Adversity evokes different reactions from different people. For Jaskirat Singh of Ludhiana, it led to the creation of an online service that he offered free to make life a little easier for fellow citizens in Punjab amidst the doom and gloom of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jaskirat, who is an entrepreneur, created a web-based service that enables citizens in various cities and towns of Punjab to locate government-designated shops and outlets for buying essential items. This service, essentialservices.punjab.gov.in, was much in demand during the lockdown in Punjab because only designated shops were allowed to be open. . .