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Currently, the company has more than 40,000 gig workers on its platform, of which over 35,000 are present in India. Of the total base of gig workers on the platform in India, more than one-third are women working as beauticians and massage therapists, Urban Company co-founder Varun Khaitan told.
Urban Company to onboard over 20,000 service professionals in 2021
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March 14, 2021
Varun Khaitan, Co-founder, Urban Company× Home services marketplace Urban Company on Sunday said it aims to onboard over 20,000 professionals on its platform this year to meet the strong growth in demand for various services post the lockdown. Currently, the company has more than 40,000 gig workers on its platform, of which over 35,000 are present in India. Of the total base of gig workers on the platform in India, more than one-third are women working as beauticians and massage therapists, Urban Company co-founder Varun Khaitan said. We have accelerated our pace of onboarding more service professionals in line with our 2021 business growth plan. We plan to onboard more than 50 per cent gig workers on our platform in line with our 2021 strategy, he added.
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Mumbai: L&T’s Skill Trainers Academy (STA) was inaugurated today by the Union Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey at Madh Island. The event was held in the presence of Mr. A.M. Naik, Group Chairman, L&T and Chairman National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), who spearheaded this initiative to address the skill gap in India. Manish Kumar -MD & CEO, NSDC and Atul Tiwari-Addnl. Secretary -Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship were also present to grace the occasion, along with Board Members of L&T and NSDC and Sector Skill Council CEOs.
The academy aims to impart high impact training to trainers engaged in the skilling ecosystem in the country. It was inspired by the strong belief of Mr. Naik that having high caliber trainers is the key to the success of skill training in India. The academy comprises of experienced faculty with rich domain experience and a passion for training.
By siliconindia | Thursday, 11 March 2021, 09:41 Hrs Microsoft on Thursday announced that two teams of Indian students have advanced to 2021 Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals an annual innovation contest for students and technology enthusiasts. The two winning teams Team Detectd from G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur and Team Intelli-Sense from the Vellore Institute of Technology focused on cybersecurity to counter deepfakes (Team Detectd) and assistive technology for people with low vision (Team Intelli-Sense). Microsoft s Imagine Cup is a commitment to create a culture of innovation in students, enabling them to use technology for solving some of the world s most critical social and sustainability problems, Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said in a statement.