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 …
vaccine against hepatitis a: Smith-kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals have developed a new vaccine to prevent Hepatitis A. Harvix is a convenient two-dose vaccine for active immunisation against the disease. The vaccine is available in two variants, Harvix 720 Junior (for those between 12 months and 18 years) and 1440 Adult (for …
CLONING TECHNOLOGY: Geron, the US-based biotechnology company specialising in embryo research has bought the Scottish cloning technology that led to Dolly the sheep. The company aims to clone patients' cells to produce specialised tissues for transplantation. Geron is issuing about US $28 million of new shares to buy Roslin Bio-Med, …
THE proverbial bitter pill may just get a little bit smaller and easier to swallow. A Japanese company has developed a new method for giving pharmaceuticals the form of tablets. And tablets developed through this system will not only disintegrate readily in the mouth, making it possible to have them …
CADILLAC IN AUTORACE: Traditional American luxury automaker Cadillac will compete in the grueling 24-hour Le Mans auto race in June 2000. Cadillac officials, who disclosed their plans at the Geneva International Motor Show, said they would use a 4.0-litre version of their technologically advanced Northstar V8 engine to power the …
the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, which was passed recently by the Indian Parliament, seems to have left a number of questions unanswered. Many Parliamentarians, social activists and scientists have voiced their concern over the fallout of this Bill. They have accused the government of ignoring the interests of the nation …
The Delhi High Court has stayed all punitive action against the pharmaceuticalcompanies regarding eight drugs. The orders came after a writ petition was filed by the Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association (BDMC), which represents over 300 drug companies. It alleged that the drugs - cefadroxil, cloxacillin, theophyllin, trimethoprim, norfloxacin, salbutamol, ciprofloxacin …
Chinese officials are calling for a crackdown on the dumping of medicines by drug manufacturers engaged in price wars. "The practice should be banned,' said a spokesperson for the State Economic and Trade Commission. The root of the problem lies in the current price war caused by a nation-wide overproduction …
THE president and two senior officials from Otsuka Pharmaceutical, a Japanese drugs firm, have been arrested on suspicion of bribing a university medical professor to provide training courses. Public prosecutors and police arrested company president Akihiko Otsuka, drug development chief Yoichi Yabuuchi and former head of judicial affairs Shigeki Kawaguchi. …
Body Shop is one of the largest companies in the herbal cosmetics market. Consequently, it is one of the largest users of the bioresources and traditional knowledge systems of the world. In order to understand the company's policy in acquiring its raw materials, Down To Earth tried, more than once, …
THE 1990s have seen revolutionary developments in the field of biotechnology across the world. Genetic and biochemical materials are now seen as invaluable information. Major pharmaceutical companies, seed companies and cosmetic manufacturers see them as raw materials for multi-million-dollar businesses. Researchers from the corporate sector and research institutes are vigorously …
DIVIDING WORKS: Dabur India Ltd plans to spin off its oncology and food divisions into separate companies. Anand Burman, deputy managing director of Dabur India, says, the company now wants to focus on these sectors. "We do not want to mix too many businesses together. The marketing and distribution efforts …
a two-year campaign against genetic engineering by environmentalists, animal rights and consumer groups in Switzerland received a severe jolt on June 7, when Swiss voters, in a referendum, decisively rejected a proposal to ban the production and patenting of genetically modified organisms ( gmo s). The people rejected the ban …
THE COMPLETE PICTURE: Televisions all over the world display only 88 per cent of the image broadcast by TV stations. Now, Korean-based electronics company, Samsung is developing televisions that will display the missing 12 per cent. Called HiTron TV sets, these televisions are 2.5 centimetres wider than usual. Conventional TV …
in the us, they are clubbed under the curious heading of 'Life industry': giant transnational enterprises which buy, sell and control the market for bio-industrial products. These enterprises thrive on biological materials (plants, animals and microorganisms). From seeds and agrochemicals to pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicines, these corporate heavyweights cater to …
• Screening: First, appropriate microorganisms are identified from the soil, water, air or sea. The technique usually comprises a series of tests, depending solely on the discretion of the researcher. • Strain development: The term 'strains' refers to different sub-species of microorganisms. Once an appropriate strain is identified, it is …
The first ever patent in microbiology was granted to Louis Pasteur in 1873. It was on "yeast, free from organic diseases, as an article of manufacture". This was followed by the anti-toxin serum patent (1877), the bacteria vaccine patent (1904) and the viral vaccine patent (1916). The first microorganism-based product …
BUDDING FORTH: Bangalore-based Sri Vasavi Florex Ltd, a 100 per cent export-oriented floriculture unit, has tied up with Sayag Nurseries of Israel to set up a joint venture unit in Doddaballapur, near Bangalore. Israel would provide the technical know-how on cultivation methods, plants, machinery and plant material and market the …
the political clout enjoyed by the pharmaceutical industry is evident from the fact that very few attempts at taming the malpractices perpetrated by it have succeeded so far. The top 20 pharmaceutical companies control over 50 per cent of the global market and often dump banned and irrational drugs on …
The world's largest seller of pharmaceuticals, Glaxo Wellcome of UK, lost the latest round of a protracted legal battle in the US. A North Carolina court ruling on July 5 gave the green signal to Novopharm, the Canadian drugs company, to retail a generic version of Zantac when Glaxo's patent …
Drug companies and laboratories in the country will no longer be able to enjoy the freedom to pirate patente@ products. The government has finally adopted a new patent law that brings foods and pharmaceuticals under the cover of intellectual property rights. The law will expectedly bury the widespread practice of …
