Indian medicine, public health, wellbeing and evidence explainers.
Indian medicine, public health, wellbeing and evidence explainers.
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Telangana AYUSH students and doctors withdrew their indefinite strike on September 1 after Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha assured them that stipends would be increased and an official Government Order issued soon.
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The World Health Organization reports 2,786 deaths and a crude case fatality ratio of 48.1% in an Ebola outbreak spanning six provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The EU–India Summit in New Delhi brought a new push to deepen cooperation on security and defence, building on earlier strategic dialogue and consultations, with an emphasis on the Indo-Pacific and a rules-based international order.
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India and the European Union signed a Security and Defence Partnership on 27 January 2026 at the EU-India Summit. The pact creates a structured framework for cooperation across maritime security, cyber threats and counter-terrorism, marking a new chapter in the strategic relationship.
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India and the European Union announced the conclusion of negotiations for a long-pending free trade agreement this week in New Delhi. Officials said the text will undergo legal scrubbing before formal signing and approvals, with implementation expected later after ratification processes are completed.
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A Nipah virus outbreak confirmed in West Bengal has prompted heightened public-health surveillance and travel screening in parts of Asia. India says it has confirmed two cases and is monitoring close contacts, while experts underline that Nipah remains a high-fatality zoonotic virus with no licensed vaccine.
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India and the European Union have announced a long-negotiated free trade agreement billed as a major economic reset amid heightened tariff-driven uncertainty. The deal seeks to lower barriers on a broad basket of goods and services, expand market access, and deepen strategic alignment as both sides try to diversify risk in a more volatile global trading environment.
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India and the European Union said they have concluded a long-negotiated free trade agreement, aiming to reduce tariffs across major sectors and deepen ties amid uncertainty in global trade led by fresh US tariff threats.
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India and the European Union announced the conclusion of long-running free trade negotiations in New Delhi on January 27, alongside new security and mobility arrangements. The deal still requires legal scrubbing and ratification steps before it can take effect.
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India and the European Union have finalised a long-negotiated free trade agreement that aims to expand market access on both sides and reduce tariffs across most traded goods, while still protecting select sensitive sectors, reports said.
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India and the European Union have concluded a long-awaited free trade agreement, promising broad tariff cuts and deeper economic cooperation, though it still needs ratification before it takes effect.
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The presence of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa at India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi placed India–EU relations at the centre of the global optics on 26 January 2026. The visit was widely seen as a high-profile gesture as both sides look to expand cooperation on trade, technology and strategic issues.