Govt to create higher education financing agency

The budget stresses on the importance of teaching, besides seeking to recognize the role of private players in most sectors including education and moving towards private-public partnership.......

Markets end flat amid rangebound trade; Midcaps outperform

  Benchmark indices ended flat, amid lacklustre trades, as investors maintained a cautious stance ahead of the expiry of December F&O contracts on Thursday. Further, selling by foreign funds......

Skilling India 2.0: Challenges aplenty

Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce has undergone formal skill training, as compared to 68% in UK and 52% in the US In its new avatar, the initiative of skilling India, will have to achieve much......

Easier access to loans, skill development to boost education

Students will now have easy accessibility to loans for higher studies. Budget Provisions   For companies, for financial year 2015-2016, additional surcharge called the “Education......