India's fight against Covid-19 receives a cumulative boost of Rs 101 crore from Rotary India
Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Rotary India as is their wont has been contributing in many ways to fight the COVID-19 battle, including contributing Rs 26 crore to the PM Cares Fund, the organisation said in a release.
Kolkata/IBNS: Due to restrictive measures on Zoom app use imposed by the Government of India, Behala College in south Kolkata started online digital classroom for its students, using its own server, recently.
Google Maps now includes locations of COVID-19 food, night shelters across India
Kolkata/IBNS: To help bring respite to people at a time when COVID-19 outbreak has hit normal life in India, Google Maps is now indicating the locations of food shelters and night shelters in cities across the country.
Mumbai/IBNS: Cactus Communications, a global scientific communications and technology company, has announced the launch of covid19.researcher.life to offer researchers a single—and the world’s largest—platform for all COVID-19-related research, insights, commentary, and expert recommendations.
Kharagpur (West Bengal)/IBNS: The alumni of IIT Kharagpur (a premier educational institute of India) has drawn up a six-month plan to support impoverished people living in and around the campus and affected by the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a press release issued by the insititute.
UberMedic scales to 10 Indian cities for transporting frontline healthcare workers
New Delhi/IBNS: Uber’s recently launched UberMedic service for transporting frontline healthcare workers helping contain the spread of COVID-19 is now live across ten Indian cities: New Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Lucknow and Patna.
Online predators put millions of children at risk during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
New York/IBNS: Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an unprecedented rise in screen time and raising safety risks for millions of young people, the UN said on Tuesday.
The story behind “Leirum Phee†scarf worn by PM Modi during his lockdown address
Imphal: The entire nation waited with bated breath on Tuesday morning for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message on lockdown-issue as India fights the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Love in the time of Corona: Mahul Brahma’s new book is ‘Quarantined’
Writer and communication expert Mahul Brahma's new book "Quarantined" is an anthology of short stories of dark love in the dark times when the world is fighting its war against COVID19. IBNS-TWF catches up with the author of The Luxe Trilogy, a luxury commentator and columnist working with a Tata group company..
New Delhi/IBNS: Sunaayy Foundation, a Delhi-based non-government organisation, distributed food and other relief material among migrant workers' families, whose children are part of the Foundation's activities, to mitigate their problems arising from the Covid19 lockdown.
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Leveraging its expertise in food and hospitality services, ITC Hotels is providing extensive support to both Central and state governments across different cities during this Covid-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Kolkata Police stands by elderly citizens with Pronam project
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police, which runs project Pronam for the elderly in collaboration with city-based non-governmental organization, The Bengal, has come forward to stand by the side of the elderly citizens of the city with an assurance to ensure their well being during lockdown.
Bollywood actors Dia Mirza and Soha Ali Khan join Save The Children storytelling initiative
New Delhi/IBNS: Bollywood actors Dia Mirza (Artist Ambassador, Save the Children) and Soha Ali Khan have joined Hollywood celebrities Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams on social media in telling the world their favourite children’s story through #SaveWithStories, thus providing an opportunity to parents to keep the kids engaged through the Covid-19 lockdown phase.
Chowman celebrates World Water Day
Kolkata/IBNS: Restaurant chain Chowman is set to celebrate World Water Day keeping in mind the importance of water amid the growing sanitization to combat COVID-19.