24 October 2025 – News Deck

Aster DM Healthcare launches 264-bed ‘Aster MIMS Kasaragod’; invests Rs. 190 crores

24 October 202524 October 2025 Vijay Raman

· Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 264- bed state-of-the-art facility at Kasaragod · Inauguration graced by Karnataka's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Dinesh Gundu Rao Aster DM Healthcare, one of India’s leading healthcare providers launched its eighth hospital in Kerala, the state-of-the-art multispecialty hospital, 'Aster MIMS Kasaragod'. The new facility was formally dedicated to the public by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, in a distinguished ceremony held in the presence of Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder and Chairman, Aster DM…

India’s First-Ever Snow Leopard Census Finds 718 Cats in the Himalayas

24 October 202524 October 2025 Vijay Raman

India has completed its first-ever nationwide scientific census of snow leopards, revealing an estimated 718 individuals thriving in the country’s high-altitude Himalayan regions. The survey, a landmark conservation milestone, provides the first reliable baseline for protecting one of the world’s most elusive and endangered big cats. The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) was conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), in collaboration with several state forest departments, the Nature Conservation Foundation, and WWF-India. The extensive fieldwork was carried out between 2019 and 2023, covering over 70% of the…

IAS Tarun Kumar Pithode Appointed New Full-Time Member Secretary of CAQM

24 October 202524 October 2025 Vijay Raman

Shri Tarun Kumar Pithode, an Officer of the 2009 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Madhya Pradesh Cadre, has taken charge as the new full-time Member Secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), with effect from today. Serving as the Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Pithode has now assumed the role of the Member-Secretary of the Commission. He has been appointed for an overall tenure of five years upto 08.09.2029, or until further orders, whichever…

Empowering Lives in Gujarat – Aster Volunteers and Ganpat University bring healthcare to the doorsteps of communities

24 October 202524 October 2025 Vijay Raman

· The 66th Mobile Medical Unit by Aster Volunteers, launched with Ganpat University in Mehsana and flagged off by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, will deliver quality healthcare to thousands across Gujarat’s rural farming communities and corporate workforce, leveraging advanced IoT and AI technologies. · This collaborative initiative strengthens local healthcare infrastructure while promoting volunteerism and forging impactful global partnerships from India to the GCC. Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, in partnership with Ganpat University, launched a new Mobile Medical Service unit aimed at serving the…