COIMBATORE: “The Indian healthcare system ranks good in aspects like accessibility and the number of doctors available but struggles with treatment quality,” said Dr J A Jayalal, president of the Commonwealth Medical Association. Without increasing budget allocation, improving the quality of health care will remain a challenge.” Dr Jayalal also said that the penetration of government health insurance schemes is …
More asphalt-melting heatwaves driven by runaway climate change are on the way. To get to grips with this predicament, India must initiate safety nets — a combination of targeted transfers and insurance schemes — to improve the resilience of outdoor workers. Disaster insurance schemes, far too few in India, should enable workers to transfer some of the losses from debilitating …
The winds of change have begun to blow in Telangana and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Warangal on May 6 will mark the beginning of a new mission in the state. From failing to waive crop loans, botching up paddy procurement issue to neglecting tenant farmers and inability to offer Minimum Support Price for alternate crops, KCR has caused …
In the last couple of years, Indian investors have had to face what they have never experienced before. Indians still prefer holding a major part of their portfolio in traditional investments like fixed deposits, insurance schemes, gold and real estate. Consider a portfolio which is invested 45% in fixed deposits, 15% into gold, 35% in insurance schemes and 5% in …