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App downloads increases
Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has become the most downloaded app among social media applications in India during the lockdown period.
WEFT Iti rawat
Woman Entrepreneurs for Transformation (WEFT) created by Iti Rawat is a NGO to provide support and a networking platform for women entrepreneurs. With WEFT, Iti is able to aid women to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Ritesh Agrawal CEO OYO Rooms (2)
OYO has slashed salaries of executives at senior and top-level. According to the company’s statement, its founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal has taken a 100% pay cut.
Ruchi jain
Social entrepreneur Ruchi Jain’s fifth venture named “Taru Natural” sells 5- gram jaggery sachets to India’s leading hotel and cafe chains.
Coronavirus News and Updates India
India has reported over 4,700 COVID-19 cases and over 400 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total death toll now in India stands at 132.
Shah Rukh Khan announces initiatives
In this time of crisis, the celebrities have been trying to help everyone out to their best capabilities by donating as much as possible.
How online services are helpful
The e-commerce and online grocery delivery service have become a key sector in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic in India.
impact of COVID-19 on Indian startups
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Indian startup ecosystem is facing the brunt of this economic slowdown.
Vesta Space Technology
Pune-based Vesta Space Technology Pvt Ltd is a space tech company that builds small satellite platforms for commercial and scientific applications.
KlinicApp offers COVID-19 home tests
KlinicApp is now enabling home tests for COVID-19 in Mumbai. It is also planning to roll it out in Pune and Delhi in a week.
Ola to provide interest-free loans to drivers
Ola cabs has announced the introduction of a micro-credit initiative for its drivers, in a bid to lend financial aid in times of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
online gaming industry
Currently, there are about 300 million online gamers in India and the number is expected to grow by 46% to 440 million in two years.
 Indian online retailers
India’s largest E-retail platforms like Amazon and Flipkart have suffered an estimated loss of at least $1 billion in gross sales due to 21-day lockdown to control the novel Coronavirus.
traveltriangle
TravelTriangle has laid off about 50% of its workforce in the past 10 days. 
naturevibe
Organic health food startup ‘Naturevibe Botanicals’ has gone from $3 million in 2018 to closing this year at $24 million. 
weddings coronavirus
Due to Coronavirus Pandemic, the big fat Indian wedding industry is in crisis.
Coronavirus origin
Researchers have developed a tool that can assess if Coronavirus outbreak has naturally originated or not. 
Udaan E commerce
Bengaluru-based Business-to-Business (B2B) e-commerce startup Udaan raised US$30 million from Singapore-based parent company Trustroot Internet on March 23. 
jio facebook deal
Deal with Reliance Jio will help Facebook expand its reach in the Indian digital market.
Netflix to reduce bit rate
Netflix and YouTube will reduce streaming quality to prevent the internet collapsing under the strain of unprecedented usage due to the coronavirus pandemic.