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• Final deadline for RFID tags on Aug 23 midnight; violators to be fined Both the SDMC and the EPCA have made it clear that the deadline for pre-registration of RFID tags and recharge of tags will not be extended beyond the midnight of August 23, 2019. Earlier, the transporters and transporters' union had requested the SDMC Mayor, Chairman's Committee and the EPCA for extension of deadlines for entry of commercial vehicles into Delhi with RFID tags/sufficient recharge amount from midnight of August 23. Millenium Post 21 August 2019
• FASTags Mandatory For Toll Payment On Highways Starting December 1 On Monday, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) announced that starting December 1, 2019, all the lanes at toll plazas on national highways will be specifically FASTag lanes. Further in accordance with the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, in a case when non-FASTag users pass through these dedicated exclusive FASTag lanes, they will be charged double the toll amount. Good Returns.in 19 August 2019
• No RFID tag? Pay double the toll to enter Delhi post-August 16th! Starting August 16th, commercial vehicles not carrying RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags will have to shell out double the toll to enter the national capital. The directions were issued by the Supreme Court-appointed panel EPCA (Environmental Pollution (Prevent and Control) Authority). Commercial vehicles entering Delhi from any of the 13 toll-plazas in the city, which do not have the RFID tag, post-August 16th, will have to shell out twice the Environmental Compensation Charge (ECC) along with the municipal toll tax. The fines will gradually increase four and six times for the corresponding second and third week after the set deadline. The Financial Express 14 August 2019
• Standardizing for fast, efficient tomorrow With an aim to boost cashless transactions and speed up toll tax collection from the concessionaire to the government, the Delhi Government officially kick-started electronic toll collection (ETC) in July 2019 using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based ‘FASTags’ across 13 booths in the capital city. Auto Tech Review 13 August 2019
• Proper identification of medicines and medical devices are crucial: Ravi Mathur Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Ravi Mathur, CEO, GS1 India, to know more about the challenges due to the rising incidence of spurious drugs in the Indian and global markets and the systems in place to curb such practices. ET Healthworld 12 August 2019
• Empowering shoppers with trusted information on millions of products Globally, GS1 is involved in developing standards which are used with technologies like barcoding, RFID and with cutting edge applications like block chain, IoT and Augmented Reality to enable retailers/etailers optimise their operations and offer an enhanced shopping experience to consumers. Deccan Chronicle 12 August 2019
• Empowering shoppers with trusted information on millions of products Globally, GS1 is involved in developing standards which are used with technologies like barcoding, RFID and with cutting edge applications like block chain, IoT and Augmented Reality to enable retailers/etailers optimise their operations and offer an enhanced shopping experience to consumers. Asian Age 12 August 2019
• Barcodes evolution: A simpler tool for verification for businesses, users Barcodes are everywhere. From making a quick payment to scanning the code to verify a product, we use different iterations of barcodes in our daily lives. Interestingly enough, barcodes as a technology has existed since 1950s. Invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver, the early version of barcode was based on Morse Code. The technology saw a commercial adoption in the US in following decades and quickly gained adoption in other countries. Hindustan Times 05 August 2019
• India's healthcare needs a tech makeover The Economic Times Read more >
• Honda two-wheelers cracks down on counterfeit part suppliers In conjunction with the police, the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has conducted four major raids in north and east India in June 2019, seizing spurious goods worth Rs 49 lakh. According to the company, in the past three years, the Honda Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement team has seized approximately 94,000 counterfeit parts worth Rs 2 crore across India. Auto Car India Report 30 July 2019

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