Foundation is making vocational development the cornerstone of its wp activities

When Humans Lived Inside the Earth

A few years ago, a teacher told me an interesting story about an 8th class student. She narrated how this student thought that humans...

Shelby M.C. Davis & Mahindra announce Major UWC Scholarship Commitment

UWC International Patron, Shelby M.C. Davis and Anand Mahindra, Governor of UWC Mahindra College and Chairman of India’s Mahindra Group, has announced that together...

Deutsche Bank honors teachers working with underprivileged students

‘Comedy ki Paathshaala’ to honor teachers working with underprivileged students : In an event organized at the Deutsche Bank office in Goregaon, Mumbai it celebrated Teacher’s...

Sachin, Sonam Lead Mahindra’s Girl Child Education Campaign

THE just-launched Proud Fathers For Daughters campaign is an initiative in support of Project Nanhi Kali which provides educational support, both academic and material, to underprivileged girls....

IMFA Pumps Rs. 12 Cr In Metals Training Centre

BIPF, the social arm of metals major IMFA, today laid the first brick of what will be instituted as Industrial Training Centre (ITC) for...

Jindal Steel Promotes Vedic Culture and Scholarship

THE new building of Veda Vidyalaya, constructed with support from Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), has been inaugurated at Siddhamath, Keonjhar on Friday...

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