Day: 14 July 2023

Sachin Manchanda Foundation Holds Successful Food Drive to Alleviate Hunger Amidst Challenging Season

Vijay Raman

  ·      Free food distribution for underprivileged who are unable to cook due to flooded houses.   Sachin Manchanda Foundation, a renowned charitable organisation, recently organised a food drive to nourish and relieve those facing difficulties securing meals during the rough rainy season. The event, held on the occasion of the 85th birth anniversary of the Late Shri Yogendra Sen Manchanda, father of Sachin Manchanda, witnessed an overwhelming response, with 700 individuals benefiting from the initiative.   Heavy rains have created havoc in north India with millions of poor people staying…

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Primarc Pecan Becomes The First ONDC Enabled E2E Ecommerce Solutions Provider for Brands

Vijay Raman

Primarc Pecan, the leading E2E Ecommerce Solution provider for brands, has announced its ONDC enablement as India prepares itself to revolutionize its e-commerce industry. The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is a government-backed initiative that aims to create an inclusive and scalable e-commerce ecosystem through an open protocol.   T Koshy, MD & CEO, ONDC, said, “We warmly welcome Primarc Pecan to the ONDC Network. Primarc Pecan’s experience in e-commerce and digital marketing combined with the empowering capabilities of the ONDC Network will unlock boundless opportunities for brands, allowing…

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Inspiring success story of Mr. Siam Laingek

Vijay Raman

Siam Laingek, a resident of Churachandpur, Manipur runs his enterprise by the name of Thangching Herbal. He has been manufacturing essential oils for the past few years. He has benefitted from the Special Marketing Assistance Scheme of the National SC-ST Hub by participating in more than 20 domestic exhibitions. This has helped in growing his business revenue by increasing the product reach to his customers in various states. He is a proud member of the NSSH entrepreneur community and thanks the Hon'ble Prime Minister for starting the Hub and assisting…

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Lays Foundation stone of 3 NH projects worth Rs 2,900 Crore in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Vijay Raman

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for three key National Highway projects at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh Yesterday.   These projects will cover a combined length of 87 kilometres and will be built at a total cost of Rs 2,900 crore.   The new projects include the Naidupate-Turpu Kanupur section of NH-71, spanning 35 Km which will be built with an investment of Rs 1,399 crore.   The second project is the Chillakuru Cross-Krishnapatnam Port South Gate section via Turpu Kanupur on NH-516W,…

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Low-energy-consuming switchable smart windows developed

Vijay Raman

A novel protocol for confinement of liquid crystals in an architecture called hierarchical double networks of polymers can give next-generation solutions for low-energy consuming on-demand switchable smart windows operating between low and high transmittance.   Interpenetrating polymer networks are soft matter systems that innovatively optimise different functionalities such as mechanical, optical, and electrical properties to provide novel solutions in engineering and biomedical applications. A specific class of these architectures, labelled hierarchical double networks, synergistically combining rigid and soft networks to realize thermal, electrical, and optical properties are currently attracting much…

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Sediments decode climate and environmental changes on Kaas Plateau around 8664 years BP

Vijay Raman

A new study of the sediments from a seasonal lake in the Kaas Plateau in the Satara district of Maharashtra has indicated a major shift in the Indian Summer Monsoons towards dry and stressed conditions with low rainfall during the Early-Mid–Holocene, around 8664 years BP. Sediment profile dating back to 8000 years which helped decode climatic signatures indicated a relatively reduced rainfall and weak southwest monsoon during the late Holocene (around 2827 years BP).   Kaas Plateau, nestled in the Western Ghats is about 140 km from Pune, was included…

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