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National Health Authority and IIT Kanpur sign MoU for development of digital public goods for AI in Healthcare
Under this MoU, a federated learning platform across a variety of...
Govt extends Rs 5 lakh health covers free to all citizens of 70 yr and above irrespective of income
This aims to benefit approximately 4.5 crore families with six...
De-board ‘unruly passengers’ for not following Covid-19 protocols in aircraft, says DGCA
In case, any passenger on board an aircraft refuses to wear a mask or violates the "COVID-19 Protocol for passengers" even after repeated warnings, during the course of the flight, such passenger may be treated as an "Unruly Passenger" New Delhi: The Directorate...
NHA organises 3-day orientation workshop on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission scheme
Besides the NHA team, various health industry experts and academicians would also be sharing their knowledge on IT project management, design thinking for ABDM, Health Management information System, data privacy, and healthcare systems engineering and thinking, it...
IRDAI wants commission costs to be displayed on policy papers, to streamline Expense of Management structure for insurers
Rakesh Joshi, member (Finance and Investment), IRDAI Rakesh Joshi, member (Finance and Investment),IRDAI, had met chief financial officers (CFOs) of insurance companies and outlined IRDA's agenda of laying out a clear cut road map on expenses of management so that...
Crop insurance for pomegranate, other horticulture crops too: CM Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said 100 Primary Health Centres are being upgraded, and Rs 500 crore has been set aside for health care of senior citizens which includes free eye surgeries, distribution of cochlear hearing aids Chitradurga (Karnataka):...
Test makers target Monkeypox market as cases rise globally
More than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported by about 30 countries since early May. The majority were in Europe and not linked to travel to Africa, where the virus is endemic. Public health authorities suspect some degree of community transmission. No...
Almost 90 per cent of the state’s population has health insurance: Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot,Chief Minister,Rajasthan "It is a matter of great happiness that almost 90% of the population of Rajasthan has health insurance. On an average, 4 out of every 10 people in the country have health insurance, but in Rajasthan, 9 out of every 10 people have...
World Environment Day: New solutions to cut pollution
Akshit Bansal, CEO of Statiq, noted, "In 2019, India led the global score in pollution-led deaths with 2.4 million people dying due to outdoor air pollution; hence it's a key environmental issue for the nation. In this scenario, electric vehicles (EV) causing...
71% Indians not able to afford healthy diet: CSE Report
The diet of an average Indian lacks in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains. A healthy diet is considered unaffordable when its cost exceeds 63 percent of a person's income, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Seventy-one per cent Indians...
UP reports first suspected case of monkeypox, samples testing at NIV Pune
"Samples of a five-year-old girl have been collected for testing for monkeypox, as a precautionary measure, as she had complaints of itching and rashes on her body. She has no other health issues and neither she nor any of her close contacts travelled abroad in the...
Foot-and-mouth disease reaches Australian shores as Indonesia outbreak spreads
Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious disease that affects cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. It is characterized by fever and blister-like sores on the tongue and lips, in the mouth, on the teats and between the hooves. The virus has not been detected in Australia for...