A navigation start-up is mapping the world to reach unaddressed locations
What3words will also be integrated in the postal system of Mongolia
India’s sleeping problem: Can apps help us slumber better?
Urban population in the country is increasingly using mobile applications to fall asleep
Tracking TB becomes simpler with mobile phone
The app can be used to enter data about suspected tuberculosis cases and track the cases further
MSakhi: digitising healthcare at the grassroots
A mobile application, developed in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government, is revolutionsing mother and child care in Jhansi
‘WONDER app can make the difference in improving maternal care’
Down To Earth speaks to gynaecologist and obstetrician Narmadha Kuppuswami about the WONDER app that she has developed
New mobile app may help in addressing heart disease in rural areas
A group of Indian and Australian scientists has developed and tested a mobile application-based system that promises to help doctors and health …
‘5G will better connect rural areas’
India plans to begin 5G trials by 2020, but experts and industry stand at odds over its impact on human health and environment. The fifth …
This biosensor attached to your phone can sniff bacteria
IIT-Delhi researchers have developed a biosensor and an app that can be used for bacterial detection
This mobile application saves expectant mothers in India
Designed by a Chennai-based gynaecologist, the technology gives medical details of pregnant women to doctors to enable timely treatment
New mobile app launched to assist farmers
The application called Meghdoot would be available for 150 districts in different parts of the country
How useful really are mobile apps for farmers?
A review which looked at 23 studies of information services in Africa, Asia and Latin America found that perceived benefits were not always …
New mobile app under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to collect data on use of toilets
Details asked by the app not sufficient to give information on proper use of toilets, says expert
‘Africa’s COVID-19 tool will also help improve food security, livelihoods’
Information and data are important for evidence-based strategic planning to fight off COVID-19, says Oliver Chinganya, director, Africa …