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HC asks Centre and AAP govt to streamline process of availing facilities under health welfare schemes
“The procedure required for availing free medical treatment must be streamlined, including various surgeries, as well as surgeries for implants/devices and to put in place a single-window mechanism with designated nodal officers at each hospital in Delhi,” a bench of...
Strategic shift: LIC increases its g-sec exposures
Presently, more than 70 per cent of LIC's investments from its non-participating fund of Rs 13.5 trillion ($162.39 billion) is invested in debt, they said. Most insurers keep debt levels at above 90 per cent in their non-participating book to cushion their solvency...
If new cars are safer, why are fatalities on the rise?
Roadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer. While the number of all car-related fatalities has trended upward over the last decade, pedestrians and cyclists have seen the sharpest rise: over 60%...
IOC publishes new statement to protect athletes’ health
The consensus was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and centered on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), a syndrome affecting health and performance caused by a mismatch between calories eaten and burned during exercise, the IOC said Geneva:...
GIS, remote sensing key to battling vector-borne diseases during monsoon: experts
In Bengaluru, where dengue cases exceeded 4,000, a disease surveillance dashboard and mobile application named PRISM-H (Platform For Research, Integrated Surveillance and Management of Health) were launched by Karnataka government’s Department of Health and Family...
Exposure to air pollution linked to increased stroke risk within 5 days: Study
``Earlier,the correlation between short-term exposure to air pollution and stroke had been less clear. For our study, instead of looking at weeks or months of exposure, we looked at just five days and found a link between short-term exposure to air pollution and an...
Top 75 valuable Indian brands witnessed a 4% decline in value to USD 379 bn this year: Kantar
The decline reflects the strain that businesses and consumers have been under in recent times due to supply chain challenges, rising interest rates, and market uncertainty, said Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands Report New Delhi: Top 75 valuable Indian...
Equity investors become poorer by Rs 2.95 lakh cr as markets fall
''If the US dollar and bond yields maintain their ascend, the downward trend may continue for some more time,'' Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Research (Retail), Kotak Securities Ltd, said New Delhi: Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 2.95 lakh crore on Thursday as markets...
Of 90 medicines for cancer, India gives out 42 at cheapest rates: Health Minister Mandaviya
'We are increasing (the number of) cancer hospitals and tertiary care facilities. Our approach towards the health sector is holistic. We have increased (the number of) MBBS and post-graduate medical seats and colleges, and created medical educational resources. The...
Prashant Tripathy reappointed as Max Life’s MD & CEO for another 5-yrs
Prashant Tripathy, MD and CEO, Max Life Tripathy's deputy V. Viswanand, deputy managing director at Max Life has decided to move on and has already put in his papers New Delhi: Max Life Insurance has announced the reappointment of Prashant Tripathy as the MD and CEO...
Tax Troubles: General insurers get Rs18,000 crore of demand notices from GST authorities on reinsurance & coinsurance deals
``The alleged demand and the impugned Show Cause Cum Demand Notice pertains to non-payment of GST on the Co-insurance premium accepted as follower in case of coinsurance transactions and non-payment of GST on re-insurance commission accepted on the reinsurance premium...
In major blow to TikTok, Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan told reporters the regulation, which takes effect immediately, is intended to ensure "fair and just" business competition, adding it was intended also to ensure data protection of users Jakarta: Indonesia has banned e-commerce...
About 70 pc of premature cancer deaths in 2020 preventable, 30 pc treatable: Lancet study
Tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and infections accounted for roughly 1.3 million deaths in women across all age groups in 2020, the study reported, acknowledging that the burden of cancer in women due to these risk factors was widely under-recognised. New Delhi: About 70...
Legal fog over central bank digital currencies “unacceptable”, BIS warns
Some 11 countries have already launched them and next month the European Central Bank is expected to receive the green light to start work on a digital euro Developing national digital currencies are at risk due to a lack of legal powers to issue them in most of the...
DGCA can act against noncompliance of pilots to aviation rules: Delhi HC
SNV Aviation Private Limited, which flies under the brand name Akasa Air, has sought a direction to the DGCA to take coercive action against pilots who failed to comply with the mandatory notice period requirements in terms of the CAR 2017 New Delhi: The Delhi High...
Govt may propose up to Rs 500 crore fine for violations under Digital India Bill
Under the proposed bill, the Centre may authorise any government agency to monitor and collect traffic data generated, transmitted, received or stored in any digital system to enhance cyber security. It also aims to identify, analyse and prevent intrusion or spread of...
Govt announces to issue 50 yr g-sec for the first time
'…the Government of India has decided to borrow the balance amount of Rs 6.55 lakh crore (42.45 per cent of Rs 15.43 lakh crore) in the second half of the fiscal year 2023-24 through dated securities, including Rs 20,000 crore through issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds...
Antimicrobial resistance high in India, doctors should prescribe antibiotics only if needed: ICMR scientist
A study released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found abuse of antibodies, antivirals or antifungals has increased drug resistance in the country. According to Dr Kamini Walia, senior scientist, ICMR, OTC drugs taken for diarrhoea like Norflox...