Blood test firm blamed by GPs for ‘catalogue of disasters’

Blood test firm blamed by GPs for ‘catalogue of disasters’

Ashley John-Baptiste BBC News Investigations Getty Images Blood test results have been leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary hospital referrals, GPs have told the BBC An NHS provider that won a £2bn contract to deliver blood-testing services for hospitals and GPs is failing to deliver reliable results, according to medical professionals. Synnovis, a public-private partnership between … Read more

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private, Covid inquiry rules

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in private, Covid inquiry rules

Getty Images Doug Barrowman, who led PPE Medpro, pictured alongside his wife Baroness Michelle Mone. The chair of the Covid inquiry has ruled that evidence related to PPE Medpro, the firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, will be heard in a closed, private session next month. On 3 March, the … Read more

Sixth-generation aero-engine can be developed by tying up with foreign firm: DRDO chief

Sixth-generation aero-engine can be developed by tying up with foreign firm: DRDO chief

The only way India can develop a sixth-generation aero-engine and other technologies required is by co-development with a foreign manufacturer, Samir V. Kamat, Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), said while noting that India currently invests only 5% of its defence budget for research and development, which needs to increased to 15%. … Read more

Adani firm downplays Kenya scrapping $736 million power deal: No material impact

Adani firm downplays Kenya scrapping 6 million power deal: No material impact

Adani Energy Solutions said on Saturday that Kenya’s cancellation of a $736 million transmission line project did not require it to make any regulatory disclosure under Indian stock exchange rules as it was within its ordinary course of business. It said it was responding to a request for clarification from the Bombay Stock Exchange and … Read more

Consumer panel imposes fine on investment firm

Consumer panel imposes fine on investment firm

The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered an investment firm to pay an investor ₹4.68 lakh after collecting investments offering an exorbitant interest rate of 12.50% for five years. The Commission comprising president D.B. Binu and members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. issued the verdict on a petition filed by Vignesh M., originally … Read more

Senior executive of private firm detained for hit-and-run death of food delivery man in Pune

Senior executive of private firm detained for hit-and-run death of food delivery man in Pune

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A food delivery man was killed after a high-end car driven by a senior executive of a private firm hit the two-wheeler he was riding in Pune in the early hours of Friday (October 11, 2024), police said. “Ayush Tayal (34), who was driving the car, … Read more

How AI is making the poor healthier: A consulting firm shows the way to close the gaps in healthcare services – ET HealthWorld

How AI is making the poor healthier: A consulting firm shows the way to close the gaps in healthcare services – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Several sectors are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve processes and systems, and healthcare is a prominent area where this technology is improving service delivery. Management consulting firm ZS has been using AI to understand and help local communities across India with various treatments. In 2023, it ran Project Anaemia in Valsad to … Read more

Travel tech firm secures $3.9 mn to boost growth and innovation

Travel tech firm secures .9 mn to boost growth and innovation

Etrav Tech Ltd., headquartered in Mumbai, has recently secured a significant investment of $3.9 Mn (INR 33 Cr) in its second round of funding, led by EaseMyTrip. This strategic infusion of capital, spearheaded by EaseMyTrip, marks a pivotal moment for Etrav Tech, setting the stage for exponential growth and innovation. Specializing in providing comprehensive travel … Read more

U.S. firm Storable to ramp up hiring for Hyderabad facility 

U.S. firm Storable to ramp up hiring for Hyderabad facility 

Senior executives of Storable and employees at the inauguration of the new office in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Self-storage technology solutions provider Storable Inc on Tuesday opened a new office in Hyderabad as part of plans to expand research and development presence in India. Storable India aims to double its current workforce from … Read more