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Justin Trudeau adds $100 million to Emergency Food Security Fund

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Justin Trudeau adds $100 million

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact in terms of job loss, reduced and or lack of income, and food insecurity. When the pandemic started affecting the people in the initial stages, the government sprung to action with a phase one. Following that, Justin Trudeau adds $100 million to the Emergency Food Security Fund so that food banks and indigenous organizations can keep providing food to struggling Canadians through the pandemic.

Phase one of the program has funded around 1,800 projects and provided 6 million meals to over 2 million Canadians. Justin Trudeau adds $100 million to the Emergency Food Security Fund as part of the second phase, which is necessary to address “urgent food needs,” at least until the federal emergency benefits are set into action.  

Food banks and local food organizations have been there for Canadians who need them most, and we will continue supporting them. – said Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada 

Recently, Canada has experienced several disasters like tornadoes, fires, and floods. The pressure to recover and support has been paramount, and the pandemic has only added to that pressure. However, the efforts to spread some relief have been magnanimous. In September, the British Columbia government approved a $3 million grant to be distributed to food banks to pay for food, including salary for employees, and cover essential costs.  

Whatever we can do to support whatever normalcy we can within the household, especially people that are struggling right now, we think is good in and of itself. – said Tamisan Bencz-Knight, Resource Development Co-Coordinator, Edmonton’s Food Bank

The first wave of COVID-19 had left one in seven Canadian homes without sufficient food to eat. As evidence of the pandemic’s effect, a significant rise in the number of people visiting food banks by 25% was noted by the government. Both phases of funds added to the Emergency Food Security Fund have been distributed to national, regional, and local organizations, including Food Banks Canada, Salvation Army, and Community Food Centers Canada.  

Additionally, Ottawa has even invested $50 million to redirect the surplus from the Agri-food sector and $25 million in Nutrition North toward aiding “vulnerable Canadians access food.”  

In addition to the government’s tremendous efforts to fight the pandemic, other food banks have joined hands to do their bit. One such organization is the Edmonton Food Bank. David Benjestort, Vice-Chairman farmed on 9 hectares of his land and donated a huge amount of the 43,000 kgs of harvested food along with numerous other food banks across the country.  

Justin Trudeau adds $100 million to the Emergency Food Security Fund, a great example of helping people in need. With the immense financial impact, the funds directed towards providing food and essential support through the pandemic are a sure sign of getting everyone united and strong. 

Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns initiative to boost startup ecosystem

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Varun Aithal
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Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns
Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns

Startups succeed as they constantly find means to innovate, and big tech giants do not shy away from funding those startups that have the potential to grow big. Microsoft is one of those companies who makes conscious efforts for growth of startups. Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns initiative was launched to enable the startup ecosystem in Tier 2 cities across India. Following its success, it is now extended to the Asia Pacific region.

Microsoft for Startups, the parent organization for Highway to a 100 Unicorns, launched the campaign in the Asia Pacific region after observing huge turnout and success in India. In India, only 56 startups were selected from a pool of 15000+ participants for the Emerge X program from 6 states.

Startups play a vital role in our economy as innovators, disruptors and first-movers. Through Highway to a 100 Unicorns, we will enable startups in APAC so they can have real impact in their markets and drive digital innovation in the region. We look forward to walking with more founders along their growth journey and supporting them to scale and achieve more. – said Ricky Kapur, Vice-President of Sales, Marketing and Operations, Microsoft Asia Pacific

Under Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns initiative, the startups are highly benefited. Emerge X program opens doors for global market access, a Bootcamp for the founders/owners of the start-ups, mentorship and funding, and guidance on emerging technologies. Through the initiative, Microsoft will work closely with governments and industries to support the startups and the process of entrepreneurship. The motive of Microsoft through the program is to convert these startups to become global enterprises in the upcoming times.

Emerge X is a competition where innovators and entrepreneurs from 16 countries will participate and three companies will be selected for the finals which will be held in November. All the Emerge X participants will get the free GitHub and Azure credits along with dedicated business and technology workshops.

In today’s world, it may not be wrong to say that entrepreneurs and startups are contributing their best to fuel the economy. More than the giants, the startups are involved in Research and Development and are creating breakthrough technologies. Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns initiative would strengthen the startup ecosystem in this region and expand its consumer base in the Asia Pacific market.

