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“Of the 63 million MSMEs in India, only six per cent are women-led, a criminal waste of talent.” – Ajay Kela “Social investing is a great merger of the “Head…
Dr Ajay Kela, President and CEO, Wadhwani Foundation speaks at the TiE Global Summit 2020 and highlighted that although capital infusion has come from the government as a stimulus package…
Only a quarter of India’s workforce is female as against a global average of 49 per cent and the need of the hour is to unlock the untapped potential of…
The Wadhwani Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, has lauded the undying spirit of start-ups and entrepreneurs for not giving in even after being hit badly by the coronavirus-induced business slump and…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) The Wadhwani Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, has lauded the undying spirit of start-ups and entrepreneurs for not giving in even after being hit badly by…
Atal Innovation Mission launches ‘AIM-iCREST’, in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation. In a major initiative to encourage and enable holistic progress in the incubator ecosystem…
The remarks were made by NGO Wadhwani Foundation on the eve of World Youth Skills Day (July 15), observed by the United Nations to emphasise the need for skill development…
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) By 2022, there will be at least 133 million jobs globally combining humans efforts, machines and algorithms, a not-for-profit organisation said on Tuesday, stressing the…
New Delhi: The aim of the World Youth Skills Day is to recognize the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, and to…
The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply impacted the MSME sector and the revival would depend on effectively tackling vulnerabilities such as financial stress, low demand, dispersed workforce, and a downbeat export…
Innovation will keep heads above the water Ajay Kela, President and CEO, Wadhwani Foundation expresses his views in an Innovation and Startup focused article in Business India, June 2020 issue….
Generational shift plays out in multiple ways. In 2017, Mumbai-based Ajit Singh Ahluwalia, 34, saw it in his father’s eyes. “Really? You don’t have to pay anything for it and…
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The National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), an initiative of Wadhwani Foundation, has announced an accelerator for growth stage start-ups. The three-month accelerator programme WF Venture ScaleUp will be conducted in Pune…
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), an initiative of Wadhwani Foundation, has launched an accelerator programme for growth-stage startups. The three-month programme, christened WF Venture ScaleUp, will be conducted in Pune and…
The network aims to support different stages of entrepreneurship from early growth to growth stage entrepreneurs to SMEs and intends to provide customised offerings for various levels of the entrepreneurial…
Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan is a rupee 500 crore flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on entrepreneurship education. The program also provides a…
Chattisgarh, Dec. 16 — To develop city based Startup and SME Ecosystems by leveraging Network of Mentors, Investors and incubators WOF to build one-stop technology platform and develop deliver e-content…
In an endeavor to strengthen its fast growing global footprint, Wadhwani Foundation today announced the appointment of Suman Sasmal, Managing Director – India and Asia, Javier Campos, Managing Director –…
The hallmark US-India Innovation fund was launched today promoting entrepreneurial culture and innovation partnerships between India and the US. It’s an initiative of the two governments come about as an…
Govt. of Odisha’s Department of School and Mass Education and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network (SDN) today announced a strategic partnership which aims at making Odisha a ‘Smart State’ through…
Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network today said it has signed an agreement with the Delhi government to transform the state’s polytechnics and ITIs into the market-driven high performing institutes producing…
India needs to create multiple Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurial ecosystems that foster innovation and solutions: Dr. Ajay Kela, President, Wadhwani Foundation Dr. Romesh Wadhwani’s success story is the kind most Indians…
Live long and prosper! This iconic line from Star Trek — for reasons unknown, but in hindsight apt— was used to sign off from the Start-up India event held in…
IT City Gives Thumbs Up to Modi’s Start-up India The burgeoning start-up sector in the IT capital of the country has hailed the new start-up policy announced by Prime Minister…
Prime Minister’s “Start-Up India” initiative to be launched here on Saturday has evoked much interest and expectations from stakeholders. Here’s what they have to say: Pramod Saxena, chairman, Oxigen Services:…
Govt may form panel to select start-ups eligible for incentives In August, while delivering the Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi floated the slogan “Start-up…
Giving for a wider, meaningful impact Solution to improving India’s poor human development record lies in strategy tweaks and innovation, say experts As the fastest growing economy globally, notching up…
D Ngmatuling is a shift manager at one of Costa Coffee’s outlets in Bengaluru Nagma, as he is called, has a hearing and speaking disability But that hasn’t deterred him…
Women founder-specific sessions at events such as Nasscom and the rise of women-focused angel investors and funds point to a shift in acceptance of women entrepreneurs. India’s start-up scene is…
Quote from Dr. Ajay Kela, President and CEO, Wadhwani Foundations “In India, and globally, there is an enormous gap between the skills needed by the industry and what academia is…
Wadhwani Foundations Founded in 2000 by Dr Romesh Wadhwani, Wadhwani Foundations is engaged in economic acceleration in emerging economies. The Foundation focuses on large-scale initiatives in job creation and skill…
Starting For Beginners Less than 15 years back, if a group of 200 engineering students were asked how many would like to become an entrepreneur, hardly 10 or 15 would…
Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network Trust has entered into a partnership to provide training and employment to persons with disabilities. The…
Booming business is all very well, but the Indian healthcare centre is in the midst of a crisis. According to studies, the country is facing a severe shortage of one…
A skill development push through participation of private sector is one of the key expectations of the education sector from this year’s budget. To address the gap between the skills…
The article titled ‘The catalyzing effect of the US President’s visit’ appeared in all editions of Business Standard with Dr. Ajay Kela’s quote on Indo-US business ties.
A growing shortage of skilled manpower in metros is sending companies scurrying to smaller towns to look for people with the skill sets they need. Human resource departments say hiring…
After completing Class 12, Durgesh Kumar opted to work in a supermarket in Gurgaon to test his newly acquired retailing skills. The government school he was studying had offered the…
Private initiatives like NEN lead by example After completing Class 12, Durgesh Kumar opted to work in a supermarket in Gurgaon to test his newly acquired retailing skills. The government…
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Bangalore, Karnataka, India – (Business Wire India) • Strategic hiring in line with the Foundation’s scale up plans for its entrepreneurship, skilling, and disability initiatives, globally • Will accelerate the…
Bangalore, Karnataka, India – (Business Wire India) Wadhwani Foundation, in collaboration with Narayana Health (NH), has announced the success of its skills training pilot program for NH’s healthcare support staff….
BANGALORE, India — Wadhwani Foundation (WF), in collaboration with Narayana Health (NH), today announced the success of its skills training pilot program for NH’s healthcare support staff. The program aims…
Wadhwani, a U.S. based philanthropist towards accelerating the country’s economic growth through large scale, high impact entrepreneurship and skill development programmes, today unveiled a study titled “Promoting Innovation through PPP…
Haryana Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda during the launch of ‘Mukhya Mantri Shiksha Deeksha Yojana’ in Gurgaon today. During this event the Haryana government facilitated Wadhwani Foundation…