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Free service is available from 7 - 17 th  May 2020 for patients across India Mumbai  5 th  May 2020 : With requests pour in from people across India, MaxiVision Eye hospitals group takes pride to announce the reopening of free Tele / Video call primary eye care consultations to poor patients. MaxiVision has earlier offered this service for two weeks from 1-14 th  April. There are many patients who are indigent and can’t afford for online paid consultations as their earnings are zero for the last 40 days due to COVID19 pandemic and subsequent announcement of lockdown by the Government of India.  Many panic-stricken patients with eye-related complaints calling Maxi Vision for eye care advice regularly. Some people complain of redness in eye and allergies, while others complain of dryness, refractive and blurred vision problems, and so on. Few of them are unable to come out as they are staying in the containment / Red zone area.  There are many patients ...

A unique QR displayed at the restaurant will offer a food menu to take instant orders Minimizes physical contacts such as the menu, waiter interaction, billing and cash transactions Supports payments via Paytm Wallet, Paytm UPI, net banking and cards   Mumbai,  5 th  May’20 : India’s leading digital payments & financial services platform Paytm is now entering into the restaurant's food ordering business. Post the lockdown, the nation will require a safe & hygienic food ordering & dining experience which prompted the company to build a ‘Contactless In-store Ordering’ for restaurants and eateries. The company has innovated a unique QR that will be displayed at these restaurants that users can scan from the Paytm app to browse the menu and place instant orders thereby avoiding the need to touch the menu card which could be unsanitized and also minimizing interaction with the servers. This food ordering experience supports each of the payment methods that inc...

Digite  Infotech Donates To The Govt. Of India’s COVID-19 Relief Efforts Digite  Infotech Pvt. Ltd. announced that all of it’s employees have donated 1-day of their salaries and the company has contributed an equivalent amount to the Government of India’s PM-CARES Fund to support the government’s efforts to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Apart from this, the company has also made donations to Maharashtra and Karnataka state, for helping the daily wage workers and those working relentlessly in the Emergency Services. Making the announcement, Digite’s CEO, Mr. AV Sridhar said “The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nations, governments, organizations and the ordinary people in an unprecedented manner. The impact on front-line first responders including healthcare professionals, police and other authorities as well as essential service providers is significant and serious. We are doing our bit to help the Indian government deal with the crisis in an effective ...

SynPhNe starts online therapy sessions for patients affected with stroke and other Neuromuscular disorders to ensure continual improvement even during lockdown COVID-19 and lockdown provides impetus to telemedicine and telehealth Mumbai, May 04, 2020 :  The COVID-19 pandemic has left a large number of patients suffering from Neuromuscular disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), Parkinsons and  Learning disabilities (LD) in a precarious condition because of a sudden loss of access to therapy. To cater to the needs of these patients, SynPhNe, a Digital Neurological Therapeutics company, has adopted Telehealth initiative to provide virtual therapy/online sessions to their patients. Based on the assessment of the patient’s past and current condition, a trained therapist from SynPhNe guides them through an exercise routine that has been specially customized keeping in mind the improvement goals that are mutually set. Stroke is one of the leading caus...

BharatPe, India’s largest merchant payment and lending network company, has introduced two new products in its app for merchants. With  ‘Paisa Bolega’ -   voice alerts of transactions , shopkeepers will be able to hear aloud instant confirmation of all payments received through their BharatPe QR, without even touching the phone. ‘ BharatPe Balance’  reflects the total money available to the shopkeeper across deposits, loans and daily collections through QR.  BharatPe has been a leader in offering simple solutions for shopkeeper’s business needs. During the lockdown, the company has seen business per merchant go up significantly as both customers and shopkeepers prefer contactless QR payments.    Average ticket size has gone up  70%  from Rs 300 to Rs 500 as customer shop more for essentials, albeit less frequently. ‘Paisa Bolega’  is a button introduced in BharatPe App. This converts the shopkeeper’s smartphone into a loud spe...

