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Term, health insurance policyholders to benefit most from GST exemption on individual policies: Experts
Insurance industry hopes that key input services of commission and...
GoM backs Centre’s proposal to scrap 12% and 28% GST slabs: Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary,,Deputy Chief Minister,Bihar The GoM also reviewed...
CDSCO issues sampling guidelines to ensuring quality and efficacy of drugs cosmetics
This guidelines will be useful for effective surveillance for quality and efficacy of drugs and cosmetics available in the market by adopting uniform drug sampling methodology for drug inspectors under drug regulatory authorities of state and central governments, the...
“Doctor on Wheels”: the first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art, AI driven free Mobile Telemedicine Clinic launched in J&K
The obstacles like quality of services, specialised doctor, distance of travelling and cost of consultation/treatment are targeted and solved efficiently through this facility. Ordinarily, a metro hospital will cost a patient very heavily and may take two to three...
Approximately 60 per cent of prostate cancer diagnosis occur in individuals aged 65 or above: Experts
There is a concerning rise in the number of prostate cancer cases, alongside breast, lung, cervical, and oral cancer. The likelihood of developing prostate cancer rises with age, particularly after reaching 50 years old. S.K Raghunath, Uro-Oncologist, HCG Hospital...
Rise of Tier 2 Cities: Non-Metro Medical Consultations Surge by 83% YoY, Outpacing Tier 1 Cities: Healthscape Report
Mumbai saw the highest rise in medical consultations among metro cities at 92.07%, followed closely by Hyderabad with a 91.63% increase. Chennai ranked third with an 83.4% surge. Kolkata, Bangalore, and Delhi also witnessed substantial growth, each exceeding a 60%...
Karnataka Govt to establish district-wide chemotherapy day-care centers
Siddaramaiah,Chief Minister, Karnataka Presenting the 2024-25 budget in the Assembly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said state-of-the-art Critical Care Blocks (CCB) will be set up in each district to provide better healthcare to patients suffering from critical illness...
‘Kerala united against rare diseases’ project will be crucial in rare disease treatment: CM Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan,Chief Minister, Kerala He said that the state government is trying to prepare a comprehensive care plan to prevent rare diseases, detect them early, provide currently available treatment, provide therapies and assistive technology devices, ensure...
South Africa’s President will sign health insurance bill into law for providing universal health coverage
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa The law aims to provide healthcare to millions of poorer citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system, which still reflects deep racial and social inequalities three decades after the end of white minority rule South...
1 in 5 cities covered under NCAP lacks real-time pollution data: report
Among India's top 10 polluted cities in January, two were in Bihar, two in Rajasthan, two in Uttar Pradesh, one in Assam, one in Haryana, and one in Himachal Pradesh One in five cities covered under India's National Clean Air Programme does not have a continuous...
IRDAI proposes to increase free look period to 30 days for policyholders
No policy in case of life insurance shall be issued unless nomination is obtained, Nomination provisions relating to general, wherever applicable and health insurance policies introduced, Insurance policies meeting the defined criteria to be issued in Electronic form,...
IRDAI unveils regulations for Bima Sugam, services will be free for customers
Bima Sugm will officially called as Rashtriya Bima Sugam Nigam Ltd and the shareholding of the company will be widely held amongst Life insurers, General Insurers and health insurers. Starting with a capital of Rs 200 crore, the shareholders, as and when required,...