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by Priya J Kochi, September 1, 2021 :   Wonderla Holidays Ltd., India’s leading amusement park chain, is reopening Wonderla Kochi from today, September 1, 2021.   As part of the reopening initiative, Wonderla  Kochi  is extending a limited period offer for the visitors to enjoy a fun-filled day at the park for just Rs. 799 (inclusive of GST).   As per the Government guidelines, Wonderla Kochi will be open only on Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am onwards.   For better safety, one of the prerequisites for visiting Wonderla Kochi is ensuring that the visitors get vaccinated with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at least two weeks in advance. Wonderla also urges you to carry a negative RT- PCR certification taken 72 hours prior, attached with the COVID-19 positive report, if any, at all times. Children may accompany adults who fulfill any of the above mentioned criteria. Following the social distancing protocols,   Wonderla encourages visitors to book their entry tickets in advance t

by Priya J Bengaluru, Friday September ,2021:  Blindness is a major cause of concern around the world today . In India, an estimated 20 lakh people suffer from blindness caused by damages to the cornea, the clear transparent outer layer of the eye. More than a quarter of the cases of corneal blindness can be resolved if transplantations are done without delay.  Just like any other body organ, the cornea of the eye can also be donated after death.  “With tens of thousands of corneal blindness cases being added every year to the existing burden, the annual demand for corneal transplantations is on the rise and to meet this dearth, the public needs to be educated on eye donation.  On this National Eye Donation Fortnight let us highlight the importance of pledging our eyes ,” says,  Dr. Archana S , Regional Head- Clinical Services, Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital, Karnataka .  He further adds that  Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital offers the unique PDEK procedure where a single donated eye can rend

New real-time data platform scales to meet 30% growth in demand for IPL by Priya J New Delhi, 6 th  September 2021:  Aerospike  Inc.  today announced its partnership with Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, to scale and meet requirements to handle millions of online users during the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Powered by the Aerospike Real-time Data Platform, and deployed as a fully cloud managed service on AWS, Dream11 has improved performance, scale, availability and elasticity - while reducing the total cost of its online fantasy sports service. Aerospike’s Real-time Data Platform powers real-time, hyperscale and data-hungry applications with predictable performance. By eliminating many of the tradeoffs of traditional database approaches, Aerospike makes it possible for companies to quickly ingest and process vast amounts of data from multiple sources at massive scale—with up to 80% less infrastructure typically required. Aveekshith Bushan, Regional Di

Nationwide school-level coding competition, Code2Win, for students of Classes I to XII. Split into 3 levels – “primary (for classes 1-4)”, “middle (for classes 5-8)” and “senior (for classes 9-12)”, the top three winners in each category from each school will get to show their skills at the National Level. by Priya J  New Delhi, 6 th  September, 2021:  Eupheus Learning, India’s leading ed-tech company is inviting students from class I to XII for a National Coding Competition  “Code2Win,”  being held in partnership with RoboGarden Inc., a Canadian ed-tech company .  Code2Win begins from  1 st  September 2021  and concludes on  20 th  November 2021. One of the significant reforms through the Ministry of Education’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is the introduction of coding classes for students from class 6 onwards. This kind of exposure at such young age will help students to understand technology from a different perspective. And this competition is aligned with this mandate to