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SEC is “prioritizing” Trump’s proposal to end quarterly reports on earnings
“Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and Corporations should no...
NPS customers can now operate multiple pension schemes: PFRDA
Account holders will now be able to operate multiple pension...
2nd death from Nipah infection in Kerala, Nearly 151 people monitored for any symptoms
Parts of Kerala are among those most at risk globally for outbreaks of the virus, a Reuters investigation showed last year. Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever in humans A 24-year-old student has died...
Maha ends Rs3000 cr health insurance contract with United India in 2 months without any notice and reasons
United India Insurance, which has been the health insurer to Maharashtra for the last four years, had won a fresh mandate from the state for implementing a much larger scheme-universal health coverage- in this June and the cover was in force since July.UII can't...
GST Council forms GoM to review tax rate on insurance; report by Oct 30
The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the newly formed panel also include suggesting tax rate of health/medical insurance including individual, group, family floater and other medical insurance for various categories like senior citizens, middle class, persons with mental...
India’s household debts surge on back of housing loans, rising trend of unsecured lending
As per the report, as of FY23, India's household debt has reached 38 per cent of GDP, reflecting a growing trend in household leverage. The report noted that the household debt is linked to real estate, such as homes and properties and it is driven by investment...
Govt to spend Rs10,900 crore to enhance electric vehicle mobility
The primary objective of the PM E-DRIVE scheme is to expedite the adoption of EVs by providing upfront incentives for their purchase, as well as by facilitating the establishment of essential charging infrastructure for EVs. The PM E-DRIVE scheme aims to promote EVs...
National Health Authority and IIT Kanpur sign MoU for development of digital public goods for AI in Healthcare
Under this MoU, a federated learning platform across a variety of machine learning model pipelines, a quality-preserving database, an open benchmarking platform for comparing & validating AI models, and a consent management system for research under Ayushman...
Govt approves Rs 12461 crore budgetary support for cost of enabling infrastructure for Hydro Electric Projects
The government has been taking several policy initiatives to address the issues impeding Hydro Power development, viz., remote locations, hilly areas, lack of infrastructure etc New Delhi: The center today has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for...
Govt clears ‘Mission Mausam’ with an outlay of Rs2,000 cr for transformative initiatives on climate-related science
The mission's focus will include improving observations and understanding for providing highly accurate and timely weather and climate information across temporal and spatial scales, including monsoon forecasts, alerts for air quality, extreme weather events and...
GST Council defers any decision on reduction of taxes on Health and Life covers
The council has recommended to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) to holistically look into the issues pertaining to GST on the life insurance and health insurance.The GoM members are Bihar, UP, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya,...
Health ministry releases ‘Health Dynamics of India 2022-23’ report
Apurva Chandra,Union Health Secretary The publication gives Comparative Analysis, District-Wise Data: Offering district-level details of health facilities, Rural, Urban, and Tribal Focus, details about infrastructure and manpower in rural, urban, and tribal areas,...