As schools across the country start their new academic session online, two out of five parents (43%), according to a survey, feel they don’t have adequate hardware for their wards to participate in virtual classes from home. Most of them are struggling to buy computers and tablets for their children because of the lockdown and […]

By Hailey Waller Zoom’s boss embarked on an apology tour to reassure users that he’s working to improve security and privacy on the videoconferencing app that has emerged as the virtual town square of the coronavirus epidemic. The service, once mostly used for client conferences and training webinars, has risen in the coronavirus lockdown as […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Cab aggregator Uber has partnered with Walmart-owned e-commerce marketplace Flipkart for last-mile delivery of essentials using the Uber fleet in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru which would be eventually extended to other cities. Uber India and South Asia director operations and head of cities Prabhjeet Singh said the partnership with Flipkart went live […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Online food delivery platform Swiggy has raised an additional $43 million as part of its ongoing Series I round to further develop and expand its new businesses. Ark Impact, Korea Investment Partners, Samsung Ventures and Mirae Asset Capital Markets participated in the latest funding round. This comes roughly 45 days after the […]

How Grofers is coping with lockdownIn the first story of this new series, ET’s Samidha Sharma spoke to Albinder Dhindsa, chief executive officer of Grofers, on what it means to a steer an essential service at such a critical time. Why it matters: Online grocery retailing is one sector that has witnessed a massive demand […]

It’s that time of the year when internships happen for students. But the Covid-19 lockdown is forcing companies to look at virtual internships this time. Brewing company AB InBev has 40 B-school students working on virtual internships at its global captive centre and business units to keep it going. “The format of the summer internship […]

Work from home (WFH) has seen couches, kitchen counters and even bedrooms turn into office space with India in the middle of a 21-day lockdown. Top fashion and lifestyle retailers are turning adversity into opportunity—WFH wear is a new category on their websites, catering to those who want to amp up the oomph during interminable […]

Amid the closure of campuses around the country, top educational institutes are preparing contingency plans in the wake of the Covid-19 challenge. They are mulling various options,including shortening last semesters to interactive online courses and modules, to prevent the spilling over of academic works to the next year. The Union HRD ministry and the University […]

Representative image ‘Ma’am, ma’am, it’s S’s birthday today,” is a familiar refrain for most school teachers. It’s usually followed up with everyone singing for S while she sits there, with an awkward smile plastered on her face. A similar celebration took place in Shrawasti Ganguli’s virtual classroom recently. The children did sing happy birthday, but […]

Until three weeks ago, Divya Vinekar had not heard of Norbert Elekes, a self-proclaimed “data storyteller”, who has been tweeting Covid-19 statistics round the clock to over 180,000 followers for the last month or so. “Suddenly his tweets started showing up on my timeline,” says the 31-year-old theatre artist from Mumbai, implying that a lot […]