Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The Covid-19 outbreak has created unique situations in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown on Tuesday to curb the spread of coronavirus.
This unprecedented situation has called for unprecedented solutions. The lockdown has caused a sudden surge in consumption of media via mobile networks.
Not only social media companies like Instagram and Facebook, but even dedicated video streaming applications are witnessing high demand.
The Digital Industry giants like Disney India, Netflix India, Facebook, Google, Amazon Prime Video conducted a virtual meeting to look for solutions to the problem.