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West Bengal to implement Ayushman Bharat and PM Fasal Bima Yojna:New CM Suvendu Adhikari
Suvendu Adhikari,Chief Minister,West Bengal Adhikari announced in a...
CDSCO mandates safety reporting from new drug launch
In an advisory issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control...
Centre cuts prices of 35 essential medicines
The formulations, which will now cost less, span a wide range of medicines including anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, antibiotic, anti-diabetic and psychiatric medicines New Delhi: In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical...
Study finds climate change could worsen risk of diarrhoea among children in South, Southeast Asia
The findings, published in the journal Environmental Research, also highlight temperature extremes and declining rainfall (in a year's wettest month) as the two main climate-associated factors driving a higher risk of diarrhoea among children. Climate change could...
Many liver cancer cases can be prevented by addressing hepatitis, alcohol habits, says Lancet study
A growing population, combined with an increasing prevalence of risk factors, is expected to drive a rise in cases of liver cancer globally, with studies projecting an around 55 per cent rise in such cases by 2040. More than three of every five liver cancer cases in...
Age 50 might be inflexion point after which ageing accelerates blood vessels vulnerable Study
A study published last year in August in the journal Nature Ageing showed that ages 44 and 60 might be when a human body experiences changes in molecules and microbes, significantly impacting heart and immune function. New Delhi: Analysing samples of human tissues...
PB Fintech’s net profit increases 42% Rs to 85 crore, revenue up 33 % to Rs 1,348 cr in Q1 FY26
The company's insurance premium grew 36%, led by a 65% rise in new health insurance policies New Delhi: PB Fintech reported a 40% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, as more consumers turned to digital platforms for insurance products. The company posted a...
Policybazaar launches ‘ClaimSetu’
Policybazaar for Business (PBFB), the corporate arm of one of India’s largest online Insurance platform, has launched ClaimSetu, first AI-powered solution to simplify, and speed up Group Health Insurance (GHI) reimbursement claims. “Reimbursement claims remain one of...
ICICI Foundation partners with IIT Kanpur to build Digital Health Stack
"We believe that technology-led innovation holds the key to inclusive healthcare in India. We collaborate with IIT Kanpur on the ICICI Digital Health Stack, which will help build a future-ready and digitally aligned healthcare ecosystem for public welfare," ICICI Bank...
Raising FDI limit in insurance aimed at unlocking full potential of sector: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman Union ,Finance Minister "Further, this will eliminate the need for foreign investors to find Indian partners for the remaining 26 per cent, easing the process of setting up their operations in India, effectively increasing the number of insurers in...
Former finance secy Ajay Seth takes over as new chairman of IRDAI
Some of the other issues, which will be matter of focus for Seth, is falling insurance penetration in the country and unaffordability of insurance premium, particularly health insurance, about which of late the government has been vocal about. Hyderabad: Former...
Govt tasks PSU general insurers to ramp up Property portfolio and customer services
(L to R)-Girija Subramaninan, CMD, New India Assurance(NIA), Krishna S Vatsa, member, National Disaster Management Authority and Parshant K Goyal, joint secretary, Department of Financial Services. at NIA's 107th foundation day celebration ``For protecting...