Tamil Nadu budget 2026-27: Rs 23,357 crore allocated to health sector Written By Sanchari Chattopadhyay8 Aug 2026 3:30 PM ISTChennai: The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 23,357 crore to the Health and Family Welfare Department in the 2026-27 Budget, marking an...
86,360 PG medical seats in India, no plan to convert Diploma seats into DNB: Health Minister tells Parliament Written By Kajal Rajput8 Aug 2026 2:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: India currently has 86,360 postgraduate medical seats, with Karnataka accounting for the highest number at 10,092, the Union Health...
Supreme Court calls for uniform national policy on compulsory rural service for medical students Written By Barsha Misra8 Aug 2026 1:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: There should be a uniform policy for the compulsory rural service to be rendered by medical students, the Supreme Court of...
HC upholds Haryana policy allowing all inservice doctors to apply for MD, MS admissions under 40 percent reservation Written By Adity Saha6 Aug 2026 6:50 PM ISTChandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Haryana Government's September 2024 policy allowing all in-service government...
Maharashtra govt forms panel on BHMS-CCMP conditional registration with medical council, doctors announce strike Written By Adity Saha4 Aug 2026 2:51 PM ISTMumbai: The medical fraternity in Maharashtra has expressed strong opposition and announced a 24-hour strike after the Maharashtra Government...
NMC guidelines on Aesthetic surgery, Hair Transplant procedures ensure patient safety: Health ministry on dedicated framework Written By Barsha Misra29 July 2026 5:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Guidelines on Aesthetic Surgery and Hair Transplant Procedures, issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) on 20.09.2022,...
1,39,489 MBBS, 86,360 PG, 844 medical colleges in India: MoS Health Written By Adity Saha26 July 2026 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The number of medical colleges in India has increased from 387 in 2014 to 844 at present, while undergraduate (MBBS) seats have...
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns over NEET protest Written By Garima25 July 2026 2:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned over NEET protests.Announcing his resignation on X, Pradhan stated, "My young...
How will medical faculty regulations 2025 improve teacher availability without comprising academic standards? Health Minister explains in Parliament Written By Barsha Misra25 July 2026 2:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda recently specified in the Lok Sabha how the new Medical Faculty Regulations, which were...
Maharashtra abolishes mandatory 1 year MBBS bond service Written By Adity Saha25 July 2026 11:37 AM ISTMumbai: With the number of MBBS graduates rising sharply over the years and government bond postings failing to keep pace, the Maharashtra...
Tamil Nadu issues SOP against unauthorised medical, dental, nursing, AYUSH institutes offering unapproved courses Written By Adity Saha12 July 2026 2:00 PM ISTChennai: The Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu has introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to identify and take...
Health Ministry makes doctors' prescription mandatory for high-alcohol medicines Written By Barsha Misra10 July 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Aiming to curb the misuse of medicinal products with high alcohol content, the Union Government has introduced an amendment to the...
