by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 8, 2024 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
The plea, which sought inclusion of the practices in PM-JAY, also known as Ayushman Bharat, said the inclusion would allow a significant portion of the country’s population to avail affordable healthcare benefits and wellness in various serious diseases, apart from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
The top court was hearing an appeal filed by kin of a man who died in a road accident in 2015.When it came to determining the age, the top court accepted the contention of the claimant-appellants before it and upheld the judgment of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 25, 2024 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
“A medical professional may be held liable for negligence only when he is not possessed with the requisite qualification or skill or when he fails to exercise reasonable skill which he possesses in giving the treatment,” the bench said New Delhi: The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
Hima Kohli, Retired Supreme Court judge Justice “There is a pressing need for comprehensive legislation dedicated specifically for climate change. India has several environmental laws in place, but they are often fragmented and sometimes found to be insufficient...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 27, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
“It is a much-known practice. The government creeps into whatever green spaces are left and give them to the builders,” the top court said during a brief hearing New Delhi: The few remaining green lungs in cities like Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, which are only witnessing...