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With talks of "timely" 5G roll out in India resurfacing again after a Covid-hit year that delayed spectrum auction, there are hopes that the fifth-generation cellular technology could be a reality in the second half of the year, even though various reports suggest that its mass adoption could still be years away. New Delhi: With talks of "timely" 5G roll out in India resurfacing again after a Covid-hit year that delayed spectrum auction, there are hopes that the fifth-generation cellular technology could be a reality in the second half of the year, even though various reports suggest that its mass adoption could still be years away.The government is not selling traditional 5G spectrum in the upcoming auction the bidding for which will commence in March, but a tweak in the notice inviting applications has raised hope…

Surat: As many as 16 mineral packaged drinking water plants in four different municipal zones in the city were sealed on Tuesday by the health department teams of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) after these were found operating without the mandatory Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) and ISI certification.The food and health department officials raided plants in Katargam, Rander,Udhana and Limbayat.Dr Ashish Naik, deputy municipal commissioner (health and hospital) told TOI, “We had received information on the illegal operation of several mineral water plants in four different municipal zones who were delivering compromised quality water on daily basis sans adherence to BIS and ISI criteria.”Dr Naik further said that BIS certification is must for all those manufacturers selling mineral water. “We will punish those who don’t follow the prescribed norms…

All of us here mourn the death last month of Hamlet Batista, our friend and contributor. Hamlet first appeared in Practical Ecommerce in an interview. A mutual acquaintance, an SEO practitioner, had suggested that we publish his views. “He’s really smart,” the acquaintance told me. “He’s applying for a genius visa.” “Too Much SEO Can Harm an Ecommerce Business,” my Q&A with Hamlet, we published in January 2012. Optimizing an ecommerce site solely for search engines, not humans, was a trending topic then. Hamlet addressed it expertly. He and I stayed in touch. Eventually Hamlet agreed to write recurring articles. From January 2017 to August 2020 he wrote for Practical Ecommerce 37 insightful SEO pieces to help merchants. And, boy, were they popular. He explained how to recover from an organic-search traffic…

Xiaomi is reportedly working on the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro. A recent tweet by tipster Max Weinbach suggested that the Mi 11 Pro and another device named Mi 11 Ultra could be coming in April or May. He claimed that the upcoming Xiaomi phone with the M210K1G model number could be arriving in the market as the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro. Now, the Indian version of the device has received certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The same authority has also approved the Redmi K40 phone. The alleged Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro has appeared with M2102K1G model number whereas the Redmi K40 has emerged with M2012K11AI model number. The BIS certifications of these devices have no information on their specifications. The certifications only hint that these devices may release…

Recently, the approval of a new POCO phone by the FCC led to speculation that it will be the Pro version of the X3 on its launch. Now, the same device has been certified by the Indian BIS authority, as well as SIRIM of Malaysia. Therefore, it might also debut in these markets soon. Recently, the Xiaomi M2102J20SG popped up on the FCC database. However, additional leaks suggest that it has been put there by the brand POCO rather than this OEM. None of this new evidence includes a product name, although this has not stopped rumors that it will be called the X3 Pro on its launch. Should this be the case, it seems this new POCO X-series variant is destined for further markets. It has reportedly been submitted by Xiaomi India to BIS, and to…

NEW YORK – Thermo Fisher Scientific said on Monday that it has received the CE mark for and has launched the Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 HT Kit, a high-throughput version of its TaqPath COVID-19 RT-PCR kit that received the CE mark last March. That same month, another version, TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit, received Emergency Use Authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration. The new kit runs on the company's Amplitude platform, an automated molecular diagnostics system that combines Thermo Fisher's nucleic acid extraction and real-time PCR instruments with liquid handling stations from Tecan and enables laboratories to test up to 8,000 samples per day for COVID-19. The assay kit also received interim authorization from Health Canada on Jan. 21, and Thermo Fisher has signed a deal for Amplitude systems with a…

Introduction On 27 December 2020 Congress enacted the Trademark Modernisation Act (TMA) 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021. The TMA amends the Trademark Act 1946 – also known as the 'Lanham Act' – and makes significant changes to trademark law by clarifying the burden for trademark owners seeking injunctive relief and providing new mechanisms for challenging applications and registrations on non-use grounds. The notable changes that will come into force in 2021 affect proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as federal court litigation. The key highlights of the new law are set out below. Rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm returns for injunction litigants Most notably for trademark litigation, the TMA amends Section 34 of…

The virtual expo and business matchmaking platform is being organized by Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province and co-organized by Xiandai Exhibition. New Delhi, Delhi, India:  The pandemic has created an environment where businesses need to be innovative to meet the challenges of the new normal. Online exhibitions and buyer-seller meeting platforms have emerged as the go-to destinations for those who want to expand and diversify in the changed scenario of current times. In sync with this thought, Zhejiang Export Online Fair 2021 has announced a unique opportunity for stakeholders in the Pharmaceutical industry to meet and generate business via video conferencing. The Online Fair on Pharmaceutical and Epidemic Prevention Products will be held from 15th to 19th March 2021 and is targeted at pharmaceutical buyers of India who are looking to source…