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India is now home to CALM-Brain, the country's first digital repository of clinical, neuroimaging, behavioral, genetic, and other datasets for five major psychiatric disorders

Research finds that brief episodes of sleep-like brain activity breaking through during wakefulness may explain why people with ADHD lose the thread of a task suddenly

The George Institute for Global Health India held a symposium in Hyderabad to address adolescent mental health in urban slums

Mom's Belief, neurodevelopmental care providers, will expand its services into Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities for more access to early intervention

The TOLAKARI project aims to understand how chronic heat exposure drives depression among the country's farmers and design interventive measures

StrongYes report highlights exhaustion in Indian workplaces as employees internalize pressure and face burnout

New brain study finds that autism severity corresponds to patterns of brain connectivity more than formal diagnosis

Research from Understood.org and Human Dot Plus found that most women with ADHD are living with multiple mental health conditions at the same time

Wysa and Imperial College London have begun a four-year, ₹6.6 billion project to adapt and test an AI-enabled digital mental health program for adolescent girls in rural India.

Amaha has raised an extended Series A round of over INR 50 crore (approximately $6 million) led by Fireside Ventures. Lightbox and Shreyas Shibulal were the other investors

On April 1, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur outlined the government's efforts in enhancing mental health infrastructure in India

Mave Health has raised $2.1 million in seed funding to launch a wearable headset designed to help with focus, stress, and emotional regulation

Bengaluru will host the Mpowering Minds Women's Mental Health Summit bringing together clinicians, policy advocates, lived-experience voices, researchers, and changemakers

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that stem cell therapy cannot be used as clinical treatment for autism spectrum disorder

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the establishment of NIMHANS 2.0 in North India and a 7% increase in mental health infrastructure

The Maharashtra government introduced comprehensive rules on January 8, 2026, targeting academic pressure on schoolchildren

The National Mental Health Film Festival, Screening the Mind, took place on October 19, 2025, at Bangalore International Centre in Domlur.

Bengaluru recently hosted the much-awaited second edition of Manotsava: National Mental Health Festival, drawing hundreds of participants from across the country. Co-created by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, NIMHANS, and NCBS, the festival transformed the Lalit Ashok venue into a vibrant hub where conversations around mental health, vulnerability, and community care took center stage. Breaking the silence...

On October 17 and 18, the NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bengaluru hosted Mental Health Santhe 4.0, an event focused on suicide prevention, digital wellness, and community-based support. The gathering brought together hundreds of participants, including families, students, health professionals, and members of various NGOs. The Santhe aligned with World Mental Health Day’s international campaign, which...