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"Transgender individuals were facing numerous difficulties in accessing our hospital's services.Their numbers in the hospital were negligible, largely due to discomfort and the fear of discrimination. Hence, on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday,...
Health must be fast-tracked for 2030
Sustainable Development Goal 3 also identified universal health coverage as the broad platform that could deliver health services while offering financial protection against inordinate out-of-pocket expenditures and debilitating catastrophic health expenditures New...
IRDAI convenes an urgent meeting of re/insurance CEOs on Monday over Surety Bonds logjam
After Nitin Gadkari, union minister, Ministry for Road Transport and Highways, launched two basic level Surety Bonds, in Dec 2022, issued by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance with the support of reinsurance support from Munich Re and Swiss Re, the Surety...
No fresh positive cases of Nipah, results of 51 samples awaited: Kerala govt
'So, as of now, there is no secondary wave. That is welcome news,'' said Veena George,Health Minister,Kerala Kozhikode: In a relief for the Kerala government, no fresh positive cases of Nipah virus were reported on Saturday in the state even as five more persons, who...
Best, most creative ideas came from humans, while chatbots more creative than average human: Study
Motivational and emotional factors cannot be ignored in causing variations in performance, which were absent in the chatbots’ responses as they executed the assigned task always at the best of their capacities, they said New Delhi: The best, most creative ideas came...
EPFO, NPS data show 5.2 crore payrolls addition in last 4 years: SBI study
"If this trend continues for the whole fiscal then in FY24, the net new payroll cross the 160 lakh mark (highest-ever) with first payroll in the range of 70-80 lakh," it said The research report further said NPS data indicates that 8.24 lakh new subscribers added in...
“There is an urgent need to lower the premium rates, and making the PMFBY fiscally sustainable”
Girija Kumar, chairman and managing director, Agriculture Insurance Company, in an interview with Asia Insurance Post, explains how USD $ 4 billion Indian Crop Insurance market(FY 2022-23) will expand faster going ahead How do you see Indian crop insurance market? The...
ManipalCigna Health Insurance organises a health insurance awareness drive in Mangalore
ManipalCigna Health Insurance, as the lead health insurer under the State Insurance Awareness Plan in Karnataka by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), had organised a health insurance awareness drive and a free health check-up camp in...
Explore possibilities of extending benefits of COVID-19 schemes to all orphan children SC to Centre
"You have rightly brought out a policy for orphans, whose parents died due to the COVID pandemic. An orphan is an orphan, irrespective of whether the parents died in an accident or illness. By bringing these schemes, you are attending to the condition and not the...
FPIs continue to be net sellers in September
Since the market is at record highs and valuations are high FIIs are likely to press sales in the coming days New Delhi: FPIs continue to be net sellers in September. As per NSDL data, in September through 15th, FPIs sold equity for Rs 4,768 crores. This figure...
Being the 5th largest economy ‘impressive,’ but per capita income must also rise, says Ex RBI Gov Rangarajan
Noting that India was today the fifth largest economy, he said, ''This is an impressive achievement.'' ''However, in relation to per capita income, it is a different story. In 2020, India’s rank with respect to per capita income was 142 out of 197 countries. This only...
A massive $188 bn exodus shows China’s heft fading in world markets
“China risks are several – LGFV, housing stock overhang, demographics, dependency ratio, regulatory volatility, geopolitical isolation,” said Gaurav Pantankar, chief investment officer at MercedCERA, which oversees approximately $1.1 billion of assets in the US A...
Apple disputes French findings, says iPhone 12 meets radiation rules
The French move raised the prospect of further bans in Europe. Germany’s network regulator BNetzA said it might launch similar proceedings and was in close contact with French authorities, while Spain’s OCU consumers’ group urged authorities there to halt the sales of...
Shell says its Australian BG Group business hit by MOVEit breach
A number of businesses globally have lately been affected by a cybersecurity breach on the software tool MOVEit that is typically used to transfer large amounts of often sensitive data including pension information and social security numbers Shell Plc said on Friday...
World Cup fanfare masks an existential threat to Rugby
Much of the fear over the future of the sport stems from the risk of damage from blows to the head. Many of the key talking points from the first World Cup weekend revolved around head injuries and whether a player’s actions are dangerous and need to be punished The...
Earth fails six health tests in ‘Breakthrough’ scientific study
“This does not mean that we are pushing the planet across an irreversible collapse,” said Johan Rockström, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a co-author of the paper. “But it means we’re losing resilience — we are putting the...
RBI’s financial inclusion index rises; shows growth across all segments
In August 2021, the central bank said it has been conceptualised as a comprehensive index, incorporating details of banking, investments, insurance, postal, as well as the pension sector, in consultation with government and respective sectoral regulators Mumbai: The...
Kerala govt asked to explain steps taken to maintain confidentiality of HIV patients when applying for CMRF
Justice Devan Ramachandran of Kerala High Court observed that although a circular has been issued on related aspects, it was not enough and that concrete steps should be implemented to ensure the privacy of HIV-positive persons Kochi: The Kerala High Court has sought...