FDA suspends 14 licenses of e-commerce platforms during raids across Maharashtra
 Mumbai Intensifying its crackdown on food safety violations, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday conducted a statewide
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Health Schemes & Policies
News and updates on government health schemes, healthcare policies, public health programmes, regulations and initiatives in India and around the world.
K’taka bans sale & distribution of tobacco, nicotine products for 1 year; urges public to build addiction-free state
 Bengaluru The Karnataka Department of Food Safety and Drugs Administration has intensified enforcement against gutkha, pan masala and other products
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Chennai Corporation targets 2 lakh stray dogs in major anti-rabies vaccination drive
 Chennai The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will launch a citywide vaccination campaign in the second week of August, targeting around
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Bengal govt to hold anti-tobacco programme in every school to wean students off addiction
Kolkata The West Bengal government has taken special initiatives to wean school students off tobacco addiction. A new Standard Operating
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Gujarat approves Rs 14.90 crore to set up de-addiction centres in all district hospitals
Gandhinagar The Gujarat government on Wednesday approved Rs 14.90 crore to establish 15-bed de-addiction centres in all 34 district hospitals,
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India’s first dengue vaccine, who can get ‘Qdenga’ and how it works
New Delhi India has approved its first vaccine for the prevention of dengue, a major step in strengthening the country’s
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Over 15,000 locations join 82nd ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’; Mansukh Mandaviya leads Delhi ride
New Delhi Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday led cyclists in the national capital as
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Gujarat intensifies Chandipura virus response as three child deaths reported in 2026
Gandhinagar The Gujarat government has stepped up surveillance, treatment and vector-control measures to contain the Chandipura virus after confirming seven
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Gujarat CM launches statewide Pulse Polio campaign targeting over 83 lakh children
Gandhinagar | Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday launched Gujarat’s statewide Pulse Polio immunisation campaign from Gandhinagar by administering oral
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Govt seeks comments on residual shelf-life requirement for imported drugs
New Delhi The government has proposed easing the residual shelf-life requirement for imported drugs by replacing the existing norm of
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