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Rising Bharat Swadeshi News Feed: October 6th 2020

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  1. As part of diplomatic efforts to help Myanmar contain COVID-19, India handed over 3,000 vials of the anti-viral drug

Key points:

  1. As part of diplomatic efforts to help Myanmar contain COVID-19, India handed over 3,000 vials of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir to Aung San Suu Kyi. Shringla conveyed “India’s willingness to prioritize Myanmar in sharing vaccines as and when these become available”. Myanmar has reported over 18,000 cases of the viral infection and 444 deaths due to the disease.

(The Wire, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • Investment in Bharat by US companies
    • [Funding alert] Fintech startup Uni raises $18.5M from Lightspeed India Partners and Accel India

Key points:

  1. Fintech startup Uni has raised $18.5 million in one of the largest seed rounds. The funding was led by Lightspeed India Partners and Accel India.
  2. The business model of Uni is new-age credit cards for the digital generation. The purpose of the fund raise is to build a team and once the product is launched, it will be used for marketing and working capital.
  3. The startup claims that there are just 34 million credit card users having 58 million credit cards whereas there are more than 100 million Indians today who pay digitally and electronically. Focused on filling this gap, Uni will aim to target the ecommerce and internet-savvy generation in India who are looking at leading aspirational lifestyles.

(Your Story, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • Startup in Bharat by Bhartiya
    • मुंबई की देवांशी शाह ने अपने प्यारे डॉगी ‘हेजल‘ को खोने के बाद की ‘पेट कनेक्ट‘ की शुरुआत, यहां डॉग्स के लिए जरूरी सारी सुविधाएं उपलब्ध हैं

Key points:

  1. देवांशी का पूरा दिन हेजल के साथ बितता। हेजल के साथ देवांशी की कई यादें जुड़ी हुई हैं
  2. अपने इस सूनेपन से उबरने के लिए उसने एक ऑनलाइन कम्युनिटी की शुरुआत की जिसे ‘पेट कनेक्ट’ नाम दिया

(Dainik Bhaskar, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • Startup’s App And Debit Card Teaches Teens The Finance Lessons That Schools Don’t

Key points:

  1. How does it work?: If you are a parent who wishes to help children learn to manage finance, you can download the application on play store or app store. Once it is downloaded, by entering a valid PAN card number you can create an account for yourself and your child. An existing bank account (of the parent) is linked with the application to deposit the pocket money.After paying a registration fee of Rs 499 a card is issued and delivered via post within a few days.On the app, there are different logins for the parent and child so that children can set their own goals and view goals assigned to them. On the parents’ version, there is a view of daily expenditure made by the child, the amount they have saved, and set finance goals for them.
  2. About the finance startup – While research for the finance application started in March 2019, the company was formally launched in August 2019. The application was developed in-house and officially launched in August 2020.Headquartered in Hyderabad, the startup was bootstrapped by the four and it also received a grant from HDFC bank last year.

(The Better India, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • How this Harvard Business School alum wants to solve India’s work-readiness crisis

Key points:

  1. Founded in 2013 by Shveta Raina, Talerang offers customised career training to students and professionals with one aim: creating a work-ready India. It aims to upskill 20 million students by 2020.
  2. The startup began with training only college students but now has programmes for candidates from the age of 13 to 30. It went from training 100 students in the first year to over 100,000 trained through tie-ups with various colleges, universities, corporates and non-profits in about six years.
  3. Talerang’s copyrighted curriculum was researched as an independent project at Harvard Business School. Its training methodology integrates Harvard cases, proprietary assessments, interaction with guest speakers, industry exposure, and personal mentoring for holistic professional development.

(Your Story, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • How this gaming startup wants to change the game with a league for desi sports

Key points:

  1. Mumbai-based online gaming startup OKIE Gaming is working in line with PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to create games inspired by Indian culture. It is launching games such as Dahi Handi and Vallam Kali in a digital format, and readying a Desi Sports League.
  2. Launched by Mumbai-based OKIE Ventures in February 2020, homegrown gaming platform OKIE Gaming aims to tap into the evolving market with indigenous digital games. Founded in 2011, OKIE Ventures’ business portfolio includes manufacturing, gaming, and healthcare.
  3. The startup is in line with India’s aatmanirbhar plans. In August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said India should tap the huge potential in the digital gaming arena by developing games that are inspired from its culture and folk tales.
  4. As of now, the company offers RMG options such as Smart Housie, Smart Number Quiz, Ludo, Cricket, Rummy, and Smart Words, and aims to offer more games every month. The app with all these games is available to download directly from OKIE’s website as Google does not allow real money games to be on play store.

