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The official said with access to education no more an issue, the government will emphasize improving quality, and assessment of learning outcomes is key to fixing responsibility and taking remedial action.

To bridge these gaps, African TVET institutions could partner with Chinese companies in Africa. For instance, Chinese firms could be incentivised to invest equipment, technology and human resources in technical training institutes.

The law allows salons and barber shops to serve free beer and wine without a license, as long as the drinker is of age and getting a beauty service.

Fortis has been eyeing to expand in markets like Africa and Bangladesh through the management and operations model for some time now.

Learntron is a software-as-a-service company that provides a platform that can be used by companies with educational content. Its customers include companies like the Mahindra Group, Britannia, Scope International and Delhivery, and educational institutio

Under RTE, the central government funds states to reimburse fee for students from economically weaker sections but in most of the cases, money does not reach the schools.

Medall Healthcare has 60 centres across southern India and a team of 100 radiologists and pathologists, according to its website. It offers diagnostics services in segments such as cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, nephrology and orthopedi

They launched their first product in December 2013, which is a face scrub with excellent anti-­-ageing natural ingredients, which renews and lifts away expired skin cells.

76 per cent of the department's budget has already been utilised and the remaining budget would be utilised by March 31 for completion of various works which were in the pipeline.

Cerestra Edu-Infra, which is raising USD 400 million offshore and domestic funds, has acquired some schools assets of Witty International, Jain Group of Institutions and GEMS Education in Gurgaon, Bangalore and Jaipur.

The investment in Sresta would be attractive for CDC, which is a finance institution focused on sustainable development, as it aims to improves the livelihoods of Indian farmers giving them better pricing power.

L'Oréal USA, the French cosmetics giant paid nearly eight times the brand's combined annual revenue of $168 million.

Supercraft 3D offers its solutions across three verticals: medical models, implants and surgical instruments.

Square Yards claims to have crossed $1 billion in gross transactional value (GTV) in terms of total value of properties sold on its platform. It also claims net revenue run rate of $1.5 million - $2 million per month.

The education service provider had even planned to go asset-light to fire up its flagging business, a strategy it eschewed for long. The firm was forced to look at such a strategy as its financial performance deteriorated.