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India’s National Institute of Virology develops first indigenous COVID-19 antibody testing kit

India has been able to keep the impact of coronavirus under control,…

Facebook sets up a COVID-19 fundraising platform in India

Making another major stride in its contributions to the containment of coronavirus…

India’ COVID-19 tracker app ‘Aarogya Setu’ races to 50 Million downloads in record time

Aarogya Setu, the COVID-19 contact tracing app launched by the Indian Government,…

Prime Minister Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown in India till May 3rd

In what was largely expected, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced…
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After BigBasket, Uber will now help Flipkart in delivering essential items

Uber India has tied up with e-commerce giant Flipkart to help deliver…

Ecommerce companies tie up with retailers and online grocery platforms to ensure delivery of essential items

Internet companies that deal in mobility around non essential items, such as…

Ola CEO forgoes annual salary, company to put in ₹20 crores (~$2.6M) to support driver partners

Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing platform, has come up with another plan…

Apple suppliers suspend iPhone production in India amid lockdown

Largely along expected lines, Apple suppliers Foxconn and Wistron have suspended their…
Paytm

Paytm creates ₹5 crore (~$660K) fund for innovators working on COVID-19 related medical solutions

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 300, and the country is now…
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India launches dedicated Whatsapp chatbot to aware masses on COVID-19, social media companies directed to check misinformation spread

As dangerous as the coronavirus is, it’s threat is only matched by…

Ola, Uber suspend ride-sharing in India as social distancing takes priority

In a bid to promote social distancing and contain the spread of…
Swiggy

Contact less delivery, financial support and more, Zomato, Swiggy train delivery fleet to curtail coronavirus spread

Coronavirus fears have resulted in companies asking almost their entire workforce to…
Flipkart

Flipkart asks employees in Bangalore to work from home as a coronavirus precautionary measure

In a precautionary move against the deadly COVID-19 (aka coronavirus), Flipkart has…

India’s BYJU’s announces free services for students as coronavirus forces educational institutes to close

Despite remaining largely unaffected from the initial coronavirus outbreak, India now has…

WHO declares ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, a pandemic

World Health Organization, the leading agency on all matters related to health…
Paytm

Paytm employee in Gurugram tests positive for Coronavirus

An employee working with Paytm, among India’s biggest, most valued digital payment…