Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4) provides insightful data on a host of metrics and a holistic picture of the nation’s health. Data from the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4) on a wide range of topics such as school attendance, reproductive and child health, water and sanitation, nutrition, …
Blame it on relatively unhealthy lifestyles, or bad eating habits A study conducted by State Bank of India General Insurance (SBI-G) has revealed a 26 per cent surge in claims related to kidney diseases, especially among 18 to 35 year olds. SBI has taken into account claims made between 2015-16 …
Agriculture minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Sunday held a meeting with LIC officials to finalise the modalities for the scheme. Hyderabad: The Rs 5-lakh free insurance scheme for farmers announced by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao recently will be implemented from June 2 on the occasion of Telangana State Formation …
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti is probably the first political party in the country that has an accident insurance scheme for farmers. KARIMNAGAR: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday kicked off his campaign for the next election by announcing Rs 5 lakh medical insurance for farmers. He chose Karimnagar town, …
Chennai: As many as 12 states, including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Nagaland and Sikkim, have no government-sponsored health insurance, according to latest data with the IRDAI. The Centre’s planned ‘Ayushman Bharat’ could act as repreive for residents in these states, as more states have pulled out of participation in 2016-17 …
NEW DELHI: Days after the Centre announced an ambitious healthcare scheme to provide up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, the Supreme Court on Monday reminded the government that such programme would not be effective till pollution crisis is effectively tackled first. …
1. Healthcare The Centre today announced the world's largest government-funded health care programme aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. Allocating Rs 52,000 crore to the health sector, Finance minster Arun …
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India Campaign on January 3, 4 and 8, a press release stated. A total 3,333 students of the nine schools …
In India an estimated 100 crore people have no health cover. Data from the National Health Profile, released in April, show that only 27 per cent Indians have health cover A report released by the World Health Organisation and the World Bank has shown that at least half of the …
The Senate is reviewing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act to ensure that it is made mandatory for all Nigerians.The law making body is also working to ensure the subsidisation of premium for poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay for the health insurance. The Senate Committee Chairman on …
Thus, of India’s 135 crore people, 100 crore have no cover against catastrophic health expenses. The NDA government is “committed to UHC”, Health Minister J P Nadda asserted at an event on Monday, the eve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. However, only 27 per cent Indians or approximately 35 …
The 13th edition of the event, starting on Tuesday, will witness experts delivering lectures on varied topics including organ donation, the importance of health insurance, the state of public private partnership in health. A two-day seminar engaging public and private health experts on issues related to health in Maharashtra will …
COIMBATORE:The city stands on top of the list when it comes to the number of people having health insurance cover, thanks to the growing awareness among citizens for quality healthcare and the new-age finance. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16, 75% of the surveyed households in the …
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government shut down its Mukhyamantri Swasthya Beema Yojna (MSBY), a health insurance scheme that provides cashless health benefits for its holders in case of hospitalisation in public as well as private hospitals, on Thursday. The CMO office in Dehradun has confirmed the roll back of the scheme to …
Eight years after it was launched, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana remains hamstrung by inflexible procedures and an inadequate coverage ceiling, finds new evaluation of its impact. In India’s public health calendar, the recent past has been eventful. The head of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, …
Mumbai: For the first time, HDFC Life and Apollo Munich Health insurance have come together to offer a combined term and health insurance under a single policy. The two insurers have decided to offer their main products Click2Protect and Optima health at a 5% discount through this route. "The Click2Protect …
Seven index points have been identified for review of progress of the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in Rajasthan. The State Medical and Health Department has organised a series of outreach camps and nutrition days, especially for the underprivileged sections in the urban areas. NUHM State Director Naveen Jain said …
Michael H Merson has led a number of training programmes to strengthen the capacity of scientists in Russia, China, India and South Africa to undertake research on HIVAIDS prevention. He's held multiple posts with the World Health Organization (WHO) -medical officer of the Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Program, and director of …
BENGALURU: The Congress government is gifting health cover to all its citizens in Karnataka through its Arogya Bhagya scheme to be launched on November 1. The cabinet gave its nod on Monday to the scheme that is expected to benefit 1.4 crore households -or, every individual in the state. This …
