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                            North  The Indian Eye                               VOLUME I | Issue 06 | FRIDAY | MAY 15 | 2020  US 50C
                                                                                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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                                 The Indian Eye                                      South  The Indian Eye
                            CanadaNewsline                                          AmERIcANNewsline
                       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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