Tencent has announced a multi-year commitment of more than Rs 10 crore to build skills and mentorship in India’s AVGC sector—animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics. Through MoUs with SEPC and GDAI, it plans industry training, grassroots developer engagement, and international collaboration. The push is designed to strengthen India’s “Orange Economy” and support job creation, with a national goal to train and employ two million professionals by 2030.
Kovon, a cross-border workforce mobility platform, raised $250,000 in a pre-seed round led by TDV Partners. The startup aims to connect Indian blue and grey-collar workers to jobs in labour-short markets across Europe, the UK, and the Middle East—using a single platform that covers discovery, verification, upskilling, financing, placement, and post-deployment support.
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FICCI FLO’s annual session centered on entrepreneurship, skilling, and livelihood creation, aiming to empower 16 lakh women toward Viksit Bharat 2047. The event also saw the release of a new report examining gender diversity challenges and opportunities across India’s services sector, spotlighting where participation and progress still lag and what could accelerate inclusion.
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