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Gujarat govt launches revamped PMJAY-MA scheme with Rs 10 lakh health cover
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India registers remarkable reduction in poverty with 415 million people coming out of it in 15 years: UN
According to the 2023 release, 1.1 billion out of 6.1 billion...
India’s national recovery rate among highest in the world: Health ministry
“India’s Covid-19 recovery rate of 97.31 per cent is amongst the highest in the world. The difference between the recovered and active cases has grown to 1,04,74,164 as on date,” the ministry highlighted.
Till date, the cumulative number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country has surpassed 82 lakhs.
Indian drugmaker to pay $50mn in fine for destroying records before FDA inspection
“Pharmaceutical companies that obstruct FDA inspections jeopardise patient safety,” said US Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
Investors vie for windfall from rejected covid insurance claims
Distressed-investing funds and litigation-finance boutiques are likely to be spoiled for choice after a landmark U.K. court ruling last month rejected pleas from insurers looking to dodge pandemic payouts. They’re looking to finance or buy denied Covid-19 insurance claims for policyholders without the means or stomach for taking their insurers to court.
“This is going to be huge,” said Steve Cooklin, chief executive officer of London-based litigation funder Manolete Partners Plc, whose biggest shareholder is veteran distressed investor Jon Moulton.
Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare law
Biden, who was Obama’s vice president when the law was enacted, has promised to protect and build on Obamacare, which has enabled millions of Americans to obtain health insurance by expanding public healthcare programs and creating marketplaces for private insurance. Republicans have called it a government overreach.
New India Assurance Q3 net profit rises 5.9% to Rs 524 cr, increases its market share to 14.64%
`It is heartening to note that the company has grown faster than the industry, increased its market share. improved its operating performance and was able to offset many adverse impacts to deliver a healthy growth in profits during the quarter, said Atul Sahay, CMD, NIA.
Facebook working on smartwatch with focus on messaging, fitness: Report
Facebook is aiming to start selling its smartwatch next year, with a second-generation planned for as soon as 2023.
No new deaths due to COVID reported in 17 states, UTs in India: Health ministry
Eight states account for 60 per cent (59.70 per cent) of the total beneficiaries vaccinated in India. These eight states have vaccinated over 4,00,000 beneficiaries each. Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 10.8 per cent (8,58,602 beneficiaries) of the total beneficiaries in India.
Chhattisgarh rejects Bharat Biotech vaccine approved without efficacy data
“There’s an inhibition/concern among the community in general regarding the use of COVAXIN,” state health minister T.S. Singh Deo wrote in a letter to his federal counterpart, Harsh Vardhan, and shared on Twitter.
“This concern arises from the fact that the clinical trials of phase 3 are yet to be completed.”
Hack exposes vulnerability of US water plants
“In the industry, we were all expecting this to happen. We have known for a long time that municipal water utilities are extremely underfunded and under-resourced, and that makes them a soft target for cyberattacks,” said Lesley Carhart, principal incident responder at Dragos Security, which specializes in industrial control systems.
Over 77.66 lakh healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19: Health Ministry
Twelve states and Union Territories – Bihar, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and Rajasthan have vaccinated over 70 per cent of the registered HCWs, he said.