Press Trust of India

Mobile phones and spare parts are not on the list of essential items over the Covid-19 lockdown. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has claimed that if restrictions are not lifted then crores of Indians will be left without mobile phones by the end of May

4 crore Indians may be without mobile phones by May-end if curbs not lifted: ICEA

Faults and breakdowns will leave crores without a functioning phone if the sale restrictions on handsets and spare parts continue
Contact tracing apps are being used to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Indian government also launched Aarogya Setu contact tracing app earlier this month.

Scientists bat for contact tracing apps to fight Covid-19, but say privacy remains a concern

Experts say the technology can help trace all the people who come in contact with a confirmed Covid-19 patient, helping medical authorities to track potential patients, test them, and further prevent the spread
The company has launched the online platform, SmarterEd,  in collaboration with a non-profit organisation and has registration of volunteers to teach on the platform

Lenovo starts free one-on-one online education platform for students, teachers

The company has launched the online platform, SmarterEd, in collaboration with a non-profit organisation and has registration of volunteers to teach on the platform
Airtel has decided to pay the basic income for employees of its distribution partners and retail franchisee network to help them tide over the ongoing lockdown

Airtel to pay April salaries of nearly 25,000 staff employed by distributors, retail franchisees

Airtel has decided to pay the basic income for employees of its distribution partners and retail franchisee network to help them tide over the ongoing lockdown
ICICI Bank also launched its banking services on WhatsApp last month.

ICICI Bank launches voice banking services on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

ICICI Bank customers can now avail banking service through voice commands on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
A file photo of Indian Institute of Technology.

IIT team develops magnetic RAM that can store more data in less space

The research by the IIT team has been published in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices.
Reliance Foundation have figured on LinkedIn and Twitter’s lists of companies whose response to the coronavrius crisis has resonated the most.

Twitter, LinkedIn say Reliance’s Covid-19 response has resonated the most among people

It also listed L’Oreal pivoting to produce hand sanitizer in short supply among the top five responses.
Paytm said it registered 30% increase each in payment for groceries and pharmacies, and 15% in payments for milk.

Paytm records 200% jump in broadband bill payments during lockdown

According to industry data, internet data consumption during the lockdown has increased by about 20% due to work from home and demand for online entertainment services.
Google Meet is the company’s video conferencing app available for G Suite customers.

Google Meet adding 2 million new users daily over past few weeks

Google Meet has also seen over 2 billion minutes of engagement per day.
Google’s Ad Manager is an automated platform which may be used by news outlets for marketing messages on websites.

Google to waive ad fees for publishers as a part of journalism relief effort

The move comes in addition to Google’s “journalism relief fund” announced this week, which will include emergency grants to news outlets.

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