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Edtech Startup Toddle Raises $17 Million From Sequoia Capital India, Others
This comes as B2C K-12 online edtech startups in India have been suffering post-pandemic with demand falling, while those operating in the B2B edtech segments witnessed tailwinds of growth with schools more open to adopting innovation.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Varthana Raises $7 Million From MicroVest to Transform Affordable Education in India
The funds from MicroVest aim to support Varthana in transforming affordable education in rural India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban All Education for Girls
Afghan girls and women have been squeezed out of public and professional life since the Taliban takeover last year
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- Education
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- North Africa & Near East
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YouTube’s Courses to Offer Structured Learning on the Platform
Google for India reveals its plan to offer structured learning on the video-sharing platform, YouTube.
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- Education
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, employment
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Analysis: Slum Women of India’s Cleanest City Exposed to Household Air Pollution
Indore has around 30% of its population living in slums with most households using mud stoves and unaware of health hazards.
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- Education, Energy, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- clean cooking
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European Investment Bank Approves €24 Billion for Business, Transport, Social and Climate Investment
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved €23.6 billion of new financing.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Loss-Stricken Byju’s Seeks Easier Terms on $1.2 Billion Loan
According to persons familiar with the situation, Indian online-education company Byju's is looking to renegotiate its $1.2 billion loan as it battles with high losses and cost-cutting targets.
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- Education, Telecommunications
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, telecommunications
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India’s Uolo Raises $22.5 Million to Bring Edtech to the Masses
Uolo says it is reducing that cost by operating in a business-to-business-to-consumer model, working with private schools.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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