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1. India’s top entrepreneurs form Founders against COVID-19 and ask government to head for a complete lockdown, build war rooms

This is amazing! 

Tech entrepreneurs are the future of a country’s economy and job creation. It is so good to see them taking a great initiative when the world’s economy is in crisis and experiencing a pandemic.

Indian entrepreneurs have come together and formed a group called ‘Founders against COVID-19’.

Under the group, the startup founders have sent out a petition to the government of India to take even more stringent action to stop the spread of the deadly.

They also suggested that a government war room headed by the Chief Minister of each state should be set up

India's top entrepreneurs form Founders against COVID-19 and ask government to head for a complete…

2. Edtech firms offer free access to their learning platforms amid COVID-19 outbreak

The world has changed more in the last ten years than it did in the last ten decades.

Technology has played a massive role. It moves the world forward. 

And it also saves the world. Great example below:

Education technology platforms Byju’s and Vedantu have said they would offer free access to their learning platforms to all students after some states ordered primary schools to remain shut due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

Vedantu said schools would be able to use their own content, own teachers and even conduct end-to-end classes through its platform.

Edtech firms offer free access to their learning platforms amid COVID-19 outbreak

Worth reading:

1. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance sets up $50 million Indian blockchain fund link

2. Google employee from Bengaluru tests positive for coronavirus link

3. As growth dips, startups shed jobs and conserve cash to stay afloat link

4. Cautious India Inc asks staff to work from home link

5. Urban Company snaps up Australian on-demand beauty venture Glamazon Link

6. App taxi fares touch rock bottom as demand falls 50% link

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