Monthly archives: February, 2016

Prabhu lives up to economic challenges; willing to lead investment revival and contesting tariff hike approach: ASSOCHAM President Mr Sunil Kanoria

Railway Minister Mr Suresh Prabhu has given a no-tariff hike budget without compromising on the capital expenditure for increasing carrying capacity, both passengers and freight even in a challenging economic environment marked by a severe slowdown in the commodity sectors, which are lifeline of the Railways’ earnings, ASSOCHAM President Mr Sunil Kanoria said. While committing …

NASSCOM on Railway budget

NASSCOM welcomes the technology focused initiatives that were announced as a part of Shri. Suresh Prabhu’s Railway Budget 2016. We are glad to note that the government is walking the talk on IT integration and deployment of e-services, to achieve the dream of Digital India. Aimed at showcasing a positive future for railways in India; …

Severstal orders ladle furnace from Primetals Technologies for its Cherepovets converter steel works

• Twin ladle furnace will treat 4.8 million metric tons of liquid steel per annum • Production capacity of converter steel works to increase to almost 10.3 million metric tons per annum • Consolidation of liquid steel treatment will significantly reduce operating costs Primetals Technologies has received an order from PAO Severstal, a Russian steel …

Atos and Quartet FS launch a Big Data appliance that facilitates compliance with the future FRTB banking regulations

National, February 25, 2016: Through its technology brand Bull, Atos is joining forces with Quartet FS, the provider of the ActivePivot in-memory analytical platform, to launch a Big Data appliance that speeds up data analysis and improves the operational decision-making process for financial institutions. This innovative in-memory technology has been integrated into the bullion server …

The British Council in association with NUEPA presents Global Education Dialogues 2016 in New Delhi

The seminar will share international trends and good practice on Teaching-Learning and New Technologies in Higher Education New Delhi, February 25, 2016: The British Council, as part of the Global Education Dialogue series in South Asia, and the Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE) of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration …

Nearly half of total APAC consumer spend on cameras was on DSLR models last year

DSLR and mirrorless types made up two in every five cameras sold February 25, 2016, SINGAPORE—The Asia Pacific region has shown resilience amidst the challenging imaging market conditions as the rising penetration of smartphones continues to dominate consumer spending on tech gadgets in 2015. As the overall market shrank by 19 percent compared to a …

Greenpeace launches high tech investigation into radiation impacts of Fukushima disaster on Pacific Ocean

Tokyo, 25 February 2016 – Greenpeace Japan today announced it is conducting an underwater investigation into radiation contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The survey will be conducted from a Japanese research vessel using a one of a kind Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), fitted with sensitive gamma radiation spectrometer and …

MY FM awarded the winners of Jiyo Dil Se Awards Season IV

~Gurdaas Mann enthralled the Audience at the ceremony in Chandigarh~ Chandigarh, February 21st 2016 – MY FM concluded the fourth edition of Jiyo Dil Se Awards presented by LIC with a glitterati evening in Chandigarh at Tagore Theatre where multitalented personality, who is far more than just a singer- Gurdaas Mann enthralled the audience …

MONTEGRAPPA’s EXCELLENTIA DEBUTES in a 2016 BLOCKBUSTER.

Precisely 15 years after the first movie, Ben Stiller’s filmaking talents hit again: Zoolander 2 is out and blockbusting. Brimming with true-life fashion entourage like Mar Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Anna Wintour Herself, Naomi Campbell and cinema big names: Penélope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Kevin Sutherland is just part of the success. To shoot this …

Cisco Launches Ultra Services Platform to Simplify, Automate and Accelerate the Mobile Cloud

Breakthrough innovation allows Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom to unify physical and virtual resources, enable agility, increase operational efficiency, and lower the cost to serve new markets BARCELONA, February 24, 2016 – Deutsche Telekom is creating a multi-country mobile cloud. SK Telecom of South Korea is automating new service creation in minutes versus days, and …