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Gurpreet Chhatwal, Managing Director, CRISIL Ratings, “The ESG...
Resilient economy, price stability to support India’s promising growth story: FinMin report
Overall, India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy,...
Max Life Insurance launches COVID-19 1-yr term rider with diagnosis and death benefit
This rider provides financial protectionin case of diagnosis anddeath due to COVID-19
Upon COVID-19 diagnosis, 20% ofridersum assured is provided
Upon deathafter being diagnosed with COVID-19,100% ofridersum assured will be paid to nominee in addition to the diagnosis benefit, if not already paid.
Telemedicine market in India to reach USD 5.5 billion by 2025: EY-IPA study
“As the COVID-19 pandemic throws unprecedented challenges, consumer behaviour and patterns are changing dramatically. With the new norms of ‘social distancing’, traditional ways of in-person doctor-patient interaction are being digitally enabled by remote consultations,” Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) Secretary-General Sudarshan Jain said.
General insurance business in India to contract by 9% in 2020 due to COVID-19, says GlobalData
As per the latest data, India’s general insurance market is expected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% over 2019-2024, as compared to the pre-COVID forecast of 11.9%, primarily due to the ongoing economic uncertainty and the imposition of country-wide lockdown restrictions.Pratyusha Mekala, Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, comments:
Cabinet discusses labour reforms, to push remaining 3 Codes in Monsoon session
Earlier this month, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar had indicated that remaining three labour codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety and health would be tabled in the ensuing Monsoon session of Parliament.
Centre highlights protections for disabled govt employees seeking voluntary retirement
The ministry said no promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of disability. It said no government establishment shall discriminate against any person with disability in any matter relating to employment.
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 42 lakh
1,016 fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.70 per cent.
There are 8,82,542 active cases of the infection in the country which comprises 20.99 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 4,95,51,507 samples have been tested up to September 6 with 7,20,362 samples being tested on Sunday.
Delhi Metro resumes services with strict safety measures after 169-day COVID hiatus
Wearing of masks inside train coaches and station premises is mandatory, and those found violating the guidelines would be fined by authorities.
Kolkata doctors provide free online consultation to patients of generic ailments
“Due to COVID-19, we are reluctant to visit doctors for generic illnesses & through this initiative, citizens can get hassle-free consultation by the city’s best doctors from safety of their homes via video call https://t.co/DUiH8XmaJE.
Visit our website https://t.co/yafzENa4ai to book your appointment now,” KMC Mayor and Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim said
Govt releases draft guidelines for ads; disclaimers must be clearly visible
The draft guidelines also specify that an advertisement should not describe a product or service as “free”, “without charge” or other similar terms, if the consumer has to pay anything other than the cost while purchasing a product or service for delivery of the same.
On those who endorse advertisements, the guidelines propose that they should take due care to ensure that all descriptions, claims and comparisons that they endorse or that are made in advertisements they appear in are capable of being objectively ascertained and are capable of substantiation.
SC asks Centre why no ban on disinfectant tunnels despite saying chemicals harmfuL
In the meeting it was recommended, “spraying of disinfectants on humans is not recommended under any circumstances. Spraying any chemical disinfectant is physically and psychologically harmful. Further, chemicals are harmful to human skin and the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, if needed”, it said.
External spraying of any chemical disinfectant does not kill a virus that has already entered the body of a person, who has earlier been exposed to the virus, the Centre said.