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Distantly social

Everyone is coping with social distancing in different ways, and their position in life largely determines their response. From irreverent youngsters, insecure professionals, worried parents to the helpless aged, we gather different voices united by a common situation




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Colonial hangover: The fragmented history of Myanmar is narrated under a veil of fiction

Lawrence's fictitious Indian National Army captain Immanuel Stanley David is faced with a wave of events, mostly untoward circumstances, after his landing in Burma during World War II.




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Helyxon: Combating the Covid-19 pandemic, digitally

Helyxon’s two solutions—OXY-2 and 98.6 Fever Watch—equipped with geo-fencing tracking alerts, keep a tab on the patient’s vital parameters and inform the medical staff about any aberration.




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How can global colleges recruit?

Webinars provide access to a diverse pool of students from the comfort and safety of your office/home. Webinars are essential if you are looking for a niche audience spread over diverse geography.




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Kerala’s COVID-19 curve starts to flatten: TM Thomas Isaac

In number of recoveries, at 179, Kerala is second only to Maharashtra, which is the worst-hit state with nearly 2,000 cases.




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Corona Striker: Taming COVID-19 virus virtually, the Fynd way

The fashion e-commerce portal’s cross-platform game creates awareness about the disease while keeping people engaged amidst the lockdown




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Lockdown essentials: Drinks for a rainy day

Both these elements have been able to ease the pain and despair of social separation by their ubiquitous yet inconspicuous nature.




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Lockdown detox: ‘Skin fasting’ aids healing

It's true that our skin needs regular breaks from makeup and repetitive layers of creams and moisturisers, more so for those with inflamed skin.




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COVID-19 relief: Virtual international concert to pay tribute to healthcare workers

The concert will spotlight the brave stories of healthcare workers working tirelessly on the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak, through the special live event.




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Book Review: ‘Too Small to Fail’ by R James Breiding

A thought-provoking book on why smaller nations have better economies while larger countries lag behind




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What after Zoom? After privacy concerns, what alternatives people have

After privacy concerns and a government advisory against popular video conferencing app Zoom, everyone is looking for alternatives.




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Survival hashtags: How some creative hashtags on social media have come to the rescue of netizens

Some creative hashtags on social media have come to the rescue of netizens, offering distraction as well as solace in these trying times.




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The hard road ahead: Stories of sectors facing their own unique challenges amid Covid pandemic

While millions face the disease, almost all are facing economic hurdles. No sector is untouched, and no impact is small. Looking beyond oil and aviation, we bring you stories of sectors facing their own unique challenges.




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Techsplained: What is virtual reality and how does it work

The real gains are for the gaming industry, which stands to benefit from this innovation.




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The crisis no one is talking about

What will happen when schools reopen?




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After salary defaults, Maharashtra private school teachers seek RBI intervention

The MESTA said the government, schools and parents should work together to ensure salaries are paid, while simultaneously minimising the financial impact on parents.




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Robots to the rescue: As the number of COVID-19 cases rise, it’s become important for health workers

While human touch remains an important part of the process, artificial intelligence is stepping in, too, especially where people can't.




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Power play: Role gender plays in society, especially politics

With rumours that Kim Yo-jong might take over the leadership of North Korea after Kim Jong-un, we take a look at the role gender plays in society, especially politics.




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Teen reading: List of book titles recommended by Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar-winner Paro Anand

We bring to you a list of book titles recommended by Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar-winner Paro Anand.




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Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020: Proposals brighten outlook for sector

While the Draft Bill which seeks to increase private participation and address key issues has been welcomed by industry, more clarity is needed on some of its provisions.




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Covid-19: Converging materialism with spiritualism

By Vinay Kumar Dutta During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people may be rethinking how to converge materialism with spiritualism. Why is this thought pervading in their? Are they intimidated, or truly inspired to embrace spiritualism? Humans are materialistic by nature. Greed to acquire and obsession for possession is rooted in their minds. Highly materialistic individuals […]




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Covid in India: Kerala swings to reverse quarantine as 4 lakh NRIs plan to return

Kerala has decided to place people aged over 65 under reverse quarantine in the third phase of lockdown, as the magnitude of reverse migration to the state seems larger than what was anticipated.




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Covid outbreak: Kerala elderly to go on reverse quarantine as over 4 lakh NRIs return

Kerala has decided to send people aged above 65 years on reverse quarantine during lockdown 3.0 as the magnitude of reverse migration to the state seems larger than what was anticipated.




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IIT-M start-up develops unique coating material to ‘inactivate’ coronavirus

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ (IIT-M) incubated start-up Muse Wearables has developed new methods for coating textiles with nanoparticles-based antimicrobial agents that can ‘inactivate’ the human coronavirus on contact.




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Staying safe at work: Balancing remote working needs with security

Attackers are pivoting their existing infrastructure for the distribution of ransomware, phishing emails, and other malware, leveraging COVID-19 keywords that get us to click on links or open emails.




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Online database to depict fish landing centres’ proximity to COVID hotspots in Kerala launched

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched an online GIS based database depicting the proximity of fish landing centres to Covid-19 hotspots in Kerala.




