by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
New Delhi: Pankaj Solanki, a doctor and the director of a small hospital in New Delhi, rushed to an oxygen vendor earlier this week to secure enough cylinders to keep 10 COVID-19 patients on the ICU ward breathing. His supplies would only last until Thursday night,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Technology
New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday permitted the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct a feasibility study on using drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccine, according to an official statement. The ICMR will conduct this study in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Regulation
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked IRDAI chairman S C Kunthia to 'act immediately' to address the complaints of denial of cashless claims by insurance companies. She also mentioned that more than 9 lakh COVID-related claims...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Regulation, Risk Management
Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDAI has laid out conditions for insurers to facilitate their investment in units of listed Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Earlier IRDAI had...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: As the handling of the raging Covid pandemic by authorities came under increasing judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it expected the Centre to come out with a "national plan" on supply of oxygen and essential drugs for...