Leaders of various farmer associations at a roundtable organised in Vijayawada on Sunday. Farmers’ organisations in Andhra Pradesh have strongly opposed the Union government’s proposed Seed Bill-2025, describing it as pro-corporate move that is detrimental to the farming community. The organisations voiced their objection at a roundtable organised by the Andhra Pradesh Rythu and Kaulu … Read more
Mumbai: Telemedicine platform MedySeva has secured Rs 4 crore funding from Unicorn India Ventures in a seed round. Over the next 18 months the health tech startup aims to reach 2 lakh annual consultations and launch over 500 physical healthcare centers. The raised capital will be deployed to expand clinics across tier 2 and 3 … Read more
Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The Union government has launched National Mission on Edible Oils–Oilseeds (NMEO-OS) with an outlay of Rs 10,103.38 crore to boost the domestic oilseed production to 70 million tonnes by 2030-31 from the current 39 million tonnes, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya … Read more
Gurgaon: Lissun has raised $1.3M in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) & Rainmatter Capital (Zerodha Group). The round also saw participation from existing investors IvyCap ventures, WFC, Growx ventures and a few other marquee angel investors. Lissun has raised over $2.3 million to date in funding. The funds will be strategically … Read more
New York: Hippocratic Health, a startup building artificial intelligence models for the healthcare industry, has raised $50 million in a larger-than-usual seed funding round, signaling strong investor interest in betting on AI models for specific industries. Silicon Valley venture firms General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) co-led the round, which funded the cost of hiring … Read more
The Department of Space’s Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) on Tuesday announced a seed fund scheme aimed at promoting space technology in the country. Under the new scheme, IN-SPACe which has been formed to promote, enable, authorize and supervise non-government entities to undertake space activities will provide a grant upto ₹1 crore … Read more
President of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) K. Keshavulu, who is also the Managing Director of Telangana State Seed Development Corporation and Director of Telangana State Seed and Organic Certification Authority, highlighted the need for effective seed quality assurance systems for global food security. Speaking at the concluding session of ISTA governing board meeting in … Read more
Mumbai, December 19, 2022: Pheal is a smartphone app that offers innovative physical therapy tools care to physiotherapists while simultaneously improving patient care. Its unique selling points have made this health-tech platform draw a much-needed niche in the practice of physical therapy. Since going live at clinics in July, Pheal, an acronym for ‘physical therapy … Read more
The AIADMK’s deposed coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, on Saturday demanded that electricity consumers be given six months time for linking Aadhaar numbers with their power service connection numbers. Criticising the DMK regime for the “confusion” created among the consumers in the light of the stipulation on Aadhaar seeding, Mr. Panneerselvam, in a statement, recalled that the … Read more