India’s paper-based COVID-19 test: Faster and cheaper

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Neelam Sawlani
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paper-based COVID 19 test

Feluda – FnCas9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay, named after a famous Indian fictional detective, is a fast and easy paper-based COVID-19 test strip expected to hit the market soon. Chemical Biologist Souvik Maiti and Molecular Biologist Debojyoti Chakraborty thought of ‘repurposing’ the existing paper-based test they had been using for sickle cell anemia and further modified it for testing coronavirus. 

While the sample collection method of the paper test will remain similar to a PCR test, the speed of its result would be very similar to that of a pregnancy test. The test uses a gene-editing technology called CRISPR – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, which helps detect genes specific to the coronavirus. During the trials, it has been tested on 2,000 patients, some of whom had already tested positive. 

Testing remains a limited resource and something that we need to do everything we can to improve its availability. So Feluda is an important step in that direction. – said Dr. Stephen Kissler, Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School

The testing of the samples took place at the Delhi-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology alongside a few other private labs. Two significant proportions were considered in the testing. Firstly, they looked at high sensitivity, ensuring that almost anyone who had the virus would be detected. Secondly, they looked at high specificity, which would effectively rule out nearly everyone without the virus. Their testing revealed 96% sensitivity and 98% specificity, which made it quite accurate.  

We are trying for a simple, affordable, and truly point-of-care test so widespread testing is not limited by machines and manpower. – said Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty, Molecular Scientist, CSIR-IGBMR and Lead Member of the team that developed Feluda 

The CRISPR-based testing is considered a part of the “third wave of tests” after the time consuming and labor-intensive PCR and antigen tests. Feluda has managed to achieve the aim of providing an inexpensive and time-friendly testing kit with results obtained in under an hour and the test itself is priced at an estimated cost of only Rs. 500.  

In May, the leading Indian Conglomerate, Tata Group, was chosen to manufacture the testing kits, making it the world’s first paper-based COVID-19 test available in the market. With its competitive pricing and fast results, Feluda is likely to replace antigen tests completely. 

With the numerous labs and companies leaving no stone unturned to find an easier testing method to slow down the pandemic, India’s paper-based COVID-19 test paves a path to success. 

Mamaearth’s plant goodness initiative for green environment

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Mamaearth's plant goodness initiative

Mamaearth is a toxin-free personal care brand. Their products promise purity and natural goodness that’s better not only for individuals but also for the planet. Mamaearth’s plant goodness initiative is its commitment to plant saplings towards every order a customer will place on their website. They plan to plant one million trees in the following five years following this effort. 

Mamaearth is founded by husband-wife duo Ghazal Alagh and Varun Alagh. It is Asia’s first manufacturer with Madesafe accredited products which offer 100% toxin-free & organic baby care, skincare, and hair care products. The brand is driven by innovation and employs the best combination of science and Ayurveda. It caters to all personal care needs of young, aspirational, and more conscious Indian customers.

A brand that’s built on the promise of honest, natural, and secure care, Mamaearth considers that goodness begins with the tiny choices that every one of us makes every day. Mamaearth has made these decisions in their products, which are produced from the very best of character, have no toxins, no dangerous chemicals, are animal cruelty-free, and plastic favorable. 

We strongly believe in our philosophy of Goodness inside and serve a bigger purpose with our brand, its offerings, and all initiatives we undertake. Being toxin-free and plastic positive were our first steps towards the betterment of our community as it was time for us to up the ante with our environmental initiative, and hence we decided to pledge to plant one million trees. What differentiates us from others is how we use technology to display honesty and transparency about the process and allow consumers to track their sapling. – said Ghazal Alagh, Co-Founder and CIO, Mamaearth

Further building their brand purpose of “Goodness Inside,” they are now looking to raise and sustain over a million plants, which will improve air quality, soil quality, and groundwater levels. 

Under Mamaearth’s plant goodness initiative, after an order is placed on the site, the brand starts the process of connecting it to a newly planted sapling through its associate SankalpTaru. After the sapling is linked to order, the brand shares the sapling picture with the customer. They inform them about its species, together with the geotag so that the plant can be tracked easily. With their partner’s support, the brand will nurture the tree for the first three years, and the tree would be powerful enough to self-sustain.

