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19 Dec

Serendipity Arts Festival

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Serendipity Arts Festival is set to present a series of interdisciplinary activations to energize Goa with various exhibitions, workshops, and an engaging display of art, an integral part of the Festival’s mission to make art accessible to all. The festival, scheduled from the 15th to the 23rd of December, will highlight India's rich music, dance, and theatre traditions alongside culinary arts, talks & symposiums, and workshops. Taking place across 14+ venues and 120+ programs, the Festival will be showcasing diverse creative expressions from across South Asia. It will create avenues for the younger generation to connect with their shared cultural…

19 Dec

ROOKIE Racing and TOYOTA Motor Corporation participate in an endurance race in Thailand

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ROOKIE Racing Co., Ltd. (ROOKIE Racing) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced their competition in the IDEMITSU 1500 SUPER ENDURANCE 2022 (Thailand 25H Endurance Race) at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand from December 17 to 18, 2022. They will race with the ORC ROOKIE GR Corolla H2 concept, a hydrogen engine vehicle *1., and the ORC ROOKIE GR86 CNF Concept, a carbon-neutral fuel vehicle*2.The participation will not be for the entire 25-hours but will be for the first and last few hours of the race. This will be the first time for both vehicles to compete in a race…

19 Dec

World Skills Competition 2022

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World Skills Competition, the largest skills competition in the world, is the gold standard for skills excellence, showcasing the value of skills, and raising the recognition of skilled professionals worldwide. It is conducted once in two years and this year the competition was conducted in a decentralized mode from September 3, 2022, to November 28,2022, across Europe, North America, and East Asia. Indian teams participated in 12 countries/20 cities. Skills are the foundation of modern life, from the houses we live in to the societies we create, is the result of skills. They are the driving force behind successful careers…

19 Dec

The Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela Will Start on 12th December

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As a part of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision to boost career opportunities for India’s youth under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) will hold the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) on December 12th, 2022, across 197 locations in 25 states and union territories. Several local businesses have been invited to be a part of the mela to provide local youth with the opportunity to shape their careers through apprenticeship training. The event will witness the participation of various companies from different sectors. Participating companies will have the chance to meet potential…

19 Dec

Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Automotive Skill Development Council and SiMTEI Training Institute

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced the launch of the 57th T-TEP institute at SiMTEI training institute, Gangtok with the support of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and the Automotive Skill Development Corporation (ASDC). The primary objective of this initiative is to enhance the student’s skill sets with a special focus on rural areas, thereby strengthening their employability through the company’s unique training initiative namely Toyota Technical Education Program (T-TEP). Aimed at generating talented and technically skilled professionals for the automobile industry, T-TEP strongly contributes to India’s “Skill India” mission. With T-TEP, thus far, TKM is associated with 56 ITIs/Polytechnic Institutes…

19 Dec

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India conducts Road Safety Awareness Campaign

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Re-emphasizing the need for road safety awareness among the people to build a collision-free India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India’s (HMSI) National Road Safety Awareness Campaign reaches Midnapore in West Bengal. The three-day camp at Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College witnessed spirited participation from over 2000 college students and staff members who set out to imbibe safe riding practices. HMSI’s road safety instructors utilized age-appropriate road safety learning programs to enhance the retention of road safety awareness among all. Speaking on HMSI’s commitment towards sensitizing India on road safety, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Operating Officer - Brand & Communication, Honda…

17 Dec

HERO MOTOSPORTS GEARS UP FOR ITS SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE DAKAR RALLY

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Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport team of the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters - Hero MotoCorp, today announced its rider line-upfor the Dakar Rally 2023. Following an unprecedented Dakar 2022 - where it became the first Indian manufacturer’s team to win a stage at the prestigious rally –2023 will be the team’s seventh consecutive appearance at the Dakar. At Dakar 2023, the team will have a rider squad of four members –Franco Caimi, Joaquim Rodrigues, Ross Branch, and Sebastian Buhler – two of them being Dakar stage winners. Hero MotoSports Team Rally has had consistent performancesduring the…

17 Dec

India and Germany has strengthened the partnership on the skills agenda

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To propel economic growth by empowering the youth with the right skills and providing them the access to right opportunities, 12th meeting of the Indo-German joint working group was held today in New Delhi to encourage Vocational Education and Training (VET). The deliberations at the meeting were aimed at institutionalizing a standard mechanism for VET to meet the skill requirements in priority sectors as per the German standards. Dr. KK Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India and Mr. Alexander Hochradel, Senior Policy Officer of division 222: ERASMUS; International Cooperation in Vocational Training, Federal Ministry…

17 Dec

Tata Motors has helped 3400 students enrol in India’s top engineering and medical schools

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Deepak Sahu of Chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh and KrishnanshuTanwar of Bharatpur district, Rajasthan have many things in common. They are both medical students, have studied in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools,both raised in humble families for whom education was a luxury. If they had not been introduced to the NEET coaching under Tata Motors’ ENABLE programme they could have possibly missed their calling of becoming doctors. While Deepak scored 715/720 in NEET 2020 and an all-India rank of #5, and joined AIIMS Delhi, Krishnanshu scored 705/720 in NEET 2020 with an all-India rank of #53 and is now studying at Maulana…

17 Dec

Learning Links Foundation concludes the first skills program in Telangana

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Learning Links Foundation (LLF) has successfully concluded the first skills program in for Telangana aerospace manufacturing sector exclusively for People with Disabilities (PWDs). As part of the Learn and Earn initiative, this unique youth skilling program is supported by Boeing and Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL). A first batch of 17 trainees, with speech and hearing impairment and locomotive disabilities, have undergone classroom training, followed by on-the-job training at TBAL. The curriculum focussed on developing skills in archiving, maintenance, inspection, stores, and safety audit domains for Foreign Object Debris (FOD) in the aerospace manufacturing sector. The program structure provided the…