Digital Skill Champions Programme—NSDC and WhatsApp

Current Context: The Digital Skill Champions Programme was launched by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WhatsApp.

• Under this programme, both NSDC and WhatsApp will provide training to the Indian youth about digital skills and make them capable of employment opportunities.
• Both the entities have identified collaboration in the areas like: WhatsApp Digital Skills Academy, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and WhatsApp Business App Training session.
• Under the programme, school & university students will be granted training sessions for digital and online skills and further, they will be certified by WhatsApp and NSDC as ‘Digital Skill Champions’.
• The courses under the programme are framed as module-based formats.
• The programme will train the students with technology-based learning on campuses across tier III and IV towns and cities.
• The programme will be executed through WhatsApp’s project implementation partner, InfiSpark.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of WhatsApp: California, USA
• CEO of WhatsApp: Will Cathart
• HQ of NSDC: New Delhi
• MD and CEO of NSDC: Manish Kumar

Question: 

Q.1 Which organisation launched Digital Skill Champions Programme?
a. WhatsApp and NITI Aayog
b. NSDC and WhatsApp
c. IIT Madras and NSDC
d. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NITI Aayog