The furore over the NEET-PG cut-offs misses the real malaise in how the country trains its doctors. AI generated image The January 13 notification from the National Board of Examinations regarding lower cut offs for eligibility to enter post graduate courses in India has ruffled feathers has ruffled feathers well beyond the medical fraternity, unsettling media commentators, policymakers and the wider public. The proposal to lower cut-offs did not emerge from bureaucratic whim

Tuberculosis will not vanish by decree, but India’s unfinished battle against it is reshaping public health. Tuberculosis is as old as civilisation and as stubborn as poverty. The disease scarred Egyptian mummies long before it stalked the slums of modern megacities. Two millennia later, it remains one of humanity’s deadliest infections, killing about 1.25 million people a year and sickening more than 10 million worldwide. In India, which shoulders more than a quarter of the

India’s next leap in healthcare innovation depends on building a system that empowers discovery, safeguards ethics and restores trust in innovation. India aspires to be among the world’s foremost knowledge economies by 2047, marking a century of independence. To achieve that vision, science and innovation must become central pillars of development, and healthcare will be one of the most critical frontiers. India already enjoys global recognition as the “pharmacy of the world,

Just 15 minutes of Sukshma Vyayama can quiet the mind, energise the body, and balance the spirit. In the vast and timeless tradition of yoga, Sukshma Vyayama holds a unique place. These micro-level yogic movements gently awaken every organ, muscle, joint, and the spine — working from head to toe in a rhythmic, mindful way that harmonises the body and mind. The practice was brought to modern awareness by the legendary yoga master Dhirendra Brahmachari, a direct disciple of Mah

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