Punjab sees 50% dip in post-harvest farm fires, yet no effect on Delhi’s air quality

Punjab sees 50% dip in post-harvest farm fires, yet no effect on Delhi’s air quality

A man sets fire to the stubble at a farm, in Patiala on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Farm fires in Punjab, often blamed for the rise in Delhi’s air pollution, have gone down by 50% since last year in the post-harvest period, with little effect on the air quality in the national capital. From … Read more

Delhi’s air quality improves due to favourable winds

Delhi’s air quality improves due to favourable winds

A view of India Gate covered in a layer of smog in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The air quality in the national capital improved on Saturday (October 26, 2024) morning due to favourable winds even though the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘poor’ category. Also read: Air pollution 8 … Read more

Regulator Drugs Controller General of India finds 49 drug samples not of standard quality

Regulator Drugs Controller General of India finds 49 drug samples not of standard quality

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: AP India’s drugs regulator on Friday (October 25, 2024) directed manufacturers of 49 medicines to recall their products after samples were found to be “not of standard quality”. Also, action has been initiated to book the makers of four spurious drugs.  Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Rajeev … Read more

Governor urges universities to ensure quality of PhDs

Governor urges universities to ensure quality of PhDs

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Friday called for quality in PhDs in the State. He also called upon educational institutions to encourage students to clear NET-JRF. During the NIRF Conclave for Excellence in Higher Education in Tamil Nadu in the Raj Bhavan in Chennai, Mr. Ravi felicitated representatives of … Read more

Telangana Deputy CM asks power utilities staff to ensure quality power supply

Telangana Deputy CM asks power utilities staff to ensure quality power supply

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu holding a meeting with senior officers of discoms working within the limits of the GHMC and surrounding municipal corporations, at TGSPDCL office in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, who handles the portfolios of Finance and Energy, asked the engineers, … Read more

Sweet orange farmers demand government intervention over ‘poor quality saplings’ 

Sweet orange farmers demand government intervention over ‘poor quality saplings’ 

Sweet orange farm of Gurram Srinivas Reddy at Tippalammagudem Village of Tipparthi mandal in Nalgonda district.   Stating that they had suffered significant financial losses due to poor quality saplings purchased from nurseries maintained by Dr Y.S.R. Horticultural University (Dr Y.S.R.H.U), Andhra Pradesh, sweet orange/sweet lime farmers are urging the Telangana government to intervene and … Read more

Municipal Administration Minister inspects drinking water quality at Rellis Colony in Vijayawada

Municipal Administration Minister inspects drinking water quality at Rellis Colony in Vijayawada

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana and Vijayawada (East) MLA Gadde Rammohan Rao inspecting the quality of drinking water at Patamata Relli Colony, in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana visited Rellis Colony on Pantakaluva Road in Vijayawada on June 24 … Read more

Factor ETFs: Why you should invest for long-term returns

Factor ETFs: Why you should invest for long-term returns

While investing, everyone who adheres to a clearly defined rule-based strategy stands a chance to make money. If the rules have stood the test of time, the odds of winning are even higher. Factor-based or smart beta exchange traded funds (ETF) adopt this rule-based approach of portfolio construction. They can be an interesting portfolio candidate … Read more

CitiusTech launches Gen AI Quality & Trust solution for healthcare organisations – ET HealthWorld

CitiusTech launches Gen AI Quality & Trust solution for healthcare organisations – ET HealthWorld

Princeton: CitiusTech announced that it has launched an industry-first solution for healthcare organisations to help address the reliability, quality, and trust requirements for Generative AI (Gen AI) solutions. The Gen AI Quality & Trust solution will help organisations design, develop, integrate, and monitor quality and facilitate trust in Generative AI applications, providing the confidence needed … Read more

National conference on aerospace quality held

National conference on aerospace quality held

S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inaugurated a national conference on Aerospace Quality and Reliability on the topic ‘Human Space Missions and Aircraft-Technology and Challenges’ here on Friday. The conference was organised jointly by the Society for Aerospace Quality and Reliability (SAQR) and the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). Mr. Somanath underlined the … Read more