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AB PM-JAY reduces India’s out-of-pocket medical expenses from 62 per cent to 38 per cent: JP Nadda
J.P. Nadda,Union Health Minister Over 8.19 crore people across...
Bajaj Allianz Life Superwoman Term launched
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, has launched Bajaj Allianz Life...
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming planet - from droughts and floods to sea level rise and storms - health professionals and organisations in the country are increasingly concerned about deteriorating mental health. Extreme weather and...
Nipah: Kerala to test samples of all persons in ‘high-risk’ contact list
State Health Minister Veena George said that there are 14 persons in isolation who don't have any epidemiological link with the persons who died of the Nipah virus The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the...
Govt not planning to levy any tax on diesel vehicles: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari ,union minister, Ministry of road, transport and highway "I am not against diesel fuel and neither we are going to levy any tax on diesel vehicles," Gadkari told CNBC-TV18. On September 12, speaking at the annual convention of automobile manufacturers...
Aviva quits Singaore life JV, Sells stake to Sumitomo Life for $997 million
Aviva Chief Executive Amanda Blanc said the transaction further simplifies the business and puts the company in a very strong position to build on its trading momentum in the UK, Ireland and Canada London: Aviva is quitting its Singlife joint venture, selling its...
AI introduces tool in rostering system to help mitigate fatigue among pilots
"IndiGo has also partnered with the Thales Group as an 'early adopter' of their Fatigue Analysis Tool (FAT). The airline will conduct a proof-of-concept trial for its technology-driven interface to assess pilot alertness levels over the next few months," said the...
Ayushman Bhava campaign will help achieve universal health coverage: President Murmu
''No person should be left behind and no village should be left behind i.e. 100 per cent people can avail health services. This goal will make our country successful in achieving the objective of Universal health coverage in true sense,'' President Droupadi Murmu said...
Kerala shuts schools and offices to curb deadly Nipah virus
A Reuters investigation in May identified parts of Kerala as among the places most at risk globally for outbreaks of bat viruses. Extensive deforestation and urbanisation have brought people and wildlife into close contact NEW DELHI: India's southern state of Kerala...
SBI General launches a comprehensive health insurance product
There are four plans under the product which offers wide range of sum insured options ranging from Rs. 3 Lacs to Rs. 2 crores, and the policy tenure can be opted from one to three years. This product is designed to cater to a broad spectrum of customers, including...
NIV teams to arrive in Kerala following Nipah confirmation; virus is Bangladesh variant: Health Minister
After two ''unnatural deaths'' were reported from the district last day, Kerala government has sent five samples to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for testing the presence of the Nipah virus Thiruvananthapuram: As the state awaits the results of...
Protection Gap: a meager 6% of Indian insureds have sufficient insurance coverage, SBI Life Study
``It's a matter of great concern that 80% of consumers acknowledge insurance's pivotal role in financial security, yet a staggering 94% remain inadequately covered. This stark contrast between perception and reality drives our mission's urgency,''Mahesh Kumar Sharma,...