NoPaperForms has been inducted into the Emerge 50 list of 2020 by The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).

Gurugram, India –

Every year, NASSCOM evaluates over 500 companies to select the creme de la creme of the Indian Software and Product Industry. Emerge 50 is one among India’s most prestigious & prominent awards in the tech space. The awards are synonymous with high calibre and innovative software products companies and many of past winners have gone on to become unicorns. 

NoPaperForms provides institutions with a comprehensive suite of products that help them digitise, streamline, and scale their processes. The Enrolment Automation Platform helps institutions digitise the end to end admission process, from enquiry to enrolment.

“The Emerge 50 award validates our continued effort to create a powerful and robust platform for institutions” said Naveen Goyal, Founder and CEO NoPaperForms. “The award is particularly rewarding given NASSCOM’s rigorous assessment process which has both quantitative and qualitative parameters and the final decision was determined by a panel of independent judges composed of industry experts & veterans.”

“Being part of the Emerge 50 has been a shot in the arm for this fast growing company. The recognition is the validation of our first class product prowess as well as the tremendous market potential in EdTech that we are poised to tap in the coming years,” he further added.

Commenting on the meteoric rise of the company, Suraj Sapra, the Chief Strategy Officer said, “What began as a response to the diverse and haphazard admission process of academic institutions, is now the most loved platform in the country. The response to NoPaperForms’ slew of products that constitute the entire admission automation platform from enquiry to a virtual post application process, has been tremendous. The company that began in 400 sq. feet space with a single digit team three years ago, has over 7 offices all over the country now and 200+ finest tech, product, and marketing minds work to create a stream of fine products.”

The newest offering from NoPaperForms’ stable is “UniApply” through which the company seeks to expand its reach from higher education to school education, where the possibilities and potential are humongous. Fortified by two back to back acquisitions as well as an organic growth plan, NoPaperForms is poised to scale newer geographies as well as verticals within the EdTech space.

For More Information, please contact:

Ritvij Pathak | Manager – Growth and Strategy (NoPaperForms) | +91-8826 005 770 | [email protected]

About NoPaperForms :

NoPaperForms is the country’s largest Enrolment Automation Platform that is loved and trusted by over 300 institutions across the country and the world. NoPaperForms’ awarding winning product suite and solutions enable and equip admission and marketing teams across institutions to prime their admissions for success in all aspects: conversions, returns, and efficiency. Headquartered in Gurugram, the company has its offices in 6 other cities including Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Ahmedabad.

For more information visit nopaperforms.com

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Apple announces new MacBook Air with M1, which also persists in New MacBook Pro and Mac Mini.

Tech giant Apple in a event on Tuesday, unveiled three new segregation of hardware: the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and the Mac Mini. Every one of them pack the organization’s new silicon chip known as the M1.

At USD 999, the new MacBook Air accompanies a 13-inch Retina display, Touch ID, and longer battery life. Then again, the 13-inch MacBook Pro will cost USD 1,299, Dynamic cooling, and as long as 20 hours of video playback. During the event Apple has additionally presented another item – Mac Mini.

The Mac Mini line includes Apple’s new uniquely designed M1 chip for increased performance. Apple said that the new CPU is multiple times faster than the previous model. The graphics are likewise multiple times faster, which may help in a smooth video game experience.

Additionally, Apple made sure that the new Mac Mini has two USB-C ports that help Thunderbolt.

The Mac Mini beginnings at USD 699, a USD100 decrease from the last model’s starting price.

Close by the uncovers of another MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, the Mac Mini was additionally presented. All the tree items utilize Apple’s restrictive M1 chip & available for pre-request now and will dispatch one week from now.

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India gifts 20 trained military horses, 10 mine detection dogs to Bangladesh, trained by Remount and Veterinary Corps of Indian Army.

North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) –

In an offer to fortify ties between New Delhi and Dhaka, the Indian Army here on Tuesday gifted 20 fully prepared military horses and 10 mine identification dogs to Bangladesh Army.

These horses and dogs were prepared by the Remount and Veterinary Corps of Indian Army. The Indian Army has additionally prepared Bangladesh Army staff for training and dealing with these expert dogs and horses. “Towards further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries in general and between the two Armies in particular, the Indian Army gifted 20 fully trained military horses and 10 mine detection dogs to Bangladesh Army,” the Indian Army proclamation read.

“India’s partnership with Bangladesh stands out as a role model in the region for good neighbourly relations. With this gesture, the bond which two countries share is expected to grow even stronger,” the statement added.

