Articles about Skill India

10 Jan 2020
PoliticsJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is back in headlines after violence rocked the institution on Sunday.

08 Nov 2019
WorldWith over 90 crore people under age 24, South Asia is home to the world's largest youth workforce. However, over half of them will not have the skills to become employable in the next decade, said UNICEF's seventh executive director, Henrietta H Fore.

31 Mar 2019
IndiaAfter finishing their Class-10 exams, students generally have a lot of free time; while it is important to relax, students should utilize this time properly.

18 Jan 2019
MumbaiAs many as 7,000 persons, mostly graduates, had applied for 13 vacant posts of canteen waiters in Mantralaya, the Maharashtra secretariat, an official said today.

02 Jan 2019
PoliticsMinutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his first interview of the year to ANI on Tuesday, Congress held a press conference and asked unanswered questions.

28 Oct 2018
WorldPrime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Yamanashi Sunday as the two leaders seek to add new vigor to the strong friendship between the two countries.

27 Oct 2018
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday left for Japan to attend the annual summit with his counterpart Shinzo Abe.

21 Oct 2018
IndiaThe Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to disclose complaints of corruption received against Union Ministers between 2014 and 2017 and action taken on them.

26 Sep 2018
IndiaCongress President Rahul Gandhi today termed the government's flagship Skill India campaign "PM'S-Kill India" and alleged Rs. 30,000 crore was "stolen" from HAL in the Rafale deal and given to a man with "no skills" to make an aircraft.

05 Sep 2018
PoliticsThat cow has taken centerstage in Indian politics has been confirmed again with the statements of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief, Kamal Nath.

17 Apr 2018
IndiaPiyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal, took to Quora to answer 'What is the necessity of setting up a university for Indian Railways?'

29 Mar 2018
IndiaThe Indian Railways have confirmed that they have received 2 crore applications for 1 lakh job openings. The number is expected to increase further as the last day to submit applications is March 31.

19 Feb 2018
IndiaThe Indian Railways has announced a massive apprenticeship program for 2018-19, and plans to train 30,000 apprentices as part of a Skill India initiative.

28 Dec 2017
BusinessThe Centre has appointed a consultant for formulating an automobile policy with a focus on clean technology; it may pave the way for adoption of eco-friendly vehicles.

09 Aug 2017
BusinessThe Indian handset market witnessed a rise in shipments from 280 million in 2016 to 350 million in 2017 found an ASSOCHAM-KPMG joint study.

11 Jun 2017
IndiaThe National Institutes of Technology might soon launch courses on government programs like Swachh Bharat and Digital India.

30 May 2017
WorldPM Narendra Modi tweeted that he had a "very good interaction" with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, May 29, near Berlin.

14 May 2017
IndiaVivek Oberoi has donated 25 flats that were part of one of his real-estate projects in Thane, to the families of CRPF martyrs.

05 May 2017
WorldResponding to Pakistan's criticism over minorities' treatment, India asserted safeguarding minorities' rights forms an "essential core" of its polity.

29 Apr 2017
IndiaA group of IAS officers have come forward to support the families of martyrs killed in the line of duty.

23 Apr 2017
WorldThe European Union and India have agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation besides expanding engagement in a wide range of areas including trade, energy, environment, and maritime security.

31 Mar 2017
BusinessOnly a little over one lakh jobs were added between 1 Apr-1 Oct'16 in eight key non-farm sectors of the economy, stated a government report.

28 Jan 2017
BusinessThe 2017 Budget is expected to bring big relief to the lower income group.

23 Jan 2017
BusinessSources stated that Rs.1 lakh crore dedicated fund for safety, which was announced a year ago, would have its first installment announced in the 2017 Budget.

21 Jan 2017
BusinessSources said that the Centre may raise the service tax from 15% to 18% during the Budget 2017 as a precursor to rolling-out the GST.

19 Jan 2017
BusinessNirmala Sitharaman, minister of Commerce and Industry indicated that in the upcoming Union Budget, start-ups are likely to receive additional tax-benefits.

27 Dec 2016
BusinessUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hinted at tax cuts in the upcoming budget, saying India needed to have lower tax rates to become globally competitive.

25 Dec 2016
BusinessThe country's Union Budget, scheduled to be presented on 1 February, will hopefully see a list of people-friendly announcements being made, reports said.

13 Sep 2016
BusinessThe social networking site LinkedIn announced that it would be launching three new services in India to help expand its access to the market.