(Your Story, 6 October 2020) News Link

  1. लाखों की नौकरी छोड़ दो साल पहले शुरू किया ‘NRI चायवाला‘, मम्मी के हाथ से लेकर प्यार–मोहब्बत वाली बेचते हैं चाय, सालाना 1.8 करोड़ रु कमा रहे

Key points:

  1. उन्होंने अब तक अब तक 45 प्रकार की चाय बनाई है, इन सभी वैराइटी में कुछ खास मसाले भी डाले जाते हैं, जो उनकी सीक्रेट रेसिपी हैं, वह इसे किसी से शेयर नहीं करते हैं
  2. प्यार-मोहब्बत वाली चाय में आधा दूध, आधा पानी, इलायची फ्लेवर, रोज पैडल मिलाकर चाय सर्व की जाती है, ये लड़के-लड़कियों को दी जाती है, इसे बेहद पसंद किया जा रहा है
  3. जगदीश कहते हैं, “मैंने लोगों को 10-12 तरह की चाय पेश की। इसमें मसाला चाय, तंदूरी चाय, मिंट चाय, चॉकलेट चाय, मम्मी के हाथ वाली चाय, मर्दों वाली चाय, प्यार-मोहब्बत वाली चाय, उधार वाली चाय आदि।” वह बताते हैं, ‘चाय पीने से पहले ऑफिस के लोग हंसते थे, इसके बाद चाय के बारे में पूछते थे।’ ये NRI चायवाला के ये कुछ अनूठे फ्लेवर हैं, जो लोगों में दिलचस्पी जगाते हैं। चाय की इन सभी वैराइटी में कुछ खास मसाले भी डाले जाते हैं, जो उनकी सीक्रेट रेसिपी हैं। वह इसे किसी से शेयर नहीं करते हैं।
  4. जगदीश कुमार अब अपने ब्रांड को दिल्ली एनसीआर से बेंगलुरु, पुणे, चंडीगढ़ और मुंबई जैसे प्रमुख शहरों में 2021 के अंत तक 10-15 आउटलेट खोलना चाहते हैं। इसके बाद उनकी योजना लखनऊ और जयपुर जैसे शहरों में पहुंचने की है। जहां पर वह मानते हैं कि आधुनिक और पारंपरिक बाजार दोनों हैं और हमारे पास उन्हें देने के लिए एक अनूठा उत्पाद है। (Dainik Bhaskar, 6 October 2020) News Link
  • कई फसलों की खेती करने के अलावा अभिषेक ने 2 वर्ष पहले टी–तार ग्रीन टी को भी बनाना शुरू किया। इसे वह तुलसी, लेमनग्रास, मोरिंगा आदि जैसे औषधीय पौधों की पत्तियों से बनाते हैं।

Key points:

  1. इसी को देखते हुए बिहार के औरंगाबाद जिले के बरौली गाँव के रहने वाले अभिषेक ने साल 2011 में एक मैनेजमेंट प्रोफेशनल की नौकरी को छोड़कर, अपने गाँव में खेती करने का फैसला किया। तब उनकी सैलरी 11 लाख रुपए प्रति वर्ष थी।फिलहाल, वह अपने 20 एकड़ पैतृक जमीन पर धान, गेहूँ जैसे परम्परागत फसलों के अलावा, तुलसी, लेमनग्रास, रजनीगंधा, गिलोय, जरबेरा, मोरिंगा, गेंदा फूल जैसे कई सुगंधित और औषधीय पौधों की प्राकृतिक रूप से खेती करते हैं, जिससे उन्हें हर साल 20 लाख रुपए से अधिक कमाई होती है।
  2. अभिषेक को खेती कार्यों में उनके उल्लेखनीय योगदान के लिए 2014 में बिहार कृषि विश्वविद्यालय, सबौर से सर्वश्रेष्ठ किसान का अवार्ड मिला था। इसके अलावा 2016 में उन्हें प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने कृषि रत्न पुरस्कार से भी सम्मानित किया था।

(The Better India, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • ज़ोमाटो डिलीवरी बॉय ने बना दी इलेक्ट्रिक–सोलर साइकिल, इसी से करते थे इको–फ्रेंडली डिलीवरी

Key points:

