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The telecom operator said the scheme is worth Rs 270 crore, covering credit of Rs 49 mobile plan for 5.5 crore low-income group customers.
Both benefits will be available for Airtel prepaid customers in the coming week, the company said.
Bharti Airtel has around 34 crore mobile service customers, as per data for February.
Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has come up with a recharge pack of Rs 49 for free to as many as 5.5 crores low-income customers to help them stay connected during the pandemic.
Additionally, customers buying the Rs 79 recharge coupon will now get double the benefits, the company said.
The telecom operator said the scheme is worth Rs 270 crore, covering credit of Rs 49 mobile plan for 5.5 crore low-income group customers.
Mission o2: Samudra Sethu 2
As the second wave of Covid menance grips the country, India for the first time has reported more than 4 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Indian Navy launches Op Samudra Setu-II for shipment of oxygen-filled containers to India to augment ongoing national mission Oxygen Express. Mission deployed warships will undertake shipment of liquid Oxygen filled cryogenic containers & associated medical equipment in support of nation’s fight against COVID 19.
Two ships namely INS Kolkata & INS Talwar have entered port of Manama, Bahrain for embarking and transporting 40MT of liquid oxygen to Mumbai. Meanwhile as per official sources INS Jalashwa is enroute to Bangkok and INS Airavat to Singapore for similar mission. The Indian Railways is similarly running ‘Oxygen Express’ trains and will continue to run them over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country for a quick supply of medical oxygen.
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April 30, 2021 19:06 IST
Citizens take to the social media to seek help for oxygen cylinders, COVID-19 drugs, beds, hospitalisation, etc, amid a rampaging second wave.
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Citizens take to the social media to seek help for oxygen cylinders, COVID-19 drugs, beds, hospitalisation, etc, amid a rampaging second wave.
The Supreme Court on Friday warned State governments and police against clamping down on the spread of information or calls for help through social media from citizens affected by COVID-19.
A Special Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat said any move by any State to punish citizens who take to the social media to seek help for oxygen cylinders, COVID-19 drugs, beds, hospitalisation, etc, amid a rampaging second wave would attract contempt of court action.
Brands use social media power to amp up people’s SoS calls
April 30, 2021
Twitter popular tocrowd-source funds, too
With the country’s healthcare infrastructure severely stressed, many brands are leveraging their wide social media presence to pitch in the battle against the Covid-19 second wave. While some brands are amplifying citizens’ SoS for hospital beds or medicines, others are using their official social media handles to raise funds or spread awareness about vaccination registration.
Take Tinder India, which has changed its official Twitter handle name to “RTs are a helping hand”. For the past few days, the dating app’s official handle has been re-tweeting information on plasma donors, and ambulance and oxygen cylinder services.
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