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VOLUME I | Issue 01 | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2020 US 50C
AmERIcANNewsline
10 MAY 15, 2020
IIT Alumni Council NEW YORK | NEW JERSEY | WASHINGTON DC | CALIFORNIA | CHICAGO | TEXAS | FLORIDA | GEORGIA | TORONTO | BRAZIL
South AmericA NewS
launches India’s first Covid-19 On Mother’s Day,
a Brazilian woman sends
Test Bus in Mumbai her love to her doctor son
with Indian food uu 24
BuSiNeSS eYe
our BurEau Lockdown puts India’s
BIG
Mumbai digital payments on freeze BIG
n Maharashtra Day, as restaurant revenue takes
the first Covid19 Test a big hit uu 28
Obus was flagged off in STORY
Mumbai by Shri Aditya Thac- SPortS uu 4
keray , Minister of Tourism &
Environment and Shri Rajesh COVID-19 CrIsIs
Tope, Heath Minister , Govt
of Maharashtra. The Bus is an Modi’s $266 B
initiative by the C19 Taskforce
of IIT Alumni Council that
was brought to life with sup- Masterstroke !
port from the Health Depart-
ment of MCGM, Dr. Muffazal Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a $ 266 billion package aimed
Lakadawala and Krsnaa Diag- Slowly and safely, BCCI takes at making India self-reliant. Modi also plans to bring in several reforms to
nostics Private Limited. steps to restart cricket uu 34 revive the Indian economy hit by the nationwide spread coronavirus disease
The Covid19 pandemic in
and the prolonged lockdown. Will this stimulus change the face of India?
India is throwing up challenges
relating to detecting, prevent-
ing and treating the disease.
In a country of 1.3 billion peo-
ple, a pandemic such as this
necessitates solutions that are
affordable, accurate as well as
scalable to millions. In the ab-
sence of any proven treatment,
there is a desperate need for
increased levels of testing, par-
ticularly in clusters or contain- NA NA Amardeep Singh released
NA
NA
ment zones. Covid19 Test Bus IIT Alumni Council
facilitates access to affordable NEWSLINE launches India’s first Covid-19 NEWSLINE on $50,000 bond in
and rapid testing to people in uu 10 Test Bus in Mumbai uu 12 price-gouging case
dense urban areas whilst at the
same time isolating doctors
and facilitating large scale test-
ing during the monsoons.
“The IIT Alumni Coun- global IIT Alumni for this fight. tion. We chose Mumbai as the by partner organizations led by
cil has taken a pro-active The Covid 19 Test Bus is based launch location given the rela- IIT alumni. The Kodoy archi-
approach to supporting the on indigenous technology and tively high number of cases in tecture involves E-vehicles for
Government’s efforts in fight- to the best of our knowledge, the city”, said Ravi Sharma, sample selection & telemedi-
ing the Covid 19 challenge. is the first vehicle of its kind in President , IIT Alumni Council. cine, algorithm based pooled
We have acted swiftly and set the world with onboard genetic The IIT C19 Test Bus is genetic testing and indigenous
up the IIT C19 Task Force to testing, AI based teleradiology based on the indigenous Kodoy megalabs capable of upto five
channelize the energies of the and contactless sample collec- Technology Stack and executed Continued at next page... >>
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38 MAY 22, 2020 24 MAY 15, 2020
Covid-19: Air India flies Canadian citizens on Mother’s day, a Brazilian woman sends
home; to bring back stranded Indians tonight her love to her doctor son with Indian food
There are nearly three lakh Indians in Canada, according to estimates,
and the five Air India flights that have been scheduled from Vancouver and Toronto will take more Dr Guilherme, who works in the ICU unit of Covid-19 center in a são Paulo hospital,
than 1400 of those with “compelling” reasons back to India. began to love Indian food when he went to study in Boston in 2012
Our BurEau FlorENCIa CosTa been like this at home. Food for
us is a demonstration of affec-
Toronto his is one of those excit- tion. Sometimes it is more for
ing stories that arise in
the soul than for giving energy
he first Air India aircraft Tmoments of profound to the body ”, said Gal, in an in-
carrying Canadians of In-
Tdian origin back to the sadness, such as the Coronavi- terview with BECO DA INDIA.
rus pandemic. It’s a story about
But she did not explain any
country landed at Vancouver In- food that will warm the hearts of this to Vijay, who wrote what
ternational Airport on Tuesday of many people. How food is came to his Indian heart, from
afternoon. The flight will return to love -- and Indians have known a father, also is in agony as he is
New Delhi on Wednesday night this for thousands of years. It far from his two children and his
as the first-ever rescue mission for is a love story, but also a story wife, Deepali, the chef at Samo-
Indians stranded in Canada due about longing for a mother and sa & Company. Deepali went to
to the Covid-19 pandemic begins. father, distant from the son who India to visit his family shortly
Describing the flight’s arrival is at the front of a battle. It is a before the mandatory social iso-
as a “historic first”, India’s Con- story about empathy in times lation was declared in India and
sulate in Vancouver in British Co- of pandemic. It is a story about it which continues today.
