by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 28, 2022 | Facts, Health, Non-Life
”Hypertension is a significant contributor to mortality in India. Achieving better hypertension control rate at the population level is critical in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,” the authors said New Delhi: Less than one-fourth of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 28, 2022 | Indian News, Life
The transaction entails the purchase of 9.91 crore shares of Max Life at Rs 85 per share by MFSL, the parent company of Max Life Post completion of MSI balance stake buyout of 5.17 per cent, MFSL’s shareholding in Max Life will increase to 87 per cent New Delhi:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 28, 2022 | International News, Reinsurance
The decision to merge the two divisions is part of the wholesale business’ efforts to simplify the trading experience for its broking partners and make its product offerings to insureds as innovative, comprehensive, and relevant as possible, in a fast-moving and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
”I am slightly more worried about the return to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). I think that is more of a concern because the cost will be borne by future taxpayers and citizens, not the present,” NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman said New Delhi: NITI Aayog...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Indian News, Life, Regulation
To counter the Aditya Birla bid, Nippon Life is also preparing to bid for Reliance Capital’s 51 per cent stake in RNLIC in partnership with an Indian company, as Indian regulations restrict the holding of foreign companies in the insurance sector at 74 per cent...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
Prior to this positive trend, FPIs remained net sellers for nine straight months starting October 2021 amid a continuous rise in the dollar New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors have rediscovered their liking for Indian equities, making a net investment of Rs 31,630...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
“The paradox of the pandemic is that while vaccines against COVID-19 were developed in record time and deployed in the largest vaccination campaign in history, routine immunization programmes were badly disrupted, and millions of kids missed out on life-saving...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Facts, Health, Pandemic, Policy
Oxfam said it believes that austerity policies are contributing to more women and girls joining the 1.7 billion who are already now living below the poverty line of USD 5.50 a day Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and governments...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The state government data also revealed that out of 1.03 lakh farmers who submitted their claims for crop damage due to excess showers in Ahmednagar, only 20,226 claims have been approved so far and Rs 9.78 crore has been disbursed. Mumbai: A number of farmers in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2022 | Facts, Health, Non-Life
An ICMR survey conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2021 had suggested that a big chunk of patients in India may no longer benefit from the use of carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic administered mainly in ICU settings for the treatment of pneumonia and...
