Hopes for maintaining freedom and democracy are shaky in many countries today from Egypt, to Ukraine, to Iraq and Afghanistan. On the other hand the continued success of autocracies such as China has its scholars arguing that they have created a system better than Western democracy. The Economist recently ran...
Medtronic pilots novel ecosystem for ear treatment
In collaboration with a mobile health startup, a design firm and local health clinics, Medtronic is orchestrating improved diagnosis and treatment of ear infections and hearing loss in India. Medtronic is funding a 70,000 patient pilot but sees it as a program that’s both scalable and self-sustaining. Called Shruti, the programs has screened 11,000...
Expedia Ramps up Investments in India
The Expedia Group announced plans to set up a global technology centre in India as part of its enhanced investment in India. The Expedia group’s Indian subsidiary companies also moved to a brand new office premise, spread over 42,000 sq feet in Gurgaon near New Delhi. The facility will primarily...
Returning Indian Expats Prefer Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai
According to the Times of India, Bangalore hires the highest proportion of returning overseas Indians (NRIs or non-resident Indian as they are still oxymoronically called) in its workforce. It is especially relevant in the IT, pharmacy and healthcare sectors, where they prefer to hire candidates with international exposure, as told...
Bangalore and Mumbai are most the Expensive cities for Average Indian Consumers
Analysis of the most recent Consumer Price Index data released by Reserve Bank of India shows that Bangalore has the highest average cost of living in India, followed by Mumbai, then Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi. This is a chart from The Times of India, which indicates the CPI scores of...
Remote Intensive Care, a reality in India, powered by American technology
CritiNext, the e-ICU from Fortis Hospitals of India enables a remote hospital to provide advanced care to critically ill patients without having to physically move them to specialty hospitals. Powered by GE Healthcare, the CritiNext e-ICU has its command center at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi according...