Google Assistant to help book shots; GPay to support Hinglish
The Hindu
U.S. tech major unveils a slew of India-first features
Google on Thursday made a slew of announcements for the India market, including Google Assistant-enabled vaccine booking, introduction of ‘Hinglish’ language on Google Pay, and a partnership with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for a ₹110-crore financial assistance to micro-enterprises.
“Across people, businesses, and institutions, the outbreak of COVID-19 has catapulted India’s adoption of digital to unprecedented levels,” Sanjay Gupta, country head & vice president, Google India, said at the seventh edition of ‘Google for India’.
Google is piloting its first-ever Google Assistant-enabled, end-to-end vaccine booking flow in India that would guide users through the process of booking a vaccination appointment on the CoWIN website with voice guidance in eight Indian languages at each step.
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