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Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Topic: Healthcare

Not a single rural healthcare centre in 15 states meets govt’s minimum quality standards

CPR report says healthcare centres don't meet standards designed by health ministry in terms of infrastructure, manpower, medical equipment and drugs.

PM Modi lays foundation stones for AIIMS, IIMC & other projects in Jammu

New AIIMS would transform health care facilities and will also provide new opportunities to the youth, he said.

NITI Aayog calls for 1.5 lakh more health centres under Ayushman Bharat by 2023

In a document released Wednesday, the NITI Aayog stated that health centres need to provide more services to expand the existing limited scope of primary healthcare.

We are not source of India’s polio vaccine contamination, says Indonesian drug firm

Indonesian firm Bio Farma says test results of bulk vaccine do not indicate presence of type-2 polio virus. Modi govt to widen scope of investigation.

Indian politicians should stop going abroad for medical treatment

Manohar Parrikar, Pinayari Vijayan, Sonia Gandhi, Anant Kumar have all gone abroad to seek treatment.

Patient interest must override criminal action threat in Johnson & Johnson implant case

If the government has to ensure speedy and just settlement for all 4700 patients, it must consider an unpalatable option.

Modi’s Ayushman Bharat and price control will bring down quality of healthcare in India

India would do well to bring in transparent medical pricing than imposing blanket price control.

Fortis, Religare empires unravel as Shivinder Singh sues brother Malvinder

Shivinder has accused his brother of 'systematic undermining of the interests of the companies and their shareholders'.

Eye drops sales have gone through the roof because Indians can’t get enough of smartphones

Eye drops sales have gone through the roof due to ‘digital vision syndrome’ caused by use of gadgets such as mobile phones & computers.

China’s pollution is a headache for India – could cause a shortage of meds like Crocin

In 6 months, price of Chinese APIs have risen by 25-30%, with Indian firms saying it has made the production of common drugs unviable.

On Camera

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.