Headspace to offer free subscription to students of select IITs, IIMs
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Headspace, which operates a meditation app, on Tuesday said it will provide six-month unlimited access for students enrolled in select IITs and IIMs. The move follows similar efforts in the US and the UK, where Headspace provides free access to over 1,200 hours of meditation and mindfulness content to students. "This partnership marks the beginning of a broader effort by Headspace to engage with Indian members across various communities and provide easy access to mental health care. This will be augmented by outreach to key mental health professionals across the country to facilitate mental health conversations on campuses," a statement said. With the student community facing a unique set of cha ZCZC PRI GEN INT .KUALALUMPUR FGN27 MALAYSIA-GLOVES-DELIVERIES World's top glove maker: virus outbreak will slow deliveries Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (AP) Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, said Tuesday it expects a two to four week delay in deliveries after more than 2,000 workers at its factories were infected by the coronavirus, raising the possibility of supply disruptions during the pandemic. Top Glove said it has temporarily stopped production at 16 factories in Klang, a town outside Kuala Lumpur, since November 17 to screen workers, with its remaining 12 facilities in the area operating at much reduced capacities. The government on Monday ordered 28 Top Glove factories in Klang to shut down in stages to allow workers to undergo screening and mandatory quarantine after 2,453 factory workers tested positive for COVID-19. The health ministry reported 1,511 more cases in the area on Tuesday, but didn't say how many were factory workers. The cluster contributed to a record daily high of 2,188 cases nationwide, bringing Malaysia's total cases to 58,847. The cluster in the Klang area is currently the most active in the country with 4,036 cases. Top Glove says it produces about 90 billion rubber gloves a year, about one quarter of the world's supply, and exports to 195 countries. It has seen profits soar amid rising demand for its products due to the pandemic. ?We expect delays in some deliveries by about two to four weeks, as well as a longer lead time for orders, and estimate a possible 3 per cent impact on projected annual sales for financial year 2021," Top Glove said in a statement. ?To minimize the impact on our customers, we are allocating sales orders to unaffected factories and rescheduling deliveries where possible," it said, without elaborating. It said it is working closely with the authorities and implementing stringent health measures, including daily disinfection of the workers' dormitories and its factories. Top Glove reportedly has about 13,000 workers at its 28 factories in Klang. It employs a total of 21,000 workers in its 41 factories in Malaysia and six others in Thailand, Vietnam and China.(AP) RUP RUP RUP RUP 11242114 NNNN The story has been taken from a news agency
