Health protection accounts for the largest share of the social security coverage cited by the government. More than 60 crore people are now covered through public health-security mechanisms, reflecting the rapid expansion of government-backed healthcare protection in recent years.
Total health insurance premium collections crossed ₹1.2 lakh crore during FY 2024-25, making health insurance an increasingly important segment of India’s broader insurance industry. The sector recorded growth of around 9%, supported by rising healthcare costs, greater awareness of medical risks and increasing demand for policies that can reduce the financial burden of hospitalisation.
For FY 2025-26, NALCO declared total dividends of about ₹2,112 crore across interim and final payouts. Based on the Centre’s majority shareholding, the government’s share amounts to approximately ₹1,083 crore.
India and Poland elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Warsaw in August 2024.
According to the Defence Secretary, the Rafale has already demonstrated its operational value in Indian service and India also has the naval Rafale variant on order. France has agreed in principle to India’s requirement for substantial domestic manufacturing and indigenisation.
The expansion is aimed at strengthening India’s domestic capability to test and certify electric vehicles, EV batteries, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, heavy commercial vehicles, powertrains and modern automotive safety technologies.
The milestone highlights growing acceptance of the scheme among non-commercial vehicle owners who regularly use National Highways and National Expressways.
A large multicentre clinical trial involving 1,200 adults has found that a standardised Ashwagandha root
Over time, the partnership expanded into satellite development, launch vehicle technologies and Earth observation. Joint missions such as Megha-Tropiques and SARAL became important milestones in cooperation between the Indian Space Research Organisation and France’s space agency CNES.
The meeting was co-chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Both sides reviewed the progress of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, major joint investment projects and new areas for long-term economic collaboration.