300% surge in streaming of popular 80s and 90s TV shows and 100% growth in demand for Bollywood Classics and Cult Comedies Overall streaming volumes up by 50% since mid-March. Average daily session time rises by 40% led by usage surge in non-metros and smaller towns      Mumbai, May 1, 2020:   The COVID-19 lockdown is making Indian turn back the time when it comes to entertainment. Nostalgia has emerged as the biggest trend on Airtel Xstream app  -  an India-first video network for premium digital content. The popular app from Airtel offers over 10,000 shows and 400 plus TV channels. While overall streaming volumes have increased by 50% on the app since middle of March 2020, it is shows and movies from yesteryears that have seen the biggest surge in demand from users.          ·           Cult TV shows like Malgudi Days, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Zabaan Sa...

LIC Improves Number of Policies, First Year’s Premium, Market Share, Settles more than 2 Crore Claims. In these difficult times of business distress caused by Covid-19, Life Insurance Corporation of India, India’s largest life insurer, continues to better its performance. In the just concluded financial year 2019-20, LIC has achieved its highest number of policies for the last six years. Individual New Business performance of the Corporation as at March 2020 has shown impressive figures of 2.19 crores in number of policies and Rs 51,227 crores in first year premium income. While ensuring growth in Number and Premium both, inspite of the truncation of the most productive fortnight of the year, the Corporation has achieved a healthy business mix. It collected Single premium of Rs 21,967 crores and Non Single premium of Rs 29260 crores , the ratio being 42.88 for single premium and 57.12 for non single premium. LIC Pension and Group Schemes Vertical created a new record by c...

24 April 2020 Who says Lockdown is restricting you? There is no restriction on your creativity, writing, reading. Two young and enthusiastic sisters have utilized their time available during the first phase of lockdown period announced due to COVID-19 pandemic in India and published an e-book on Planets and Sun. Deeksha who is 9 year old has used personification while writing about Sun and Planets. Her younger sister Praganya, who is 7 year old, have done all illustrations in the book. The book will be a great learning experience for all kids. They will get to know some facts about different planets including the Sun. The book is titled as “Personification on Planets and Sun” and is available on Pothi.com. Deeksha is a 9 year old who is currently studying in Sunshine Worldwide School, Goa, India. She is in Class 4 and has interest in reading, writing, painting and dancing. Praganya is 6 year old has done illustrations of this book. She is currently s...

In the midst of a global lockdown in which Avaada Energy emerged as the winner in the bidding for 2 GW solar projects auctioned by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) online under the e-reverse auction method. The successful online auction would entail capex of over Rs 11,000 crores. SoftBank, Axis Energy Ventures (Brookfield promoted), O2 Power (Temasek promoted) and EDEN Renewables are the other winners. The auction took place during the COVID-19 induced global lockdown. Despite businesses struggling across the world, India remains the hotspot for renewable energy investors. In a tweet earlier, R.K. Singh, the Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, said, “During lockdown we kept our interaction with stakeholders alive through virtual platforms and also brought out new bids. This tariff is the result of several measures which we have undertaken during the past few months to enhance the confidence of investors and to promote ...

Prototype designed, developed and produced in collaboration with IIT Delhi, AIIMS and Loyal Textile Mills (Chennai) To Facilitate Economical PPE Kits for Healthcare Workers Mumbai, April 20, 2020 : As India braces to fight the battle against coronavirus pandemic, a dedicated team of professors and researchers from India’s top Design & Technology Institutes - The World University of Design, IIT Delhi and AIIMS are addressing the shortage of PPEs by designing and developing indigenous PPE Kits for Healthcare Workers who are on the frontline fighting against the corona pandemic. Amid the shortage of PPE for doctors and the frontline staff, a team at WUD is working closely with IIT Delhi, AIIMS and the Chennai based Loyal Textile Mills to design and produce standard PPE for our healthcare workers. These institutions are collaborating and pooling their respective expertise to assist in the development of not only low cost but also easily available PPE kits. Dr Sanjay Gupta, Vice...

