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Positive News Kerala Fish Vendor Disinfects Entire Locality, Sets Up Portable Hand Washing Unit!
In this period of crisis, many amongst us have tapped into their compassionate side and become good samaritans for those in need. But if you speak to anyone in Kerala's Kanjirappally village, they will tell you that Najeeb, a fish vendor and one of its residents, has always been one. A former bus driver, Najeeb returned to Kerala a few years back to take over his...
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Positive News Coronavirus Lockdown: Mumbai Startup Will Deliver Farm-Fresh Veggies At Your Doorstep
Ever since the 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced, the lack of food supply is a common fear that has united people and sent them into a collective tizzy. Due to restrictions in movement and transportation, food supply chains across India were disrupted. This led to a wave of worry on both sides, i.e., vendors and customers-especially in the case of fresh...
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Positive News COVID-19 Helpline Started by Pune Friends Aids 900 Elderly, Needy in 6 Days!
For Bhagyashree Karlekar, a 92-year-old resident of Pune, news channels used to be a window to the world at large. But not anymore. The coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe only amplified her stress and feelings of helplessness. As new cases began to emerge in India, and the city, the nonagenarian decided to move in with her 70-year-old...
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Positive News Exclusive: How This Indian Patient Recovered From COVID-19 in New York
With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic showing little signs of abating in India, there is a great deal of fear and anxiety. Currently undergoing a 21-day lockdown, India is reporting more COVID-19 positive cases with each passing day. But that should not ring further alarm bells because this means more people are getting tested than earlier. The more people we test, the...
- 2 days ago
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Positive News EMI to Home Loan: Relief Measures Taken by RBI to Combat COVID-19 Crisis
Throwing light on how the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis may affect the global economy, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva in a statement issued said, 'The outlook for global growth: for 2020 is negative—a recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse. But we expect recovery in 2021. To get there, it...
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Positive News Exclusive: Delhi's First COVID-19 Survivor Has An Important Message to Share
Adversities work in mysterious ways. They can either bring out the best or the worst in you. And, the story of Rohit Dutta is a living proof of that. The first survivor of COVID-19 in Delhi, Rohit has been at the receiving end of good wishes and at times, accusatory stares (mostly fueled by misinformation) for the past 14 days. Talking to The Better India (TBI), he...
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Positive News Want to Help Daily Wage Workers? City-Wise Helplines to Get Them Food, Essentials
I cannot help but count my blessing as I sit at home and carry on with my usual work. Of course, the COVID-19 lockdown has been a setback in the usual routine. But there are thousands of migrant labourers whose lives have been completely disrupted. Many in the unorganised sector have been forced to travel back home on foot with no guarantee of adequate food, water...
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Positive News COVID-19: Join Bengaluru Volunteers in Providing Essentials to 500 Needy Families
We can agree that the poor, the marginalised and the daily wage labourers are some of the worst-hit people due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is impossible for them to work from home and thus, they have been putting their lives in danger trying to earn a livelihood by stepping out of their homes. Most of us have stocked up on groceries, vegetables and other...
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Positive News Food to Tests: Your Questions on COVID-19, Answered by an Infection Specialist
Reading the latest updates about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while being confined to the four walls of your house and isolated from the world, can take a severe toll on your mental health. Fake news and rumours circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms only worsen the situation. In times like these, it is essential to not let fear and panic...
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Positive News #CoronaWarrior: This 10-YO Kerala Kid Has Built A Mini Hand Sanitizing Robot!
With an early closing for all schools and educational institutions, it's an in house vacation for most children. While most kids are busy playing board games and annoying their siblings, for 4th grader, Alok Dev, a student of the Govindapuram Kendriya Vidyalaya, it was time to create a robot! Alok who has been interested in robotics since the age of 7, has created a...
- 3 days ago
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