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Ethanol - Global Production, Capacity, Impact, and Ethanol Blending Trend Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar In continuation with the previous Ethanol blog here is an extended version with more new Insights! With a view to give a boost to the agriculture sector and to reduce environmental pollution, the government of India had launched pilot projects in 2001 wherein, 5% ethanol blended petrol was supplied to retail outlets. Apart from field trials, R&D studies were also simultaneously conducted. The success of these field trials and studies paved the way for EBP in India. The Government of India vide its Resolution dated 3rd September 2002 decided to launch Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Program in January 2003 for sale of 5% ethanol blended petrol in nine States and four UTs.   The global production of fuel ethanol touched 110 billion liters in 2019 showing an average growth of 4% a year per year during the last decade. The United States of America (USA) and Brazil contribute for 92

Telehealthcare - A  game changer for the Indian healthcare Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar In the last few decades, India has made significant advancements in the way healthcare has been delivered in the country. In the context of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the use of digital health technologies, including software as a medical device or other digital therapeutics solutions may improve mental health and well-being of patients with psychiatric conditions during periods of shelter-in-place, isolation, and quarantine. In addition, by reducing patient contact with, and proximity to, healthcare providers, can ease the burden on hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and healthcare professionals who are experiencing increased demand due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. 1. Telehealth in India The pandemic has highlighted the need to build a simplified and holistic teleconsultation platform encompassing all key stakeholders. With the current levels of adoption by the patien

Deepak Nitrite all set to capture opportunities across the chemicals and speciality chemicals landscape  Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar About  the Company From a bulk commodity products manufacturer, Deepak Nitrite Ltd. (DNL) has evolved into a specialty chemical company operating in three key division i.e Basic Chemicals, Fine and Specialty Chemicals and Performance Products with facilities located at Dahej, Nandesari, Roha, Taloja and Hyderabad. DNL has a number of credits to its name for manufacturing of chemicals holds a leading position in products such as Sodium Nitrite, Nitro toluene - the only company in India to have fully integrated OBA setup. The company dictates 80% domestic market share in sodium nitrite and 50% market share in nitro toluene. Also, nitro toluene acts as a key raw material for the Performance Chemicals segment. The end-user applications of DNL’s products vary from agrochemicals, dyes, and pigments to pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals, refinery, textile,

Impact of COVID-19 on trades, various sectors , consumables, stock market , healthcare system and many more... SHUCHI.P.NAHAR The coronavirus is not only a health crisis of immense proportion—it’s also an imminent restructuring of the global economic order. Here’s how leaders can begin navigating to what’s next. "Millions of workers in these countries are facing the bleak prospect of losing their jobs. Governments are considering and rolling out large stimulus packages to avert a sharp downturn of their economies which could potentially plunge the global economy into a deep recession. In the worst-case scenario, the world economy could contract by 0.9 per cent in 2020," the DESA said, adding that the world economy had contracted by 1.7 per cent during the global financial crisis in 2009. It added that the contraction could be even higher if governments fail to provide income support and help boost consumer spending. For some organizations, near-term sur