  April 20, 2020:  The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis. Grundfos India, a global leader in pump solutions and water technology is helping the vulnerable communities and government hospitals. With the outbreak of Covid-19 resulting in the national lockdown, many migrants and underprivileged communities have been struggling to get food. With the help of its NGO partners, Grundfos India has provided food kits to more than 3000 people in Chennai. Additionally, the company has donated funds that will go towards procuring key medical and protective equipment for government hospitals, including ventilators, surgical masks, CVN95+ mask, protective goggles and nitrile gloves. Saravanan Panneer Selvam, General Manager, Grundfos India , said, “We all are going through some unprecedented times and it is imperative that everyone contributes in any way possible. Grundfos India has been working closely with local authorit...

To contribute personal protective equipment (PPEs) including N95 masks and medical gowns for medical staff, and other necessities for vulnerable communities BENTONVILLE, Ark. and  BENGALURU, India  –  April 18, 2020  – Walmart Inc., Flipkart and the Walmart Foundation are supporting India’s Covid-19 response with a combined effort that will contribute needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and financial support for organizations providing essential relief materials to farmers and small businesses.  Walmart Inc. and Flipkart will spend INR 383 million to bring in-kind donations into India to help with the front-line response efforts. The companies will focus on providing PPE, such as N95 masks and medical gowns, for distribution by non-government organizations (NGOs) to public healthcare workers. Walmart and Flipkart have already secured 300,000 N95 masks and 1 million medical gowns, and they will continue to leverage their glob...

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are advised to stay at home under the precautionary guidelines. In such a situation, the residents of Maharashtra can make all essential payments like electricity bill of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) and Mahanagar Gas (Mumbai Metropolitan Region and adjoining areas) and Orange City Water using the Paytm app. India's leading digital payments and financial services platform Paytm has recently revamped its user interface with ‘Stay At Home Essential Payments’ feature. Thus all billing related requirements have been integrated on one single platform, where the people can easily select the icon of various service providers without switching to their respective websites. Marvellously curated, this new app also enables its users to seamlessly make payments for their mobile and DTH recharge, electricity, bill, credit card, etc. It also has the options for booking gas cylinders, and a speci...

New Delhi, April 17, 2020:  Nissan Motor India has launched a package of special services to help its customers through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.  The new services offered include emergency roadside assistance during lockdown and extended warranty for customers who were unable to use the benefits of the standard warranty or free service. Those customers whose free service, warranty and extended warranty were coming to an end during the lockdown period will be able to avail these benefits for one month after the lockdown is lifted. Nissan is also communicating to all its customers on upkeep of their cars during lock down through its website, social media channels and email. Commenting on the announcement,  Mr. Rakesh Srivastava, MD, NMIPL,  said, “ We realize the importance of supporting our customers during these uncertain times. Nissan is putting its best foot forward to ensure seamless communication and hassle-free processes. While social distancin...

The world was caught off guards when Covid19 announced its arrival as a form of a pandemic across the globe within a month, inflicting mass casualties in developed countries as Europe and US after China unlike its 6 other disease in last 2 decades; from SARS (2002), Bird flu (2005), Swine flu (2009), MERS (2012), Ebola (2014), Nipah (2018) to the present SARSnCOVID (2019). While several novel lines of therapies are being tried out with encouraging results, the economic slowdown, logistics problems and casualties we have incurred by this highly infectious virus has been scary. Had it started in the developing world, probably it would not have received so much attention with the usual blame game by the west, eager for a respite with urgency. None is willing to invest in research on tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, diarrhea or rabies, thinking beyond their narrow borders and the myopic vision. The medical professional’s world over is eager to find a definitive remedy and preventi...