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World Suicide Prevention Day: Securing mental health
All age groups are affected by suicide and was the third leading...
Air pollution is on the rise, says UN weather agency
“Air quality respects no boundaries. The smoke and the pollution...
Mention Of heatwaves at all-time high in India’s earnings calls
While heat wave was a recurring theme in many earnings transcripts, high raw-material costs driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and disruptions to shipping routes were also significant factors Mumbai/New Delhi: India’s sweltering summer is the latest...
LIC eyes majority stake in a health insurance company: CEO
Siddarth Mohanty, MD& CEO, LIC, said the work has already started for finding a suitable buy in the health insurance space and the corporation is waiting for the change of regulations by the government to facilitate composite licenses in the Indian insurance...
131.3 lakh fishermen covered under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Rajiv Ranjan Singh,Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh informed the Rajya Sabha that the insurance coverage provided under the Group Accidental Insurance Scheme (GAIS) includes Rs 5,00,000 against death or...
South Africa moves to implement national health bill despite resistance
Cyril Ramaphosa,President, South Africa The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance in South Africa, create a new public fund to provide free access for citizens, and set the fees and prices that private healthcare suppliers can charge for...
“Shall take up with the GST Council,’ says FM Sitharaman on reduction of GST on Life and Health Insurance
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Around Rs 24,529 crore was collected from GST on health and life insurance in the last three financial years.73-74 per cent of the amount collected under the GST goes to the states,'' Nirmala Sitharaman, union finance said in the...
Niti Aayog member Vinod Paul wants insurance companies to cover organ transplantation
Vinod Kumar Paul, member, Health, Niti Aayog A person after his death can give new life to up to 8 people by donating vital organs namely Kidney, Liver, Lung, Heart, Pancreas and Intestine and improve quality life of many more by donating tissues like cornea, skin,...
Affordable medicines save Rs 28,000 crore under Janaushadhi Scheme
Launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, these initiatives aim to alleviate healthcare expenses by providing quality generic medicines at affordable rates, focusing on critical illnesses like cancer and cardiovascular diseases The Prime Minister Bhartiya...
WHO report on half of India’s population is physically unfit based on extrapolations, Nadda
The study findings were based on the data collected from three states -- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Jharkhand -- and Union Territory of Chandigarh New Delhi: The WHO's recent report stating that half of India's adult population is physically unfit relied on data...
Over 34.7 cr Ayushman cards created, more than 29,000 hospitals empanelled: JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Health Minister The AB-PMJAY provides cashless healthcare services related to 1,949 procedures across 27 medical specialities including general medicine, surgery, cardiology and oncology, among others New Delhi: Over 34.7 crore Ayushman cards have been...
Ayushman Bharat Scheme fraud: ED raids hospitals across four states and UTs
During the investigation, as many as 373 fake Ayushman Cards have been identified wherein claims of about Rs 40.68 lakh (approx) were made for reimbursement from the government in the name of treatments given to the said Ayushman Card beneficiaries, the ED release...