Mankind Pharma has launched a powerful video campaign featuring legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan to raise awareness about organ donation on World Organ Donation Day. The campaign themed "Live Beyond Your Life" aims to address India's critically low organ donation rates and encourage more citizens to register as organ donors. The sobering reality in India is that for every 10 lakh Indians, less than 1% pledge to donate their organs to those in need.

On the occasion of the 79th Independence Day, reflecting the growing national urgency to democratise access to quality education, Motion Education has launched the second edition of its large-scale digital campaign, ‘Shiksha ka Mahautsav 2025’. Scheduled to run until 15th August 2025, the initiative is strategically designed to engage, inspire, and empower JEE and NEET aspirants, especially during this critical decision-making period for students and their families.

IIM Raipur, in collaboration with the Tribal Research Institute (TRI), the Department of Forest, and the Department of Green Governance, successfully hosted the 5th Edition of the India Rural Colloquy. Themed “Harit Arthvyavastha: Villages Leading Chhattisgarh’s Green Economic Transition,” the event brought together policymakers, grassroots leaders, students, and changemakers to reimagine rural India as engines of sustainable development.

With a strong foundation in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise solutions, Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Limited proudly announces the successful deployment of its flagship digital learning platform EduGenie at Corporate Commerce College, Hyderabad. This strategic implementation has transformed the digital learning experience for commerce students through real-time virtual training and on-demand access to quality education.

KPIT APEX (Advanced Platform for Embedded eXpertise) Lab is part of KPIT’s CSR program and academia upskilling and represents a strategic step towards bridging the gap between academic learning and industrial application. Aligned with NEP 2020, the lab promotes multidisciplinary learning, hands-on experience, and modular, credit-based education. It operates in a cluster-based format, making it accessible to students from COEP Technological University and member institutions.

Primus Partners announced the appointment of Garima Babbar as Executive Director within its global Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship (EEE) Practice. In this capacity, she will lead the practice to further strengthen the firm’s work in education and skills ecosystem by working closely with Charu Malhotra, Co-Founder and Managing Director. Babbar brings over two decades of experience across government industry, and development sectors.

IIM Sambalpur made a milestone move towards achieving global education quality standards, starting with a series of strategic interactions with key stakeholders for AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation. The institute hosted Prof. Teguh Dartanto (Universitas Indonesia), IIM Sambalpur's designated AACSB Mentor, in New Delhi campus from 27 to 29 July and at Sambalpur on 30 and 31 July.

The MoU was formally exchanged at UST’s Thiruvananthapuram Campus and outlines a multi-dimensional partnership between UST and BITS Pilani that will promote innovation, talent nurturing, and joint research to bridge academia and industry for creating solutions with real-world impact. The partnership aims to focus on advanced research and co-creation in frontier domains such as Photonics, Quantum Computing, VLSI, Humanoid Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and MedTech.

The MSDE opened the registration link for IndiaSkills Competition (ISC) 2025. The competition will feature 63 skills for which participants from all 36 states and UTs will compete. Registrations can be completed online via the SIDH portal until 30 September. This biennial competition is designed to identify, nurture, and reward India’s most talented youth, preparing them to represent the nation on international stages such as the WorldSkills Competition (WSC) 2026.

On World IVF Day, BSV, a Mankind Group Company and a leader in women’s health and assisted reproduction treatments, reaffirms its commitment towards advancing awareness, education, and scientific innovation in fertility care. With infertility affecting over 186 million individuals globally, and a rising trend in both primary and secondary infertility within India, the need for informed, stigma-free conversations around reproductive health is more important than ever.

In a significant step towards strengthening bilateral ties in education and workforce development, the Government of India and the Government of France have signed a MoU to collaborate in the fields of skill development, vocational education, and training. The MoU was signed in presence of Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), MSDE and MOE, GOI, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, during the Bharat SkillNxt 2025, held on July 22, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

“In the next six months, India’s school-going population could make a powerful global statement—that we are home to the world’s largest network of young learners who are not just being introduced to AI, but actively using and applying it. This is the future we are building—bold, tech-savvy, and ready to lead,” said Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), MSDE and Minister of State, Education, Government of India.

To align school education with vocational training and create seamless learning pathways for youth, a National Workshop on Onboarding State/UT Education Boards as Dual Category Awarding Bodies under NCVET was held today at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. The workshop was jointly organised by the DoSE&L, Ministry of Education, MSDE, and the NCVET, as part of a whole-of-government effort to integrate vocational education with the formal schooling system in line with NEP 2020.

Key sectors driving this surge include retail, e-commerce, BFSI, logistics, hospitality, travel, and FMCG. Hiring activity has gained momentum in anticipation of marquee events such as Raksha Bandhan, Big Billion Days, Prime Day Sale, Dussehra, Diwali, and the wedding season. Seasonal hiring is a great opportunity to identify good talent. Beyond meeting short-term hiring peaks, Adecco believes that seasonal roles are increasingly becoming gateways to formal employment.

Motion Education, led by NV Sir (Mr Nitin Vijay), announced the launch of the Motion Talent Search Exam (MTSE) to recognise and nurture the next generation of academic toppers. The exam is open to students from Classes 6 to 10, 11 & 12 (Science stream), and promises an exceptional platform for young aspirants to showcase their talent. The exam will be conducted in online mode on 20 July, 3 August, and 24 August. Students can register up to 2 days before the selected exam date

Yashoda Medicity has partnered with Intuitive, a global pioneer in minimally invasive care and robotic-assisted surgery, to establish an advanced RAS training centre at Yashoda Medicity, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad. Harsh Malhotra inaugurated the training centre. The training centre will equip surgeons and care teams with the skills to perform robotic-assisted surgery across specialities such as urology, gynaecology, general surgery, and more.

Reinforcing its commitment to capacity building and citizen-centric governance, the MSDE successfully concluded the three-day Master Trainer Program on July 9 at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, under Phase-2 of the Rashtriya Karmayogi Seva-Bhav Training, a Capacity Building Commission (CBC) initiative under the larger Mission Karmayogi framework. The program trained 28 nominated officers from MSDE's field institutions—including DGT, RDSDEs, NSTIs, NIMI, CSTARI, and NCVET—as Master

Syngene International Ltd., in partnership with the Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) and Biocon Foundation, launched the third cohort of its flagship scholarship, mentoring and industry orientation program for women in STEM. Designed to empower women from tier two and three institutions, the program offers structured mentorship, financial assistance and hands-on research exposure, which includes practical experience in real lab environments.

Six students from Motion Education, Kota, have written extraordinary success stories in NEET and JEE 2025, emerging from modest beginnings to achieving top ranks in India's toughest entrance exams. Hailing from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Ansh Pratap, the son of a temporary security guard, secured 658 category rank in JEE Main 2025 and qualified for JEE Advanced. Aspiring to join AIIMS Jodhpur, Anushka Shukrawal from Kota, scored 629 marks in NEET and achieved OBC-NCL Rank 72.

The MSDE and the Department of Agricultural Research and Education hosted the second workshop on “Skilling: Future Ready Workforce” at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. The workshop brought together senior policymakers, domain experts, industry leaders, and academia to chart a unified, future-ready skill development strategy for India. The workshop reflected the national resolve to build a resilient and future-ready workforce aligned with India’s long-term development vision.