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ESIC beneficiaries can soon avail medical care in Ayushman Bharat empanelled hospitals: Mandaviya
“The ESIC provides free treatment to around 3.77 crore families,...
Markets surge for 4th day; Sensex reclaims 78k-level amid US-Japan tariff talks, FII inflows
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs...
Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
"Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities, WHO and partners are working with mayors to create programmes and policies that place health at the centre of urban design, such as safe streets that promote active mobility, local sources of fresh and healthy food, and...
Shortage of healthcare workers globally may rise to 10 mn by decade-end: WEF study
Launched in the run-up to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, the report said the rise in healthcare spending has fast-tracked progress in telehealth, vaccines and precision medicine, but businesses and...
China not to include Pfizer Inc’s Covid drug in its insurance scheme
Boxes of Paxlovid are changing hands for as much as 50,000 yuan ($7,313.15), more than 20 times the original price of 2,300 yuan, according to local media reports and social media posts. Beijing has been largely resistant to Western vaccines, but has greenlighted...
Financial inclusion appears to be positively correlated with per capita income growth: IMF
IMF said, "For example, the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana programme in India in 2014, one of the world's largest financial inclusion initiatives to date, is one prominent example of India's national-level commitment to advancing financial inclusion."...
No patient benefitted from Rs 50 lakh help scheme to treat rare disease patients: Varun Gandhi to Mandaviya
BJP MP Varun Gandhi According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare crowdfunding platform, around 208 Lysosomal Storage Disorder patients can immediately be put on therapy since the Drugs Controller General of India-approved treatments for most of these...
India’s GDP growth estimated to slip to 7 pc in 2022-23: Govt data
Financial, real estate and professional services segment is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent in the current fiscal, up from 4.2 per cent in 202-22 New Delhi: The Indian economy is estimated to grow at 7 per cent in the 2022-23 fiscal, down from 8.7 per cent a year...
Finance ministry and PFRDA discuss ways to improve pension amount for govt employees in NPS framework
Supratim Bandyopadhyay, Chairman,PFRDA On launching of the Minimum Assured Return Scheme (MARS) under the National Pension System (NPS), PFRDA Chairman Supratim Bandyopadhyay said the board is considering it and hopefully in the next 7-10 days, approvals can take...
Sebi allows govt stake in IDBI Bank to be reclassified as public post sale
The government had requested Sebi to treat its residual stake in IDBI Bank as a financial investment since it would not exercise any control over the bank or have any special rights The government would also not have any representation on the bank's board The...
Cabinet approves Rs 19,744-crore National Green Hydrogen Mission
It will also result in cumulative reduction in fossil fuel imports of over Rs 1 lakh crore and abatement of nearly 50 MMT of annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay...
Second Covid booster unwarranted : Govt sources
"No discussion has been started even in the Immunisation panel National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) regarding the second booster dose. Our first priority is to complete the first booster drive in the country," said another official source to ANI....