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Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian said that the Health Department is working on an application that will list the names of regular blood donors at different locations of the state. He said that in 2021, 3.4 lakh units of blood was donated, where every unit helps four persons. However, he said that the current amount of donors is not sufficient. Also, more blood banks will reportedly be installed soon.

WhatsApp users may soon be able to react to others' Stories with a new 'Quick Reactions' feature. This would let the users express their emotions to WhatsApp Stories using hand-clapping emojis, folded hands emojis, etc. As of now, it is not known if a user would be able to customize their emoji settings, or if the list of emojis available would be pre-determined.

IIT-Delhi graduate Meet Singhal along with his two friends has started building Stamurai app in 2019 to help those who are suffering from stammering and stuttering. The app has 60,000 downloads and offers 30 tools out of which five are free to use. “This app is like a home practice school for you and is relevant for all age groups,” said Singhal. Besides, Singhal is also a patient of stuttering.

West Bengal govt has launched a COVID Vaccine Related app which allows people to book an appointment for the vaccination However, this app is essentially released to reduce long queues. Users can send a message 'Hi' to 8335999000 for appointment and will get an instant reply asking name, age, gender, locality and municipality details. WB is the first State to lanch the app for convience of the people.

Social entrepreneur and founder of Thinksharp Foundation (TSF) Santosh Phad has launched a free app to overcome the rural-urban educational divide and pandemic-induced school dropouts. In the absence of physical classes, the app ‘Digi Library’ yields quality books on diverse topics for class four and above students belonging to lower economic settings. Reportedly, 1,000 plus school children across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar… read-more