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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarPreventive healthcare in India gets shot in arm with ‘Health ATMs’
Health ATMs are touch-screen automated teller machine-sized machines which can screen vital parameters, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, body mass composition, blood glucose, oxygen saturation levels and ECG, without any paramedic assistance Dr Satyender...
Number of UHNWIs in India dip to 12,069 in 2022, to rise to 19,119 in 5 yrs: Knight Frank
In 2022, the global population of UHNWIs declined by 3.8 per cent, after a record climb of 9.3 per cent in 2021, as the wealth and the investment portfolio of the ultra-wealthy were impacted by economic slowdowns, frequent rate hikes and rising geopolitical...
Proposal to blacklist ICICI Lombard sent to Maha Govt over crop insurance delay, says Akola collector
The private company has been appointed to insure crops in the district but there were delays in processing farmers' compensation claims following natural calamities, said district collector Nima Arora Akola(Maharashtra): The Akola district administration in central...
Slight delay in onset of monsoon over Kerala; arrival likely on Jun 4: IMD
If the monsoon onset is delayed and the ocean conditions are warm, there could be potential of cyclone formation close to the onset. That can change the course of the monsoon. This happened with cyclones Nisarga and Tauktae. However forecasts don't indicate a cyclone...
Insurance ‘scam’ case: CBI searches at nine locations in J-K, Delhi
In a first information report (FIR), the CBI named Reliance General Insurance along with Trinity Reinsurance Brokers as accused in the alleged scam in rolling out a medical insurance scheme for Jammu and Kashmir government employees and their families New Delhi: The...
Howden places new leadership across the regions and verticals
Asia Pacific, with Goh Chye Huat and Matt Bacon leading Asia and Pacific respectively, will be chaired by Mark Wood. India, Middle East & Africa and LatAm will be led by Sonia Caamaño, currently CEO International Growth Markets, and chaired by Paul Redgate, with...
Gene mutations responsible for rare illness causing heart attack in youngsters: Study
"Although much has been studied about heart failure in adults, there is still much to learn about the genetic causes of heart failure in infants," said Charles "Chaz" Hong, MD, PhD, Melvin Sharoky, MD Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Director of Cardiology...
Singapore Exchange plans to focus on risk-hedging products related to Indian infra, ESG initiatives
Risk hedging products related to the Indian infrastructure development, green initiatives, ESG as well as new energy minerals and metals are some of the areas SGX Group wants to focus on, William Chin, Commodities Head at SGX Group said. Singapore: The Singapore...
Escalation of digital fraud in India drives businesses to invest USD 7.6 bn to curb fraudsters: Study
The total addressable fraud detection and prevention market will reach USD 7.6 billion in less than four years with a 37 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), far surpassing 2022's USD 1.5 billion, according to a study from Bureau The urgency among businesses...
IRDAI reduces solvency from 1.875 to 1.5 for underwriting Surety Bonds
Recognizing the importance of Surety Insurance Bonds, IRDAI had issued ‘IRDAI (Surety Insurance Contracts) Guidelines’ in January 2022 Hyderabad: In a significant measures to develop a Surety Insurance Bonds market in the country, the IRDAI Tuesday has reduced the...
Aon launches a new climate innovation hub in Singapore
(Lto R) Greg Case, CEO, Aon and Png Cheong Boon, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board inaugurating Aon's new climate innovation hub in Singapore “Climate change is a reality, not a probability. In 2022, there were $313 billion in total economic losses from...
WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners
The recommendation does not apply to personal care and hygiene products containing NSS, such as toothpaste, skin cream, and medications, or to low-calorie sugars and sugar alcohols (polyols), which are sugars or sugar derivatives containing calories and are therefore...
Rajeev Dogra appointed as MD & CEO of Raheja QBE General Insurance
Raheja QBE General Insurance has announced the appointment of Rajeev Dogra as its new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer following regulatory approval from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Dogra has three decades of experience and...
India considers testing cough syrups before export, says report
The CDSCO has also proposed making it mandatory for exporters to produce a "certificate of analysis" of batches exported from an approved laboratory, the news outlet reported India's $41 billion pharmaceutical industry received a major jolt last year when cough syrups...
HDFC Life declares highest ever bonus of Rs3660 cr to more than 23 lakh policyholders
Out of the total amount of Rs 3,660 crore, Rs 2,696 crore will be payable to policies in this financial year, as bonus on maturing policies or as cash bonuses. The remaining bonus amount would be payable in the future upon policy cessation by way of maturity, death...
Delhi court directs Police Commissioner to install CCTVs on accident-prone areas
Shefali Barnala Tandon, the presiding officer of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, was hearing a case where Vipin Kumar, an inspector, had filed an application seeking directives for civic agencies to install CCTV cameras at NH-8, Ring Road, and Dhaula Kuan New...
ESIC adds 17.32 lakh new members to Employees’ State Insurance scheme in March
Out of the total 17.31 lakh employees added in March, 8.26 lakh people, accounting for 48 per cent of the total employees enrolled during the month, belonged to the age group of 25 years New Delhi: As many as 17.31 lakh new members were added to the Employees' State...