Experts to push for comprehensive mental health data in the upcoming National Family Health Survey, the NFHS-6. Insufficient data on mental health in the country has made it difficult for experts and health officials to understand the magnitude of the mental health issues among people. It also hinders the implementation of proper policies that will […]
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Automated bots bypass the copyright infringement methods of the application, spreading pirated content online. Despite global courts ordering Telegram, an online messaging application, to block the distribution of copyrighted media on their platform, various programmers and developers are altering the features of the application and building add-ons like automated bots to circulate pirated content online. […]
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Chess.com witnessed 2X more traffic this year for the first time. Vijith K, an MBBS student from Mumbai resumed playing chess online during the pandemic-induced lockdowns in 2020. Earlier, he used to participate in and win chess tournaments during school days, but later with the busy academic schedule his interest in the game declined. “My […]
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DTH companies lost an active user base of 5.4 million over the past two years. Over a span of eight years, Srinivas G V has been working for multiple Direct-to-home (DTH) companies. Despite listening to customer complaints and repairing DTH dishes in the scorching sun and cloudbursts, it now becomes tough for him to lead […]
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Hybrid vehicles are levied a tax rate of 43 percent which makes them expensive. Hybrid Electric vehicles (HEVs) are unaffordable for most people as they are still taxed at 43 per cent despite a parliament standing committee recommendation to lower the tax rate. The consequent high prices and decrease in adoption of these vehicles makes […]
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High consumer spending and rising e-commerce penetration are anticipated to drive the Direct-to-customer (D2C) market in India, a report shows. The D2C e-commerce market in India is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 34.5 percent during the period 2022-2027 following the pandemic-induced lockdown and mobility restrictions, a D2C market analysis […]
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The industry has a long way to go to reach mainstream adoption despite enormous growth, a survey shows. The number of investments and users in the blockchain gaming industry over the past few years have surged with higher expectations from it. To meet those expectations, experts believe that the industry has to work on the […]
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Sixty nine percent of India’s total digital audience comprises of the advertisement-based segment. The number of people watching content on advertisement-based free over-the-top platform (OTT) in India has increased, according to OTT Audience (Sizing ) report. OTT players say that the advertisement revenue is much less than what they earn from paid subscriptions. The report […]
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Kannadigas complain that they are facing language barriers in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Kannada-speaking residents of the Kasaragod district of Kerala are facing cultural and language barriers in the state as they are considered minorities there. Subramaniam, a Kannada- speaking resident of Kasaragod, said that he has faced language barriers and it is the […]
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India has the fastest growing percentage of new paying users in the gaming world. Revenue from the online gaming industry grew 28 percent in 2021 to $1.2 billion. It is expected to reach $ 1.9 billion by 2024 as per recent data released by Invest India,the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency. The data also […]
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