Rural literacy rate up over 10 pc points in past decade: Govt tells Lok SabhaRural India's literacy rate saw a significant boost over the past decade, rising by over 10 percentage points to 77.50% in 2023-24. Female ...
09 Dec, 2024, 10.07 PM IST
Prime Minister takes on critics on employment, says government working on all fronts to create jobsThe Centre handed over appointment letters to 75,000 newly inducted government employees on Saturday at a Rozgar Mela launched by Prime Min...
22 Oct, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
CSC, Infosys tie up to upskill 6 crore students in rural IndiaPowered by Infosys Wingspan, a next-gen learning solution, Infosys Springboard aims to enhance the digital literacy of students and help th...
19 Dec, 2021, 02.30 PM IST
Union education minister urges youth to become entrepreneurs for creating jobsAddressing the students and staff during the 12th annual convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur virtually from New ...
11 Dec, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air joins hands with AP body for skill developmentIn a statement, the company said it has joined hands with the AP body supporting the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ initiative and extending ...
14 Jul, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Aatmanirbhar package to have multiplier effect on economy: Anurag Singh Thakur"In the Finance Ministry we are evaluating the situation regularly and swiftly implementing announcements made so far. Aatmanirbhar Bharat ...
07 Jul, 2020, 04.19 PM IST
Budget 2016: Boost to education and skill development of the young family members: Anindya Mallick, Partner, DeloitteDeloitte’s Anindya Mallick, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India said -Education, skill development and job creation is one of the 9 pil...
29 Feb, 2016, 02.10 PM IST
Indian-Americans asked to join in development plans by IndiaA top Indian official in Chicago has asked the Indian-American community to participate in the development-centric initiatives.
28 Jan, 2016, 09.52 AM IST
BJYM to spread awareness about PM Narendra Modi's five key initiativesBJYM in Rajasthan has decided to organise special campaign to popularise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five key initiatives.
16 Sep, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
46 top Babus submit report on ground-level conditions to end rural miseryThey also suggested that the management of solid waste should be incorporated under the ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’.
24 Apr, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
Consultations on skill development university in process : Rajiv Pratap RudyStating that it would be a "skill development university," he said (formal)education will, however, be incorporated "but focus will be on s...
18 Apr, 2015, 02.22 AM IST
Economic Survey 2015: Only 2% skilled work force in the countryThe Economic Survey stated that as per the Labour Bureau Report 2014, the present skilled workforce in India is only 2 %, much lower than t...
27 Feb, 2015, 01.48 PM IST
2014 has been the year of challenges and reforms for India: Arun JaitleyGovt led by PM Modi promised to be decisive and firm. The popular expectation was that the govt would usher in an era of reforms and growth...
02 Jan, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Budget 2014: Total sanitation for every household by 2019, says Arun JaitleyMoving towards NDA government's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiya', FM said said, "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the need for sanitation is of utmost importan...
10 Jul, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Top priorities for the new HRD ministryThe Narendra Modi led government needs to put in a lot of effort to fix the loopholes in the HRD set-up.
26 May, 2014, 12.21 PM IST
HRD: Focus on skills, scholarships, job-oriented educationA lot of what Narendra Modi promises would be easier to achieve if education gets top priority. The govt must focus on changing lives throu...
23 May, 2014, 01.24 PM IST
- NGOs demand 3 pc of GDP be spent on healthcare
Ahead of the Union Budget 2008-09, NGOs today demanded that the Government should live up to its promise of allocating three per cent of th...
22 Feb, 2008, 09.38 PM IST