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An MoU was signed on Thursday between the Ayush ministry and the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to enable faster transcription and translation of Ayush knowledge systems into multiple Indian languages through advanced AI-powered language technology. Under the initiative titled "BHASHINI Rajyam - A BHASHINI Sahayogi Programme," the partnership aims to integrate the BHASHINI Platform, India's national language digital public infrastructure, across various digital platforms and services of the Ayush ministry, an official statement said. The Ministry of Ayush, through the Ayush Grid initiative, is working across healthcare, capacity building, research, drug administration, and related sectors. Several portals, applications, and AI-enabled solutions developed under Ayush Grid are proposed to be made available in all 22 scheduled languages recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to ensure wider ..
The Bajaj group will diversify into the healthcare business next and plans to invest over Rs 2,000 crore in Pune over the next three years, a top official has said. Nirav Bajaj, the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Bajaj Integrated Health System, said the group will expand into up to 12 cities over the next decade. Bajaj, the first representative from the fifth generation of the over-century-old business family to helm operations, said the group is aiming to pioneer a healthcare model consisting of a tiered approach with a clinic, ambulatory services, home care and a hospital. "We want to treat you from prevention to acute intervention, and move you away from the hospital as much as possible. We are actually attempting to push it away from the hospital to treatment at the right venue, depending on the acuity of the needs," Bajaj, who is in his mid-30s, told PTI. The business will not use the usual metrics of calculating scale, like the number of beds or the average revenue
Medical services in private hospitals across Rajasthan took a hit on Tuesday as doctors went on a strike following the arrest of a hospital director in Jaipur. Responding to a call by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Rajasthan Chapter, private hospitals and nursing homes went on a strike from 8 am on April 14 to 8 am on April 15. In Jaipur, private hospitals remained shut for OPD services since morning. Patients who were already admitted, however, received treatment. The impact was visible across small and large private hospitals. Some hospitals even suspended emergency services. Authorities strengthened arrangements in government hospitals in view of the strike. In several hospitals, notices were put up informing patients about the suspension of OPD services for the day. Some patients who reached hospitals were seen making enquiries before leaving for government hospitals. "The protest is part of a symbolic strike, and doctors have indicated that further agitation may follo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said healthcare should be accessible, available and affordable to all and that the Ayushman Bharat scheme is already fulfilling this vision for crores of families across India. In his address after launching projects worth over Rs 2,700 crore here, he said the Central government included Puducherry under the special assistance for capital investment scheme meant only for states. This move benefits the people of the Union territory by way of better infrastructure including better roads. He said: "A strong, empowered youth is the foundation for growth. We are working to support their dreams. At NIT Karaikal, the new Dr APJ Abdul Kalam engineering block and modern hostel facilities will strengthen technical education for many students." Also, he pointed out that infrastructure upgrades have been done in Pondicherry University as well. Furthermore, he said: "When I came here earlier, I had given the mantra of BEST Puducherry. BEST means Business,