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The BSE Insurance Index is derived from the constituents of BSE...
IRDAI board meet on July 14, likely to approve new licenses
In the absence of a regular chairman after Debasish Panda...
CGHS beneficiaries to get cashless treatment at 6 AIIMS
According to the salient features of this initiative, the CGHS pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations and indoor treatment at these six AIIMS New Delhi: Cashless treatment will now...
Centre considering testing drugs at govt laboratories before exporting
"The CDSCO has submitted that some intervention from the government was necessary to stop the low-quality cough syrups from entering the global supply chain from India," an official said New Delhi: Amid quality issues being raised globally for the cough syrups...
Heat insurance offers climate change lifeline to poor workers in Gujarat
Nonprofit Arsht-Rock Foundation Resilience Center in partnership with microinsurance startup Blue Marble and a trade union has one of the world's first parametric insurance schemes for extreme heat in Gujarat If temperatures climb high enough above historical averages...
RBI to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, to remain legal tender
The bank notes in Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be a legal tender, the RBI said in a statement In order to ensure operational convenience and to avoid disruption of regular activities of bank branches, the RBI said exchange of Rs 2,000 bank notes into bank...
Cities risk irreversible damage due to environmental degradation: Officials
''Be it Panaji, Thane, Surat, our cities could suffer permanent damage if their green areas are not protected now. We need to take immediate measures to improve the state of the environment in our cities,'' Kunal Kumar, Mission Director of the Smart Cities Mission...
India is developing programmes to reduce risk of losses from all hazards: PK Mishra
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary, PMO India has significantly increased funding earmarked for disaster risk reduction and has brought about landmark changes in its financing architecture to support the entire spectrum of disaster risk management needs – disaster risk...
Kerala Health Minister estimates loss of around Rs 8 crore in Kollam drug warehouse fire
''The total loss due to the fire is estimated at Rs 8 crore. But the corporation need not suffer this much loss as the medicines are insured,'' Kerala Health Minister Veena George said Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said medicines...
Panda meets insurers, sets Aug 1 deadline for Health Exchange and Bima Sugam
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI Raising the overall budget for Bima Sugam to Rs 200 crore from around Rs 85 crore, Irdai now plans to go for requests for proposals (RFPs) soon to appoint a service provider for the platform. The service providers will be the...
ICICI Lombard partners with actyv.ai for SME solutions
ICICI Lombard will collaborate with actyv.ai to design comprehensive insurance offerings for the entire supply chain ecosystem, encompassing distributors, retailers, and suppliers Mumbai: ICICI Lombard General Insurance, India's second largest general insurance...
Govt to screen, put 75 million people with hypertension and diabetes on standard care by 2025
India is making efforts to achieve results in social indicators like life expectancy, maternal mortality rate, and NCDs at par with developed nations,'' Dr V K Paul, NITI Aayog Member (Health) stressed New Delhi: The health ministry on Wednesday launched an ambitious...