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Lead story · NEWS
Byju’s Fall and the Hard Times for India’s Edtech Startups
Byju’s once stood tall with a $22 billion valuation. Today it is nearly worthless, stuck in insolvency, with heavy layoffs and legal fights. That crash changed everything for Indian edtech. Investors who once threw money at online education now stay far away.
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NEWS · Most read
Steel Ministry Reports Continued Growth in April-July 2026
Fresh government data pushed steel into the wider growth conversation, suggesting that basic industry remains an important signal for the underlying pace of the economy.
NEWS · Breaking
Indian Navy Sets August 31 Commissioning for Indigenous Diving Support Vessel Nipun
A new Navy platform scheduled for commissioning on August 31 adds to the story of indigenous naval support capability, not just front-line warfighting hardware.
NEWS · Breaking
Defence Ministry Clears Wider Industry Access to DRDO Missile Technologies
A government decision on August 25 aims to shift conventional missile technologies from laboratory success toward domestic industrial production.
EXPLAINER · How it works
Explained: What a DRDO Technology Transfer Approval Changes
The August 25 defence decision is less about one announcement and more about how a public research achievement moves toward private or public industrial production.
EXPLAINER · How it works
Explained: Why a Diving Support Vessel Matters to the Navy
Nipun is not a headline-grabbing combat ship, but the class it belongs to supports underwater and recovery tasks that a modern navy cannot outsource to improvisation.
OPINION · Policy & Schemes
Defence Indigenisation Needs More Than a Transfer Note
Approvals matter, but local manufacturing will be judged by absorption, production discipline and whether supply chains actually deepen after the announcement.
EXPLAINER · Policy
Explained: Why Critical Minerals Have Become a Policy Priority
A new government hackathon reflects a bigger shift: minerals once seen as niche now sit inside debates on clean energy, electronics, defence and industrial strategy.
NEWS · Science & Technology CA
Students Corner: DRDO Missile Technology Transfer Clears New Production Path
The August 25 approval is important for exam preparation because it connects defence research, domestic manufacturing and the idea of self-reliance in one current-affairs item.
NEWS · Science & Technology CA
Students Corner: Nipun Adds to India’s Indigenous Naval Support Fleet
The Nistar-class vessel is a good current-affairs item because it links shipbuilding, naval capability and indigenous defence production in a single fact pattern.
NEWS · Economy & Infrastructure CA
Students Corner: Critical Minerals Hackathon Puts Resource Security in Focus
This item is useful because it connects geology, industrial policy, energy transition and innovation policy in one contemporary government initiative.
NEWS · Most read
Saptadhara PM Modi’s 7-Point Vision for Viksit Bharat 2047
The Saptadhara framework is designed to drive rapid progress over the next 5 to 7 years across economic growth, infrastructure, technology, defense, and cultural influence.
NEWS · Cricket
Khelo India Dialogue Plans National Youth Sports Outreach Across 1,500 Locations
A sports-day engagement drive scheduled for August 27 aims to connect athletes, students and policymakers at scale before National Sports Day.
NEWS · Cinema
National Film Awards Put Mainstream Success and State Recognition on the Same Stage
The latest National Film Awards announcement reflects how official recognition continues to mediate between art, popular culture and public prestige.
NEWS · Public Policy
Regional Road Safety Conference in Mumbai Pushes Data, Enforcement and Emergency Response
The western-states road safety conference shows the issue being treated as a systems challenge rather than just a traffic-awareness message.
NEWS · Digital Payments
UPI at 10 Becomes a Story About Scale, Trust and Digital Habits
A ten-year milestone note on UPI shows how digital payments have moved from innovation to everyday national infrastructure.
NEWS · Football
Assam Joins Khelo India Samvaad Push with 70 Institutions Set to Participate
A regional sports-youth mobilisation plan in Assam shows how the upcoming national dialogue is being translated into state-level participation.
NEWS · Trade
Japan Visit by 200-Member Business Delegation Signals a More Aggressive Trade Pitch
The size of India’s official business delegation to Japan suggests a push for deeper trade, investment and technology alignment.
NEWS · Public Matters
Regenerative Agriculture Push Opens a Larger Debate About How India Wants to Farm
A government backgrounder on regenerative agriculture turns soil, resilience and productivity into a bigger argument about agricultural transition.
NEWS · Labour
EPFO Enrolment Campaign Reopens the Social-Security Question for Left-Out Workers
The 2026 enrolment drive gives employers a one-time route to bring previously uncovered eligible workers into the EPF system.
NEWS · Public Policy
NHAI and Road Safety Board Review National Highway Safety as an Institutional Problem
A formal review in Delhi indicates a push to examine highway safety through systems oversight instead of isolated incidents.