The Centre has asked states to put in place requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimise the risk of increase in tra...

After the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and the identification of the JN.1 variant in India, Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant has issu...

On Monday, the Centre asked states and Union Territories to maintain constant vigil amid the rise in COVID-19 cases and the detection of th...

States have been asked to maintain constant vigil over the situation and report and monitor district-wise cases of severe acute respiratory...

Union health secretary Sudhansh Pant advised the states and UTs to “immediately” review public health and hospital preparedness measures, i...

The health ministry has issued an advisory to states asking them to expand the network of sentinel hospitals for air pollution-related illn...

In a letter to chief secretaries, Sudhansh Pant, health secretary has said that the health impacts of air pollution are challenging and the...

The health ministry has proposed several amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act of 2006. The ministry had sought public comm...

Ayushman Melas at HWCs and CHCs will facilitate the creation of ABHA IDs (Health IDs) and issuance of Ayushman Bharat cards. They will also...

Chanchal Kumar, a 1992 Bihar cadre officer who is currently MD at National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corp, will take charge as ...

India's major ports handled the highest-ever cargo of 795 million tonnes in 2022-23, marking a 10% increase from the previous year as four ...

"Congratulations to my batchmates newly appointed as Secretaries to GOI! While this is an occasion for merry, it brings an equal measure of...

A committee set up under the department of pharmaceuticals will study the extent of margins on medicine brands that are supplied to traders...

India had exported medicines worth $15.2 billion (about Rs 97,000 crore) in 2014-15, an increase of 5% over the previous year’s figure.

Centre is "seriously considering" introduction of PPP model to revive some of the sick pharmaceutical PSUs, Union minister Hansraj Ahir sai...

The Rajasthan govt will soon issue a Letter of Intent for steel plant in Bhilwara district to be set up by Rastriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

Cairn India, the country’s largest private-sector oil producer, is keen to start city gas distribution in Rajasthan as it sees a huge gas p...