Month: May 2023

Rohde & Schwarz signal generators and analyzers approved by Qualcomm for O-RAN compliant 5G RAN platforms

Vijay Raman

    The R&S SMW200A and R&S SMM100A vector signal generators and the R&S FSW and R&S FPS signal and spectrum analyzers from Rohde & Schwarz have been approved by Qualcomm for testing the Qualcomm® QRU100 5G RAN Platform – an O-RAN compliant solution with architecture flexibility designed to facilitate scalable and cost-effective 5G network deployments. OEMs providing RUs for Open RAN infrastructure adopting the Qualcomm QRU100 5G RAN Platform can be confident that these Rohde & Schwarz solutions meet the necessary sub-6 GHz test requirements for design verification and…

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Housing Boom – Immune to Higher Interest Rates, Price Hikes?

Vijay Raman

– by Akash Pharande, Managing Director – Pharande Spaces Covid-19, along with its unexpected boost to the housing market, has come and gone – and yet, residential real estate continues to sell at a rapid clip, after many years that saw developers struggling with low demand and mounting inventory. How did this happen? Is this demand sustainable? Is it a bubble that will soon burst? Let’s examine. No doubt, the housing sales bull run began during the Covid-19 pandemic, which significantly improved homebuyer sentiment and made housing autonomy the new…

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Significant increase in the number of passengers in domestic airlines

Vijay Raman

Remarkable growth in the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines has been noticed. According to the traffic data submitted by various domestic airlines, the number of passengers reached a record-breaking 503.92 lakhs, marking a substantial annual growth of 42.85% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year which was 352.75 lakhs passengers.   This remarkable surge in passenger number reflects the robustness and resilience of India's aviation industry, showcasing the ongoing efforts to enhance connectivity and provide convenient travel options to the citizens of our nation. The increased…

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Honey Testing Laboratory inaugurated at Warasoni Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Vijay Raman

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India celebrated World Bee Day on 20th May, 2023 at Raja Bhoj Agriculture College, Waraseoni Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh.   The World Bee Day celebration was graced by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in the august presence of Agriculture Minister, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Chairman, OBC Welfare Commission, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Chairman, NDDB and other dignitaries on the dais.     In his deliberation, Shri Tomar mentioned that under the “10,000 FPO Scheme”…

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Cashless treatment facility for all CGHS beneficiaries now started in 6 AIIMS

Vijay Raman

Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all CGHS beneficiaries (serving and pensioners) at 6 AIIMS located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh. This significant decision was taken today, as Memorandum of Agreement were signed between these six AIIMS and CGHS, Union Health Ministry in the presence of Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary.      Patient care facilities available at 6 fully functional AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh shall be extended to the CGHS beneficiaries on cashless basis. It will be particularly…

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Entropik Integrates the ChatGPT into Decode – A New Qualitative Research Platform

Vijay Raman

Entropik, a leading human insights company has announced the launch of Decode, a groundbreaking integrated consumer research platform that leverages EmotionAI and ChatGPT to transform qualitative research. Decode revolutionizes the way research is conducted by delivering comprehensive summaries, AI-generated highlights and topics, and capturing action items.   Decode’s AI-generated action items feature uses the robust GPT – 3 to identify essential action items from transcript texts seamlessly. This eliminates the need for manual scanning and note-taking, enabling users to swiftly pinpoint and address crucial tasks. It highlights feature takes advantage…

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Online Agricultural lending platform by RBI Soon: Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Chief Executive at Fintech Festival India 2023

Vijay Raman

·       RBI is coming up with a platform where agricultural lending can be made online ·       FinTech Festival India will host more than 150 speakers and 10,000 attendees over next three days in Mumbai ·       Government of Telangana is the State Partner of FinTech Festival India 2023 The second edition of FinTech Festival India (FFI) has kickstarted at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai with a focus on FinTech advancements and predictions. The 3-day event themed “Democratising Digital Economy”, FinTech Festival India 2023 aims to help shape the future of…

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Foundation stone laid for permanent campus of NACP at Dwarka, Gujarat

Vijay Raman

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Dwarka, Gujarat, to be built at a cost of Rs. 470 crore. Several dignitaries including Union Home Secretary and Director General of Border Security Force were present on the occasion.   In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the work of  National Coastal Police Academy has been started today on more than 450…

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Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Seher Campaign gains momentum

Vijay Raman

Every city, every ward is echoing the mantra of #RRR. Urban India is adopting the manta of 3R for transforming Waste to Wealth. Launched by the Union Minister, Shri Hardeep S. Puri on 15th May, 2023, ‘Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar’ campaign gained momentum as Cities pushed for sustainability and better LiFE. The nationwide campaign aims to nudge cities to set up RRR Centres, one stop collection centres, for citizens to contribute clothes, shoes, old books, toys and used plastic to be reused or recycled.   The Goodwill or Impact…

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IIA scientists develop new system to quantify

Vijay Raman

How far have we peered into the Sun, our closest star? A new metric proposed by scientists can help quantify image quality of the Sun taken from ground-based telescopes.   Dynamic events like flares, prominences, and Coronal Mass Ejections taking place on the surface of the Sun have made the Sun the focus of interest of our astronomers, being the closest star, it can be studied in great detail, and properties of other stars may be extrapolated by the understanding of the Sun. To resolve even the smallest features in…

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