healthcare

It is a unique randomly generated 14-digit health identification number. The government has launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission which would provide an ID containing the health records of a person. The objective is for…

25% Of Global Pollution Related Deaths Happen In India; But Petrol, Diesel Is Not #1 Source Of Air Pollution (What It Is Then?) India's lower income section of the population is under greater threat of early death and ill health from…

Such a situation is very much preventable. Doctors have reported that they are seeing a surge of patients suffering from back pain. These people are aged between 20-40. From Back Pain To Operation Table In a real life…

Doctors At 10,000 Locations On A Massive Strike To Oppose Ayurveda Doctors Performing Surgery Last month on November 19, the Government of India issued a new notification, which allowed Ayurveda doctors to legally perform a variety of…

Govt Allows Ayurveda Doctors To Do Surgeries! How Will This Work Out? There's some great news from the Ayurvedic arm of the Indian medical society. In a new notification issued by the Government of India on November 19, Ayurveda…

India spends less than 4% of its budget on health, against the recommended standards of 15%. According to the latest ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2020’, report published by the international charity confederation Oxfam on 7…

Hospitals Ordered To Honor All Cash-Less Claims, They Cannot Deny It; Action Will Be Taken The Insurance Regulatory Authority of India (IRDAI) has reiterated its policy, and issued a circular on Tuesday, aiming towards hospital…

Fortis, Max Hospitals Will Stop Cashless Treatment Of Govt Employees In 15 Days: Here Is The Reason Why? From the recent activities and reports we’re getting our hand on, it is clear that there are many sectors and renowned companies,…

India Bans Online Sale Of Medicines, Notice Issued To Every State: Big Setback To Digital India? It seems like online marketplace is creating a haphazard for their subsequent offline markets, largely. Issues have not only been raised by…

Sale Of Junk Food Can Be Banned In Schools; Junk Food Ads Within 50 Meters Of School Not Allowed This is an evolving world, which is largely affected by the swift changing food habits everyday. With so much junk food around, food high…

Delhi Declares Pollution Emergency; North Indians Will Lose 7 Years Of Life Due To Pollution! It is here. The kind of news that makes you consider your actions and everyone’s around you. We all are aware of the intensity of air…

Fitbit Joins Singapore Govt. To Make 5.6 Million People Healthy Singapore, with a population of 5.6 million people, is a country with its citizens having the longest life expectancy in the world and widespread access to…

Govt. will soon create an e-portal, which will be used to regulate the sale of medicines in India. Will it work?

I’ve always been enthusiastic about the healthcare sector in India. In recent times increasing digital adoption in this sector is benefitting care providers as well as patients. I have been fortunate to be associated with several…

In the historic speech made by Narendra Modi on August 15th from Red Fort in New Delhi, he suggested several beneficial plans and programs of the government. One among them has been appreciated and applauded the most: Free health insurance…

I happened to read a report that appeared in ToI yesterday which says that Indian Government is considering Free Medicine for all initiative, especially for poor and needy people. This scheme will be offered through Public Hospitals and…

Healthcare in India has improved drastically in the last few years. Sizeable private sector investment has boosted the hospital infrastructure in India and given the obvious cost advantages, Indian healthcare sector looks better than it was…

Milk is the primary source of nutrition for the mammalian young. Milk has also been a source of food for humans and can also serve as a diet with sole purpose as complete food content with high nutritional value. In this age of…

Bangalore, the next Silicon Valley? Now, the community has always been divided on this one. With its early mover advantage and it being home to probably the highest technology companies in India , some say Bangalore is ‘the’…

If you compare advantages and disadvantages of investing in India, it is a very difficult question to answer. It is a big risk - but it is worth taking. Many of them have gone ahead with huge committment...