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1500 more schools selected to establish Atal Tinkering Labs
NITI Aayog’s flagship Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) scheme has selected additional 1,500 schools across country to establish Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) programme that encourages innovation thinking among young students. With these, 2,441 schools have become part of AIM since its ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
UP inks MoU with South Korea in field of tourism, skill development, culture and farming
The Uttar Pradesh government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea on to enhance cooperation in the field of tourism, skill development, culture and farming. It was signed after a delegation from South Korea’s Gimhae city met Chief ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
CCEA approves Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) in order to ensure steady supply of skilled manpower in the labour-intensive textile sector. SCBTS is a new skill development scheme covering the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
STRIVE Project: India inks $125 Million Financing Agreement with World Bank
India has inked Financing Agreement with World Bank for International Development Association (IDA) Credit of US $125 million (equivalent) for Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation (STRIVE) Project. The objective of project is to improve access to quality and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Government inks $250 million Loan Agreement with World Bank for SANKALP Project
The Union Government has signed US $250 million loan agreement with World Bank for “Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion” (SANKALP) Project to support livelihood. World Bank’s financing arm International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will provide ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
India inks MoC to send interns to Japan for training
India and Japan have signed memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) to significantly expand the bilateral cooperation s in the field of skill development. India is the third country with which Japan has signed the MoC. ..