Union Secretary Shri Amit Agrawal Highlights PM’s Call for India to Pioneer Affordable Medicines for Global Welfare
Shri Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers delivered a special address during the inaugural session of the Rare Diseases Conference 2025 at FICCI Auditorium yesterday. The Conference was organized on the theme “Making Rare Care Possible: Availability, Accessibility, Awareness.” In his address, Shri Agrawal commended the organisers for bringing focus […]
Roche’s US subsidiary Genentech breaks ground on state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in North Carolina, USA
Basel, 25 August 2025 - Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today broke ground on its newest US manufacturing site in Holly Springs, North Carolina. This significant development marks the establishment of Genentech’s first manufacturing facility on the East Coast. The 65,000 m² facility is strategically designed to support […]
GeM Surpasses ₹15 Lakh Crore in Cumulative GMV Since Inception
Government e Marketplace (GeM) has crossed a historic milestone of ₹15 Lakh Crore in cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) since its inception in 2016. This achievement underlines the trust and confidence of buyers and sellers across India in GeM’s vision of creating a transparent, efficient and inclusive public procurement ecosystem. Over the past nine years, […]
Union Health Minister Shri JP Nadda Inaugurates New Government Medical Colleges in Sheopur and Singrauli
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda inaugurated new Government Medical Colleges in Sheopur and Singrauli, along with a series of centrally sponsored health programmes aimed at strengthening public health and community outreach in Madhya Pradesh. Dr Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh; Shri Rajendra Shukla, Deputy Chief Minister, Public Health […]
South & Southeast Asian Nations unite to strengthen health research systems through collaboration
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Health Research (DHR), convened representatives from Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and India at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, yesterday for a high-level regional dialogue on strengthening health research systems. The meeting marked an important milestone in fostering collaboration across South and Southeast Asia to ensure […]
11th Round of India-Australia CECA Negotiations Concludes in New Delhi
The 11th Round of India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ind-Aus CECA) negotiations was held in New Delhi from 18-23 August 2025, further advancing the shared objective of strengthening bilateral trade and economic partnership. Building on the progress achieved in earlier rounds and intersessional meetings, the negotiations covered a wide range of areas including Goods, Services […]
“Health knows no boundaries; collaboration is the key to resilient medical device ecosystem”: Shri Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals
Shri Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals chaired the session yesterday on “Leveraging Inter-sectoral Networking for Med-Tech Innovations” as part of the two-day South East and South Asia regional meet on “Health Research and Innovations in Public Health: Exchange of Good Practices across RESEARCH Platform” organised by the Department of Health Research and the Indian […]
WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress
https://www.who.int/news 22 August 2025, Geneva –The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have published a new joint report and guidance highlighting the growing global health challenges posed by extreme heat on workers. As climate change drives more frequent and intense heatwaves, many workers who are regularly exposed to dangerous heat conditions are […]
DHR-ICMR hosts International Meeting on Health Research and Innovations in Public Health
The Department of Health Research (DHR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) inaugurated a two-day regional meeting titled “Health Research and Innovations in Public Health: Exchange of Good Practices across RESEARCH Platform.” The event, held at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, brought together senior representatives from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Timor-Leste to deliberate […]
Update on Strengthening of PM-JAY Implementation
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is governed on a zero-tolerance policy towards fraud and abuse and various steps are taken for prevention, detection and deterrence of different kinds of irregularities that could occur in the scheme at different stages of its implementation. A robust anti-fraud mechanism has been put in place […]
