Government to conduct first ever AYUSH surveyThe National Statistical Office and the State Directorates of Economics & Statistics will carry out the survey programme jointly for a peri...
08 Mar, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
Health insurance to keep you covered through different stages of lifeInsurance policies are very subjective. Each individual or family would have different requirements. After understanding what the requireme...
02 Sep, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
Planning to buy health insurance with maternity benefit? Here's what you should knowA health insurance policy with a maternity benefit covers the costs of maternity and health care of an expecting mother and her newborn. Ho...
25 Aug, 2020, 06.12 PM IST
The Moms Co raises $5 million in Series-B roundThis is the third financing round for the two year-old company, having earlier raised an undisclosed sum in angel funding in 2016, followed...
11 Dec, 2019, 12.02 PM IST
Stellaris and Fireside Swaddle Mamaearth with $4 million in Series AThe round also saw participation by FMCG player Marico’s Mariwala family office managed by Rishabh Mariwala, and existing angel investors K...
11 Sep, 2018, 11.50 PM IST
Shilpa Shetty Kundra invests $250,000 in mom and baby care startup MamaearthFounded in 2016, the Delhi-based firm offers over 35 products in the baby personal care segment as also innovative products including prote...
19 Apr, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Satellite images data to help predict economic indicatorsNITI Aayog is working on a high-end project under which machine-learning tools can be developed to study satellite images, which can be use...
10 Apr, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
Planning to have a child? Here's how to prepare your body for the changePregnancy after 35 has its own complications, including premature birth, stillbirth, low birth weight and birth defects.
18 Jul, 2017, 10.07 PM IST
L’Oreal India enhances maternity leave to 26 weeksThe new parental benefits include pre-commute assistance for expecting women employees starting from the sixth month of pregnancy and child...
31 Jan, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Anganwadi, scheme workers seek wages on par with govt employeesAfter the age of 60 at the time of retirement Anganwadi workers are simply left out with no recognition or basic rights, they pleaded.
23 Jan, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
How home healthcare companies like Portea Medical, Zoctr are pampering new age mothersThese companies are finding takers in new age moms who are on the lookout for professionals who have practical experience and medical knowl...
20 Apr, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
India will achieve MDG-4 only if decline trend continues: GovernmentThe Ministry adopted an integrated approach for reproductive, maternal, new born, child and adolescent health to address the causes of mort...
01 Mar, 2016, 04.05 PM IST
Fortis launches boutique hospital for women in BengaluruFortis launched La Femme, a boutique hospital for women offering a holistic range of medical services catering to all stages of a woman's l...
30 Sep, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
20% of world’s under-5 deaths occur in IndiaThe under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in India is about seven times higher than in high-income countries where 1 in 147 is dying.
09 Sep, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
154 infants die in four months in Kandhamal hospitalsOf the 154 infants who died in different hospitals during the four-month period, 62 were admitted to Special Newborn Care Unit.
03 Sep, 2015, 01.15 PM IST
With rising costs, it may pay to buy a separate maternity coverExperts advise one to be careful about riders like waiting period, sub-limits and restrictions on the number of child births or termination...
15 May, 2014, 04.04 AM IST
- What you should look for in a maternity cover
It is advisable for every woman to plan her maternity in advance and make it hassle-free with the aid of health insurance.
13 Jun, 2012, 01.38 AM IST