The cities are encouraged to boost insurance coverage as much as their financial resources allow, the Henan government said China’s third-most populous province Henan will launch pilot programs for catastrophe insurance in six cities that were the hardest hit by...
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Make cancer notifiable disease, waive GST on drugs, check radiation therapy cost: Par panel to govt
According to various health organisations, including the World Health Organization, cancer cases are gradually rising in India and it is one of the leading causes of death, with 7.84 lakh fatalities recorded in 2018, and 13.92 lakh cases reported in 2020 At the...
Russia defaults on foreign-currency sovereign debt for 1st time since 1918
Russia has pushed back against the default designation, saying it has the funds to cover any bills and has been forced into non-payment. As it tried to twist its way out, it announced last week that it would switch to servicing its $40 billion of outstanding sovereign...
Crypto exchanges hunker down as everything goes wrong in India
That a crypto marketplace should be in cost-cutting mode is hardly a surprise — Coinbase Global Inc. and Crypto.com have announced layoffs in the last two weeks alone — but Indian exchanges face the added burden of a new tax system that executives fear will wipe out...
Govt plans easy visa norms, boosting medical infra in select cities to attract more foreign patients
Through 'Heal In India', the government aims at positioning the country as a global hub for medical and wellness tourism, and a destination of choice for quality healthcare services The Union Health Ministry is collaborating with Tourism, Ayush, Civil Aviation...
Govt implementing disaster mitigation project to reduce sufferings in cyclone-hit states: Shah
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister ''In order to reduce the sufferings caused to the coastal community by cyclones and other calamities, the Modi government is implementing the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project in eight coastal states with a total outlay of Rs 4,903...
Vietnam may replace China as factory of the world in near future
As Southeast Asia eases its epidemic restrictions and China continues to battle Omicron flare-ups in its major cities, a new wave of headlines emerged over whether factory orders will continue to flow out of China, and if China should have a sense of crisis as global...
Calif. top court to consider employer liability for COVID infections
It was the first ruling of its kind. Business groups have said allowing employers to be held liable for so-called "take-home" COVID infections will prompt lawsuits not only by workers' family and friends but by anyone infected by that circle of people. Companies...
Indian automobiles to be accorded Star Ratings based on their performance in Crash Tests: Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways In a series of tweets, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said Bharat-NCAP will serve as a consumer-centric platform allowing customers to opt for safer cars based upon their...
Traders will incur loses due to Delhi govt’s move to ban goods vehicles from Nov-Feb: Transporters
The Delhi government has issued an order banning the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles in the capital from November to February to curb vehicular pollution The move to ban the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles in the capital from November to February...