Covid still a threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Friday said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a 'global health threat' and a......

ICMR doing 3 studies on post-Covid heart attack among young

Sudden deaths have been reported in some young people after COVID-19 but sufficient evidence is not available to confirm the cause, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on......

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.' Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photographs: ANI Photo......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Health ministry's allocation hiked by 12.59% to Rs 90,659 cr

The Union health ministry has been allocated Rs 90,658.63 crore in the Interim Budget for 2024-2025, a hike of 12.59 percent over 80,517.62 crore in the Budget (revised estimates) for 2023-2024.......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

'The agenda is 'insurance for all by 2047''

'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.' IMAGE: Shoppers......

Economic recovery still not well entrenched: RBI Guv

Observing that the economic recovery was not yet fully entrenched, the RBI Governor said recovery is likely to be gradual. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said economic recovery is still......