Tag: Manish Kumar

IICA & NSDC to forge collaboration on skills, CSR & MSME

New Delhi:  Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will join hands to set up collaboration on skills and in areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Manish Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, NSDC, while on an invited visited to the IIC…

Skill development panel report to be made public

The Centre is set to make public the findings of the report made by Sharda Prasad committee, which was formed by the government to re-evaluate the National Skill Development Mission. The committee has reportedly advised the skill development ministry to not only drastically reduce the number of s…

Govt asks IIM, JNU, Harvard to review its skill development programmes

The Centre has decided to reach out to reputed academic institutions to evaluate its ambitious skill development programmes, which have faced questions over their effectiveness. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is in talks with IIM- Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Harvard…

KredX raises Rs 40 Cr Series A funding led by Sequoia India

Invoice discounting marketplace KredX has raised about Rs 40 crore in series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India along with existing backer, early stage investment firm Prime Venture Partners. The Bengaluru-based startup has built a technology marketplace, where it connects small and medium en…

Manish Kumar appointed MD & CEO of NSDC. Jayant Krishna be to ED & COO

The National Skill Development Corporation, (NSDC), a one of its kind Public Private Partnership in India, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, today announced the appointment of two key executives in its leadership team. Manish Kumar will be joining NSDC as Managing Di…