India approve new Pesticides Management Bill 2020, empowering farmers to fight spurious agrochemicals
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020, which, the government claims, will regulate the business of pesticides and compensate farmers in case of losses from the use of spurious agro-chemicals. The bill aims to regulate the business of pesticides that is currently being regulated by the age-old 1968 rules, which require immediate rewriting. The bill will now be presented in the Parliament. Under Pesticides Management Bill, 2020, the farmers will be compensated in in case of losses of crops due to the use of spurious agrochemicals.
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Why isn't India using Polymer banknotes?
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The switch from paper to polymer currency may be expensive, but the benefits gained will be worth the investment.
Banknotes or currency notes have been traditionally printed on paper made from cotton rags. The cotton-based paper is coated with special lacquer, applied in a microscopically thin layer to repel dirt and moisture. Although this material is still used all over the world, it is gradually being replaced by notes of polymer or plastic. Plastic banknotes are more durable since they are more difficult to tear, and more resistant to folding and micro-organisms. They also work better in ATMs and automated sorting operations. Although they are twice as expensive to produce, they last 2.5-4 times longer than notes printed on cotton-based substrate. Polymer notes are also difficult to counterfeit. Australia was the first country to introduce polymer banknotes in 1988. By 2019, more than 20 countries had partially switched over to polymer notes.
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Drug marketer to be held responsible for quality
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From March 2021, pharma firms marketing drugs will be held responsible for their quality. Currently, only the manufacturers are held liable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
Pharmaceutical companies that market drugs will now fall under the ambit of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act (DCA), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
This means they will be held liable if the drug is found to be spurious, or its quality is deemed sub-standard. At present, only the manufacturer of the drug is held liable under the DCA. Most pharma majors depute third-parties to produce drugs under ‘contract manufacturing’ deals. The pharma firms themselves, which market the drug, would lend the products their brand names, affixing their names on the packages for sale and distribution.
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Ukraine to roll out new phygital tax stamps
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On May 1, the Cabinet of Ministers will roll out electronic excise stamps to push back against trade in counterfeit spirits, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk
announced
late on Feb. 12. The government aims to fight endemic tax evasion in the alcohol market, create a level playing field for businesses in the industry, and, generally, reduce the amount of counterfeit spirits in Ukraine. “We want to track all the goods that are subjected to excise duty so that we know how much is produced, consumed and being paid in taxes,” Honcharuk said. Producers and distributors will have an online account with which to obtain, check and pay excise duties. Over time, the government wants to eliminate all the paper documents related to excise taxes. It will also reduce the share of counterfeit alcoholic drinks, which now account for 50% of the market and cost the state budget up to $410 million a year, Dubilet
wrote
on Facebook. Additionally, illegally imported alcoholic beverages were valued at $6.3 million in 2019, according to the Cabinet of Ministers. In January 2020 alone, the State Fiscal Service reported over 400 import violations.
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Ford introduces 3D printed security features to keep wheels safe
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Automotive giant Ford has developed a novel way to combine driver biometrics with 3D printing to deter car thieves. The innovative new product—bespoke 3D printed locking nuts—can be used to keep alloy wheels safe from theft. Though cars are being built with increasingly high-tech security systems, they still haven’t stopped car thieves from going after valuable car parts, such as alloy wheels. To combat this type of theft, automakers have started placing locking nuts on each wheel, which can only be loosened using a special key. However, even these specific security measures have their weaknesses.
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Avril latest to joins IBM blockchain Food Trust for food traceability
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French agribusiness firm Avril Group announced it had joined the IBM Food Trust blockchain for food traceability. Initially, it will provide customers with provenance details of its fresh eggs brand Matines.
The Avril Group has a presence in about 21 countries and earned revenues of €6.1 billion ($6.7 billion) in 2018. Avril’s Matines brand positions its eggs as being high quality across several types, from organic to free-range and standard eggs.
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Korea State Mint record sales of W524.6B
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The state-run Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) reported a record-high performance in 2019, a notable feat backed by a diversified business portfolio amid digitization whereby printing banknotes can no longer be its primary source of profit. KOMSCO added 69 intellectual property assets in 2019, bringing its total to 830.
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Russia plan's to make every good traceable
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The USA, Singapore, United Kingdom, South Korea, and Japan are typically considered the top five most digitally advanced countries according to many metrics. Experts believe that these leaders of the digital economy have one thing in common – each of them has a comprehensive digital strategy of its own. Russia has come close to joining this digital power club in recent years as its citizens are becoming more tech-savvy and exposed to massive state and privately-operated digital ecosystems. The digital economy in Russia started with a nationwide transition to online fiscal cash registers in the retail sector followed by plans to digitize all industries.
