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8,001 Janaushadhi Kendras opened as on covering all the districts of the country

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Government enhances the incentive granted to storeowners from existing Rs. 2.50 lakh to up to Rs. 5.00 lakh Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyajana (PMBJP), the Government has opened 8,001 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) as on 02.08.2021 covering all the districts of the country and aim to open about 10,500 Janaushadhi Kendras by March, 2025.  The State Governments/UT Administrations have been requested from time to time to facilitate opening of Janaushadhi Kendras in the premises of Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs)/Community Health Centers (CHCs)/Hospitals, including super specialty hospitals, by providing rent-free space within their…

Technology trends to impact the Security sector in 2021

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Technological advancement continues, however we have seen in recent years, rather than heralding the emergence of completely new technologies, the trends we see for 2021 are shaped by how and why technologies are used, and the associated implications. While the COVID-19 pandemic had taken hold in many countries before the end of 2019, few would have predicted the enormous impact it would have across the world throughout 2020. Within a short space of time, our way of life, working practices and business operations were upended. Travel restrictions, social distancing rules,…

Indian Tech Industry To Form Policy On The Right Usage of IoT

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Internet becomes more pervasive, at the same time IoT devices are being put to use by almost all sectors. The Indian telecom industry is heavily dependent on the adoption of IoT to monetise 4G, and push forward 5G trials; the automotive sector is relying on IoT for connected vehicles. The oil & gas market, nuclear, manufacturing and chemical industries are keen to leverage IoT to manage supply chains, improve efficiency and reduce costs. However, a key challenge is on how to secure the internet of things. And, in this regard,…

5G will soon be taken seriously by consumers

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A question that comes to many minds is how 5G would be different from 4G and in what ways it would improve our lives? In a country like India we need 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G since everyone does not want to shift to the smartphone. 5G is the next-generation wireless technology to take-up the speed as it is aimed to deliver up to roughly 10Gbps on a handheld device. The new technology is predicted to be capable of supporting up to a million devices per square kilometer. The present 4G…

H K Behera, President, OCF

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The past decade gave all of us an exceptional experience and opportunities in both professional and the personal front. It was a great period of learning, unlearning, skilling, success, failures and excitement and gave an opportunity to utilise our brain and soul actively like never before. The past decade also saw an influence in our professional and personal life by smart phones, business aggregation, industry 4.0, AI, 3D printing, e- mobility etc became common words during professional discussions. We also have learnt how to survive in the most hostile period…

Robotic surgery facility in Safdarjung Hospital dedicated to the Nation

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The robotic surgery facility in the Safdarjung Hospital (SJH) New Delhi was dedicated to the nation by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, here today. Safdarjang Hospital is one of the biggest tertiary care referral centre of India, under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare catering to all poor patients of uro-oncological cancers like prostate, kidney, bladder cancers and kidney failures, from different parts of country. It is also the first Central Government hospital in India to start this latest Robot Surgery facility for all…

Build brand India for services sector: Piyush Goyal

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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, said that brand India will be developed in order to promote the 12 champion services sectors. He further said that the Commerce and Industry Ministry will support different sectors in the services industry in partnership with States and formulate policies that will enable these champion sectors to grow and expand and contribute in a much more significant way to the Indian economy. The services sector will contribute USD 3 trillion out of the USD 5 trillion economy that India is…

MMTC Revenue from exports increased by 384%

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Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) declared its financial results for the half year ended on 30th September, 2019.The company has achieved revenue from operations of Rs.13176crore as against the revenue from operations of Rs.12511 crore during the corresponding period last year registering a growth of 5% over the same period last year. MMTC has posted a net profit of Rs 43.28 crore during the period as compared to the net profit of Rs.41.62 crore during the same period last year registering anincrease of 4% over the same…

Cabinet approves launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for creation and launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to create an additional source of funding for Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Central Public Financial Institutions (CPFIs) and other Government organizations. Bharat Bond ETF would be the first corporate Bond ETF in the country.

Norms of Aadhaar KYC are eased

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Norms of Aadhaar KYC are eased for opening of bank account and not for the change of address in Aadhaar, said the Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance while clarifying on Aadhaar KYC use with reference to its notification dated 13.11.2019 on amendment to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. The DoR said in a categorical statement that its notification is with regard to easing of Aadhaar KYC use for opening of the bank account for the convenience of people who often migrate from place to…