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BSF rescues over 200 in Thrissur, aiding rehabilitation work
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (IANS) Besides performing their duty of guarding the country’s borders, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are also playing a crucial role in Kerala calamity where they have rescued over 200 flood-affected people.
The border guards have also been extending support to rehabilitate those residing in camps in Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram and other districts in Kerala where worst floods in nearly a century have rendered lakhs of people homeless and as many as 370 dead this monsoon season.
The Central paramilitary force, who moved to the deluge-hit Thrissur on August 10, has been preparing food in nearby camps and distributing among the needy as well as helping in the rehabilitation operation, a force statement said.
Besides, the BSF personnel, irrespective of the rank, have also been collecting and dispatching the relief material to the affected areas, said the statement, adding that “a medical unit led by an experienced BSF doctor with all necessary medicines has been dispatched”.
Rescue and relief operations are being carried out by the BSF in Maala, Moorkanikkara, Koratty, Annamanada and Chalakkudy areas of Thrissur district, led by Deputy Inspector General, BSF, Thiruvananthapuram Sector, said the statement.
BSF Commandant Ajith Kumar, who is handling a force’s unit in Thrissur, told IANS: “We have deployed our 200 personnel in administration and other duties to extend all-out support. We have so far rescued over 200 stranded people.”
Kumar said four speed boats are engaged in the rescue operations in addition to our relief operations. “Initially the speed boats were used to rescue people. Now, as the water receded, they are being used to distribute foods and other materials to the people.”
“We are also assisting people in clearing debris and mud. We are providing carpenters to help in reparing houses. Water is receding but there is lot of mud and poisonous animals like snakes coming out. People don’t want to get back to their houses because of these issues,” Kumar added.
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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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