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Friday, May 1, 2026
TopicMinistry of Health & Family Welfare

Topic: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Govt notifies new recruitment rules for India’s top drug regulator; allows wider pool of candidates

Post has effectively been without a permanent incumbent for over a year, with current DCGI receiving two extensions as govt scrambled to revise rules that left it with too few eligible candidates.

‘Have’ toilet vs ‘access to’ toilet — why Jal Shakti & health ministry butted heads over NFHS-6 question

Secretary, Dept of Drinking Water & Sanitation, in letter to health secretary suggested that change in NFHS-VI question was 'necessary to ensure chances of respondent bias are minimised'.

Muzzling the ICMR — Why we know so little about Covid-infection levels in India

It’s a telling commentary on India’s healthcare system that for weeks the ICMR and health ministry are ‘reconciling data’ on test positivity.

New TB cases in India shot up by 16% in 2018 – but that’s not bad news

Tuberculosis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria, identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.