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Govt restores all existing visas, barring electronic, tourist and medical categories
Foreign nationals intending to visit India for medical treatment can apply afresh for a medical visa, including for their medical attendants
Therefore, this decision will enable foreign nationals to come to India for various purposes such as business, conferences, employment, studies, research, medical purposes etc
Digital health ID not mandatory for accessing COVID vaccine: Health Ministry
The Health Secretary”s remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is working on putting a robust vaccine delivery system in place and its digitized network, along with the new digital health ID, will be used to ensure its success. The PM was speaking at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting on Monday.
“The NDHM, as it exists today, does not make a digital ID or health ID mandatory to receive service under the digital ecosystem that NDHM is creating. To say it would become mandatory for vaccination and those who do not have health ID”s would be deprived is probably not the right interpretation,” Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press conference.
Insurance claims related to COVID-19 treatment rise in Septembe
Based on its analysis of industry data, insurance aggregator Policybazaar.com said “most people filing the claim for COVID-19 treatment are senior citizens of age group 60 years and more, followed by people in the age bracket of 41-45 years”.
In September, the insurance aggregator said COVID-19-related claims accounted for 40 per cent of the total health insurance claims. It has been steadily increasing from 8 per cent in May. In July and August, it stood at 23 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively.
COVID-19 cases in India climb to 76,51, 107
The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the fifth consecutive day.
There are 7,40,090 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 9.67 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
IRDAI issues stringent advertisement norms for insurance industry
The IRDAI has also asked the insurers to issue a statutory warning, saying “No person shall allow or offer to allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take out or renew or continue an insurance in respect of any kind of risk relating to lives or property in India, any rebate of the whole or part of the commission payable or any rebate of the premium shown on the policy, nor shall any person taking out or renewing or continuing a policy accept any rebate, except such rebate as may be allowed in accordance with the published prospectus or tables of the insurer.”
Cruise, GM to seek U.S. okay for self-driving vehicle without pedal, steering wheel
Under current law, companies can seek an exemption from motor vehicle safety standards for up to 2,500 vehicles for up to two years that do not meet existing federal rules.
The exemptions are for U.S. vehicle safety rules largely written decades ago that assumed human drivers would be in control of a vehicle.
Delhi’s pollution levels worsen, air quality still in ‘poor’ category
The Delhi government has kickstarted its ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ anti-pollution campaign for which it has deployed 2,500 environment marshals at 100 traffic signals across the city to generate awareness and curb vehicular pollution.
India Post Payments to sell AIC’s Crop Insurance products
This strategic tie-up will be a win-win for both AIC and IPPB and will ultimately be beneficial mainly to the small and marginal farmers of the country at large.
India records 46,790 new COVID-19 cases
There are 7,48,538, active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 9.85 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
A total 67,33,328 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 88.63 per cent while the case fatality rate due COVID-19 stands at 1.52 per cent.
Experts have warned that infections could rise in India as the holiday season nears, with celebrations for the Hindu festivals of Durga Puja and Diwali due this month and in mid-November, respectively.
Lockdown has ended, but virus still there; All must be cautious during festivities: PM
The prime minister said the government is making all efforts to ensure that a vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian.