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India’s internet economy is estimated to be growing over 50 per cent YoY in 2021. It is poised to touch $1 trillion by 2030, according to a report by Redseer Consulting. This growth is driven by a rapidly increasing internet penetration rate, high-speed internet access, and increased online shopping and …

New Delhi: In the midst of worldwide concern about the Omicron variant, the Centre released new criteria for international arrivals in India on Sunday, which will take effect tomorrow, December 1, 2021. Travellers from ‘countries at-risk’ will be required to take the Covid test after arrival and wait for the …

New Delhi: India recorded 10,302 infections in the last 24 hours. The cumulative covid numbers have now reached 3,44,99,925, as reported by PTI. During the same period, the number of active cases declined to 1,24,868 as updated by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am today.  Number of people recovered …

NEW DELHI: Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said Zydus Cadila’s Covid-19 vaccine will soon be introduced in the national vaccination programme. He was speaking at a briefing held by the government on actions taken, preparedness and other Covid-related updates in India. The needle-free ZyCoV-D vaccine is manufactured by …

India’s rising output of COVID-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year. After donating or selling 66 million doses to nearly 100 countries, …

Amazon has rolled out India’s first celebrity voice feature on Alexa with the nation’s biggest movie star Amitabh Bachchan as the company makes a push to lure more users in the world’s second-most populated nation. The company, which rolled out the voice of Samuel Jackson on Alexa in the U.S. …

Covid Update: India has registered less than 40,000 cases for the second straight day. The country reported 36,083 new Covid 19 cases, 37,927 recoveries, and 493 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5% and is currently at 2.00%. The daily …

Last week marked a watershed for technology start-ups in India, as a record bout of fundraising shifted attention to the world’s second-most populous market, just as investors were becoming spooked by a crackdown on internet companies in China. Food-delivery app Zomato Ltd became the nation’s first unicorn to make its …

by Dilip Sawhney Even as our nation battles the second wave of Covid-19, there are increasing concerns about the possibility of a third wave encompassing India later this year. In fact, experts claim that a third wave is “inescapable.” However, its impact can be minimised; the steps we take during …

by Sumit Goswami Despite the central government’s intentions of increasing its healthcare spend, the second wave of Covid-19 could not save the lives of thousands of people. Worldwide reports and experts say that digitization, with the help of technologies like AI and ML, can save developing economies as India. What …