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Anti-pollution measures in Delhi push daily wage workers into livelihood crisis
For Babu Ram, a 63-year-old construction worker, the ban on C&D...
Govt seeks to overhaul Indian insurance sector with extensive reforms measures
Insurers to be allowed to do certain other business, in addition to...
IIB to set up tech platform ’Bima Satark’ to detect fraudulent health insurance claims
Prasun Sikdar, MD&CEO, ManipalCigna Health Insurance The process has been initiated on 18th January by the IIB ``Insurance Satark comes as a boon for the health insurance industry, as it helps us in detecting fraudulent claims. It is only for the health insurance...
Niva Bupa weighs stake sale at $2 billion valuation: Report
True North may consider selling some of its stake, the people said. A deal could also involve issuing new shares, one of the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Mumbai: An Indian general insurer backed by British United Provident...
ManipalCigna launches a specialized plan for seniors
A customer between 56 to 75, after meeting the underwriting eligibility, can buy the plans and if an existing customer pay premium annually even after reaching 75, the cover will continue for him/her till death The sum insured options range from Rs. 3 lacs to Rs 50...
5 state-owned general insurers’ total exposure to Adani at Rs 347.64 cr: MoS Finance
Bhagwat Karad,Minister of State for Finance "As per data received from Public Sector General Insurance companies, namely New India Assurance Company Ltd, United India Insurance Company Ltd, National Insurance Company Ltd, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and General...
MP: Health survey shows at least 50 per cent of Indore residents suffering from some ailment
The report of the survey helmed by the Indian Medical Association's Indore Chapter and the Red Cross Society 'Around 48 per cent residents had some abnormality in one test, 9.5 per cent had enhanced blood sugar levels, 17 per cent had high cholesterol levels, 6 per...
Men are more prone to develop obesity-related conditions: Study
"This isn't just an obesity related issue -- I think it's a much broader conceptual problem that also encompasses healthy aging. One implication of our findings is that there will be situations where the treatment that is ideal for men is not going to be ideal for...
India committed to strengthen traditional medicine practice by bolstering evidence-based research: Sarbananda Sonowal
He added that the vision of the Prime Minister to build a robust healthcare system for the holistic patient care system remains solid as the Union Budget has considerably hiked the budget for the Ministry of Ayush by 20 per cent New Delhi: Union Ayush Minister...
COVID-19 has significant impact on liver, study at Mumbai civic hospital finds
The study by the Gastroenterology department of BYL Nair Hospital, which was among the main hospitals earmarked for treating coronavirus patients in the city, found that almost half the participants had developed liver abnormalities. The report was recently published...
No new Covid variants emerged during China’s recent outbreak: Lancet study
''Our analysis suggests two known Omicron sub-variants – rather than any new variants – have chiefly been responsible for the current surge in Beijing, and likely China as a whole,'' said lead author Professor George Gao, of the Institute of Microbiology at the...
India has 16 lakh registered pharmacists
In a written reply to a question, she said the Centre has provided Rs 651.97 crore for strengthening the drug regulatory system, including upgradation of existing state laboratories, setting up of new drug testing laboratories and upgradation of existing state drug...