lumbia said the repatriation flight solidarity, regardless of their na- “Dr Guilherme, this is a
will commence on May 20. tionality. This story happened in pleasant surprise sent by your
India’s High Commissioner to the first week of April – a blend mother and father from Salva-
Ottawa Ajay Bisaria tweeted that of Brazilian and Indian ingredi- dor. Your mother asked me to
he was “delighted” to welcome The first Air India flight carrying Canadians of Indian-origin landed in Vancouver on Tuesday and will fly back ents. maria learnt about indian food when she visited her son in Boston convey this: Dear son, you are
the first Vande Bharat Mission very special to both of us. Mom
flight to Canada. He added that Indians stranded in Canada on its return journey. (Photo Credit: Consulate General of India in Vancouver / Twitter) Maria das Graças is a re- A few years ago, Maria das she knew that her son had been and Dad love you very much. We
Passengers arriving in Can-
the flight was full as it also brought with “compelling” reasons back and Hyderabad, respectively. On Graças, nicknamed Gal, used on a very long and tense shift are proud parents to be blessed
Indo-Canadians home. “Hope to India. The flight from Vancou- May 24, another flight will depart ada are expected to enter man- tired nurse who lives in to prepare Indian dishes for her the night before and after lunch with a child like you. Take care
to bring every citizen home in ver will cover Delhi and Amrit- from Vancouver for Bengaluru datory self-isolation for a period son that she learned from You- he would run back to the hospi- and enjoy your favorite Indian
these and future flights,” he said. salvador (Bahia). In re- tube. But now, how to take care tal trench. She knows well what food. Son, I love you so much.
Family members of some of sar. It will be followed by flights and Hyderabad, while the last of 14 days, and those returning to
cent times, she and her of the child being so far away? it is to take care of people: Gal Your mother, ”wrote Vijay.
those who arrived in Vancou- from Toronto on May 21 and 22 planned trip, from Toronto on India will also be placed in quar- husband José Maria Mag- One fine day, Gal had an idea: was also a health professional, a Guilherme received the
that will take passengers to Del- May 25, will go to Ahmedabad antine for that period and then
ver thanked the Indian Gov- tested for Covid-19. she searched Google Earth for nurse in the ICU for newborns. food, amazed. He took a picture
ernment and Air India for the hi and Amritsar, and Bengaluru and Jaipur. navitta Filho have been an Indian restaurant that was But Gal had a special re- of the dishes and sent it to his
flight. Gobind Shergill tweet- very agonized because close to where her son lives, in quest for Vijay. In addition to mother via WhatsApp. “When
ed that his wife had arrived, ICCr Celebration of World Culture day on 21 May 2020 Pinheiros. She found Samo- the food she asked him to put a Gui (Guilherme) went to throw
and that she was “very im- their son Guilherme, 28, sa & Company, which she and little note in the package: “With away the lunch boxe after eat-
pressed by all the safety mea- Our BurEau President ICCR will make India’s first Education Minister. works as a doctor at the her husband did not know, but love, from Dad and Mom”. In ing the food, he forgot a piece
sures taken by all authorities.” the opening remarks followed Its objectives are to actively par- ICU of hospital das Clíni- called and spoke to the owner, the note, but she didn’t have the ate, but there was no way. He
is quite famous in the city. Gal fact, Gal had a lot more to say in of bread inside, he was desper-
The Vande Bharat Mission is Toronto
by Dr Morandi’s oration. Sec- ticipate in the formulation and
the Indian government’s repatri- CCR is celebrating the retary, Ayush will be present on implementation of policies and cas in são Paulo, the epi- Vijay Bavaskar. Since March, courage to ask Vijay everything had to leave the bread there, of
ation programme to bring back World Culture Day on 21 the occasion. The live-streaming programmes pertaining to In- his restaurant has been taking because she was embarrassed; course, he didn’t take it back ”,
Indians stranded abroad due to IMay 2020. On this occasion, of the event is scheduled on 21 dia’s external cultural relations; center of Covid 19. Guil- only orders for delivery. Gal she didn’t know him personal- she laughed. “I was succinct on
the Covid-19 pandemic. the third Pandit Deendayal Up- May at 1500 Indian Time on IC- to foster and strengthen cultur- herme, who is passionate explained his story to Vijay and ly. She left the message just like the note because I didn’t know
There are nearly three lakh adhyay Memorial International CR’s FB live, Twitter live, You- al relations and mutual under- ordered samosa (Indian potato that. Vijay. But he ended up sending
Indians in Canada, according to Oration will be organised online Tube live and Instagram live. standing between India and oth- about Indian cuisine and pastry), Navratan Korma (vege- What she didn’t know is that, a bigger note, expressing ev-
estimates, and the five Air India by ICCR on “Ayurveda and its The Indian Council for Cul- er countries; to promote cultural vegetarian, lives alone in tables with sauce), naan bread, as a good Indian, Vijay also sees erything I thought, without my
flights that have been scheduled relevance today” by Dr. Antonio tural Relations (ICCR) was exchanges with other countries basmati rice and chutney. She food as a show of affection and having said it. When I saw the
from Vancouver and Toronto Morandi, a renowned Ayurveda founded in 1950 by Maulana and people, and to develop rela- the city. asked for the delivery to be on knows very well that a mother’s note, I started to cry, ”said Gal,
will take more than 1400 of those expert from Italy. Abul Kalam Azad, independent tions with nations. April 5, exactly at noon, because love is infinite. “It has always Continued at next page... >>
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