‘Hope can move mountains’ – 30 quotes from India’s COVID-19 struggle

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week. This special series of compilations focus on India’s COVID-19…

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Natco seeks CDSCO approval for Phase III trial of Molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment

Drug major Natco Pharma on Monday said it has sought approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India for the Phase III clinical trial of Molnupiravir capsules…

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Paytm launches video-based wealth community to allow users to learn, discuss, trade, and invest

Paytm on Monday said it had launched a video-based investing community on its Paytm Money app to allow users to attend live sessions held by capital market experts, learn how…

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Amazon teams up with industry, NGOs to bring 10,000 oxygen concentrators, BiPAP machines to India

Amazon India on Sunday said it has joined hands with ACT Grants, Temasek Foundation, Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR), and other partners to urgently airlift over 8,000 oxygen concentrators…

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‘Heartbroken’ and ‘devastated’ Google, Microsoft CEOs assure India help amidst COVID-19 crisis

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella on Monday took to micro-blogging site Twitter to assure their support to India, as the country battles the second deadly…

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Government asks major ports to waive all charges for ships carrying oxygen, related equipment

The government on Sunday said it had directed all major ports to waive all charges for ships carrying oxygen and related equipment amid a massive surge in COVID-19 infections across…

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Robinhood, Snowflake, Thrasio— Silicon Valley’s continuing influence on Indian startups

Some of India’s biggest startups have drawn inspiration from global successes. That trend hasn’t abated. Indian entrepreneurs are looking west not only for new business models such as Thrasio’s house…

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