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Spiraling climate costs make insurance unaffordable for some Australians
Over a million households now face home insurance affordability stress, As a growing number of people dump or scale back their insurance, a “protection gap” is emerging, said Andrew Hall, head of the Insurance Council of Australia Increasing numbers of Australians are...
High-dose Covid treatment less effective in India than Europe: Lancet study
''Our analysis suggests higher dose dexamethasone may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe; however, the evidence is weak, and this could represent a chance finding,'' the authors of the study noted A higher dose of the...
LIC keen to keep part of its stake in IDBI Bank to reap benefit of bancassurance
''We have made it clear that IDBI Bank is our number one partner in bancassurance. We will retain the some stake in IDBI Bank so that the bancassurance partnership continues,'' LIC Chairman Siddhartha Mohanty said Mumbai: State-owned LIC, promoter of IDBI Bank, has...
S&P ups India’s FY’24 growth forecast to 6.4 pc on robust domestic momentum
The US-based rating agency, however, has cut growth estimates for the next fiscal (2024-25) to 6.4 per cent, as it expects growth to slow in the second half (October-March) of the current fiscal, on higher base impact and subdued global growth New Delhi: S&P...
SC expresses satisfaction over steps taken to prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle
The bench was hearing two separate petitions, including the one filed by a social and animal activist who had sought a direction to the Centre and others to pass a law for the protection of cattle and saving them from lumpy skin disease New Delhi: The Supreme Court...
Centre renames Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandir
The rebranded AB-HWCs will also have a new tagline -- 'Arogyam Parmam Dhanam' The government has decided to rename the Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir' and the Union Health Ministry has sent a letter to the states and Union...
Gujarat: 24 people killed in lightning strikes amid unseasonal rainfall
At least 24 people have died so far in unseasonal rainfall that hit several parts of Gujarat over the weekend, which has also claimed the lives of 71 animals, an official from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said on Monday. According to information, one...
Tata Group unit owes $210 mln in US trade-secret fight, jury says
The jury said on Friday that Tata owed DXC $70 million for misappropriating its trade secrets and an additional $140 million because its misuse was "willful and malicious." A jury in Dallas, Texas federal court has decided that India-based Tata Consultancy Services...
Private general insurers expand market share to 53.58 pc in H1’FY24
According to the Irdai data, up to September 2023 health insurance was the largest non-life segment followed by motor (total) and crop insurance New Delhi: Private general insurers increased their combined market share to 53.58 per cent in gross direct premium...
Hackers using new malware to steal Facebook Business accounts: Report
According to the report, the malware searches for shortcuts to Chromium-based browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, and Brave. "Having found one, the malware alters its command line by adding an instruction to install a browser extension, which is...
Universal Sompo General Insurance records 47% growth in TN under PMSBY scheme
Universal Sompo General Insurance, a partner of the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, insured 21 lakh people in Tamil Nadu in the first six months of the current financial year under the scheme, the company said on Sunday. The Mumbai-headquartered company...
Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to filthy air -EU report
The European Environment Agency (EEA) said that within the European Union, pollution caused by fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which affects people with heart diseases in particular, led to 253,000 deaths in 2021 BRUSSELS: Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 were...
Climate change events may soon start affecting your brain functioning: Study
In the new study, teams from the universities of Geneva, New York, Chicago, Washington, Stanford, Exeter in the UK and the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, said that climate change events may change brain structure, function, and overall health, while calling for more...
Climate change pushes dengue into new frontiers across India
India currently bears the majority of the global dengue burden, which can be attributed to various factors, including urbanisation, travel, trade, climate change, viral evolution, and the absence of effective vaccines and drug treatments DIMAPUR: The lights above...
Sebi plans to introduce same day trade settlement by March 2024
Madhabi Puri Buch ,Chairperson,Sebi Amid concerns in some quarters over the exorbitant valuation of certain initial public offerings, Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch has said the regulator would certainly look into the matter if disclosures on the valuation are...
China ministry seeks more fever clinics to combat respiratory illness surge
The spike become a global issue last week when the World Health Organization asked China for more information, citing a report on clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children by the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases Beijing: A surge in respiratory illnesses...
Respiratory illnesses: Govt reviews preparedness measures in view of emerging Chinese public health situation
In a letter by union health secretary to States and UTs, they have been advised to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures viz. availability of HR, hospital beds, drugs and vaccines for influenza, medical oxygen, antibiotics, personal...
Indian exporters cautiously watch respiratory illness in China; say cause for concern if spreads more
Domestic exporters said that the present situation is not alarming but if the illness spreads to other parts of the globe, it will have an impact on world trade as China is a hub of global manufacturing and exports New Delhi: Expressing concern over the current...