Interview

Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India

Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director,...

July 16, 2017

Although Air India still has on-time performance issues and a massive debt, the chairman and managing director of the airline, Ashwani Lohani, talks to AIBM about the positives of the airline, like increasing routes and connectivity, inducting more aircraft, and customer satisfac...

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Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

June 20, 2017

Maharashtra is pushing agro-skill initiative of the current government as the state still remains on the forefront of agricultural advancements, says Nilangekar. The western Indian state of Maharashtra has always been a pathfinder in various development initiatives. While skillin...

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Santosh Mehrotra

Santosh Mehrotra

June 20, 2017

India needs to fix its skilling challenges by devising employer driven and industry-funded mechanisms, rather than through government-sponsored programmes, says Mehrotra. Professor of economics at Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santosh...

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Clément Chauvet

Clément Chauvet

June 20, 2017

We need to work not only with the girls, but also with the community to break the social norms, thus providing these girls with better opportunities beyond the traditional roles, says Chauvet. T he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has worked in India since 1951 in almo...

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Count Christopher de Breza

Count Christopher de Breza

June 20, 2017

We want to learn from the expertise of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the domain of skilling and education; and to evolve with the important industries, both in India and Europe, says de Breza. As Embassy of India in France, OECD and Europe India...

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Peter Immanuel

Peter Immanuel

June 20, 2017

Aerospace and aviation have always been an aspirational sector in India and I am sure it will continue to attract quality students and workers, highlights a hopeful Immanuel. Skilling and training in the aviation industry were identified as one of the prime projects of India’s ...

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Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

June 20, 2017

Uttarakhand is focussing on start-ups and entrepreneurship so that the youth can start activities in and around their hometown, which will also slow down migration, Pandey explains. The north Indian state of Uttarakhand might be young in number but certainly not far behind in a n...

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Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Rajiv Pratap Rudy

June 20, 2017

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is setting the groundwork for India’s future with new schemes and strategies to skill the nation’s youth, says Rudy. MSDE is revamping its strategies and launching new schemes to make India the ‘skill capital of ...

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Ashok Gajapathi Raju Union Civil Aviation Minister,

Ashok Gajapathi Raju Union Civil Aviation Minister...

June 14, 2017

Moving from the ninth position to the third in air traffic domestically and fourth internationally, is a giant stride and if we can sustain it and take it forward, then I think we have a bright future, says Raju. The union civil aviation minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, discusses ...

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Ashwini Lohani

Ashwini Lohani

June 14, 2017

The airline is aiming to open new routes internationally and especially regionally, so as to compete with new players and satisfy increasing demand in the sector, says Lohani. Although Air India still has on-time performance issues and a massive debt, the chairman and managing di...

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