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Aim to open 20,000 Jan Aushadhi centers by the end of 2025: Union Health Minister JP Nadda
`The Jan Aushadhi Kendras, which provide quality medicines at...
India committed to partnering with international stakeholders to tackle global healthcare challenges: Goyal
Piyush Goyal,Union Commerce Minister Goyal also mentioned that over...
Delhi has become India’s electric vehicle capital: CM Arvind Kejriwal
We introduced the Electric Vehicle Policy in August 2020. Our target was that by 2025, at least 25 per cent of all the new vehicles bought in Delhi should be EVs. As of now, 13 per cent of all the new vehicles that are bought in Delhi are EVs. The national average at...
Transgender people at higher risk of suicide: Study
“The observed excess of suicidal behaviour and mortality might, at least in part, constitute ramifications of minority stress. Transgender individuals may be exposed to systemic negativity regarding their trans identity in the form of bullying, discrimination,...
Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers say
Between 2012 and 2021, nearly 60,000 people were killed at their own request, according to the Dutch government's euthanasia review committee Countries, including Belgium, Canada and Colombia, have legal euthanasia, but the Netherlands is the only one that shares...
Maha govt’s flagship health insurance scheme to cover state’s entire 12.5 cr population: CM
Eknath Shinde,Chief Minister,Maharashtra The premium of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MPJAY) has been increased from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde This health scheme provides end-to-end cashless services for identified...
Combo Product: ICICI’s 2 insurance ventures jointly launch life and health cover
Sanjeev Mantri, executive director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance The health insurance component covers expenses related to hospitalisation, day-care treatments, pre and post hospitalisation, and homecare treatment, to name just a few On the other hand, the life...
‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans: WHO
Over the first three years of the global health emergency, 36 million people across the region may have experienced “long COVID”, a complex condition that scientists still know very little about, according to data from WHO’s partner, the Institute for Health Metrics...
Heat Wave: Rising fatalities just a foretaste of what is to come
McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the lost labor from work in areas exposed to extreme heat, such as construction and agriculture, could put at risk up to 4.5% of India’s GDP by 2030 “Many places that need to have local heat action plans do not have one,” said...
Bupa backs 18 start-ups in sustainability and health drive
Iñaki Ereño, Group CEO,Bupa further networking opportunities to 18 global start-ups which are pioneering products aimed at tackling climate change in innovative new ways. Iñaki Ereño, Bupa’s Group CEO, said: “As a provider of healthcare services to millions of people...
IRDAI set to implement 1st phase of ‘Risk Based Supervision’ pilots from July
With a view to promote a ‘Principle based Regulatory regime’, foster ease of doing business and encourage proactive risk identification and management, the IRDAI has been working towards developing and implementing (RBS)framework for insurance sector in India, said...
`Insurance Bill, 2023′: Govt drops major reform plans for Indian insurance sector
In a surprising development, The Insurance Bill, 2023,’ drafted by the department of financial services(DFS) and now may be ready to be presented in the monsoon session of the Parliament, has no mention of any proposals relating to much talked about new systems like...