Union Minister JP Nadda on Sunday called the Union Budget 2026-27 "visionary," underlining that it has a special focus on mental health and combating mental illness.
The budget has allocated a total expenditure of ₹53.47 lakh crore and capital expenditure of ₹12.21 lakh crore, which will accelerate the development of roads, railways, digital infrastructure, green energy, healthcare, education, and industrial growth across the country.
From bustling city roads to college campuses and community grounds, India once again took to the pedals on Sunday as the 59th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle rolled out across the country, turning an ordinary weekend morning into a celebration of fitness, sustainability and collective
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget today, announced a series of transformative measures aimed at positioning India as a global hub for Medical Value Tourism (MVT) and strengthening the AYUSH ecosystem with a focus on quality, research, employment
"Pollution is a priority for the government. We are working with many state governments on projects related to air and water pollution. There is a significant budgetary outlay on sewage control as well as drainage," Thakur said.
Apart from the increased allocation, the central drug regulator has been strenghtened, a plan for building over 1,000 medical trial sites has been announced, and cancer medicines have been exempted from custom duties.
Deepak Joshi, Member of the Managing Committee, IMC, stated similar sentiments, saying that the budget is focused on macroeconomics and policy, and will support the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' programme.
Official government data shows that shortages of ventilators and malfunctioning equipment remain a serious problem in both tertiary and district hospitals. Patients suffering from major trauma, strokes, accidents, respiratory failure and other complex medical conditions frequently need immed
Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta, Naresh Trehan, has welcomed the health-focused measures announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, calling them "forward-looking". He described the measures as steps aligned with India's evolving disease burden and long-term healthcare needs.
Yadav attended the World Cancer Day awareness rally, which ran from the Kali Mata Temple to the YMCA. Additionally, a Cancer Walkathon was organised on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam.
Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government's plan to establish NIMHANS 2.0, a premier mental health institute in North India, to address gaps in mental health infrastructure. She also announced the duty exemption o