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NEW DELHI: The demand for non-traditional education is growing but there is a shortage ofqualified educational technology (ET) professionals and researchers. With an aim to bridge the gap, IIT Bombay will introduce M.Tech in Educational Technology (ET) programme from the upcoming session. “While the country is moving towards digital learning, there is a shortage ofqualified ET experts in various research labs, curriculum design roles in schools and colleges, industries for creating educational applications, training departments for online and remote trainings, and content creator industries for creation of technology-enhanced learning material and field implementation works,” says Veenita Saha, research-scientist and spokesperson, ET, IIT-B. The primary reason for this dearth is that ET is an emerging discipline and there are not many dedicated courses at the undergraduate or postgraduate levels. The programme will screen learners from diverse background with who have keen int...

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. To read the full article, please visit: https://yourstory.com/2019/04/startups-monitoring-india-health-machine-learning  (Accessed on April 10, 2019)

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 ... Read the full article at: 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)