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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicMedical testing

Topic: medical testing

Delhi HC seeks responses from govt, hospital after man charged despite having Ayushman Bharat Card

In a plea filed by 73-yr-old Raminder Singh, the court has sought responses after Singh was charged for medical tests and admission despite holding a valid Ayushman Bharat Card.

Made-in-India open-system RT-PCR kit promises to make TB screening faster & cheaper. Here’s how

The Quantiplus MTB FAST Detection Kit, developed by Huwel Lifesciences, has been approved by Indian Council of Medical Research & Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.

Cardiovascular monitoring via nanotech. IIT-Guwahati researchers’ device promises faster, precise test

It is still in initial stages & could eventually be integrated with mobile phones, enabling patients to monitor blood health on the go. Clinical trials conducted with around 50 patients.

Arunachal may soon be 1st to standardise diagnostic test rates. Other states told to study model

Not more than Rs 50-100 for hemoglobin test, Rs 300-500 for complete blood count, state has come up with standard price range for nearly 160 types of tests, and is awaiting Union govt nod.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.