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17 Oct 2026

17 October 2026Yesterday

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    FSSAI Proposes Science-Based Pesticide Residue Limits for Tea, Reaffirming Commitment to Consumer Safety

    The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), as part of its ongoing efforts to promote science-based food safety regulation and consumer protection, has notified draft amendments proposing Maximum Residue Limits…

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    FSSAI Moves to Strengthen Infant Nutrition Standards by Restricting Addition of Sucrose and Fructose in Products for Infants Up to Six Months

    In a significant step towards strengthening nutritional safeguards for infants, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for…

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    Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Undertakes Special Campaign 6 to Institutionalise Swachhata and Minimise Pendency in Government Offices

    The Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, is undertaking Special Campaign 6 from 2nd to 31st October 2026 with a focus on…

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11 October 2026Sunday

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    Curtain Raiser

    The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, will lay the foundation stone of the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research (ICMR-CHAMP) at Keylong…

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09 October 2026Friday

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    Union Health Ministry to Observe World Mental Health Day 2026, Reaffirming Commitment to Accessible, Inclusive and People-Centred Mental Healthcare

    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will observe World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2026, reaffirming the Government of India's commitment to making mental healthcare accessible, affordable, inclusive and people-centred.…

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26 September 2026Saturday

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    Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava reaffirms India’s commitment to strengthening global pandemic preparedness and response at UN High-Level Meeting

    Representing India at the UN High-Level Meeting on ‘Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ in New York on 25th September, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to strengthening global…

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24 September 2026Thursday

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    FSSAI proposes draft amendment to ensure only milk-derived products are represented as ‘Paneer’

    The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, to restrict the manufacture and…

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21 September 2026Monday

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    Union MoS for Health and Family Welfare Smt. Anupriya Patel launches 7th National Formulary of India 2026, announces Biovigilance Programme to widen India’s patient-safety net

    Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, today launched the 7th Edition of the National Formulary of India (NFI), the Guidance Document for…

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12 September 2026Saturday

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    Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda Inaugurates Critical Care Blocks and Integrated Public Health Laboratories in Andhra Pradesh

    Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda today inaugurated 10 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) in Andhra Pradesh in the presence of…

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11 September 2026Friday

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    Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Organizes National Conference on Quality and Safety of Biosimilars: Strengthening India’s Biopharma SHAKTI Vision

    The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, organized a two-day National Conference on “Quality and Safety of Biosimilars: Strengthening India’s…

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