The Latest Breaking News from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Your daily chai under scanner: FSSAI proposes new science-based limits for two pesticide residues in tea; what consumers should know

FSSAI has proposed maximum residue limits for two pesticides in tea under draft regulations published on October 16. The proposal sets a limit of 20 ppm for acetamiprid and 50 ppm for imidacloprid, aiming to strengthen food safety monitoring and provide clear compliance standards. The draft regulations are yet to…

The Economic Times · Oct 17

NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam: Ministry, NTA, NMC officials to face par panel on health tomorrow

Top officials from ministries, NTA and NMC will brief a parliamentary panel on Wednesday regarding the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled for June 21. This is the third parliamentary committee to summon these officials. The focus remains on conducting the re-test smoothly. The panel will question them on the examination's conduct and…

The Economic Times · Jun 9

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission crosses landmark milestone of 90 crore ABHA accounts

In a significant achievement towards building a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has crossed the landmark milestone of 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) across the country, the release…

The Economic Times · May 30

Tobacco rules for OTT counterproductive, infringes freedom of speech, says IFF

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s notification to display anti-tobacco warnings before films and TV show episodes that feature them infringes on the freedom of speech of creators, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) said.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

COVID-19 travel advisory: Negative RT-PCR reports now required to arrive in India from these countries

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued the latest set of COVID-19 travel guidelines. All international arrivals from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan will now have to produce a negative RT-PCR report from a test conducted 72 hours before the actual journey.

The Times of India · Jan 3, 2023

World Health Organisation probes cough syrup's potential link to deaths of 60 children in Gambia

It is looking into reports that the medicine could cause kidney damage

Wales Online · Oct 6, 2022

Two Health Ministry staff among five held for duping people of ₹15 crore

Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing arrested the accused

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022

COVID-19 | Centre couldn’t accurately anticipate gravity of pandemic resurgence, subsequent waves: Parliamentary panel

Parliamentary panel recommends audit of ‘deaths due to oxygen shortage’

The Hindu · Sep 13, 2022

Composite health care for transgenders under Ayushman Bharat scheme; MoU signed

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said this MOU has laid the foundation for a landmark transformational reform in the society.

The Hindu · Aug 24, 2022

New health warning on tobacco product packages from December 1

New sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packages have been issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022