upGrad, online education company in association with FICCI has brought out a whitepaper on the “High-Impact Online Learning at Scale” wherein 87% respondents opine that reskilling is preferred over hiring anew. That reskilling existing employees is always more economical than hiring new ones was  something respondents of upGrad’s 2020 industry-leading survey of Learning & Development (L&D) and business leaders agreed in large …

Three projects from the B-school Goa Institute of Management (GIM) have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Flourish Prizes from among 824 entries from across the globe. These stories showcase positive business innovations that span the globe and demonstrate how business can help achieve the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs). GIM has collaborated with AIM2Flourish, an initiative …

The Class Central, a listing cum aggregator of online courses portal has released the list of best 30 online courses of 2019. Six of these are from India’s SWAYAM.  Earlier, the reputed search site had published results to highest rated online courses in January this year.  These six courses of SWAYAM have been listed in the best 30 online coursed …

It will be a digital platform with courses to facilitate knowledge-sharing and mentorship for startups TiE Delhi-NCR recently announced the launch of TiE Institute Online. The move aims to facilitate on-demand educational content for startups besides enabling them to remotely connect with mentors and experts irrespective of their geographical location. In the current scheme of things, this development also brings much-needed succour …

“The lockdown is such a chance to learn and improve their language skills in order to be ready for the future and look for job opportunities. French language will add value to a resume in a context where competition is becoming higher and higher!” As ed-tech enables more learners to upskill from home, especially in the absence of face-to-face lessons, …

A team of researchers led by Dr Subhabrata Sen from the Department of Chemistry, Shiv Nadar University, along with his collaborator Professor Ralf Jockers, Institut Cochin (INSERM, CNRS, Université de Paris, France), has discovered a set of New Chemical Entities (NCEs) with the ability to cure Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) or Acute Lung Injury (ALI) induced by COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) or other …