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Nearly four lakh chickens perish in Andhra samples sent to ascertain cause
According to the animal husbandry official, usually, this...
SBI General partners with Agri Ministry for promoting PMFBY among farmers
Naveen Chandra Jha, MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance SBI General...
General insurers settle only third of claim amount due to natural calamities during FY21
Against a claim amount of Rs 2,559.10 crore due to these catastrophic events, the general insurers settled claims worth Rs 760.68 crore (27,576 claims), nearly 30 per cent the claims amount Claims worth Rs 1,705.52 crore are outstanding against a total of 3,428...
Govt inducts three insurers as part time members into BBB
The new members are Usha Sangwan, former MD, Life Insurance Corporation representing the life segment, A.V. Girija Kumar, former CMD, Oriental Insurance Company(OIC), for non-life, Sujay Banarji, former member,(Distribution), for re-insurance or actuarial science New...
ICICI Pru Life’s new term insurance plan to return 105% of premiums paid on maturity
Term plans with auto-adjusting life cover, basis changing life-stages, to suit customer’s requirements Option to take cover against 64 critical illnesses Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched an innovative term insurance product ‘ICICI Pru iProtect...
Govt says only Covaxin COVID-19 shot to be given to those aged 15 to 18
"This (Covaxin) is the only vaccine with emergency use listing for the age-group 15-18," the federal health ministry said on Monday An expert committee of India's drug regulator recommended emergency use authorisation for Merck's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum...
Gadkari asks automakers to start producing flex-fuel vehicles in 6 months
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways "In order to substitute India's import of petroleum as a fuel…we have now advised the automobile manufacturers in India to start manufacturing flex fuel vehicles (FFV) and flex fuel strong hybrid electric...
Kerala best state on health parameters, UP worst: 4th Niti Aayog’s Health Index
The report by the government think tank said Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters New Delhi: Kerala has again emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance among...
AYUSH industry established market of $18 mn in world: Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister of AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal "The food supplements produced by the Ayush department are regularly gaining popularity. Ayush Industry has succeeded in establishing a market of USD18 million in India and the world," Union Minister of AYUSH, Sarbananda...
India reports 6,531 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally at 578
"India has so far conducted over 67.29 crore cumulative tests," said the Ministry. As per the release, the weekly positivity rate at 0.63 per cent remains less than 1 per cent for the last 43 days now India has logged 6,531 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the...
Gap between 2nd Covid shot and booster likely to be 9-12 months: Report
The nitty-gritty of the gaps for the vaccines currently being used in India's inoculation programme Covishield and Covaxin is being worked out, and a final decision over this will be taken soon, they said. New Delhi:The gap between the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine...
Sensex Weathers Highs And Hiccups To Deliver A Blockbuster 2021
Most brokerages expect Sensex to post tepid returns in 2022, weighed by the already stretched valuations, hawkish central banks and an uncertain global recovery The looming threat of Omicron setting off another wave of the pandemic is the biggest short-term risk. But...