Patna Turns 21 Utility Centres into Ward-Level Health OPDs

27 Jun 2025 CW Team

Patna Smart City Limited is converting 21 public-utility buildings into outpatient clinics so that every municipal ward has a walk-in point for primary care. Each centre will treat common ailments, run maternal-and-child check-ups, give vaccinations, distribute essential medicines and carry out routine tests such as blood and anaemia screening. Yoga classes, family-planning advice and communicable-disease awareness sessions will add a preventive dimension.

The sites—ranging from Rajendra Nagar Road 1 and Beur Mod to Chitkohra, SK Puri, Kadam Kuan and Khajekalan—have been chosen so that no resident is far from help, particularly women and poorer households who often struggle to reach the city’s overcrowded civil hospitals. By moving everyday cases out of tertiary facilities, the scheme should free scarce beds and doctors’ time for more serious conditions while strengthening community trust in the urban health network.

Services will be offered free of charge, and the corporation expects the centres to be operating within weeks once staffing and equipment are in place. Officials say the model could be expanded if demand rises, forming the backbone of a neighbourhood-based health system for the state capital.

Technology

29 Jul 2026

AI-Enabled Workflows Lift Profitability and Productivity

Organisations modernising frontline workflows with artificial intelligence, automation and real-time data are reporting stronger financial performance, higher productivity and improved employee engagement, according to a global study by Zebra Technologies and Oxford Economics.The research covered 1,000 senior leaders across retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics in the US, Mexico, the UK, Germany, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.In transportation and logistics, 54 per cent of companies that improved picking and packing operations reported faster operational performance, wh..

India Leads Global AI Readiness but Implementation Lags

Indian companies lead global averages across all eight artificial intelligence readiness indicators tracked by JLL, but only 19 per cent have started making changes to their workplaces, according to the JLL 2026 Future of Work Survey.The study found that 77 per cent of Indian business leaders expect AI to change their office requirements, creating a 58-percentage-point gap between awareness and implementation. The survey covered more than 2,200 CEOs, CFOs and real estate leaders across 21 countries during the first quarter of 2026.Despite concerns over automation, 58 per cent of Indian leaders..

Three WOLFF Cranes Build Riyadh Cable-Stayed Bridges

Three WOLFF 180 B luffing jib cranes are supporting the construction of two cable-stayed bridges alongside the existing Wadi Laban Bridge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project is being developed for the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and executed by the ICRC joint venture comprising IC Ictas and Al Rashid Trading & Contracting Company.The cranes are handling lifting operations including formwork, reinforcement, concrete placement, work platforms, surveying equipment and other construction materials. Each crane is fitted with a 40 m jib, reaches a hook height of 157 m and offers a maximum ..