Skills ministry notifies draft guidelines for setting up of the Academic Bank of CreditsThe Academic Bank of Credit is a digital repository that stores credit information earned by students or learners throughout their educatio...
04 Apr, 2024, 07.42 PM IST
Bill for NFIR almost ready; likely to be introduced in next session: DEA SecretaryThe government is preparing a draft Bill for the establishment of the National Financial Information Registry (NFIR), which will serve as a...
04 Feb, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Include AI in curriculum, else students will keep writing with ChatGPT: AICTE ChairmanThe Chairman of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), TG Sitharam, has emphasized the need for integrating Artificial Inte...
25 Aug, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
National tele mental health programme welcome step especially in view of long COVID: ExpertsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget-2022-23, said the programme will be launched to improve access to quality ...
02 Feb, 2022, 02.02 PM IST
Divorce could run in your genes: How DNA plays a big role hereChildren of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves because they see their parents struggling.
05 Oct, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
ISTD mulls a national registry of skilled people"We intend to attract more youngsters by using digital learning platforms. At present the mean age of our members is 40. We plan to bring i...
25 Aug, 2017, 07.45 PM IST
Background verification firm AuthBridge partners with UIDAIBackground verification firm AuthBridge announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with UIDAI and the income tax department to provide in...
07 Jan, 2016, 06.14 PM IST
Suggest mandatory skill registry for cab drivers: Som Mittal, ex- president NasscomThe advantage of NSR is that as the employees move on from an old workplace, the new employer can check information and get it updated.
12 Dec, 2014, 08.51 AM IST
NSDA working to make India a global workforce to reckon withNSDA stressed on concerted effort towards skill development of population with amalgam of citizens' & govt initiative to make India a globa...
28 Sep, 2013, 11.51 AM IST
- How companies like Essar, Reliance Trends, others crack down on internal theft
From sharing databases to tightening in-house checks & warning staff of strict action, they're doing everything they can to protect the bot...
08 Nov, 2011, 01.39 PM IST
- Nasscom’s skills registry drive in full swing
The registry is in full swing even as BPO Trade Unions see it as violation of individual privacy
18 Nov, 2009, 10.22 AM IST
- National skill database may have 5l registrations by March
National Skills Registry (NSR), the IT-ITeS industry database of employees to counter impersonation and fake CVs, will finally touch half-a...
15 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Wipro shares data on fake CVs with peers
The company passes information on individuals and recruitment agencies with two IT majors to help identify fakers.
12 Dec, 2007, 12.55 AM IST
- Wipro leads way for IT peers on CV cheats
Wipro has started sharing with competitors its database of job applicants who have faked information in their CVs. MBA not enough for lucra...
05 Dec, 2007, 11.04 AM IST
- IT to create 4 lakh new jobs this year: Nasscom
The Indian IT industry is estimated to generate four lakh new jobs this year which is almost 25% higher than in 2006.
08 Sep, 2007, 12.28 AM IST
- BPOs to seek sops to offset rising Re
Hit by an appreciating rupee, BPO firms are going to lobby for subsidies and sops.
19 Jul, 2007, 05.13 AM IST
- IT pros queue up to join skills registry
As many as 1 lakh IT and BPO professionals have applied for registration at National Skills Registry (NSR) - the centralised database of em...
19 Apr, 2007, 02.43 AM IST