Mamaearth has made a strong product portfolio of 120+ merchandise packed with goodness inside in the last four years. The brand has over 2.5 million clients in 500 Indian cities and is the fastest-growing FMCG startup to reach 300 Cr run rate in India. Their commitment to toxin-free products for customers has been quite popular. Mamaearth’s plant goodness initiative is an extension of their promise to natural goodness, which is significant to save the earth.

KPMG’s Climate Accounting Infrastructure to track greenhouse gas emissions

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Anju Nambiar
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KPMG’s Climate Accounting Infrastructure

Sustainability takes center stage as greater awareness of greenhouse gas emissions is becoming a global demand. Environmental responsibility is no longer a distant goal but a real expectation from organizations as they become obligated to comply with regulatory requirements. KPMG’s Climate Accounting Infrastructure is a technology based on blockchain, which KPMG’s clients will use to keep a tab on their greenhouse gas emissions.

The initiative is launched to help organizations better measure, mitigate, report offset climate-changing emissions. It aims to bring down greenhouse emissions and, subsequently, their environmental footprint even amidst running operations and performance.

Trusted reporting capabilities, such as those enabled by Climate Accounting Infrastructure, will be critical to meet stakeholder expectations and to comply with emerging regulations. – said Arun Ghosh, KPMG’s US Blockchain Leader

The CAI technology works to offset an organization’s emission records, real-time environment data, and analytics on the blockchain, integrated with functioning systems, including IoT sensors and external data sources. This will be used to model the effects of climate change risk on the organization’s financial health, success, and asset valuations, giving way for future financial planning. KPMG is working with many companies to bring the CAI’s capabilities in the market.

Mike Hayes, KPMG Global Renewables Leader, had this to say about global business efforts to bring company finances and environmental implications on the same footing.

Modernizing ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) practices is becoming a priority for every industry. From energy to technology, healthcare to retail, to support both financial performance and resilience. As a result, global organizations are looking to integrate environmental and financial risks associated with the cost of carbon into their real estate portfolio approach, using emerging technologies to validate their data and strategy.

KPMG’s Climate Accounting Infrastructure is awaiting patent but is not their only enterprise blockchain innovation. KPMG is working towards marketing the technology and to make it a success. To achieve this, KPMG has sought the help of blockchain and climate technology companies. 

Some of its collaborations include Context Labs, a blockchain company known for ‘Immutably.’ It is a data fabric platform which translates environmental, operational, and financial information into AlphaESG signals through machine-learning models. 

Prescriptive Data, a smart building company, and Allinfra, another Ethereum based technology company in infrastructure finance, have also joined hands with KPMG to market the product.  

KPMG is one of the big four accounting firms with a large client base and businesses under its wing. As carbon emissions requirements are becoming more relevant, many organizations understand its importance too. Technologies like the CAI enable accurate reporting of carbon emissions data making enterprises climate-sensitive and eco-conscious now and in the long run. KPMG’s offering provides two-way benefits both to the environment as well as organizations.

Sonu Sood announces scholarship for IAS aspirants

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Scholarship for IAS aspirants

Sonu Sood has partnered with Scholify to provide scholarship for IAS aspirants. It is a merit-based scholarship and accessible online and for on-campus classes at Vijayawada. Candidates who want to apply for this scholarship will need to apply for it by October 20, 2020, on www.scholifyme.com.

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Many students who were eager and pleased to find out more about the initiative of scholarship for IAS aspirants, thanked the actor for his relentless aid and efforts towards the people. Among the users thanked the celebrity and wrote he couldn’t think of any words to express his gratitude. Another user thanked the celebrity on behalf of his friend, who would like to become an IAS officer and requested to test his knowledge to get him enrolled in some fantastic coaching institute. 

Another user bestowed the actor with the title “treasure of the country.” Another follower of the celebrity applauded him for the initiative and wrote that it’s his dream to become an IAS officer.

In September, Sonu Sood had hinted about the huge announcement of scholarship for IAS aspirants. Offering the hints, Sonu Sood had tweeted ‘Coming Soon’ using a poster with students. Amid nation-wide lockdown because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Sonu Sood made headlines for assisting researchers and frontline staff.  Earlier, the celebrity had helped the JEE, NEET aspirants reach the exam center on the examination days. He extended his support and required postponement of these entrance examinations for 6p days before the pandemic.

