Kanpur Metro construction work resumes amid lockdown 3.0

Updated: 09 May 2020

  • Representational image. The construction work for Kanpur Metro Project has resumed.
  • The work has resumed after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed a range of economic activities to begin

RBI cancels licence of CKP Co-operative Bank in absence of revival plan

Updated: 08 May 2020

  • According to RBI, the cooperative bank cannot accept or repay deposits, with immediate effect
  • The bank’s total deposits stood at ₹485.56 crore as on November 2019 and its loan book stood at ₹161.17 crore in the same period

Covid-19: This device can sanitise your groceries. Here's how it works

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • CoronaOven can disinfect fruits and vegetables, kitchen utensils, clothes, slippers and other daily use items as well as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (CoronaOven Website)
  • The device, which goes by the name of CoronaOven, is a portable UV disinfection chamber which helps in disinfecting items from Covid-19, bacteria and other germs/pathogens

French hacker finds security issue in Aarogya Setu, says Rahul Gandhi was right

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • Aarogya Setu application
  • The hacker also said that Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) got in touch with him 49 minutes after his initial tweet

Major iPhone software updates expected at Apple Developers Conference on 22 June

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • Apple logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store in New York (Reuters)
  • WWDC provides Apple’s large developer community early access to those features and versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS which are still under development and will be released later in the year

Microsoft to launch new Xbox game console with monthly showcases

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • An attendee uses a Microsoft Xbox One controller (Reuters)
  • Virus may delay some third-party games and recession could impact console purchases, Xbox chief says

How to use WhatsApp's new Covid-19 fact-checking chatbot

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • FILE PHOTO: The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen (REUTERS)
  • The chatbot provides a list of latest fact checks, tips to fight misinformation and even find fact-checkers near you

TCS, Wipro harnesses AI capabilities in fight against covid-19

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • TCS has shortlisted 31 new drug-like molecules which are being tested in further trials as a potential cure for the pandemic. Photo: iStock
  • From virtualised production of advanced drug molecules to applying data analytics for quick contact tracing, several Indian tech companies have deployed AI in the fight against covid-19 The disruptions due to the pandemic can be significantly mitigated through novel digitization and automation practices that enhance speed, quality and efficiency of clinical development

FMCG companies open links with retailers to ensure supply

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • Photo: DailyLiveNews
  • The companies say this will help ensure supplies do not run out at a time when distributors and wholesalers have been immobile because of lockdown

Yes Bank expected to report loss of ₹4,219 crore for Q4

Updated: 06 May 2020

  • Photo: Ramesh Pathania/DailyLiveNews
  • Emkay Research believes that private banks will report a 7% decline in earnings in Q4, mainly dragged by Yes Bank