Health Card link to ‘Digital Healthcare’

Health Card link to ‘Digital Healthcare’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide people with a digital health ID, which will contain their health records. The nationwide roll-out of the Digital Health ID card coincides with the celebration of the third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) by the […]

Brace yourselves for India’s ‘Techade’

Brace yourselves for India’s ‘Techade’

As the Indian government readies itself to embrace the wonders of 5 G technology, another new phrase is waiting to be introduced in the India Inc lexicon by creative spin doctors: ‘India’s Techade” This week, for those of our readers who missed it, the ‘ sixth ‘anniversary’ of the Digital India programme was observed. It […]

India has ‘Mass corruption’ and we can address it: Paytm Chief

India has ‘Mass corruption’ and we can address it: Paytm Chief

Davos:  India is a country with “corruption at mass level”, Paytm chief Vijay Shekhar Sharma said (Jan 19) Digitisation would lead to a process where the money trail would ensure that people would be asked to pay tax on the money they have earned. He said the Paytm business model could help address this corruption. […]

Why PM Modi rushed to Iran this month…

Why PM Modi rushed to Iran this month…

The last week of May eventful indeed! Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Iran, President Pranab Mukherjee made a trip to neighbouring China. These two visits show that relations with Tehran and Beijing play an important role in New Delhi’s foreign policy. India and China are rivals. They share the global stage as members […]

Celebrating Digital Bihar: the Nitish way!

Celebrating Digital Bihar: the Nitish way!

“What Bihar thought yesterday, India thinks today”. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his government has already achieved several of the aspects of the ‘Digital India campaign’ launched on Wednesday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with fanfare. One can say that Nitish Kumar is leaving no stone unturned to match or even surpass Narendra Modi’s […]