RBI governor Shaktikanta Das vowed on Friday to do “whatever it takes” to cushion the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic, before drawing from the central bank’s arsenal to cut the reverse repo rate to nudge banks to lend, provide liquidity support to struggling non-banks and ease asset classification norms. […]
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Covid-19 outbreak: At least 20 Indian Navy personnel test positive for coronavirus
At least 20 Indian Navy personnel have tested positive for Covid-19, ringing the alarm bells for the military at a time when the US Navy is grappling with a surge in coronavirus cases on some of its frontline warships. The navy men have been admitted in naval hospital INHS Asvini […]
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Covid-19 challenges: Feeding the needy, fighting hunger in crisis
At the time of crisis, it’s the good Samaritans who come to the forefront and work tirelessly for the sake of the needy. One such angel in disguise is the NGO Humanitarian Aid International, founded by Sudhanshu Singh, which has been serving cooked food — including 2,500 food packets daily […]
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3 more test COVID-19 positive in Uttarakhand, state tally rises to 40
Three more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand today taking the state tally to 40. A total of 9 persons have been cured and discharged to date in the state. 541 persons have been sent to isolation wards in the hospitals of the state while 63,313 persons have been […]
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South Africans turn to home-brewed beer to beat coronavirus booze ban
All that waitress Thabile Vilakazi requires is some maize meal, sorghum malt and three litres of water to concoct five litres of creamy, thick traditional South African brew, known as umqombothi. Since President Cyril Ramaphosa banned alcohol sales as part of a coronavirus shutdown, booze-deprived South Africans have turned to […]
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Venice creeps back to life after coronavirus lockdown
The Italian city of Venice slowly stirred back to life this week as some shops reopened and residents tentatively ventured outside — all in masks while keeping a safe distance from others. Italy allowed bookshops and stationery and children’s clothing stores to reopen across the country from Tuesday, the first […]
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In Syria, online salsa class sidesteps lockdown gloom
Inside her living room in the Syrian capital, Aline Srouji steps forward and backward at a near-dizzying pace, demonstrating to her students locked down at home how to Salsa. Performing to a phone camera across the room, the 35-year-old records a lesson she will share on social media networks, more […]
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Zoom vs Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams: Which video conferencing app to for
Video conferencing apps are witnessing a huge surge in downloads and user activity due to lockdowns across the globe. These apps are used by working professionals for meetings, students for online calls and for just casual group video calls as well. There are quite a few options available for users […]
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DD, AIR broadcast virtual classes through regional channels
Doordarshan and All India Radio are broadcasting virtual classes and other educational content through their regional channels across the country on TV, radio and YouTube to help students learn during lockdown, the government said on Thursday. As all schools across the country are closed, these virtual classes are helping lakhs […]
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Facebook to host events online until June 2021
Facebook will not hold any large physical events with 50 or more people it had planned until June 2021 in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these events will now be hosted online. The company has also extended the policy of no business travel through at least June of this […]
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Sisodia discuses Delhi Education Model with Maharashtra education dept
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Thursday discussed the approach adopted by the Delhi Government in bringing out major reforms in the education system here in an online discussion with the Education Department of Maharashtra Government. Speaking at the session, Sisodia said, “If education officers […]
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Zoom responds to MHA deeming the app ‘not safe’
Zoom has been in the middle of a privacy storm lately with private companies and governmental agencies asking their employees to refrain from using the app. The latest governmental organisation to join this list was India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, which issued a two-page long document cautioning users about the app’s security issues. […]
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Andhra Pradesh to add international touch to skill development courses
Aiming to ramp up the state’s competencies in professional skills, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has mooted collaborations with overseas organisations so that the courses in Skill Development Universities (SDUs) meet the international standards. In a review meeting on Thursday, the Chief Minister directed officials to enter […]
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Aarogya Setu app updates privacy policy: What’s new
The Indian government’s Covid-19 contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu recently set a new record of 5 crore downloads. The app has been encouraged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and government agencies as well. The app’s privacy policy has also been under scrutiny with data collection of users being the key factor here. […]
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JNU, second central university to launch its Facebook page after JMI
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here made its social media debut on Thursday by launching its Facebook page. Jamia Millia Islamia was the only central university in the national capital to have its presence on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. In a statement, the varsity said it launched its Facebook page […]