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Expat Indian doctors and entrepreneurs who went to the same school - IIT is India's leading engineering school and alumni include Google chief Sundar Pichai - held Zoom meetings with the young developers, advising them and asking questions about the machine's development. The head of a US-based company gave them a 90-minute lecture on how to manage production. A former chief of an info-tech company told them how to source the components. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: India’s race to build a low-cost ventilator to save Covid-19 patients

The website has four key sections: health information, safety and prevention tips, data & insights, and resources.The Safety and Prevention Tips section consists of educational and informative links and videos by the Union Health Ministry, aiming to convey to people the importance of washing hands, declaring symptoms, and adopting responsible behaviour. … [Read more...] about Google rolls out India-specific website on COVID-19

Like Hotstar, Disney+ will be available in VIP and Premium packages along with an ad-supported version. There’s no separate subscription plan for Disney+ as it will be bundled with the current packages offered on Hotstar. There will be some changes though. As for existing Hotstar users, their subscription plans will be automatically upgraded to the new ones. … [Read more...] about Disney+ launching in India via Hotstar on April 3: Here’s how much you have to pay

MG Motor India on Wednesday reported the retail sales of 1518 units in March 2020.The automaker, currently having two products in its portfolio, sold 1402 units of the SUV Hector and 116 units of ZS EV.Rajeev Chaba, President & Managing Director, MG Motor India, said, “In February, our sales were impacted due to the disruption, while the situation improved during March before the lockdown was announced, resulting in the shutting down of our manufacturing plant.”The automaker reported total retail sales of 1,376 units in February and 3,130 units in the month of January. With zero stock of BS-IV units of the Hector across its dealerships and factories, the carmaker has recently started production of BS-VI variants, and has very low BS-VI inventory at its dealerships and its manufacturing facility in Halol, the carmaker informed in a release.“Our current focus is on the health and well-being of our employees and their families, as well as the society at large. In … [Read more...] about MG Motor India sells 1,518 units in March 2020

BENGALURU: India’s largest online retail platforms are looking to tap into the century old networks of Indian Railways and India Post for removing supply chain bottlenecks to deliver essentials to consumers amid the national lockdown, three people aware of the matter said. There was a meeting on Saturday evening on the same issue between top officials of government departments like the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) and online platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, third-party logistics firm Delhivery and Uber. Top bureaucrats from consumer affairs, civil aviation, railways and India Post were also present, sources added. As passenger trains are not running now, e-commerce firms are looking to use the railways to ship goods faster without traffic on tracks. India Post, which has one of the largest last-mile delivery networks in the country, would come in handy in getting essentials to consumers across top metros and smaller cities as well. India … [Read more...] about E-tailers eye railways, India Post for essentials