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Sundarbans records highest drowning mortality rate among children across globe: Report
In the Indian part, Sundarbans is spread over 100 islands and has around 40 lakh inhabitants. Of the total population, around 15.9 per cent are children aged between one and nine and has a mortality rate of 38.8 per lakh population among children aged between five and...
Rising air pollution may cause inflammation in the brain, warn health experts
Dr Nand Kumar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), told IANS that apart from air pollution, "environment changes marked by frequent and extreme weather events such as floods and storms affects mental health.People...
Global coal industry expected to layoff over 4 lakh miners by 2035: Report
Climate commitments to phase out coal power generation could accelerate ongoing trends in coal-mining job losses, even as employment in renewable energy and construction now exceeds 50 per cent of total energy employment Dorothy Mei, project manager for the Global...
Allahabad HC instructs state to form high-powered committee on fire safety measures
A bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice OP Shukla passed the order on a PIL registered by the court earlier, taking suo motu cognizance of a fire that broke out last year in Levana Suites Hotel in the city capital. The bench said had such a committee been...
Insurers Vs Hospitals: GI Council wants to sort out issues with AHPI through constructive dialogue, Tapan Singhel
Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Chairman, GI Council said,`` As an industry, we are working towards developing a platform for a 100 per cent cashless payment for all health insurance claims. It will be transparent, straight-through...
American Heart Association proposes adding kidney disease to heart risk
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic affects nearly every major organ in the body, including the heart, brain, kidney and liver. However, the biggest impact is on the cardiovascular system, affecting blood vessels and heart muscle function, the rate of fatty buildup in...
Asia Pacific Employee Medical Plan Costs for businesses to rise in 2024, highest since 2015: Aon
"Health and wellbeing costs have become an important concern for companies as year-over-year medical plan costs continue to rise. These rising rates often bring unexpected or unbudgeted cost increases and make affordability for employers and employees more difficult,"...
Gallagher Re appoints Jonathan Allard to lead newly created Global Credit & Political Risk team
Recent geopolitical events and macro-economic conditions have driven demand and need for dynamic reinsurance solutions from both the public and private sectors, said Jonathan Allard added London: Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has this week appointed Jonathan...
General Insurance industry premium rises 30 % to Rs 29,467 crore in Sept, pvt sector gains market share
With a total premium of Rs77,049 crore, up 21 per cent y-o-y, mobilised in the first six months Fy 2024, the market share of private sector multiline general insurers has inched up to 53.58 per cent from 50.81 per cent(in Sept fy 2023) while the SAHIs, with a total...
Automobile retail sales jump 20 pc in Sep as demand soars in festive season
The year-on-year (YoY) analysis reveals broad-based growth across segments as two-wheeler sales grew 22 per cent, three-wheeler retails soared 49 per cent, passenger vehicle sales grew 19 per cent, while commercial vehicles saw a sales growth of 5 per cent, FADA...
Stock market faces drastic dip amid global concerns
Varun Aggarwal, founder and managing director, Profit Idea, said, "Israel War, Global tensions, Rising Interest Rates, Crude Oil Prices making markets weak. Indian markets closed on a weaker note due to a lot of concerns and uncertainty. It is important for Nifty to...
Measures in place to ensure safety of employees at Israel’s Haifa port APSEZ
"We are closely monitoring the action on ground which is concentrated in south Israel, whereas Haifa port is situated in the north.We have taken measures to ensure safety of our employees and all of them are safe," spokesperson of Adani Ports and SEZ Limited said New...
Yoga Guru Ramdev seeks Supreme Court’s protection in FIRs over allopathy remarks
Yoga guru Swami Ramdev An FIR was registered against Ramdev in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, based on a complaint filed by the local Indian Medical Association unit The complaint alleged that Ramdev had propagated false information and made threatening statements on social...
Israel-Hamas conflict: Major airlines suspend Tel Aviv flights until conditions improve
US air carriers United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines said they had suspended direct flights.Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates and Ryanair also pulled flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport PARIS/NEW YORK: Several international air carriers said on...
Star Health Insurance launches Surrogacy Cover and Oocyte Donor Cover at no additional premium
“The policy requires that certain terms & conditions are followed for the cover to be applicable, namely, the intending couple, surrogate mother and treating hospital must adhere to the guidelines of the Surrogacy Act and ART Act. Also, Surrogacy and Oocyte...
FTX used Python code to fake its insurance fund figure: Co-founder
FTX's insurance fund was designed to protect user losses in case of huge, sudden market movements Washington: The collapsed crypto exchange FTX used hidden Python code to misrepresent the value of its insurance fund, according to court testimony by FTX co-founder,...
India had world’s highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet study
The high numbers of preterm births in these countries and areas are, in part, a reflection of their large population sizes, high numbers of total births, and weaker health systems that are unable to deliver high-quality family planning, antenatal care, and childbirth...
28 IPOs worth Rs 38,000 crore to hit the street in second half of FY24
According to marketmen, the pack is led by OYO which is said to be looking to mop up over Rs 8,300 crore and Go Digit Insurance Mumbai: After a record 31 initial share sales in the first half of this fiscal, the IPO pipeline looks strong with 28 firms eyeing to raise...