Afghan Health System Near Collapse Amid Aid Cuts

New Delhi, August 19, 2025 — Afghanistan’s public-health network is buckling as donor funding dries up, forcing hundreds of clinics to shut and leaving women and children at severe risk,…

LOC issued against man who sold fake Ozempic worth Rs 180 crore to US firm

New Delhi:  A lookout circular (LOC) has been issued against the man who allegedly sold fake Ozempic worth Rs 180 crore to a United States-based firm, officers have said. According…

DRI officials seize 119.4 kg of Alprazolam worth Rs. 23.88 crore

New Delhi:  The officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kakinada executed a swift and well-coordinated operation resulting in seizure of 119.4 kg Alprazolam in lumpy…

MNCs push to restart refurbished med device imports; seeks entry in repair initiative

New Delhi:  Months after regulators in India discontinued the imports of refurbished medical devices, multi-national players have called for restraining the category imports and including the industry in the government’s…

10-Minute Medicine Delivery Faces Heat Over Rx Compliance

New Delhi, August 19, 2025 — India’s fast-growing quick-commerce firms are racing to deliver medicines in 10 minutes. But the sprint has triggered a regulatory alarm. The All India Organisation…

Delhi to Add 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, 1,300 New Beds in Hospital Push

New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — The Delhi government has unveiled a major capacity push in public healthcare: 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) across the city and five hospital expansions…

Centre Pushes Haryana to Fast-Track AIIMS Rewari

New Delhi | August 18, 2025 — The Union government has urged Haryana to speed up work on AIIMS Rewari (Majra) and resolve on-ground hurdles so the institute can open…

Rajasthan Drops 1,114 Hospitals From RGHS in Fraud Drive

Jaipur, August 18, 2025 — Rajasthan has removed 1,114 private hospitals from the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS) after a statewide fraud sweep. The Health Department also suspended 1,901 healthcare…

IIT Kharagpur Launches Skills School to Train Allied Health Professionals

Kharagpur/New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — IIT Kharagpur has launched a new “School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology” to train young people—especially from rural and semi-urban India—for frontline roles in…

Aurobindo to Start US Units This Year; China Plant Nears Q3 FY26 Break-Even

New Delhi, August 18, 2025 — Aurobindo Pharma said two manufacturing units in the United States are slated to start production within the current fiscal, tightening the company’s supply chain…