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COP29: Climate change harming young people’s mental health
Recent study shows young people are more likely to present at the...
Ban on BS-III petrol, BS-IV diesel 4-wheelers in Delhi amid rising pollution levels; Rs 20,000 fine for violators
"There shall be no plying of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel LMV (4...
Next GST Council meet on Dec 21-22, Decision on lower GST rate on health and life insurance
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The 55th GST Council meeting would be held during one of these two days in which the much awaited decision on exemption or lower GST rate on health and life insurance would be taken New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala...
Net profit of National Insurance Company rises 80% to Rs 81 cr in Q2FY25
Going ahead, NIC is committed to its stake holders and the improved financial performance is an indicator for the company to achieve profitable growth, T Babu Paul, executive director, NIC Kolkata: State owned National Insurance Company(NIC) has recorded a 80 per cent...
IFRS Ready: IRDAI to meet industry honchoes to finalise norms at 2-day Bima Manthan
Debasish Panda, chairman,IRDAI ``It is our endeavour to implement Ind AS (including Ind AS 117) for insurers in India from 1st April, 2027 based on our experience and learnings from the proforma submissions and the communication in this regard will be circulated at an...
Prasun Sikdar joins as Bima Sugam CEO
IRDAI has fixed Apr 19,2025 as the date of the launch of Bima Sugam. E&Y has been roped as a consultant to execute Bima Sugam Mumbai: Prasun Sikdar, the first MD & CEO of Bima Sugam India Federation, has assumed his new charge recently. Sikdar, who was earlier...
COP29: WHO demands urgent integration of health in climate negotiations
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said,``The climate crisis is also a health crisis. Human health and planetary health are intertwined. Countries must take meaningful action to protect their people, boost resources, cut emissions, phase out...
Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report
“It’s a very clear picture that what these companies are selling in the poorest countries in the world, where they are more and more active, are not healthy products.It’s a wake-up call for governments in these countries to be vigilant,” said Mark Wijne, research...
50-60 pc cancer cases detected in India annually are preventable, say oncologists
“We have an average of about 1.4 million new cancer patients being diagnosed every year. But 50-60 per cent of those can be prevented through government policies that bans tobacco, betel nut or areca nut, awareness and education of both clinicians as well as people...
24% deaths recorded in Delhi occurred due to infectious, parasitic diseases: Report
The number of institutional deaths due to cancer and related diseases were recorded at 6,054 during 2023, which was almost 12 percent more than 5,409 registered in 2022 New Delhi: A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 percent of the total about 89,000...
How air pollution is contributing to cancers in India
“Cancer rates are rising in India and have seen an upward trend in annual incidence rate. Currently, India records more than 14 lakh new cancer patients every year, and close to 9 lakh people die of it annually,” Dr. Abhishek Shankar, Assistant Professor, Department...
Irdai chief pitches for 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
"And if the FDI route is also opened that will only augment the domestic investment as well, otherwise, domestic investment may get crowded out. … perhaps its time to open up for 100 per cent FDI so more players who want to come and operate on their own terms without...