Month: September 2023

Rail Ministry increases ex-gratia amount in train accidents

Vijay Raman

Ministry of Railways has decided to revise the amount of ex-gratia relief to be paid to the dependents of dead and injured passengers involved in Train Accidents and Untoward Incidents as defined under Section 123 read with Section 124 and 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989 and to the road users who met with an accident due to Railway's prima facie liability at Manned Level Crossing Gate Accident. This ex-gratia relief will be exclusively for passengers who are grievously injured in train accidents or untoward incidents as defined under Section…

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Government of India launches mobile application and web portal for General Crop Estimate Survey (GCES)

Vijay Raman

In-line with the Prime Minister’s vision towards maximizing digital technology for social benefit, Shri Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) launched the mobile application and the web portal for GCES (General Crop Estimation Survey) here today. This revolutionary portal and mobile application have been designed to transform agricultural practices across the nation. Shri Ahuja emphasized on the need of real time estimates and technology in agriculture. He mentioned that the accuracy of the data is a very important component for truthful and reliable outcome generation and…

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Passengers carried by Domestic airlines registered an annual growth of 38.27% and monthly growth of 23.13%

Vijay Raman

The domestic aviation industry has experienced a remarkable surge in passenger traffic during the first eight months of 2023. According to the latest data analysis, the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines from January to August 2023 reached an impressive 1190.62 lakhs, marking a substantial increase of 38.27% compared to the same period last year.   The month of August 2023 alone witnessed a significant monthly growth rate of 23.13%, with passenger numbers soaring to 148.27 lakhs. This upward trend in passenger growth reflects the industry’s resilience and recovery…

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Are you ready for October 2023?

Vijay Raman

Global: The Russo-Ukrainian War is expected to continue to have a significant impact on the global economy in October 2023. Energy prices are likely to remain high, and supply chains are likely to remain disrupted. This could lead to slower economic growth and higher inflation in many countries. The global economic outlook is expected to remain weak in October 2023. The IMF has forecast that global growth will slow to 3.6% in 2023, down from 3.8% in 2022. This is due to a number of factors, including the war in…

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Seco Tools, Seco embracing change while rebranding for the future

Vijay Raman

Seco embracing change while rebranding for the future Seco, one of the leading global providers of metal-cutting solutions, yesterday launched a drastically updated visual identity as well as a long-term brand strategy. The company is describing this as the first in a sequence of major steps, as the business positions itself as a leading global name for industry innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.  The new brand went live yesterday, to be followed by a series of launch activities such as events, campaigns, product launches, and announcements about new services. There was a…

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Vanzetti Engineering SpA, Four international events for Vanzetti Engineering

Vijay Raman

Four international events for Vanzetti Engineering Vanzetti Engineering is exhibiting at the forthcoming Gastech (Singapore, 5-8 September 2023), ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi, 2-5 October 2023), KORMARINE (Busan, 24-27 October 2023) and Marintec China (Shanghai, 5-8 December 2023).  Cavallerleone, September 2023 – Vanzetti Engineering is attending four major international events to present its cryogenic pumps for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and air gases. These are the Gastech, ADIPEC, KORMARINE and Marintec China trade fairs, four major events for the energy and marine industry.“Until a few years ago, it was very difficult to imagine…

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NORD Drivesystems, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS at inter airport Europe Efficient drive technology for baggage handling

Vijay Raman

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS at inter airport Europe Efficient drive technology for baggage handling Whether check-in, sorting, high-speed-transport or baggage reclaim – NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers suitable drive solutions for all baggage handling applications. The specialist will be presenting them from 10 to 13 October 2023 at inter airport in Munich.  NORD-baggage-transport.jpg: In airport logistics, baggage items often have to be transported over long distances; NORD drive solutions provide high energy efficiency for this. Image: NORD DRIVESYSTEMSOccasionally, baggage items of varying weights are transported over long distances and at irregular intervals: This is the great…

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Study of energetic ion variations during substorm intervals can help improve accuracy of space weather forecasting

Vijay Raman

  Substorm or brief disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere and the resultant magnetic field dipolarization (reconfiguration of the local magnetic field from stretched tail like to quasi-dipole like) increases heavy ion flux in the inner magnetosphere, providing windows for understanding the change and improving the accuracy of space weather forecasting in the future, shows a new study.   The magnetospheric substorm is a short-lived process that depends on the magnitude and direction of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF), solar wind velocity, and on the solar wind dynamic pressure. The southward…

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National Medical Commission Achieves Prestigious WFME Recognition Status for 10 Years

Vijay Raman

The National Medical Commission (NMC), India has achieved the remarkable feat of being granted the coveted World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for a remarkable tenure of 10 years. This recognition is a testament to NMC’s unwavering commitment to the highest standards in medical education and accreditation.   As part of this recognition, all the 706 existing medical colleges in India will become WFME accredited and the new medical colleges that will be set up in the coming 10 years will automatically become WFME accredited. The recognition will…

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C-DOT and CSIR-National Physical laboratory sign agreement for ‘Development of NavIC based IST traceable Primary Reference Time Clock for Telecom Sector

Vijay Raman

  Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D Centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and CSIR-National Physical laboratory (NPL) signed an agreement for ‘Development of NavIC based IST traceable Primary Reference Time Clock (PRTC) for Telecom Sector’.   The agreement is signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme of the DoT for providing funding support to domestic companies and institutions involved in technology design, development, commercialization of telecommunication products and solutions to enable affordable broadband and mobile services in rural and remote areas.  …

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