In August, Sonu Sood came forward in support of students of Haryana to help them attend online courses by sending them smartphones after reading a news piece that how students are unable to attend the courses as a result of the unavailability of smartphones. Within a day, the students received the smartphones, which helped them attend the online courses.

Sonu Sood was honored with the SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for his philanthropic work during the ongoing pandemic.

Sonu Sood has helped lakhs of migrants reach home and bring back Indian students stranded across the planet. The actor has also been providing free schooling and healthcare facilities to young children and has been producing free employment opportunities for the needy in the aftermath of this COVID-19 pandemic. He has also created programs to provide scholarships, employment to assist migrants. His new initiative of providing scholarship for IAS aspirants is yet another brilliant move to help mankind.

UK retailers and supermarkets support the Black History Month

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Black history Month

Black History Month is a significant event that marks the annual celebration and remembrance of Black people’s contribution in the history of the US and the UK. This event takes place on 1st October, lasting the whole month, with various initiatives across industries and sectors to promote the representation of the Black People. This year, several retailers and supermarkets have stepped up to support Black History Month through their initiatives. 

With the Black Lives Matter movement’s resurgence, a lot of efforts and actions have been taken by people and organizations to bring the spotlight to the social injustice against the Black people. To celebrate the success, achievements, and contribution of Black people, Sainsbury, one of the UK’s top retailers, has announced to modify its ethnic pay gap to ensure that the Black colleagues working at the organization experience a fair and just working culture. 

At Sainsbury’s, we want to celebrate black heritage with our colleagues and customers. To be the most inclusive retailer, where every single one of our colleagues feels safe and supported at work. We’re actively pushing for black people in the UK – Sainsbury’s company statement 

Another notable initiative is from Nike, who has released its latest collection online, focusing on the Black History Month, where the products’ designs pay tribute to the African roots, along with the logo that features “BHM” on every pair of shoes under this collection. 

GAP, another renowned retailer brand, has partnered exclusively with the Black artists to launch its new T-shirt collection. The t-shirt designs are inspired by the artists’ own life experiences of what Black History Month means to them. This project focuses on promoting young Black people’s cultural, social, and creative aspects, allowing them to showcase their talent. 

Not just retailers but several supermarkets actively contribute their efforts towards the celebration of Black History Month in the UK. They have collaborated for a fundraising campaign led by Black Farmer that pledges to raise £100,000. This fundraising campaign’s key contributors include prominent UK supermarkets such as Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Aldi, and Sainsbury’s. The campaign drive focuses on promoting inclusion and diversity across the corporates and businesses across the UK. 

We need products that represent all customers and more suppliers from black and ethnic minority backgrounds.– Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Founder of Black Farmer 

Other than the campaign drive, the Black Farmer, who is one of the major suppliers of chicken, meat, sausages, and eggs to leading supermarkets in the UK, also plans to celebrate Black History Month by including the pictures of Black heroes on the packaging of these products.

Celebrating Black History Month is an important step in the direction of promoting diversity and recognition towards Black people in the UK. Such initiatives and drives across the retail and supermarket industry in the UK are a positive step that ignites the hope to build an inclusive society and allow us to retrospect the neglect of the Black people throughout history.

AIFC launches Heartful Coach Program for football coaches

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Heartful Coach Program

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between AIFC and Heartfulness Education Trust of the Heartfulness Institute to start ‘The Heartful Coach program – Let’s Coach with our Heart.’ This Coaches Welfare Program is meant to assist Grassroots coaches, Elite coaches, PE teachers and all Indian football stakeholders.

We are happy to have this partnership as we want to further cater to the welfare of our dear Coaches. This initiative is a perfect example of empowering to help empower and we are really excited to take off with the Heartful Coach Program and believe this initiative to inculcate compassion, tolerance, empathy, humanity and to help in the holistic development, which includes mental well-being of a coach or an individual. – said Mr. Dinesh Nair, AIFC Founder & Director

The Heartful Coach Program is a much-required transformational program that allows modern day coaches to focus not only towards competitive achievement but  more importantly for holistic development of their team. The program will be available for all coaches from grassroots, youth, senior teams, PE teachers and to Indian football stakeholders.

