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Rishabh Jalan’s startup 'Last Journey' provides a comprehensive range of services for the deceased, including puja arrangements, ambulance services, and crematorium facilities. 

WHO coined the term 'Disease X' as a concept to prepare for pandemics like COVID-19. It is a hypothetical illness which can be caused by any pathogens. India can handle the next disease X by investing more in healthcare, sanitation, and vaccination. 

April 1, 2024, marks the 90th anniversary of the Reserve Bank of India. It was established in 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act. An event was inaugurated in Mumbai by PM Modi to celebrate the milestone. He talked about RBI's contribution and hard work in making India's banking system strong and sustainable. 

Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the government announced the SVANidhi scheme to provide access to low-cost working capital loans to street vendors affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Today Prime Minister will address about it in Delhi
 

Pooja Sharma, a resident of Delhi, has been engaged with the work of cremating unclaimed bodies since 2022. Over the years, she has bid farewell to 4000 deceased people. Her father is a contract driver in Delhi Metro and her grandmother receives a pension. They both support her in this noble endeavour.

Arun Singh, a resident of Jaunpur, underwent the horrible experience of getting treated in hospitals on oxygen shortage during the pandemic. He fought and recovered from Covid-19 and spent an extended period in bed. As his health improved, Arun Singh initiated a campaign that focused on planting oxygen-producing trees. He has extended his tree plantation campaign by planting trees in hundreds of primary schools.

In the dire circumstances of the Covid 19 pandemic, Mohammad Iqbal Mamdani, a resident of Mumbai, emerged as a saviour for the unclaimed dead. Throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic, he and his team managed the cremation of nearly 2,000 bodies.

"Like any start-up, we had our ups and downs, but nothing could prepare us for what happened in early 2020 when the lockdown was announced," says Chef Arvind.

Pranav Gupta is a veteran in the education sector with an experience of more than 30 years. He is also the founder of Ashoka and Plaksha University. Throughout his life, he has been advocating for reforms in higher education in India.

The market for alcoholic beverages was expected to be worth USD 1.58 trillion in 2020 and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of about 3.5% between 2020 and 2023. With a projected market size of USD52.5 billion in 2020 and an anticipated CAGR of 6.8 percent between 2020 and 2023, India is one of the fastest growing alcoholic beverage marketplaces in the world. Given this background, Neeraj Sachdeva, the director of Lakeforest Wines, provides an overview of the Indian alcoholic beverages market, highlighting market trends and contributions of the sector to the economy.

With this approval, Bharat Biotech achieved another significant milestone in innovating and manufacturing vaccines at global quality standards and moving forward in the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, read Bharat Biotech statement.

Vishal Raehja, Founder and CEO InvestoXpert, discusses how the second wave posed a challenge for the industry.

Mudit Lunia, a Gujarat based businessman, whose name is doing rounds these days not only for his outstanding businessman skills but most importantly, for what he has returned back to the society in these trying times.

A Pune-based start-up firm Thincr Technologies India Private Limited has come up with 3D-printed Masks Coated with Anti-Viral Agents
 

In one of first cases of delivering medicine via drones in India, Karnataka will launch the initiative on June 18 on a pilot basis