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Identify high-value cash transactions at hotels, hospitals; pursue arrear demands: CBDT to I-T dept
Senior IT officials told that transactions over Rs 2 lakh in cash...
Nagaraju Maddirala appointed as new DFS Secy
Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary-Designate, Department of Financial...
Chardham Yatra : 39 pilgrims die on route due to health reasons
"Most of the deaths of all the pilgrims have taken place on the travel routes. The cause of death of all has been high blood pressure, heart attack, and mountain sickness," said Uttarakhand Director-General Health Dr Shailja Bhatt As many as 39 pilgrims have lost...
Poor workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave
More than two dozen people have died of suspected heat strokes since late March, and power demand has hit multi-year highs Federal government data showed that heat stress was the most-common cause of death, after lightning, from forces of nature in the last twenty...
How Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people’s immunity
The findings offer a reassuring sign that the millions of vaccinated people who’ve caught omicron probably won’t become seriously ill from another variant soon -- even though the research needs to be confirmed, especially by real-world evidence People who are...
Free sex reassignment surgeries for transgenders in Maha
NCP MP Supriya Sule shared a video clip of Tope’s speech “I would like to tell you on this occasion that we will carry out surgeries for transgenders 100 per cent free,” the minister can be heard saying Mumbai: Gender affirming or sex reassignment surgeries would be...
NHA organises convention to discuss ways to further strengthen digital health ecosystem
NHA CEO R S Sharma said the core objective of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is to leverage technology to deliver health services to the remotest areas of the country New Delhi: Ways to further strengthen the country's digital health ecosystem were discussed at a...
Non-life insurers’ gross premium income rises 24% to Rs 21,327 cr in April
The five standalone private sector health insurance companies posted a 29.14 per cent growth in their collective gross premium income during the month at Rs 1,550.14 crore, as against Rs 1,200.34 crore in the year-ago period Mumbai: The gross premium income of...
Study of diverse populations sheds light on Type 2 Diabetes
According to the study, the global prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes, a familial disease with severe morbidity has increased four-fold over the last three decades. South Asia, especially India and China are major hubs of this spurt. It is thought that Indians are...
AXA launches mental health covers for Indian gr clients, partners with Manas for Mental Health Helpline
Ankur Nijhawan, CEO, AXA France Vie India Reinsurance Branch Ankur Nijhawan, CEO, AXA France Vie India Reinsurance Branch said, “Mental health is still ignored as a disease in India and we don’t provide primary care to the individuals who are dealing with it. At AXA...
Mamata urges people to get treatment under govt health scheme within Bengal
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister, West Bengal ''Last year, Rs 36 crore went out of the state. The thing is we provide Rs 5 lakh for each Swasthya Sathi (card). If the treatment is done here, the money rolls within our state. The problem is that the money is going out...
Indian insurers shell out Rs 42,000 crore to settle 28 lakh Covid-19 claims in last 2 yrs
24 life insurers led by Life Insurance Corporation have paid Rs 17,362.48 crore for settling 2,27,268 Covid death claims Similarly, 30 functioning general insurance companies, including five exclusive health insurers, have already paid over Rs 26,000 crore for...