  1. 19 वर्षीय इंद्रजीत ग्रेजुएशन के छात्र हैं लेकिन इसके साथ ही, उनकी एक और पहचान है और वह है एक आविष्कारक-उद्यमी की। बचपन से ही मशीनों को समझने और बनाने के शौक़ीन रहे इंद्रजीत ने अब तक कई ऐसे आविष्कार किए हैं जो जनसाधारण के लिए मददगार हैं। पहले तो उन्होंने पहाड़ी क्षेत्रों में बच्चों की पैदल आने-जाने की समस्या को समझते हुए सोलर साइकिल बनाई और फिर गाँव में चिरौंजी के किसानों की मदद के लिए पोर्टेबल चिरोंजी डेकोर्टिकेटर मशीन भी बनाई है।
  2. पुरानी साइकिल और सेकंड हैंड चीज़ें इस्तेमाल कर बनी उनकी सोलर साइकिल में उस समय लगभग तीन हज़ार रूपये की लागत आयी थी। उन्होंने साइकिल को इस तरह मॉडिफाइड किया कि यह सोलर और इलेक्ट्रिक दोनों तरीके से चल सके। सोलर पैनल के साथ यह साइकिल 30 किमी प्रतिघंटा के हिसाब से चलती है और बतौर इलेक्ट्रिक, एक चार्जिंग में यह साइकिल (Solar cum Electric Bicycle ) लगभग 60 किमी तक चल सकती है।
  3. इंस्पायर अवॉर्ड जीतने के बाद उन्हें जापान के Sakura Exchange Program in Science में भी जाने का मौका मिला। हालाँकि, इतने सम्मान मिलने के बाद भी उन्हें कहीं से कोई आर्थिक मदद नहीं मिल पाई। न ही उनके इनोवेशन को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए और न ही उनकी पढ़ाई के लिए।
  4. इंद्रजीत का दूसरा इनोवेशन, चिरौंजी उगाने वाले किसानों के लिए है। वह बताते हैं कि किसानों को चिरौंजी का फल हाथों से निकालना पड़ता है क्योंकि इसके लिए जो भी मशीन है, वह काफी महंगी है। कोई भी ऐसी मशीन है नहीं जो कम लागत वाली और छोटे किसानों के लिए हो। किसानों को इस प्रक्रिया में काफी वक़्त लगता है और न ही उन्हें अच्छे फल मिल पाते हैं। इसलिए उन्होंने यह मशीन बनाई ताकि किसानों की मदद हो सके।
  5. हाल ही में उन्होंने गुजरात के अपने एक दोस्त के साथ मिलकर मल्टी-पर्पज ड्रोन बनाया है जिससे किसी भी जगह को सैनीटाइज किया जा सकता है और कहीं भी दवा पहुँचाई जा सकती है। वह कहते हैं कि उन्हें बस ऐसे नवाचार करने हैं जो आम से आम लोगों के काम आएं। उनके पास हुनर है, बस थोड़ी आर्थिक मदद जुटानी है, जिस पर वह काम कर रहे हैं। (The Better India, 6 October 2020) News Link
  • Dehradun Ecologist’s Home Hasn’t Got an Electricity or Water Bill in 3 Years

Key points:

  1. With practices like waste management, driving an electric car, growing organic food in her front yard and harnessing rainwater and sun, Soumya and her family in Dehradun have switched to a sustainable lifestyle that is not only a relief to her pocket but also the environment.
  2. Instead of constructing a new house or shifting into a flat, Soumya and her husband, Dr Raman Kumar decided to restore a 60-year-old house. In the process, they vowed to not send construction waste to the dump yard. All the debris was reused to lay the foundation of other buildings.
  3. The underground rainwater harvesting tank in the home can store up to 20,000 litres of rainwater – that suffices the needs of 6-7 people. The captured rainwater is filtered and then used for potable and non-potable needs. The family has stopped taking water from the administration completely. The surplus water recharges groundwater tables.

(The Better India, 6 October 2020) News Link

  1. मार्च तक लॉन्‍च हो सकती है कोरोना वैक्‍सीन, तीन में से दो टीके हो जाएंगे तैयार!

Key points:

  1. केंद्र सरकार ने उम्‍मीद जताई है कि अगले साल मार्च तक कोरोना वायरस के दो टीके उपलब्‍ध हो जाएंगे। फिलहाल तीन वैक्‍सीन का देश में ट्रायल हो रहा है।
  2. सरकार को लगता है कि मार्च तक तक फेज-3 ट्रायल पूरा हो जाएगा और वैक्‍सीन को एक्‍सपर्ट्स से क्लियरेंस भी मिल जाएगा। पिछले हफ्ते तीन बड़े वैक्‍सीन निर्माताओं- सीरम इंस्टिट्यूट ऑफ इंडिया, भारत बायोटेक और जायडस कैडिला के साथ सरकार ने बैठक की है। उनसे वैक्‍सीन की उपलब्‍धता से लेकर उसके रेगुलेटरी अप्रूवल, डिस्‍ट्रीब्‍यूशन की चुनौतियों पर चर्चा हुई। केंद्रीय स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य मंत्री हर्षवर्धन ने रविवार को कहा है कि सरकार जुलाई 2021 तक 40-50 करोड़ डोज हासिल करने की योजना बना रही है।

(Navbharat Times, 6 October 2020) News Link

  • कोरोना वैक्सीन बनाने की होड़ में रिलायंस भी कूदी, जानिए कब शुरू होगा ट्रायल

Key points:

  1. रिलायंस लाइफ साइंसेज (Reliance Life Sciences) कोरोना की वैक्सीन विकसित कर रही है। माना जा रहा है कि अगले साल पहली तिमाही में इसका इंसानों पर ट्रायल शुरू हो सकता है। 6 भारतीय कंपनियां पहले से ही कोरोना की वैक्सीन बनाने के काम में जुटी हैं।
  2. रिलायंस ग्रुप इसके लिए अपने फार्मास्यूटिकल्स, रीटेल और टेक बिजनस का फायदा उठाना चाहता है। इसके लिए कंपनी ने व्यापक योजना बनाई है। इसमें टेस्ट किट डेवलप करने से लेकर, टेस्टिंग लैब चलाना, वैक्सीन विकसित करना, बनाना और वितरण करना भी शामिल है। रिलायंस कोविड-19 के लिए जो वैक्सीन विकसित कर रही है, वह रिकंबिनेंट प्रोटीन बेस्ड वैक्सीन है। माना जा रहा है कि अगले साल पहली तिमाही में इसका इंसानों पर ट्रायल शुरू हो सकता है।
  3. इस बारे में रिलायंस लाइफ साइंसेज के प्रेजिडेंट और सीईओ केवी सुब्रमण्यम ने टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया से कहा कि छोटे जानवरों पर प्री-क्लीनिकल ट्रायल इन हाउस होगा। इसमें पार्टनर रिसर्च ऑर्गनाइजेशन भी शामिल होंगे। इंसानी ट्रायल कंपनी के इन हाउस रिसर्च सर्विसेज ऑर्गनाइजेशन करेगी।

