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To be future ready, healthcare system has to ensure quality

February 06, 2026 7:08 am

Public health spending as a share of GDP has remained largely stagnant for two decades. Compounding this is the way money is spent — fragmented across schemes, departments, and line items, with limited flexibility.

This is an elitist Budget. But it may still yield growth

February 01, 2026 5:36 pm

Budget emphasises growth and competitiveness but offers little to address deep deficiencies in public health and education. New initiatives focus on top-tier institutions and medical tourism, leaving basic schools and hospitals underfunded

Union Budget 2026: Why primary healthcare deserves more funds

January 30, 2026 1:56 pm

As pandemic memories fade, India’s health spending has slipped, putting preparedness, primary care and equity at risk

Punjab and Haryana High Court pulls up Inder Gujral varsity V-C over missing affidavit in allied health courses

January 22, 2026 1:46 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted a last 15-day opportunity to the vice chancellor of I K Gujral Punjab Technical University, and warned of coercive action.

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J Sai Deepak writes | Patent rights and public health: What are Bharat’s options?

January 19, 2026 6:32 am

The patent regime of the country prevents the grant of a second patent on old wine in a new bottle in relation to any area of technology. With hubris-driven tariff sabre-rattling from certain quarters, this discussion assumes greater significance now since Bharat has not pressed into service all the legal and policy levers available to it to advance its public health goals.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says Govt committed to providing quality healthcare to all, especially in remote territories.

Govt committed to providing quality healthcare to all, especially in remote territories, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

January 14, 2026 8:30 pm

Outpatient consultations, cataract surgeries, and select general surgical procedures will be carried out at a multi-speciality health camp set up on Monday in Lakshadweep.

Anthropic takes on OpenAI with 'Claude for Healthcare', its own offering for doctors and patients

January 13, 2026 9:51 am

The announcement marks Anthropic’s foray into health tech and expansion of its existing life sciences offerings.

Indian healthcare gets privacy backbone, but devil is in details

December 29, 2025 7:23 am

Anyone who has signed a hospital consent form knows that it is quite often an exercise in blind faith rather than informed choice. The DPDP Act forces transparency into such a system.

NRI returns to India after 8 years, triggers debate over costs, quality of life and ‘amazing energy’

December 25, 2025 10:50 pm

Alok Jain writes on X that a friend visiting from New York was impressed by India’s rapid growth, noting how an outsider’s perspective can make familiar realities seem strikingly different.

The law empowers authorities to act against individuals, organisations, and online platforms spreading hate content.

From Model PHCs, cancer care upgrades to community action: City's healthcare to get a boost in new year

December 19, 2025 8:10 pm

At Pune Zilla Parishad, CEO Gajanan Patil lays emphasis on developing Model Primary Health Care Centres

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In pictures: How India and other countries celebrated International Nurses Day today

May 12, 2021 8:27 pm

International Nurses Day is celebrated on the occasion of Florence Nightingale's birthday. It is a day to pay tribute to the services of millions of nurses, who work tirelessly to assist doctors. In the pandemic, it has become all the more important to recognise their efforts, for they are our frontline warriors.