The education sector witnessed groundbreaking changes in the past year with schools and other educational institutions being shut and classes being shifted online in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Speaking on disruption amid Covid-19, SoftBank Vision Fund CEO says world will never go back to previous ways of living. Every industry has been impacted but upcoming time presents tremendous opportunities, he adds

Since the education sector in India continues to be a strategic priority for the government, it has already allowed 100% FDI in the education sector through the automatic route since 2002

The next two to three years will be transformational for India's start-up ecosystem as many companies will go public

Post the pandemic, offline or physical learning centres including schools and coaching institutes have taken a hit, while online classes have thrived

Nasscom report on the India's tech start-up ecosystem points out that both funding and investment are on a recovery path and start-up base is growing at 8-10% year-on-year

Checkbrand studied the social media presence and digital engagement profiles of 26 Indian film stars, specifically between August and October 2020

Making ed-tech successful will require a digital infrastructure that could become the most impactful (PPP) Public Private Partnership that the country has seen

The strategy involves growing small business ecosystems; provisioning easy access to businesses; growing the volume of digital payments; and investments to drive social impact, along with other partners

The latest survey by Nasscom shows over 53% of Indian tech start-ups expect their revenue to reach pre-COVID levels by next two quarters

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In separate but almost identical stock exchange filings, CG Power and Murugappa Group firm Tube Investments of India Ltd (TIIL), said lenders have accepted one-time settlement and restructuring of debt

The development assumes significance in the domestic steel industry as a fruitful result of the experiment would break the monopoly of Australia in coking coal supply to India

With the latest funding round, Byju's has further narrowed its valuation gap with digital payments platform Paytm, which presently enjoys a valuation of $16 billion, as per the Hurun India Unicorn Index 2020

The objectives that the NEP 2020 consists of can rationally be achieved only by increasing the value and quality of teachers, along with looking at e-learning as a primary mode of learning, and this in itself can be addressed by the creation of more employment opportunities

New cautious strategy may have evolved since existing investee companies such as Paytm, OYO, Ola and others continue to burn cash and struggle for profitability despite years of pumping in billions of dollars

The fresh capital would follow the $50 million Udemy raised in a Series E round from Japanese publisher Benesse Holdings at a valuation of $2 billion in February

Business schools are finding it tough to get students placed, but its not doomsday

Accenture, Mphasis, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Capgemini, Infosys are the top five companies with the most number of openings

According to a report by Bernstein, key segments like e-commerce, financial technology and education technology have grabbed investors' interest due to structural shift in consumer behaviour in wake of coronavirus pandemic