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Investment in Primary Health Care is cost-effective way to achieve Universal Health Coverage:Bharti Pravin Pawar
She mentioned that it is leading to improved population coverage,...
1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: Road Ministry report
The report titled 'Road accidents in India -- 2022' said this marks...
GST Council cuts 3rd party motor insurance rates to12% from 18%
Commercial vehicle owners have been asking for a rate cut as the mandatory tax makes the vehicles expensive. They believe that a reduction in tax rate will also help increase the insurance cover, which at present is only 50 percent of all vehicles
Indian regulator orders J&J to stop using raw material to make Baby Powder in India
“All talc in India is sourced and exclusively sold in India and surrounding markets – including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives – and fully meets the regulatory standards of the Government of India,” the company said in an emailed statement.J&J also said its talc is routinely tested by both suppliers and independent labs to ensure that it is free of asbestos.
MHA authorises 10 central agencies to access any computer resource
According to the order, the person who the computer belongs to will have to provide access and technical assistance to the aforementioned agencies. If they fail, there will be a punishment of up to seven years. Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba has issued the order.According to Section 69(1) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, central or state governments allow agencies to intercept, monitor or decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource
ICICI Lombard Gen uses `AI’ to renew expired motor policies
Mumbai:: ICICI Lombard, today launched industry’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solution to facilitate instant renewals of expired or lapsed motor insurance policies. The tech-based feature will allow the user to capture images of his/her car...
Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, provides for Product Liability action
The bill states that “any manufacturer or service provider who causes a false or misleading advertisement to be made which is prejudicial to the interest of the consumers shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend up to 10 lakh rupees.”Further offences may lead to a jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh.
Govt to infuse Rs 830 bn in PSU banks, yet to decide on recapitalisation of 3 PSU general insurers
Though, the three public sector general insurance companies, United India Insurance,Oriental Insurance Company and National Insurance Company,require capital from the government to achieve the required solvency ratio of 1.5, there has been no response from it so far.Officials from these general insurers point out that these companies together require over Rs 8,000 crore of capital to attain the required solvency ratio
BoI eyes Rs 1200-cr from exiting life insurance arm Star Union
Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance, which commenced operations in February 2009, is a joint venture between Bank of India, Union Bank of India and the Japanese major Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company.The company has negligible market share in the 24-player industry dominated by the national insurer LIC
Govt plans Rs 12,000-levy on petrol, diesel cars to spur EV demand: Report
Under a new policy that is nearing finalisation, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI), a government policy think-tank, has proposed incentives of up to Rs 25,000 -50,000 be directly transferred to EV buyers, ensuring that gains are not pocketed by auto manufacturers, government officials told TOI.
India will need 2,300 planes worth $320 bn in 20 yrs: Boeing
As much as 85 percent of the planes would be narrow-body and the rest would be wide-body.The forecast is for the 2018-2037 period.
NITI unveils ‘New India’ strategy paper to achieve $5-trn economy by 2030
The development strategy includes doubling of farmers’ income, boosting ‘Make in India’, upgrading the science, technology and innovation ecosystem, and promoting sunrise sectors like fintech and tourism.