COVID-19: A mobility start-up in Assam develops a mobile app "STAY HOME"

Financial institution, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) has extended venture funding to this group.

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Data consumption in rural area jumped nearly 100 per cent within a month: CSC CEO

CSC e-Governance Services India, which holds licence for providing internet services, recorded an increase in data consumption to 4.7 terabyte (TB) as on March 30 from 2.7 TB on March 10. CSC SPV CEO Dinesh Tyagi said that a major spike in data consumption has been recorded since the time lockdown started.

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The IT-BPO segment is bracing for the worst of Covid; but some might come out unscathed

After all, this segment has helped global corporations stay ahead of the curve and keep critical business functions running during various crises. But with Covid-19, the technology and business process management services sector is staring at a washout in travel, hospitality and aviation businesses, though it is expecting higher workflow from healthcare, pharma and insurance segments

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Cloud solutions for tax compliance gaining popularity

​​The current lockdown has prompted even fence-sitters to begin using these tools, as they face constraints in accessing critical information that resides on systems in company premises and requires presence of executives at the location.

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Govt launches AarogyaSetu mobile app to track spread of Covid 19

Once installed in aa smart phone, the app detects other nearby devices with AarogyaSetu installed. The app can then calculate the risk of infection based on sophisticated parameters if any of these contacts is tested positive. The App will help the Government take necessary timely steps for assessing risk of spread of COVID-19 infection, and ensuring isolation where required.

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Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus

Google will publish location data from its users around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant said.

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Coronavirus attack to slow down IT growth

TCS, Infosys and HCL will be hit by the reduced technology spending by clients in the US and Europe.

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