Medtech leaders welcome govt's move to launch Rs 500 crore scheme for medical devicesThe Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, in an attempt to uplift the medical device industry, launched the "sc...
UK will let those on tourist visas work in the country from the new yearFrom January 31, 2024, the UK will revise Visitor Visas, permitting remote work but emphasizing non-work intent. Changes include client wor...
Amid Omicron scare, railways would do due diligence before resuming providing bedrolls: Ashwini VaishnawThe railways had last month restored some of its services that it had suspended in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. This included the re...
Supreme Court upholds RBI's guidelines prohibiting export of PPE kitsJustice Chandrachud, writing the 55-page judgement, said it was not the stance of the court that the power of "judicial review is stowed in...
Twitter's top lawyer, UK's FM and 3 other Indian-origin people feature in TIME's 100 emerging leaders listInstacart CEO Apoorva Mehta, and Upsolve's Rohan Pavuluri also feature on the list.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Digvijaya Singh cross swords in Rajya SabhaBJP member Jyotiraditya Scindia was all praise for the government’s measures to fight Covid-19. He said there was new optimism and energy d...
With 2,700 geese dead, Himachal Pradesh takes steps to check spread of bird flu to poultryRapid response teams have started collecting samples of poultry from surveillance zone in a 10-kilometer radius from the periphery of the l...
India’s successful journey to self-sufficiency in PPE kitsThe concerted efforts of the government, businesses and multiple stakeholders turned this crisis into a golden opportunity for indigenous m...
COVID-19: SC seeks Centre's response on plea for transferring contribution from PM CARES Fund to NDRFThe Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleged that the Centre has been "refraining from divulging information about the specific utilization...
Karnataka deploys tele-ICU solution to deal with Covid-19The tele ICU enables hospitals to have their beds and their patient data remotely monitored via real time audio visual tools and internet c...
This biodegradable mask resists pathogens, and has the goodness of neem, turmeric & basilThe 'pavitrapati' mask can be reused up to three washing cycles.
ACT Grants partners with Gates Foundation, MSDF & Wadhwani Foundation for combating COVID-19ACT Grants said it has brought together the collective strength of over 50 venture capital firms, 40 start-ups and some of India's entrepre...
Covid-19 has infected global vocabularyTwo currently popular pandemic-related acronyms, WFH and PPE, have even pushed aside domestic Indian front-runners such as CAA and NRC.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop affordable antimicrobial spray-based coating for PPEIn an attempt to safeguard healthcare workers and citizens from current coronavirus crisis and other infectious diseases, the research grou...
Indian-origin UK medics chief warns doctors' lives being put at riskAccording to a recent survey, more than half of doctors working in high-risk environments said there were either shortages or no supply at ...
Covid-19: Delhi doctors have kits to last 10 daysDays after the AAP govt asked the Union government to provide 50,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for the protection of the hea...
Cabinet okays bill to evict unauthorised occupants of govt residences at earliestAccording to the government, the bill will be introduced in the upcoming Parliament session starting from June 17.