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Share on In 2009, Tarun Bhalla started Avishkaar, an edtech company by launching the Robotronics Series, a robotics DIY kit, in an effort to ignite interest in children in the field. Since then, the company has grown by leaps and bounds and is continuing its mission: to create an army of young innovators who are not just consumers but creators of technology in the field of robotics, AI, IoT, and drones. In 2020, Pooja Goyal, a serial entrepreneur, joined Tarun to build Avishkaar into a global brand for robotics and coding education for K-12 sector.   “I went to IIT-Delhi for chemical eng...

Nirmala Sitharaman detailing various programmes and initiatives for the sector. From drawing up the legislation for a Higher Education Commission of India to setting up a Central University in Leh to strengthening 15,000 schools and creating sainik schools as part of the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) implementation plan to the government's proposed amendments to the Apprenticeship Act and the Rs 3,000-crore corpus allocated for it — most education-related announcements in the Budget have been dubbed "welcome" moves by startups. However, many believe that Budget 2021 missed the...

Beyond the noise: What Indian entrepreneurs need from Budget? In two days, FM Nirmala Sitharaman will announce what will be India’s first post-COVID-19 Budget. This is on the back of a very difficult year for companies across sectors, and a lot is riding on this year’s Budget. 0 claps Share on In two days, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce what will be India’s first post-COVID-19 Budget. This is on the back of a very difficult year for companies across sectors, and a lot is riding on this year’s Budget.  YourStory spoke to key stakeholders from the startup ecosystem ...

YourStory spoke to key edtech entrepreneurs, VCs, education financiers, schools and educational centres, to pin down the industry’s top expectations from this year’s Budget.

Gurugram startup Virohan is fighting COVID-19 by training healthcare workers Health education startup Virohan has trained over 1,500 students to serve COVID-19 patients. The training programme was launched in April 2020 to address the lack of skilled healthcare workers. 0 claps Share on The lack of trained healthcare professionals in India was evident amid the COVID-19 breakout. According to a report by BMJ Open, an online journal, the skilled health workforce in India does not meet the WHO recommendation threshold of 22.8 skilled workers per 10,000 population. The pandemic outbreak saw the h...