 | Andhra Pradesh inks MoU with BYJU's to offer tech edge to government schoolkidsThe government would provide tablets to approximately 4.7 lakh class VIII students at an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore for accessing the content formulated by the ed-tech company. |
 | Consumer Affairs Ministry calls meeting to discuss complaints against edutech firmsConsumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said that a committee has been set up for framing guidelines to prevent fake reviews on e-commerce companies. |
 | Get ready for mixed revenge academicsThe education statutory bodies like AICTE, UGC, etc have also issued advisories with regard to questionable practices by certain universities in the name of online degree programmes. |
 | Byju’s becomes world’s 13th most valued start-upAccording to CB Insights, there are 936 unicorn companies around the world with a total cumulative value of over $3,049 billion. |
 | Byju's appoints Rachna Bahadur as Senior Vice President to lead global expansion plansBahadur's appointment is a step towards strengthening Byju's leadership across verticals as the company aims to further build world-class products, teams, and partnerships, the company noted. |
 | These young Turks are on a Kerala start-up fastrackThe task at hand is to spot the Unicorns or billion-dollar valuation startups from Kerala. |
| Byju's introduces period leaves for staff, trainees .In a step towards creating a fair and balanced work culture, all women employees at Byju's are eligible for a total of 12 period leaves in a calendar year, the statement said. |
 | India can become world's edtech capital: Amitabh KantSpeaking at a virtual conference of Public Affairs Forum of India, Kant also said India needs to significantly improve its learning outcomes, and technology can help the country leapfrog in a big way. |
