Researchers at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi has developed an ultrasensitive quantum thermometer which can measure micro Kelvin changes in temperature and has quick response time.The results of the study were published in the journal Nanoscale Advances. This ultrasensitive quantum thermometer has been developed using graphene quantum dots (GQDs).The features of the thermometer are (a)The… Continue reading Jamia team develops ultrasensitive quantum thermometer
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RBI extends ombudsman scheme to non-deposit taking NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has decided to extend the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies(NBFCs),2018 to non-deposit taking non-banking financial companies(NBFC-NDs) having asset size of Rs 100 crore or above with customer interface. This decision has been taken to ensure expeditious redressal of complaints against deficiency in services concerning loans and other matters relating… Continue reading RBI extends ombudsman scheme to non-deposit taking NBFCs
IIT Madras team develops easy OCR system for nine Indian languages
A team of scientists from IIT Madras has developed a method for reading documents in Bharati script using a multi-lingual optical character recognition (OCR) scheme. Optical character recognition schemes involve first separating or segmenting the document into text and non-text.The text is then segmented into paragraphs,sentences, words and letters. Each letter has to be recognised… Continue reading IIT Madras team develops easy OCR system for nine Indian languages
Pharma exports grow 11%, cross $19 bn
According to the commerce ministry data,India’s pharmaceutical exports have grown by 11% to USD 19.2 billion in 2018-19.The growth was mainly driven by higher demand in regions such as North America and Europe. Further,the Chinese market is also gradually opening up and the Indian government is working to push India’s exports there as it holds… Continue reading Pharma exports grow 11%, cross $19 bn
Must Read News Articles – April 28th, 2019
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Data theft bid hits Ayushman Bharat
The CEO of Ayushman Bharat has said that there has been an attempted security breach to get illegal access to large medical data including sensitive personal information. Further,National Health Authority which administers the programme has also written to all State Governments alerting them about the threat and has said that no sensitive data be shared.… Continue reading Data theft bid hits Ayushman Bharat
ICMR launches ‘MERA India’ to eliminate malaria from India by 2030
Indian Council of Medical Research has established ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance-India (MERA-India).It is a conglomeration of partners working on malaria control. The principal activity of the alliance is to harness and reinforce research in coordinated and combinatorial ways in order to achieve tangible impact on malaria elimination. Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites… Continue reading ICMR launches ‘MERA India’ to eliminate malaria from India by 2030
Donald Trump to pull the US out of arms treaty
United States President has announced that the US will not abide by a United Nations(UN) arms trade treaty(ATT) which is aimed at regulating the global arms trade and US will never ratify it. The US President has described the treaty as misguided and encroachment on US sovereignty.He has also said that the US Senate never… Continue reading Donald Trump to pull the US out of arms treaty
The long wait for safety: tracking the Safe Cities programme
Government has announced the Safe City project.The project aims to strengthen safety and security of women in public places. The project has been approved under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme.Further,it would be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with Centre and State sharing the funding in 60:40 ratio. The project will be implemented in eight selected… Continue reading The long wait for safety: tracking the Safe Cities programme
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