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NHA chief emphasises strategic importance of building a trusted, federated AI ecosystem for healthcare
Citing AB PM-JAY (Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya...
167 drug samples flagged ‘not of standard quality’ in December 2025
Seven drug samples were identified as spurious during the month....
Improving Patient Outcomes: AI can play a major role
According to the India findings of the Philips Future Health Index (FHI) 2025, 76% of Indian healthcare professionals (HCPs) are optimistic that AI can help improve patient outcomes - a clear sign of the increasing trust in digital transformation as a driver of...
One in five women in WHO Southeast Asia region covered under health insurance study estimates
Researchers from Health Systems Transformation Platform and Population Council Consulting Private Limited, New Delhi, also found that one in four men in the region had health insurance coverage, with the highest prevalence seen in Indonesia at over 56 per cent and...
India’s insurance sector to see slower growth due to muted auto sales and weak corporate health renewals: Report
"We expect slower industry growth largely due to a slowdown in motor sales…… Retail health expanded 9.8 per cent YoY while group remained flat at -0.1 per cent YoY dragged by lower corporate policy renewals." New Delhi: The insurance industry in India is witnessing a...
SC directs FSSAI to implement Front-of-Pack nutrition labels on packaged foods
The Union health ministry has also recently proposed displaying sugar and oil boards as an initiative to promote healthier dietary habits in various settings. New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has directed Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to...
ICICI Lombard general insurance net profit rises 29% to Rs 747 crore in Q1FY 26
The insurer's Combined Ratio, a key metric that compares claims and expenses to premium income, worsened to 102.9% in Q1FY26 from 102.3% a year ago though, there is fall in the underwriting losses of the company from Rs 346 crore in Q1 FY 25 to Rs 293 crore in Q1Fy...
IRDAI board clears R1 for WestBridge Capital’s KIWI general insurance
The IRDAI is yet to announce range of its board decisions on Monday officially and clarify how it intends to sort out WestBridge's plan to be a majority stakeholder in both, KIWI General Insurance and Star Health Insurance, where a few segments including Health...
Asia Index launches BSE Insurance Index
The BSE Insurance Index is derived from the constituents of BSE 1000 Index that are classified under the insurance industry.This new index can be used for running passive strategies such as ETFs and Index Funds as well as gauging the performance of various sectors in...
Supervision of National Health Claims Exchange may be shifted from NHA to MoF to curb rising healthcare costs, source says
"Strict supervision" of the National Health Claims Exchange - the platform that acts as a gateway between insurers, healthcare providers and patients - will improve the "collective bargaining power" of insurance companies to set treatment rates, the source said NEW...
China’s blistering heat leaves workers exposed as gig economy booms
Almost half of China’s platform workers don’t have any social insurance coverage, and fewer than a third of the total working population have insurance for work-related injuries, research shows. On a scorching morning in Beijing, Hao and a dozen other food delivery...
Maharashtra to come up with separate law for gig workers
Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar on Tuesday said 'gig workers' or those who work for online 'platforms' or companies such as Zomato need social security, and the state government will come up with a law for them. Speaking in the legislative council, Fundkar...