Coronavirus

"I sent them my grocery list on WhatsApp, and they delivered the items to my home within two days. I am very grateful to them for helping out during the lockdown.”

India: Meet the Coronavirus (COVID-19) heroes like doctors, police and nurses. They have been attacked recently, but we must respect them.

IIT-Kanpur: JAM was launched in 2004 to provide admissions to four different streams of MSc - Joint MSc-Ph.D., MSc-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc.

A group of 12 acquaintances from Delhi have started a COVID-19 relief initiative called ‘India Care Collective’ to help individuals and families suffering due to the clampdown.

“The doctors, nurses and canteen staff have to regularly visit the patients’ room to provide their meals, water, refreshments and even for check-up rounds. They would have to wear a PPE kit and dispose it off immediately. That’s when we thought, why not create a cost-efficient robot that can help with these routine visits?"

Titled 'Operation Kabach,' the initiative is also empowering around 175 village women. In fact, the Indian Army has already placed bulk orders for their hospitals.

The Karnataka government's free online course to help aspirants prepare for CET and NEET 2020 will have comprehensive study material, which includes mock tests, revision videos and chapter-wise tests

Founder and Coach at The Quad, Chennai helps us stay fit during this lockdown period with some home workouts.

"In my eyes, the world was functioning fine without me and no one cared about my pedigree or past credentials," says Shrikant Singh, a 2009 IIT-Kharagpur grad, who struggled to get a job because of the global recession despite performing exceptionally well in academics.

"Dr Sajinglu Chai Pul led from the front. She offered counselling to the patient, his family members, and closely engaged with the community at large,” says the Deputy Commissioner of Lohit district.