Illustration: Rahul Awasthi “India’s learning won’t stop. Every student will now have free access to our live online classes & premium content.” The full-page print advertisement dated March 19 from live tutoring platform Vedantu was one among many by education technology firms, which have been on advertising overdrive over the past few weeks. Several other […]
Archives for March 2020
Vertical e-commerce numbers fall 20% as users curb spending
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Specialized online retail verticals, such as Lenskart, Myntra, Nykaa, Pepperfry, FirstCry and Zivame, which have a significant offline presence, have seen sales fall as much as 20% over the last two weeks, investors in the know and industry experts told ET. In some cases, the decline has been as high as 35%, […]
These are our favorite apps for exercising at home if you can’t get to a gym
Workout at home with these apps. insta_photos As coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread, many of us are finding ourselves indoors and with limited or no access to local gyms. But, we still need to workout to stay healthy. There are plenty of apps available that can help you do that, either for free or through […]
India lays out $6 billion roadmap to boost electronics manufacturing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s cabinet has approved a 480 billion rupees ($6.37 billion) plan to boost electronics manufacturing and woo large investment to a country which, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make-in-India drive, has become the world’s second-biggest mobile phone manufacturer. New Delhi will provide companies a production-linked incentive of 4% to 6% on […]
IRS provides guidance for April 15 filing delay
Late on Friday, the IRS officially announced that, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, tax returns due April 15 will not have to be filed until July 15 this year. Notice 2020-18 was released hours after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had broken the news in a tweet (see prior coverage here). The AICPA expressed its […]
Facebook has moved fast during coronavirus outbreak, and it could restore the company’s reputation
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the F8 Developer Conference in 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg via Getty Images Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been quick to launch a number of efforts to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, creating some much needed goodwill for the often embattled social media company. […]
Gin to disinfectant: Belgian distillery joins fight against coronavirus
WICHELEN (REUTERS) – A Belgian distillery has switched from producing gin to disinfectants after medical authorities sought additional supplies to cope with coronavirus spreading in the country. The Belgian government said on Friday it would provide 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) urgently to help hospitals face the crisis, with 2,257 cases confirmed so far and […]
Our commitment to customers and Microsoft cloud services continuity
Over the past several weeks, all of us have come together to battle the global health pandemic. During this time, organizations around the world are adjusting the way they manage their daily work and how their workforce continues in the face of extraordinary changes to their professional and personal lives. With this blog we wanted […]
India Inc pulls out all stops to make it work
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Companies across sectors are scrambling to enforce ‘work from home‘ practices, as the government has ‘strongly advised’ India Inc to implement this policy and limit the spread of coronavirus. The companies are also trying to ensure that their operations are disrupted to a minimum. “We have asked our companies in India to […]
Living in the golden age of social distancing
I’ve been described – well, accused of– being a professional homebody, preferring to work from home, rather than working from a place where there are urinals instead of just a commode, and more elbows in the vicinity than I would care for. It turns out that because of my experience, I have become somewhat of […]