CHENNAI PLUS

Gleneagles Hospital Chennai, a part of the Fortis Healthcare Network, has successfully treated two elderly patients with rare and complex swallowing disorders through advanced endoscopic procedures, including a D-POEM for an Epiphrenic Diverticulum, which the hospital says is the first such procedure performed by a doctor in Tamil Nadu. In a significant case, a 73-year-old woman from Jayankondam, Ariyalur District , who had struggled to swallow food and liquids for nearly three years, was successfully treated for Achalasia complicated by a large Epiphrenic Diverticulum using Diverticular Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (D-POEM ). According to Gleneagles Hospital Chennai, Dr. B. Mahadevan is the first doctor in Tamil Nadu to perform D-POEM for an Epiphrenic Diverticulum. The patient’s condition had worsened considerably over the preceding two months, with difficulty tolerating even liquids, frequent vomiting and significant weight loss. Investigations confirmed Achalasia with a large Epi...

On 20 August 2026 , as part of the ICWO–JRC 2026–2027 Project , a group of labourers was rescued in Chennai within half an hour of receiving the information shared through the JRC network. Among the rescued labourers, two were identified as children. The information was gathered by the AVA team in Bihar and promptly shared with JRC Partner ICWO , Chennai , enabling immediate intervention and rescue of a child labourer from Bihar who was found working in Chennai. Following the rescue, the child was counselled, produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC)and subsequently accommodated at a Government Boys Home in Kellys, Chennai , while the necessary age verification and legal processes are being undertaken. The successful intervention demonstrates the power of the JRC network and effective inter-state coordination, connecting information, rescue and child protection mechanisms across states. The ICWO Founder Secretary expressed appreciation to Mr.Natharsha Malim, State Coord...

Zetwerk, a technology-led, asset-light manufacturing platform for industrial and consumer goods in India and globally, has filed its Updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (UDRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The company aggregates manufacturing capacity across a network of third-party suppliers and its own facilities into a "universal factory," unified through Zetwerk OS, its proprietary technology backbone. Its customers span utilities, renewables, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence infrastructure, aerospace, space & defence, oil & gas and industrial automation. Zetwerk operates two reportable business segments: the Manufacturing Business, which enables customers to manufacture industrial and consumer products through its supplier network and own facilities; and the Ecosystem Business, branded Terra91, which aggregates and sources industrial commodities for customers. A third segment, Civil Infrastructure Works, was discontinu...

Blue Machines AI, an advanced enterprise-grade Conversational AI platform,  announced the launch of Floe, its proprietary context-aware language detection model, designed to help AI agents determine not only which languages a customer is using, but whether the customer actually intends to change the language of the conversation. Built for India’s multilingual communication patterns, the model currently supports English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, and Punjabi. In India, customers frequently combine English product names, financial terminology, acronyms, and business vocabulary with regional-language grammar. This everyday code-mixing can create challenges for conventional language-detection systems, which may interpret the presence of English words as a signal to switch the entire conversation to English. Blue Machines AI’s model is designed to distinguish between language presence and actual language preference. It analyses wor...

Swiggy India’s pioneering on-demand convenience platform, announced the rollout of its 24x7 AI Business Partner- Guru- a platform innovation specifically for its restaurant partners. This one-of-its-kind, AI Assistant is designed to empower Swiggy’s restaurant partners by enabling them to take data-driven decisions, optimize sales funnels, and resolve operational queries in seconds- all through an easy-to-use, single conversational chat. The interface is available in over 20 vernacular languages including Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Assamese, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, and Telugu. Additionally, it can enable restaurant partners to manage their ads and discount campaigns as well as view their payout annexures in detail, including tax reports, and payout summaries. With Guru, Swiggy’s restaurant partners have a 24x7 AI assistant that can help them with a variety of tasks and queries aimed at simplifying day-to-day restaurant management. Restaurant partners can use Guru ...

Interio by Godrej, a leading furniture brand from the Godrej Enterprises Group, is transforming furniture shopping experience by combining personalisation, digital engagement and physical retail at scale. Its digital engagement tools have contributed to 6% improvement in conversion rates, as the brand integrates AI-powered recommendations, 3D visualisation, room planning and configurable furniture solutions across the customer journey. Interio's e-commerce business has grown 14x over the last three years and now contributes 15% to its furniture business. The brand has also expanded its delivery and installation network from 1,200 to 20,000+ pincodes, while enabling 24-hour delivery and installation across state capitals. Post rebranding, Interio has moved from a traditional product-led retail approach towards an experience-led model that connects physical stores, digital platforms and design consultations. The technology-led approach has been implemented across 137 stores using d...