(Navbharat Times, 6 October 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat National News Feed: September 27th 2020

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  • 300 Doctors Offering Free Telemedicine Service To J&K Residents

Key points:

  1. A group of 300 doctors from across the world have come together to set up a free telemedicine consultation service in Jammu and Kashmir to serve non-COVID-19 patients who have suffered as the focus of the existing healthcare infrastructure has been on dealing with the pandemic.
  2. Ehsaas International and Dard Welfare Society, in association with Kashmir Health Care Support Group, have initiated this healthcare consultative service, Hakim Mohammad Ilyas, general secretary of Ehsaas International, told PTI.
  3. “Considering the adverse impact the COVID-19 pandemic has put on the existing health infrastructure of J&K, we decided to launch ‘Dial a Doctor’ programme wherein people would get access to quality health consultations and services without leaving the four walls of their houses,”  Hakim Mohammad Ilyas, general secretary of Ehsaas International said.
  4. “This was conceptualised keeping in view that hospitals are high risk places for contraction of COVID-19 and many medical ailments can be managed by telephonic consultations thus avoiding visit of patients to hospitals,”  Hakim Mohammad Ilyas, general secretary of Ehsaas International said.

To ensure timely disposal of queries, a control room managed by doctors and paramedical staff has been set up with a toll free number 1800 889 2729 backed with 10 lines at the back end to avoid any inconvenience to the patients, Hakim Mohammad Ilyas, general secretary of Ehsaas International said.“In the last two months, more than 2,000 consultations have been provided to the people free of cost,” Hakim Mohammad Ilyas, general secretary of Ehsaas International added.

(Kashmir Observer, 27 September 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat Swadeshi News Feed: September 7th 2020

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Developing PPE kits and testing kits

  • आईआईआईएम जम्मू ने विकसित की कोरोना की सस्ती टेस्टिंग किट, मंजूरी के लिए आईसीएमआर को भेजी

Key points:

  1. कोरोना संक्रमण की जांच अब जल्दी, सटीक और पहले से मौजूद तकनीक के मुकाबले ज्यादा सस्ती होगी। इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट आफ इंटिग्रेटिव मेडिसिन (आईआईआईएम) जम्मू ने पीसीआर तकनीक के विकल्प के तौर पर आरटी-लैंप (रिवर्स ट्रांसक्रिप्टेस-लूप मीडिएटेड आइसोथर्मल एंप्लीकेशन) टेस्ट किट विकसित की है। 
  2. मंजूरी के लिए टेस्ट किट इंडियन काउंसिल फार मेडिकल रिसर्च को भेज दी गई है। आईआईआईएम जम्मू के निदेशक डॉ. डी श्रीनिवास ने कहा कि इस तकनीक में आरटी-पीसीआर टेस्टिंग किट की तुलना में संवेदनशील मशीन की जरूरत नहीं है। इसी वजह से टेस्टिंग किट सस्ती होगी। हालांकि अभी तक इसका मूल्य तय नहीं किया गया है।
(Amar Ujala, 7 September 2020) News Link

Manufacturing in Bharat by Bhartiya companies

  1. DRDO successfully flight tests hypersonic technology vehicle

Key points:

  1. DRDO on Monday successfully flight tested a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), which is an unmanned scramjet vehicle with the ability to travel at six times the speed of sound.
  2. The test was conducted at 11.03 am from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Launch Complex at Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha. 
  3. The scramjets are a variant of air breathing jet engines and have the ability to handle airflows of speeds much higher than the speed of sound. Hypersonic speeds are five times (or more) higher than the speed of sound.
  4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, “The DRDO has, today, successfully tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle using the indigenously developed scramjet propulsion system. With this success, all critical technologies are now established to progress to the next phase.”
  5. The special project of the DRDO consisted of contributions from Armament and Combat Engineering Cluster, the two facilities from Pune which played a role in the development were the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and the Research & Development Establishment (Engineers).

