Tag: Skill Development

Odisha seeks help from World Bank
State seeks World Bank help for more projects

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today sought the help of World Bank in technical education, skill development and employment generation projects in the state. A 9-member team of executive directors of World Bank met the chief minister and chief secretary on Wednesday and held discussions on these issues. “The State government has proposed a few projects […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Odisha govt, ADB sign agreement for skill development

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday signed a loan agreement of $85 million with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to train 1.5 lakh youths in the state, officials said. With this assistance, youths in the age group of 15-34 years will be given skill development training to make them competent to get better work and higher […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Bengal to train 6 lakh youth under Utkarsh Bangla in 2018-19

Kolkata: West Bengal has planned to train six lakh youth in the current fiscal under “Utkarsh Bangla”, an umbrella scheme for all skill development in the state, a minister said on Friday. “The annual target of skilling in the state would be around 6 lakh youth under institutional and non-instructional modes. Under Utkarsh Bangla, 6 […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Most Indian millennials feel gaming makes them strategic thinkers

New Delhi: As the digital gaming industry grows at a fast pace in India, 50 per cent young people feel that gaming makes them a strategic thinker and leads to improved cognitive abilities and skill development, a new survey revealed on Friday. Commissioned by tech major Dell and done in 11 countries including in India, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Jamir for quality skill development system

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor S C Jamir today called on industries to ensure a quality skill development system to meet their own needs as well as provide growth opportunities to the youth. “The skills vs jobs requirement mismatch often leads to economically inactive working age group people. Therefore, industry must recognise the role of skilling to […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Skill development key driver of Indian economy: Nalco CMD

Bhubaneswar: Industries must come forward to invest in skill and innovative ideas for employment generation and growth in economy, says Nalco CMD Tapan Kumar Chand. Seventeen per cent of India’s GDP depends on agriculture, 26 per cent on industry and 57 per cent on the service sector, he said. “But to strengthen other sectors, industries […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Odisha's first skill development museum inaugurated

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the state’s first skill museum at Khapuria ITI in Cuttack. The museum contains various antique items including old equipments, machines, and innovative project designs by students which have been collected since 1906. “I am happy that a number of good initiatives have been taken up by Odisha Skill […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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NIRF Rankings 2019: Odisha govt raps BPUT, 7 tech institutes for not making it to the list

Bhubaneswar: Five educational institutions and deemed universities of Odisha made it to the top 100 list of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) two weeks ago. However, with no government technical institutions finding place in the NIRF Rankings 2019, the Skill Development and Technical Education Department […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Odisha pegs infrastructure damage due to Cyclone Fani at Rs 524 crore

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani that hit the Odisha coast on May 3 damaged Rs 524 crore worth of assets, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department assessment, said an official on Tuesday. Housing and Urban Development Secretary G. Mathivathanan said Rs 524 crore infrastructure was damaged by the cyclone in 53 urban local bodies in 14 […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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BREAKING: Govt To Create 2.5 Lakh New Jobs In IT Sector

In what could boost the morale of candidates desperately awaiting a job, Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey said that in coming months about 2.5 lakh new jobs will be created in the IT sector through the comprehensive skill Development programme. He said to transform the World’s largest youth force into […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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HRD Info On UGC, AICTE Courses To Boost Employability, Know Details

Under Ministry of Human Resource Development’s purview, various skill-oriented courses are implemented by University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) through Community Colleges, Bachelor of Vocation courses (B.VoC) & Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Kausal Kendras to boost the employability of youth. According to an information provided by Union Minister for […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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BREAKING! 70 Lakh Youths To Get Jobs In India Soon

New Delhi: Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey said that India would be needing more than 70 lakh skilled manpower in coming months due to unleashing of economy. He said, more than 62 percent of India’s population is young and it is Prime Minister’s vision to make India as one of […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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500 foreign delegates to participate in Vibrant Goa expo

Panaji: Over 500 foreign delegates from over 50 countries are expected to participate in ‘Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019’, a three-day investment meet which will kick-off near Panaji on Thursday. According to the organisers, the prime focus of Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019 is inclusive development in key areas such as […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Odisha Signs Four MoUs For Skill Development

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) on Wednesday signed four MoUs to enhance the skillset and employability of young people, particularly during the coronavirus crisis, an official said. The MoUs were virtually inked with different organisations on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day (WYSD). Addressing a digital meet on the occasion, Chief Minister […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Odisha Has 8, 96,838 Registered Unemployed Youths: Minister

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday informed the Assembly that as many as 8, 96,838 youths in the State have remained unemployed by October 31. Their registration of name in employment exchange has remained valid, Technical Education and Skill Development Department Minister said while replying to a query of Loisingha MLA Mukesh Mahaling in the […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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