In a move aimed at ensuring affordable access to critical medical treatment across India, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) continues to enforce strict price ceilings on essential drugs and medical devices, including coronary stents and knee implants. The...
The Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has expanded its cancer care network across seven states with the establishment of 11 hospitals and institutions. These centres, spread across Mumbai, Navi...
Roughly one in four registered organ‑transplant hospitals in the country failed to report mandatory data to the National Registry Portal in 2025, according to official figures. Of the 804 hospitals authorised to perform organ transplantation, 217 did not submit...
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has outlined the regulatory framework governing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled medical devices in India, reaffirming that all such products are covered under the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017. The Rules prescribe detailed technical...
In a major push toward advanced and personalised medicine, the Government of India has rolled out a series of ambitious, science‑driven initiatives that promise to reshape the country’s healthcare landscape—from genomics and precision diagnostics to next‑generation targeted therapies.
One of...
In one of the most expansive health sector outlays to date, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled a sharply enhanced healthcare Budget for 2026–27, signalling a decisive shift toward universal health coverage, stronger infrastructure...
The Union Budget 2026–27, presented in Parliament on Monday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, places a strong emphasis on expanding India’s manufacturing capabilities across seven strategic and frontier sectors. The initiatives form a major component of the government’s ‘First...
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that only two cases of Nipah Virus Disease have been detected in West Bengal since December last year, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Following the confirmation of the infections,...
In a major move to regulate the quality of incense sticks, the government has—for the first time—notified official Indian Standards for agarbatti, laying down clear safety norms and a list of banned substances that manufacturers cannot use.
The standards, formulated...
Scientists have developed a powerful new computational framework, PathGennie, that promises to significantly accelerate the simulation of rare molecular events—processes that are essential to drug development but typically require enormous computational resources.
The breakthrough, recently published in the Journal of...
