Insurance becomes a hurdle
Government health insurance schemes have made life more difficult for the rural poor, finds Aparna Pallavi
Towards a hopeful agricultural future
In India, no other industry has as many restrictions, controls and blatant discriminations as agriculture
Setback to health insurance
Private hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Andhra refuse to treat under government insurance scheme
Why cancer survival rate in India is a low 30 per cent
Study published in The Lancet indicates what the country will need to spend to provide basic cancer screening and care to patients
As drought looms, Maharashtra refuses to extend insurance deadline for farmers
With hardly any rains in June, no sowing activity has taken place in many regions, making it impossible for farmers to insure crops
Hailstorm drives farmers to suicide
Over 100 kill themselves as large tracts of crops are damaged; food prices likely to go up
Private healthcare providers eye smaller cities to expand business
Apollo, Fortis, Max and others join hands to launch NATHEALTH to provide customised insurance policies and medical services to people in tier 2, …
Off to another bad start
A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-…
Rajasthan does a U-turn on free medicines, introduces insurance cover
Vasundhara Raje government adopts targeted approach for the scheme which can now be availed only by beneficiaries of food security programme
Jharkhand: Farmers wait through the night to apply for drought relief scheme
Server glitches mar application process for compensation scheme announced by state government
How to cure corruption in healthcare
Rx: Only an effective governing body, which includes medical and non-medical members, can stop the culture of kickbacks
Jan Dhan Yojana: the fineprint Modi did not disclose
Kin of accident victim denied insurance amount for not using RuPay debit card and carrying out at least one financial transaction
‘We'll improve mass rapid transport, tap solar power'
Harsh Vardhan, who has served as Delhi health minister and is the man behind the Pulse Polio campaign, is the chief ministerial candidate of the …
Programme to insure Pacific island nations against natural disasters enters third season
The insurance cover is provided against earthquakes, tsunamis, and risk of tropical cyclones
Is UN giving in to industry?
UN adopts resolution to fight chronic lifestyle diseases, without targets or commitments
Elderly & lonely
India has more elderly people than ever before. Most of them have little social security and cannot afford healthcare. While the government seems …
The weather mart
Met department is not the only one predicting weather in India. Forecasts are now sold by businesses to businesses
LIC’s unhealthy choice
Life Insurance Corporation invested more than Rs 3,500 crore last year in the tobacco industry
Government considering pumping funds into Maheshwar dam
LIC expresses interest in funding project even as increased capital costs make power from the project too expensive
`Many doctors are simply businessmen'
Samiran Nundy, chairperson of the department of surgical gastroenterology and organ transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and editor-in-chief …
Flat in 20 days
Global climatic anomalies allied with local weather conditions produced the most freakish hailstorms in central and north India in February and …
Universal health scare
The country’s planners are debating how to provide healthcare to all. In a drastic shift from the 65-year-old public health system, the …