Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Study shows that it works against both Asian and African strains of virus The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s ‘killed Zika virus vaccine’ using an African strain has shown 100% efficacy against mortality and disease in animal studies, a study has shown. A ‘killed virus vaccine’ or ‘inactivated vaccine’ contains virus that …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalpana Mehta & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/04/2017 regarding approval of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine manufactured by M/s. GlaxoSmithKline Asia Pvt. Ltd. and MSD Pharmaceuticals Private Limited for preventing cervical cancer in women and …
Over 3% of all drugs sold across India are of substandard quality, according to the first-ever survey conducted by the union ministry of health and family welfare. In the largest ever scientifically designed drug survey undertaken in the world for determining the quality of drugs, ministry officials said 0.0245% of …
As part of its efforts to make Hyderabad a city with ‘zero industrial pollution’, the state government has identified 19 prime locations outside the Outer Ring Road (ORR) for moving polluting industries out of the state capital. The state government identified that as many as 1,545 industries, which are in …
Promoters seek clarity over fate of their land in city, may get realty permit. Hyderabad: To encourage industries located in the city to move outside the Outer Ring Road limits, the Telangana state government is willing to allow real estate development, construction of commercial complexes and housing projects on the …
Clinical research in India may soon get a much-needed boost. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and drug maker Sun Pharma are in talks to create a structure to fund clinical programmes focused on diseases prevalent here. A joint working group under the existing ICMR-Sun Pharma partnership met on …
MUMBAI: India's commerce ministry has hit back at reports by environmental lobby groups which have blamed the production methods of Indian drug companies as one of the main reasons for the rise of super bugs, or drug resistant bacteria. The Pharmaceuticals Export Council of India (Pharmexcil) set up by the …
With possible far-reaching consequences for the pharmaceutical industry in India, a report from a European agency campaigning for the environment has blamed manufactures in Hyderabad for growing antibiotic resistance in the world. Titled ‘Superbugs in the Supply Chain’, the report by London-based Changing Markets Foundation aims to show how effluents …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union of India & Others Vs M/S. Cipla Ltd. & Others dated 21/10/2016 regarding retail pricing of drugs by Cipla. Supreme Court validates the notification dated 13th July, 1999 issued by the Central Government under Paragraph 7 of the …
Even after labouring for almost 90 years, researchers are yet to come out with an effective vaccine for the virus A virus perhaps like no other, dengue has baffled science for decades. The disease has spread rapidly across developing countries, laboratories have laboured over it for almost 90 years, yet …
As dengue cases show a steep increase, particularly in Delhi, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended introducing dengue vaccine in highburden countries like India. Two months ago, the apex committee on health, headed by the health secretary, had denied approval to a multinational firm for its dengue vaccine when …
The popular notion that dengue-causing mosquito Aedes aegypti strikes only during morning hours is a myth. "Research has now proved that these mosquitoes bite during the night too, in areas where there is light. It's high time we waged a war against dengue," said Dr KK Aggarwal, general secretary, Indian …
INDORE: Highly polluting industries of the region that have been asked by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board to install real time monitoring equipment to keep a check on emissions and effluents are unable to get timely technical assistance, service and updates thereby delaying the process of installation and proper monitoring. …
KAKINADA: The villagers of Konaseema area, during a public hearing organised by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) at Kottapakala village in Tondangi mandal of East Godavari district on Wednesday, expressed fear over pollution to be caused by the proposed bulk drug unit coming up in the village. As …
The association between industry payments to physicians and prescribing rates of the brand-name medications that are being promoted is controversial. In the United States, industry payment data and Medicare prescribing records recently became publicly available. Original Source
To understand the diversity and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment bioreactors, the ARGs in sludge from two full-scale pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plants (PWWTPs) were investigated and compared with sludge samples from three sewage treatment plants (STPs) using metagenomic approach. The results showed that the ARG …
Deaths caused by AIDS declined nearly 55% in India in the past eight years, whereas new HIV infections came down by 66% since 2000. In 2007, India had recorded 1,48,309 such deaths; in 2015, the figure stood at just 67,600, according to latest statistics presented by health minister J P …
This report provides guidance for countries to enhance the functioning and transparency of the patent system for the timely and affordable access to lifesaving treatment. Affordable access to treatment is closely linked with the aspiration to ensure health and well-being for all, as embodied in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). …
Products of major pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Healthcare, Cipla and Lupin will be affected by the new price cap Prices of 56 important medicines used in treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government, thereby reducing the cost by an average of nearly …
Dishman Pharma Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in India, we would need to think of new ways in which the health care services are rendered. Laying stress on promoting research work in pharmaceutical sector, Regional Director of WHO South East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh said India needs to incorporate changes and …
