GAMETION TECHNOLOGIES
If an unmarried man dies, can his parents use his sperm to continue the family? Case pits Centre against Delhi HC over inheritance law
The Union Health Ministry challenged a Delhi High Court order allowing parents to use their deceased son's frozen semen. The government argues Indian law doesn't recognize grandparents as beneficiaries for posthumous reproduction and questions treating gametes as inheritable property without explicit consent.
Baby to be made by just one person? That's what a fertility research dubbed as 'holy grail' is saying
A groundbreaking fertility development, "holy grail" research, may allow for single-parent conception using lab-grown eggs and sperm from one person's cells.
Why you should be beware of IVF fraud in Delhi NCR
An investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation sheds light on the rampant child trafficking facilitated through fertility centers in Delhi. Exploiting loopholes, traffickers bought babies from surrogate mothers, feeding an underground market for illicit fertility services. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act of 2021 aims to curb such exploitation, limiting surrogacy to married couples, and prohibiting commercial surrogacy.
Eggs from men, sperm from women: Stem cell therapy may just turn reproduction upside down!
It may soon be possible to coax human skin cells into becoming functional eggs and sperm using a technique known as "in vitro gametogenesis"
Govt prohibits imports of human gametes
The Indian government has banned the import of human gametes, which are reproductive cells, following a previous ban on importing human embryos in 2015.
ETSA 2023 Bootstrap Champ Winner | We work for customer validation, not investor validation: Gameberry Labs founders
The winner of Bootstrap Champ category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023, Gameberry Labs talks about their plans in the future.
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AHH's Nova IVF Fertility plans 100 centres in next four years
"When we acquired the company in 2019, our expansion and goal was a region of about 45 centres by 2023. So we are ahead of our goal. And we are already 62," said Vishal Bali, executive chairman of Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH), the healthcare platform's promoter.
Esports companies seek regulatory distinction between video games and real money games
Online games that involve staking money such as Real Money Games (RMGs) and Fantasy Sports are governed by separate online gambling legislation of the respective nations.
Centre opposes plea before Delhi HC assailing provisions of surrogacy law
In an affidavit, the Centre has said the law was passed by Parliament after receiving comments from all the stakeholders and the provisions challenged by the petitioners regulate the procedure of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and surrogacy, which, if diluted, would defeat the whole purpose of the law.
Parliament nod for bill on assisted reproductive tech; surrogacy bill too get Rajya Sabha nod
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021, which was passed by Lok Sabha on December 1, got the approval of Rajya Sabha with a voice vote.
Ola to get pre-IPO boost; A91 says investors 'feel like a commodity'
Ride-hailing firm Ola, which has seen its business recover gradually over the past few months, is set for a pre-IPO funding round that could bump its valuation up to around $7 billion, or double what it was valued at just four months ago.
Indians spend 4.8 hours a day on mobile apps; Musk sells $5B Tesla shares
A new report by App Annie, an app market analytics firm, puts numbers to something we’ve all known for 19 months now—that we’ve all been spending way, way, way more time on our phones since Covid and lockdowns hit.
Indian consumers are spending almost five hours a day on mobile apps: Report
According to AppAnnie’s report, smartphone users in India spent 4.8 hours a day on average using various mobile apps in Q3 2021, making Indians “among the most mobile first consumers in the world”.
Online gaming to cross Rs 290 billion mark in FY25 with over 657 million users: KPMG
As per the report, ‘Beyond the Tipping Point’, the sector, which at present is at Rs 136 billion, is poised to grow more than double by FY25 to Rs 290 billion with almost 60% cornered by casual games and not fantasy or real money games.
The digital transformation of boomers and beyond during the pandemic
The fear among senior citizens around stepping out to run errands during the pandemic has pushed many to let go of technology-related inhibitions and embrace digital platforms. Prior to the pandemic, the share of internet users in the 55-plus age group was only 6%-8%.
ETtech Morning Dispatch, 18 Jan 2021: Top Tech News To Start Your Day
From Tesla taking the Dutch route for its India investments to James Murdoch and WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart pushing their India drive, here’s a look at the top tech news today.
ET Startup Awards 2020 | And The Winners Are...
The pandemic brought out the true mettle of startups in India as entrepreneurs faced emotional, mental and physical challenges, and came up with durable solutions. ET Startup Awards recognises the winners.
ET Startup Awards 2020: And The Awards Go to... India’s Startup Stars
Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal will be guests of honour at ET Startup Awards 2020 today.
ET Startup Awards 2020: Brokerage firm Zerodha selected Startup of the Year
A high-powered jury led by Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), selected nine winners, including Zerodha, for the Startup Awards from a shortlist of 45 companies at a virtual meeting on August 20.
ET Startup Awards: Rolling out the red carpet for nominees of Bootstrap Champ, Top Innovators
Check out the entrants in Bootstrap Champ and Top Innovator sections.
Spotlight on desi games, Ludo King dethrones PUBG
With the entire country locked-in and craving indoor entertainment, India has not just emerged as the world’s largest downloader of gaming apps, but users have sided with desi games.
Can India’s lockdown gaming craze thrive in a post-Covid world?
First launched in February 2016, Ludo King's popularity has boomed during lockdown, with a 142% jump in downloads between February and April. While it’s free to download, Ludo King’s May revenue was about $922,000 worldwide, Sensor Tower data show, thanks to in-game purchases.
Indians hooked to games during lockdown; highest ever sales and gaming app downloads
Sales of board games in India are soaring like never before amid lockdown.
Ludo King, Monopoly & Scrabble Go: Online board games will drive away lockdown blues
Here are five online board games you should check out.
5 year wait for surrogacy too long for those who marry late: Parliamentary panel
Though the definition of infertility is limited to failure to conceive only, there are other medical conditions for which surrogacy is availed.
India, UK may explore cooperation in next generation telecom sector
India and the UK are likely to explore ways of cooperation in fields of next generation telecommunication and stem cell, the government said today.
Govt to introduce landmark bill on surrogacy
Draft ART Bill seeks to fill these gaps and addresses "ethical, legal issues related to gamete donation, surrogacy and nationality of the child born out of ART."
Govt proposes to bring Bill to regulate surrogacy: Azad
In order to monitor the services of ART clinics and banks to help regulate surrogacy, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has already framed guidelines for accreditation, supervision and regulation of ART clinics and banks.
IT cos lack viable biz model for consulting
It looks like the wannabe consultants might need a consultant themselves.
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