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Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine ready to take on new covid strains

New Delhi, June 8 -- Bharat Biotech International Ltd, which developed the covaxin vaccine to protect against earlier variants of covid-19, says its intranasal and injectable vaccine platforms are rea... Read More


Centre moves to enhance organ transplant services in govt hospitals after review shows capacity constraints

New Delhi, June 8 -- The Union government is preparing to help public hospitals perform more organ transplants after a review showed only a fourth of the 18,000 transplants in 2023 were done by them. ... Read More


Experts call for tracking source, transmission of new covid cases

New Delhi, June 5 -- There is a greater need to understand the transmission of the new covid wave, a disease control expert said, at a time when the number of cases in the country is inching closer to... Read More


Centre asks states to ramp up healthcare preparedness as covid cases rise

New Delhi, June 4 -- The government has asked states and Union territories to ramp up healthcare preparedness and ensure adequate availability of oxygen, ventilators, isolation beds and essential medi... Read More


India's drug regulator plans overhaul of Schedule H for prescription medicines

New Delhi, June 4 -- Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the country's top drug regulator, is planning a complete overhaul of medicines listed under Schedule H of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, ... Read More


India bulks up its drugs PLI scheme in renewed pushback against Chinese imports

New Delhi, June 3 -- India is looking to give a significant boost to its production-linked incentives for drug manufacturing, particularly in terms of its ambition to reduce the domestic pharmaceutica... Read More


Covid-19 cases in India: 203 new cases, 4 deaths reported in last 24 hours

New Delhi, June 2 -- India registered 203 new Covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours, with the total number of cases reaching 3,961 in the latest coronavirus outbreak, showed health ministry data on M... Read More


India seeks financial details of pharmaceutical marketing practices, industry caught in a bind

New Delhi, June 2 -- The Centre has asked pharma companies for details of expenditure on marketing in the last one year, putting the industry in a bind. The details sought by the Department of Pharma... Read More


No 100% claims on food labels as it misleads consumers, says Fssai

New Delhi, May 30 -- India's top food regulator has asked businesses against using the term "100%" in labelling, citing concerns over its potential to mislead consumers. The Food Safety and Standards... Read More


India to introduce more advanced testing for imported blood products to reduce infection risk

New Delhi, May 30 -- New Delhi: The health ministry plans to mandate the use of a faster and more accurate method to test all imported blood products to maintain the highest safety standards and reduc... Read More