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Autonomous robot could help in the search for signs of life in space : A new autonomous robot developed by engineers at NASA and tested in Antarctica by a team of researchers, including an engineer from The University of Western Australia, is destined for a trip into outer space and could, in the future, search for signs of life VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India's smartphone shipments to decline 60% YoY in April: Counterpoint Research : The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may badly hurt the smartphone shipments in the months of March and April compared to the previous year, according to latest data by said industry analysis firm Counterpoint Research. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Gartner CFO Survey Reveals 74% of Organizations to Shift Some Employees to Remote Work Permanently : Nearly Three in Four Organizations Plan to Shift at Least 5% of Previously On-Site Employees to Permanently Remote Positions Post-COVID 19 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reserve Bank of India re-draws its financial year : To clear the air on the financial year closing, RBI has outlined a clear statement on the Fiscal 2019-20 will end on June 30, 2020 while fiscal year 2020-21 will begin on July 1, 2020 but ends on March 31, 2021. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Corona effect on economy, sector wise, tough time ahead… : As our new financial year commences, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected more than eight hundred thousand people in more than 150 countries 1 - a scourge confronting all of humanity, impacting lifestyles, businesses, economies VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tata Steel announces to cut production in India on COVID-19 hit : In order to cope up with the fatal COVID-19 virus, India’s Tata Steel on Wednesday said it has begun scaling down production at facilities in four major cities, including at its flagship plant in Jamshedpur. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple takes over Dark Sky, Android version to shut down soon : The popular android weather app, Dark Sky has been taken over by Apple. The news has been announced on Dark Sky’s own blog. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

FAIITA Pleads Government to Consider on the Shortage of Working Capital Loans : Federation of IT Associations of India (FAIITA) applauds the efforts made by Govt of India towards fighting the Corona Virus menace. Present problem has shaken the country both in social terms and financial terms. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Twitter India | Tips to use Twitter effectively amid COVID-19 : As the world is combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, twitter to ensure people have uninterrupted and real time access to locally and globally relevant updates in context to the ongoing circumstances VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vedantu unveils a #21DayLearningChallenge during the lockdown : Vedantu, a online tutoring in India has unveiled the #21DayLearningChallenge involving social media influencers from various walks of life including Hrithik Roshan, Shikhar Dhawan, Sania Mirza, Jannat Zubair to convey a message of learning should never stop VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

WeWork co-Founder threatens to sue after SoftBank pulled out rescue deal : WeWork’s founder and former Chief Executive, Adam Neumann, has threatened to sue SoftBank, the office space company’s biggest investor, after it pulled out of a deal to buy $3bn (£2.4bn) of WeWork shares – including almost $1bn from Neumann himself. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Israel's Defence lab starts testing COVID-19 vaccine : Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its biochemical defence laboratory, a source said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Madhuri Dixit with her husband pledges to donate for PM CARES Fund and Maharashtra CM's Relief Fund : Madhuri Dixit Nene has announced that she, along with her husband Sriram Madhav Nene, will be donating to the PM CARES Fund and Maharashtra's CM Relief Fund to combat COVID-19. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Expansion of Covid-19 testing further complements exemplary reaction by India : India’s agility so far in handling the coronavirus (Covid-19) situation is an exemplar, given its large population and the public healthcare challenges. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TikTok brings potential risk to the data security, immediately to reinstall : TikTok brings potential risk to the data security, immediately to reinstall VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Trace Jamaat attendees on war footing: Cabinet Secy. to states : The state and Union Territories were asked by the Centre to launch on a 'war footing' the contact tracing of all participants of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin, which has emerged as the coronavirus hotspot. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

​​​​​​​COVID-19 Test kits in India may see 13x increase as Serum Institute invests in MyLab : Serum Institute invests an undisclosed amount in My Lab that received government approval to produce COVID-19 test kits in a bid to ramp up testing in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Instant bank fraud warning spread on WhatsApp is a hoax : WhatsApp hoax that was spreading widely, warning people to look out for a cybersecurity catastrophe that simply wasn’t going to happen. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Will India and China escape global recession? : According to the UN reports,  the world economy, this year,  will go into recession suffering a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the coronavirus pandemic spelling serious trouble for developing countries. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Nykaa bags Rs 100 Cr from Steadview but operations on hold due to Coronavirus outbreak : The lifestyle omnichannel retail brand, Nykaa has bagged an amount of Rs 100 crore from its existing investor Steadview Capital as a primary investment. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE