National Medical Commission
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Current affairsHealth Ministry Advisory on Stem Cell Therapy: Supreme Court Judgment, NMC-ICMR Guidelines, and Autism RestrictionThe Union Health Ministry, alongside the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), issued a comprehensive advisory in September 2026 to strengthen regulation of stem cell therapy in India, following a Supreme Court judgment (January 30, 2026) explicitly banning the use of stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a routine clinical service due to insufficient scientific evidence. Current affairsNTA Overhaul 2026: Four-Tier Paper Checking, 600 Expert Replacement, CISF Security — Restoring Exam Integrity After NEET and UGC-NET ScandalsThe Ministry of Education announced a sweeping overhaul of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in August 2026 — replacing 600 subject-matter experts, introducing a four-tier question-paper checking system, deploying CISF security at NTA offices, and filling ten new leadership roles (CTO, CFO, CISO, GM Test Security, GM R&D). The reforms follow prolonged controversy over paper leaks in NEET-UG and UGC-NET and the enactment of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. Current affairsNITI Aayog Report on Professional Services 2026: Regulatory Reforms for Law, Medicine, Accounting, Architecture and EngineeringNITI Aayog released a report titled "India's Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services" in August 2026, recommending a four-pronged reform roadmap — regulatory harmonisation, international mutual recognition agreements, technology adoption, and upskilling — to transform India's legal, accounting, architectural, engineering, and healthcare professional services and boost their global competitiveness.
In previous-year questions
- The National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2020, replaced which earlier legislation governing medical education and professional conduct in India?UPSC · Current Affairs
- The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), which regulates Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha education in India, was established under which Act to replace the older Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)?UPSC · Current Affairs