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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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Book Review: ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins

In popular criticism of the novel, Cummins, and the publishing industry, this failure has led to the levelling of the ever-reliable allegation of cultural appropriation.




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How brands are adopting innovative means to drive consumer engagements

From redesigning logo to driving digital campaigns, brands are adapting to the situation by driving sensitive and timely campaigns




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Is the edtech surge here to stay?

The market for edtech products will likely expand.




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Education will go online; hybrid classes will remain

Due to Covid-19, all universities have been compelled to offer courses online, and various videoconferencing tools are being used.




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Online classes: Learning remotely with Microsoft Teams

Teams enables teachers and students to connect over video-enabled remote classrooms, offering a host of interactive and collabora-tive tools on one platform




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Games people play: Online games are providing much more than just entertainment in lockdown

Exploring the world, going on an adventure or practising life in quarantine, online games are providing much more than just entertainment in lockdown.




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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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Book Review: Myth of ‘Free Media’ and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era

The West’s adversarial journalism tradition designed to be watchdog of the government’s abuse of power would need some reformation in the midst of new media tools.




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Book Review: Jeet Thayil’s new novel ‘Low’ is a poem of nothingness

Reading Jeet Thayil’s latest novel Low, Johan Sebastian Bach’s iconic composition The Chaconne suddenly came to mind.




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MI Bluetooth speakers, earphones: Enjoy your music anytime, anywhere

Xiaomi’s new audio devices sound great and are perfect for folks on a budget.




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App Review: Cambly – Now, speak in English without fear

Cambly gives you instant access to native English speakers over video chat, so you can learn and gain confidence.




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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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Eavesdropper: App economy needs self-regulation

As our lives come to depend on internet and apps, it is time we try to introduce the concept of accountability.




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Blurams Dome Pro Camera: Make your homestay carefree

An affordable pan-and-tilt camera for home security; use it to monitor pets, babies or the elderly at home.




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Keeping up the spirit: Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on industries – a look at where F&B industry stands

In other words, we can speculate, but frankly, we don’t have much to go by till we know that work can be resumed to some extent.




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Book Review: Simplifying Corona – A timely book that satisfies curiosity of children about pandemic

A timely book that explains the pandemic to children, helping satisfy their curiosity about it.




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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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The book of life: Meet these contemporary writers who are helping reshape little minds

From gender equality and adoption to mental health and sustainability, authors today are training the spotlight on many sensitive topics.




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Let’s hear a story: Children’s books have undergone a huge transformation

Children’s books have undergone a huge transformation. The latest rage are audiobooks, ensuring there’s a grandma for every kid yearning for a bedtime story.




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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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Rethinking how we educate

Some of the solutions we are gradually moving towards are personalised learning, constant upskilling, and greater collaboration between traditional education providers and edtech players.




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Test-prep platforms start online live classes

TIME, the test-prep institute, has started online courses. These include CLAT + IPM, BBA and CAT etc.




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Student Support: La Trobe sets aside Rs 60 crore

La Trobe was amongst first Australian universities to 'pause' teaching activities to ensure right decisions were made on how to deliver quality education.




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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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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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HP Smart Tank 530 Printer: Remote workers will love this machine

HP Smart Tank 530 delivers hassle-free, reliable printing at an affordable price. It is designed to provide good ink tank experience and print quality for home users.




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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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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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Uber resumes operations in green, orange zones amid lockdown

In a bid to curb the transmission of novel Coronavirus, India suspended public transport services and enforced a nearly two-month country-wide lockdown that is currently set to end on May 17.




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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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DHFL resolution: CoC to meet on May 12 to discuss COVID-19 impact

Lenders will get an update on the progress of transaction audit report by Grant Thornton on May 12, as per the agenda of the meeting.




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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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Non-food credit growth slips to 6.67% y-o-y amid COVID-19 crisis

Meanwhile, deposit growth in the banking system rose to 9.83%, falling marginally compared to the previous fortnight.




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Vista Equity Partners to invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms

The rise in Jio’s ARPU (average revenue per user) during Q4FY20 was lacklustre, analysts said despite the fairly sharp 14-53% hike in tariffs in early December.




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Vashi APMC to remain shut from May 11-17 due to rising COVID-19 cases

APMC administration and NMMC will carry out disinfection of the market premises and conduct tests. The market will remain open on this Saturday and Sunday.




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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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States’ tax revenue slipped even before COVID-19 outbreak

Even though data for February is not yet available, in the first 10 months of FY20, Maharshtra reported just 3.8% growth in tax revenues while Tamil Nadu's tax receipts in the period grew by an even lower 1.5%.




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Sovereign rating: Moody’s warn of India downgrade, pegs FY21 growth at 0%

Separately, in a report released on Friday, S&P said it expected the banking systems of Indonesia and India to be among the worst hit in the Asia-Pacific region.




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Indian exchanges aim to attract overseas rupee trading volumes onshore

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the rupee-dollar derivatives trading on the two exchanges on Friday.




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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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Maiden round-the-clock renewable energy auction gets tariff of Rs 2.90/unit

Since renewable energy is unpredictable in nature, other sources of energy are required for balancing it, increasing the actual cost of such power, dissuading state-run power distribution companies from buying such electricity.




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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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GST relief 2.0: Govt can provide relaxations with respect to certain measures under GST

Current relaxations, prospective exemptions, and time taken to restore normalcy may depress tax collections. An increase in the tax rate of certain goods can compensate for losses.




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Job cuts, zero production activity due to lockdown: What the Centre must do now

A fully Keynesian approach will need to be taken by the government. People are losing jobs and production activity has come to a standstill due to the lockdown.




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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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Ease labour laws now: UP gets it right, but relaxation must become permanent

Just to have employment levels rise meaningfully—let alone goals such as playing host to companies moving out of China, or raising manufacturing’s share in the GDP to 25%—the Centre and the states must quickly ease labour laws.




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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