Karnataka saw a significant increase of 36 % in dog bites in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024. The state requires about 38000 to 40 000 rabies vaccines every month, and every government hospital is
The BBMP, the administrative body of the government in Bangalore, announced in 2025 a combined vaccine scheme for street dogs, integrating it with the ongoing Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) programme. The 5-in-1 Canine Core Combined Vaccine target canine
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While the development triggered concerns over the effectiveness of the vaccines, a state government medical team said all three children seemed to have been bitten in sensitive areas, and that could be why the virus affected them
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Bengaluru is accounting for four of these deaths. The health department has recorded nearly 66849 cases of dog bite as of February 2025. Dog bites are notifiable. Reporting mechanisms have improved over the past few years. More
India’s medical education infrastructure has seen extraordinary growth: the number of medical colleges has increased by 81% from 387 in 2013-2014 to 702 in 2024-2025, while MBBS seats have surged by 125 % to 115,812. Postgraduate medical
The cost of medical education in India continues to be a major barrier to equitable healthcare. In the private sector, MBBS fees range from ₹60 lakh to over ₹1 crore, and nearly half of all seats—around 48%
Published in Lancet Planetary Health, the study says that an annual PM 2.5 exposure of five microgram per cubic metre is potentially associated with 1.5 million deaths a year in India. In 2019, the mortality figure went
India ranks third globally as a producer of scientific knowledge. Yet, for many higher education institutions (HEIs) in India, access to high-quality research articles from top international journals remains out of reach. The recently announced ‘One Nation,