Conducted over 75 minutes every day and spread over a 3-day schedule, the Heartful Coach Program introduces football coaches into the experiential heartfulness practices of relaxation, meditation and rejuvenation to understand how these can be meaningfully incorporated in their everyday lives.

Standard practice of heartfulness techniques helps to build awareness and how professionals should perceive their growth. This will add a heartful touch to several facets of their training style e.g. communication, leadership, resilience, building confidence, inspiring students, handling stress and evolving as inspirational role models for the players they tutor. 

The first session (a three-day program) will see AIFC core team members, elite coaches, coach educators etc. attending the event. They plan to further roll out the program for coaches nationwide. Participants are entitled to simple heartfulness practices booklet and other reading resources, free heartfulness magazine subscription, free meditation sessions with 15,000+ trainers worldwide and e-access to all heartfulness webinars and YouTube channels.

Football coaches across age groups are accountable not merely to be a role model for their teams and achieve desired results or winning tournaments but also enabling holistic development (psychological, physical, emotional and character) of their team. Regular practice of this program will bring self-awareness amongst the practitioners and how to meaningfully integrate them in real life.

FILO: A free app for JEE/NEET aspirants

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FILO: A free app for JEE/NEET

The education industry is among many industries that have faced the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic disrupted the traditional educational procedure in India, the digitalization of education strengthened. Even though multiple platforms helped students continue their schooling, understanding concepts and solutions to the problems in real-time became a significant concern. This is where FILO, a free app for JEE/NEET aspirants, pitched in.  

FILO is an app created by Imbesat Ahmad, an IIT Kharagpur graduate. FILO means ‘friend,’ so Ahmad and his team created a friendly environment where students can gain the proper knowledge and career advice from the tutors who have joined them from best institutions such as IIT, NIT, medical college, and some professionals. 

Imbesat Ahmad, after completing his graduation in 2015, has been devoting his time to tutoring undergraduate and higher secondary students across the country. Through tutoring, his major aim was to help students who want to attend competitive examinations and those who wanted to study abroad. This gave a push to create FILO, a free app for JEE/NEET aspirants to connect them with experts over a video call and solve their doubts in real-time. 

Another prominent element of FILO is that this app works well even on a 2G network. FILO app is also time efficient and saves 400% more time than any other platform, is secured and completely ad-free.

It takes around five minutes to allot the available tutor, and then he/she can take forward all the queries. We have more than 600 registered tutors, so, at any given point in the day, there will be at least 4-5 tutors online. If the query remains unanswered, then it will be allocated to a tutor as soon as he/she gets free. We have designed the app in a way that works completely fine on 2g networks also and in case if the internet completely goes off, then the call will not be cut. It will say, ‘reconnecting.’ Until the net comes just like the Whatsapp calling feature, explains Imbesat Ahmad

Another idea that fascinates students when it comes to FILO is that it ensures students’ complete anonymity. In addition to academics, FILO also focuses on imparting the proper guidance that the students require regarding their education. Students are connected for counseling lessons to concerned experts, which include students from top universities across India.  

FILO, a free app for JEE/NEET aspirants, was also noticed by the Central Ministry of Education and is now available on India’s National Digital Library. The team was also praised by the education minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who appreciates their effort in getting aspirants exam ready.  

FILO has received good feedback and reviews from students. Since its launch, 4000+ students have used the app, and 30,000 minutes of sessions have been conducted by them, just in the first two weeks. Platforms such as FILO, which is accessible for free with lower internet speed, make this app distinctive from others.

Indian startups listed in ‘Google for Startups Accelerator program’

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Google for startups

Most of the small businesses and startups are struggling to find a way in these unprecedented times. Therefore, Google has decided to lend support to 20 Indian startups through the fourth edition of Google for Startups Accelerator program. 

The Indian edition of this initiative started way back in 2015. Since its inception, it has given a constant boost to India’s startup ecosystem. The program has mentored over 600 startups, which has collectively raised $700 million in funding so far. Google backs ten startup companies every year to help them accelerate their business. This year, however, the number has doubled, a move which they say is crucial, especially in times of crisis like this. 

