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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicIndian Medical Device Industry

Topic: Indian Medical Device Industry

Medical device makers protest govt order on import of refurbished equipment. ‘Hurts Make in India’

While the latest list of refurbished medical devices allowed to be imported has been pruned, industry players say it still contains many devices that are already manufactured in India.

After stents and knee implants, Modi govt wants to control prices of all medical devices

Pricing control proposal prioritised in the current five-year vision plan of Department of Pharmaceuticals, which regulates drugs & medical devices.

After J&J implant row, govt plans to hire 750 officers to regulate medical devices

Plan is to hire these officers, who will exclusively regulate sale of medical devices such as coronary stents & hip implants, through a written exam conducted by UPSC.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.