TAG: Health
Why people in finance should lift weights and do strength training
Graham Ambrose has never felt stronger. He can barbell back squat 145kg (320 lbs) for four sets of six repetitions and bench-press more than 100kg for a single rep. His friends and colleagues notice that his clothes fit tighter and he’s fond of posting mi...
6 months ago
Capex now top priority for the government: MC Analysis
While India has upped its spend on building roads and highways to 3.4 percent of GDP in FY25 from 1.7 percent in FY14, its spending on education has been on a decline. Education spending as a share of GDP is set to decline to 0.37 percent in FY25, from 0....
2 months ago
MC Exclusive: Govt to conduct first ever National Household Travel Survey in 2025
In a bid to track how people commute across the country, the government will be conducting the first ever National Household Travel Survey as part of its 80th round of NSS Surveys, Moneycontrol has learnt.The ministry of statistics and programme implement...
2 months ago
States to play pivotal role in creating robust statistical system: MOSPI Secretary
States will play a pivotal role in creating a robust statistical system, Saurabh Garg, secretary, ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI), said at the 28th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (CoCSSO) on August 12...
2 months ago
Average household spending on food declined to less than half for the first time since independence: EAC-PM paper
The average household spending of Indian households on food declined to less than half in 2022-23 for the first time since Independence, a paper by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council noted on September 5.The study, co-authored by EAC-PM member...
1 month ago
Ayushman Bharat turns 6: How Modi's flagship scheme changed the healthcare landscape?
The Narendra Modi government's flagship health scheme Ayushman Bharat has seen enrolments go up to 354.9 million from 58 million in five years.The number of Ayushman Bharat cards issued by the government reached 354.9 million until September 23, making a...
3 weeks ago
India’s health push during Covid helped bring down share of out-of-pocket spending: Study
India’s push to build health infrastructure during the Covid-19 period helped push the share of government health spending higher than people’s out-of-pocket expenditure for the first time, according to a study by the Observer Research Foundation.While ou...
2 weeks ago
People from Bihar spend most on hospitalisation; Delhiites enjoy better reimbursements
Urban residents of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh bore a heavier healthcare burden in FY23, with per capita hospitalisation costs exceeding the national average, a Moneycontrol analysis of statistics ministry data showed.Hospitalisation charges accounted for 2.1...
5 days ago