The Indian Army delegation was driven by Major General Narinder Singh Khroud, Chief of Staff of Brahmastra Corps while the Bangladesh Army Delegation was driven by Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir, who is Commanding the Jessore based Division.

The introduction service was held at Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) on the India – Bangladesh Border. Brigadier JS Cheema from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka was additionally present at the function.

“The performance of military dogs in the Indian Army has been commendable. We are always ready to extend our assistance to a friendly country like Bangladesh in issues concerning security. When it comes to security, the dogs have proven their mettle,” a senior Army official was quoted in the statement as saying.

“The dogs which have been handed over, are extremely effective in mine detection and contraband items,” the official stated.

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The study portrays workers who have job issues and financial insecurity, they happen to not follow rules for COVID-19

Laborers encountering job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) rules for COVID-19, for example, physical distancing, limiting trips from home and washing hands, as per a Washington State University study.

The scientists, who reviewed 745 laborers in 43 states, additionally found that state unemployment benefits and COVID-19 policies affected the connection between economic concerns and compliance with COVID-19 precautions. The examination shows that a scarcity mindset can assume a part in how well individuals can focus on responding to the pandemic, said Tahira Probst, a WSU psychology professor and lead author in the study published recently online in the Journal of Applied Psychology.

“We all have a finite set of resources at our disposal, whether it’s money, time or social support, and individuals who have fewer of those resources appear less able to enact the CDC-recommended guidelines,” said Probst. “The extent to which economic stressors will impact that behaviour is in part a function of where we live. Having a fallback, a strong safety net to catch you, seemed to help mitigate the risk factors of job insecurity that was otherwise associated with less adherence to the guidelines.”

In states with lower unemployment benefits, job insecurity was related with a 7% decrease in consistence with COVID-19 prevention behaviours.

State-forced COVID-19 mandates also had positive effect on compliance but seemed to primarily benefit financially secure workers more. In states that had fewer limitations on behaviour that could spread the disease, laborers were more averse to follow the CDC’s suggestions, regardless of whether the respondents were monetarily secure or insecure.

However, in states with a stronger response, including measures, for example, stay-at-home requests and closing down insignificant organizations, monetarily secure representatives had 13% higher enactment of the prevention behaviours compared to workers who felt more financially insecure.

These distinctions could have critical general wellbeing implications, the authors argue, since research proposes that even humble decreases in social contacts among grown-ups can lessen disease and inevitable death rates.

“It’s important to acknowledge as a society that there are certain segments of the population, namely the economically secure, that are better equipped to follow the CDC recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said Probst. “This is a red flag since precarious work and financial strain can also co-occur with other COVID-19 risk factors and pre-existing health disparities.”

The researchers enrolled survey participants utilizing Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, an online crowdsourcing platform. The authors acknowledge that the demographics of that example slanted more male, 62%, and more college-educated, 68%, than the overall US population, which is around 50% male and 35% college-educated. However, utilizing the platform permitted the analysts to overview gatherings of laborers speaking to most states in the US. The respondents’ middle family pay of $50,000-$59,000 was additionally near that of the United States’ middle of $60,293.

The information for this examination were gathered in April, the month after the World Health Organization authoritatively announced the pandemic on March 11. Probst and her associates are proceeding to catch up with this overview bunch each 1-2 months to gather a sum of seven rushes of review information. The analysts are hoping to check whether the abberations identified with monetary pressure and defensive practices convert into more prominent COVID-19 disease rates.

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Spotify to launch subscription podcast service that offers access to original shows or exclusive episodes.

Audio streaming application Spotify seems, by all accounts, to be keen on launching a subscription podcast service that would offer admittance to unique shows or selective episodes for a monthly fee.

The potential services was described in a survey conveyed through Spotify’s application, which was reported on by Andrew Wallenstein. The survey describes at least four potential membership webcast plans, going from USD 3 to USD 8 every month.

The cheapest plan would include “access to exclusive interviews and episodes,” but would still include ads. The most expensive plan would include access to “high-quality original content,” early access to some episodes, and no platform-inserted ads. None of these plans would include access to Spotify’s premium music subscription.

A spokesperson for Spotify indicated that the survey should not be taken as concrete product plans. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of surveys in an effort to improve our user experience. Some of those end up paving the path for our broader user experience and others serve only as important learnings. We have no further news to share on future plans at this time,” said the spokesperson.

That means there’s no guarantee that Spotify will follow through with launching any of the described services. Companies often survey customers about potential new products and may shape their plans based on the results. But the fact that Spotify is surveying users means that it’s likely considering launching some sort of subscription podcast plan, even if it doesn’t necessarily end up taking any of the exact forms described here.

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