By Priya Sharma, Education Policy Analyst | Published: 2025-07-14 Key Takeaways (TL;DR) New Mandate: Starting from the 2025-26 academic year, a six-month (approx. 600-hour) industrial internship is compulsory for all polytechnic diploma students in India. Why It’s Happening: The policy directly targets the skills gap, aiming to make graduates job-ready and combat low employability rates…
Published: July 13, 2025 By Arjun Singh, Technical Career Analyst Landmark Agreement to Build a Future-Ready Green Workforce NEW DELHI – In a strategic move to power India’s clean energy ambitions, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 11,…
By Priya Sharma, Specialist in Indian Education & Employment NewsPublished: July 12, 2025 Key Takeaways (TL;DR) Major Recruitment Drive: Over 51,000 appointment letters were handed out at the 16th Rozgar Mela on July 12, 2025. Key Ministries Hiring: New recruits will join crucial departments like the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Department…
By Alex Carter, Senior Career Analyst Alex Carter is a data journalist specializing in engineering and technology labor market trends. He has over a decade of experience helping students and professionals navigate their career paths. Reviewed by Dr. Maria Flores, P.E. First Published: July 13, 2025 If you’re mapping out your career path or considering…
The U.S. manufacturing sector is facing a critical paradox. Driven by historic investment and a strategic push to reshore supply chains, the industry is poised for a renaissance.¹,² At the same time, it confronts a severe labor crisis that threatens to stall this progress.³,⁴ This is not a cyclical shortage but a deep, structural deficit…
A New Frontier: ISRO Opens Prestigious 2025 Internships to Students In a landmark decision, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has officially reopened its highly coveted “Internship & Student Project Trainee Scheme” for 2025, bringing with it a significant policy update. For the first time, the eligibility criteria have been explicitly expanded to include final-year…
Quick-Look Table: Top 25 U.S. Vocational Scholarships for 2025-26 # Scholarship Max Award Next Deadline Ideal For 1 Mike Rowe Work Ethic Scholarship Varies April 17, 2026 All Trades 2 The Home Depot Path to Pro Scholarship $2,500 Quarterly (Sept. 30, 2025) Construction, HVAC, Electrical 3 DEWALT Trades Scholarship $5,000 March 3, 2026 Construction &…
New Delhi | 11 July 2025 The Government of India is set to launch a transformative ₹2,000-crore ($234 million) Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to energise the nation’s drone manufacturing sector. The three-year programme, which will run through the 2028 financial year, aims to drastically reduce reliance on imported components and establish India as a global…
Noida | 11 July 2025 In a landmark decision for India’s high-tech manufacturing ambitions, the Union Cabinet yesterday approved a joint venture between HCL Group and Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn to establish a ₹3,706-crore semiconductor assembly and test plant in Noida, Uttar Pradesh . The state-of-the-art facility, slated to begin commercial production in 2027, will…