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Insurers should treat hantavirus as a risk requiring case-specific attention, not as a systemic shock factor
Unlike COVID-19 or seasonal influenza, there is no risk of systemic...
No Ebola case in India; meeting held with states to assess preparedness
However, following the declaration of Ebola as a public health...
RBI Dy Governor pitches for global unity, tech transfer to tackle climate change
The Deputy Governor said the focus needed to shift from project-based finance to overall market development with policy reforms, development of a project pipeline, and consistent regulatory frameworks, creating systemic conditions for fostering sustainable and green...
ED summons Meta, Google officials in illegal betting case
The federal agency is probing multiple platforms hosting illegal betting and gambling links, including instances of advertisements placed for them on various Internet-based social media outlets and app stores. New Delhi: India's financial crime fighting agency, the...
Banks need to build resilience against cyber threat: DFS Secretary
Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju Launched in December 2024, the 'Code Against Malware' hackathon invited student teams from IIT Kanpur and other premier institutions to develop endpoint security solutions to detect ransomware, using behavioural analysis,...
Central drugs laboratories find 55 samples to be ‘not of standard quality’ in June
These drugs were manufactured by an unauthorized entity using a brand name owned by another company, and the matter is under investigation and action will be taken in accordance with relevant rules. New Delhi: The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples...
Improving Patient Outcomes: AI can play a major role
According to the India findings of the Philips Future Health Index (FHI) 2025, 76% of Indian healthcare professionals (HCPs) are optimistic that AI can help improve patient outcomes - a clear sign of the increasing trust in digital transformation as a driver of...
India’s medical tourism market expected to touch $58.2 billion by 2035
Notably, recommends enabling insurance portability by collaborating with international insurance providers to include Indian hospitals in their coverage networks, arguing that this could reduce financial barriers for foreign patients and make India a more viable...
One in five women in WHO Southeast Asia region covered under health insurance study estimates
Researchers from Health Systems Transformation Platform and Population Council Consulting Private Limited, New Delhi, also found that one in four men in the region had health insurance coverage, with the highest prevalence seen in Indonesia at over 56 per cent and...
Urban consumers turn value-seeker while Rural India becomes brand conscious: Report
The report explained that the traditional difference between urban and rural consumption is shifting. In cities, the volume of consumption is slowing down, and people are now focusing more on packaging, pricing, and convenience. New Delhi: The way people in India are...
Allianz and Reliance Group’s Jio Finance float three 50-50 JVs for life,non-life and reinsurance business in India
Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group (Allianz), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V. on Friday entered into a binding agreement to form a 50:50 domestic reinsurance joint venture to serve the dynamic and high-growth insurance...
Rural demand revival to boost FMCG, Auto and Mobile phone sales: Report
Expectations of a healthy Rabi season, supported by normal monsoons, adequate soil moisture, and strong water reservoir levels, are also likely to boost rural incomes across major crop-producing states. New Delhi:The revival in rural demand is expected to play a key...