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ICMR proposes revised version of National Essential Diagnostics List
The district-level hospitals must facilitate CT scan, MRI,...
Tribunal awards Rs 1.5 crore compensation to kin of man killed in accident
The deceased was the proprietor of a labour supplier firm and...
Shriram General Insurance plans aggressive rural push
''We are targetting a gross written premium of Rs 550 crore or 16 per cent of the total premium income from rural markets by FY25. Rural sales were only Rs 90 crore in FY21 and is likely to touch Rs 175 crore this fiscal,'' Anil Aggarwal, managing director and chief...
Swiss Re remains positive on global insurance premiums and profitability,expects higher inflation
Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist, Swiss Re Market conditions suggest that positive pricing momentum will continue across all lines and regions. Inflation-driven higher claims development in all lines of business, continued social inflation in the US and...
AXA XL Partners with Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to Launch Online Disaster Recovery Hub
The Report highlights that the global annual average loss from natural disasters has risen from $27 billion during 1970-80 to nearly $200 billion during 2010-2019, driven mostly by global economic development and the rising value of assets in hazardous areas,...
Fauci says boosters for all key to U.S. reaching COVID-19 endemic level
Dr. Anthony Fauci "To me, if you want to get to endemic, you have got to get the level of infection so low that it does not have an impact on society, on your life, on your economy,People will still get infected. People might still get hospitalized, but the level...
WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination
Last year, just 13 per cent of girls aged nine to 14 globally were inoculated against HPV, while some 80 countries – representing around two-thirds of the global cervical cancer burden – have yet to introduce vaccination. UN: With more than 300,000 women dying from...
Dengue cases spike in Delhi: 20-25 patients being admitted daily at LNJP Hospital
As many as nine people have died this year due to the vector-borne disease, stated the report by Anti Malaria Operations (HQ), South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). Delhi has recorded the highest number of dengue cases this year as compared to the previous years...
Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
People infected with Delta carry around 1,200 times more virus in their noses compared with the original version of the coronavirus. The amount of virus in vaccinated individuals who become infected with Delta is on par with those who are unvaccinated, and both can...
Pfizer to allow generic versions of its COVID pill in 95 countries
Pfizer, which also makes one of the mostly widely used COVID-19 vaccines, has said the pill cut the chance of hospitalisation or death for adults at risk of severe disease by 89% in its clinical trial. read more The drug will be used in combination with ritonavir, an...
Ninety-Five Percent of Global Insurers Believe Climate Risk is Investment Risk:Blackrock study
BlackRock study shows insurers representing US$27trn in assets are prioritising sustainable investing, diversification to higher-yielding assets and technological transformation, as concerns about climate change intensify LONDON: Insurers are increasingly concerned...
Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX jets
The order by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline comes months after India's air safety regulator allowed the country's airlines to fly the MAX jet, ending its nearly two and a half years of regulatory grounding after two fatal crashes in five...