Best ways to find the right health insurance policy: A comparison of ICICI Lombard, HDFC Ergo, Care, Niva Bupa, Tata AIG policiesChoosing a health insurance policy involves more than just premium cost. This comparison of leading Indian insurers highlights key features...
15 May, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
CGHS rules clarified: Central government employees can pick parents or parents-in-law as dependents for medical benefitsCentral government employees can now choose to include either their parents or parents-in-law as dependents for CGHS medical benefits. This...
14 May, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
NPS Swasthya: A cushion, not fill-in, for health coverCan the NPS Swasthya scheme be an effective substitute for a comprehensive health insurance plan that covers hospitalisation and related ex...
06 May, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
As mercury soars, e-commerce platforms step up measures to protect delivery workersIndian e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms are introducing measures to protect delivery workers from severe heatwaves. Companies are pr...
03 May, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
8th Pay Commission for central government teachers: Rs 50,000 minimum pay for Level 1 employee, up to 3.83 fitment factor; what employee body wants from 8th CPCThe employee body representing central government teachers from Union Territories is seeking significant pay hikes in their salaries in the...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Pick your own health cover: How custom plans work and their hidden downsidesA health plan consists of a base plan and riders or add-ons. Earlier, the base plan comprised fixed features that could not be changed, and...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
UP govt to launch AYUSH App; healthcare services just click awayUttar Pradesh is launching a new AYUSH app developed with IIT Kanpur. This app will offer online OPD services, making healthcare more acces...
21 Dec, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
Kolkata murder-rape case: Protesting doctors offer OPD services outside Health Ministry's office todayMedics staged a symbolic protest outside Nirman Bhawan, offering elective outpatient services amid an ongoing strike following the rape and...
19 Aug, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
Govt doctors in Haryana go on strike for second time in a week, OPD services hitDr Anil Yadav, general secretary, HCMS said OPD services remained suspended in government health institutions on Friday while emergency ser...
29 Dec, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
docOPD: A medical concierge service that provides first line of treatment, affordable OPD careDigital consultations are no longer a novelty, but data points show a great chasm continues to exist especially in the first line of treatm...
27 May, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
Health ministry's telemedicine service eSanjeevani records 1 million teleconsultationsOver 10 per cent of the users of eSanjeevani are aged 60 and above. Close to around one fourth of the total patients have used eSanjeevani ...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.48 PM IST
AIIMS Bhubaneswar OPD services to reopen from November 2The OPD was closed from July 10 due to COVID pandemic except for day-care services, radiotherapy, dialysis, trauma and the emergency and li...
30 Oct, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Government's eSanjeevani OPD completes 5 lakh tele-consultations since its launch"As a digital modality of healthcare services delivery, eSanjeevani is gradually shaping into a parallel stream for the Indian healthcare d...
12 Oct, 2020, 10.47 PM IST
Health ministry's 'eSanjeevani' records 4 lakh doctor-to-patient tele-consultationsThe other states that have registered highest consultations through eSanjeevani and eSanjeevani OPD platforms are Himachal Pradesh (36,527)...
26 Sep, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
National telemedicine service completes over 1.5 lakh consultations: Health MinistryThe ministry said that presently, on an average around 5,000 consultations are provided daily through both the modes.
09 Aug, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
AIIMS to shut down OPD from March 24 till further notice"It has now been decided that all OPD services including speciality services, all new and follow up patients' registration in AIIMS hospita...
23 Mar, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
- MindTreee Among Top 10 OPD Service Providers
MindTree Ltd, a global IT Solutions Company, on Tuesday announced that it has been named among the top 10 global OPD service providers for ...
05 May, 2009, 04.58 PM IST