Quick notes: Reliance Jio | Clear waters...

• Zucka virus: Facebook to take 10% stake in Reliance Jio.. WeChat-style “super-app” to target online retail.. “Bringing JioMart, WhatsApp together for a seamless mobile shopping experience.” . . Can we trust FB?



• Tech platforms: Australia will compel Facebook and Google to pay media outlets for news content. . . India should learn.



• So, the Kirana store format is preferred now? Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside. . Prevents contamination by careless customers.
  
  



• Clear waters: Ganga waters at Rishikesh and Haridwar now fit for drinking. Absence of industrial effluent, sewage from hotels and lodges.



• Sunlight destroys virus quickly: Risk of transmission from surfaces outdoors is lower during daylight and under higher temperature and humidity conditions.



• China rattles sabres: Exploiting pandemic to pursue expansion in South China Sea.



• China won't write off Belt and Road debts: African countries have called for $100 billion in bailouts and debt relief caused by the Wuhan pandemic.



• First find peace within:

"If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace!"
H. W. L. Poonja pic.twitter.com/bME7MtRUgs

— Neelam (@NeelamFoT) February 16, 2020