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IRDAI’s mandatory online Reinsurance Exchange begins on Apr1, to include brokers, offline payment
This innovative system, with a view to transforming India’s...
NHA chief emphasises strategic importance of building a trusted, federated AI ecosystem for healthcare
Citing AB PM-JAY (Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya...
Rs1 lakh crore disbursed for free hospital care to 7.4 crore patients under PMJAY scheme
Eligible beneficiaries can avail of cashless and paperless healthcare services related to hospitalisation across more than 29,000 empanelled hospitals in the country The top speciality care treatments availed by beneficiaries to date are general medicine, infectious...
Centre to form panel to suggest measures for healthcare professionals’ safety
The IMA has also demanded a Central Act (Central Protection Act for Doctors) protecting medical professionals from violence at workplaces. It was observed that 26 states have already passed legislation for the protection of healthcare workers in their respective...
Govt to hire 2 pvt sector professionals as JSs to manage MoF’s Cyber Security and Investment assignments
This is for the first time, the government has advertised to hire a private sector professional as a joint secretary, Digital Economy, Fin Tech and Cyber Security along with another financial sector expert, who will also join as a joint secretary, Investment, for the...
Sebi proposes to expand sustainable fin framework in securities market
In a consultation paper released on Friday, Sebi proposed that issuers, in addition to existing green debt securities, be allowed to raise funds through issuance of social bonds, sustainable bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds. These bonds will collectively be...
Identify high-value cash transactions at hotels, hospitals; pursue arrear demands: CBDT to I-T dept
Senior IT officials told that transactions over Rs 2 lakh in cash were required to be reported through a statement of financial transaction (SFT) by financial institutions but that was not happening. The department identified some of the businesses, such as hotels,...
Nagaraju Maddirala appointed as new DFS Secy
Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary-Designate, Department of Financial Services A few issues concerning the insurance industry, Maddirala will look into, with priority, soon after taking over as the secretary are- pending reforms measures which need amendments of various...
Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case: Indian medics call for nationwide shutdown on Saturday
Late on Thursday, the Indian Medical Association, the country's largest grouping of medics, said it would implement a nationwide shutdown of most departments, except essential services, for 24 hours from Saturday morning, the largest such strike in at least a decade...
28% UG, 15% PG med students diagnosed with mental health conditions: Survey
Thoughts of self-harm or suicide in the last 12 months were reported by 16.2 per cent MBBS students while the number was recorded at 31 per cent in MD/MS students, according to the report by the National Task Force on Mental Health and Well-being of Medical Students...
India only G20 nation to achieve climate targets, its efforts surprise world: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi “We have met the climate targets set under the Paris Agreement ahead of schedule. India is the only nation among the G20 countries to do so, and we are proud of it,” the prime minister said New Delhi: India is the only country among G20...
CM’s pharmacy stores’ on the anvil to make generic medicines available to people: Stalin
M K Stalin,Chief Minister,Tamil Nadu In his Independence Day address after hoisting the national flag at Fort St George, Stalin announced a comprehensive scientific study on natural calamities triggered by heavy rains in the mountainous regions of the state, including...