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Insurance stocks in limelight as life and health insurance exempt from GST
Shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company skyrocketed 9.35...
New India to pass on maximum benefit of 18% GST exemption to retail Health Insurance customers
``As India’s most trusted insurance partner, New India Assurance...
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination to some workers with exposure to animals
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed or caused the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry globally in recent years and has increasingly been spreading to mammals, including cows in the United States and, in some cases, also to humans Finland plans to offer...
IOA planning medical insurance and pension for former Olympians
"The IOA is committed to taking athlete-centric steps, and one of these is providing medical insurance and pension for all our ex-Olympians," IOA President and legendary athlete PT Usha said New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is set to introduce...
Group Mediclaim Policies: No claim can be denied for non- availability of details of members, says IRDAI
A policyholder can access information on unclaimed amounts with any insurer in one place at https://bimabharosa.irdai.gov.in/Home/Unclaimed Amount Commenting on the new regulations, Rakesh Jain, CEO, Reliance General Insurance, said, ``A key feature in the circular is...
Punishing summer: 114 heatwave deaths reported, nearly 41,000 cases of suspected heatstroke
Uttar Pradesh is the worst-affected having reported 37 deaths followed by Bihar, Rajasthan and Odisha, according to the data compiled under the National Heat-Related Illness and Death Surveillance by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). “The data may not be...
Ozempic frenzy lures rich Indians to brave the gray market
India had the third largest number of people with obesity as of 2022, behind China and the US, according to a study in The Lancet, with numbers surging as junk food consumption becomes more commonplace. The country has about 80 million obese and 225 million overweight...
J&J talc users want cancer checks for women even if it cost billions
The suit is the latest salvo in the ongoing legal battle between J&J and former talc users, who allege the world’s largest maker of health-care products hid the cancer risks of its iconic baby powder for almost half a century. J&J is seeking the backing from...
General Insurance Agents’ body urges FM and GST Council to reduce 18% GST to 5% on retail health covers
In a memorandum submitted to FM, the Confederation had pointed out that though the gross premium during last five years had almost doubled, leading to the growth of health insurance business in the country, the virtual number of lives covered and number of policies...
Risk to public health from the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus remained low: WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the risk to public health from the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus remained low despite its spread among dairy cattle in the United States. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said the...
Health Ministry rolls out new referral guidelines for hospitals
These 'Guidelines for Inter-Departmental Referral (within hospitals)' mandate prompt initiation of referrals whenever patients need specialised care, diagnostic evaluations, or consultations beyond the capacity of the admitting department. Importantly, only...
Only 29% elderly people have access to social security schemes like Pensions, PF: Study
Health insurance coverage is limited to 31 per cent of the elderly New Delhi: Only 29 per cent elderly people reported to have access to social security schemes, such as old-age pensions or provident funds, according to a study by the NGO HelpAge. A similar proportion...