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Tag: COVID-19/Coronavirus

Hindustan Uniliver ties with UNICEF to support India to fight COVID-19

April 10, 2020
HUL partners with UNICEF to support India to combat COVID-19
  • Hindustan Unilever(HUL) has paired up with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to aid India to fight COVID-19.
  • This partnership targets to start a mass communication campaign with the objective of awaring about the COVID-19 pandemic.

IIL pairs up with Griffith University to prepare COVID-19 vaccine

April 10, 2020
IIL pairs up with Griffith University to prepare COVID-19 vaccine
  • Indian Immunologicals Limited(IIL) has tied up with Australia’s Griffith University to make the COVID-19 vaccine using the latest codon de-optimization technology.
  • It will go with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), to carry out clinical trials.

Arunachal Pradesh launches COVIDCARE app to combat COVID-19

April 9, 2020
COVIDCare
  • Arunachal Pradesh government has launched COVIDCARE app to raise awareness and to notify people about important announcements  related to COVID-19.
  • Using this app people can check for there symptoms using the AI Bot.

SAARC alots $5 Million for COVID patients

April 9, 2020
saarc
  • South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation(SAARC) has allocated $5 million for funding SAARC countries facing challenges like poverty, shortage of medical equipments, food supply to poor people, etc due to COVID-19.

$2.9 million aid from USAID to India for Coronavirus

April 8, 2020
USAID
  • US Agency for International development(USAID) has provided an aid of $2.1 million to India to support the fight against COVID-19 . This aid has been provided to speed up the process of stopping the coronavirus from spreading and to prevent local transmission.

Online competition Samadhan launched by MHRD to tackle COVID-19

April 8, 2020
competition sambandh
  • Competition Samadhan has been launched by Ministry of Human resource development(MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)  to encourage scientific minds of the country to create some solution to stop COVID-19 pandemic.

“Swasth ke sipahi” of PMBJP deliver essential medicines and services

April 8, 2020
swasth ke sipahi
  • Swasth ke Sipahi of Pardhan Mantri Jan Aushadi Kendra are delivering essential services and medicines to people that cannot go outside due to Lockdown and cannot afford medicines  under Pradhan mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP)

 

$1 billion pledged by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to stop coronavirus

April 8, 2020
jack dorsey
  • Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has pledged to donate $1 Billion to combat the spread of COVID-19. This amount will be used to provide essential equipments  and services to people in need.

Raksha Sarv App created by Chhattisgarh police for quarantined people

April 8, 2020
Raksha Sarv
  • Chattisgarh police has launched Raksha Sarv app to keep an eye on the people who have been quarantined due to COVID-19. This app will track those people using google map and will alert the local authorities of these people step out  of the quarentine area.

Amitabh Kant to head group for coordinating COVID-19 related activities

April 5, 2020
amitabh kant
  • Amitabh Kant will be heading the group constituted by the Government of India for addressing issues related to COVID-19 such as identification of problems, effective solutions, and planning.
  • The group will coordinated response activities among, Private players, NGOs and International Organizations.