Union Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda, chairs a discussion with MPs from Karnataka and Keralam providing impetus to efforts toward TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda met Members of Parliament (MPs) from Karnataka and Keralam today on the sidelines of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. He was also joined by Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Education, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & New and Renewable Energy; Smt. Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare & Chemicals and Fertilizers; Shri Suresh Go...


DHR-ICMR's SHINE 2026 brings school students face-to-face with health research across 83 locations

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second edition of ICMR-SHINE (Science and Health Innovation for NextGen Explorers) commenced today, as the Department of Health Research (DHR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) welcomed school students into their laboratories for a nationwide open-day experience. Inspired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's call for students to "spend one day as a scientist," the two-day programme is being observed on 11-12 A...


Implementation of Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Operational Guidelines

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has recently released the Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Operational guidelines during the 16th Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) meeting on 29th June 2026 to address anemia through a 7X7X7 strategy, moving ahead from the older 6X6X6 strategy of Anemia Mukt Bharat programme. The components of Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan are: The details of 7X7X7 framework under Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan ar...


Steps Taken to Promote Menstrual Health and Hygiene

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHM) is a multidimensional and inter-ministerial issue requiring coordinated action by multiple stakeholder Ministries/Departments and States/Union Territories in accordance with their respective statutory mandates. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), States/UTs are supported for Menstrual Hygiene Schemes based on their proposals in their Annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) as ...


Steps taken for Promotion and Regulation of Regenerative Medicines

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The following guidelines on regenerative medicines have been issued and are available in public domain- i. Centre for Evidence Based Guidelines, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued 'Evidence based guidelines for the use of stem cell therapy' in 2025-2026 regarding the efficacy and safety of stem cell therapy in various disease indications. These recommendations were formulated after careful consideration of the availa...


Update on Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. States/UTs FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 1 A&N lslands 8 8 2 Andhra Pradesh 59 61 3 Arunachal Pradesh 11 11 4 Assam 54 74 5 Bihar 38 38 6 Chandigarh 1 1 7 Chhattisgarh 35 39 8 D&NH/DD 2 2 9 Delhi 7 16 10 Goa 16 18 11 Gujarat 272 282 12 Haryana 21 21 13 Himachal Pradesh 24 24 14 Jammu & Kashmir 23 29 15 Jharkhand 24 24 16 Karnataka 200 214 17 Kerala 111 113 18 L...


MISLEADING MOBILE APPLICATIONS

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Home Affairs has set up the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C) as an attached office to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. The 'National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (NCRP) (https://cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched, as a part of the I4C, to enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes, with special focus on cyb...


URBAN FLOOD RISK MITIGATION PROGRAMME

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. List Approved Central Fund 1 Ahmedabad/Gujarat 275.00 243.90 73.17 2 Bangalore/ Karnataka 275.00 238.72 71.62 3 Chennai / Tamil Nadu 561.29 500.00 331.50 4 Hyderabad/ Telengana 319.53 250.00 75.00 5 Kolkata/ West Bengal 650.43 500.00 150.00 6 Mumbai/ Maharashtra 707.71 500.00 150.00 7 Pune/Maharashtra 286.69 250.00 75.00 Sl. Cities / States Approved Central Fund 1 Bhopal, Madhya P...


E-FIR UNDER BNSS

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, inter-alia, provides that every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, irrespective of the area where the offence is committed, may be given orally or by electronic communication to an officer in charge of a police station, and if given orally, it shall be reduced in writing by him which shall be signed by the person giving it. In case in...


INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has set up the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) under the Act of the Parliament in the year 2020 as an Institution of National Importance to facilitate and promote studies and research and to achieve excellence in the field of forensic science in conjunction with applied behavioural science studies, law, criminology and other allied areas and technology and other related fields. Apart from the initial ca...