As per a nationwide survey on the ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Start-ups’conducted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), jointly with the Indian Angel Network (IAN) with 250 start-ups, 70% of start-ups stated that their businesses have impacted by Covid-19. 12% of the start-ups have shut operations and 60% are operating with disruptions. The survey depicts that only 22% of the …
Edubull, online learning platform, announced the launch of B2B platform ‘e-Professor’ that shall enable educational institutions and individual teachers, to serve their students online. Amid Covid19 crisis, the technology aims to simplify and digitize learning. As the name suggests, the app facilitates both teachers and students with a platform where they can interact, however through digital medium for further learning.e-professor technology, …
FICCI Alliance for Re-imagining Education is organising a webinar on ‘Good Screen Time vs Bad Screen Time’ on Saturday, 4th July, 2020 at 4:30pm. Panellists include experts in the field of neuroscience psychology, medicine and cyber security. The discussions would revolve around national and global perspectives on online learning for schools and would bring to the fore the best practices and safeguards that are necessary for …
A team of researchers at IIT Roorkee led by Prof. Soumitra Satapathi, Laboratory of Integrated Nanophotonics and Biomaterials, has developed a disinfection box that can be used for sterilizing a wide variety of personal belongings including medical equipment, Personal Protection Equipment, apparels among others, against coronavirus. Termed as the ‘Unisaviour’ box, it comprises a metal coated with specially- designed highly …
Anahita Mahajan & Reana Soni, class 12 students from New Delhi’s Vasant Valley School, within a month of initiating a donations campaign to provide daily food essentials to the disadvantaged, have reached the amount pledged online on crowdfunding platform Milaap. Funds were also raised via offline community outreach, leading to a consolidated accumulation of INR 1,47,800 till date. Keeping in …
Bengaluru-based startup Ken42, an edtech platform, has announced the launch of their annual StartNXT Ideathon programme for college and university students across the country. Backed by Turbostart, Ken42 has kickstarted this programme to facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship in India, where the Top 3 winners will receive funding upto INR 2 crores each, along with internship opportunities with leading startups and …