(Indian Express, 7 September 2020) News Link

  • भारत ने हाइपरसोनिक टेक्नोलॉजी हासिल की; ऐसा करने वाला दुनिया का चौथा देश, 5 साल में देश में ही बनेंगी हाइपरसोनिक मिसाइल

Key points:

  1. भारत ने हाइपरसोनिक टेक्नोलॉजी डेमोन्स्ट्रेटर (एचएसटीडीवी) देश में तैयार करने में कामयाबी हासिल की है। इसे डीआरडीओ ने तैयार किया है। 
  2. इससे पहले अमेरिका, रूस और चीन भी यह तकनीक तैयार कर चुके हैं।
  3. ओडिशा के बालासोर स्थित एपीजे अब्दुल कलाम रेंज में सोमवार को इसका परीक्षण सफल रहा। 
  4. सरकारी सूत्रों के मुताबिक, भारत अब अगले पांच साल में हाइपरसोनिक मिसाइल तैयार कर सकेगा। हाइपसोनिक मिसाइलें एक सेकंड में 2 किमी तक वार कर सकती हैं। 
  5. इनकी रफ्तार ध्वनि की रफ्तार से 6 गुना ज्यादा होती है। भारत में तैयार होने वाली हाइपरसोनिक मिसाइलें देश में तैयार की गई स्क्रैमजेट प्रपुल्सन सिस्टम से लैस होंगी।

(Bhaskar, 7 September 2020) News Link

Investment in Bhart by Other countries

  1. भारत को मिला अंतरराष्ट्रीय समर्थन, चीन छोड़कर भारत आईं Apple की आठ फैक्ट्रियां

Key points:

  1. केंद्रीय मंत्री एवं बिहार के पटना साहिब से सांसद रविशंकर प्रसाद ने बिहारी एनआरआइ से वीडियो कांफ्रेंसिंग के जरिए बातचीत में कहा कि भारत मैन्युफैक्चरिंग का हब बन रहा है। एपल की आठ फैक्ट्रियां भी चीन छोड़कर भारत आ चुकी हैं।
  2. केंद्रीय मंत्री ने कहा कि चीन के खिलाफ प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के साहसिक कदम को अमेरिका, ब्रिटेन, जापान और ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने समर्थन दिया है। 
  3. उन्होंने कहा कि मुझे यह बताते हुए खुशी हो रही है कि एपल एक महत्वपूर्ण तरीके से भारत में बदलाव कर रहा है। सैमसंग भारत में पहले ही आ चुका है और आगे भी विस्तार करना चाहता है।  

(Jagran, 7 September 2020) News Link

Startup in Bhrat by Bhartiya

  1. This Bengaluru-based product engineering startup provides workplace safety amid COVID-19

Key points:

  1. The Bengaluru-based product engineering startup Ignitarium Technology Solutions offers a visual AI-based digital adherence platform, FLK-i™ to ensure PPE compliance at the workplace.
  2. Apart from this, the startup also developed Septra, based on audio technologies, which enables contactless operation of equipment and appliances. 
  3. Founded in 2012 by Sanjay Jayakumar, Ramesh Shanmugham, Sujith Mathew, and Sujeeth Joseph, Ignitarium focuses on providing product engineering solutions and services such as semiconductor design, embedded software, multimedia, and artificial intelligence.
  4. Speaking about Septra, he claims that the company completed its first pilot roll-out with a Japanese giant and also has multiple deployments in the pipeline across India, Taiwan, and Germany.
    (Your Story, 7 September 2020) News Link

This social network for movies and shows aggregates 100+ streaming apps and tells you what to watch
Key points:

  • FLYX was born out of serial entrepreneur Shashank Singh’s own confusions over what to watch on OTT — a problem that ails a majority of viewers. 
  • It is a cross-platform aggregator of OTT content on top of a streaming social network that helps viewers discover shows and movies from all major services, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Apple TV+, Hulu, Google Play, etc. in an engaging manner. F
  • FLYX’s unique algorithm provides quick and targeted recommendations by weighing users’ individual viewing tastes as well as suggestions offered by their peers and social networks. 
  • In four months, the app has recorded over 45,000 downloads and 35,000 email sign-ups across platforms. Almost 70 percent of its users are from India. 
  • In July, FLYX raised $200,000 in a pre-seed round led by HNIs, including Raj Mishra, Chairman and Founder, AIT Global.
    (Your Story, 7 September 2020) News Link

Ayurveda startup AyuRythm is using tech to offer personalised wellness solution to users
Key points:

  • AyuRythm, a digital personalised wellness solution based on the principles of Ayurveda. The startup is based out of Bengaluru and was founded last year. 
  • The pulse diagnostic test measures the blood flow using the smartphone camera basis finger photo plethysmography principles. 
  • The team has built sets of algorithms to asses Prakriti through a differential diagnosis questionnaire and Vikriti using smartphone camera or wearable sensors
  • AyuRythm primarily operates in the B2C space. It offers freemium content and services as well as gets commissions when the consumer purchases a product. The team is now in pre-revenue stages.  

It is also ready to launch online yoga and meditation plans in partnership with reputed healers from India and abroad.
(Your Story, 7 September 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat National News Feed: September 5th 2020

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  • Ram Mandir Vyavastha
  1. Ram mandir construction to begin after Sept 17’: Temple trust general secy

Key points:

  1. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai has said that the construction of the Ram mandir at Ayodhya would begin after September 17 after the fortnight-long ‘pitru paksha’ ends. Pitru Paksh refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors.
  2. The construction company has sourced machines from Mumbai and is in the process of sourcing machines from Hyderabad. To start with, the Trust is expected to engage around 100 labourers to lay the foundation of the temple.