GFS Accelerator’s mission is more important in the present times when this ecosystem faces unprecedented odds. Hence, we aim to focus single-mindedly on helping startups tide over the next 18-24 months, when the effects of the pandemic will be felt the strongest. – said Paul Ravindranath G, Programme Manager, GFS Accelerator, Google India

The Google for Startups Accelerator program is a three-month mentorship program. It includes mentorship and support for access to Google teams, tech guidance on projects, machine learning related support, UX and design mentorship, etc. from the company’s internal and external mentors, including network opportunities at industry events and PR support.

The tech giant has chosen these companies from various industries, including education, mental health and wellness, agritech, fintech, healthtech, and more. The fourth batch in Google for Startups Accelerator program was selected after careful screening of around 600 applications over the years. 

The shortlisted names start from the edtech company Antwak, founded by Joybroto Ganguly in 2019. It provides a video platform for elearning. Math Buddy is another edtech company that made it to the GFS batch. Founded by Kanan Bharadwaj in 2009, it leverages experiential learning making Maths easy and fun. 

To predict the job demand and deliver training, Virohan, another edtech company, was formed by Archit Jayasal, Kunal Dudeja, Nalin Saluja in 2018. 

BharatAgri, an agritech company, qualified for the accelerator program, mainly due to its humble attempt to change farmers’ lives. Founded by Sai Gole and Siddharth Dialani in 2017, it focuses on providing end to end solutions that empower farmers to make better decisions. 

Mera Cashier and Orowealth are the two fintech companies on this list. Mera Cashier was co-founded by Akhilesh Kumar, Gaurav Tomar, Sucharita Reddy, Suneel Kumar in 2019. This vernacular based app helps small businesses fastrack the process to get their due credit from customers. Orowealth, co-founded by Nitin Agrawal, Swati Aggarwal, Vijay Koppa, Yogesh Powar in 2017. It develops user-friendly apps that offer end to end solutions to all the finance management queries. 

Mosaic Wellness introduces customer first products that can provide an all-encompassing solution to their beauty and wellness needs. Conceptualized by Dhyanesh Shah, Revant Bhate, in 2019, it features cruelty-free products to implement its cause. Foxy.in, founded by Nikhil Gilani in 2018, is an e-commerce platform for products related to grooming and beauty.

Google for startups has included a game-based app as well in their GFS program. BlackLight Games, a multiplayer gaming cross-platform app, was founded by Shruti Sarraf in 2011.

There are a couple of tech apps like Ankush Chugh’s Dcoder and Aravind Murthy’s Factors.ai. Founded in 2019 and 2018, respectively, both leverage different technologies. Dcoder focuses on providing a coding platform open for all smartphone users to code in 35 programming languages. Factors.ai uses artificial intelligence for an efficient market analysis of SMBs/enterprises. 

Adding to the program’s diverse nature, Womaniya, a health tech startup that focuses on woman’s health, makes it to the list. The founders Avneesh Kumar, Kanak Waikar, Lakhan Suchdev, Siddharth Kothari provide a common platform for women to speak and discuss the health issues they face. 

Other healthtech companies include InnerHour, Navia Life Care, and WellThy Therapeutics. All these three companies serve different purposes. Amit Malik and Shefali Batra’s InnerHour focuses on mental and psychological wellbeing. Kunal Kishore Dhawan and Shourjo Banerjee’ Navia life Care is a digital platform for the health care providers who want to improve patient care. 

WellThy Therapeutics is a medicine platform in the digital world. Abhishek Shah, Aradh Pillai, Maaz Shaikh, and Prayat Shah conceptualized this idea of assisting patients with chronic diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, etc. in a digital environment. 

Zeo Auto, a mobility-based app founded by Kshitij Dixit, Nimit Mehra, Ritesh Singh suggests the shortest routes to drivers. It specifically targets individuals and courier companies to reduce their transportation costs. 

Other startups include Vikas Malpani’s Leher, a social networking app that focuses on live video sessions. Utkarsh Kawatra and Vinayak Agarawal’s my HQ provides flexible workspace solutions. Jani Pasha and Vipul Chaudhary’s Lokal is a local news publishing app. 

Yashraj Khaitan and Jacob Dickinson’s Gram Power is the first Indian energy company to develop the industry’s lowest cost smart electricity metering system.

Google’s decision to move forward with its Google for Startups Accelerator program in these COVID-19 times brings a ray of hope for the Indian startups. With a two-fold increase in the batch size this year, Google for startup stays true to its motto “Started by you. Accelerated with Google.”

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