by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 22, 2022 | Health, International News, Life, Pandemic
The pandemic has increased people’s awareness of the importance of health and wellness. Yet populations in Asia are seeing an increase in lifestyle-related diseases, accounting for more than 70 per cent of all deaths SINGAPORE: AIA Group Limited (AIA)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 21, 2022 | Health, Indian News, Policy
Finance Secretary T V Somanathan Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said the Centre provides for some ”cross-cutting health infrastructure” and also spends on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, which helps people from lower strata of the society to access...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
The latest NFHS-5 shows that Total Fertility Rate (TFR), an average number of children per women, has further come down to 2 in 2019-21 from 2.2 in 2015-16. Sex ratio, number of females per 1000 males, in the total population has risen from 991 females in 2015-16...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
President Ram Nath Kovind The small farmers of the country have also benefited from the new changes in the crop insurance scheme. More than Rs one lakh crore have been given as compensation to about eight crore farmers since these changes were introduced President Ram...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 24, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Five year agreement recognises the increased environmental and public health risks from the warming global climate and prioritizes environmental justice WHO estimates that 24% of all global deaths, and 28% of deaths among children under five, are linked to the...