Month: April 2024

INS Sharda awarded ‘On the Spot Unit Citation’ for prompt response to piracy attack

Vijay Raman

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, during his visit to Southern Naval Command, Kochi, awarded the 'On the Spot Unit Citation' to INS Sharda for successfully conducting anti-piracy operations. The ship was involved in the safe release of all 19 crew members (11 Iranians and 08 Pakistanis) of the Iranian fishing vessel Omari, which was taken hostage by pirates off the east coast of Somalia. The ship was tasked with investigating the Iranian fishing vessel Omari which had possibly been hijacked by pirates. Based on Navy RPA…

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SIDBI partners with Fintech Platform KarmaLife for micro loans to Gig Workers

Vijay Raman

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) entered into an agreement with a fintech Onion Life Private Limited to use its technology platform KarmaLifefor a pilot to provide small enterprise loans to gig workers and support their financial inclusion to formal institutional credit. With the gig economy rapidly growing in India, there is a pressing need to provide affordable and accessible financial support to non-salaried gig workers providing their services through gig platform aggregators for livelihood. Onion Life’s innovative technology platform “KarmaLife” will help gig workers access micro loans through…

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Indian Coast Guard saves lives of 27 Bangladeshi fishermen

Vijay Raman

ndian Coast Guard (ICG) has safely rescued 27 Bangladeshi fishermen in a prompt operation on 04 April 2024. All of them were stranded on their fishing boat in the sea. Indian Coast Guard Ship Amogh, while patrolling the India-Bangladesh International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on April 4, 2024, sighted a Bangladeshi fishing boat (BFB) Sagar II drifting in Indian waters. After this, a team from an Indian Coast Guard ship was sent there to investigate the matter. During investigation, it was revealed that the steering gear of the Bangladeshi boat…

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Inauguration of SIDB’s new Branch in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad

Vijay Raman

  Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) inaugurated its new branch in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad by Sh. Rahul Priyadarshi, Chief General Manager, SIDBI. During the occasion, Sh. Rahul Priyadarshi said that SIDBI has been committed for the last 34 years for the upliftment of MSME units and will continue to make every possible effort in this direction. On this occasion, Sh. Manish Sinha, Regional In-Charge, Sh. Gyanesh Kumar, Ghaziabad Branch In-Charge and many industrialists were also present.   Sh. Manish Sinha said that through the new branch in Ghaziabad, we…

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EV Charging Beyond the Utility Grid: IDTechEx Forecasts a US$16 Billion Market by 2034

Vijay Raman

     Author: Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx   Electric vehicles are no longer a niche oddity but fully mainstream, with many automotive manufacturers announcing targets to phase out ICE construction in favor of BEVs (battery electric vehicles). Passenger cars are not the only sectors where electrification is taking off. Medium and heavy-duty haulage, construction, agriculture, and mining are all under pressure to reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and going electric is an increasingly attractive solution. However, this rapidly accelerating uptake poses an enormous challenge for aging utility grids.…

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India’s first indigenous gene therapy for cancer treatment launched at IIT Bombay

Vijay Raman

President Draupadi Murmu on April 4 launched India's first indigenously developed CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of cancer, hailing it as a “major breakthrough” that will be “for mankind” in the fight against the disease. Provides “new hope”. During the launch event organized at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in Powai, Mumbai, he also said that the development of this therapy is an example of 'Make in India' initiative. This gene-based therapy developed by IIT Bombay and Tata Memorial Center will help in curing various types of…

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Indian Air Force launches Pan India emergency landing facility

Vijay Raman

As a part of the ongoing Exercise Gagan Shakti-24 of the Indian Air Force (IAF), aircraft recently conducted Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) operation in the northern sector of Kashmir Valley. During this time a large number of troops were airlifted and later by night air landing was carried out using Chinook, Mi-17 V5 and ALH MK-III helicopters. The Indian Air Force is also planning similar exercises in other areas by coordinating with the administration of the state governments to activate the emergency landing facility. Various fixed and rotary wing platforms…

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Indian Coast Guard saves life of seriously injured Indian fisherman

Vijay Raman

Indian Coast Guard Station Pipavav safely rescued a 37-year-old critically injured fisherman from an Indian fishing boat named Pushkar Raj, 50 km off the coast in the Gulf of Khambhat on April 03, 2024. On receiving the information, Indian Coast Guard Interceptor (anti-infiltration) boat C-409 was sent and the Maritime Rescue Sub-centre, Pipavav took this action. On reaching the operation site, the interceptor boat contacted the Indian fishing boat and was informed that the fisherman's left leg was fractured and his ankle was separated. The patient was taken out safely…

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India successfully tests new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime

Vijay Raman

Strategic Forces Command (SFC) in collaboration with Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on 03 April 2024 at approximately 1900 hrs. The test met all test objectives verifying its reliable performance as confirmed by data recorded by multiple range sensors deployed at various locations including two downrange vessels positioned at the terminal point. The launch was witnessed by the Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of Strategic Forces Command and senior officers of DRDO…

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Rohde & Schwarz, Rohde & Schwarz introduces new R&S NPA family of compact power analyzers for all power measurement requirements

Vijay Raman

 A new family of Rohde & Schwarz power analyzers is now available in three models to meet all requirements for measuring voltage, current, power and total harmonic distortion on both DC and AC sources. The R&S NPA101 power meter provides all basic measurements, the R&S NPA501 power analyzer adds enhanced measurement functions and graphical analysis, and the R&S NPA701 compliance tester includes evaluation functions in line with IEC 62301 and EN 50564 for power consumption and EN 61000-3-2 for EMC harmonic emission testing.  Caption: The new R&S NPA family of power…

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