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21 Apr

G20: Meeting of Digital Economy Working Group in Hyderabad

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The Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting of G20 was held in Hyderabad on Tuesday. During the meeting, 140 delegates from G20 member States, invited countries and international organizations took part. A workshop on 'Mutual Recognition Framework on Digital Skills' was organized on the second day. The workshop explored ways in which digital skills can be recognized across borders. Earlier, the first meeting of the DEWG of G20 was held in Lucknow where discussions were held on Digital Public Infrastructure, Cyber Security in Digital Economy and Digital Skilling to support and recognize modern digital technologies. During the first session, Digital…

21 Apr

Bengal’s biggest business celebration “Banglar Nabajagran, Bengal Rising 2.0”

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Bengal Business Council is thrilled to announce the biggest business celebration of Bengal, "Banglar Nabajagran, Bengal Rising 2.0". The press conference was held to mark the beginning of a grand event that aims to bring together all the business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to discuss the economic growth and development of Bengal. "Banglar Nabajagran" is a platform for Bengali businesses to participate in Industrial Trade Fairs, Job Fairs, Automobile Expos, Career & Admissions Fairs, Flea-Markets, Handicraft Fairs and Food Festivals. Special performances by Iman Chakraborty, Lakkhichhara and Sourendro-Soumyojit will be held on 21st to 23rd April. The Council is…

21 Apr

Seasonal influenza or the flu is an acute respiratory infection

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India is currently witnessing a significant rise in influenza infection across the country. According to the integrated health information platform, India has seen a large number of cases of acute respiratory illness or influenza-like illness from January to March this year, amounting to nearly one million. Northeast India recorded a 7% positivity rate of the samples tested. As seasonal influenza poses a public health concern, it is important to take measures to address India’s flu burden. With the aim to raise awareness about influenza prevention, global healthcare leader Abbott is spearheading information to educate people on how to protect themselves,…

21 Apr

Sony launches the BRAVIA X80L television series for immersive entertainment

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Sony India announced the launch of BRAVIA X80L television series with gorgeous picture quality and amazing sound. The new X80L series takes vision and sound to the next level and offers world of entertainment with Google TV, brought to life in beautiful color by the realism of our picture and sound technology. The X80L series offers you to experience exceptional picture quality with X1 4K HDR Picture Processor, Enjoy the thrills of cinema with Dolby VisionTM and Dolby AtmosTM, immersive sound experience with X-Balanced Speaker, smart user experience with Google TV, BRAVIA CORE, Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre…

21 Apr

India is experiencing a significant rise in influenza infection

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India is experiencing a significant rise in influenza infection, with nearly one million cases of acute respiratory illness or influenza-like illness from January to March this year. Flu cases were also on the rise last year, with a 16-fold increase in India from 2021. West Bengal alone saw a 5-fold increase in influenza cases reported in 2022, and Kolkata alone is seeing a 6 to 7% positivity rate of samples tested. Abbott hosted a roundtable in Kolkata to educate people on how to protect themselves, their families, and the community against infection. Dr. Raja Dhar, Director and Head of Department…

21 Apr

Amazon to expand office supplies business in Europe

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In Europe, the business first launched in Germany in 2016, followed by Britain in 2018 and Italy, Spain and France in 2018.Amazon's business clients in the region include Centrica, Siemens Gamesa and ABB, the company said, and it offers IT and healthcare equipment and school products. Amazon declined to say which countries it would target next. It's spending time for European companies to buy things like office chairs, desks, paper and printer ink in bulk, Gagnon said, with the goal of winning contracts to supply them. The business offers potentially higher margins than Amazon's core consumer business, as it's cheaper…

21 Apr

3500 peope participated in the Match the Bihu Beat Challenge with Aashirvaad Atta

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The vibrant festival of Bihu was celebrated with tremendous enthusiasm and spontaneous participation as this year marked the festival’s global accreditation, making Assam proud. Celebrations continue, as the state has further achieved a unique feat of World Record with as many as 3,500 number of people participating in the Match the Bihu Beat Challenge with Aashirvaad Atta. Enthusiastic revelers danced their way to winning the title of Highest participants in Digital Bihu Dance by World Records India. Supported by Aashirvaad, India’s no.1 atta, the event was held across Bihu Sammelans in Latasil, Ganeshguri, and Chandmariover a span of four days.…

20 Apr

India violated global trading rules in IT tariff dispute with EU, Japan, Taiwan, says WTO

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WTO said in a statement on 17th of April 2023 that India had disobeyed the rules of global trade in a debate with the Taiwan, Japan and EU over taxes on import of IT products. “We recommend that India bring such measures into conformity with its obligations,” the WTO panel’s report said. In the year 2019, the European Union challenged India’s introduction of import duties of between 7.5% and 20% for a wide range of IT products, such as mobile phones and components, as well as integrated circuits. In the same year, similar cases were filed against India by Japan…

20 Apr

Kapil Sibal compares India with China on GDP, unemployment and inflation

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India has surpassed China in terms of population. It ranks first in the list of the most populous country in the world. Kapil Sibal, member of the Rajya Sabha pointed out the the issue of unemployment, GDP, annual inflation in which India was not able to compete or get equal to it's neighbouring country China. He also asked people to analyse the data of these parameters of the recent year. Kapil Sibal is also a lawyer and he had represented several high-cases in the Supreme Court. It is seen that most of the time Sibal keeps on taking a dig…

20 Apr

Electronic vehicles of Kumar Engineering witness 66% increase in demand

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The electric goods carrier vehicle launched by Assam based automobile company Kumar Engineering has able to become customer’s choice within a very short span of time. The 2400 electric vehicle carrying capacity of 4+1 passenger with 1 to 1.5 KW motor capacity has been able to garner 66% increase in sales compared to last year. It is worthwhile to mention that the specially crafted battery enables the vehicle to run for 100 kms in a single charge. The battery takes 7 hours to have a complete charge. Kumar Group of Companies has been able to garner a turnover of Rs…