Railway personnel respond to over 2,05,000 queries in first two weeks of lockdown on Helplines (138 & 139), Social Media & Email
In order to assist railway passengers, other citizens and help resolve issues in freight operations, Indian Railways has upscaled the helpline facilities after declaration of Lockdown. Since its inception a few days back, the facility has become a huge management success so much so that Railway personnel have responded to over 2,05,000 queries in first […]
Read More →More than 1 million free hot cooked meals distributed to needy persons by Indian Railways
Indian Railways staff from a number of Railway organizations like IRCTC, RPF, Zonal Railways and others have worked tirelessly to keep alive the Railways’ commitment of social service by selflessly and voluntarily providing hot cooked meals to needy people after the lockdown due to COVID-19. Railways has been providing bulk cooked food with paper plates […]
Read More →EPFO puts in place Online Mechanism to credit EPF and EPS Accounts of Subscribers as per PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojna
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), a statutory body under Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, has put in place an electronic mechanism for crediting EPF and EPS accounts of its subscribers as per the package announced by the Union Government under PM Gareeb Kakyan Yojna on 26.3.2020 for helping the poor to fight Corona pandemic. […]
Read More →As Advised by HRD Ministry, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan- Delhi Region has taken several initiatives for taking learning to thestudents in Covid-19 situation
The world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown period is a testing time for all the parents, students and their teachers. Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has advised the heads of all academic institutions of the country to make optimum use of digital platforms with the objective of making fruitful usage of […]
Read More →JK Technosoft Ltd is organizing live webinar on ‘Chatbot at work in Just 5-days’to support business continuity amidst COVID-19
Noida, India:Due to the enforced lockdown, businesses are struggling big-time especially those involved with customer service like e-commerce, Retail, Healthcare, Travel, Insurance, Logistics etc. According to a report by Deloitte India published in 2019, Service sector accumulates to 61.5% of India’s GDP, which is fairly higher than China (52%). The service sector has a huge reliance on […]
Read More →India’s largest online platform for doctors Omnicuris collaborates with State Medical University such as RGUHS and MUHS (Maharashtra University of health sciences) to fight against COVID-19
Bengaluru/Mumbai, : As it was announced that final year medical students can join coronavirus pandemic fight, leading digital CME provider Omnicuris, which offers medical skill upgradation to doctors through online modules and courses, has joined hands with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences to train their medical and […]
Read More →Esri supports GIS learning during lockdown
New Delhi : Esri India, the country’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) Software & Solutions provider today announced that it will provide free access to its ArcGIS platform and learning resources, through the Learn.ArcGIS.com website to the student community. Through this platform, students will receive access to ArcGIS Online and over 20 apps including ArcGIS Pro, along with a library […]
Read More →IIT Delhi invites proposals for supercomputer-based COVID-19 research;Offers Rs 1 crore worth of computational time for FREE
New Delhi: Considering rising concern of COVID-19 spread in the nation, IIT Delhi has invited proposals from the government and private academic institutions as well as private companies in association with an academic partnerfrom all over the country to use its supercomputer resource PADUM for COVID-19 research. Under this, allocation of supercomputer resource to merit […]
Read More →Govt forms Committee for Online Examinations and Delayed Academic calendar across universities amid COVID 19 spread
New Delhi, 04 April 2020: Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ interacted with the Vice Chancellors of all the Central Universities of the country today in the backdrop of spread of COVID-19. The Union Human Resource Development Minister has directed all the Vice Chancellors to motivate their faculty and students to use […]
Read More →SP Jain becomes the first in Asia to use advanced technology to bring the classroom to the homes of its students affected by COVID-19
Mumbai :With COVID-19 bringing the world to a standstill, universities all over the world are racing to adapt their programs and classes to online alternatives. Not all online learning systems are the same and caught unaware, a majority of universities have resorted to using whatever technology is available to them. In this landscape, S P […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad CfHE-incubated Startup develops Low-Cost &Portable Emergency Use Ventilator
HYDERABAD : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) incubated startupAerobiosys Innovations has developed a low-cost, portable, emergency-use Ventilator. Called ‘JeevanLite,’ this device offers protection to healthcare providers as well as it is Internet of Things-enabled and can be operated through a phone app. It can also be battery-operated, enabling its deployment […]
Read More →Union HRD Minister interacts through Video Conference with heads, teachers and students of several universities, colleges and schools across the country on COVID- 19
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today interacted with heads, students and teachers of several universities, colleges andschools, across the country through video conferencing about the corona virus spread across the country and the world. The Union Minister not only listened to their problems but also thanked them for their active role in making […]
Read More →Start-up founded by IIT Guwahati alumni develops and deploys drones for spraying disinfectant in public spaces to prevent Coronavirus
GUWAHATI : A start-up, MarutDronetech Private Limited,founded by IIT Guwahati alumni has developed and deployed drones for spraying disinfectant in public spaces to prevent Coronavirus. To control COVID-19 situation, drones have proved to be of great use as seen in countries like China and South Korea. MarutDronetech is working with the Government of Telangana and […]
Read More →National Book Trust, India of MHRD Releases On-Line Questionnaire to Assess Community Perception about the Psycho-Social Impact of COVID-19
In continuation of the multi-dimensional approach of the Government of India to address issues related to Covid-19 and subsequent Lockdown, the National Book Trustwhich is the national body for book publishing and book promotion under the Ministry of HRD, is in the process of preparing seven booklets on the Psycho-Social Impact and How to Cope through […]
Read More →Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chairs a meeting through video conference with all 23 IITs Directors to review the preparedness of Institutions in wake of COVID-19
Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a meeting with all the Directors of 23 Indian Institutes of Technology through Video Conferencing in New Delhi today . The Minister expressed his desire and directed all the Institutes to take care of the students, faculty and their family members and the contractual […]
Read More →Schools can now start their new academic year in April with LEAD School@Home
Mumbai:With the Indian education system going through a phase of uncertainty in the wake of Covid-19, LEAD School is offering its LEAD School@Home solution to all English medium schools around the country to help them start their new academic year in April. Over one lakh students in the existing partner schools of LEAD are already scheduled […]
Read More →Contribute to the IIT Delhi Benevolent Fund
As Governments across the world are working hard to contain the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, we at IIT have the moral responsibility to focus is on our very own campus, where there is immediate need for us to exhibit our generosity and goodwill. The IIT Delhi Benevolent Fund has been instituted to receive voluntary […]
Read More →ValueLabs and Employees Donate $730,000 for Corona Relief
HYDERABAD : ValueLabs has announced a total donation of $730,000 (INR 52.5 Mn) to help address relief measures for the COVID-19 situation. The company launched a donation drive over the weekend, enabling their global workforce to join hands and pledge their donations. Within 90 minutes of this announcement, they received 250+ pledges. Amongst the employees who […]
Read More →NASSCOM CoE Incubated Startups Develop Solutions to Combat Challenges Posed By COVID-19
New Delhi: Two start-ups incubated at the NASSCOM Centre of Excellence IoT & AI, an initiative of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) & NASSCOM are supporting ongoing efforts to curb the spread of COVID19. DronaMaps is working with Haryana and Punjab Government, while BlinkIn is providing services to Wuhan Hospital in China. Dr […]
Read More →NIRDPRguides Gram Panchayatsacross India on Monitoring Migrants and PreventingCOVID-19 spread
HYDERABAD :National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is launching awareness initiatives to help Gram Panchayats across India to monitor migrants returning from the cities. This initiative is aimed at helping migrants and ensure that they are adequately screened for COVID-19 infection,and quarantined where necessary. Another major objective of this initiative is to […]
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