BYJU'S Current Affairs, GK & News
What is a Deccahorn?
Deccahorns are private firms whose value exceeded over ten billion USD. Recently Swiggy has become the fourth Indian company to earn the tag. The other three companies that hold the tag already are Paytm, a FinTech, Oyo (a hotel aggregator) and Byjus (an Edtech). Facebook was the first Deccahorn. It earned the tag in 2007. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Alibaba • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Blockchain • BYJU'S • Bytedance • deccahorn • E-commerce • EdTech • Facebook • FinTech • Flipkart • Oyo • OYO Rooms • Paytm • Social media • SpaceX • Swiggy • TikTok • Unicorn • Walmart
India Edtech Consortium
The private companies in India have joined together to form India EdTech Consortium. It was formed under the guidance of Internet Mobile Association of India. It was launched after Government of India announced that it is to launch as policy to regulate the edtech sector, that is education and technology sector. What is Edtech? EdTech ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: BYJU'S • COVID-19 • EdTech • Education Sector • India Edtech Consortium • internet mobile association of india • Schools • Startups • Technology Sector
NITI Aayog-Byju’s partnered to provide free education in Aspirational Districts
NITI Aayog has partnered with BYJU’S on September 17, 2021, in a bid to provide free access to education to students in 112 Aspirational Districts in India. Key Points Under the partnership, Byju’s will provide free access to its high-quality and tech-driven learning programmes to students in order to ensure access to quality education. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: aspirational districts • Aspirational Districts Programme • BYJU'S • Free Education in Aspirational Districts • NITI Aayog • NITI Aayog-Byju’s partnership
WEF releases new list of 115 Young Global Leaders
World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders. As per the report, these young global leaders from 52 countries under the age of forty are working in their respective fields to change the world and are called ‘change-makers’. Five Indians are named in the coveted list including Byju Classes’ founder ..
Topics: BYJU'S • Leaders • World Economic Forum • Zomato
BYJU’s becomes official sponsor for Indian cricket team
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently announced that Bengaluru-based educational technology and online tutorial firm Byju’s has replaced Chinese mobile manufacturer Oppo as the official Team India sponsor. The deal period will begin from 5 September, 2019 until 31 March, 2022. BYJU’s is a leading education and learning app and ..
Topics: Board of Control for Cricket in India • BYJU'S • Cricket in India • Education • Educational technology • India national cricket team • Online education • Oppo • Red Chillies Entertainment • Shah Rukh Khan • Star India
Siddhartha Lal Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 – India
The CEO and Managing director of Eicher Motors, Siddhartha Lal has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for 2018 on 12th February 2019 in Mumbai. He was responsible for a huge turnaround of the Eicher Motors after he had taken over the reins in 2006. In this process he has also resurrected the ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 2019 Awards • Byju Raveendran • BYJU'S • EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 • Siddhartha Lal • World Entrepreneur of the Year Award