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Government bans exports of alcohol-based sanitisers

The commerce ministry had on March 24 banned the exports of all sorts of ventilators, including artificial respiratory apparatus, oxygen therapy apparatus and breathing devices, and sanitisers.




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Still hiring! Walmart, other superstores buck U.S. employment trend

Amid the carnage of the U.S. employment report for April was one bright spot: superstores led by Walmart Inc, added more than 90,000 jobs.




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Power demand falls 22.6% in April, steepest plunge in recent history

Electricity consumption in Uttar Pradesh declined by 20.3% in April while Rajasthan recorded an annual fall of 21.3% in the same month.




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Cognizant plans to invest in growing digital skills, hire 20,000

Cognizant has reported a decline of 16.78% in net income at $367 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $441 million in the same period a year ago.




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Net inflows into equity MFs halve in April compared to March, as investors turn cautious

Industry experts say that lump-sum investments have stopped and even some investors are stopping their SIPs, due to the unpredictable equity markets.




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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to meet PSB chiefs on Monday; to review credit flow, support to NBFCs

The meeting, to be held via video conference, will also dwell on credit disbursement since March, with the focus on Covid-19-related credit sanction and offtake.




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Analyst Corner: Jindal Steel & Power Rating ‘buy’ – Volume uptick in April beat sector trend

Company faring better than peers on operational front due to its focus on exports; lower costs to aid margin; ‘Buy’ maintained.




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IBM AI – Watson’s role must be expanded to data analysis and forecasting trends

ICMR, at present, is only using Watson for backend reporting, but it also needs to deploy it for data analysis and forecasting trends.




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Fiscal slip up 2 ppt, need to structure package carefully

A Rs 4 lakh crore extra borrowing acknowledges huge fiscal slippage; raise loan-guarantee component in package.




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Oil in turmoil: Need to ensure that our oil sector continues to contribute to national economy

Building the infrastructure for a low carbon future will require oil. While a long term decline for oil’s central place in energy use seems inevitable, we need to ensure that our oil sector continues to contribute to the national economy




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Country’s wireless subscriber base sees marginal rise in January to 1,156 million

In terms of wireless broadband subscribers, Jio is on top with 376.57 million users, followed by Airtel with 142.34 million subscribers and Vodafone Idea with 117.93 users.




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Bharat Biotech to lead monoclonal antibodies project for Covid-19 therapy

This project brings together National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune; Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, and Gurgaon-based PredOmix Technologies in a collaborative mode for a public health emergency.




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NIIT Technologies Rating: Add; Execution stood out in a challenging scenario

Recovery is expected in Q2; upgraded to ‘Add’ given recent correction and other positives; TP cut to Rs 1,310.




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Indian equities gain on strong global cues

The markets after witnessing strong volumes on Thursday rose on thin volumes on Friday with the F&O segment on the NSE witnessing a turnover of Rs 5.7 lakh crore against the six month average of Rs 14.2 lakh crore.




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Flights from Riyadh, Bahrain carrying stranded Indians reach Kerala

The passengers were subjected to thermal test at the aerobridge itself before allowing them to undergo customs and immigration checks, Kozhikode airport sources said.




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Got drug controller nod for Favipiravir’s clinical trial on COVID-19 patients: CSIR DG

The CSIR has already tied up with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd to evaluate Mycobacterium W (Mw) for faster recovery of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and minimise the spread of disease.




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Five more test positive for COVID-19, total tally in Assam reaches 58

GMCH has been closed for new patients and 386 people, including its Superintendent Dr R Talukdar, doctors, students and several grade three and four workers, have been quarantined.




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Mukesh Ambani in no mood to rest; trying to get more investors for Jio, talks on with rich Saudi wealth fund

Saudi Arabia’s $320 billion sovereign wealth fund is exploring a potential investment in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital unit.




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Why Xiaomi didn’t talk about its software quirks during Mi 10 5G India launch

Why did Xiaomi not talk about one of Mi 10 5G’s biggest highlights at launch, or after? The reason is simple.




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Jio offers new top-ups, annual plans with cheaper, additional data

Mobile subscribers get access to 4G data at a price as low as Rs 3.5 per GB but if the floor price is fixed as demanded by telecom operators, the mobile internet prices will rise 5-10 times from the current level.




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Record single-day spike of 21 cases push Jharkhand COVID-19 tally to 153

Since the outbreak of the pandemic on March 31 in the state, two persons have died of the infection while one COVID-19 patient died due to underlying health condition after testing negative.




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AIIMS director rushes to Gujarat after sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, fatalities

Following directions from the Centre, Dr Guleria, who is a pulmonologist, and Dr Manish Soneja from the AIIMS department of medicine left for Ahmedabad.




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West Bengal govt not allowing trains with migrants to reach state; Shah writes to Mamata

Shah said migrant workers from West Bengal are also eager to reach home and the central government is also facilitating the train services.




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Share markets fall over 5% in first week of May; here’s what moved D-Street and what to expect ahead

Domestic benchmark indices were in for a bumpy ride this week with many ups and down along the way. Starting the week equity markets tanked and lost 80% of the gains made in the previous week as investors lost Rs 5.8 lakh crore.