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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 · Other CA
Students Corner: BRICS Tourism Ministers Adopt Jaipur Declaration
The development matters because it combines international grouping knowledge with policy themes such as tourism cooperation, skilling and sustainability.
EXPLAINER · Policy
Explained: What the BRICS Tourism Jaipur Declaration Covers
The ministers’ communiqué adopted in Jaipur gives a framework for cooperation, but its real value depends on whether tourism diplomacy turns into practical, repeatable coordination.
NEWS · Health
Odisha Senior Citizens Day Event Blends Pension Delivery with Welfare Outreach
A Bhubaneswar event on August 21 used National Senior Citizens Day to combine recognition, health initiatives and pension-service messaging.
NEWS · Latest
India and Brazil Sign ICT Cooperation MoU on the Sidelines of BRICS Meeting
A fresh bilateral telecom and ICT agreement announced on August 21 adds a practical partnership layer to the broader BRICS digital agenda.
NEWS · Latest
BRICS ICT Ministers Meeting in Pune Puts Digital Inclusivity at the Center
India used the August 21 BRICS communications meeting to emphasise sustainable ICT infrastructure and a wider development role for digital connectivity.
NEWS · Investment
Revised FDI Framework Shows 29 Reported Investments, Testing the New Border-Country Rules
A fresh official tally gives the revised FDI regime a more measurable profile than the policy has had in public discussion so far.
OPINION · Other Opinion
Why Tukaram Mundhe is in Headlines Every Single Day ?
After paneer case and multiple transfer background social media & youths give apraise his strong work & character. Since current phase people like him need to better society & people see hope hence make him model tos society. So multiple shares give him uprise.
NEWS · Startups
DPIIT’s MoUs with PhonePe and Shell Show Startup Policy Moving Closer to Platforms
The August 20 agreements suggest startup support is being pushed through large private networks, not only government programmes.
NEWS · Health
ESIC Uses Numbers to Recast Its Role as Both Safety Net and Medical Institution
A fresh ESIC release connects worker protection with doctor training and health-system capacity in a single welfare narrative.
EXPLAINER · Policy
Explained: What the Coast Guard Global Summit Is Meant to Do
India’s plan to host the fifth Coast Guard Global Summit in February 2027 points to a quieter but increasingly important layer of maritime diplomacy.
NEWS · Football
Subroto Cup Returns to the Spotlight with Youth Football Focus in Delhi
The opening of the 65th Subroto Cup on August 19 put school-level football back into national view through one of India’s oldest tournament platforms.
NEWS · Constitution & Governance CA
Students Corner: India to Host 5th Coast Guard Global Summit in 2027
This is a strong revision item because it mixes date, venue, institution and maritime-governance context in one compact development.
NEWS · Food
Makhana’s Rise from Traditional Crop to Branded Superfood Carries a Bihar Story
The government’s makhana backgrounder ties nutrition, exports and regional production strength into one increasingly visible food-economy narrative.
NEWS · Labour
Kanpur Settlement for 423 Contract Workers Shows the Quiet Value of Labour Conciliation
A wage dispute resolution at Ordnance Factory, Kanpur, brings attention back to conciliation as an under-seen labour institution.
NEWS · Mobility Tech
FASTag Local Pass Expansion Tries to Turn a Toll Pain Point into a Digital Utility
The extension of the digital local-pass facility to 121 toll plazas shows the state trying to solve a recurring commuter friction through platform design.
NEWS · Health
ANUBHAV Awards Event Highlights Technology-Driven Pension Delivery Reform
An August 17 pension-administration event in Delhi placed efficiency, feedback and post-retirement service quality in the center of the conversation.
NEWS · Trending
Areca Import Fraud Case Reveals Scale of SAFTA Misuse in Customs Investigation
A large DRI operation announced on August 16 turned an obscure trade route into a major public story about customs evasion and false origin claims.
NEWS · AI
NIELIT Launches Cyber Kushti 2026 to Blend Cybersecurity and AI Talent Search
A new hackathon announced in mid-August places cyber capability and AI problem-solving in a common public competition format.
OPINION · Other Opinion
Commemorations Matter Most When Institutions Carry Them Forward
A run of cultural and memorial events around mid-August showed how the state remembers history, but remembrance becomes durable only when it enters civic routine.
OPINION · Policy & Schemes
Internship Schemes Should Now Be Measured by Outcomes
When official events highlight student experiences and company participation, the next policy step is to ask what the programme changes in actual employment and skills mobility.