Month: January 2025

A Crucial Step Towards Equality: Why Gender Budgeting Matters

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Dr Pritha Chatterjee Gender budgeting is a methodology proposed by the feminist economist Diane Elson in the 1990s to analyse and reformulate public budgets from a gender equity perspective. It is one of the many efforts on gender mainstreaming and is a way to ensure a ‘budget for everyone’ and considers the unique and diverse needs of every person. The concept of gender budgeting was first introduced in Australia in 1984 when different government departments and entities were asked to re-assess the impact of budgeting on women and girls. It does not entail a separate…

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​Seeing In the Dark – IDTechEx Uncovers Infrared for Automotives

Vijay Raman

  Infrared sensors are becoming more popular in vehicles for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), in-cabin sensing, and driver monitoring systems (DMS), largely due to advancements in vehicle safety and awareness. IDTechEx’s latest report, “Infrared (IR) Cameras for Automotive 2025-2035: Technologies, Opportunities, Forecasts”, explores the types of infrared sensors that are commonly used, and forecasts for the future of their uptake.   ADAS and infrared sensors   Near-infrared (NIR) are used primarily for driver and occupant monitoring systems and are expected by IDTechEx to become standard on all vehicles, autonomous…

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Apollo Hospitals Group and Hackensack Meridian Health Bridge Continents to Advance Healthcare Innovation and Delivery

Vijay Raman

India’s Largest Integrated Healthcare Provider and New Jersey’s Largest Healthcare Network Join Forces to Solve Healthcare’s Most Pressing Challenges The affiliation with Apollo Hospitals Group supports Hackensack Meridian Health’s commitment to the Indian community, with New Jersey having the second-largest Indian population in the United States Apollo Hospitals Group (Apollo), the world’s largest integrated healthcare provider, and Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, today announced a strategic affiliation agreement to explore and implement innovative healthcare solutions. This collaboration brings together two prominent healthcare organizations…

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Rohde & Schwarz, Enabling connections, empowering innovations: Rohde & Schwarz presents its mobile industry solutions at MWC 2025

Vijay Raman

  Always at the forefront of technological innovation, Rohde & Schwarz is shaping the future of the mobile industry with its extensive range of test and measurement and technology solutions. At MWC Barcelona 2025, the wireless communications expert will present a diverse portfolio themed “Enabling Connections, Empowering Innovations” aimed at assisting industry leaders and visionaries turn their ideas for new mobile technologies, products, and applications into reality. Caption: Rohde & Schwarz will be exhibiting its solutions for the mobile industry at MWC 2025 in Barcelona. Rohde & Schwarz invites attendees to…

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Rohde & Schwarz Demystifying EMC 2025 virtual conference provides expert insights on emission and immunity testing

Vijay Raman

 The popular virtual Demystifying EMC event hosted by Rohde & Schwarz returns in 2025 to provide the latest educational insights for the EMC community. Taking place over two half days with live interactions, tailored sessions and practical workshops from Rohde & Schwarz and partners, the event will cover a wide range of topics including EMI debugging, compliance testing, calibration, updates on the latest standards and much more.  Caption: Rohde & Schwarz and industry partners share insights in EMC testing at DEMC2025 virtual conference. With a focus on going back to basics,…

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NIRA Dynamics secures continued partnership with Trafikverket for high-frequency road monitoring

Vijay Raman

NIRA Dynamics is proud to announce that our Road Health solution will continue to be a key part of Trafikverket’s Connected Road Surface Monitoring, extending our successful collaboration in high-frequency asset management across Sweden’s road network. After several years of evaluation, Trafikverket has awarded NIRA Dynamics a full continuation of services, recognizing our best-in-class capabilities, recognizing our best-in-class capabilities for detection of pavement damage such as potholes, winter damages due to freeze-thaw and frost damages. This extension solidifies our role as the prime partner in modernizing Sweden’s road monitoring for…

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SAFE S.p.A., SAFE S.p.A. at Hyvolution Paris 2025: Innovation and 50 Years of Excellence

Vijay Raman

 SAFE S.p.A., a leading company in the distribution and compression of natural gas, biomethane, and hydrogen, announces its participation in Hyvolution Paris 2025, the flagship event for the hydrogen industry in Europe. The event will take place from January 28 to 30 at the Parc des Expositions in Paris. SAFE will showcase its most advanced technological solutions at Stand 4P92, including the Hydrus and SW H2 compressors, designed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving hydrogen market.  Hyvolution Paris holds special significance for SAFE, as 2025 marks the company's…

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Mineral Taxes and Export duty needs review _ Pre -Budget Expectations- Mr. R. P. Gupta, Industrialist & Author Turn Around India

Vijay Raman

National Steel-Policy (NSP)-2017 envisages that; by FY-2031, per-capita steel-consumption in India will increase to 158-160 kg as against 95.2 kg in CY-2023. Also, steel has an output multiplier effect of 1.4 on GDP-growth. For meeting this ambitious target, India must boost production of Iron-ore which is key raw-material for producing steel. As per IBM, total Iron-ore reserves in India are about 35.3 billion-tons.  Out of which, as per exploration done so far, the probable and proven reserves are barely 6.4 billion-tons as on FY-2020. In last decade, India produced about…

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Pre -Budget Expectations – Ms. Preeti Bajaj, MD & CEO, Luminous Power Technologies

Vijay Raman

“The Union Budget 2025 presents a pivotal opportunity to accelerate India’s transition to solar energy. As the demand for clean energy rises, we expect the government to introduce enhanced financing schemes, such as subsidies, low-interest loans, and tax incentives, to make solar installations more affordable for households and businesses. Expanding initiatives like the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana will further drive solar adoption and create new employment opportunities. Additionally, supporting MSMEs with tax breaks, grants, and funding for R&D will foster innovation and reduce costs in the solar sector. Finally, investing…

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Samsung India Launches Galaxy S25 Series, Your True AI Companion; Pre-order Now for Exciting Offers

Vijay Raman

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, today announced that customers can pre-order its latest Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 smartphones that set a new standard as a true AI companion with Samsung’s most natural and context-aware mobile experiences ever created.   Galaxy S25 series represents the first step in Samsung’s vision to change the way users interact at every touchpoint by seamlessly integrating AI agents and multimodal capabilities. A first-of-its-kind customized Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile Platform for Galaxy chipset delivers greater on-device processing power for Galaxy AI…

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