The big drama unfolded on Friday afternoon when search engine giant Google removed the Paytm mobile payment app from its Play Store, citing breach of its gaming restrictions, before bringing it back in the evening. Paytm’s fantasy gaming app was also removed prior to the start of the Indian Premier …
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[ad_1] The Aarogya Setu app could become the key enabler for traveling in India, now on the blockade due to the COVID pandemic, but also potentially in the post-COVID world. It is believed that once the lock has ended in individual states, there may be a centralized electronic pass that …
Read More »Aarogya Setu’s key to making the transition to the post-closure period smooth, avoid loss of life; privacy concerns, unnecessary security
[ad_1] Like many other countries, the Government of India has launched its own Aarogya Setu app to track contacts and alert users if they approach a person infected with COVID-19. The app is developed with full indigenous experience in partnership between academia, industry and government in no time. It has …
Read More »India Inc. back to work is armed with Covid applications
[ad_1] NEW DELHI | MUMBAI | BENGALURU: Call it Aarogya Setu Inc. As India’s largest companies return to work from the office, they are arming themselves with internal apps inspired by the general idea of the government’s Aarogya Setu app: Self-Disclosure on Health and Contacts. Companies that have launched such …
Read More »First day at New Delhi station: long queues and Aarogya Setu
[ad_1] Written by Shivam Patel Sukrita Baruah The | New Delhi | Updated: May 13, 2020 7:25:15 am The first train since the closing of Mumbai Central is preparing to leave for New Delhi at 5.30pm on Tuesday. Ganesh Shirsekar More than 4,000 passengers boarded the first three special “Rajdhani …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
[ad_1] In the 10 days between May 1 and May 10 (both included), six states accounted for 91% of the average daily Covid-19 deaths in India. Two of them, Maharashtra and Gujarat, accounted for 66%. The six states accounted for 86% of all deaths in the country from the pandemic …
Read More »aarogya setu: Aarogya Setu government decree is illegal, says judge B N Srikrishna
[ad_1] The dispute over Aarogya Setu, the Modi government’s coronavirus-tracking app, saw a new twist today after former Supreme Court Justice B N Srikrishna called the move to make using the app “completely illegal.” How can someone make a mandatory move that is not backed by any law? The government …
Read More »Government is likely to resume domestic flights before May 17, only healthy people can travel
[ad_1] For representation purposes only. According to major government sources, only healthy people will be able to travel once domestic flight services are resumed. News18.com Last update: May 12, 2020 3:39 PM IST Days after accessing information that the Government of India is discussing with airlines to begin scheduled commercial …
Read More »Aarogya Setu App Gets Just 2 Out of 5 stars in MIT Technology Review for COVID Contact Tracing Apps
[ad_1] As India attempts to emerge from the various stages of lockdown in an attempt to flatten the COVID curve, there is a renewed push to get the citizens to download and install the Aarogya Setu app on their smartphones. Official numbers suggest that the Aarogya Setu app has been …
Read More »Aarogya Setu is safe, not used for surveillance, says government | India News
[ad_1] Representative image NEW DELHI: Seeking to address privacy and surveillance concerns, the government said Monday about the nearly 10 million users of Aarogya Setu application, less than 13,000 actually tested positive, leading to pinpointing of people with whom they were in contact and the application was wearing Bluetooth detect …
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