IPA Special
Auto Sector Slowdown Leading To Job Losses
By B. Sivaraman When a reputed global news agency like Reuters carries a news report on 6 August 2019 that since April 2019 automobile and auto component units and automobile dealers in India have laid off 350,000 workers, it is bound to send shock waves globally. India’s economic...
IMF Has To Reinvent Itself To Meet New Challenges
By K R Sudhaman International Monetary Fund, one of the two Bretton Woods Institutions to meet economic challenges in the aftermath of Global recessions of 1930’s and the Second World War is certainly at cross roads. It is now neither fully equipped nor has the financial muscle to...
Kerala Reeling Under Rain, Flood Fury
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a re-run of last year’s nightmare for Kerala. The State has, once again, been battered by torrential rains and the resultant flood fury. A stunned state administration is struggling to cope with the annual visitation of heavy downpour and flood devastation. ...
Vivo S1 now available on offline channels; specifications, details, price
Vivo S1, the latest smartphone from the Chinese smartphone maker is now available on sale in India. If you want to buy the smartphone then it is worth noting that it is currently only available offline. You can visit the nearest offline partner including Reliance Digital, Poorvika, Big C,...
WhatsApp yet to fix a flaw that allows hackers to edit or change messages
WhatsApp is yet to address a security flaw that was pointed out a year ago by Check Point, an Israeli security software firm. As per security researchers, this vulnerability could be exploited in three ways, all of which involve social engineering tactics to fool end-users. First of all, a bad actor...
Realme X Master Edition on sale via Flipkart, Realme.com: Price, offers
The Master Edition of the Realme X smartphone is currently on sale, which can be purchased via Realme.com and Flipkart. The special edition is already available via offline stores. It is pretty much the same Realme device as the standard Realme X, apart from a few design tweaks and the...
Karbonn unveils 4 new feature phones in India, prices start from Rs 700
Domestic smartphone player Karbonn Mobiles has launched four new feature phones in India. The newly launched KX3, KX25, KX26 and KX27 feature phones will be available for purchase later this month. The phones are aggressively priced between Rs 700 to Rs 1,000. Read on to know more about these features phones....
Google Pixel 4 leaks: Expected features, specifications, prices
It’s no secret that Google will be unveiling its next-generation Pixel smartphones in October. As we inch closer to the month, the barrage of Google Pixel 4 leaks just keeps growing. The latest in this list gives us an insight into the upcoming smartphones’ display and cameras. Google Pixel...
Prepaid recharge plans under Rs 300
Vodafone has recently revised its Rs 255 prepaid plan in order to attract more customers. Other telecom operators too keep on changing their plans to offer customers the best experience. Here’s a look at how prepaid recharge plans priced under Rs 300 from Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone fair...
Your video selfie may help measure your blood pressure: Report
Good news for people who have blood pressure (BP) problems, monitoring BP might one day become as easy as taking a video selfie. Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have tested a technology called transdermal optical imaging that measures blood pressure by detecting blood flow changes in smartphone-captured facial aka...
