Blinkit Ambulance: Free for Emergencies, Rs 2,500 for Non-Emergency Trips
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Blinkit is a company in India. It is known for fast delivery. Now it also has an ambulance service.
Blinkit's boss is Deepinder Goyal. He said something important about the ambulance service.
If someone has an emergency, the ambulance ride will be free. An emergency is when a person needs help very fast.
But if the trip is not an emergency, it will cost Rs 2,500. This is called a non-emergency trip. For example, moving a patient between two hospitals.
A doctor talked about this news. The doctor said government ambulance services are pathetic. This means very bad.
The doctor also said private ambulance services are exploitative. This means they take too much money from people.
The doctor said Blinkit's ambulance service deserves kudos. This means praise for doing something good.
Many people online talked about this news. They shared their own ideas about ambulance services in India.
Vocabulary15 words
- ambulance
- a vehicle that takes sick people to hospital fast
- emergency
- a bad situation that needs help right away
- non-emergency
- not a very urgent situation
- pathetic
- very bad; not good at all
- exploitative
- taking too much from someone; unfair
- kudos
- praise for something good
- service
- help that a company gives to people
- patient
- a sick person who needs care
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- charge
- to ask for money for something
- free
- costing no money
- cost
- the money needed to pay for something
- announce
- to tell people important news
- government
- the group that runs a country
- private
- owned by a person or company, not the government
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1. Rs 2,500 2. Yes 3. They are pathetic
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Blinkit is a company in India. It is known for fast delivery. Now it also has an _____ service.
Blinkit's boss is Deepinder Goyal. He said something important about the _____ service.
If someone has an _____, the ambulance ride will be free.
But if the trip is not an emergency, it will _____ Rs 2,500.
A doctor talked about this news. The doctor said government ambulance services are _____.
The doctor also said private ambulance services are _____.
The doctor said Blinkit's ambulance service deserves _____.
Many people online talked about this news. They shared their own ideas about ambulance services in _____.
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