A scheme to impart skills training to senior students has been launched in select government schools in Haryana and will be introduced in 19 states next year, Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju said Friday. The scheme was launched by […]
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Puducherry minorities corporation loan mela on Saturday: India
Puducherry : Puducherry backward classes and minorities’ development corporation will hold a loan mela cum awareness campaign at 9am on November 30 in Tamizh Thirumana Nilayam, Sokkanathanpet. The corporation will furnish details on various welfare schemes such as grant of […]
Continue reading »Aarogyasri a boon for Andhra Pradesh’s poor: India
“Aarogyasri is God’s gift. I would not have survived but for the cashless treatment provided under it,” said 46-year-old Rupa Pujari, who has been undergoing dialysis under the scheme for the past two years. She is one of the several […]
Continue reading »USEFP marks World Education Week : Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan : The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) held a week-long series of activities across Pakistan to commemorate International Education Week, an opportunity to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education and cultural exchange that is […]
Continue reading »Tribal students demand immediate implementation of pre-Metric scholarship : India
Lamka, Manipur : The chairman of the Manipur Tribal Students’ Association, Mumbai (MTSA-M) Suanlyan Tungnung in a press communiqué, handed out to the IFP today stated that, it has drawn the attention of the government of Manipur to look into the delay […]
Continue reading »Education for all: 11 universities sign MoU to provide scholarships : Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan : Representatives from 11 universities signed a memorandum of understanding to provide scholarships to students from low income families, at the Lahore University of Management Sciences on Monday. The MoU is part of the National Outreach Programme (NOP) […]
Continue reading »Army aspirants rejoice, upper age limit for NDA exams raised by six months: India
Schoolboys planning to join the prestigious National Defence Academy for a career in the armed forces can have an extra go as the upper age bar for the examination has been raised by six months. The defence ministry has approved […]
Continue reading »British Council’s Rs.100 mn scholarships for Indian students
Mumbai: The British Council has announced its largest-ever 370 scholarships programme valued at nearly Rs.100 million (one million pounds), an official said here Monday. The scholarships shall be given for 260 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 36 participating universities in […]
Continue reading »NSDC’s STAR scheme sees 11,823 trainee enrolments since Aug : India
There are as many as 2,393 training centres pan India, out of which 1,708 belong to NSDC. The National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme launched in August this year has seen a total of 11,823 trainee enrolments, with 1,279 of […]
Continue reading »ZPs asked to select beneficiaries for Chaitanya Yojane by December 10 : India
Panchayats asked to select beneficiaries by December10 Mangalore, Karnataka : The process of launching Rajiv Gandhi Chaitanya Yojane, meant for training unemployed rural youth in self-employment and provide them financial assistance, began in Dakshina Kannada on Friday with the zilla […]
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