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Public health of Indians at risk due to substandard imports of PVC resin from China: Report
The study, titled "Balancing Growth and Public Health Safety:...
IRDAI closely monitoring health insurance claims gaps, says Chairman Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman,IRDAI `While the number of health insurance...
24% deaths recorded in Delhi occurred due to infectious, parasitic diseases: Report
The number of institutional deaths due to cancer and related diseases were recorded at 6,054 during 2023, which was almost 12 percent more than 5,409 registered in 2022 New Delhi: A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 percent of the total about 89,000...
How air pollution is contributing to cancers in India
“Cancer rates are rising in India and have seen an upward trend in annual incidence rate. Currently, India records more than 14 lakh new cancer patients every year, and close to 9 lakh people die of it annually,” Dr. Abhishek Shankar, Assistant Professor, Department...
Irdai chief pitches for 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
"And if the FDI route is also opened that will only augment the domestic investment as well, otherwise, domestic investment may get crowded out. … perhaps its time to open up for 100 per cent FDI so more players who want to come and operate on their own terms without...
SC notice to Centre on plea to include ayurveda, yoga in Ayushman Bharat
The plea, which sought inclusion of the practices in PM-JAY, also known as Ayushman Bharat, said the inclusion would allow a significant portion of the country’s population to avail affordable healthcare benefits and wellness in various serious diseases, apart from...
Niva Bupa eyes Rs 2,200-crore via IPO; Sets price band at Rs 70-74/share
Krishnan Ramachandran, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO), Niva Bupa Health Insurance The IPO is a combination of fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 800 crore and an offer for sale of up to Rs 1,400 crore by promoters. The company reduced...
IRDAI wants changes in the functioning of IAC
The new regulation will bring flexibility in conducting number of meetings rather than hardcoding the number of meetings and considering financial year instead of calendar for reckoning the number of meetings, said the IRDAI on Monday. Hyderabad:The Indian insurance...
HC allows disability pension to diabetic former army man
According to the case details, the former soldier was enrolled in the Army on January 20, 2003, and was discharged from service on October 31, 2019, “at his own request on compassionate ground before completion of terms of engagement” in the medical category “due to...
Meeting sodium recommendations could avert deaths from heart disease: Study
Countries, including the UK, Argentina, and South Africa, have shown that setting targets regarding sodium content in packaged foods along with engaging food manufacturers to reformulate sodium to meet the targets, can effectively lower levels across packaged foods,...
New India turns profitable at Rs 71 crore in Q2FY25
Girija Subramanian, CMD, NIA, said, "It gives me immense satisfaction that the operating metrics have improved, with loss ratio as well as combined ratio being lower than the same period last year with profit after tax showing a 5x increase. While the premium growth...
Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card to provide free hospital treatment to all above 70 years: PM Modi
Data shows that just about 20 per cent are covered by any health insurance with further variation across socio-economic categories, even as the majority of elderly face one or more chronic diseases and with increasing age, the challenges relating to activities of...