The Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Rajya Sabha by the Minister of Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, on March 15, 2021. The Bill amends the Insurance Act, 1938. The Act provides
Insurance Industry
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President lauds Arunachal’s health insurance scheme
Itanagar: President Pranab Mukherjee has lauded the Chief Minister’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme launched in Arunachal Pradesh and termed it as one of the most benevolent ever launched. Mukherjee,
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Less than 20% of population under health insurance cover, says report
Despite liberalization of the insurance sector, only around 21.6 crore people less than one-fifth of India's population are covered under health insurance. Even among those who have some form of
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Rajasthan govt signs MoU for health insurance scheme
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said the scheme would allow patients from lower income categories to avail quality healthcare from private hospitals, which were otherwise out of their reach. The Rajasthan
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Financing healthcare for all in India: towards a common goal
This paper explores available evidence, contextualises and maps the debate in India around financing healthcare for all. While the focus is on healthcare in response to current policy debates, Oxfam India
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France's biggest insurer Axa axes coal investments
France's largest insurer will scrap holdings in coal companies because of concerns about climate change, broadening support for the fossil-fuel divestment movement to a major mainstream investor. Axa
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Crop insurance scheme for more districts soon
In a major relief to farmers, the crop insurance scheme for ginger, pea and tomato will be extended to more districts now. Crop insurance for ginger, which was restricted only to Sirmaur district, would
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Countries, top insurers team up for climate change resilience
GERMAN Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, unveiled today the new G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance, during a high-level forum attended by, as well as decision-makers
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Rain-hit farmers to get 50% more compensation: PM
Centre eases crop damage criteria for relief from 50% to 33% With the damage to crops due to unseasonal rains snowballing into a political hot potato, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced
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Competition drives climate action, not science: PwC
Competition and regulation push companies to take action to protect themselves from the effects of climate change, not climate science, Jon Williams, partner at global consultancy firm PwC told the Reuters
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Farmers of various associations urge government to withdraw new crop insurance
‘Construct check dam at Harichandra River as announced by the CM’ Farmers of various associations expressed their displeasure over the new crop insurance scheme and urged the government to withdraw