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Health ministry releases ‘Health Dynamics of India 2022-23’ report
Apurva Chandra,Union Health Secretary The publication gives...
GST Council meet: Taxation on insurance premium, rate rationalisation key hopes
Nirmala Sithraman,Union Finance Minister The meeting is going to...
Centre writes to 5 states over rise in Covid cases, weekly positivity rates
Rajesh Bhushan,Union Health Secretary States have been asked to refer to the directions issued in a letter by the ministry dated April 8, 2022 for strategic areas of intervention like relaxation in various activities, testing and surveillance, clinical management,...
8,700 Jan Aushadhi Kendras providing 50-90 pc cost-effective medicines to beneficiaries across India
"At present, there are 8,700 shops in the country. We aim to make it 10,000 shops in the near future so that these shops are available in all the blocks across the country very soon," Ravi Dadhich, CEO, of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) The...
Demand for ESG jobs in India grows 468 pc in last 3 years: Report
ESG roles are most in-demand in sectors like healthcare and pharmaceuticals, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) and consulting sectors The report further revealed that companies have now also started looking at specific qualifications in jobseekers for...
Trillions at stake in India as women disappear from workforce
Closing the employment gap between men and women — a whopping 58 percentage points — could expand India’s GDP by close to a third by 2050. That equates to nearly $6 trillion in constant US dollar terms, according to a recent analysis from Bloomberg Economics The...
SBI General floats new health vertical, ties-up with Apollo 24×7
PC Kandpal, MD & CEO, SBI General PC Kandpal, MD & CEO, SBI General said “The launch of the new health insurance vertical will enable us to meet the rising demand of health insurance, and to provide best-in-class customer service. Through this vertical, we...
IRDAI allows ‘Use and File’ procedure for all the health and most of general insurance products
The insurance industry is expected to use this opportunity for introduction of customized and innovative products, expansion of the choices available to the policyholders in order to address the dynamic needs of the market, which will further help in enhancing the...
Govt issues guidelines on monkeypox, stresses on surveillance and rapid identification
According to the guidelines, a person of any age having a history of travel to the affected countries within the last 21 days presenting with an unexplained acute rash and symptoms like swollen lymph nodes, fever, headaches, body aches and profound weakness is to be...
Shanghai to end two-month long Covid-19 lockdown on June 1: Report
“Beyond Shanghai, restrictions on inter-regional mobility mean that supply-chain snarls will not disappear overnight,” wrote Bloomberg Economics Chief Asia Economist Chang Shu in a Tuesday note. “A retreat in virus infections allowed Shanghai to begin reopening. But...
NHA launches public dashboard for Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
The dashboard also has granular details in relation to number of health facilities like hospitals, laboratories etc registered on a daily basis as well as cumulative till date The public dashboard displays detailed information on the core registries under the mission...
IRDAI approves 8 new insurance players, final licenses soon: Chairman
`Debasish Panda, chiarman, IRDAI The industry has now 56 primary players and 12 foreign reinsurers ``We would like to have many more players including micro insurers, insurtechs, niche and differentiated players who can operate with a much smaller capital and...