Samsung joins brings 60 oxygen concentrators from South Korea for UP, 30 of them for Noida

Samsung Electronics provided 60 oxygen concentrators to Uttar Pradesh, half of them to Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Thursday, as the South Korean company joined efforts to tackle the COVID-19…

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Indian EdTechs in the GSV Cup will compete for $1M in prizes at the ASU+GSV Summit 2021

The pandemic has brought plenty of momentum for EdTech adoption in India. Taking this into consideration, it is projected that India's EdTech market will touch $3.5B by 2022, according to…

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Facebook to roll out new campaign in India to fight COVID-related misinformation

Facebook on Thursday said it will roll out a new campaign in India in the coming weeks to "educate and inform people" about how to detect misinformation related to COVID-19,…

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Government pro-actively looking for action on WhatsApp privacy rules issue: MeitY official

The government is "pro-actively" looking at best possible options around WhatsApp's new privacy rules, a senior Ministry of Electronics and IT official said on Thursday.WhatsApp had set May 15 for…

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How fintech can democratise opportunity in the pandemic era and beyond

Launched in 2012, YourStory's Book Review section features over 300 titles on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. See also our related columns The Turning Point, Techie Tuesdays, and Storybites.The…

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[Startup Bharat] These students from Indore are building low-cost trendy furniture using plastic waste

Plastic is well-known for posing significant environmental and health risks and yet we cannot seem to stop using it. According to a report by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India generates over 3.3 million metric…

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This legal tech startup is raising the bar for technology penetration in the sector, focuses on customisation

They say knowing is half the battle. And when fighting legal cases, knowing you have the backing of a reliable legal team will go a long way. However, finding the…

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From hospital beds to oxygen, this WhatsApp chatbot provides instant, verified leads on COVID resources

As a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic ravages through India, people across the country are relying on each other and on technological innovations to find life-saving medical resources. Indeed,…

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