June 23, 2021 — More than 150 hospital workers at Houston Methodist were fired or resigned on Tuesday after refusing to follow a policy that requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The hospital system required its 26,000 workers to get vaccinated or receive an exemption by June 7. Among those, 178 employees refused … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi government has updated its Corona app, which was launched in early 2020, to help track availability of hospital beds and ventilators for Covid-19 patients, and schedule vaccine doses, among others. Developed by the state Information Technology Department and IIT-Delhi to contain a self-assessment tool, guidelines and all important helplines to ensure … Read more
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh has developed user friendly app for Covid-19 vaccination drive from Monday. Officials said the app is developed for online monitoring and capturing of individual vaccination data/information from anywhere in the state. All Medical officers would use this app to enter the vaccinated individual’s details as and when he/she got vaccinated, said state … Read more
MUMBAI: In a reflection of the uncertainty that surrounds policy making these days, economists now believe that the best course of action for the Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel on Wednesday will be to reiterate its commitment to keeping monetary policy accommodative in the wake of a raging second wave of Covid-19 infections in … Read more
In the case of delay in the payment of a claim, the insurer will be liable to pay interest to the policyholder. Synopsis New products (filed after October 1, 2019) launched by health insurers are already adhering to the new rules. Whereas for products that are already in the market, IRDAI has given the insurance … Read more
THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Diverging from much of the world, Sweden let COVID-19 spread in hopes the population would develop “herd immunity.” But the risky strategy failed, a new report finds. Rather than imposing a hard lockdown in March as other countries did, the Scandinavian nation relied on individual responsibility to … Read more
New Delhi: The government is working on a policy to enable a microfinance institution to help fund even the smallest of businesses, a move that will generate employment in the country, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari said. “We are now preparing, we need to get approval from finance (ministry) and … Read more
Can NCB be transferred to sandbox motor policy?Under the regulatory sandbox guidelines, many insurers have come up with new motor insurance policies based on the concept of how much you actually drive your car. These types of motor insurance policies can help you save on premiums significantly. Source link
MUMBAI: THE RBI has said that sharp drop in the index of industrial production numbers would prompt a ‘wait and watch’ policy stance, indicating that there may not be any more rate hikes this year. Speaking on the on the sidelines of the annual CFI summit RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn said, “The signals we … Read more