Competition
Byju’s Young Genius: 11 year old table tennis girl from Chennai, aiming for 2028 Olympic goldedit
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News18 Network & BYJU’S announce the launch of the show Young Genius with an Inspiring Anthemedit
The Live Nagpur – Online Web
As a part of ‘Young Genius’, an initiative for showcasing, recognizing, and inspiring young geniuses in different fields across the country, News18 Network and BYJU’S today announced the launch date of the show – 16th January 2021.
Best of Weekender: From remembering Irrfan Khan to a candid conversation with Ritesh Agarwaledit
Your Story – Online Web
Vedantu CEO and Cofounder Vamsi Krishna Under entrepreneurship, we featured Delhi-based CherishX. Founded in 2015, the startup curates experiences and services that enable celebrations at home.
COVID effect: Parents look at more than just academia for shortlisting schools for their kidsedit
The Indian Express – Online Web
According to a recent survey by BYJU’s, 75 per cent of parents want their children to continue learning online, even if the lockdown ends. Parents have witnessed, and are convinced with the effectiveness of digital learning, however, they are still concerned with the amount of screen time their kids would be spending, so they also expect schools to keep the children involved in projects and live activities.
Industry
STEPapp implements learning app across all tribal schoolsedit
Trinity Mirror – Online Web
STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) has received a mandate from the Indian Ministry of Tribal Affairs to implement its gamified learning app across all Tribal Schools in India in a landmark development.
English language course for government schoolteachers at US embassyedit
Hindustan Times – Online Web
Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia, in association with the US Embassy, on Saturday launched a certificate training programme for English language teachers in government schools, to enhance their skills. In a statement issued Saturday, the Delhi government said a batch of 50 teachers will undergo the training initially.
Funding in Indian startups this weekedit
Entrackr – Online Web
Kyt: Edtech startup Kyt has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Alpha Wave Incubation with participation from Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, January Capital, Titan Capital and other angel investors.
Making online dreams come trueedit
The Hans India – Online Web
The youngest entrepreneur 15yearold Shreyaan Daga has built an edtech marketplace for teachers and students to connect, teach and learn. Shreyaan realised the impact of Covid19 on the education sector and founded Online Live Learning (OLL) along with Bhumika Sharma, Kushal Ghosh and Payal Pandit.
The subtle art of Skill-Lync them softlyedit
The New Indian Express – Online Web
This is what prompted the duo to develop their EdTech platform Skill-Lync, which focuses on imparting industry-relevant skills to engineers. Based out of Chennai, Skill-Lync was launched in 2016 with a major focus on Mechanical Engineering courses.
Pandemic will lead to rise in e-commerce, digital paymentsedit
Sunday Guardian Live – Online Web
Despite the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, several Indian start-ups, including Unacademy and Nykaa, crossed the $1 billion mark in valuation and entered into unicorn tag.