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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicMedical tourism

Topic: Medical tourism

Union Budget: Tourism sector to get boost with visa waivers, medical tourism push & homestay loans

The govt laid out a plan to make tourism a key sector for employment-led growth in India. FM Sitharaman announced a plan to develop 50 tourist destinations in the country.

Drop in number of Bangladeshi patients may hurt Indian hospitals. Strained ties, visa curbs to blame

Bangladesh nationals have usually formed a major chunk of India’s total medical tourist footfall. Now, they may be turning to Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey & even Pakistan.

How to make India the next skin and hair medical tourism destination

Selected registered qualified clinics and medical institutes must tie up with the govt and work toward arranging for travel and accommodation arrangements.

Only one attendant, no sightseeing, no shopping — how India could reopen medical tourism

Contact-less service in hotels & hospitals among 18 recommendations Indian medical tourism industry has sent to Centre as it wants multi-billion dollar sector to reopen.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.