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JBA Risk Management launches new India Crop Model
The new model, which includes more enhanced market data, crops,...
WTW and SOMPO announce global partnership to deploy Radar for its non-life insurance services
Tadashi Yamanaka, executive officer of System at Sompo Direct...
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ensures robust patient data security measures: NHA
Vikram Pagaria, joint director of the mission under the National Health Authority, highlighted that around 2,50,000 health facilities have been connected so far under the ABDM run by the NHA. Pagaria said that under this mission, there is no question of the patient's...
India boosts AI in weather forecasts as floods, droughts increase
The India Meteorological Department expects the AI-based climate models and advisories it is developing to help improve forecasts.The weather office has used AI to generate public alerts regarding heatwaves and such diseases as malaria.It plans to increase weather...
2024: Reforms to keep Indian insurance sector buoyant
Sumit Rai, MD & CEO, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance One of the awaited developments of 2024 is that the government will table the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill as it has the potential to bring another round of positive reforms and bolster the growth prospects of...
Wearables: Do you want Big Tech Cos snooping in your closet?
It’s virtually impossible to escape the all-seeing eye of companies like Google and Meta Platforms Inc. when we’re online. Now those companies have an opportunity to watch our real-world lives through wearables, which could make today’s online surveillance business...
Toyota’s Daihatsu to halt all vehicle shipments, in widening safety scandal
The investigation found that the airbag control units used by Daihatsu in airbag tests for some models were different from the ones used in cars sold to the public, including Toyota’s Town Ace and Pixis Joy models and the Mazda Bongo. Toyota Motor’s Daihatsu unit will...
AI in healthcare ‘double-edged sword’, can fool clinicians with data: Study
Given the very real life and death risks of clinical decision-making, researchers and policymakers are taking steps to ensure AI models are safe, secure and trustworthy -- and that their use will lead to improved outcomes New York: AI models in health care are a...
Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water
California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of...
DFS Secy Joshi initiates move to set up of an Indian Health Regulator
Vivek Joshi, secretary, Department of Financial Services ``I request you to initiate a meeting of General Insurance Council along with the senior executive of leading insurance companies, National Health Authority (NHA) and Department of...
India Wellness Index: Booming Health techs and strained social bonds
“Spending quality time with family sees a decline among working women, leading to a decreased feeling of well-being, with only 53% of women claiming they spend quality time with their families & community in 2023, compared to 64% in 2022. This reflects the...
Ebix files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, company’s nearly 200 non-US affiliates not included
Ebix has a tie-up with India's BSE for an insurance broking company, BSE Ebix Insurance Broking Private Limited. Ebix holds 40 per cent in the broking unit Insurance software firm and short seller target Ebix Inc. promoted by Indian-American Robin Raina-led technology...