Gap in the ownership of smartphones between China and India is one main reason for the digital divide
GN Bureau | March 20, 2017
Every year, Babula Behera, a 45-year-old construction helper in Bhubaneswar, takes off from his work from July to October, and cultivates paddy on his half-acre land in his village in Chikiti block under Odisha’s Ganjam district. The harvest, he says, provides rice to his family of five for the entir
In the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, travelling can be hazardous, but the railways have come up with new coaches designed to help the passenger avoid the risk of infection to the maximum extent. The Indian Railways’ production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed a &lsq
While India’s Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 63.02%, there are 19 states that are doing better than that. They are led by the national capital, Delhi. Here is a list of these states, as on Monday evening: Ladakh (UT) 85.45% Delhi
Though India remains the third-most affected country in terms of Covid-19 infections, the situation seems to be improving as the number of people who have recovered from infection has rose to 5,34,620, with a recovery rate of 62.93 percent. “Focussed and coordinated steps taken in tand
Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu has urged the people to introspect on the life during the last few months under coronavirus induced confinement and assess if they have learned the right lessons and equipped themselves to deal with such uncertainties. Seeking to engage with people on the cau
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted economies and healthcare systems across the world. Even in the countries, like the US, that have the highest spend on healthcare and public health emergency preparedness, the impact of coronavirus pandemic on health and livelihoods of people has been tremendous. There ar
