How ultrasound plays critical role in healthcare and why PC-PNDT Act deserves careful reformIndia's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...
08 May, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Indian startups turn to small language models to solve for efficiency, privacy, costIndian startups are shifting to smaller AI models. This move addresses high cloud costs, patchy internet, and new data privacy laws. These ...
30 Mar, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
PM Modi visits Israeli tech innovation exhibition, invites firms to invest in IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi visited an innovation exhibition in Israel. He invited Israeli technology companies to invest in India. He urg...
26 Feb, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Your phone is silently making you older than your age, and you can stop it: What your screentime is really doing to your skinExperts are warning that constant phone use is accelerating visible aging, a phenomenon dubbed “tech neck.” Prolonged screen time, poor pos...
07 Nov, 2025, 08.43 PM IST
Philips CEO explains how the firm is expanding India ops with a focus on AI in healthcareCurrently, India supports over 50% of Philips’ global software delivery. Philips, traditionally known for its consumer electronics, has sha...
10 Sep, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Scheme to bolster medical device industry to roll out soon: Pharma SecretaryThe Department of Pharmaceuticals will launch a new scheme within a month to strengthen the domestic medical device industry, according to ...
21 Aug, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
A 'cubist' innovation that changes livesThe flatpack field hospital can be flown to a disaster area by helicopter and assembled quickly. The recently launched pop-up hospital is m...
11 Dec, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Wipro GE Healthcare opens greenfield medical devices factory in Bengaluru under PLI schemeSpread across 35,000 sq ft, the plant will be manufacturing CT machines, cath lab equipment, ultrasound scanners, patient monitoring soluti...
31 Mar, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
MWC 2021: This 'smart cane' can change how the visually impaired walk, shop & eatThe device is the brain-child of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor, who was born blind.
01 Jul, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
As India Inc works from home, the challenges of adopting 5G become glaringly obviousExperts say the future wave of 5G use cases won’t have any meaningful impact unless India’s fragile digital infrastructure quickly sees a c...
08 Dec, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
Know how fast is Tez, Google's new mobile payments appMaking a foray into mobile payments sector in India, tech giant Google today launched its Android payments app, Tez.
18 Sep, 2017, 02.39 PM IST
Philips takes to digital tech to focus on healthcare space and increase workforce by 25%Philips spun off its lighting division in June 2016 to focus on the healthcare division establishing Philips HealthTech as a separate compa...
06 Mar, 2017, 01.16 AM IST
Now, a new tech to read books without opening themThe technology developed by scientists, including one of Indian origin, will help archaeologists look into antique books without touching t...
12 Sep, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Ultrasound tech may help treat common foot conditionThe American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society describes plantar fasciitis as essentially an "overuse injury".
03 Apr, 2015, 06.13 PM IST
- Regenix Drugs forays into manufacturing
Following a collaboration with Canadian, American, European and Chinese firms, the Chennai-based entity is gearing up to manufacture USFDA-...
01 May, 2009, 04.33 PM IST
‘Hi-tech needed for low-cost devices’The $13.8 billion semiconductor (chip) major Texas Instruments (TI) was among the first companies to spot the India opportunity and set up ...
18 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- NPIL buys Mumbai imaging centre
Imaging drug major NPIL diagnostic lab chain Wellspring has acquired Mumbai-based high tech imaging centre Jhankaria Imaging.
05 Jan, 2007, 01.47 AM IST