Day: June 2, 2017

The IET participates in Global Skill and Employment Partnership Summit

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The Government of Madhya Pradesh today, organized the Global Skill and Employment Partnership Summit 2017 (GSEP), a flagship event on skill development and employment opportunities in the State of Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal. GSEP Summit 2017, being the first edition, focused on skill development and employment opportunities available across the state and across all stakeholders. Anticipating the demand for skilled manpower, the state government has created a network of ITIs, polytechnics, vocational training institutes and specialised training institutes, both in public as well as private sector. The abundant manpower of…

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected WHO Director-General

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The Member States of WHO has elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017. Prior to his election as WHO’s next Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia from 2012–2016 and as Minister of Health, Ethiopia from 2005–2012. He has also served as chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; as chair of the…

Tata Institute of Social Sciences prepares education master trainers in Assam

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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has felicitated and issued certificates to 39 government school teachers and DIET faculty in Assam for completing the one-of-a-kind ICT and education course. As a part of the Integrated Approach to Technology in Education (ITE) initiative by Tata Trusts, the course provides hands on experience of designing lessons integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in curriculum and pedagogy. The certificate recipients, now called ‘master trainers’, have shown great commitment and already trained other 740 teachers in ITE, as part of the course assignment. The…

Sanjiv Singh takes over as Chairman of IndianOil

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Sanjiv Singh has taken over as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) with effect from 1st June, 2017.  Prior to his elevation, he was Director (Refineries) on the IndianOil Board since July 2014. Concurrently, he will also be Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CPCL) and Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd. (HURL), a joint venture company set up to revive the fertiliser plants at Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni. A chemical engineer from IIT-Roorkee with a Diploma in Management, Sanjiv Singh joined IndianOil in 1981. He has served IndianOil for over 35…