Tech wrap: India’s first ever Facebook concert, a mural so big that you can see it from space and the gender inequality in India’s IT sector

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​World Music Day 2019 will see the first-ever live concert on Facebook in India

​World Music Day 2019 will see the first-ever live concert on Facebook in India

VH1 India and MTV beats are collaborating to bring users India’s first ever Facebook Live concert, Long Live Music, on World Music Day 2019. There will be over 40 artists performing including Aastha Gill and Arjun Kanungo over the course of 24 hours starting at midnight on June 22.

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​An Indian artist created a mural so big that you can see it from space — or on Google Maps

​An Indian artist created a mural so big that you can see it from space — or on Google Maps

A rangoli, Indian art form of floor murals, has been captured by Google satellites and can be seen from space — or using your Google Maps mobile app. The mural stretches over 250,000 square feet and took the artist 2,500 kilograms of seeds to complete.

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​India’s IT sector has nearly three times more males in the workforce than females: Report

​India’s IT sector has nearly three times more males in the workforce than females: Report

India’s IT sector only sees a female representation of 26% versus 74% of the workforce is male. A new report by the Universum shows that engineering and the IT sector at large have been actively hiring but gender equality remains a challenge for them to overcome.