Month: February 2020

As Indian pharma companies prepare to shift from supplying commodities to supplying innovations, technology is altering the way health care is imagined and delivered, according to an EY report, “Today for tomorrow: realizing the potential of Life Sciences 4.0”, released at BioAsia 2020 – Asia’s largest Life-sciences & Health-tech convention.   The accelerated technology and scientific advancement in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Life Sciences 4.0, is changing the traditional model of health. The combination of smart devices and sophisticated AI-based algorithms has made it possible to remotely diagnose, monitor and treat disease,…

100 years of Jamshedpur named after Jamshedji Tata by Lord Chelmsford in 1919,today the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has released a postage stamp to mark 100 years of the steel city at a function hosted by Tata Steel here on Monday.   Jamshedpur completed 100 years on January 2, 2019. Once known as Sakchi, a village in the princely state of Mayurbhanj, it was renamed Jamshedpur by then governor general and viceroy of India, Lord Chelmsford, on January 2, 1919 in honour of the founder of the Tata Group,…

The convicts of college student Nirbhaya will be hanged on March 3 as per the fresh date scheduled by the Patiala House court.   Asha Devi, the mother of Nirbhaya, on Monday voiced hope that fresh death warrants would be issued against all four convicts by a Delhi court today. Asha Devi said, “Several dates (of court hearing) have come and gone but fresh death warrants have not been issued yet. But we go with new hope in every hearing. Their (convicts) lawyers use new tactics every day, I cannot…

The Kashi Mahakal Express connects Omkareshwar (near Indore), Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain) and Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi) Jyotirlingas.   The train was launched yesterday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the ancient holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to connect two other major religious sites dedicated to feral deity.   Even a temple has been drawn on the seat to make people aware that the seat is reserved for the Lord Mahakal in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain,” Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar told the media.   It made a reservation yesterday (Feb. 16)…

Third time CM of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the CM on Sunday at the capital’s iconic Ram Leela Maidan.   During his oath ceremony, 50 special guests – school teachers, doctors, exam toppers, auto drivers, caretakers and sanitation workers – dubbed as “Delhi ke Nirmata (makers of Delhi)” were seen sharing stage with him.   “It gives me immense happiness to introduce the chief guests for the event. Delhi Ke nirmata (makers of Delhi) are here,” he said.   “Who runs Delhi? It’s not Kejriwal who runs Delhi, not any…

India plans to offer around 6,000 acres (2,400 hectares) of land in Kashmir as part of a business summit planned for April or May to help the region after withdrawing its special rights and making sweeping administrative changes.   Last August, the BJP-led central government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status by abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution, bifurcating the state into Union Territories.   The government enforced the changes through a harsh crackdown, deploying thousands of additional troops, imposing a communication blackout and detaining several politicians and citizens.  …

With Air India preparing to operate flights to evacuate Indians from Wuhan in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, a pilots’ union of the carrier on Wednesday said the airline cannot afford any mistakes and risk spreading the infection.   In a letter to Air India chief Ashawini Lohani, the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) said the mission would be quite different from usual rescue and relief efforts, and presents new challenges as well as obstacles to overcome.   “Due to the long incubation period of this virus, post mission support…

Remember the journalist who rang the coronavirus bell and pushed the whole world into the valley of threat?   A local clothing salesman, Fang Bin, peered inside as he walked past. He groaned: “So many dead.” He counted five, six, seven, eight body bags. “This is too many.”    That moment, in a 40-minute video about the coronavirus outbreak that has devastated China, propelled Mr. Fang to internet fame. Then, less than two weeks later, he disappeared.   Days earlier, another prominent video blogger in Wuhan, Chen Qiushi, had also…

Boeing Co. agreed to set up a simulator for 737 Max jets in India and will bear the full cost, a key Indian customer said, as the U.S. planemaker steps up efforts to bring the grounded jet back to service.   The simulator is set to be available this summer, ahead of the plane model’s recertification, Ajay Singh, chairman of budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd., said in an interview on Wednesday at the Singapore Airshow.   Boeing has changed an earlier stance and now recommends simulator training for pilots of the…