 (Hindustan Times, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • National Eductaion Policy 2020
  1. Gujarat Will Be First To Roll Out National Education Policy 2020: CM Vijay Rupani

Key points:

  1. Gujarat aims to be the first state in India to implement National Education Policy 2020 and will soon set up a task force to chart a roadmap for it, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said
  2. The new National Education Policy has been translated into Gujarati, and a task force is being formed to make a roadmap for Gujarat soon.
  3. On the basis of this roadmap, the state will make drastic changes in education—right from primary to secondary and higher education, and from kindergarten to postgraduation

(Bloomberg Quint, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Bihar
  1. Bihar conducts record number of over 1.50 lakh tests in last 24 hours; recovery rate improves to 88 pct

Key points:

  1. Bihar conducted a record number of tests on one lakh 50 thousand 195 of samples for Coronavirus infection during the last 24 hours.
  2. This is the highest number of tests in a day so far.  Over 37 lakh 21 thousand tests have been conducted in the state so far.

(News on Air, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Tamil Nadu
  1. COVID-19: Tamil Nadu govt enhances penalties for violation of mandatory safety protocols

Key points:

  1. The TN Government has enhanced penalties for violation of the mandatory safety protocols. It comes in the wake of the opening of almost all economic activities and intra-state travel
  2. The Unlock-4 removes almost all the restrictions in Tamil Nadu to help the public to resume their economic activities. However, it also necessitates ensuring compliance of the safety protocols and the standard operating procedures so that the pandemic situation does not go out of hands.
  3. Keeping this in mind, the penalty for not wearing a mask while coming out has been enhanced to two hundred rupees.
  4. A government order issued yesterday says non-observance of social distancing, spitting in public places and failure to follow guidelines in containment zones by individuals will attract a fine of 500 rupees.
  5. Violations by commercial establishments and entry of vehicles in containment zones will attract a penalty of five thousand rupees. The increased penalty is aimed at ensuring public safety, say the authorities, as lowering the bar on safety precautions would perhaps be self-deceptive.

(News on Air, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Covid-19 control strategy now shifted from lockdown restrictions to containment management: Tamil Nadu Chief Secy

Key points:

  1. The state Chief Secretary K.Shanmugam has said the government driven testing, isolation and treating strategy in Covid-19 management is being replaced by the same initiatives driven by the public.
  2. In his letter to the district collectors he has emphasised that providing adequate facilities for testing and treatment both in private and government facilities should be the focus.
  3. He has asked them to be prepared to relocate Covid Care Centres from colleges to other places, as they are likely to be reopened in future.
  4. It is also stressed that close monitoring of biomedical waste disposal is important.
  5. Special teams are asked to be formed to monitor if safety measures are followed in offices and workplaces properly.
  6. The Chief Secretary has also asked the civic bodies and the police to enforce strict discipline saying the next two to three months are very critical in Covid-19 management as vaccines are not available yet.

(News on Air, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Uttar Pradesh
  1. UP CM stresses need for effective management of door to door survey, contact tracing, increasing corona testing amid spike in cases

Key points:

  1. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed the need for effective management of door to door survey, contact tracing and increasing medical testing for Corona in the state.
  2. CM has directed special attention and sent an expert- team to Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi districts where cases of Corona infection are at high.

(News on Air, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Centre
  1. ICMR issues new guidelines allowing testing on demand for COVID-19

Key points:

  1. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued a new advisory on Covid-19 testing strategy, allowing testing on demand for individuals.
  2. It has also advised testing on demand for all individuals undertaking travel to countries or Indian states mandating a negative Covid-19 test at the point of entry.
  3. It said the state governments can simplify the modalities to facilitate testing on demand. The ‘Advisory on Strategy for Covid-19 Testing in India’ (version -6) said, it may be modified as per discretion of State Health authorities.

(News on Air, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Centre asks Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to take rigorous measures to break COVID transmission chain

Key points:

  1. The Centre today exhorted the States of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to focus on undertaking aggressive measures to break the chain of transmission and to ensure that the mortality is kept below 1 per cent.
  2. They have been advised to proactively ensure higher testing, effective clinical management to lower fatality and save lives along with efficient monitoring at various levels.
  3. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka account for about 46 per cent of the active cases and nearly 52 percent of the fatality cases reported nationally in the last 24 hours.
  4. The Union Home Ministry also highlighted the districts of concern in each of these states. Of the total deaths in the country due to COVID-19, 70 per cent are recorded in just five States of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh.

(News on Air, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Karnataka
  1. ICMR issues new guidelines allowing testing on demand for COVID-19

Key points:

  1. District In-Charge Minister S T Somashekar has instructed the Mysuru city officials to be more vigilant to bring down the virus cases in the city, which has been the second most affected city after Bengaluru.
  2. Speaking at the review meeting here, he said that there was complaint on the cleanliness of the hospitals.
  3. More cautions on those who have taking home isolations and there should not be any complaint about the treatments of these patients. All private hospitals should abide by the government guidelines only and no patient should not be denied the beds, if they violated it, actions should be taken against them, he said.

