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College students’ mental health worst-hit by the coronavirus-induced lockdown: Study
“Working professionals registered 41 per cent increase in emotions of anxiety/fear/worry, 34 per cent increase in anger/irritability/frustration, 17 per cent in hopelessness, the feeling of sadness was increased by 18 per cent and the sense of loneliness/boredom increased by 26 per cent,” the report noted.
HC expresses concern over steep increase in insurance policies premium for advocates
While the rates quoted by the New India Assurance Company (NIAC) in November and December, 2019 for providing group mediclaim insurance was Rs 8,500 per policy, the revised rate is Rs 22,945.1.
Similarly, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) had initially quoted a Rs-2,478 premium for providing group (term) life insurance for lawyers of up to 60 years of age. Now the average basic premium rate per policy is Rs 7,091.7.
Jan Dhan scheme completes six years, benefits 40.35 crore people
“Today, six years ago, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched with an ambitious aim of banking the unbanked. This initiative has been a game-changer, serving as the foundation for many poverty alleviation initiatives, benefitting crores of people,” the prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
In August, 2020, out of total 40.35 crore PMJDY accounts, 34.81 crore or 86.3 per cent were operative,.
The finance ministry said the endeavour is to ensure coverage of PMJDY account holders under micro insurance schemes and improving access of PMJDY account holders to micro-credit and micro-investment such as flexi-recurring deposit etc.
Global reinsurers report weak half-year earnings as coronavirus claims intensify:Moody’s
2020 California wildfires may lead to further spikes in reinsurance rates
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly contributed to a hardening market, and given the current wildfire situation, reinsurers and alternate capital may demand significant rate hikes, which would result in higher reinsurance costs for primary carriers and make the risk-reward tradeoff to underwrite California wildfire risk a much more challenging decision going forward.
COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 33,87,500
The death toll climbed to 61,529 with 1,057 people succumbing to the diseases in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The recovery rate was recorded at 76.28 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.82 per cent.
There are 7,42,023 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 21.90 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
HDFC Life & Apollo Clinic sign corporate agency partnership
Dinesh Khera selected by BBB to be next SBI Chairman
World Bank holds release of Doing Business report over data irregularities
Maha CM bats for states’ share in crop insurance scheme at 50%
Indian Govt permits meals on flights; airlines can put flyers on no-fly list for refusing to wear mask
As per the DGCA rules, an airline can choose to put an unruly passenger on its no-fly list after internal deliberations. Subsequently, other airlines may follow suit in putting that passenger on their no-fly lists.
Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, special international flights have been operating under the ”Vande Bharat Mission” and bilateral air bubble arrangements that have been signed with various countries.
COVID-19 should not be taken lightly:Harsh Vardhan
Record 75,760 COVID-19 cases in single day, India’s virus tally crosses 33-lakh mark
With a total of 25,23,771 patients having recuperated so far, the recovery rate was recorded at 76.24 per cent while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.83 per cent
There are 7,25,991 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 21.93? per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
Covid-19 disease can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS
“What started off as a viral pneumonia is now a multi-systemic disease. However, the jury is out whether SARS-COV2 is the culprit in these extra pulmonary manifestations or just an innocent bystander which happens to be at the wrongplace at a wrong time,”DrNischalsaid.
“So the classification of COVID-19 into mild, moderateand severe cases based only on respiratorysymptoms should be relooked into to incorporate other organ involvement,” he said.
Reduced fear of Covid-19 a reason why less people opting for tests: Experts
“Earlier, there was a lot of panic and even for minor symptoms people were coming to hospitals. But now, they know that if they have minor symptoms, they think they will recover. There is some taboo attached to it. They think that authorities will put up sticker outside their home and their neighbours will come to know,” opined.Manoj Sharma, Senior Consultant, Medicine and Incharge at Medeor Hospital Qutab Institutional Area
IRDAI asks applications for the 2nd cohort of the Regulatory Sandbox
The window for filing of applications shall open on 15thSeptember, 2020 and close on 14th October, 2020.
The IRDAI has created a Regulatory Sandbox whose objective is to use innovative ideas to foster growth and increase the pace of most innovative companies, in a way that provides flexibility in dealing with regulatory requirements and at the same time focussing on policyholder protection.