Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation

300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation

Simply Put: PM-JAY and COVID-19

Myth of coverage: Private insurance loopholes kept out-of-pocket expenses high for COVID-19 patients

Getting cashless treatment or reimbursement became difficult as COVID-19 cases rose

Natural disasters cost $232 bln in 2019

At a loss of $2.98 tln, 2009-2019 was the costliest decade

Simply Put: Crop insurance

Private insurance companies benefitted the most from PM Fasal Bima Yojana: Report

Farmers yet to be paid Rs 5,724 crore for claims made in 5 years since scheme launch

Simply put: Farmers hunger strike

Why Andhra Pradesh’s Arogya Raksha Health Scheme has been a failure

From high premium to the scheme being voluntary, here is a roundup of the reasons

Strings attached

Cashless health insurance now restricted

More Indians covered by health insurance but overall percentage still low: NHFS-5

Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest coverage but a decrease since last survey

Andhra farmers turn masons, milkmen despite state getting ‘decent’ rain; here is why

They blame lack of remuneration, rising input costs and accumulating debt

Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme

The state is considering rolling out its own insurance programme for farmers

Cabinet gives nod to new agriculture insurance scheme

The new scheme will be unable to address the existing agrarian crises, say experts

MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June

40 million rural households turn to job scheme — the highest since 2013-14

National Health Assurance Mission likely to favour insurance model of healthcare

Experience shows free medicines help more, say some experts

Myth of coverage: How state delay, private sector disinterest caused PM-JAY to fail

Almost 90% of COVID-19 hospitalisations under the scheme took place in 4 states

Karnataka budget: experts unhappy with measures proposed to tackle water crisis

The government, according to farmers, chose temporary fix over long-term solution

Good news for Indian farmers

In the absence of any National Crop Insurance Cover, there is no safety net for farmers

Jaitley's 'poor' health schemes

Government increases allocations for all existing schemes

Climate change mitigation: Flood insurance scheme launched to protect small farmers in Kenya

Farmers, experts welcome move, call it ‘game changer’

The way ahead

Treatment has changed

Growth by leaps and bounds

Maharashtra's insurance scheme for orchard owners draws angry protests

Too high a premium for too little cover

Highlights of the monsoon session: what the Parliament discussed

Important discussions and reports tabled in the Parliament in from July 17 to August 11