(UNI, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Punjab
  1. Punjab govt to give free food packets for poor families in home isolation

Key points:

  1. The Chief Minister said the distribution of free food packets would help encourage poor families to go for early testing, which was imperative to check the spread of the pandemic and control the increasing fatality rate in Punjab.
  2. The programme will start from Patiala, one of the worst affected districts with widespread false propaganda, the Chief Minister said and directed other districts to make similar arrangements for distribution of free food packets to poor Covid patients in home isolation so that they get motivated to come out for testing and do not live in fear of losing their earnings during isolation.

(UNI, 5 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Chattigarh
  1. Medical advice to patients for home isolation at Rs 2500 in Chhattisgarh

Key points:

  1. The Asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment in home isolation will be provided medical advice through video calls or tele-advice at Rs 2500 for ten days in Chhattisgarh.
  2. Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients and those having mild symptoms of this disease in the state are willing to undergo treatment while being at home isolation.
  3. After discussion with health department at the meeting, the IMA representatives have agreed to provide medical advice through video call or tele-advice at Rs 2500 for ten days.
  4. They said that it would be compulsory for the doctors and patients to follow guidelines issued time to time over home isolation by ICMR and health and family welfare department of the state government.

(UNI, 5 September 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat National News Feed: September 1st 2020

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  • Measures taken by Centre
  1. All necessary arrangements in place for complete adherence of social distancing in view of JEE, NEET exams: Lucknow DM

Key points:

  1. District Magistrate of Lucknow Abhishek Prakash said that all necessary arrangements are in place for complete adherence of social distancing in view of JEE and NEET exams.
  2. Students have to wear masks and sanitization of the examination centre will take place before every shift.
  3. JEE exam will be held at 9 centres of Lucknow between 1st to 6th September.

(News on Air, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • A&N Administration allows relaxations outside containment zones under unlock-4

Key points:

  1. Andaman & Nicobar Administration has provided many relaxations outside containment zones under unlock-4.
  2. All commercial activities like shops, private offices, work places and markets are now allowed to open.
  3. However, their timings have been fixed from 8:30 in the morning till 6:30 in the evening. In Nicobar district, shops are allowed to open from 7 AM to 2 PM.
  4. Petrol pumps, hotels and restaurants, private clinics, nursing homes, ATMs and medical stores will remain functional till 9:30 in the evening.
  5. Auto, taxi, jeep and state transport buses will be operating from today.

(News on Air, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Uttar Pradesh
  1. UP: 13 new biosafety second generation coronavirus testing labs launched

Key points:

  1. In a boost to coronavirus testing, the state got 13 new BSL-2 standards which started functioning in various districts yesterday.
  2. With this, the state’s capacity of undertaking RT-PCR tests will go up by 5,000 per day. The state is already conducting an average of 1.5 lakh Covid-19 tests per day of which about 50% are RT-PCR.
  3. The Chief Minister said on the occasion that till we develop any vaccine or medical for Covid-19, testing is the only weapon to fight against this pandemic. Every person engaged in testing is a true corona warrior. It is because of testing that we have been able to keep Covid-19 positivity and death rates under control.
  4. The new labs include 10 in the public sector and the remaining three at private medical colleges.

(News on Air, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Lucknow metro to start its services from 7th September with UV system sanitized tokens

Key points:

  1. In a special interview with AIR, Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Kumar Keshav said that there will be special seating arrangements inside the metro trains and yellow markings will be on the platforms and ticketing area so that social distancing is maintained.
  2. He told that every train and all station premises will be sanitized in night time while there will be special sanitization drives during day time also.
  3. Kumar Keshav said that the whole fleet of Metro trains will come on track from the very first day and passengers will not have to face any delays in getting the trains. Special arrangement of sanitizers will be there on the platforms and awareness campaigns will also be launched for the passengers so that contactless travel can be possible.

(News on Air, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Delhi
  1. Third Sero Survey to find out prevalence of antibodies against Coronavirus begins in National Capital

Key points:

  1. The third round of monthly sero-prevalence survey in the national capital will begin today. The sample size this time is likely to be about 17 thousand.
  2. The last sero-prevalence survey was held from 1st to 7th August, according to which antibodies against COVID-19 infection were found in 29.1 per cent of people surveyed in the national capital.
  3. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain while announcing the results of the August survey, had told that 15 thousand representative samples were taken from 11 districts and the next exercise to begin from 1st September.
  4. The Minister had informed that prevalence of antibodies found in men was 28.3 per cent and 32.2 per cent in women.
  5. Sero-prevalence of antibodies found in age groups of less than 18 was 34.7 per cent, in 18-50 years 28.5 per cent, and 31.2 per cent in 50 years and above.

