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Clear filterseSanjeevani, India's National Telemedicine Service, has now handled more than 50 crore teleconsultations, with usage spread over every State and Union Territory. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare started the serv...
The National Statistical Office (NSO) has published its 80th Round report on Domestic Tourism in India, based on a survey from July 2025 to June 2026. Pilgrimage and religious travel accounted for about 48% of overnight...
India and Liberia jointly launched the Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers (GoF on S4) during the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York. The two countries co-chair the 25-member group...
India launched the Biovigilance Programme of India (BvPI) in New Delhi during the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week. BvPI will track adverse events linked to biological products used in organ and tissue transplantation...
Haryana has topped India in blood donation for the third year running. In 2025–26 it collected 5.89 lakh units of blood and held 8,189 donation camps. Verified e-RaktKosh data placed it first among States in blood donati...
The 79th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia (RC79) in Dili, Timor-Leste, adopted the Dili Declaration on Human Resources for Health: Equity in Specialized Care. It targets shortages and uneven dist...
IIT Bombay hosted the National Conference on Quantum Biotechnology 2026 to promote the use of quantum technology in life sciences and healthcare. Sessions covered diagnostics, biomedical imaging, drug discovery, precisio...
Shakti Sharma has become the first woman officer from the non-medical branch of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to reach the rank of Air Vice Marshal. The promotion marks a milestone for women officers in the armed forces.
Tamil Nadu has announced a Social Justice Welfare Board for the welfare of Dalits. The Board will extend financial help for education, medical treatment and marriages. The State unveiled 67 measures under the Social Just...
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)–National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH) signed an MoU with the Sevadhi Museum and Indological Research Institute (SEMIRI) in Kerala to digitise...
Maharashtra has declared snakebite a notifiable disease, making it mandatory to report every suspected, probable and confirmed case and death. Government and private hospitals, medical colleges and practitioners must rep...
Tamil Nadu has increased the coverage under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh. Medical services and surgeries for transgender women will be offered at Stanley Medical Col...
