Day: 17 February 2023

Indian Staffing Federation member companies add 1.92 lakh new flexi jobs in 2022

Vijay Raman

·         Oct-Dec 2022 quarter witnessed a QoQ growth of 0.8% in new flexi jobs ·         Growth of 16.2% observed in Oct-Dec 2022 as compared to same quarter in 2021 ·         ISF member companies represent over 13.8 lakh flexi staffing workers, including East India ·         Indian Staffing Federation unveils Flexi Staffing Employment Report for Oct-Dec 2022   The latest Flexi Staffing Employment Growth report from the Indian Staffing Federation has revealed that in 2022 its member companies contributed an impressive 1.92 lakh new flexi jobs to India's formal employment sector. It's…

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India has crossed a landmark milestone in its eHealth journey

Vijay Raman

“eSanjeevani is a revolution in the health sector of the country. India has crossed a landmark milestone in its eHealth journey. The Government of India’s national telemedicine platform – eSanjeevani- registered another landmark by providing teleconsultation services to 10 crore beneficiaries.” This was stated by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.     Further appreciating the healthcare services being provided through the digital platform of tele-consultation, Dr Mandaviya noted that 100.11 million patients were served at 115,234 Health & Wellness Centres (as spokes) through 15,731 hubs…

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Internovo Ventures acquires Fintech Startup Mera Cashier

Vijay Raman

Internovo Ventures Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between the family office of financial services veteran Karan Desai and Akshay Srivastava, Founder, DSFX Technologies, has acquired the rights to Mera Cashier, a technology platform offering “khata” solutions to small merchants across India.   Mera Cashier was conceptualised and launched by three entrepreneurs, Suneel Kumar, Sucharita Reddy and Gaurav Tomar in 2019, to help small merchants digitise their daily transaction records and help monitor their credit sales more efficiently. The platform eliminates the manual registers maintained by the merchants and keeps a…

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Doordarshan’s 24X7 service started in Himachal

Vijay Raman

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the 24-hour telecast service of Doordarshan Kendra, Shimla yesterday. With that the Himachal Doordarshan Kendra Shimla will now provide services to the people of Himachal Pradesh 24/7 from today. The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Sukhwinder Singh was the Guest of Honour on the occasion while Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Mukesh Agnihotri, Member Parliament, Shimla Shri Suresh Kashyap and CEO, Prasar Bharati , Shri Gaurav Dwivedi were also present there.   While addressing the gathering the Shri…

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Indian Railways’ Production Units on fast tracks

Vijay Raman

85 electric locomotives produced in this FY 2022-23 up to 31st January 4,175 LHB coaches produced in this FY 2022-23 up to 31st January Indian Railways’ Production Units are on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23. Indian Railways’ Production Units i.e. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) at Varanasi, Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) at Patiala, have produced 785 electric locomotives in FY 2022-23 till 31st January. Indian Railways' Coach production units have ramped up LHB coach production by manufacturing 4,175 LHB coaches in FY…

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Now, a unique non-cytotoxic nanocomposite coating to prevent post-surgical infections

Vijay Raman

A newly developed nanocomposite coating can inhibit biofilm formation and also kill attached bacteria, thereby helping tackle growing post-operative infections, a common occurrence these days due to antibiotic resistance in bacteria,   These post-operative surgical site infections (SSIs), which according to WHO, affect 11 percent of patients in low and middle-income countries, are caused by the development of biofilms (groups of bacteria growing in formation that are highly resistant to antibiotics) on the incision site or in the soft tissue inside the site. The biofilm matrix, which may come from…

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Akshdeep Singh, Priyanka Goswami win National Race Walking Championships

Vijay Raman

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Race Walkers, Akshdeep Singh and Priyanka Goswami on winning National Race Walking Championships. Shri Modi also extended best wishes to them for their upcoming endeavours.   In reply to a tweet by SAI Media, the Prime Minister said;   “Congratulations Akshdeep and @Priyanka_Goswam. Best wishes for your upcoming endeavours.” Source      

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NMDC Delivers Best Ever Q3 Production

Vijay Raman

National Miner NMDC registered its best ever Q3 production with 10.66 million tonnes produced in the third quarter of FY23. NMDC in its Board Meeting held on 14.02.2023 reported a turnover of Rs. 11,816 crore for the first nine months of this financial year. Company’s Profit Before Tax (PBT) for the nine months is Rs. 4351 crore and Profit After Tax (PAT) for the nine months is Rs. 3252 crore.   NMDC produced 10.66 million tonnes (MnT) and sold 9.58 million tonnes (MnT) of iron ore in the third quarter…

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