(News on Air, 31 August 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Gujarat
  1. 38,167 students to appear in JEE-NEET exams across 32 buildings in 13 districts in Gujarat

Key points:

  1. Mr. Chudasama said that the State has already conducted GUJCET examinations and supplementary examinations of class 10th and 12th successfully in recent times. Similarly, JEE-NEET exams will also conclude smoothly.
  2. He said that social distancing and mask wearing is compulsory. Students will be tested for temperature before their appearance in examination. Mr. Chudasama said that district collectors, DDOs, health and police staff will be involved to ensure smooth conduct of examinations.

(News on Air, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Tamil Nadu
  1. Elaborate arrangements made in all major temples of Tamil Nadu for darshan

Key points:

  1. Elaborate arrangements have been made in all major temples of Tamil Nadu including the iconic Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple for devotees to have darshan.
  2. Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple clarified that people are being allowed inside the temple in small groups. Sanitizers have been made available at entrances for devotees. The darshan timings have been fixed from 6.00 am to 8.00 pm.

(News on Air, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • A fifth of Chennai people exposed to COVID: Sero survey

Key points:

  1. The sample size was around 12,000 to detect a sero- prevalence of 2 per cent, for a relative precision of 20 per cent design effect of 2.5 and for 95 percent confidence interval.
  2. Of the individuals tested, 2,673 individualshad evidence of past SARS-CoV-2.
  3. “The reading (inference) is 21.5 per cent of Chennai’s population reached the immunity levels by July-end,” GCC commissioner G Prakash told reporters.

(PTI, 29 August 2020) News Link

  • Ram Mandir Vyavastha
  1. अयोध्या में राममंदिर का नक्शा पास होने में खर्च होंगे 2.75 करोड़ रुपये

Key points:

  1. विकास शुल्क 13 हजार वर्ग मीटर के कवर्ड एरिया पर लगेगा। विकास प्राधिकरण के नियमों के अनुरूप विकास शुल्क 472 रुपये प्रति वर्ग मीटर है।
  2. इस मद के शुल्क में लगभग 61 लाख 36 हजार रुपये आएंगे। इसमें धार्मिक संस्था को 65 प्रतिशत छूट का भी प्राविधान है लेकिन छूट का फैसला प्राधिकरण बोर्ड की बैठक में होगा। इसके साथ ही मजदूरी शुल्क भी लगेगा जो कुल निर्माण राशि का एक प्रतिशत होगा। इसके अलावा प्राधिकरण अपने पर्यवेक्षण कार्य के लिए भी शुल्क लेगा। साथ ही नक्शा ले-आउट का शुल्क भी प्रति स्क्वायर मीटर के हिसाब से जमा होगा।

(Amar Ujala, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Meghalaya
  1. Contactless entry into tourist spots in Meghalaya

Key points:

  1. The Meghalaya Tourism department will soon come out with a ‘Check into Nature App’ for online booking of tickets and contactless entry into tourist spots, three of which, including Ward’s Lake and Elephant Falls in the state capital and Nehru Park at Umiam (Barapani) were re-opened on a trial basis for local visitors from Tuesday.
  2. “Online ticketing and pre-booking of entry tickets is encouraged to avoid crowding at ticket counters while in the initial phase manual tickets can be issued to strictly enforce social distancing and to not exceed the capacity as defined for each tourist destination,” Commissioner and Secretary, Tourism Dr. Vijay Kumar, said.
  3. “Based on the carrying capacity, tickets may be issued for defined timeslots (x number of visitors for a defined timeslot for example 1 hour). The duration of opening of the tourist destination should be published and defined,” it said.
  4. Further, the SOP stated that all tourists including drivers shall be strictly screened using thermal gun/scanner by designated trained person at entry by holding the scanner 3 to 15 cm away from the person’s forehead and anybody having fever (equal to more than 37.50C/99.50F), cold, cough, sore throat, difficulty in breathing shall not be allowed entry and should immediately report to the concerned authorities. They should be politely asked to return, the SOP added.

(Nagaland Post, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Punjab
  1. DC orders special drive for testing of those above 60 years of age

Key points:

  1. Kapurthala, Sep 1 (UNI) Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala Deepti Uppal said that a special campaign would be launched by the Health, Civil Administration, Police, Anganwadi Workers, Asha Workers and Guardian of Governance in rural and urban areas to curb the deaths due to Corona in the district.
  2. There will be more focus on testing people over the age of 60.

(UNI, 1 September 2020) News Link

  • Measures taken by Himachal Pradesh
  1. HP CM advises doctors to be cautious while treating asymptomatic COVID patients

Key points:

  • Shimla, Sep 1 (UNI) HP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday directed Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers to ensure that doctors and other para medical staff involved in treating of COVID patients use proper protection, while attending to the patients.
  • The CM, through video conferencing from Shimla, said that asymptomatic patients should strictly be kept in home isolation.
  • Better quarantine facilities must also be provided for doctors and other para medical staff. He said that industrial units must be asked to create their own quarantine facilities with a minimum 10 percent of total strength of their employees. He said that small industrial units must be encouraged to create such facilities by pooling in their resources.

(UNI, 1 September 2020) News Link