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Anti-Counterfeiting should be strategy for economic well-being of India: ASPA
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The industry association of authentication & traceability solutions providers in India had recommended Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy for economic well-being in country. In Financial year 2019-20, the Government of India is expected to witnessed a shortfall of Rs. 2 Trillion. At the same time counterfeiting, smuggling & illicit activities are resulting in loss of more than Rs. 1 Trillion loss of sale to industries & economy every year adding to the difficulty for businesses. According to reports, the estimated tax loss to the exchequer from counterfeiting products is approximately Rs 39,239 crores.
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Thailand Energy Ministry aims to adopt food traceability by June
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The Energy Ministry is preparing to adopt food traceability technology by June to prove that crude palm oil is locally produced and prevent smuggling from neighbouring countries, aiming to deal with the huge annual surplus. Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said the ministry will randomly inspect crude palm oil at 14 warehouses nationwide, checking the volume of methyl ester, also known as biodiesel B100.
Thailand
is cementing its position as a blockchain adopter, with several government agencies launching projects to test the feasibility of the distributed ledger technology. See figure, Thailand pilot project for organic rice.
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Brands: How DIESEL fight counterfeiting?
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Diesel has recently announced some new, important steps aimed at protecting its brand identity, as part of a radical decision, taken a few years ago, to revise and implement its distribution strategy while cutting wholesale accounts not in line with its own image and evolution aims. In 2019 the company seized and destroyed tens of thousands of fake goods worldwide also involving the digital space.
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Kerala riding the blockchain wave in India
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After
Telangana
, Kerala government is planning to leverage blockchain in the financial sector and human resources. In the next five years, the state plans to make its financial system more efficient and implement pilot government schemes by creating a talent pool of professionals in the area of blockchain. The Kerala government is looking at implementing blockchain-enabled pilot schemes in land records, managing workforce, immunisation programmes and organic food traceability among others.
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Horsemeat scam shows weak links in food chain: Traceability must be improved
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Europol revealed details of arrests made in Spain this week over a fresh horsemeat scam. But rather than feeling reassured, observers suggest this is further evidence of systemic weaknesses in the food chain that are exploited by criminal elements. The gang had been actively selling unfit meat onto the market since 2015. The seized false documents confirmed that the organized crime group could have been responsible for introducing meat from hundreds of slaughtered animals onto the market, which failed to comply with national and European regulations, "Europol noted.
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Tanzania Revenue Authority records 34% increased revenues on Liquor
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TANZANIA Revenue Authority (TRA) has recorded an increase of 34 per cent in excise duty on local and imported spirits and wines between February and October, this year, thanks to the rolling out of the two phases of Electronic Tax Stamp (ETS) management system. According to TRA's Deputy Commissioner General, Mr Msafiri Mbibo, the authority collected 77.8bn/- during the period under review compared to 58.2bn/-which was recorded during the same period last year, translating to an increase of 19.6 per cent.
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Holography Trade Body Looks Forward to ‘New Growth and Opportunity’ in 2020
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Rising global demand for ID and packaging security and authentication devices will strengthen the market for holography in 2020, according to the sector’s international trade body. The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) sees continued integration of holograms alongside other authentication and track and trace technologies driving growth in the next 12 months, underpinning moves to support overt and covert protection strategies.
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New Survey: Pharma Companies are looking to technology and digitalization, but will this be enough?
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Pharmaceutical supply chains regularly underperform their counterparts in other industries. Pharma companies require more lead time for manufacturing, utilize less of their production capacity, and carry an unsustainable amount of inventory. By every measure, pharma supply chains could improve—and industry decision-makers have noticed. But driving changes goes beyond the standard call to simply digitize everything. The future of pharma companies depends on their ability to sense potential problems or changing demands in the supply chain and adapt their response.
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Manipur plans to legalise cannabis for ‘medicinal and industries’ purposes: Biren Singh :
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To Eliminate Fake Cannabis, Solo Science Launches New Authentication System:
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Counterfeit Incidents from Counterfeit News Repository
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The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Qatar have invited to establish a comprehensive National system for tracking and tracing of pharmaceuticals throughout the entire pathway from manufacturer(s) / port of entry to the dispensing of the product to the patient; supporting the sector's strategic, regulatory, and patient safety objectives. Local, regional or international Consultancy firms and companies with extensive experience and specialist skills and knowledge in Designing, developing, and implementing pharmaceutical track and trace solution in a regional /national/ large scale setting; those with an IT healthcare, Data Management, pharmaceutical supply chain management and controlled substances management expertise are invited for the bid. Deadline: 23 February 2020
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