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Policybazaar signs Amitabh Bachchan for Health and Term insurance awareness
Amitabh Bachchan Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO of PB Fintech,...
FSSAI issues notices over flavoured spirits, misleading energy drink claims
In a related move, the FSSAI also served notices to six major...
IRDAI issues license to Prudential HCL Health Insurance
Prudential Health India.Prudential plc (UK) and HCL Group announced a 70:30 joint venture in March 2025 to launch a standalone health insurance business in India. Hyderabad: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has granted Certificate of...
Stop miscommunicating, build trust, not fear, to achieve insurance for All: Seth urges life insurers
R Doraiswamy, MD&CEO, Life Insurance Corporation and Ajay Seth, Chairman, IRDAI at an event on Tuesday in Mumbai , Seth raised concerns over selling long-term products without considering customer needs, questioning the rationale for selling term insurance to an...
Extreme heat kills more than 1,300 across Europe
And across Europe, "more than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded since 21 June linked to high temperatures in Europe, Heat stress is often called the 'silent killer' - and European homes, workplaces and schools were not built for these temperatures," WHO chief...
Nadda to launch Aarogya Setu 2.0 and other digital Initiatives for health sector on Monday
The initiatives being launched include citizen-facing applications, provider-focused solutions, interoperability frameworks, registries and data standards. They are expected to enhance accessibility, efficiency and interoperability across the healthcare ecosystem...
Govt to launch affordable cloud-based hospital management system for small clinics on Jun 29
Union Health Minister J P Nadda will launch an e-Sushrut clinic, a simplified HMIS developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), aimed at addressing the digital needs of small clinics, primary health centres, health and wellness centres,...
Health Insurance: Creating simple, adequate, and transparent solutions
Among young Indians, the study finds that financial awareness is no longer translating into protection. While over half of Gen Z respondents actively invest through mutual funds and SIPs, many continue to postpone purchasing personal health insurance, assuming...
46 drug samples manufactured by various firms to be “not of standard quality
Identification of drug samples as NSQ is done based on failure of the drug sample in one or the other specified quality parameters. The failure is specific to the drug products of the batch tested by the government laboratory and it does not warrant any concerns on...
India achieves landmark milestone of 5 lakh organ donation pledges
Facilitating this endeavour, the Aadhaar-based organ donation pledge registration portal, notto.abdm.gov.in, has significantly streamlined the registration process by making it more accessible, secure and transparent. The platform has enabled citizens across the...
Policybazaar launches Health Claims Experience Index
Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO, Policybazaar, said, "The HCX™ Index is an attempt to bring greater transparency and customer-centricity to this aspect of health insurance by creating a common benchmark for measuring claims experience.Health insurance ultimately proves...
India limits cough syrup sales to pharmacies after contamination cases
The government has now removed cough syrups from the exemption list, while allowing pills, tablets and lozenges to remain on it, according to a government notification dated June 15. New Delhi:India has restricted cough syrup sales to licensed pharmacies especially...