Month: July 2021

Yuvraj Singh’s Foundation YouWeCan and Accenture Add 120 Critical Care Beds to Government General Hospital in Nizamabad

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Under its #Mission1000Beds initiative, YouWeCan Foundation run by international cricketing icon Yuvraj Singh has set up 120 Critical Care Unit (CCU) beds at Government Medical College & General Hospital in Nizamabad, Telangana with financial support from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Funds contributed by Accenture have also been used by YouWeCan Foundation to provide a variety of medical equipment such as BiPAP machines, ICU ventilators, patient monitors, crash carts and oxygen cylinders to the hospital. The facility was inaugurated virtually by Yuvraj Singh, today in the presence Telangana Home Minister Mr. Mahmood Ali and…

Acer leads the way for PC Gaming in India

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SANJEEV MEHTANI Country Manager- Sales, Acer India PC gaming is turning out to be a favourable choice among millennial gaming enthusiasts, and this shift can be attributed to factors such as quality of gameplay, affordability, availability of high-end hardware and software, and improved internet bandwidth. Hence, the best PC games getting more demanding and more comprehensive than ever. PC with the best processors and graphics cards, reliable and highperformance laptops is a must in today’s gaming industry. In terms of gamers today, we not only have a strong community of…

Parliamentary panel to take up the case for reviewing Pegasus spying

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Since the beginning of the monsoon session, both Houses have seen repeated disruptions as opposition parties have been demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said the Parliamentary panel on Information Technology will question government officials on allegations that Indian politicians, journalists were targeted using Pegasus spyware.   He asserted that it is the “most important issue” for many members of the committee. “Parliament is not functioning because of this issue. People are anxious to find out about this,” he added.   The 32-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT is scheduled to…

Facebook to come out with new team to gear a metaverse company in next 5 yrs

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Facebook is creating a product team to work on the “metaverse,” a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, over the next five years said, CEO Mark Zuckerberg.   Facebook, the world’s largest social network, has invested heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality, developing hardware such as its Oculus VR headsets and working on AR glasses and wristband technologies. It has also bought a bevy of VR gaming studios, including BigBox VR. It has about 10,000 employees working on virtual reality, The Information reported in…

Covishield gives 93% protection against COVID-19, 98% against death, as per IFMC

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Covishield vaccine gives 93% protection against COVID-19 and 98% protection from mortality, a new study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) during the second wave has shown.   Addressing a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul presented findings of the study which was conducted on 15 lakh doctors and frontline workers.   “Protection to the extent of 93 per cent was seen (in people who were administered the Covishield vaccine) and this was during the second wave which was driven by the Delta variant… also 98 per cent mortality reduction was seen,”…

World’s fastest train debuts in China

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State-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) recently unveiled the world’s fastest train – the Maglev. Maglev” is an abbreviation of “magnetic levitation.” Developed by the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, it’s considered the world’s fastest train.   The train appears to be “floating” thanks to an electromagnetic force that sends it gliding above the tracks. A maglev bullet train that can reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour (373 miles per hour) has made its debut in Qingdao, China.    Liang Jianying, deputy general manager and chief engineer…

Union WCD Minister, Smriti Irani Launches 24/7 Helpline for Women Affected by Violence

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With the objective of further improving safety and security of women across the nation and in line with Union Government’s efforts towards overall betterment of women, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani today inaugurated the National Commission for Women’s 24/7 helpline number – 7827170170. The helpline aims to provide 24/7 online support to women affected by violence through referral by linking them with appropriate authorities such as police, hospitals, District Legal Service Authority, psychological services etc.   Inaugurating the helpline virtually, Union WCD Minister…

Measures taken to facilitate digital banking

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The Government has taken a number of steps to facilitate digital banking, doorstep banking services and digital lending platforms. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.   Key Highlights of the Minister statements:   Initiation of digital lending has been made contactless through PSBloansin59 minutes.com, using triangulation of credit bureau, income-tax and goods and services tax (GST) data, to provide online in principle approval for MSME loans.   Online bill discounting for MSMES has…

COVID vaccination dramatically reduces infection, finds AFMS study

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Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) published the Vaccine effectiveness among healthcare and frontline Workers of Indian Armed Forces (VIN-WIN) cohort study in Medical Journal Armed Forces India, a peer reviewed scientific journal on July 27, 2021. The study highlights the impact of protection against COVID-19 by COVISHIELD vaccine by analysing the effect on fresh infections and deaths. According to the study, there was a 93 per cent reduction in fresh infections and the deaths were reduced by 98 per cent. It is possibly the largest study worldwide on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness,…

New Technologies in Agriculture Sector

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National Agricultural Research System coordinated at the apex level by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)/ Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), comprises of 98 Agricultural Research Institutes, 5 Deemed Universities and 3 Central Agricultural Universities besides 63 State Agricultural Universities, 4 Universities with Agriculture Faculty and 82 All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs)/Network projects mandated for developing, testing and refining new technologies in agriculture sector. To provide information about these technologies to the farmers, Government has established a network of 725 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) at district…