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Dispelling Myths: Insurance Ideas
Insurance awareness doesn't stop at understanding the importance of...
Health Minister JP Nadda to unveil 3 initiatives on Ayushman Bharat Health
JP Nadda,Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare The Union...
Cabinet approves nationwide roll-out of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Under the ABDM, citizens will be able to create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers, to which their digital health records can be linked, the statement said The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the nationwide roll-out of the...
Rash-causing moth spreading due to warming, scientists find
The growth and spread of the moth is tied to increasingly warm weather, especially in the fall, the scientists wrote recently in the journal Environmental Entomology. And, unfortunately, climate trends suggest upcoming years could be even worse A forest pest that...
Research discovers better treatment for Parkinson’s disease
In Parkinson's disease, nerve cells that produce dopamine progressively die. Since the 1960s, doctors have relied on medication to replace the missing dopamine, but it is notoriously difficult to fully control symptoms as the disease progresses Even though there is no...
Niti studying proposal to tax foods high in sugar, salt to tackle obesity
''Niti Aayog, in collaboration with IEG and PHFI, is reviewing the evidence available to understand the actions India can take, such as front-of-pack labelling, marketing and advertising of HFSS foods and taxation of foods high in fats, sugar and salt, '' it said New...
Canada clears world’s first plant-based vaccine against Covid-19
Covifenz is made from proteins, grown in plants, that look like the virus that causes Covid-19 to the human immune system, according to Medicago’s website. The vaccine also uses Glaxo’s pandemic adjuvant, a substance that boosts the immune system’s response The...
How the World Health Organization might face future pandemics
A new pact is among more than 200 recommendations for shoring up the world's defences against new pathogens made by various reviewers following the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 6.2 million people in two years Suggested proposals for the pact include the...
Rajasthan raises health cover to Rs 10 lakh per family, reverts to defined benefits pension scheme for its employees
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as part of Budget also announced that IPD and OPD services will be free-of-cost in state-run hospitals Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday presented his fourth Budget for the year 2022-23, with the main...
India sees strong financial security, tepid growth in life insurance ownership and awareness: Max Life Survey
Term insurance witnessed an uptake in the last two years, with ownership rising to a significant 43% from 39% last year. The survey also reflects an increased ownership of other life-insurance products amongst urban Indians such as savings and market-linked plans. New...
Wildfires projected to rise 50% in this century due to climate crisis and changes in land use: UN Report
“Wildfires are made worse by climate change through increased drought, high air temperatures, low relative humidity, lightning, and strong winds resulting in hotter, drier, and longer fire seasons,” UNEP said UN: Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the...
Omicron sublineage BA.2 remains a variant of concern
Although BA.2 sequences are increasing in proportion relative to other Omicron sublineages, there is still a reported decline in overall cases globally The BA.2 virus, a sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 mutation, should continue to be considered a variant of...