Coronavirus outbreak: Productivity, educational apps come to the rescue

As more and more businesses allow employees to work from home, productivity, education and gaming apps have seen an increase in downloads in India this week. According to data sourced from mobile analytics and intelligence firm Sensor Tower, early trends show an increase in the download numbers for Microsoft Teams, video conferencing platform Zoom, and Google Hangouts Meet.  

Technology firms and start-ups are making the most of available resources to ensure employees are connected and productive while they work from home. E-commerce firm Flipkart had asked staff at Bengaluru to work offsite. The firm is promoting the use of video