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Union Budget 2025: Healthcare gets an infrastructure and insurance boost

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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Budget of 2024-25 provides support to healthcare delivery through increased investment in infrastructure and expansion of the health workforce. It aims to make more affordable some lifesaving drugs needed for treating cancer, other chronic diseases, and some rare diseases. It also seeks to expand

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Union Budget 2025: Cancer drugs to get cheaper, special attention to women and child healthcare

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The government has allocated ₹99,858.56 crore for the Union Health Ministry in the Union Budget 2025-26 — ₹95,957.87 crore for the Department of Health and Family Welfare and ₹3,900.69 crore for the Department of Health Research. It is an increase from ₹89,974.12 crore allocated in the Budget (revised estimates) of 2024-2025. The government has announced

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Cooking With Chow-Chow: Savour These Classic Chayote Squash Dishes From Tamil Nadu

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The term Colombian Exchange was first used in 1972 by American historian and professor Alfred W. Crosby in his environmental history book of the same name. It has now become a widely used term by historians, especially food historians to describe the meeting point of what was considered the Old World and the New World

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Budget: Tax relief for Indian middle class

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Getty Images The federal government has announced measures to counter slowing growth Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition government has unveiled its first full-year budget after his party lost an outright majority in parliament last year. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to counter slowing growth, rising prices and flagging consumption among the middle class

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Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Big Focus On Agriculture And Food Security

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her eighth consecutive Union Budget for 2025 on Saturday. Before the presentation, Ms Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, who offered her ‘dahi-cheeni‘ (curd and sugar), a gesture believed to bring good luck. The Budget for FY25-26 outlined key measures aimed at boosting India’s agricultural sector, ensuring food

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Cancer drugs, critical minerals get duty relief; lithium ion battery production to get a boost

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For the manufacturing industries and MSMEs, cobalt powder and waste, scrap of lithium ion batteries, lead, zinc, and 12 more critical minerals will be added to the list announced in the Budget last July for complete BCD exemption. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures in the Budget to rationalise

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Government’s move to exempt custom duty on 36 life-saving drugs lauded by health experts

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On Saturday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced exemption of custom duty on 36 life saving drugs. This move will be a great relief to those dealing with cancer and rare diseases. Additionally, 37 more medicines and 13 new patient assistance programs have also been exempted from the basic customs duty.The government had earlier cut

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Makhana: 6 health benefits and side effects of consuming Makhana daily |

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Makhana has been part of Bihar’s culture and traditions for a long time. It is a popular healthy snack, all thanks to its great nutritional value. While makhana has numerous health benefits, excessive use may result in negative effects. Here are some of the health benefits and potential risks of eating makhana every day.Bihar, particularly

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Union budget 2025: Government to promote medical tourism, here’s what it means for health sector

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget on Saturday. Of the several significant announcements made this year, one of the promising announcements has been medical tourism.The government is aiming to facilitate medical tourism and promote it in India in partnership with the private sector.“Medical Tourism in India, is estimated to be around $

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