“One thing that we have clearly seen over the last 12 months is a tightening of unsecured personal lending and that was done correctly because there was a lot of issues happening out there. But as that outlook changes, you are going to see consumption also get a tailwind,” says Shiv Puri, TVF Capital Advisors. … Read more
The pandemic was pivotal to healthcare’s digital transformation. Overnight, locked-down populations switched to telemedicine to consult their doctors. The pharmaceuticals industry leveraged the computing power of advanced digital technologies – cloud computing, machine learning and advanced analytics – to crash vaccine development timelines. India used its vast digital public infrastructure to manage the world’s largest … Read more
New Delhi: With a focus on developing AI-based solutions that support key national health programmes in the country, IIT Delhi and AIIMS Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to establish a Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AI-CoE). The two premier institutions were awarded a ₹330 crore grant last year … Read more
Dubai: Digital healthcare platform Practo has expanded its digital healthcare services to the United Arab Emirates. According to the company, the expansion is aimed to enable users in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah to search and book appointments with verified doctors across specialties. The company states that patients can access doctor profiles, check verified reviews, … Read more
Chennai: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University have entered into a partnership for collaborative research in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two institutions will collaborate in research, joint publications, development of new technologies, socially relevant product design, joint … Read more
Hyderabad: In a significant stride towards integrating cutting-edge technology into public healthcare, the health department has proposed the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for cancer screening. This forward-looking initiative aims to enhance early detection through high-resolution imaging and precision diagnostics, potentially identifying health abnormalities with unprecedented accuracy. According to sources, once an AI-based scan detects … Read more
Smart beta and factor–based ETFs that use investment factors such as value, momentum, or low volatility for index construction rather than traditional market capitalisation, are garnering investor attention as well, Sumit Bhatnagar, Fund Manager Equity at LIC Mutual Fund says. These trends reflect the evolving landscape of the Indian ETF market, offering investors a variety … Read more
“The perspective is very simple that macro for India as I had indicated in January had bottomed out and more importantly, we are continuing to see some degree of improvements in macro,” says Venugopal Garre, MD, Bernstein.I want to first start off with your January upgrade thesis. While you were right about as to how … Read more
New Delhi: Imagine a future where a villager in rural Bihar receives an accurate diagnosis through a smartphone, or a junior doctor in a government hospital in Rajasthan interprets complex scans in seconds with the help of an AI assistant. This is not science fiction—it’s the very real trajectory of India’s healthcare system as it … Read more
Itanagar: The National Health Mission (NHM) in Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with a private institute for artificial intelligence (AI), has launched an initiative to enhance healthcare service delivery across the northeastern state, officials said. The association between NHM, Arunachal Pradesh, and Wadhwani AI marks a significant step toward integrating AI into the healthcare system of … Read more