Financial Aid
Indian students wanting to study at top British boarding schools and universities can now get loan finance to supplement their scholarships for the duration of their education abroad. The deal has been organised by ASIS, which runs a Federation of leading boarding schools in Britain, and SI-UK Education Council. The package will be provided by Credila Financial Services, a subsidiary of HDFC, to students wanting to take up places at ASIS schools and UK universities. loan applicants will be able to fund the whole of their education, from age 16 at high school to PG level.
AISECT partners with TISS
AISECT has partnered with the esteemed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) as a vertical anchor ITES. Under this partnership, AISECT will provide assistance to TISS-School of Vocational Education to facilitate studies on vocational skill requirements in various geographies across India. Both the parties will create dignity of labour, promote academic and industry linkages and implement steps to create skills relevant to world class practices. One of the main responsibilities of AISECT under this partnership would be to identify potential hub partners, facilitate their registration and hand hold them in execution of the entire training implementation process with conduction of train the trainer courses.
Book on project management
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari released a book on project management, authored by Adesh Jain, that provides valuable insights into the subject, taking cue from which will help project managers across sectors to plan their work effectively. The book, Assorted Thoughts on Project Management, is a compilation of thoughts and experiences which the author has gained over the years. “For any project to be successful, it is important that the nitty gritties are discussed, contemplated and solutions found so that projects complete on time and projects remain economically viable. In India, projects are stalled mainly because there is no planning involved and everything moves in a very haphazard manner,” Jain said.
Skillpro- nsdc partnership
SkillPro, with a mission to provide 1 million jobs, entered into a partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The partnership with NSDC and its funds will enable SkillPro to provide skill training and placement to 5 lakh underprivileged people through 220 centers across the country. SkillPro, a sustainable social venture, founded in 2008 has so far made a significant impact by changing the life of over 48,000 people especially in remote rural areas of the country at no cost to the candidate by partnering with government and CSR organisations. Ananth Rao, Chairman of SkillPro, said, “SkillPro’s proven business model allows skilling people in a scalable sustainable manner and in making a large social impact. It also caters to the demand of the industry which needs skilled talent, hence, contributing to the economic growth.”
IIT Delhi wins GE Edison Challenge 2014
IIT-Delhi has won the seventh edition of the GE Edison Challenge held at the GE India Technology Centre, Bangalore. The winners were awarded Rs10 lakh. The evaluation was on the basis of innovation and novelty, feasibility and potential impact of idea, customer value, commercialization of the idea and quality of compilation. Their presentation abilities were also tested to see if they could deliver their message clearly, bring clarity of data and solutions presented and showcase creativity and imagination in the tools used for presentation. As a part of the challenge, student teams were required to come up with an idea to make affordable power available 24X7 in India.
The winning team’s solution proposed an integrated small scale biodiesel production unit to be deployed in restaurants, hotels etc for conversion of waste cooking oil into biodiesel and also in rural areas in combination with a seed crusher for conversion of oil seeds into biodiesel. Meanwhile, IIT-Delhi is also preparing for its annual Alumni Day. The theme is Envision the Future Together.
Productivity tools platform for parents
Nurturey (www.nurturey.com), a UK based company, has launched its online platform that offers digital ‘productivity tools’ for parents, to help simplify life around their children. As the one-stop companion for parents, the range of productivity tools empowers parents to manage information, resources, activities, memories — basically their lives around children — in one place Parents can activate tools as per their ever-changing and multi-dimensional needs throughout their parental journey. It is is absolutely free for parents to sign up. Its target segment is the parents of kids in 0-10 age group and parents who have conceived; however, in early stages, the target is parents with children in 0-5 age group.
Speaking on the launch, Tushar Srivastava, CEO, Nurturey said: “It is the one-stop companion for parents, offering various productivity tools designed to simplify parents’ lives around kids, eliminating chaos and anxiety. Our vision is to be the go-to digital productivity tools platform for new and young Parents, globally. We have a built a platform worthy of parents’ trust and a business that is sustainable.”