Concentrate on skill development: Governor to VCs

DEHRADUN: The governor of Uttrakhand, KK Paul held a conference on Tuesday with the vice-chancellors (VCs) of the various state universities. The conference concentrated on the need to raise the standard of higher education in the state.

The Governor also emphasized that the VCs should exercise greater supervision over affiliated colleges and also concentrate on the quality of teaching and research. “Without any original research, either by the faculty or the students, the Universities tend Continue reading

Modi Govt. asks india inc to focus on skilling

MUMBAI: Inviting India Inc to join the government’s initiative of creating skilled manpower, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said the programme will be taken to the block level by creating training centres for various sectors.

“We have the inherent strength (manpower) but we need to upgrade it. Today there is a huge shortage of manpower across the globe. Our biggest asset is our human resource. If we train our manpower, we will be able to provide the workforce to the world,” the U ..