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2 Indian teachers specialising in English and Math shortlisted for 2021 Global Teacher PrizeThe prize money for the honour has been doubled to $100,000.10 Sep, 2021, 12.03 PM IST- New task forces to help 2.7 million teachers in India hit by COVID-19 lockdownThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organteachetisation data, launched at the Teachers of the World Unite virtual summi...28 May, 2020, 06.51 PM IST
- India's education technology startup, Dost Education, claims $25,000 global tech prizeDost was awarded for its ability to empower parents to take charge of their child's early education by creating short, friendly audio conte...09 Apr, 2019, 04.37 PM IST
- Uttarakhand teacher among top 50 contenders for $1 million Global Teacher PrizeThe Global Teacher Prize was set up to recognise one exceptional teacher every year who has made an outstanding contribution to the profess...13 Dec, 2017, 08.23 PM IST
- Three new alliances to tackle global education challengesThe alliances include prominent individuals from organisations such as UNESCO, Harvard University, Amazon, LEGO Education.13 Mar, 2016, 06.55 PM IST
- Indian-origin entrepreneur Sunny Varkey launches new global education fundKerala-born Sunny Varkey, 59, a Dubai-based education philanthropist, launched the Varkey Foundation Challenge Fund.13 Mar, 2016, 06.18 PM IST
- Robin Chaurasiya among top ten finalists for 1mn dollar Global Teacher PrizeRobin Chaurasiya runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city's red light district of Kamatipura.13 Mar, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
- Mumbai teacher of sex workers' daughters shortlisted for $1 million prizeAn Indian teacher who runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city's red light areas was today named in the top 10 short-...17 Feb, 2016, 10.55 PM IST
- Global Teacher Prize 2016: Four Indians vie for $1 mn prizeThe teachers, two from Mumbai, one each from Delhi and Bangaluru, were selected from nearly 8,000 nominations from 148 countries.09 Dec, 2015, 02.46 PM IST
- Pope Francis invites Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon to Vatican City?Francis is interested to discuss how the church is perceived by Western media influencers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.05 Aug, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
- Indian entrepreneur to donate half his wealth to charityA 58-year-old Dubai-based Indian education entrepreneur has pledged to give away more than half of his wealth for helping teachers around t...03 Jun, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
- Binoy Job chosen member of Global Teacher Prize AcademyJob, currently the youngest CEO of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), is the only member from India.02 Jun, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
- GEMS Education to invest $200 million in IndiaGEMS Education, a private school group, founded by Dubai-based NRI Sunny Varkey, plans to invest over Rs 1200 crore ($200 million) in India...08 May, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
- 3 Indians vie for $1 mn prize for outstanding teachersTeachers, 2 from Guj & 1 from WB were selected from nearly 5,000 nominations from 127 countries for Varkey GEMS Foundation Global Teacher P...08 Dec, 2014, 10.13 PM IST
- Indian teachers asked to enter $1 million prizeSunny Varkey launched the prize at the Global Education & Skills Forum 2014 to draw attention to the achievements of teachers.27 Aug, 2014, 08.40 PM IST
- KUL and GEMS Education to set up new school in PuneKumar Urban Development (KUL) has announced the launch of a new international school in Pune, GEMS Modern Academy (GMA) in collaboration wi...29 Jan, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
- UAE education foundation launches $1 million best teacher awardThe process will be audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London.30 Oct, 2013, 02.29 PM IST
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