India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The allocation of Department of Health Research (DHR) is 0.012% of GDP. However, in recent years Government has increased the budget in health research along with new programmes/initiatives to make research grants more competitive and accessible. The budgetary allocation for DHR has increased over 5 times - from Rs. 932.00 crores in 2014-15 (RE) to Rs. 4,821.21 in 2026-27 (BE). There has been rise of approximately 24 percent in Bud...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government has undertaken a comprehensive analysis of key findings of the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The major key findings are as follows: [from NFHS-5 (2019-21) to NFHS-6 (2023-24)] The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Operational Guideliness of RBSK 2.0 of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has expanded the programmatic framework to cover 38 common health conditions. The revised guidelines include emerging child health priorities such as non-communicable diseases including diabetes and hypertension, mental health conditions, and behavioural concerns among children. The existing Mobile Health Teams (MHTs) under RBSK are ...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), there is an increase in MBBS seats from 1,09,115 in AY 2023-24 to 1,28,976 in AY 2025-26 and an increase in PG seats from 31,185 in AY 2023-24 to 86,360 in AY 2025-26. As per the Indian Medical Register (IMR), the total number of registered is 15,35,155 and 7,51,768 registered practitioners in the AYUSH system of medicine as of now. Assuming that 80% of registered practitioners...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting, a side event titled "From Digital Health Records to AI-Enabled Healthcare: Strengthening the Continuum of Care Through Interoperable Data Infrastructure and Responsible Artificial Intelligence" was organised today, by National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, bringing together policymakers, technical experts and health leaders from BRICS countries to delib...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, successfully hosted the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in New Delhi on 24 July 2026. The Meeting was chaired by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai, and attended by Ministers and Heads of Delegation from BRICS Member Countries, reaffirming their shared c...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, successfully organised the ninth edition of the multilingual 'Sujal Gram Samvad' today, reinforcing the government's commitment to community-led water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. Shri Ashok K. K Meena underlined that drinking water and sanitation are subjects entrusted to Panchayati Raj Institutions under the 73rd Constitutional Amendmen...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the Information Technology Act, 2000. PartIII of these Rules provide for publishers of online curated content (OTT platforms) which, inter alia, require the publishers not to transmit any content which is prohibited by law for the time being in force. For the user generated content on intermediary platfo...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government conducted e-auctions for 730 FM channels across 234 new cities on July 9- 10, 2025 through a transparent system. It was widely published in print and electronic media before the auction. During this cycle, there were 18 successful bidders including 9 new entrants to the FM radio sector. There are 386 operational private FM radio channels. Under the Private FM Radio policy, every broadcaster must ensure that at least...
India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has released the TV Ratings Policy 2026, which sets out comprehensive guidelines for regulating television ratings in India. The policy defines clear standards for the registration, operation, audit, and oversight of agencies providing TV rating services, with the aim of ensuring transparency, independence and accountability in audience measurement. The TV Rating Policy 2026 replace...