COVID
Microsoft & NSDC collaborate to train Women in Digital Skills
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has partnered with Microsoft in an initiative to empower 1 lakh young women with digital skills through training and improving their communication skills. This partnership has already been involved in extending digital skills training to youth all over India. This initiative is aimed at improving the employability of young […]
COVID: Remdesivir has Zero effect on Perseverance, says WHO
Antagonistic to viral drug remdesivir has essentially no effect on Covid patients’ chances of perseverance, an assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found. The WHO fundamental surveyed four potential medications for Covid-19, including remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine. Remdesivir was among the first to be used to treat Covid and was starting late given to […]
Pleasant Bird Noise during this Pandemic
COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation all around the world. Countries started imposing lockdowns of varying degrees. With social distancing being the norm, people are restricted within their houses. Schools and educational institutions are closed and online learning became the everyday routine. A large portion of the workforce is working from home. Most forms of […]
Mitra – Humanoid Robot to Provide Customer Support
An interesting new development in these gloomy COVID times is the deployment of a customer-service robot at Yatharth Super Specialty Hospital in Noida Extension. Referred to as ‘Mitra’ or friend, this robot helps COVID patients connect with their friends and relatives. This comes as a boon for those COVID patients who haven’t been able to […]