Special Report
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After tackling brain cancer and sickle cell disease, this teenager is taking on Covid-19
Rutik Thorat, 19, has come up with a novel drug for sickle cell anaemia that prolongs the life of such patients, and is working on a therapy to combat Covid-19
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Retail startup turns 'Covid-19 kit' maker, for safer public spaces
Deep-tech startup Veda Labs, earlier focussed on retail customer data, has now developed an AI product to monitor social distancing, masks, temperature and occupancy in large spaces
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Startup pivot: From robots for solar panels to making ventilators
Stretched for cash flows as Covid-19 took its toll, Pune's Nocca Robotics found itself pressed to reinvent
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Monitor your coronavirus symptoms while you sleep
Dozee's health tracker device, kept under a mattress, can track a person's oxygen levels, blood pressure, and soon, body temperature too
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Can these startups fix rural healthcare in India?
A handful of startups is using technology and on-ground interventions to strengthen rural primary health care, but impact might be limited without government intervention
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Can the explosive growth in telemedicine sustain?
Telemedicine has been around in India for over two decades, but got a shot in the arm amid the coronavirus lockdown. What happens after the pandemic blows over?
