Tag: India Fights Corona
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Indian oil Stockpiles to take months to clear
India might have discovered a self reliance formula to recover from the lockdown but its oil refineries are dwindling thumbs; wondering how to traverse a rock bottom low consumption. Stockpiles continue to swell in a demand that has gone back to stone age. According to Bloomberg reports, operations across 23 refineries nationwide are reported to ... -
UPDATE: Indian Company ready to launch Oral drug to treat COVID-19
Glenmark Pharma (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals) may have become the first Indian company to market a COVID-19 control drug. It received clearance from the government’s drug regulator to market and manufacturer an oral drug that will treat mild to moderate levels of the virus in Covid-19 disease. However, the government officials and industry watchdogs have also ... -
Many question the transparency of PM Cares, a fund with over 7000 crore
PM CARES, (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations)is an emergency fund which was created to tackle the health and economic emergency triggered by the onslaught of corona virus. The fund stands apart as it seemed to leverage the popularity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, such is the power of brand Modi ... -
Bill Gates applauds PM Narendra Modi and Aarogya Setu App
Bill Gates, American Business magnate, investor and best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation writes an letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the steps taken by Modi to defend the spread of Corona in India. Bill Gates and PM Narendra Modi carry a good rapport with each other which was seen evident ... -
Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain turns into tricolor Indian flag
The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, standing in the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. As a way of encouraging unity and expressing solidarity with India, the Swiss Government lighted up their iconic Matterhorn mountain as the tricolor flag of India. Gerrt Hofstetter, Swiss Light Artist has been lighting the 4,478 ... -
How offline vendors are going online to sell in lockdown ?
The local kirana store is no more out of business, despite the fact that the lockdown is going to be reality till May 03. E-Commerce aggregators like Instamojo, Coutloot, and Shopmatic are not helping local kirana aka grocery stores to jump onto the aggregator bandwagon and continue to supply to needing customers. All these aggregators ... -
Doordarshan tops charts as Ramayana & Mahabharat make a comeback on Indian television
In the wake of the Nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, classic old shows are making comeback on the Indian television. State-owned Doordarshan channel is broadcasting reruns of iconic shows, including Indian mythological shows Ramayana and Mahabharat, to keep the viewers engaged during the quarantine. Interestingly, the re-telecast of Ramayana and Mahabharat during the lockdown has worked wonders ... -
Coronavirus: Other states in India could learn from Kerala as it reported only one new case in 24 hours on April 16
According to the latest updates by the Union Health Ministry’s, the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India has reached 13,387, around 437 deaths, and 1,749 recovered. In fighting the Covid-19, the State of Kerala has been the first state to have reported just one new case of COVID-19 on April 16. Kerala managed ... -
India’s community radio emerges as winner in spreading COVID-19 awareness
Citizens all across the country are under quarantine due to the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of novel COVID-19 virus. With people confined to their homes, it is important that news and information about the health crisis reach each and every section of society for their awareness, and community radio plays ... -
Will a Contact Tracing App help India to win the Covid-19 challenge?
While India is being praised for its timely decision to enforce lockdown on most of its cities to contain the widespread contraction of the corona virus, its digital innovations are not at par with the government’s disaster management strategy. The new government contact tracing application apparently is being seen as a huge privacy disaster initiative, ...