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  • India TV appoints Puja Sethi as group editor of digital

    India TV appoints Puja Sethi as group editor of digital

    Mumbai: India TV has roped in Puja Sethi as group editor of digital. Sethi, a senior journalist and digital strategist, brings over two decades of rich experience on board. Her last stint was with Zee Digital as a group editor.

    In the past, she has held senior leadership positions at Indiatimes, Jagran New Media, and myUpchar, amongst others. Her career has evolved around broadcast, print, and digital journalism. She is an alumnus of the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College and Miranda House, Delhi University.

    In her role at India TV, she would be responsible for managing the editorial. In addition, she will focus on strategic and innovative solutions and the development of an integrated digital strategy that cuts across paid, social and search.

    On her appointment, India TV managing director Ritu Dhawan said, “We welcome Sethi to the family. We are sure she will add value to India TV’s digital ecosystem and help us attain the predetermined organisational goals.”

    “I am extremely excited to take over the role of spearheading the digital strategy for India TV. I am looking forward to expanding the reach of our digital properties and further expanding the digital portfolio,” said Sethi.

  • myUpchar promises profits from medicine e-commerce to PM CARES Fund

    myUpchar promises profits from medicine e-commerce to PM CARES Fund

    MUMBAI: Online health services company myUpchar.com will donate all profits from medicine e-commerce during the lockdown from 24 March – 14 April 2020 to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund). The three-year-old health start-up announced the decision on Sunday – a day after Shri Narendra Modi launched the people’s fund to fight COVID-19.

    “Any profit we make from the sale of medicines on www.myupchar.com during this time, we will donate to the fight against the new coronavirus,” said myUpchar.com CEO Rajat Garg.

    myUpchar is a health services provider that delivers medicines to every corner of India and provides tele-consultations with specialists in fields from gynecology to psychology. The start-up also runs home sample collection facilities in 30 cities. All of these services will remain open during the lockdown, to address the growing concerns people have around their health at this time.

    During this time, myUpchar will also release new videos and articles daily to share medically verified information about this new coronavirus. The company is also collaborating with doctors at major hospitals to give an up-to-date and holistic view to its 15 crore monthly viewers and readers of how to avoid infection, maintain social distancing and deal with the anxiety of living through a pandemic.

    COVID-19 is a highly contagious viral infection – it was deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) is a national fund for dealing with emergencies and distress situations, like the one posed by COVID-19. myUpchar is proud to be among the first to contribute to this nationwide war against COVID-19.