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21 Apr

Alankit starts Aadhaar enrolment for LW Department

editor0 CommentsBusinessalankit

Alankit Limited has started the work on Aadhaar enrolment of unorganized workers and tea garden workers and their family members for Labour Welfare Department, Government of Assam. The enrolment exercise would go a long way in helping the workers become beneficiaries of various welfare initiatives and schemes of the Government. Alankit as a key partner of the Assam Government on this project will ensure data quality check of daily enrolments and updates. Under the project, Alankit has established exclusive Data Quality Audit centers with secure data connectivity with the UIDAI systems and deployed its work force to undertake the audit…

20 Apr

UTI Treasury Advantage Fund provides a good investment opportunity

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‘UTI Treasury Advantage Fund’ launched by Unit Trust of India (UTI) follows an accrual-oriented strategy. It invests in a well-diversified portfolio of debt and money market instruments with an aim to generate reasonable income with lower volatility over the short-term. The fund primarily invests in commercial papers, certificate of deposits and low duration corporate bonds along with tactical exposure to government securities, according to UTI sources. A UTI spokesperson mentioned that in the recent monetary policy announcement, MPC gave a state based guidance rather than a time based guidance by mentioning to maintain accommodative stance as long as necessary to…

20 Apr

Vi integrates with Google’s Business Messages

editor0 CommentsBusinessGoogle Assistant, Vodafone Idea Limited

Aiming to provide superior customer experience to its users, India’s leading telecom brand Vi has launched an industry first integration with Google’s Business Messages. Vi has integrated its VIC ChatBot with Google’s Business Messages for providing 24x7 real-time customer service to support all Vi users on Smartphones.The AI powered VIC is enabled with LIVE Agent connect for assisted services which is extended to Google’s Business Messages also. This innovation enables users searching for Vi or Vi Stores on Google Search or Google Maps to find ‘Chat’ or ‘Message a Live Agent’ button against search results through which they can interact with the…

20 Apr

GIGAnet from Vi delivers fastest 4G speeds

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessDISNEY+HOTSTAR, GIGAnet, Vodafone Idea Limited

Vi delivered the fastest 4G Download and Upload speeds compared to all other operators in January-March 2021 quarter, making it the only operator delivering fastest speed consistently over a9 month period on a pan-India basis, as per Ookla, the global leader in broadband testing and web-based network diagnostic applications.GIGAnet from Vi has been verified as the fastest 4G network across Indiafor three quarters in a row, by Ookla. GIGAnet from Vi has topped the speed charts for average download speeds in key cities including Guwahati, Agartala, Dimapur, and Imphal in Assam & North East. The fastest 4G network verification is…

20 Apr

Bharat Biotech has announced a scaling up of its manufacturing capacity to produce 700 million doses of Covaxin annually.

editor0 CommentsHealthbharat biotech, covid vaccine, Covid-19, Health, INDIA

Inactivated vaccines, while highly safe, are extremely complex and expensive to manufacture, resulting in lower yields when compared to live virus vaccines. The vaccine has received Emergency Use Authorisations (EUA) in several countries across the globe with another 60 in process including the US. Pricing for international markets and supplies to governments under EUAs have been established between $15 and $20 per dose. To further increase capacities, Bharat Biotech has partnered with Indian Immunologicals (IIL) to manufacture the drug substance for Covaxin. The technology transfer process is underway and IIL has the capabilities and expertise to manufacture inactivated viral vaccines…

20 Apr

Rahul Gandhi tweets: “After experiencing mild symptoms, I’ve just tested positive for COVID.”

editor0 CommentsHealthcongress, Covid-19, Health, INDIA, RAHULGANDHI

Congres MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, Gandhi said, "After experiencing mild symptoms, I've just tested positive for COVID." Gandhi has been constantly attacking the Central government on its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination strategy. Earlier today, he said the Centre has brought in middlemen for vaccine distribution without any price controls and guarantee for weaker sections of the society. In the view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the government on Monday announced that from May 1 everyone above the age of 18 years would be eligile to…

20 Apr

Uttar Pradesh: Weekend lockdown imposed, night curfew in all districts for Covid-19 outbreak

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAbneesh K Awasthi, Covid-19

UP: Night curfew To control the Corona situation, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a lockdown over the weekend , The government has ordered night curfew in five districts from 8 pm to 7 am every day. Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Abneesh K Awasthi told ANI that all necessary services would be waived during the lockdown and night curfew. "Weekend lockdown will be imposed in UP on Saturday and Sunday. The lockdown will be effective at 8 pm on Friday and will continue till 7 am on Monday. Only necessary services will be allowed. Night curfew will…

20 Apr

An instrumental tribute to the Shankar legacy

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentinstrumental, jubin mitra, JubinArt, Shankar legacy, Udayan Kalakendra

Jubin is an independent artist where he composes music for different projects and develops visual concepts in international level too. His experience comes from his involvement with Uday Shankar dance style from Udayan (now known as Udayan Kalakendra). This led to his expertise in blending visual concepts through his art form named JubinArt, thereby leading to the composition of this track – Divine Emotion. Now Amara Muzik has taken the effort to release this worldwide. According to Jubin, this composition is very special. Here he has collaborated with eminent personalities like Dr. Subir Ray in flute, Arnab Bhattacharya in Sarod,…

19 Apr

Hong Kong bans passenger flights from India, again

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthCovid-19, Hong Kong, INDIA

The Hong Kong government late Sunday activated an “emergency circuit breaker” and has banned passenger flights from india for 14 days starting April 20 over concerns of the mutated coronavirus variant being transmitted from here. Other than India, the city administration has also prohibited flights from Pakistan and the Philippines Hong Kong has become the second jurisdiction to restrict travellers from India after New Zealand suspended entry of travellers from here earlier this month. Why has Hong Kong banned flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines? A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said late Sunday in a statement that confirmed cases…

19 Apr

Manmohan Singh asks Modi to make public details of the orders placed by the Government for Covid vaccine doses

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, INDIA, manmohan singh, Narendra Modi, Vaccine

STRESSING THAT the country is “facing an unprecedented emergency”, former prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter on Sunday to make public details of the orders placed by the Government for Covid vaccine doses and indicate the strategy for them to be distributed in a transparent manner. The senior Congress leader also asked the Prime Minister to provide some flexibility to states to define categories of frontline workers for vaccination even if they are below 45 years of age, which is the current cut-off. Pointing out that domestic supplies are limited, Singh suggested that any vaccine that…