Tag Archives: Centre

Pathogens, pandemics and parleys

(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about getting to good health, and [...]

It said the measure would reduce patients’ out-of-pocket expenditure and improve

Even as the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday (October 12, 2026) that it [...]

Karnataka seeks wider price caps beyond cancer medicines on other high-cost life-saving drugs

Karnataka has urged the Centre to extend price-control measures beyond cancer medicines to other high-cost, [...]

Health groups seek regulation of private hospital charges, medicine margins

The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) and the Working Group on Access to Medicines and Treatment [...]

It also demanded that the Centre declare drought as a national calamity and announce a special

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded that Anantapur district be declared as drought-hit [...]

The inspections covered more than 768 consumable items and 189 high-cost drugs

The Karnataka government has flagged the disparity between the institutional landing costs and the Maximum [...]

Keralam has urged the Centre to limit the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in its Western

Keralam has urged the Centre to limit the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in its Western [...]

Across India, 64% of consumers surveyed said their chemist never or rarely insisted

The findings come as the Centre has proposed mandatory CCTV surveillance at medical stores selling [...]

Climate change increases dengue risk in Keralam; cases may rise by 20% by 2040, argues study

Even as climate change is emerging as a significant driver of vector-borne diseases as it [...]

A practical guide to does Centre plan to regulate addictive features on social media: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) asked the Centre to respond on [...]