Sowmiya Ashok
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Life in India after Tiktok ·
Some homegrown Indian apps saw an immediate surge in new users after the country's Tiktok ban, but many creators still seek a virtual place to call home. → Read More
India ban on Chinese apps explained: Who, how, what now? ·
On June 29, India banned 59 Chinese-made apps. Who's behind the ban, what are they saying, and is there any chance of appeal? → Read More
A tense textile hub spins out of control
Things were already not great in Tiruppur, a key export-oriented apparel cluster. And then covid-19 arrived.Europe constitutes 40% of Tiruppur’s market and America, 20-25%. Amid the hope that India could wrest export channels from China, Tiruppur offers a glimpse of the challenges ahead → Read More
Coronavirus: Iran flights cancelled, many students among Indians stranded
There are roughly 250 Indian students across Iran, including in Tehran, Shiraz and Kish Island. → Read More
On February 26, third flight heads to Coronavirus-hit Wuhan to evacuate Indians
Nearly 100 Indians are on stand-by since February 20 to be evacuated out of Hubei province though many among them are students, the third evacuation has Indians who work in the province and chose to stay back unsure when their workplaces will reopen. → Read More
Scientists to digitally recreate Tamil Nadu port city swallowed by sea 1,000 years ago
DST officials said there are exhaustive narrations in works of Sangam Tamil literature to infer that the city, located 30 km from the existing Poompuhar town in southern TN, was submerged due to “kadalkol” or rising sea levels. → Read More
Union Budget: Old, polluting coal power stations to be closed, says FM
In another major decision for the green sector in the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 4,400 crore in the 2020-21 fiscal for improving air quality in cities with population of more than 1 million. → Read More
Coronavirus outbreak: Evacuated from Wuhan, 370 Indians head home, face two-week isolation
The evacuees will be kept in isolation at facilities of the Army in Manesar and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) near Chhawla. → Read More
Coronavirus outbreak: IndiGo, Air India suspend flights to China
Though the fatality rate of the current virus is said to be low at around 3%, India is not taking any chances. → Read More
Indians in Wuhan asked to fill consent form for evacuation after coronavirus outbreak
In a message sent this morning, EOI officials have said that the Embassy is “working on finalising the date and logistics of the evacuation of Indian nationals” from Hubei province. → Read More
Coronavirus in China: Indian students watch and wait in Wuhan — ‘Not a soul in sight’
Wuhan, in the central Chinese province of Hubei, is on lockdown. Transport restrictions have been strictly enforced, forcing many like Srikanth to remain within the four walls of their homes for the last five days. → Read More
Explained: What new monsoon dates mean
The monsoon is supposed to begin on June 1, and withdraw fully by September 30. Over the past many years, however, significant changes have been seen in precipitation patterns. So, the ‘normals’ are now set to shift. → Read More
Xi Jinping’s India visit dominates China’s news cycles
Chinese state broadcasters offered the same level of detail as Indian news channels on describing Xi’s route to Mahabalipuram from the airport. The choice of venue was also discussed in a state media report. → Read More
A tale of a small town: An exhibition in China traces the origin of the multiplication table
The pieces on display at the National Museum of China are from the collection of the Hunan Provincial Institute of Archeology in Changsha and the Liye Qin Slips Museum near the relic site. → Read More
Swachh China: Trash cans with facial ID and reward points
Pilot project in Beijing locality: Rewards include eggs, salt, toilet rolls, detergent. → Read More
Post-Doklam, China talks of roadmap on border tensions
Indian government sources, who analysed the white paper, said it also tries to play down heavy military expenditure, saying that China is spending less on defence budgets in terms of GDP in comparison to India, US and other countries. → Read More
In China, archeologists find earliest evidence of ochre on bone engravings
The discovery of abstract engravings is considered an indicator of modern human cognition which researchers say led to the development of symbols, drawings, art and language. → Read More
As China seeks to recycle more, Shanghai implements strict regulations
Individuals may be fined anything from 50 to 200 yuan (one yuan converts to roughly Rs 10) for not complying with the new waste management policy, while enterprises can be fined up to 5,000 yuan for failing to have the right trash bins in place. → Read More
With paper and a promise, a Chinese cafe keeps traditional writing alive
To The Indian Express, she hands a simple version for foreigners with “zhongwen” written in Chinese - “zhong” meaning “centre or middle” and “wen” meaning “writing”. → Read More
China blames ‘foreign forces’ for massive Hong Kong protests over extradition Bill
More than a million people reportedly took part in a protest to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. → Read More