Govt notifies relaxed norms for regulation of hospitals, clinics
An official informed on Thursday that this replaces criminal penalties for procedural lapses with a fair administrative mechanism.
An official informed on Thursday that this replaces criminal penalties for procedural lapses with a fair administrative mechanism.
The notification issued on June 9 removes the word ‘Syrups’ from Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945.
Three deaths have been reported since the WHO was first informed about the Hantavirus outbreak earlier this month.
As of 31st December 2025, a total of 50,373 public health facilities across all States and Union Territories have been certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) – a comprehensive quality framework established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
An independent probe by the Madhya Pradesh State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) confirmed that the three cough syrup samples tested at the state laboratory were free of Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG).
Active cases stand at 0.07 per cent of the total active cases and the recovery rate is 98.74 per cent.
According to the Health Ministry's data, the total number of active cases in the country has declined to 51,314 from the earlier 53,852.
The country's active caseload stands at 0.13 per cent, which was 0.14 per cent on Wednesday.
Among the 11 countries that are part of the World Health Organization's 'High Burden to High Impact' initiative, only India has reported a decline in malaria cases during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The country conducted 1,87,983 tests in the last 24 hours and so far a total of 91.07 crore tests have been done.
