Skill Development
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Boost to Skill India mission, World Bank clears $250 m loan for training India's job-seekers
India | Jun 26, 2017, 04:14 PM ISTAccording to an official skill gap analysis, India will require an additional 109 million skilled workers in 24 key sectors by 2022
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This new app offers a marketplace for skills and hobbies
Jul 07, 2016, 05:16 PM ISTGurgaon: One of the problems of growing up, said George Bernard Shaw, was that we stop playing. With an aim to give due spotlight to skills and talents, Skillmate is a Tinder-styled marketplace for teachers,
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Govt eyes railway facilities to conduct skill development programmes
National | Aug 16, 2015, 10:14 AM ISTHyderabad: The government is in the process of selecting certain railway stations to conduct skill development programmes at their facilities.Minister of State for Skill Development (Independent charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the Railways has great
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Over 38 lakh urban poor given skill training, says Union Government
India | Jul 30, 2015, 05:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Over 38 lakh urban poor have been provided with skill development training with assistance from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Rajya Sabha was told today.Skill development of urban poor to
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Skill India: Top 6 quotes of PM Modi
National | Jul 15, 2015, 11:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the 'Skill India' programme and said the country's young population could do wonders if trained well in various works and trades available in the world.Vowing to
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India should emerge as global HR capital: PM Modi
National | Jul 15, 2015, 10:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: India should emerge as the ‘human resource capital' of the world as China has become a global ‘manufacturing factory', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today while launching the ambitious ‘Skill India' Mission as
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PM Narendra Modi likely to unveil new National Skills Policy on July 15
National | Jul 08, 2015, 10:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to unveil the new National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on July 15, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day."PM Modi will launch the new
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74 lakh skilled workforce required in healthcare sector
India | Jul 02, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: According to a report by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Incremental human resource requirement in the sector is 74 lakh by 2022. Workforce requirements for the Healthcare sector is expected to grow from
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Make skill development nationwide programme: Himachal CM
National | Apr 25, 2015, 05:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday stressed the need to make skill development a countrywide programme.He also emphasised the need to initiate capacity building programmes to create skill providers and trainers.Speaking
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CM Badal approves 'Skill development Centre' for Ferozepur
India | Apr 15, 2015, 04:18 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave nod for setting up a state-of-the art 'Integrated Skill Development Centre' in the Ferozepur district in a bid to provide self employment opportunities to youth of
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India considers Germany as its preferred partner in developing skills: PM Modi
World | Apr 13, 2015, 01:56 PM ISTHannover: India considers Germany as its preferred partner in developing skills of young Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, adding his visit and India's participation at the Hannover Messe was aimed at "realising the immense
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Govt to set up 'Science Cities' across India
India | Feb 24, 2015, 09:21 AM ISTHyderabad: In order to have science and technology footprint in every State, Y.S. Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology has said that government has plans to set up ‘Science Cities' in five
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Govt will provide all assistance in skill development: Nirmala Sitharaman
National | Dec 17, 2014, 02:12 PM ISTNoida: Emphasising on the significance of skilled manpower, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) is providing training to about two lakh people annually."FDDI is training about 15,000