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28 Sep

Tata Medical Center and IIT,  launches India’s first cancer image bank – CHAVI

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Tata Medical Center, Kolkata,and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, have launched India’s first fully annotated, relational, de-identified cancer image bank - CHAVI. This first-of-its-kind research partnership between the two premiere institutions in India was inaugurated in Kolkata on the 24th of September. The inauguration also witnessed an enriching discussion chaired by experts including Dr. Arun P, Director Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, Dr Mammen Chandy, Ex-Director Tata Medical Center, Prof Partha Pratim Chakrabarty, and other officials.  The project has been designed as a research collaboration between Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, and IIT Kharagpur, and developed as a part of…

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28 Sep

Raunak Mattress, one of India’s leading sleep-solutions companies

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A trusted legacy brand with quality, long-lasting durability and innovation at its core, Raunak Mattress, one of India’s leading sleep-solutions companies has announced to set up company’s first plant at Gauripur in Guwahati to create wider availability, faster customer service and greater customisation along with localisation towards the taste and preferences of the North Eastern market. The company manufactures and markets all kind of mattresses including - rubberised coir, polyurethane foam and spring mattresses. It is one of the few brands which caters to all 4H categories of sleep – Home, Hotel, Hospital and Hostels. It has a committed dealership…

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28 Sep

Bongaigaon Refinery celebrates World Rhino Day

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The World Rhino Day was celebrated by Bongaigaon Refinery of IndianOil Corporation Limited with full fervor with a host of programmes aimed at conveying the message of saving the one-horned rhino. The day began with a inter school speech competition  among various schools of Chirang and Bongaigaon Districts on the theme “Keep the Five Alive” aiming to celebrate all five species of Rhino including greater one –horned or Indian Rhino,Sumatran,black,white and Javan Rhinos that are found in Africa and Asia.The program was graced by Chief Guest Shri P Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy,IAS,DC Chirang,Guest of Honour Shri Pranjit Bora,IPS,SP Chirang, Shri Nayan…

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28 Sep

Kwality Wall’s will be presenting, light and music show with 500 drones at Kolkata

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Kwality Wall’s, an iconic brand in Kolkata, has introduced a limited-edition variant inspired by the quint essential Bengali sweet ingredient – ‘Nolen Gur.’ Launching exclusively in West Bengal, the Nolen Gur Cup is an ode to the city’s cultural and food history. Kwality Wall’s will be presenting, for the first time ever in Kolkata, a drone, light and music show with 500 drones that will celebrate the essence of the festival along with a reveal of their new launch specially designed and inspired from the ingredient that is loved by so many locals. The show will include breath-taking formations that…

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28 Sep

Flipkart BBD 2022 makes witnesses 1.6 million users per second

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The ninth edition of ‘The Big Billion Days’ (TBBD), Flipkart’s annual flagship event, has scaled new heights of inclusivity, impact, and innovation this year, bringing festive cheer to millions of Indian consumers and lakhs of brands, small sellers, artisans, kirana owners, and jobseekers. Customers across cities got a delightful surprise, as many Flipkart leaders has also made a visit to deliver shipments to their doorstep, as they shopped for this festive season. TBBD 2022 witnessed an unprecedented number of concurrent users on the app - 1.6 million per second. The number of Flipkart Plus customers using Early Access during TBBD…

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28 Sep

Bhanzu raises $15M in Series A funding to eradicate math phobia

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Bhanzu, a global math learning platform founded in 2020 by the World’s Fastest Human Calculator – Neelakantha Bhanu, has announced that it has raised $ 15 million in Series A funding led by global investment firm, Eight Roads Ventures. Another global investor, B Capital, also invested in the round. Bhanzu will utilise the funding to enhance its tech infrastructure to create an extraordinary student learning experience and strengthen its math curriculum with more interesting and outcome-focused content. This comes as a boon for students in West Bengal since only a tiny fraction of the student population is proficient in Math.…

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28 Sep

Experts emphasize appropriate treatment on World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Day

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World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Day on 22nd September 2022, leading medical experts emphasize the need of creating awareness about the condition, a relatively uncommon type of bone marrow and blood cancer. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) occurs with an incidence rate of 0.4 to 3.9 per 100,000 patients, which increases with age and has a slight male preponderance. It is a chronic disease in which patients must take lifelong treatment and hence, experts stress its appropriate management and adherence to treatment. CML occurs due to spontaneous chromosome mutationwhich causes diseased white blood cells to build up in huge numbers, crowding out…

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28 Sep

Dalmia Bharat Partners with DGMS to Successfully Conclude 18th North East Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week

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Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has successfully concluded the 18th North East Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week in Guwahati recently, under the aegis of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Government of India. The event was graced by Chief Guest, Shri Ujjwal Tah, Deputy Director General of Mines Safety Eastern Zone. The 18th edition of the Grand Metalliferous Mines Safety Week sawa remarkable turnout from the region’s industry fraternity including over 250 delegates from 17 mining companies that participated in the function and were awarded in various…

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28 Sep

INDIA PHARMACOPEIA CERTIFICATION NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY FOR IPAs USED IN PHARMA INDUSTRY

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The Union Government should make Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) certification mandatory for isopropyl alcohols (IPA) used in pharma applications as usage of imported IPA is fraught with risks. Indian IPA manufacturers allege that cheap imported IPA, fails to meet various critical parameters covered in Pharmacopeia Standards such as UV absorbance test, identification of unsaturated hydrocarbons and rapidly carbonizable material. They further added use of such sub-standard non-pharma grade IPA adversely affects the quality of the drug exposing millions of Indian consumers to severe health hazards. It also jeopardises the reputation of the country’s pharma industry. IPA, commonly called isopropanol, is a…

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28 Sep

Amazon.in saw single largest day of Prime sign ups

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Amazon.in has flagged off the biggest ever 36 hours of shopping with Prime Early Access and day 1 of the Great Indian Festival. Amazon.in saw single largest day of Prime sign ups; 1.9X higher than last year with 68% coming from Tier 2 & 3 cities. In the first 36 hours, small and medium businesses, startups, artisans, women entrepreneurs offered the largest selection of products and sold around 10 lakh unique products to customers across India. During the 24 hrs ‘Prime Early Access’, 1.75X growth of seller sign-ups during Prime Early Access versus an average business day. Amazon.in saw single…

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