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Cabinet nod to merger of skill development bodies

The merged entity to bring in credibility to skills sector, increase private investments

2 min read11 Oct 2018
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Ravi Venkatesan dreams of mass entrepreneurship in India

Nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets early and creating support infrastructure like incubators can lead to mass entrepreneurship in India and abate the job crisis

8 min read10 Aug 2018
Politics

Enabling access to vocational education can help bring down income inequality

Access to vocational education makes workers more suited to the needs of the real economy

3 min read28 Oct 2017
Politics

Skills varsity plan shelved after HRD ministry resists

Though the plan had support from several ministries, it faced opposition from HRD ministry, skills minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy tells Rajya Sabha

3 min read17 Mar 2017
Opinion

The focus for education in 2017

Here is a cheat sheet of 25 matters related to school education for 2017

4 min read5 Jan 2017
Opinion

Of motivated teachers

Providing an enabling culture for professional development is an urgent intervention required to improve education

4 min read7 Jul 2016
Opinion

IITs to ITIs—Modi’s voucher revolution in skill development?

The Modi govt is launching a voucher-based vocational educational scheme that could transform India if executed well

6 min read13 Aug 2015
Politics

No additional funds for NSDC this fiscal

Govt not to provide `1,000 crore the skill mission was supposed to receive in the current fiscal

2 min read21 Dec 2012
Politics

Independent body to regulate vocational education sector

Independent body to regulate vocational education sector

2 min read24 May 2012
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New programme to plug skills deficit

New programme to plug skills deficit

2 min read7 Feb 2012
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