These 5 startups are monitoring India’s health with AI, machine learning, and smart apps

Whether it’s cancer diagnosis or keeping an eye on the rise of diabetes, or something as simple as digitising medical records for access anytime, anywhere – these healthtech startups are doing it all.

From medical tourism to telemedicine, India’s healthcare sector has been expanding at a healthy double-digit rate to include newer and better services powered by new-age technologies. The problem, however, is not availability, but access to these services. 

For every 1,000 people, the number of physicians in India stands at 0.7 (less than 1), a metric that places the country way behind the global average of 1.5 physicians per 1,000 people. And then, there are only 0.7 beds per 1,000 people, compared to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommendation of 3.5.

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https://yourstory.com/2019/04/startups-monitoring-india-health-machine-learning (Accessed on April 10, 2019)

Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy turns active in Indian start-up space

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Flipkart, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, has had two stints at the e-commerce major. First, in May 2013, when he joined as the interim sales and finance head.

Second innings started June 2016. Prior to this and between these stints, Krishnamurthy, an alumnus of the Asian Institute of Management, Philippines, was managing the investments for global investment major Tiger Global Management in varied roles, closely working with portfolio companies. Now at the helm of the Walmart-owned e-commerce major in India, Krishnamurthy is still an astute investor at ...

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https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/flipkart-ceo-kalyan-krishnamurthy-turns-active-in-india-s-start-up-space-119040901381_1.html (Accessed on April 10, 2019)

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IIT-Madras tops HRD's national ranking of higher institutes, 7 IITs among top 10

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Madras, topped the national ranking of higher institutes released by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) on Monday. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and IIT-Delhi ranked second and third in the list respectively. Of the top 10 institutes, seven are IITs. The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Banaras Hindu University ranked seventh and 10th respectively. The Delhi University's Miranda House was ranked the best among colleges across the country, while the varsity's St Stephen's College was ranked fourth. The HRD Ministry has been publishing the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) since 2016.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/iit-madras-tops-hrds-national-ranking-of-higher-institutes-7-iits-among-top-10/articleshowprint/68779815.cms (Accessed on April 9, 2019)

UPSC Results 2019: Meet This Year’s Top 5 Rank Holders & Their Crucial Mantras

Waiting for results after an exam, especially if it is the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), can be stressful. But, for those who managed to clinch the top five positions in the UPSC examination, the declaration of the results came with a healthy dose of happiness making the months of tension and sacrifice worthwhile.

The UPSC issued statement states that the Commission has recommended a total of 759 candidates (577 men and 182 women) for appointment to various services like IAS, IPS, IFS and the allied services.

Read more about the five toppers here:

https://www.thebetterindia.com/178539/upsc-exam-results-topper-tips-kanishak-kataria-ias-india/ (Accessed on April 9, 2019)

How A Data Scientist Topped The UPSC Exam This Year

This year’s UPSC topper is a data scientist and the data science community is going gaga over it. When Kanishak Kataria was declared to be the topper, he thanked his parents, sister and girlfriend for the help and moral support, and one thing that came as an instant identifier was that he is currently a data scientist at qplum, Bengaluru, which is an online investment advisory firm, offering AI and machine learning based portfolios.

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https://www.analyticsindiamag.com/how-a-data-scientist-topped-the-upsc-exam-this-year/ (Accessed on April 9, 2019)

NIRAMAI to Develop Artificial Intelligence-based Software to Detect River Blindness

Artificial intelligence-based Indian health-tech company Niramai is currently using Thermalytix to detect breast cancer in the early stages

Artificial intelligence-based Indian health-tech company Niramai announced that it will develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer-aided software for controlling spread of River Blindness. Niramai will leverage its innovative Thermalytix technology to detect the presence of live adult worms of Onchocerciasis, which causes river blindness and significant disability.

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https://www.dqindia.com/niramai-develop-artificial-intelligence-based-software-detect-river-blindness/ (Accessed on April 9, 2019)