FASHION DESIGNER HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN TO EARN DURING PANDEMIC

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• Fashion designer Gurmeen Shrivastav is about 30 underprivileged women in Mumbai to earn a regular livelihood during the pandemic.
• Gurmeen‘s brand ‘Nayshaas Siyahi Sa Vastra’ is instrumental in this initiative.
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HARYANA GOVERNMENT URGED TO CURB RUMOURS LINKING COVID SPREAD TO 5G

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• Telecom operators are urging Haryana government to curb rumors linking COVID spread to 5G.
• The DoT clarified that testing of the 5G network was yet to start in India.

Many telecom operators have sent a joint letter to Hary...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT FIRMS PREPARE TO MANUFACTURE COVAXIN

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• Indian Government firms are preparing to manufacture Covaxin.
• Covaxin was first developed with seed strains received from the National Institute of Virology (NIV).
• Phase 3 clinical trial of Covaxin was co-funded by ICMR.
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HOME DELIVERY OF LIQUOR ALLOWED IN ODISHA

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• Home delivery of liquor has been allowed in Odisha.
• District collectors have still been authorized to take a final call on the matter after considering the situation prevailing in their respective areas.

The Odisha governm...

LG ELECTRONICS PLEDGES USD 5.5 MILLION TO FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN INDIA

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• LG has decided to support India in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
• Recently many other tech giants and social media such as Twitter pledged support.
• LG will help AIIMS by adding more beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patien...

APOLLO TYRES REPORTS HUGE RECOVERY IN MARCH QUARTER EARNINGS

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• Due to lockdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses faced losses.
• Apollow Tyres have reported huge recovery in MAR quarter of this year.
• Apollo Tyres witnessed a sharp 61.69% increase in raw material cost during this qua...

LIMITED SUPPLY OF SEMICONDUCTORS DELAYS CAR LAUNCHES

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• Chip Makers are concerned about delay in car launches in India.
• Due to the lack of semiconductors for the auto industry, many car launches getting delayed in India and the world.
• Usually, passenger vehicles use around 1,000 semic...

APR 2021 WITNESSED FALL IN AUTO REGISTRATIONS

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• APR 2021 witnessed fall in auto registrations.
• Due to COVID surge and lockdowns all over India, 32% fall was observed in auto registrations.
• Passenger vehicles showed a decline of over 11%.

According to a report...

FADA ESTIMATES 28 PERCENT AUTOMOBILE SALES DECLINE IN INDIA

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• FADA has estimated 28% automobile sales decline in India during APR 2021.
• The decline was observed in the month-on-month (MoM) sales number.
• The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been mentioned as the reason for decline in...

TWITTER CONTRIBUTES USD 15 MILLON FOR COVID RELIEF IN INDIA

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• Twitter has contributed US $ 15 million for COVID relief in India.
• Money has been distributed among three NGOs.

Social media microblogging giant Twitter has donated US $ 15 million to help address the COVID-19 crisis in In...

INDIAN-AMERICAN DOCTORS SET-UP FREE CONSULTANCY

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• Indian-American doctors have set-up free consultancy to help COVID patients in India via Zoom.
• Encouraging home treatment, Dr Avinash Gupta has advised people seeking his advice to not to overburden the Healthcare system and strictly follow...

TELEHEALTH SERVICES PROVISION EXTENDED IN AUSTRALIA UNTIL YEAR END

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• Telehealth services provision has been extended in Australia until year end.
• The federal government of Australia is allotting AU $ 114 million more from its budget to the telehealth programme.

The Australian government has...

REPORT ESTIMATES INDIA'S FOOD PROCESSING MARKET TO BE WORTH USD 470 BILLION BY 2025

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• KPMG report estimates that India's food processing market could be worth US $ 470 billion by 2025.
• Tier-II cities and Tier-III cities are expected to be as big market for processed food as big markets that are metropolitan areas.
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NETIZENS CRITICIZE MANY COMPANIES AFTER CHEIL INDIA FACES HEAT FOR IGNORING EMPLOYEE SAFETY

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• Many social media posts accused Cheil India for forcing employees to come to office despite widespread COVID-19 pandemic.
• Many people with started criticizing their employers for ignoring employees’ safety by not giving the option of ...

AUSTRALIAN PM DOES NOT WANT TO EXTEND INDIA TRAVEL BAN BEYOND 15 MAY

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• Australian PM says that India travel ban should not to be extended beyond 15 MAY 2021.
• The Australian government has imposed a temporary ban on its citizens from returning to Australia, if they have been in India for up to 14 days before fl...

INDIA APPRECIATES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR WAIVING TRIPS RULES FOR COVID VACCINES

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• India has appreciated Biden Administration for waiving TRIPS rules for COVID-19 vaccines.
• The Indian Embassy in USA made a reached out to US lawmakers on the need for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the developing countries.
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INDIA RECEIVES MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM THREE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

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• Amid coronavirus surge, India has received medical supplies from Romania, Russia, and UK.
• India has received medical supplies from UAE and many other countries.
• Supplies includes oxygen concentrators and medicines.

ACCENTURE TO SUPPORT INDIAN EMPLOYEES WITH COVID-19 VACCINES

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• Accenture has decided provide support with COVID-19 vaccines to 2 hundered-thousand employees in India.
• Accenture has pledged US $ 25 million for pandemic relief efforts.

Accenture has officially announced its initiative t...

INDIA RECEIVES MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM FRANCE TO COMBAT COVID-19 WAVE

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• India has received the essential medical supplies from France to combat the second wave of COVID-19.
• According to sources, the medical supply from France includes 28 AFNOR/BS Flexible tubes, 500 anti-bacterial filters, 8 oxygen generators, ...

SONIC HEALTHCARE USA IS LABORATORY TESTING PARTNER FOR NTAP

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• Sonic Healthcare USA has been announced as a Laboratory Testing Partner for National K-12 School Testing Program.
• Sonic has been performing COVID-19 testing for past one year.

A leading provider of laboratory services in t...